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

Thyme for more snow, HEARTS and a design by Jamie Mills Price

Here in New England 

we are certainly experiencing

WINTER

I 

LOVE

it's 

BEAUTY

We have well over

 2'

of snow.

This is a picture looking out my back door. 

My lamp  post is SLOWLY disappearing!

this is my deck............ummmmmm

so where is my grille???????

LOL!

I have been very busy painting HEARTS and SIGNS for

the shop I paint for

It's thyme to change seasons

AND

It is all about

LOVE

these are some

HEART

keepsake boxes

I 

painted a few years ago for a wedding shower

  

I painted the inside of the boxes with
Americana Periwinkle paint

I removed the hinges,
drilled holes, strung the ribbon
and
tied it in a bow

I used a
Jamie Mills-Price design
to
paint these hearts

Happy Painting!
Lynn

"Each day is a new canvas to paint upon. 

Make sure your picture is full of life and happiness, 

and

 at the end of the day you don't look at it 

and 

wish you had painted something different."

 ~Author Unknown

Its Thyme to paint the canvas of my life...............

I came across this

saying

I really like it...

The thoughts we choose to think

are the tools

we use

to

PAINT

the

CANVAS

of

our lives

~Louise Hays

this is a box I've painted for my brushes

my tools

that

I'm using to paint the

canvas of my life

this is a Jamie Mills Price Design

the sides of my brush box

and the back

I am thankful to be blessed with the talents I have

and so

I am painting the canvas of my life.......

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme for a little sweetness

Here are some

sweet

little heart boxes

I've painted

the heart boxes are painted an antique white

the flowers are painted in various

shades of periwinkle, lilac and purple

I added a periwinkle bow

I painted the insides periwinkle

and

painted a vine around the outside edges

I paint these every year

for

Valentines Day

They are nice to give as gifts

especially with jewelry inside!!!!

A few years ago I painted

75

of these for bridal shower favors!

now thats alot of

LOVE!!!!!!!!!!

Hugs,

Lynn