Country Chicks May 2012

Today's pictures show my booth at the Country Chicks show in Rochester.  Was rainy and windy, but still had a great time!!  Melanie and Sheena put on a fabulous show, and was thrilled to be part of it.  Looking forward to the fall show

New items for February/March!!

Has been a busy few weeks......the first picture shows a hand-painted journal and memo note box, adapted from older Terrye French patterns.
Just finished this piece.....2nd pic shows two sides of this candle block....adapted from a pattern from Terrye's new "All Seasons" book
The winter and spring sides of the candle block.....so cute!!
All this is near and dear to my heart!! I did this pcinic basket as part of the Terrye French "Painting With Friends" group....Terrye provides the drawing, and a "friend" does the painting and pattern instructions.....I recently joined the group and this is my first project!! Patterns are available for purchase ($5 each for e-patterns) from the Painting With Friends site.
This vintage scale has been painted with an old Kim Klassen pattern....love anything with a crow on it!!

Finally got the calendar updated....so excited to be doing the Country Chicks show this spring!! My first time as a vendor there, and plan to have my booth jam-packed with vintage goodies and hand-painted treasures!!

Also have several other shows planned for the year....I may be adding one or two more in the fall......love to paint pumpkins, so I need an outlet!!!

Cyndy

New for January

It's been a while since I posted anything new....been a very hectic couple of months!! First pic today is a cute little sampler from a Terrye French "Painting With Friends" pattern, and a couple of little memo boxes I painted up to match.
Next is another painted sampler....this on is an older Kim Klassen pattern, found in Create and Decorate magazine (my fave!!)
Third is another Terrye Friend PWF pattern (more about them later!!) done on a half-circle...I love anything Americana!!
Last pic is an adaptation of a Sue Allemand pattern from a few years ago.....very simple but an awesome sentiment.

Now for some good news.....I "applied" to be part of the Terrye French "Painting With Friends" pattern group and was accepted!! If you aren't familiar with the group, Terrye provides the line drawing pattern, and one of the "friends" paints it, developing the palette and painting directions. The patterns are listed as "Designed by Terrye French, painted by---", and are for sale on the Painting With Friends blog. I recently received my first pattern, a cute little group of bunnies......and am finding that it isn't as easy as it seems, but I am determined to get it right!! Will be posting the results once they are accepted by Terrye and her co-ordinator, Deb Antonick.

Hope to be updating my calendar in the next few days, it is woefully out of date!! Have a few tentative show plans (Country Chicks in May, Funky Junk Sisters in June) but nothing definite yet....hope to do at least one more summer or fall show, plus my usual holiday season shows.

Be sure and check us out on Facebook too, www.facebook.com/pages/PrimWorks.

Also, my dear friend Lisbeth Stull launched her website this weekend (www.lisbethstull.com) where she is selling some of her amazing decorative painting patterns. I especially love "Chef Boo"!! Check it out!!

Fall/Winter projects

I've been very lax about posting the blog lately, so I have some catching up to do.....first pic today is of a cute little stock pot with a simple "chicken soup" theme...adapted from an old "Farm Animals" book...not sure of the original designer...
This is something I adapted from a stitchery pattern from (I believe) Primitive Stitches....cute little reindeer....stitchery patterns are a great source of inspiration!!
A couple of little wooden plaques....adapted from a Renee Mullins candle pillar pattern
You can never have enough sheep....or reindeer....or both....
Cute little cat ornaments from a Cyndi Combs pattern.....a real hot seller at the shows this year!!

I am finished with my craft shows for 2011. It has been a very busy year as I added a few new shows. Check back for updates to the 2012 show schedule.....the only definites right now are Spanaway Lake HS the 2nd weekend in Nov and Winterfest Thanksgiving weekend 2012.....will also probably be doing at least one Funky Junk Sisters show, and one or two Country Creations shows....am also applying with Country Chicks in Rochester (love love love their shows!!) so 2012 looks to be a busy year too!!!

Check back with the blog for new products and schedule updates, or follow us on Facebook....am hoping to have some news regarding a new "enterprise" after the first of the year.....

Cyndy

Halloween is right around the corner!!

Just a quick post today to show off this darling "monster" paint can.....won't it look cute filled with goodies for Halloween?? I love his pink hair!!

Back in a few days with some new ornaments and am also working on a cute reindeer pot.

Cyndy

First craft show of the season was a success!!

This pic shows my booth at the Country Creations show in Bellevue this weekend. Had a great show, looking forward to doing more shows with Sandy next year.
This is one of the new pieces I finished for the show. It is an old soup stock pot, done up in an adaptation of a Kim Klassen pattern.
This is from a Terrye French "Painting With Friends" pattern.....the wood piece is something I "rescued" from a building that was being renovated.....got a bunch of scrap pieces to "repurpose"
This is a little set of nesting boxes, done with simple little prim scenes...
And one last picture of my Country Creations booth.....I really really stuffed the booth as it was small....plus this is a "boutique" show, meaning I am not manning the booth and re-stocking as things sell, so I kind of have to "overfill" so open spots are not so obvious....

This show was a great success, so I am going to be painting like crazy to restock for my remaining shows. Next up is the Funky Junk Sisters "Junk Salvation" Vintage Flea Market Nov 4 & 5 in Puyallup. Will have lots of vintage "smalls" for this show, plus am working on a few painted furniture pieces.

Beginning with the Funky Junk show, I will be displaying a "Four Season" chair that I painted. I am raffling off the chair to raise money for a charity I work with, Pierce County Santa Cops. Tickets will be $2 each or 3/$5. It is a single chair with four different (removable) seats for the four seasons. I will display the chair and sell the tickets at all my Pierce County shows this year. Check back for pictures.

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Back soon!!

Let the craft show season begin.......

Has been a while since I posted, so have several pictures....first is a Santa from a Terrye French pattern....this is done on a mink board, and the reverse side has a darling pumpkin and crow....not sure if I posted that pic on the blog or not.....
Next picture shows some of the snowman "army" I have painted up.....
I call these "mood blocks"......just turn them to reflect your mood for the day!!!
These are some cute little resin snowmen and Santa ornaments....from a Susan Kelley pattern from Artists Club
And last, our first class project of the year......little "ghostie gourds"....my dog loved these, she thought they were a play toy.......so very happy to be back painting with my "classmates"....I missed them!!

Had a chance to hit the decorative painting convention trade floor in Portland 2 weeks ago, got some great patterns and surfaces......plus this past weekend was filled with all the awesome sales and shops in the Chehalis/Rochester/Olympia area.....Country Chicks, Pole Barn Primitives, Deep Creek Barn, Country Shed....we hit them all!!! Have lots more goodies to "re-purpose"!!

My first craft show of the season is Country Creations at Vasa Park Resort in Bellevue, Oct 13-14-15. It is a boutique show, so I won't have to "man" my booth, just set-up, work one shift, and tear down.....

Second show will be the Funky Junk Sisters "Junk Salvation" show in Puyallup....so much fun!! Check out their website for ticket pre-sales for early entry!!

Be sure and check out our PrimWorks page on Facebook!!

Cyndy