It is THYME to paint your HEART out

I belong to a paint chat group on Face Book called

TOLE PAINTERS UNITE

Our group consists of over 2555 members from all over the world!

We have all have 2 things in common

WE LOVE TO PAINT

AND

WE WANT TO FILL THE WORLD WITH COLOR!

We recently had a

 SWAP

the only rule was that we had to paint something for our partner on a

HEART

shaped surface!

I found this heart shaped keepsake box to paint my project on

After prepping my surface and basecoating

I used a scruffy brush to paint a 

HEART

on

my box

I then added one stroke leaves free hand around the

HEART

The design that I used is based on a 

Jamie-Mills Price design

from her book

Christmastime Between the Vines

I then randomly free hand painted roses in various shades of burgundy and pink

I lightly shaded around my design and added some wispy vines

I painted the inside of my box in burgundy

 and

 added a delicate vine around the sides

I drilled holes in the back of my box near the hinges 

and 

strung thru a matching satin bow

I added some 

LOVE

and 

HERSHEY KISSES

inside my box.

I took an old paint brush, dipped the bristles in a glitter paint and let dry.

I then wrapped the handle of the brush with a satin ribbon and added a small tag

which said 

Paint your HEART out

I hope my friend Milena enjoys her swap!!!!

Hugs,

Lynn