Tole It To The Mountains - White Mountain Decorative Painters Guild

Tole It To The
Mountains
www.wmdpgnh.org
The Official Newsletter of the White Mountain Decorative Painters’ Guild
An Affiliated Chapter of the Society of Decorative Painters
Volume 33, Issue 1
editor@wmdpgnh.org
President’s Corner…
Reminders
Happy New Year to our Painting Family! I hope everyone is fitting in some painting time to start that next new
favorite painted piece. Thank you, Cindy, for organizing
the January Installation meeting. You made it special for
us all and the poem you read was lovely. Thank you to
everyone who filled a position, all the volunteers, and
everyone who attended. The food was great and the afternoon project was a lot of fun. Thank you, Nancy
Schlis and Cindy Harrison, for teaching and bringing in
our new painting year on a great note. Their project was
perfect for every snowperson lover with its beautiful
shades of blue design and as much glitz as we wanted.
We have a lot of interesting and enjoyable afternoon programs planned. Some beautiful and innovative workshops and a great seminar are planned.
Our first workshop will be March 12th with Tricia Joiner
(Please check out the article about her workshop. You do
not want to miss it.) In May, really April 30th we have
Chris Watson coming to do a Santa and Chickadee box
with us. Then November 12th we have a colored pencil
workshop with Julie Talarski.
This year’s seminar teacher is Laure Paillex. She will be
teaching two one day projects in June. The date has not
been finalized but we are hoping for the end of June or
middle of July. The Board is still in the planning stage.
More information will follow.
Thank you all for your hard work in making each event a
success and please remember that each of our events is
that much better and more fun with you there.
Dottie Pullo
President, 2016 WMDPG
February 2016
Membership Note ...
As you may know, SDP changed our membership numbers this year when they converted to new software.
Please send me your new number or bring your membership card to the next meeting so that I can update our
membership list.
Also, if you have not already joined WMDPG for 2016
you will find the form elsewhere in this newsletter.
Mail to: Sue Hodgkins
125 Portsmouth St.
Concord, NH.
603-225-9074
join@wmdpgnh.com
Please Bring to March Meeting
DecoArt So Soft Paints needed for March
project—please bring if you have them:
White
Baby Blue
Dark Chocolate
Burnt Sienna
Hauser Dk Green
Yellow Green
Tangerine
Bright Yellow
Cad Orange
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flower on a canvas tote. In September, Julie Talarski
will expand our skills by using crayons instead of
paint. In November, just in time for Christmas,
Leeanne Kelly, Melanie Knox and Kris Lafayette ,
will be jointly teaching us ornaments. Keep your eye
on the newsletters for photos of these fun upcoming
events. Mark your calendars!
The afternoon project for the
March 13, 2016
meeting is
Sunflower Scarf with Sue Mangano
I am now beginning to work on the 2017 afternoon
workshop lineup. Ideas? Teachers? Please let me
know. Our afternoon programs are always fun and
very appreciated by all.
Carol’s Curriculum
My sincerest appreciation to all for your confidence
in my abilities through electing me as your Vice
President/ President Elect. I hope not to disappoint and will give it my best effort. Please continue
to support my efforts through volunteering, attendance and suggestions. You all know the expression,
"it takes a village" and White Mountain is only as
strong as its members. Please do whatever you are
able so that we can continue the health of this wonderful group.
Congratulations to all the new board members. I
look forward to sharing ideas and serving with you.
Thank you to all board members, past and present,
who have selflessly given their time to continue to
make White Mountain a vital chapter.
Let's all join together to make this a fun and exciting
new year!!
- Carol Howard
Vice President/President-Elect
Reminder: If you have them, please
bring the DecoArt So-Soft paints
listed on page 1 to the meeting but
don’t worry if you don’t have them, we
share!
If January's meeting was an indication of upcoming
2016, then we are all in store for a fun schedule of
caring and sharing throughout the year. A round of
applause goes out to Cindy Harrison and Nancy
Schlis for their dual interpretation of a joyful snowman project. Fun, fun, fun by a dynamic duo! Thank
you to Marilyn Ford and Deb Hagman for providing
the wonderful centerpieces for the tables. The snowman centerpieces were beautiful and everyone had
their fingers crossed to be lucky enough to leave
with one. Maybe next time?
March's afternoon program will be a heralding of
