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

Thyme for a Prim Christmas Goose

I found this pizza peel at a thrift shop

They make wonderful surfaces to paint on!

HINKLEY

however had other ideas for it!!!

BUT

I need to 

MAKE THE MAGIC

 happen

and 

finish painting

 all my gifts!

I used a 

PAINTING WITH FRIENDS DESIGN

Inspired by Terrye French

to paint this piece

I used my own colors and added my own personal touches!

This was a fun piece to paint!

Adding the holly,  

greens and berries

I added a tiny gold bell to the end of the string

Prim Christmas Goose 

will be

 going to a very dear friend this 

Christmas

Happy Painting!

Lynn

Did you know that Santa's elves go to school?????

Santa's elves 

must first complete

a very demanding course before becoming one of 

SANTA'S

 chosen 

elves

ELFCAPADE CLASSES

begin

 promptly each day at

10 AM

HINKLEY

has told me that 

BREAKFAST

 is key 

to the start of a good day!

"We elves try to stick to the 4 main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup."

quote 

from

~BUDDY the Elf

Before being sent to me

my elf

HINKLEY

had to complete the training

given by

Brenda Griffith

at

THE RUSTY THIMBLE

*let me add this does not ALWAYS guarantee 

an

 ELF that is FULLY trained!!!!!!

In fact......I have had to do a LOT of re-training.....sigh!!!!

Soooooo I decided that maybe BRENDA

 should

 assess her course of study for the elves 

BEFORE

 shipping them to their new homes!!!!

 With that in mind I decided to paint her a

 chalk board 

to keep track of the elves schooling

I used a 

Painting With Friends 

design

Inspired 

by

Terrye French

 called 

ELF CLASS

to paint this project

I used my own colors and added some personal touches to the piece

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

Merry Christmas Brenda!!!!

Thank you for helping to 

MAKE THE MAGIC 

happen for me this Christmas!!!!

Happy Painting !

Lynn

Thyme for Christmas Treats!

I 

LOVE 

making ornamental gingerbread dough ornaments

they can be used as bowl fillers, ornaments 

or

 in arrangements

the "dough" smells wonderful

I found this old sifter in a thrift shop

 and

 decided to make a centerpiece with it

The

MAGIC

is happening !

Hugs,

Lynn