Thyme for some Kim Klassen Designs

I have been really busy lately with Special Orders

and

stock for the shops that I paint for

 BUT 

I thought I would show you a few older pieces that I 

have painted by 

Kim Klassen Designs

I have several of Kim's pattern books

I don't think that she is designing anymore.

I really liked her 

"Folk Art " 

look.

I did this coffee set for a customer.

This clock was a special order for another customer

It was a lot of work

the customer loved the finish piece

The numbers on the clock face and vine were hand painted on

I used some decorative tacks as markers for the numbers

This was a very big piece 

measuring over 40" tall

I hope you have enjoyed looking at some older designs that I have painted

Back to my paint table 

I have my work 

CUT OUT

for me today!

Happy Painting!

Lynn

Thyme for Autumn Harvest and Painting With Friends

Autumn Harvest

is 

a design by

Terrye French

that I painted for 

Painting With Friends

I found this old wooden iron board 

at

 a thrift shop and thought that it would be perfect for my design

I first base coated the iron board then 

enlarged and transferred

my design

This was a FUN design to paint!

 

Lots of vine work and one stroke leaves!

I cut of 2 crows

and

 made a banner

I attached the crows to the sides of the iron board

and 

strung the banner thru their 

beaks

This pieces makes a wonderful addition to your 

FALL THYME 

decorating!

This design can be painted on many surfaces!

You can purchase 

AUTUMN HARVEST

HERE

or at

PAINTING WITH FRIENDS

HERE

Happy Paiting!

Lynn

Thyme for a new Painting With Friends Design called Spring Thyme is HARE

SPRING THYME IS HARE

was a fun design to paint

The inspiration for this design came from Terrye French

with the prim bunny shape that I cut out to paint on

I decided to make it into a 

WELCOME SIGN

It is always fun to see a design come to life!

I painted and hand lettered  the welcome sign

I added painted wood buttons to the pennies

You can purchase

SPRING THYME IS HARE

HERE

on my blog

as an E-pattern

Happy Painting!

Lynn

As AMERICAN as apple pie

This is a design by 

JOHN SLINEY

called

ALL AMERICAN

that I have painted

  "When an American says that he loves his country, he means not only that he loves the New England hills, the prairies glistening in the sun, the wide and rising plains, the great mountains, and the sea.

He means that he loves an inner air, an inner light in which freedom lives and in which a man can draw  the breath of self respect."

~ Adlai Stevenson

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme to pray for BOSTON

Photo : Acorn Street
Beacon Hill Boston
(image is not mine)

I woke today with a heavy heart
thinking about the tragedy in Boston yesterday at the marathon
the lives that were lost , the horrific injuries, the terror for those that were there.
To all the emergency personnel, police and bystanders who rushed to the aid of the injured
WE THANK YOU
I am reminded that once again that we will never be the same
AMERICA
will never be the same.
Our sense of feeling "safe" in this world is once again shattered.
I am reminded of how precious life is
EMBRACE
today because we are not promised
TOMORROW
My prayers are for
BOSTON
and
the world we live in.

"Someday we'll forget the hurt, the reason we cried and who caused us the pain.
We will finally realize the secret of being
FREE
is not revenge but letting things unfold in their own way and time.
After all, what matters is not the first chapter , but the last chapter i n our life which shows,
HOW WE RAN THE RACE.
So smile,  laugh, forgive, believe and love all over again.
Hugs,
Lynn

Thyme to LET FREEDOM RING

Happy Patriots Day!

Step inside my 

STUDIO

It has been a busy week for sure!

Lots of special orders in addition to working on stock for shops!

One customer asked for a  

LARGE SAM

I used a 

HEIDI MARKISH

design for this piece but changed it up a bit

You can find 

Heidi's designs

HERE

This piece stands 48" tall

and

 is called

LET FREEDOM RING

He was a fun piece to make!!!!

I delivered him to the customer this morning!

Happy Painting!

Lynn

" When and American says that he loves his country, he means not only that he loves the

New England hills, the prairies glistening in the sun , the wide and rising plains, the great mountains, and the sea.  He means that he loves the inner air, an inner light in which freedom lives and in which a man can  draw the breath of self - respect."

 ~ Adlai Stevenson

Thyme to count your BLESSINGS

DO NOT PIN MY PHOTOS TO PINTEREST

Do you ever stop to count you BLESSINGS?

I know I try

but not nearly enough.