early Spring as Sue Mangano teaches us to paint florals on a silk scarf. We will be able to proudly wear
these to ward off the Winter blues (and snow!). Don't
miss this lovely project.
In May, Chris Watson will be painting a bird with a
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Directions...
Directions to: Country Inn & Suites
So. River Road, Bedford
From points North, take Rte 3 South/Everett Turnpike, take Bedford Exit which will bring you in front of
Macy's. Take a right on Rte 3 and follow this south
until you pass IHOP & Bugaboo Creek, go over the
highway and the hotel is on the hill on the right.
From points South, take Rte 3 North/Everett Turnpike, get off at the Airport exit before the toll booth, Rte
3 Merrimack. Go North on old Rte 3 toward Bedford. The hotel is 2 miles on the left. Get into the left
lane just after the set of lights (junction of Animal Hospital/Neurospine Center/Hampton Inn).
From points East, take Rte 101 West/293, get off at
the Bedford Exit bringing you to South River Road/Rte
3. Take a Right and follow that until you pass IHOP &
Bugaboo Creek, go over the highway and the hotel is
on the right on the hill.
2016 Calendar of Events...
January 10
February 5
February 13
February 20
March 12
March 13
March 19
April 10
April 13
TBA
April 30
May 1
June 4
June 6 - 11
July 23
July TBA
August 8-13
August 27
September 11
September 24
October 7-9
October 15
October 29
November 12
November 13
November 19
December 4
General Meeting
Newsletter Deadline
NECC/NET & NET, Teacher
Selection Committee
Board Meeting 10 AM
Tricia Joiner Video Workshop
General Meeting
Newsletter Deadline
Board Meeting 11 AM
NECC/NET Meeting
Laure Paillex Seminar
Chris Watson Workshop
General Meeting
NECC/NET Meeting
SDP National Convention
Newsletter Deadline
Board Meeting
HOOT– Ohio Convention
NECC/NET Meeting
General Meeting
Newsletter Deadline
NET Marlboro
Board Meeting 10AM
NECC/NET Wrap Up Meeting
Julie Talarski Workshop
General Meeting
Newsletter Deadline
Board Meeting (Joint) 11 AM
The deadline for the next issue of
Tole it to the Mountains is
March 26. 2016
2016 WMDPG Officers & Board of Directors
President
1st Vice President
Newsletter Editor
Secretary
Treasurer
Membership Sec
Past Pres. Advisor
Dotty Pullo
781-438-6907 president@wmdpgnh.org
Carol Howard
603-888-8182 vp@wmdpgnh.org
Donna Frost
603-648-2386 edtior@wmdpgnh.org
Marilyn Moses
603-382-5284 esmjmoses@comcast.net
Carol Beers-Witherell 617 966 1557 caprice18@aol.com
Sue Hodgkins
603-225-9074 join@wmdpgnh.org
Cindy Harrison 603-429-3556 cindy.007@comcast.net
Board Members
Linda Connors
Margie Rowe
Jaque Seastedt
603-344-4534 lindaconners@gmail.com
603-465-2666 mararnie65@gmail.com
603-642-5156 jseastedt@comcast.net
Alternate Larry Provencher 603-772-2522 larryprovencher@yahoo.com
2016 Presidential Appointments...
Centerpiece
Egg & Ornament
Annual Raffle
Historian
Hospitality
Installation Coordinator
Memory Box Program
Mercantile
NECC/NET Rep
Nominating Committee
Paint-Ins
Parliamentarian
Bag Raffle Coordinator
Secret Pals
Service Project/Charity
Seminars
Workshops
Volunteer Award Chairs 2015
(2016 TBA)
Website Chair
Kris Lafayette
Marj Kiley
Larry Provencher
OPEN
Leeanne Kelly
Dotty Pullo
Marilyn Moses
Jackie Seastedt
Jo-Anne Naugler
Carol Howard
Shirley Cochis
SUSPENDED
Kris Lafayette
Sue Mangano
Larry Provencher
Leona Magnarelli
Dotty Pullo
Carol Howard
Melanie Knox
Sue Hodgkins
Cindy Harrison
978-667-5709
603-483-2949
603-772-2522
603-689-8700
781-438-6907
603-382-5284
603-642-5156
603-465-3405
603-888-8182
978-667-5709
603-437-3437
603-772-2522
603-927-4660
781-438-6907
603-888-8182
603-529-7129
603-225-9074
603-429-3556
2016 New England Chapters Council
NECC President
NECC Vice President
Secretary NECC/NET
NECC Treasurer
NECC Advisor
NET Chair
NET Asst Chair
NET Treasurer
NET Advisor
Regina Brown
Kris Beckman
Dorey Joy
Margo Wiggin
Rocky Rockwell
Kathy Slawsky
Robin Prout
Sue Dowds
Julie Talarski
southgatebrown@gmail.com
newtkris@aol.com
djoy@nycap.rr.com
treddler@comcast.net
ekrockwell@dstoutput.com
kathyslawsky@gmail.com
robinprout@yahoo.com
dowds@fairpoint.net
jmt9983@yahoo.com
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WMDPG General Meeting...
Date:
March 13, 2016
Place:
Country Inn & Suites, So. River
Road, Bedford
Things to Bring to the Meeting
Directions:
See page 3
9:00-10:00
The Tables: Palette Potpourri, Chapter Chatter, Coffee, Tea and Ice Water (Compliments of the Chapter)
Boards (upcoming events), Goodie
Bag Raffle
10:00-11:30
Business Meeting
11:30-12:00
Lunch is Brown Bag—bring your
own.
12:00-4:00
Fabric Painting: Beautiful Sunflower Scarf designed by Beth
Wagner/Carol Spohn, taught by
Sue Mangano! Don’t miss out on
this creative afternoon!!

