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

Thyme for a new look!

Today I am busy in my 

STUDIO

doing some much needed up dates to my 

BLOG!

Hope you like the new look and layout

which I'm still working on!

I have the help of my 

STUDIO ASSISTANT

COLBY

Enjoy this wonderful day!!!

" BELIEVE with all your heart that you will do what you were made to do"

~ Author Unknown

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme to show you a SEASIDE Santa I painted

Because I live on 

CAPE COD

I needed 

a

SEASIDE SANTA

 for 

my porch

I painted this one last 

Christmas

I used a pattern from 

Country Whims purchased a long thyme ago

called 

Candle Santa

to make him.

I have added many of my own touches such as the

 face and beard 

which were free hand painted

Santa stands 65" when completed

I

 LOVE

 to paint 

SANTA BEARDS

It takes patience

AND

several layers of paint!

H0 - HO - HO!

I found these LARGE resin candy canes at a thrift store

I

 added some 

Diamond Dust

to

make them

SPARKLE

I added 

STARFISH

to Santa's wreath

I used BURLAP to make Santa's sack

I grunged and baked the fabric to make it look old

I then stitched the sack

I added "snow" and snowflakes

 to the

 tree!

AND

Then

 I assembled Santa!

HO - HO - HO

 I have made several of these Santa's

They are fun to make but a LOT of work!!!!

 Happy Painting!

Lynn

It's been a BUSY day in the STUDIO!

DO NOT PIN MY PHOTOS TO PINTEREST

One of the shops that I paint for is on 

CAPE COD

So I have been 

VERY BUSY

 working on 

SUMMER stock

I designed these 

BIG 20" 

FLIP FLOPS!

 

I also have been working on some 

BIG signs

These are 54" long

I also did some 

SUBWAY SIGNS

" Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to loose sight of the shore"

~Andre Gide

Hugs,

Lynn