BLESSINGS PRIM

is a design 

by

Terrye French

that is a good reminder that we ALL have blessings in our lives to be 

THANKFUL

for each day!

"Always keep your head up, because if it is down you won't be able to see the 

BLESSINGS 

that have been placed in your life"

~ Author Unknown

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme to show you AMAZING GRACE

Step inside the STUDIO

FIRST

I wanted to introduce my 

STUDIO ASSISTANTS 

today

Meet

THOMAS & colby!!!!!

THOMAS is our neighbors dog.....

he is a 

GENTLE GIANT

 that loves to come and visit Colby and I in the studio!

Well.....it looks pretty BLACK & WHITE to me!!!!

Here is a special order that I completed for a customer

This is a 

TERRYE FRENCH

design called

AMAZING GRACE

The customer was giving it as a wedding gift and wanted it personalized to say

HONEYMOON COTTAGE

I painted the small oval plaque on both sides....

one side said 

WELCOME 

the other side said 

HONEYMOON COTTAGE.

I added an xtra plaque with the couples name and wedding date.

I really enjoyed painting this custom order!!!

You can find more Terrye French designs 

HERE

Hugs,

Lynn

Never enough THYME

DO NOT PIN MY PHOTOS TO PINTEREST

Do you ever feel like there is not enough hours in the day????

That pretty much sums up everyday for me!!!!

So much to do, so many things I want to paint.....

This is a design by Terry French

called 

HOME TIME

that I painted on a clock that I found in a thrift shop

Hugs,

Lynn

 ~ How did it get late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon.
December is here before It's June. My goodness how the time has flown.
How did it get so late so soon?

~ Dr. Seus

It is THYME to say Happy Easter

As I prepare for Easter my thoughts always turn to my Dad .....I think of him EVERDAY AND MISS HIM.  13 years ago I lost my Dad to Pancreatic cancer the day before Easter.....I miss him every day but EVERY Easter now is bittersweet without him as I look at the chair he once sat in around our table.   He was in HOSPICE at home when he died..I remember praying each day for JUST ONE MORE DAY with him ...as I sat by his beside holding his hand the night before he died I knew in my heart that he had really left us 6 months previous when he was diagnosed as terminal.....I told him that night that it was OK to go....and that my Mom and all of us would be OK ....he was in a coma...minutes later He sat up straight in bed.............he was pointing around the room........I tried to calm him and lay him down gently...I said "Dad what are you doing?"........and he weekly replied....."I'm counting the ANGELS"....(he hadn't spoken in weeks)  he made it thru the night...we had torrential rains and thunderstorms that night..........the next morning as I sat with him....( his bed was in my Mom's beautiful sun room) I opened the blinds and outside there was a gorgeous RAINBOW.......on the Patio was a bench my dad had built with bird houses on the posts and I had painted ....a BLUEBIRD ( my fathers favorite bird) was building a nest in the bench. It was at that very moment while holding his hand my Dad left us and went to HEAVEN.  Dad I so miss you and LOVE you. ~ LOVE YOUR PARENTS, treat them with LOVING care for you will only know their value when you see their EMPTY CHAIR. 

Wishing you a Blessed Easter with those you love,

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme for a new pattern from Painting with Friends

KEEPERS OF THE PANTRY

is 

a new 

PAINTING WITH FRIENDS 

pattern
I painted this design on an old wooden canister set that I found.
This would be a fun pattern to paint on many surfaces!

Inspired by

Terrye French

and painted by me!

You can purchase the pattern in my pattern shop

PAINTING THYME PATTERNS

HERE

 or you can visit 

PAINTING WITH FRIENDS

HERE

to see what ALL
Terrye's friends
are painting!

Hugs and Happy Painting!
Lynn

Thyme for a new Painting with Friends Design

DO NOT PIN MY PHOTOS TO PINTEREST

Keepers of the Pantry

is my latest design

for

Painting With Friends

I found this old set of canisters at a thrift shop

I sanded them down and painted them 

BLACK

 first

I then painted over the black with RED for a 

prim look

working on line drawings and sizing

Fronts of canisters

painting the designs and covers

The "tool" you see on the covers is my

fine line painting pen

It is a fun tool used to outline and is also a great tool for 

painting "blanket stitches" such as you see on these pennies

I painted.

This design had lots of "stitches" to paint

This was a fun pattern to do for 

PAINTING WITH FRIENDS

Here are my completed canisters

You can purchase the E-Pattern
for
KEEPERS OF THE PANTRY
HERE

Hugs,

Lynn