A Friend or Guest

A painted egg to swap and one for David’s
house

Something for the Palette Potpourri

Your painted name tag

Money for raffles & Fundraiser tickets

Memory Boxes UNFINISHED/FINISHED

Item for David’s House

Your calendar and money for the workshops /
seminars and other opportunities.

Your regular painting supplies, an eye dropper,
extra paper towels and DecoArt So-Soft
Fabric paints if you have them: (see list on page
1)

Secret pal gifts

Dessert to share

Table covering

Brown Bag Goodies
General Meeting Registration Form
Name:
Phone:
Guest:
Email:
Please indicate the following:
Pre-registered
Guest
Business Meeting
Yes / No
Yes / No
Afternoon Project /surface and palette fee
Yes $18.00/ No
Yes $18.00/ No
Lunch –Brown Bag
$0
$0
Make checks payable to: WMDPG
Mail to:
Total Enclosed:
Return this form ASAP if
you are planning to
participate in the afternoon
project.
Sue Hodgkins
125 Portsmouth St.
Concord, NH 03301
Registration Deadline:
March 7, 2016
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WMDPG General Meeting Minutes—Sunday,
January 10, 2016
10 AM – Pledge of allegiance
Greeting: President C. Harrison greeted the members.
Old Business
Secretary –T. Joiner was absent. The motion to accept the minutes as printed was made by N. Schlis and seconded by K. Lafayette.
It was passed without discussion and will be filed as published.
Treasurer: C. Beers-Witherell. The reports were printed in the newsletter. A discussion was held on contributions given in the past
year. L. Kelly volunteered to help with the audit after the meeting. Membership dues were discounted during the spend-down to $10.
for renewing members.
A discussion was held for the need to increase the budget since the cost of the hotel meeting room has increased substantially. A
method to assist in this was discussed and it was decided a box would be at the table for members to donate to the guild for the many
delicious morning coffee snacks and lunch desserts that are brought by members. This was done to defer the cost of the room. Since
the desserts are donated, there is no cost for that. The motion was made by N. Schlis and seconded by S. Cochis and was passed
unanimously. The motion to accept the report was made by L. Provencher and seconded by J. Seastedt, and it passed with no further
discussion.
The installation of the new officers for 2016 was held.
President – Dorothy Pullo, CDA
Vice President – Carol Howard
Newsletter Editor – Donna Frost
Treasurer – Carol Beers-Witherall
Secretary - Marilyn Moses
Membership Secretary – Sue Hodgkins
Board: Linda Conners, Margie Rowe, Jacque Seastedt and Larry Provencher (alternate)
New Business
D. Pullo gave a tribute to C. Harrison for her continuing service. A beautiful gift of a handmade Nantucket basket, made by Dotty,
was given to the outgoing president. A gift card was given to Alex Harrison for his continued assistance.
D. Frost reminded members to make a copy of their new membership number for SDP. A new card will be coming in the mail.
Afternoon programs March: Sunflower scarf designed by Beth Wagner/Carol Spohn, taught by S. Mangano
May: Chickadee tote bag by C. Watson
September: We have three teachers for this afternoon workshop: Leeanne Kelly, Chris Lafayette and Melanie Knox.
November: A crayon project by J. Talarski
Workshops:
On March 12, T. Joiner will be giving a video-assisted workshop on painting round ornaments. The fee will be $25. and the
