Thyme to COOK?

Do you like to cook????

I do!

I won't be doing much cooking though

today!!
I am PAINTING!!!

I have been

 REALLY

 busy designing and painting stock for shops

This is a large

BUNCH OF CARROTS 
cut from rough sawn lumber

that I designed

They would look great on your door, porch , shed etc.

the Grungy tag says

"CaRrOtS, cArRoTs a rabbits delight

I cherish each and every bite"

I also designed these

EXTRA LARGE 

CaRrOts

They are also cut from 

rough sawn lumber

They are wired together in the center 

with

RUSTY WIRE

I added "greens" for the tops

I painted this 

BUNNY

 using
a
Renee Mullins 
design

This was a fun design to paint!

I added a homespun bow to the neck of his shirt 

and 

some twine to the 

CaRrOtS

I tied a little metal can to his hand

 I love how he came out!!!

Happy Painting!

Lynn

It's Folk Art Summer Thyme

   Do you remember my thrift store find basket

that I posted a few days ago?

I only paid $9.00 for it

well I finished it

close-up of watermelon slice

I painted the bands around the basket like a watermelon

with seeds

I added a grubby stained tag and old key

This was a fun piece  to paint.

I used a design 

by 

Renee Mullins

called

Folk Art Summer Time

to paint this piece

Happy Painting!

Lynn

Baath thyme and a Banner Tutorial

 This is a wreath I made

using part of a design by

Renee Mullins
You can find Renee at
 Plum Purdy Designs
I first cut out the sheep and painted him

I added a rusty star to his penney rug

and

tied a rusty bell around his neck

with  homespun

I drilled tiny holes in the sheep and

attached him to a small grapevine wreath

I made a banner for the wreath using coffee stained muslin

 I cut out a

banner shape

I stitched it together

adding a piece of

interfacing between layers

THANK YOU 

TO 

Kim Dewalt

Old Road Primitives

for the banner tutorial!

 Banner Tutorial

Iron - on Transfer Method

Open up a blank MS Word document . Center your cursor

 on the page.  In the toolbar, at the top of the document,

click on INSERT, PICTURE, and then WORD ART.

a Word Art box will appear, click which ever box you would like.  

Once you click on a box, a text box will appear,

type your saying into that box.  This is where you can choose a

different style and size font.  Once you are finished click OK.  Click on

your saying.  Now your saying should have a box around it.  A small

Wort Art toolbar should appear.  Click on Format Word Art.  That is the button 

with the paint can and brush.  A new box will appear,

under the COLOR and LINES tab you can change the FILL and LINE color

 of your saying by clicking on the COLOR drop down boxes

 and picking out the colors that you would like your saying to be.

Click on your saying again and once again your saying

should have a box around it.   In the very bottom left hand corner

of your Word Document, click on the words DRAW, then click

on FLIP OR ROTATE, then click on  HORIZONTAL.

This will give Your saying the "MIRROR IMAGE" that you will

need to print it onto iro-on transfer paper.  If you would like

 to make your saying bigger....click on your saying until the

box around it appears again, put your cursor in the

 corner until you see an arrow, drag the corner out to

 the size that you would like your saying to be. You are now ready

to print your saying onto iron - on transfer paper.

Follow directions on package of iron - on transfer paper

 for ironing onto your fabric

Here is my finished wreath!

I hung this wreath on the door to my

Baaaaaaaaath room!

Happy Painting!

Lynn

Todays Menu...........carrots.........and salt dough

I painted this sign

because we had

CARROTS

FOR DINNER

because

REALLY

who wants to be 

cooking dinner 

when you can be cooking

salt dough ornaments

like these

BUT

you are going to have

to

wait to see what I'm going to do

with these!

I have to get back to painting

so I painted these carrots

and

tied them with some twine

I hung this little metal cup from the other arm

OH.........what a face

and

a homespun bowtie

he's

one handsome guy!

what do you think?

He is a Renee Mullins Design

and

can be found at

Plum Purdy Designs

Oh........

And by the way I'm not turning

into a vegetarian or anything.......

I added the carrots for dinner to the pot roast

that simmered all day in my crockpot!!!!

Happy Painting!

Lynn

I wish it were Garden Thyme

But we still have SNOW here
This is

a

SPRING

 garden wreath

that I have painted

using a

Renee Mullins Design

this is a

BIG wreath

it measures about 24" wide

it is called

Garden Thyme Bunny

I made the trellis

and

painted the sign on it

I

also added a radish

and

 a cabbage

and

some carrots

what a face!

I added buttons with thread

he's holding

a

bunch of carrots

in one hand

and a slice of watermelon in the other hand

OH.........and look

a lady bug

on his jeans!

This wreath was alot of fun to paint

but

also alot of work!

You can find 

Renee Mullins 

at

Plum Purdy Designs

Happy Painting !

Lynn

Thyme is running out......till the Folk Art Festival of New England

I have been real busy this weekend

trying to put the finishing touches on so many pieces

 for the Folk Art Festival of New England

which is next weekend.

Country Plus the shop I paint for will have a booth .

We are all very excited!

More signs, pilgrims, santa's and pineapples

I was able to finish another fireplace screen. 

It just needs the hinges put on

This is Snowbrite

He is a Renee Mullins Design

You can find Renee

at

Plum Purdy Designs

So......until next time the brushes are flying

 and the paint spattering here!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme for gingerbread and cocoa with marshmallows

DO NOT PIN MY PHOTOS TO PINTEREST

Here is a metal tray I found

at a flea market

I painted the design on the tray using a

Renee Mullins pattern

from the book

Snow Many Friends

You can find Renee

at

Plum Purdy Designs

Renees designs are really fun to paint!

I always like to paint a little design on the back of my pieces to sign my name

Hope you are all enjoying your holiday crafting as much as I am!

Hugs,

Lynn

How did you spend your thyme relaxing this weekend?

This weekend I re-purposed  an old mirror

to make a frame for the Tooth Wash Remedy Char at

The Pickled Pepper Patch shared with us. 

You can find my stain mixture recipe and directions for use under labels.

Soaking in stain mixture

Baking in oven at 250 degrees

Thanks Char! I just love how it came out!

It is in my laundry/bathroom.

I also made this wreath!

The sheep on the wreath is a 

Renee Mullins

pattern. 

You can visit Renee 

at

Plum Purdy Designs

I hope you had thyme to do something

that you love this weekend too.

Blessings,

Lynn