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

We ALL need some QUALITY THYME!

Who

 doesn't need 

MORE THYME?

There never seems to be enough hours in the day!

Especially to paint!

I found this old metal lamp at a thrift store

I decided that it would be the perfect surface to paint a design 

by 

John Sliney 

on

I cleaned and base coated the lamp

the base is about 14" wide

I used a design called

QUALITY TIME SAM

I have also painted this design a few thymes on milk cans

I painted the TOP like a folded flag

painting the stars

I painted saltboxes on the back

close up of the back of lamp

I added several coats of clear matte varnish when finished to protect the surface

With a shade on top the lamp measures about 30" tall.

I used designs from John Slineys books 

A Road to America's Past

and

A Road to Saltbox Memories

to paint this lamp

Happy Painting!

Lynn

THYME for a sunroom makeover

I decided to go with an 

AMERICANA

theme throughout my home

so I decided to start by painting my sunroom floor

I had painted the brown and gold checks on the floor 

when we first bought the house 

after ripping out the carpet that was there

I first roughed up the floor by sanding it with an electric sander

I then proceeded to tape off my design

In order for my floors to with stand the heavy

wear that they would be subjected to in the sunroom

I used a poly whey additive to make the paint more durable for floors

The product I used 

was

 from

Vermont Natural Coatings

and

 is

 called

Paint Plus with Poly Whey Additive

I painted the field and stars first

I then did the RED stripes

That way I could walk across the floor while the paint

 was still wet in the areas that would

 become the 

WHITE stripes

I finished my floors with

4 coats of

Aqua Zar

Interior Water Based Polyurethane

in 

CLEAR SATIN

I spray painted all my 

WHITE wicker RED

here are some daylight pictures

I used a stencil to do some of the pillow fronts

My finished room!

I love the new summery look!

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

It's THYME to play it again Sam

PLAY IT AGAIN SAM

was a 

HUGE mural

 that I painted going up our stairs

I used a design from one of John Slineys books

to paint this mural

I just love such a large 

BLANK 

canvas!

We were in the process of renovating our house at the time

so it was easier to paint this 

BEFORE 

the finished stair threads were installed

This was my husband on staging painting the walls before I started the mural

Did I mention that

 I HATE HEIGHTS!!!

Normally I would use a projector to enlarge such a design 

but

 there was just was no room in the stairs to use the projector

I had to enlarge the design on large sheets of drafting paper

then transfer the design to the wall with graphite paper.

This was probably the hardest part of the whole project!!!!

With that done I got to work painting in the background!

I then proceeded to paint Sam!

This shows the start of his pants being base coated

It can get bit akward painting such a large design 

especially in a stairway!!

Sam and I spent MANY hours together!

But I enjoyed every one of them!

It was fun watching him come to life!

I especially loved painting his beard!

Starting to paint his hat

and 

a 

CROW

Adding shading and detail to hat , face and hair

Painting the post that Sam is leaning against

Starting to paint the trees

A view from the TOP of the stairs

Working on the trees

Starting the Saltbox houses

Salbox houses done

Working on the sheep!

Sheep!

This was a BIG project to work on!

BUT

THE END RESULT WAS WORTH IT!

Happy Painting!

Lynn