cost of the ornament $28. Members can bring their own round, matte ornament if desired. A code will be available to print
the photo and the instructions. The video will include valuable information on painting on a round surface.
April 30- C. Watson will be teaching a Santa box.
November 12 – Julie Talarski will be teaching a colored pencil project.
Seminar: A seminar is being planned for June with Laure’ Paillex. Two, one day projects will be held. The
costs of a seminar were discussed. More information will be available soon.
Hospitality, L.Kelly gave information on the Tolegate – Each member is asked to wear a name tag at the meetings, and if not, he or
she donates $1, which is then donated to David’s house. Wearing a name tag is a means for members to become acquainted with
each other.
A former member, Marg Hamel, artist and teacher, has been ill recently. A get well card will be send from the guild. Her address, if
you wish to contact her is: 26 Christopher Lane, Fremont, NH 03044.
It was reported that Jennie Bognore is improving in health and now using a walker.
Membership, S. Hodgkins – 32 members attended the meeting, 31 for lunch, and 24 for the afternoon program. No guests or new
members attended. There are 36 paying members at this time.
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WMDPG General Meeting Minutes—Continued
Newsletter The deadline is February 5. A request for painting tips and recipes from members will be appreciated. Please send to D.
Frost at editor@wmdpgnh.org.
NET: C. Howard volunteered for the position of NET liaison. NET board meeting dates were discussed. C. Harrison informed
members that the NET dividend check of $1200. was sent to the guild.
Secret Pal. L. Provencher reminded members to fill out their form to join in 2016
cret pal in the mail. Have fun creating your gift for the March meeting!
Secret Pal. He has sent the names of your se-
Memory Box: J. Seastedt – boxes were brought to The Catholic Medical Center in November. Boxes are available at each meeting
for members to take home to paint. Please sign out boxes when taking them, and fill out the form when you return them. The form is
included in the box when delivered to the hospital.
Annual Raffle: K. Lafayette, who coordinated the raffle, thanked the members for the beautifully painted pieces and for the help
with the raffle this year. Winners were: Linda Conners, Dotty Pullo’s blue flower tray; Larry Provencher, Leeanne Kelly’s garden
tray; Cheryl Barb, Mary Swenson’s mirror; Margie Rowe, Larry Provencher’s tile tray; Mae Snell, Deb Courville’s potting shelf,
and Debbie Courville, Elaine McMahon’s brush box.
Centerpieces: Thank you to M. Ford and D.Hagman for providing the wonderful centerpieces for the tables.
The lunches for the remaining meetings of the year will be Brown Bag. Coffee time snacks and desserts are welcome.
Adjourn: The motion to adjourn was made by C. Harrison and seconded by A. Wifholm and was passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn Moses
WMDPG Secretary
2016 WMDPG
Board
(front) Dotty Pullo,
Carol Howard, Marilyn Moses; (back
row) Sue Hodgkins,
Donna Frost, Carol
Beers-Witherall,
Larry Provencher,
Linda Conners,
Margie Rowe,
Jacque Seastedt
Meeting Table Centerpieces

Kris Lafayette will be the Centerpiece Chair for
2016. Deb Courville will be her mentor.

Shirley Cochis and Betty Vitale have volunteered
to make the centerpieces for the March meeting.

Kris will do the May meeting and would like to
ask for ideas and help for September and November.

