Its thyme to step inside my studio to see what I've been working on

I love spending thyme in my

Cape Cod Studio

Come on in !

I'll show you what has been keeping me busy!

 Lady Bugs! Lots of them!

and 

summer thyme signs

Even though there is still plenty of 

SUMMER DAYS

left I have started to think of 

FALL

And

how it will be here before I know it!

so I have been thinking 

WITCHES

pumpkins and crows

sunflowers...............and lots more!

Most days you will find me here....

painting and creating

I do like to take a break 

and walk outside into my gardens 

to see whats is in bloom

hmmmmmmmmm..........looks like the 

Lady Bugs decided to follow me!

 Herb planters

this is our first summer here so its fun seeing what will come into bloom next

such a peaceful place to be!

Some thymes I even hop in my car with my lunch

and 

drive 10 minutes over to the beach or harbor

And 

at the end of the day

I feel so very blessed to be doing what I love the most!

"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

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme to show your true colors! RED, WHITE AND BLUE!

We will be at our new home on Cape Cod

for the

4th of July

so

I decorated my porch
 in

RED, WHITE AND BLUE

I found this old sifter at a thrift store

and

decided to make a floral arrangement in it

I purchased some red, white and blue artificial flowers

I made the banner!

You can find the

TUTORIAL

 to make a banner like this in

my blog post

HERE

Thank you to

Kim Dewalt

from

Old Road Primitives

for

this tutorial which I found

in the

February - March Issue

of

Prim Sisters Gazette

I bought some twig vines to put around my porch window

I had the stars

I added white lights

I wired a piece of floral styrofoam to the inside of the sifter

then covered it with moss

then I added the flowers

and

banner

I used an old flag to attach the banner to

I drilled holes in the sides of the sifter

to

wire on the banner

I added rusty bells using rusty pins

using this recipe

RUST RECIPE

1c peroxide

1 c vinegar

3 tbls salt

Combine all ingredients in a throw away container or glass.

 add bells, pins etc. and let set 1-2 days in mixture.

the mixture will most likely foam up and come over top of container

Remove items with a slotted spoon

and

put on cookie sheet with shallow side,

let sit in sun for day or too, can also dry indoors.

I cut out and painted a

Uncle Sam to put by the door

I love how it all came together!

What do you think

of

my porch?

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme to paint RED, WHITE and BLUE!

DO NOT PIN MY PHOTOS TO PINTEREST
I love painting

AMERICANA

I cut some large pineapples

out of rough sawn lumber

this measures about 28" tall

I first painted the pineapple

BLACK

for a

PRIM

 look

I taped the stripes off using painters tape

I painted the stripes using

DELTA  BARN RED and NIGHTFALL BLUE

I painted on the stars

using

DELTA LIGHT IVORY

I then antiqued using

Olde Century Gel Stain

in

WALNUT

I used a wood burning tool for the lines in the pineapple

This is a nice summer thyme or even year round decorative piece

Hugs,

Lynn

Its painting thyme again for me!

DO NOT PIN MY PHOTOS TO PINTEREST
I'm glad to be back into painting full time again

after my 3 week trip to Italy

and

the not so perfect trip home

as I described in my last post

HERE

I've been at the Cape

and

I'm loving my new studio

Why don't you step inside for a peek !

Its bright and cheery

and

there is plenty of room to spread out and create!

I have been busy designing new things for summer

and

also painting some old favorites!

Here is a

Large Primitive Pineapple Door Box

 I designed

It measures about 36" tall

Well.........

back to the brushes for me

I'm thinking

Red, White and Blue paint next!

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme to explain where I've been.....and thyme on Cape Cod

Its been awhile since my last post so thought I would

explain why I've been

MIA
I just returned from a fabulous trip to Italy with my husband, son Andrew and daughter Julie!

                                             I was gone for over 2 1/2 weeks.....it was the perfect trip

BUT

it had a not so perfect ending

          For quite some time now I've had difficulties with a pinched nerve and cyst on my spine....

it was a grueling trip, we visited family in
 Parma and Fano.

We then met up with a tour group in Milan and visited San Marino, Urbino,Riccione, Florence, Tuscany, Cinque Terre, San Gimigimano,Sienna, and Rome

I am truly thankful to have at last arrived safely home from Italy.

