Thyme to show you some Stick Horse Ornaments

Today

 I wanted to show you 

some

STICK HORSE ORNAMENTS

that 

I

 painted

Design 

is by

Betty Bowers

This is the thyme of year that 

my 

STUDIO

becomes very busy!

WHY?

Because

 it's

Thyme 

to

MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN

for

CHRISTMAS

My

 Elf HINKLEY 

has

arrived 

to help me in the 

STUDIO

By the way he considers himself a BIG BRUSH!

Let's Paint!

My Pallette

DecoArt Americana Multi Surface Satin

Turquoise Waters, Sky Blue, Night Sky, Vanilla Shake, Muted Gold, Brown Sugar, Coffee Bean, 

Black Tie, Dark Scarlet, Paprika

Americana Deco Chalky Finish Paint

Carbon

DecoArt Dazzling Metallics

Splendid Gold, Shimmering Silver

DecoArt Dazzling Metallics Elegant Finish Writer

Silver Argent

DecoArt Glamour Dust Glitter Paint

Ice Crystal

I began by base coating both sides

using 

Carbon chalky finish paint 

This was my 

first thyme

using the

  multi surface satin paints

They are 

WONDERFUL 

to work with!

Main design is transferred

I am now painting the brindle

The brindle is painted with Black Tie

I added the dots on the brindle 

with

my 

Dazzling Metallic Writer

I completed most of the snow man by using a dry brush technique

The satin finish paints were perfect for this!

Snowman and eyes are done!

Once my snow man faces were dry I painted over them with

my 

Glamour Dust Ice Crystal

to 

make them

sparkle

I painted

 the

stick and ball 

with 

Black Tie and Shimmering Silver

I cut burlap squares to make the mane

I stitched the squares together then fringed them

I used my glue gun to attach the mane and stick

I also attached a clothespin to the back for hanging

These ornaments are BIG!

When finished they are 12" tall!

Close up of the face

This was such a fun project to work on!!

DecoArt 

provided me with the products to complete this project 

as part of their

 Helping Artist Program

Thank you DecoArt!!

You can view my 

BLOGGER PROFILE

HERE

I hope you have enjoyed watching me paint 

my 

STICK HORSE ORNAMENTS

Happy Painting!

Lynn

" Life is just like painting. Draw the lines with HOPE. Erase the errors with TOLERANCE. Load the brush with PATIENCE and color it with LOVE"

The STUDIO gets BUSY at this THYME of year!

It's that THYME of year again 

when things can get pretty BUSY 

in the 

STUDIO!

Because

it's 

THYME

TO MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN!

Step inside 

and

 I'll show you some of the pieces that I am working on

I'm working on lots of ornaments!

This is a wonderful 

SANTA 

design by Pam Grady

that I'm painting on MORE ornaments!

This is a design called

Rolling Out the Cookie Dough

by 

Prudy Vannier

It's a REAL favorite of mine!

NOW

You might be wondering where my ELF

HINKLEY

has been?

He arrived 

EARLY

this year so I was hopeful that we would not fall behind on preparations to

MAKE THE MAGIC 

happen for Christmas

HINKLEY

was made by the 

MASTER ELF MAKER

BRENDA

at

THE RUSTY THIMBLE

I had requested an Elf that could help me 

in the 

STUDIO

 to

sand & base coat pieces, type patterns, and some "light assembly work"

well....

he can't 

TYPE

This

 ELF 

also needed to be able to help with all the other 

usual Christmas preparations

 such as wrapping, decorating , baking etc.

Every thyme I take out the 

KITCHENAID 

he tells me to

BEAT IT

because 

it's THYME for his SPINNING workout......sigh

BEFORE

the Elves leave Brenda's workshop

they must attend 

ELF CLASSES

We all know how much I love to paint, design and create....

I've even had the PRIVLEDGE to MEET and PAINT 

with some

REAL BIG BRUSHES 

(ARTISTS/DESIGNERS)

who always inspire me 

to 

PAINT OUTSIDE THE LINES

I've shared so many painting stories with

  HINKLEY

during our thymes in the 

STUDIO

But a PAINTER he is not!

Nor does he even try to be.......when I try to teach

him....he says that I don't need any more

BIG BRUSHES

in the STUDIO.... I have enough!

Well.... it looks like I shall be heading back to my painting table 

ALONE

 I wasn't expecting him to become a

BIG BRUSH

but

a little help with base coating would be appreciated!

WELL

 I am just going to

Keep those brushes flying!

Happy Painting !

Lynn

It's THYME to talk about BIG BRUSHES!

Last week I blogged about how I had walked into my 

STUDIO

to find my 

LIL Elf HiNkLeY

hanging from the 

LARGE RULER

that I have in there

If you missed that post you can read about it

HERE

I had been talking to him about

how I was going to be attending

NET

New England Traditions

NET is a trade show for Decorative Painters

Click on the link HERE to visit their website.

HiNkLeY

asked 

"what do you do there?"

I've been decorating my new STUDIO 

and 

found some old paint brushes, and wooden boxes

I told HiNkLeY that you could take classes there, 

meet other decorative painters, shop till you drop 

and 

best of all 

you could meet 

BIG BRUSHES!

He looked at me with a confused look on his face and asked

"How do you meet a paintbrush?"

I just smiled and explained to him that 

BIG BRUSHES

was a term given to the well known Artist/Designers in the industry.

I told him I not only planned to BUY some new brushes there

 but

 I hoped to chat with some 

BIG BRUSHES

I not only bought new brushes 

but 

I also bought some wonderful patterns and surfaces.

I met some old and new painting friends .

I especially enjoyed chatting with 

Cynthia Erekson and Kim Hogue

who are

BIG BRUSHES!

Well imagine my surprise when I came home

 and 

opened the door to my STUDIO to this!

Now where in the world did HiNkLeY ever get that BIG BRUSH?

It looks like the MAGIC is beginning to happen here.

Which reminds me I need to get back to my painting table!

Happy Painting!

Lynn

Is it THYME to MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN yet?

Every year I'm lucky enough to have my 

ELF

help me 

MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN

at 

Christmas

Last year was

HINKLEY'S

first year on the job!

You can read about how he came to live with me 

HERE

I never quite know 

WHEN , WHERE or HOW

my ELF will show up for work

It just seems to happen!!

Well much to my surprise

HINKLEY

has 

reported to work!

Yes.....he's back!

Let this seasons

ELFCAPADES 

begin!

It's THYME to 

MAKE THE MAGIC 

happen!

"Now that is something to CROW about"

said

one crow to another!

"HINKLEY'S  back" 

Happy FALL Y'ALL!

Thyme for a Prim Christmas Goose

I found this pizza peel at a thrift shop

They make wonderful surfaces to paint on!

HINKLEY

however had other ideas for it!!!

BUT

I need to 

MAKE THE MAGIC

 happen

and 

finish painting

 all my gifts!

I used a 

PAINTING WITH FRIENDS DESIGN

Inspired by Terrye French

to paint this piece

I used my own colors and added my own personal touches!

This was a fun piece to paint!

Adding the holly,  

greens and berries

I added a tiny gold bell to the end of the string

Prim Christmas Goose 

will be

 going to a very dear friend this 

Christmas

Happy Painting!

Lynn