Make Kris happy, volunteer to make centerpieces
for either September or November. Have a fun
painting get together with a friend!
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Memory Box News...
Thank you to all who painted and contributed to our collection of Memory Boxes this past year. We delivered many
boxes to Catholic Medical Center in November. They appreciated our painting. We can be sure than our efforts bring
some measure of comfort to grieving parents.
Please continue to think of this service and use your talents to create new boxes during the coming year. Boxes are
available at chapter meetings for your art. As you think of a design, keep in mind something that might bring comfort to
a sad parent. Flowers, teddy bears, scroll work, angels... just some ideas. It has been
requested that we not use rectangular boxes as they may resemble a coffin. We will try to
always have boxes available or perhaps you have something in your stash!
Thank you very much for your thoughtfulness,
- Marilyn Moses and Jacque Seastedt
Fellowship
From Cindy Harrison: “Thank you for another wonderful year & lovely card. Thank you
for the beautiful flowers and Thank you Dotty for the lovely basket. Looking forward to
seeing you all at the next meeting!”
Main Fundraiser Report 2015
It has been a pleasure chairing the 2015 Main Fundraiser for the Guild. Due to a late stare we had the drawing for the
winners at the January 2016 meeting. I would like to thank EVERYONE who donated an outstanding collection of
prizes for the Fundraiser. Also on my thank you list is Sue Hodgkins, former Newsletter Editor, who published the color photos of the prizes and the raffle tickets in the newsletter. Also I would like to thank Cindy Harrison for her advice
and help with the endeavor.
A big thank you to the talented painters who donated their talents, and surfaces, to the Guild.
And the Winners are:
Blue Floral Tray........... painted by Dotty Pullo...............won by Linda Connors
Paintbrush Holder........painted by Elaine McMahon.....won by Deb Courville
Ink Tile Tray...................painted by Larry Provencher....won by Margie Rowe
Round Garden Tray.....painted by LeeAnn Kelly............won by Larry Provencher
Potting Shed Shelf......painted by Deb Courville............won by Mary Ellen Snell
Decorative Mirror........painted by Mary Svenson...........won by Cheryl Barb
Interesting that several of the donors were also Winners............ Must be Karma!
A big thank you goes to the members who bought tickets and sold them to relatives and friends!
The Fundraiser put $237 into our Treasury!! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!
- Kris Lafayette
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Treasurer’s Report
REMINDER
Please notify the membership secretary if you will be
attending meetings so that
the correct number of tables
and chairs can be set up.
Please register for meeting
by March 7.
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Treasurer’s Report—page 2
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Workshop with Tricia Joiner
March 12, 2016
WMDPG will be hosting a One-day Workshop with a Twist by Tricia Joiner!
Join us for a ground breaking experience! Tricia Joiner is going to
video tape her lesson and play it for us at the Workshop, so technically we will be taking a video lesson. The twist is –because Tricia is
a member of our chapter, we still have the teacher physically at our
beck and call to help us with any problem areas or give us an immediate critique. This is an experimental first run for a start up program
of Video Assisted Seminars supported by DecoArt and presented to
Chapters and other interested shops or groups around the country
and the world. The program will allow Tricia to teach without physically being present. She will still be present - live - via the computer.
The program allows Chapters, shops, etc. to participate in the class
without paying for travel, lodging and food expenses, saving hundreds of dollars.
The workshop fee is $25. There will be NO packet or paint fees. The
paint will be provided by DecoArt and the packet can be downloaded,
using an access code (which students will be sent by e-mail after
signing up for the Workshop) from the on-line classroom and is included in the workshop fee. The surface fee for the oversized ornament is $28. You are welcome to provide
your own surface. This is a good time of year to purchase an ornament as they are available in many craft
and gift shops. What you will need is a 3 - 4 inch glass ball ornament with a colored MATT finish - dark red,
green, blue, purple will all work well.
If you do choose to purchase Tricia’s ornament, notify Dotty Pullo by the January meeting. Time is needed
to order the ornaments. Because she will have them in her possession before the class, Tricia will sketch the
designs on the ornaments ordered through her before class. But it would add to the learning experience if
students brought an additional ornament to class to practice applying the design while she goes through the
instructions to do this during the Workshop.
