Thyme for The FOLK Side

The FOLK Side

 is a new design that I have just completed
for 

PAINTING WITH FRIENDS

Design was inspired
 by 

Terrye French

I found this old cutting board at a thrift shop

It made a wonderful surface for this design.

This pattern would look great on many surfaces though!

I only lightly sanded my surface. 

I did not seal it so it would have a prim look!

The knife marks on this old cutting board add even more character and texture!

I used a circle template from 

Artist Loft

 to make my pennies on this design.

You can find a templete like this 

in the fine art section of a craft store 

or 

with drafting supplies.

I taped off my center section of the

"penney rug" and painted it Lamp Black

I then used my circle template along with a

 cosmetic sponge

 to quickly stencil the pennies on

 I then used a WHITE graphite paper to transfer the main

parts of my design on

Once these are painted you can proceed to transferring  

all the remaining details

I use a fine line writing pen from

 Lowell Cornell

 to paint all my blanket stitches around a design

The fine line writing pen takes a little getting used to 

but it is so much easier for details than a liner brush!

Painting the SHEEP

Now to add the remaining details!

This was a fun design to paint!!

I hope you have enjoyed following along!

You can purchase

my E-pattern 

for

The FOLK Side

HERE

Happy Painting!

Hugs,

Lynn