Thyme to feed the birds

This is a snowman birdfeeder I've painted.

 I'm always on the lookout for the old tin pie plates to use as the base for the birdseed. 

I  leave them outside on the deck to rust.

I drill small holes in the pan so if it rains the water will drain out.

I usually put some birdseed in a small bown lunch bag and tie with homespun.

Hugs,
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

Pilgrim thyme

It's thyme for me to start thinking Thanksgiving, turkeys & pilgrims! 
This is a great pattern from

Batch of Pretties.
I'm ready to start painting for Christmas.
Hope you are all having a great day!

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme for Harvest Blessings

This is a Terrye French design 

called 

Harvest Angel

that I have painted on an old wood tray I found.

  I drilled holes in it and fastened rusty wire so it could be hung.

You can find more
Terrye French designs
HERE
Hugs,
Lynn

Thyme to cast a spell on you

I'll get you my pretties

I 'm always looking for interesting old bottles but these just so happen to be beer bottles!!!

 I have been very busy mixing up magic potions

 "Eye of New and Tongue of Frog,Wool of Bat, Adders Fork,

 and

 Blind - Worms Sting. Lizards Leg and Howlets Wing, 

for a charm of powerful trouble, 

like a hell-broth boil and bubble. 

~ William Shakespeare

Happy Painting!

Lynn

Time for a Maxine Thomas design

This is a design by 

Maxine Thomas

that I have painted 

called

AUTUMN HARVEST

You can visit 

Maxine's site

COUNTRY PRIMITIVES

HERE

I painted this design on a wood door crown

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme to learn more about Fiona's shoe and hat

Fiona is no exception!

 It's a wonderul design from none other than

 Terrye French

No witch can be considered well dressed without her hat.

Here is a hat I painted for her complete with an invitation to the Masquerade Ball.  

  But BEWARE she will cast her witchy spell on you!

Fiona's Shoe

Terrye French Design

peaking of casting spells and hauted houses, here is 

Fiona's haunted house. 

Another great 

Terrye French

 design.  

Yes, the witch is in! You can find her everywhere here! 

I'll get you MY PRETTY!

  Yes, the witch is in! 

I'll get you MY PRETTY!

Happy Painting!

Lynn

Scarecrow Thyme

These are 2 

FALL THYME

 Scarecrows

that I have made

Hope you are all enjoying your fall decorating 

and 

crafting as much as I am!

Have a great day!

Happy Painting!

Lynn

Trick or Treat Thyme

I just finished these 2 Halloween signs! 

LOVE them!! 

 I purchased the stencils from BeCca 

at 

Folk Art From the Harbor. 

Thanks, BeCca!

Thyme for some outdoor fall decorating

My front door

Breezway porch with my painted window.

 Pattern 

by

 John Sliney.

This is a 

Terrye French Design 

called 

Morning in the Pumpkin Patch

that I painted on an old scale tray

There is that wonderful fall Crispness in the air.......so time to decorate! 

I hope to go buy some fall mums today. 

 Hope you are enjoying this THYME to change seasons like I am!

Happy Painting !

Lynn

Even Colby is ready for Fall Thyme!

I feel a chill in the air today..........has fall arrived? 

Apparently Colby my shitzu thinks so, 

he's sporting his fall neckerchief today!

Happy Painting!

Lynn

Thyme for some fall garden stakes

Here are some fall garden stakes. 

A jack o'lantern, SCAT cat, and a scarecrow. 

Patterns for these can be found in Debbie Forgac's book 

called 

Simple Gatherings

You can visit Debbie Forgac at Piney Creek Primitives

  here

Happy Painting!

Lynn

Thyme for Autum's Bounty

I started to do some indoor fall decorating today. 

This is actually a piece I painted several years ago in a class. It is a lazy susan. 

Every year when I unwrap it I am reminded of what a very difficult

 and 

challenging piece it was for me at the time! 

It is a design called

Autumn's Bounty

Pattern by 

Gail Anderson

I swore I would never paint a piece of fruit again!

BUT

I did paint fruit again!

This piece is called

 Pumpkin Harvest

It was an original design by 

Linda McFadden

modifications to the design were made

 by 

Jan Pappazisis

who taught the workshop that I took

Happy Painting !

Lynn

" Painting is stronger than I am. It can make me do whatever it wants"

~ Pablo Picasso

Thyme to see a wooden bowl I found and painted

Here is another great 

Terry French 

design that I painted on an 

old wooden bowl 

I found.

 The design is called Moonlight. 

Happy Painting!

Lynn

New fall thyme signs

Some new fall signs I just finished.

Happy Painting!

Lynn

Thyme to go sit in the pumpkin patch

I just finished painting this bench.

 This is one of my own designs

called

SITTING IN THE PUMPKIN PATCH

you can purchase my e-pattern for this bench

HERE

My DH spends a good amount of time on weekends cutting wood for me and assembling items. 

I am very busy painting for 

FALL

Happy Painting!

Lynn

Thyme for a THANKFUL SEASON

I just finished painting this 

Terrye French Design.

 It is called "A Thankful Season". 

You can visit Terrye French 

HERE

There are so many things in my life that I am thankful for. 

But I am most thankful for my family and the time I spend with them.

 This week my daughter is here visiting from Georgia. 

It is so good to have her home!

Blessings,

Lynn