REMEMBER: Everyone who participates will have special access to this video for a brief period of time on
her website video classroom www.tricias.com. This will allow students to finish, review instructions or paint a
second piece at home after the workshop.
We need one more person to participate!
Anyone who has signed up for a Secret Pal
should have their Secret Pal’s name by now.
Please don’t forget to start enjoying the fun of it
at our next White Mountain meeting.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Please contact me ASAP so you have time to
shop/create your Secret Pal’s gift. Remember,
limit is $10.
Larry Provencher, Secret Pal Coordinator
87 Deep Meadows, Exeter, NH 03833
603-772-2522, larryprovencher@yahoo.com
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White Mountain Decorative Painters Guild
Presents
2016 ‘Video Assisted’ Workshop
Zhostovo Ornament
w/ Tricia Joiner
March 12, 2016 (Saturday)
All Workshops will be held from 9:00 – 4:00 with 1 hour for lunch.
They will be held at the Country Inn & Suites, Bedford, NH
All workshops are $25 per WMDPG/NECC Member, $35 for non-members. The oversized ornament is $28 –
MUST notify Dotty Pullo by the January General Meeting! You are welcome to provide your own surface and
bring a second to practice on. Ball is a 3-4 inch diameter matte finished glass ornament. Preferred colors: dark
red, green, blue, or purple.
Everyone who participates will have special access to this video for a brief period of time on her website video
classroom www.tricias.com. This will allow you to finish, review instructions or paint more pieces at home
after the Workshop.
Complete this form and send it along with a check (payable to WMDPG) for the total amount to Dotty Pullo,
Workshop Coordinator, 6 Overlook Road, Stoneham, MA 02180
Plan on bringing your own lunch or ordering out!
Questions? - Contact Dotty Pullo at president@wmdpgnh.org or (781)438-6907.
_______________________________________________________________________________
March 12, 2016
Tricia Joiner
Name_________________________________________________________________
Street_________________________________________________________________
City______________________________________ State_______ Zip______________
Phone _____________________________ E-mail _____________________________
Class Fee: Member $25 Non-Member $35 (Circle one)
PLUS Supply fee: $28 OR BYO
Total paid to WMDPG: ___________ Check/Cash
Complete this form and send it along with a check (payable to WMDPG) to:
Dotty Pullo, Workshop Coordinator, 6 Overlook Road, Stoneham, MA 02180
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Society of Decorative Painters News
44th Annual SDP International Conference and Expo June 6-10, 2016
Registration for the 2016 Annual Conference of the Society of Decorative Painters began December 8, 2015.
The catalog is available on-line at http://decorativepainters.org/2016Conference/confspecialflipbook/mobile/
index.html#p=1
If you are thinking of flying to San Diego, flights out of Boston might be cheaper and it’s easy to get to Logan
via bus (The parking is free at the Concord NH bus station.) but check the bus schedule to see how it coincides with flights. Another budget idea is to take a “red eye” from San Diego which is what Melanie Knox and
I are doing. There’s a Jet Blue flight in the evening that doesn’t get to Boston until around 6:45 am. This allows us to take Saturday classes, have dinner and plenty of time to get to the nearby airport and save the
cost of a hotel night because we’ll sleep on the plane.
It’s time to think about nominating someone for SDP Service Awards.
Perhaps there is a long time NET volunteer who should be nominated for the Outstanding Chapter Service
Award. Nominations for Service Awards Due March 1
Do you know a special person in your Chapter, or an individual or business within SDP that should be recognized for their generous service to SDP? The SDP Service Awards were established to honor them – our
best members.
Download the Service Award Nomination Forms to nominate your fellow members who you believe deserve recognition. Submit your completed forms by Tuesday, March 1 to Miho Halsey by email at
miho@decorativepainters.org or by fax at 319-269-9191.
Nominations are being accepted in four categories:
 The Silver Palette Award recognizes a Chapter, individual or business for their noteworthy and exceptional contributions in furthering the purposes of SDP.
 The Dedicated Service Award recognizes a Chapter, individual or business for their outstanding and dedicated service in SDP.
 The Priscilla Hauser Award for Business and Industry is given for consistent and exceptional business
contributions.
 The Outstanding Chapter Service Award is given to a Chapter member for their outstanding and dedicated service to a Chapter.
SDP Headquarters: SDP President Wendy Watson emailed the members on 2/11/16 to announce that the
SDP office building in Wichita has been sold but staff and operations would continue at that location through
a leasing agreement. The building also houses the International Museum of the Society of Decorative Painting which will continue to be funded by the SDP Foundation. As a former president who is familiar with the
