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

It's thyme for LOVE

Do you still

LOVE

me?
I know I haven't been around a lot lately!

Step inside

my studio and take a peak!

I'm surrounded by

LOVE

I have painted lots

and

lots of signs for

Valentines Day

I have also been

RUSTING

hinges

and

keys

I've made

LARGE 

 black hearts

and

FAT

red hearts

and

LARGE

red hearts

and

FAT

black hearts

all cut from rough sawn lumber

and

HINGED

together with rusty hinges

I hope that you get to spend some thyme each day doing something you

LOVE

~ " There is one thing one has to have- either a soul that is cheerful by nature or a soul made cheerful by work, love, art and knowledge"~ Friedrich Nietzsche

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

Thyme for Love Letters

Its thyme to think about

Valentines

This is a
Terry French Design

that I painted a few years ago

called

Love Letters

Do you remember as a child writing out

all your 

Valentines?

Do you remember trying to decide which one you would give to that

Special Someone

I painted the design on an old box I found

You can find more

Terrye French Designs

HERE

You will find, as you look back upon your life,
that the moments when you really lived are the moments
when you have done things in the spirit of love.

Henry Drummond

Happy Painting !
Lynn

Thyme to think about HEARTS and LOVE.......and the Key to My heart......a Terry French Design

All the 

MAGIC of Christmas 

is packed away

I have started to think about

VALENTINES DAY

and 

painting hearts and signs!

I'm also thinking the color

RED!

Hubby

made me this bread box a long thyme ago in 

OAK

I decided to give it a make over

AND

I painted it

BARN RED

to match my kitchen cabinets

I love how it came out!

THIS  is a piece that I painted called 

Key To My Heart

It is a 

Terrye French Design

that I painted a few years ago on an old tin plate
You can find Terrye's website
Painted Pear Basket
HERE

It is one on my favorites!

Is LOVE in the air at your house yet........

are you thinking
 Valentines??

Hugs,

Lynn