It' thyme to sell snowballs!

Crazy new England weather!

I'm selling snowballs!!!!!!!!!!!
HUGS,
LYNN

Thyme to look out the window

I can't believe what I see outside

SNOWFLAKES the size of golfballs!

It's October 18th!!

Looks like a long cold winter ahead in good

Ole New England!

This is an old window I painted using a

Terrye French Pattern

called

 Lookin In

You can find Terrye French designs
HERE

I left the glass panes in the window. 
After I finished painting the design I sprayed the snow areas with a spray adhesive
 and sprinkled diamond dust over the snow areas, so the snow actually glistens.
I love this window !

Thyme for gingerbread and cocoa with marshmallows

DO NOT PIN MY PHOTOS TO PINTEREST

Here is a metal tray I found

at a flea market

I painted the design on the tray using a

Renee Mullins pattern

from the book

Snow Many Friends

You can find Renee

at

Plum Purdy Designs

Renees designs are really fun to paint!

I always like to paint a little design on the back of my pieces to sign my name

Hope you are all enjoying your holiday crafting as much as I am!

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme for a sleigh ride

Here is a sleigh ride sign I've painted

I also painted a prim wooden sled
and
attached it with red plaid homespun
and
rusty bells

Happy Painting!

Lynn

Thyme to see a cookie jar I painted!

DO NOT PIN MY PHOTOS TO PINTEREST

This is a glass cookie jar I found at a flea market

It had a metal top which I took off

 my husband cut out all the gingerbread pieces,

after they were painted

he adapted them to a wood circle to serve as the cover

He has a real knit scarf and hat!

His coat has real heart shaped buttons!

His pocket is filled with goodies!

I made the pockets from homespun

and

stiffened them with glue diluted with water

He has some snow on his clothes, hat and scarf!

He is one of my favorite pieces....I leave him out all winter

I have made several of these cookie jars as gifts

 and

filled them with Italian cookies or chocolate truffles

This pattern was designed by 

TERRYE FRENCH

 and

 can be found in her book called

Wintry Friends

You can visit 

Terrye FRENCH

HERE

Blessings,

Lynn

Thyme to meet MS. Snowie

DO NOT PIN MY PHOTOS TO PINTEREST

This is Ms Snowie that I have painted on a metal container with handles

I filled it with artificial greens and berries. 

I took styrofoam balls and made the snowballs by spraying them  with spray glue
 then sprinkling with glass glitter

This is yet another wonderful 

Terrye French Design

you can find 

Terrye French

HERE

Hugs,

Lynn

Snowman thyme

To make a winter friend

find a carrot and some coal.

Gather up your friends

and

roll a bunch of snow!!!!!

I just LOVE snowmen and these signs!!!!!

Visit BeCca at Folk Art From The Harbor

for

some great stencils for sign making
Happy Painting!
Lynn

Thyme for some gingerbread and a snowman

DO NOT PIN MY PHOTOS TO PINTEREST
I love gingerbreadmen as much as snowmen!

This is a gingerbread light box

I have filled him with greens and berries

And here is a snowman light box!

These are Sandra Brake Designs

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme to feed the birds

This is a snowman birdfeeder I've painted.

 I'm always on the lookout for the old tin pie plates to use as the base for the birdseed. 

I  leave them outside on the deck to rust.

I drill small holes in the pan so if it rains the water will drain out.

I usually put some birdseed in a small bown lunch bag and tie with homespun.

Hugs,
Lynn

Welcome to Country Thyme

Here is a great
  TERRYE FRENCH
pattern I painted on a wooden sled.

It's called
Welcome to the Country Sled

The pattern can be found in Terrye's  book called
Harvest Blessings and Holiday Spirit

HUGS,
Lynn

Thyme to build a snowman fireplace screen

Well this is it....... I'm starting to switch gears and start painting for Christmas!

This is a snowman fireplace screen.

I have painted 3 of these.

 The lantern in the snowmans hand has a flicker light that lights up!
I painted 2 of the blue ones seen below and gave them to friends for Christmas one year.

We have had a Christmas swap every year with 2 other couples with one stipulation, the gift has to be HOMEMADE and BOTH husband and wife need to take part in the making of the gift!

We have been doing this for at least 12 years with these 2 couples and I must say

it has almost become a contest among us with who can come up with the BEST idea!! 

We usually go out to eat at a nice restaurant then back to one of our houses for coffee and dessert

 ( of course again homemade!!)

We then open our gifts from each other.

I have to say these are the gifts I treasure the most every year because they are handmade with  LOVE!!!

 I came up with the idea for the fireplace screen but used snowman patterns from
Monika Brints 
book called
Snowmen to Melt Your Heart

I don't know what I would do without my husband who spends many hours in the cellar every weekend cutting my wood!!!!

I have another one cut out and HOPE to get it done for the Folk Art Festival of New England Show I'm doing at the end of the month!
Hugs,
Lynn

Pilgrim thyme

It's thyme for me to start thinking Thanksgiving, turkeys & pilgrims! 
This is a great pattern from

Batch of Pretties.
I'm ready to start painting for Christmas.
Hope you are all having a great day!

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme for Harvest Blessings

This is a Terrye French design 

called 

Harvest Angel

that I have painted on an old wood tray I found.

  I drilled holes in it and fastened rusty wire so it could be hung.

You can find more
Terrye French designs
HERE
Hugs,
Lynn

Thyme to cast a spell on you

I'll get you my pretties

I 'm always looking for interesting old bottles but these just so happen to be beer bottles!!!

 I have been very busy mixing up magic potions

 "Eye of New and Tongue of Frog,Wool of Bat, Adders Fork,

 and

 Blind - Worms Sting. Lizards Leg and Howlets Wing, 

for a charm of powerful trouble, 

like a hell-broth boil and bubble. 

~ William Shakespeare

Happy Painting!

Lynn

Time for a Maxine Thomas design

This is a design by 

Maxine Thomas

that I have painted 

called

AUTUMN HARVEST

You can visit 

Maxine's site

COUNTRY PRIMITIVES

HERE

I painted this design on a wood door crown

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme to learn more about Fiona's shoe and hat

Fiona is no exception!

 It's a wonderul design from none other than

 Terrye French

No witch can be considered well dressed without her hat.

Here is a hat I painted for her complete with an invitation to the Masquerade Ball.  

  But BEWARE she will cast her witchy spell on you!

Fiona's Shoe

Terrye French Design

peaking of casting spells and hauted houses, here is 

Fiona's haunted house. 

Another great 

Terrye French

 design.  

Yes, the witch is in! You can find her everywhere here! 

I'll get you MY PRETTY!

  Yes, the witch is in! 

I'll get you MY PRETTY!

Happy Painting!

Lynn

Scarecrow Thyme

These are 2 

FALL THYME

 Scarecrows

that I have made

Hope you are all enjoying your fall decorating 

and 

crafting as much as I am!

Have a great day!

Happy Painting!

Lynn

Trick or Treat Thyme

I just finished these 2 Halloween signs! 

LOVE them!! 

 I purchased the stencils from BeCca 

at 

Folk Art From the Harbor. 

Thanks, BeCca!

Thyme for some outdoor fall decorating

My front door

Breezway porch with my painted window.

 Pattern 

by

 John Sliney.

This is a 

Terrye French Design 

called 

Morning in the Pumpkin Patch

that I painted on an old scale tray

There is that wonderful fall Crispness in the air.......so time to decorate! 

I hope to go buy some fall mums today. 

 Hope you are enjoying this THYME to change seasons like I am!

Happy Painting !

Lynn