building and expenses, I applaud this move which will allow more dues money to be spend on programs and
adding value to membership. The building is expensive to heat and maintain and was no longer a good fit.
The board and executive management team are moving in the right direction!
SDP Committees: Each year the incoming SDP president makes appointments for volunteers to serve on a
variety of committees. This year’s incoming SPD President is Kathy Swigon CDA. Meetings are usually held
via free skype conference calls or email so anyone with an internet connection can participate. It’s a great
way to meet people from other parts of the country. Some, such as the Awards Committee, only has a few
meetings and is not on duty the entire year. If you are interested, email Kathy. kswigon@yahoo.com
submitted by,
- Donna Frost
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White Mountain Decorative Painters Guild
Presents
April 30th 2016 Workshop
Chris Watson (Santa and Chickadee Box)
April 30th (Saturday)
All Workshops will be held from 9:00 – 4:00 with 1 hour for lunch.
They will be held at the Country Inn & Suites, Bedford, NH
All workshops are $25 per WMDPG/NECC Member, $35 for non-members. Surface and palette NOT included. Fees for Chris Watson projects will be forthcoming.
Complete this form and send it along with a check (payable to WMDPG) for $25 to Dotty Pullo, Workshop
Coordinator, 6 Overlook Road Stoneham, MA 02180
Plan on bringing your own lunch.
Questions? - Contact Dotty Pullo rosedapullo@gmail.com or 781 438 6907
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David’s House Wish List ...
Paper towels
Tissues
Paper plates & bowls
Plastic utensils
Paper cups - 5 oz. only
Laundry detergent - powder
Kitchen sponges
Dishwashing liquid
Liquid hand soap
Dryer Sheets
Stain Removers
Juice boxes, Concentrated juices
Cookies and crackers
Cereal Bars
Cereal - single serving and regular
Pop tarts
Fruit snacks
Applesauce
Pudding Snack cups
Microwave Popcorn
Single serving microwave meals
Soups (small size)
Beef stew (small size)
Coffee creamer (powder)
Spaghettios/Ravioli (reg. size)
Sanitary napkins
Tampons
Panty shields
Nursing pads (disposable)
New DVD's (family appropriate)
Xbox 360 (teen rated or lower)
Wii Games (teen rated or lower)
-don’t worry about duplicates!
Postage Stamps
Gift Cards are always
appreciated:
Phone Cards
Lebanon Co-Op
Wal-Mart
BJ's
Shaw's Supermarket
Best Buy
Home Depot
K-Mart
Hannaford's Supermarket
Irving
New Items Only Please
Odds and Ends!
Happy Birthday
Mar.- Clara Agar (4), Mary Carson (8), Shirley
Cochis (8), Susanna Duffy (20), Mary Frambach (8), Sue Hodgkins (22), Maureen Kelly
(24), Kristine Lafayette (5), Joanne Naugler
(29), Mae Snell (8),
Apr.- Joy Keene (1), Melanie Knox (28), Jacki
Murphy (30), Dottie Perotti (29), Nancy Stacy
(9)
May- Suzi Franklin (19), Janet Lorenz (27),
Leona Magnarelli (21), Larry Provencher (30),
Dottie Pullo (31), Virginia Sargent (19), Nancy
Schlis (16)
If your birthday is not listed please contact
Leeanne Kelly at lkell13@comcast.net
“Giving Back to WMDPG”
The teachers listed below will give 5% of your
total to WMDPG when you purchase items from
their website. You must tell them you are with
WMDPG at the time of your order.
Rebecca Baer - rebeccabaer.com.
Cindy’s Decorative Painting - www.cdpnh.com
Tricia’s Legacy Designs - www.tricias.com
WMDPG Painters’ Attic Sale
As was mentioned at the May 2014 meeting,
WMDPG would like to extend an invitation to it’s
members to sell their goods (painting related) at our
meetings. It was decided that two members would
be able to ‘rent’ a table at each meeting. If you are
interested, please contact me. One painter’s stash is
another painter’s treasure!!!
Jo-Anne Naugler,
Mercantile Chair
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The Brown Bags are Back!!
News from NECC/NET
Clean, clean, clean your unwanted treasures
and bring them to our White Mountain Guild
meetings to raffle off! You may place them in
boxes, brown or plastic shopping bags, whatever works for you…will work for the Guild. What
a great way to evaluate your supplies and earn
money for our guild. Treasures may include
surfaces, books, patterns, painted items,
paint…
New exciting happenings are coming to NET this October! In
keeping with the theme "Art of Friendship", six special events
are planned. The convention will open on Tuesday night with a
"Sip and Paint" hosted by Anne Hunter to encourage fellowship Then, Chris Watson will stir our creativity with a
"Stamping Up" event . There also will be fun programs with
Nancy Scott, Sonja Richarson, Beth Wagner, Chris Haughey
and Cynthia Knox. And, of course, all the wonderful teachers
and new projects that we are all anxiously awaiting to be unveiled in the catalog.
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General Meeting Raffle Rules
Raffle held at general meetings
Members will bring bagged or boxed items
to be raffled in new or like new condition
Painting supplies, surfaces, paint, mediums, books, magazines, useful items
Painted items
Tickets will be sold at that general meeting
