Thyme to see an Americana Rooster

I cut out and painted this rooster weathervane

and

decided to mount it on an old cabinet door

close - up of head

tail feathers

I added a rusty wire garland

with painted stars and rusty bells I rust my own bells

crackle finish of cupboard door

I was happy with how this project turned out!

Happy Painting!

Lynn

I'm showing my TRUE COLORS ...Thyme to see my thrift store re-do that I painted in RED, WHITE and BLUE

A few weeks ago I posted this picture

of these wooden pineapple bowls

I paid $1.00 each for them

I wanted to show you what I came up with

I used my woodburning tool to make the lines

I added a wooden star

here are a few new thrift store finds

these are really quite large

I have a pretty good idea what I would like

to paint on the skillett

I think I need to paint it soon as my son

Andrew has his eye on it for camping!

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme for an ole friend

This is a bentwood scoop that

I have painted

using a

John Sliney Design

called

An Ole Friend

side view

Hope you had a great weekend!
Happy Painting!
Lynn

A sneak peek at what I have been busy working on

I have been busy re-finishing

a free standing island and 2 stools in my kitchen

I had them built several years ago

they were painted hunter green

I am now painting them black

these are before pictures

the top of the island is oak

I have painted a vine around the top

I'm hoping to maybe finish them this weekend
we'll see!
Hope you all have a great weekend!
Hugs,
Lynn

I am Forever Grateful

This Memorial Day weekend

may we always remember

its

true meaning

and

never

forget the sacrifice

of so many

brave men and woman

the folded flag that I have painted

here

should always remind us

of

WHAT we have

and

WHY

we have it

I have painted these candle sconces

using a

John Sliney Design

called

Forever Grateful

I will be forver grateful to the brave men and women

who have served

and

continue to serve this great country of ours

Memorial Day

is a

 DAY OR REMEMBERANCE

for those who have died in our

Nations service

They gave their lives for their country

and never came home from the war

Memorial Day

once called Decoration Day

was first observed on May 30, 1868

when flowers were first placed

on the graves of  Union and Confederate Soldiers

at

Arlington National Cemetary

To help remind  Americans of the holiday’s true meaning,

a National Moment of Remembrance resolution

 was passed 10 years ago, suggesting that at 3 p.m. local time,

 Americans observe a moment of remembrance and respect,

 pausing from whatever they are doing for a

few seconds of silence or to listen to taps.

Be safe this weekend

and

please

remember

to be

FOREVER GRATEFUL

Happy Painting! 

Lynn

Thyme for Sam

Even Sam needs some down Thyme!!!!

here is another thrift store find that I have painted on

I used a John Sliney Design

called

Quality Time Sam
It can be found in his book titled
A Road To America's Past

It was hard to prevent the glare and

get a good picture

given the pieces rounded surface

John Sliney
teaches some interesting
painting techniques
in using his patterns.
I especially love his wash techniques
to achieve that old antique feeling.

Hugs,

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

Thyme for stars

I have been busy painting

Stars

for

Memorial Day

these prim stars are about 32" tall

I have painted them

mustard, black and barn red

these prim stars that I have painted come in

small, medium and large

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 some "All American" apple pie

   
This is a sign that I have painted

called

                                

                  

"All American"

This is a

John Sliney design

The pattern can be found in his book

A Road to America's Past

Happy Painting!

Lynn

Thyme for salt dough stars and firecrackers

I posted this picture several weeks ago
of

some salt dough stars I had made

I

FINALLY

finished painting them!

I painted them

red,white,and blue

I put some on my tree

that is

on the buffet in dining room

I also made some

FIRECRACKERS

I took 3/8" dowels

and cut them into

3 1/2" lengths

and painted them black

I then painted over the black

first paint about 3" of the dowel white

then

paint about 1/2' a navy blue

paint red stripes over the white

REMEMBER

these are suppossed to be

PRIM

so don't worry about exact lines!

drill a hole in top and add some twine

BANG!!!!!!!!

Aren't these great?

I also made up some bags of  bowl fillers

with the stars and firecrackers

I found the tutorial to make

the

FIRECRACKERS

from

Char

at

The Pickled Pepper Patch

you can see it

here

Thanks Char!

Here is the centerpiece I have

on my dining room table

Happy Painting! 

Lynn

Thyme to meet Sam

With Memorial Day

just weeks away

I have started to get

some
AMERICANA
painting done
This is a door crown

that I have painted

 It is a design

by

Maxine Thomas

Maxine Thomas

designs

are very detailed

and

challenging

close-up

of

flag and face

another close up of

Sam's face

I love the banner

and

the garland with the rusty stars

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