Thyme to see a design by Kim Hogue that I painted called Harbor Sea Coast

Harbor Sea Coast 

is a design by

Kim Hogue CDA

that I painted

on a small childs armoire

that was mine growing up

I painted my design on the door to the armoire

I had to adjust the design some to make it fit my surface

My surface measured 

30" x 15"

I started out basecoating the surface, whale sign 

and

 lighthouse

Painting the lighthouse

and

adding the checks

working 

on the

WHALE SIGN

I used an "artistic" license to add my town to the sign

which is 

Barnstable

working on the sailboat

adding some shading to sail

and 

a 

STRIPE 

to the sail!

Now a STAR!

I originally painted

 BOSTON 

on the sail as 

Kim Hogue

did in her directions

BUT

I changed my mind and used an "artistic license"

and 

painted 

CAPE COD

instead!

Kim uses distressing sticks a lot in her designs

They are FUN to use!

They add so much dimension to your project!

Kim Hogue 

is the

 QUEEN of DETAIL!

She loves her embellishments!

I painted WOOD buttons for the wheels on the boat

painting the flag

FINISHED!

This piece was a LOT of work!

I love it!

But worth it!

You can find more of 

Kim Hogue's

designs at

HEAVENLY HEART CREATIONS

HERE

Hugs

Lynn

Thyme to give you The key to my HEART

Key to my HEART

is a 

Terrye French Design 

that I have painted several times

I have always loved painting this sweet design!

When painting the facial detail

it is best painted with a light touch of your brush using washes

Adding some shading and dimension

The HEARTS

 are painted in such a way to look like they were

stiched on

I added a vine and berries around the edge of the plate.

I love to paint vines.....they take a little practice

I drilled 2 holes in the side of the plate

 and 

strung a satin ribbon thru them

I addes a rusty old key 

and 

a grungy tag that says

KEY TO MY HEART

Once I had varnished my piece

 I sprayed just the pinafore part of the dress with spray glue

 then sprinkled on some 

DIAMOND DUST

for 

SPARKLE!

I am sending this plate to a 

very DEAR friend 

as a 

SURPRISE!

You can purchase this pattern at

PAINTING WITH FRIENDS

HERE

So now you have

THE KEY TO MY HEART!

I hope you like it!!!

Hugs,

Lynn

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