We were scheduled to come home on Sunday the 22 . We never made it home......we boarded the plane @ 12:30 PM and ended up sitting on the runway for about 3 1/2 hours due to engine failure. After they FINALLY decided the plane would not be able to leave the ground we were allowed to leave the plane....it then took us another 2+ hours to go to baggage claim collect luggage...several in our group had serious luggage damage even tho the plane never left the ground... we were placed on a bus and headed to a hotel by almost 6:30 PM....only to have to repeat it all again the next day. On Monday we left the hotel in Rome before 9 AM and the group headed to the airport.....we were faced with mass confusion at the ticket counter as we were a group of over 30 people. We boarded the plane as scheduled and flew from Rome to Munich which was a one hour flight. We then changed plane in Munich and boarded the flight to Boston which was about an 8 hour flight. But about 2 hours into the flight I experienced severe leg swelling and pain from a pinched nerve and cyst on my spine......I got up and tried to walk around but no relief........the crew aboard Lufthunsa were wonderful and did everything possible to try to get me comfortable.....unfortunately I became ill and lost consciousness aboard the flight. I will forever be grateful to the skilled crew aboard the plane They quickly were able to move me to the tail of the plane and lie me down. An announcement was made asking for any medical professionals aboard to respond to the medical emergency. Luckily there were 2 doctors, a couple EMT"S and Nurse Practitioner aboard. Because of my symptoms, vital signs and semi conscious state they were concerned that I needed immediate medical attention for a possible blood clot or heart attack...Landing at Logan Airport was still almost 4+ hours away ...the decision was made to divert the plane to St John Newfoundland where and ambulance was waiting for me..Peter came with me but Andrew and Julz remained on the plane.....with my SIL, BIL and the rest of the group..The plane was grounded for over 2 hours as the rescue personnel came aboard and prepared to transport me to hospital..customs and security had to come aboard...I stayed the night in the hospital there undergoing numerous tests...Luckily I did not have a blood clot or heart attack. The many hours I had spent on the plane certainly contributed to what happened. I was d/c early yesterday AM and despite UNBELIEVABLE red tape with customs, security etc. I was cleared to board another plane ..we flew 1 hour 20 minutes to Halifax and changed planes and connected with a flight from Halifax to Boston. We arrived in Boston at about 5:30 PM . A very long exhausting day. Andrew picked us up. While I don't really remember much of what happened I am so very grateful for all the prayers, well wishes and all that everyone did for me. I am most grateful to Peter, Andrew and Julz and my family on the plane for never leaving my side.......I can only imagine the scare I gave them. I
I have been at my Cape home per Dr's orders for some R&R
I am slowly starting to feel like myself again. I've been doing a little gardening and hopefully now I can get back to painting!

Since I have been at the Cape I have finally had the chance to meet a fellow blogger
and
 FB Friend
Lana Testa

from
 Winterberry Primitives
Lana and her husband Dave
invited Pete and I over to
their wonderful
PRIM Cape Cod Home
for dinner
Lana and I had been chatting for months on FB....so seems like I had known her forever.....
Oh...the laughs we had, not to mention the wonderful dinner in the company of what I hope will be good friends.....our hubs got along splendidly.......they even enjoyed some "quiet time" on the couch after dinner! LOL!
Hugs,
Lynn

Something to crow about!

Now that SPRING has finally
arrived in
New England
( I think!)
I have started painting and designing some
Yard and Garden Needfuls
I just LOVE CROWS!
This is a large

Ole Crow 

that I have I designed

He measures 31" tall

This Ole Crow
would look great on a door, fence, porch etc.
He has a grungy tag that says
Olde Crow
tied around his neck

 

This is a fence post crow that I have designed

he comes with a dowel

so just drill a hole in the top of your post for him!

Here is a large Garden Crow

that I have designed and painted

I added a rusty tin star to the crows mouth

He looks wonderful standing in your garden.

 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 to show you what I painted for the Painting With Friends Chrismas Extravaganza!

Painting With Friends

are

Painting Patterns
designed by
 Terrye French

 and

painted by .. who else .. but her friends!

My design is called

Christmas Treat Cups

I painted the design on a large board

and

 then placed it behind an old window

I used some old Christmas Tree shutters I found to frame my window

This is a HUGE piece measuring 65"x27"

YOU CAN PURCHASE MY E-PATTERN
HERE

Be sure to visit the Painting With Friends Blog!

HERE

 We have been busy making new pattern pretties for the anxious painter and crafter for the wonderful fall and Christmas Holidays !! We are offering a fun filled pattern extravaganza in the Month of May !
New patterns filled with Santas, angels, prims and a lot of our favorite things !

Hugs,

Lynn

I think its thyme to say that SPRING HAS ARRIVED!

This is the door that leads to my paint studio

on

Cape Cod

Oh what a

 BEAUTIFUL DAY!

I decided to take a short painting break

 and

walk around the yard

and

enjoy what is in bloom

I designed and painted the bench in my header( hubby built it)

as a birthday gift for my Mom last year
She has it on her patio

I purchased unfinished wood birdhouses that I painted and added to the top of the bench!

My Mom has already had some nesters......a sure sign of SPRING!

Hugs,

Lynn