Thyme for snowflakes

Here's a sweet
 snowflake snowman

He's a 

TERRYE FRENCH

design

that

I've changed a little by adding the scarf

with

a glittering snowflake

He is also holding a string of snowflakes!

I painted the snowflake cutouts

and

added Diamond Dust

to make them sparkle

I've added some greens and berries to his hat

I just love his sweet face!

You can find the pattern for him

in

Terrye French's 

book called Wintry Friends

Visit 

Terrye 

HERE 

Hugs,
Lynn

Thyme to meet Conrad

Rainy ,windy and cold here today

so it was a great day to stay in and paint!

I usually work on several pieces at a time

right now I'm working on

several large snowmen , Santa's

and

even a moose!

I finished Conrad today

He can also be put on a stake
I added some greens and rusty bells on his hat
a small grapevine wreath
and tied some
homespun around his neck
The Christmas Open House
at
Country Plus
just around the corner
so the brushes continue to fly!
Happy Painting!
Lynn

Thyme for Santa and Snowman shelf sitters

Here are some prim shelf sitter sets I've painted

 Prim Santa and 2 prim trees

and

a Prim Snowman and 2 prim trees

These shelf sitters are about 14" tall

They are cut from rough wood

I added small burlap bags filled

with greens and cinnamon sticks

the trees are decorated

with

rusty bell garlands

These are
  J & J Crafts Designs

Happy Painting!
Lynn

Thyme for a patriotic snowman

Here is a great

patriotic snowman
I have painted

The pattern I used for this piece was designed by

Jan Pappazisis

Jan was my first Decorative Painting teacher

She co-owned Jim/Jan Handcrafts

with her husband Jim.

They were 2 of the nicest people

 I have ever known

Our classes were held in

a

wonderful New England Country Barn

I took classes there for several years

Jan was not only a wonderful person but certainly a

very gifted, talented teacher.

I am so grateful to Jan for all she taught me

Sadly both Jan and her husband Jim who also worked at the studio

are no longer with us

I'd like to think that Jan is looking down on me smiling

and saying

"she"s finally got it!"

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme to say thanks for a give away I won and my 100th post give away....

I'm so excited to show you my give away winning

from Brenda

at

The Rusty Thimble

I received 2 yes 2 of these wonderful Santa ornies!!!

He is already on my twiggy tree

in the living room

which

I just put up.

Before Thanksgiving I start placing some of my trees and greens

around the house then

 decorate them after Thanksgiving

So as lonesome as he looks now he will be surrounded by

lots of other HOMEMADE ornies!

I just love them Brenda

Thanks sooo Much!!!!

Speaking of Santa!

You may have noticed I changed my blog over to Xmas!

I just couldn't wait any longer

now that I'm painting for Xmas!

This piece

is a 

Kim Hogue CDA Design

that I painted in a class

a long time ago

It's called

Candy Cane Lane

It has tons of detail

I love Santa's face...

just look at this glistening beard!!!

and

 the tiny trees on Santa's jacket

his fir trimmed coat

and patch work bottom

Or who can resist this wonderful snowman

look at all those little trees and snowflakes on his scarf!!

his wonderful pine halo and

candy canes

or that yummy carrot nose

I just love the pail with the candy cane handle!

and

all the snowman ornaments

and the pine Xmas tree.........

all those fine pine needles to paint...LOL!

I did not finish this in the class I took

neither did any one else........!!!!

It sat in my closet for years when finally last year I finished it!!!!

I just LOVE it and will never sell it!!

Last but not least .........

just a reminder about my 100th post give away!

My GOBBLERS!!!

Leave me a comment on my

ORIGINAL POST

for my giveaway and tell me

what you'll be GOBBLING

on Thanksgiving Day!!!!

That's  it!

Good Luck!

Gobblers!

Lynn

Thyme to meet some chilly weathered friends

Well after a day off to rest up from the show the brushes are flying again.

The Christmas Preview

at

the shop I paint for is

is November 6.........this Friday!

The pattern for this piece came from

Batch of Pretties

I made him from rough sawn lumber!

He makes a wonderful winter THYME decoration for your home

Happy Painting !

Lynn

Today I spent thyme trying to finish some more pieces for the Folk Art Festival of New England this weekend

The countdown has begun

and I'm ready!!!!

I finished up these last pieces today

for the show

A fall block set that I wired together

and

hung with homespun

a winter block set

a snowballs for sale sign

and  

Jolly Ole St Nick himself!

The paint brushes will continue to fly here as the Christmas preview

at

Country Plus

is

November 6th

Happy Painting!

Lynn

Thyme to look out the window

I can't believe what I see outside

SNOWFLAKES the size of golfballs!

It's October 18th!!

Looks like a long cold winter ahead in good

Ole New England!

This is an old window I painted using a

Terrye French Pattern

called

 Lookin In

You can find Terrye French designs
HERE

I left the glass panes in the window. 
After I finished painting the design I sprayed the snow areas with a spray adhesive
 and sprinkled diamond dust over the snow areas, so the snow actually glistens.
I love this window !

Snowman thyme

To make a winter friend

find a carrot and some coal.

Gather up your friends

and

roll a bunch of snow!!!!!

I just LOVE snowmen and these signs!!!!!

Visit BeCca at Folk Art From The Harbor

for

some great stencils for sign making
Happy Painting!
Lynn

Welcome to Country Thyme

Here is a great
  TERRYE FRENCH
pattern I painted on a wooden sled.

It's called
Welcome to the Country Sled

The pattern can be found in Terrye's  book called
Harvest Blessings and Holiday Spirit

HUGS,
Lynn

Thyme to build a snowman fireplace screen

Well this is it....... I'm starting to switch gears and start painting for Christmas!

This is a snowman fireplace screen.

I have painted 3 of these.

 The lantern in the snowmans hand has a flicker light that lights up!
I painted 2 of the blue ones seen below and gave them to friends for Christmas one year.

We have had a Christmas swap every year with 2 other couples with one stipulation, the gift has to be HOMEMADE and BOTH husband and wife need to take part in the making of the gift!

We have been doing this for at least 12 years with these 2 couples and I must say

it has almost become a contest among us with who can come up with the BEST idea!! 

We usually go out to eat at a nice restaurant then back to one of our houses for coffee and dessert

 ( of course again homemade!!)

We then open our gifts from each other.

I have to say these are the gifts I treasure the most every year because they are handmade with  LOVE!!!

 I came up with the idea for the fireplace screen but used snowman patterns from
Monika Brints 
book called
Snowmen to Melt Your Heart

I don't know what I would do without my husband who spends many hours in the cellar every weekend cutting my wood!!!!

I have another one cut out and HOPE to get it done for the Folk Art Festival of New England Show I'm doing at the end of the month!
Hugs,
Lynn