Drawing for these items will be at the same
general meeting
All proceeds go to White Mountain Decorative Painters’ Guild
Meeting/Event Cancellation Policy
Cancellations for any WMDPG Event/Meeting
will be posted on our website:
www.wmdpgnh.org
An innovative new offering will be classes that will introduce mediums to the new, beginner or " never tried before"
artist. These classes, categorized as "101", will allow the student to try mediums without ever having any prior experience
or owning their own supplies. There will 6 introductory classes:
acrylics with Linda McClure, stroke with Nancy Mullins, watercolor with Fran Mittelstet, mixing and relationship in oils
with Bonnie Frederico CDA , color theory with Roxanne Pulchalski MDA, and colored pencils with Julie Talarsky. These 3
hour classes will replace the old 2 hour classes but will be a
much greater in-depth learning experience. Attendance will be
limited to 15 students, allowing a more personalized hands on
introduction. Wouldn't it be wonderful to introduce a nonpainting friend to the joy of decorative painting or try something
new yourself ? And, if you want to continue the journey, "102"
can be chosen for furthering your knowledge. These classes
will be independent , 4 hours and entirely separate from 101.
They will not require that the student attend 101 and they will
require a separate fee. Teachers to be announced. They, too,
will be limited to 15. SO, invite your friends, register early and
take those first steps into a new experience!
Can't wait to see you all there!!!! - Carol Howard
no later than 8:30 am on the day of that activity.
If you do not have access to the internet, please
call a friend who does or call any Board Member. (See Page 2 for phone numbers.)
New Policy—for Missed Events
Project Pieces
If an individual paid for a class and is unable to
attend, arrangements must be made to obtain
the materials within 2 months or by the next
General Meeting. Otherwise, the class project
will revert back to the Guild with no refund.
New England Chapter
Want MORE painting opportunities? Find out who’s coming to a Chapter/Shop near YOU by logging on to
www.newenglandtraditions.org and click “NE Chapter
Happenings” in the left margin. A list of Chapters/Shops
will appear. Click on BOLD lettered Chapter/Shop to find
out who is coming to New England. United we Stand,
Divided we Fall.
If you are a teacher, hold classes, workshops or seminars
and are an active member in good standing with your local Chapter, you qualify to have your business/name
posted on this page as well. Please notify Cindy Harrison, NET Social Networking Coordinator and she will
‘link’ you up!!!
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Recipe Round Up - By Request
So many times at Board Meetings and General Meetings, somebody brings something delicious and people would like a copy of the
recipe. Here are the most recently requested recipes. If there’s one you’ve had that you’d like, please let me know.—Editor
PUMPKIN WHITE CHOCOLATE BARS
2 cups pumpkin puree
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups white chocolate chips
Chapter Events
= Good Company
and Good Food
ENJOY !
In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, oil, sugars and
eggs; mix well. Add remaining dry ingredients and
stir until well combined. Stir in chips. Pour in a
greased 9x13" pan and bake at 350 degrees for 3035 min. or until tested done with a toothpick.
Notes: This is a yummy recipe which makes many
bars or could be served as a cake. Indeed, it is not a
diet recipe, but the pumpkin is healthy at least. If
your family is small, they would freeze well.
- Marilyn J. Moses
Melanie’s Sausage Soup
1 lb. Italian sausage.
1 med. chopped onion.
4 potatoes (to equal 6 cups).
2 Cans whole tomatoes ( 1lb cans).
1/4 cup chopped parsley.
Linda Conners’ Macaroni & Cheese
I cup diced celery.
1 lb. elbow macaroni
3 C milk
1 1/2 lbs. American cheese
1/2 lb. Cheddar
Sprinkle of dried onion
1 stick butter, sprinkle of garlic powder
Crushed saltines
2 T. chopped celery leaves.
1 beef bullion cube dissolved in 1 1/2 Cups boiling
water.
1 bay leaf.
1/2 tsp. salt.
1/2 tsp. Dried thyme.
Cook 1 lb. mac elbows al dente. In a double boiler
heat 3 cups milk (I use 1 %),1 1/2 lbs. American
cheese , 1/2 lb. cheddar. a sprinkle of dried onion.
Stir cheese mixture with a whisk until smooth. Pour
over macaroni. For the topping I put 1 stick of butter and a sprinkle of garlic powder, in a frying pan,
add crushed saltines, brown and pour over top.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes or until
bubbly. - Enjoy, Linda Conners
1/4 tsp. Pepper.
1 T lemon juice.
In a 4 qt. pot, brown sausage. Add onions and cook
until transparent. Add all other ingredients to pot,
bring to boil and reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for
40 min. or until potatoes are tender.
- Melanie Knox
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2016 Membership Application — Society of Decorative Painters
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Newsletter of the White Mountains Decorative Painters’ Guild
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