Painting with MY FRIENDS...Monday, March 31, 2014

Time got away from me again, but then we just have to SOMETIMES make decisions...

I've been trying to paint some of the designs of my friends the past few weeks...

I LOVE to think about my friends as I am painting their design...

The First design I painted was by my friend, Mindy, from the Woodshop in West Virginia...

I was HONORED to be able to be the first to paint this...We did a pattern packet together and you can buy it from Mindy's shop... click  HERE  or from my etsy shop by clicking HERE

Mindy is one of my group of friends that I met in a painting group...She is a VERY naughty girl, JUST like the rest of them...ME?  I'm the GOOD one...

Mindy is the REASON that people post pictures of SQUIRRELS with me looking for NUTS...

She is funny and talented and WELL NAUGHTY!

 IF you need wood cut, then Mindy is your gal!

She is a mother, a grandmother, a wife, a woodcutter, a friend, and SO much more rolled up into a tiny little body of strength...She KNOWS what is important in life and I'm glad to say 

SHE is my Friend!

The next thing that I painted was a candle mat by Sheila Landry...

It is a PAINTING with Friends Pattern, designed by Sheila

You will be hearing this a lot, but WHAT a talent she is!! 

Sheila lives in Canada, but don't get any ideas, she is NOT your typical NICE Canadian that we hear so much about...

Could it be BECAUSE she is from Chicago...BWAH!!

Sheila and her boyfriend design and cut some of the most AWESOME scroll saw designs I have ever seen...

You can find her link on the left side of my blog...

Sheila is a Mother, a Grandmother, a cook, a classically trained pianist, and so much more...

Sheila also cuts wood if ever you need any...

While Mindy SEEMS all sweet on the outside, Sheila does NOT try to hide it ONE BIT...BWAH HA HAHAHAHAAA...

No, Sheila is one of the sweetest, most supportive friends that one could EVER wish to have in your life...

The next design I painted was by Sharon Cook

Sharon is not like my other friends...she is NEVER naughty and ALWAYS NICE...I'm sure she does NOT have to sweat out the Christmas Season WONDERING which list she is on!

Sharon creates the funniest characters with BIG NOSES and EYES...hmmm...the better to SMELL you with and SEE you with my dear??  I'm not sure about that!!

Sharon is a TRUE reflection of God's love by the way she interacts and encourages others...

I am SO blessed that I get to RECEIVE the LOVE from Sharon...

To find her patterns click HERE

The last pattern that I got painted was by my friend, Silvia Andreoli, from Italy...

 

I LOVE this pattern...Silvia had painted it on a lampshade, but I put it on a tea kettle...I LOVE it...

I thought about where Silvia lives...She is a farm girl like me...

I remembered her telling me of living close to a resort and watching the fireworks on several occasions...

Silvia and I love MANY of the same TV shows...

I laughed when she told me that she watches them in English

THEN in Italian...She doesn't WANT to miss anything!

Click HERE to find here patterns.

This last picture is from another of my friends in New York...

Suzie Q, as I call her, is Italian, too...LOL...

I LOVE this bunny painted with Suzanne's darling primitive touch. IT is NOW a very special treasure from ANOTHER one of my NAUGHTY friends!!  

Suzanne is CRAZY, but she is so full of love...

Like my other friends, she is a Mother, a wife, a Grandmother and a good friend with a GREAT sense of humor!

I was so happy to receive this bunny wabbit,  that I designed a sheep, which we BOTH love, JUST for her...

 

Suzanne painted him and shared him and I think she did MUCH better than I did...I LOVE how she put him on a penny rug!!

 

While it may seem that I get NOTHING done, I think you can say that I have gotten SOME things done...If nothing else than PLAYING with my friends...

I have been BLESSED beyond Measure!!

Oh, and one last thing...One of the teams that I am on is having a SPRING SALE on Facebook starting April 1 - April 20...You must be a friend of ours to be added, BUT that is NOT a problem...IF you are my friend, then let me  know you want to be added and I will get that done...I have already seen some things that I would LOVE to have!!

 

I HOPE that you have some GOOD friends that you enjoy being with and sharing with...Be SURE to tell them ALL how much they mean to YOU...Blessings to YOU...~charlotte♥