Good morning!  It is such a nice morning.  It is going to be around 70 degrees.  I'm sure I will take a nice walk today!  Fabric painting is so much fun!  I have painted this lacy fabric napkin and then pinned it to an old fabric pillow with rusty safety pins and added a tag.  This was a fun project!

Good Morning!  The sun is shining and there are a few garage sales in my area!  I'm going to have to go and see what I can find!  It is almost garage sale season here and I love it when there are around twenty of them listed.  A cup of coffee and off I go!     Today I am going to be painting on a surface I have found among my stash!    This is a photo of a project I finished, Simple Prim Blessings Parade.  If you are interested in this pattern packet, please email me:  Terryefrench@aol.com      Happy Saturday and Happy Painting!

It is going to be a pretty chilly day today!  A good day to stay in and find something to paint.  This morning I painted my mouse pad!~~~with a sweet pink Spring Thyme design, using rubber stamps available at: www.treasuredt.blogspot.com!  Thank you Jody for the wonderful stamps!  I just painted my mouse pad with Acrylic paints, using a soft pink color and then I stamped the designs and painted!  It was so easy!

Give Away!  I am having a give away March 15!  Please leave a comment and you will be entered to receive this sweet bunny pail!  "Bunny Rocker Easter Pail!    Thank you so much!

Good morning!  Today I am painting a little Easter Basket for a give away !  I will post photos today, so please stop by and make a coment and you will be entered to receive this little basket!  I will be giving this away, March 15!  Thank you so much!

 Just finished a batch of Pink Sugary Pears!  This sweet pink set includes the pink paper mache box and the pink painted pears!  This project was designed and hand painted by me, Terrye French.  The pattern packet will be ready soon for this fun pink sugary project!  Thank you ! 

Sweet Easter Basket purse pattern packet, available from me, Terryefrench@aol.com.    This is a fun design that could be painted on a little purse or basket!  Happypainting!

Good morning!  It is going to be a nice sunny day today, not too bad for the end of February!  I am still painting snowies and this is Melody.  She is in the pattern packet, Snowie trio available from me.  If you would like this email packet, please email me at:  Terryefrench@aol.com.    Thank you so much and happy painting!

Goodness this is an older pattern packet!  All Seasons jar tops, available from me as an email pattern packet.  If you are interested please email me at:  Terryefrench@aol.com  

Herbs tags pattern packet!  This pattern packet is available in email form.  The designs are so sweet painted on so many different surfaces!  If you are interested please email me at:  Terryefrench@aol.com    Thank you so much!

Peace in the Valley, pattern packet available !  Please email me at: Terryefrench@aol.com if you are interested.   Thank you so much!

Pattern packet available, Nested Bunnies!  Fun bunnies designs to paint on lots of different surfaces!  if you would like this email pattern packet, please email me:  Terryefrench@aol.com   Thank you!

Scattering Bunny Blessings

Bunny Hang Tags

Easter Bonnets

Touch of Summer

Peace in the Valley

 

Melissa

Pattern Packets available!  I have been going through all my pattern packets lately and there are so many that haven't been listed on my website, so I thought I would post them here along with new finished painted items!!  If you are interested in pattern packets sent through email, they are 5.00 each and if you are interested in any finished pieces, the price will be posted and please email me for the shipping and total purchase price, Terryefrench@aol.com      Thank you so much!  I hope that you will check back often for new patterns and finished pieces!!

Happy Valentines Day!  I have posted a free download of bunnies at:  Painting With Friends!  I painted this sweet little pastel bunny and I like to print it and use it for Thank You's and little notes of importance!  You might want to check it out and also see all of the new designs!

http://paintingwithfriends.blogspot.com/

Today is January 24, 2013 and I have been so busy!  Goodness, Painting and creating pattern packets!  I have several new ones listed at:  Painting With Friends!  Wow, my good friend Deb Antonick took my notes and designs and turned them into wonderful painting patterns !  Thank you so much Deb!  New pattern packets are:  Lavender and Her Little ones and Love and Kisses and Hugs and Kisses Valentine Snowie !   Lots of Painting Fun !!!   http://paintingwithfriends.blogspot.com/

Today is January the 23, 2013 and I am busy finishing up pattern packets and painting a new design, a chocolate bunny on a large hanging canvas.  This is a fun project to paint.  I will post it when I am finished !  Have a wonderful day!  Today is going to be nice and warm, about 65, but this Oklahoma and you never know what tomorrow will be like, so off to painting I go !

Spring is almost here and I am painting and listing new things on ebay often.  You might want to check out the listings .  I have also listed a book that I found , Harvest Blessings and Holiday Spirit !  I found a box of these and they are older books,1994.  I will sign all copies !! 

http://www.ebay.com/sch/thepaintedpearbasket/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

Thinking about Spring, I can't help but paint snowies, enjoying the winter air and also enjoying little blooms coming through the snow !  I have been painting these sweet little ones and making new pattern packets also !  The pattern packets are available at:  Painting With Friends and soon at:  Painted Pear Basket !  I always love designing and painting for Spring !!I will be posting lots of new ones often....  http://paintingwithfriends.blogspot.com/

Happy New Year 2013 !  I hope everyone will have a very Happy New Year!!  I have been working on new designs for Painting With Friends and some of my own designs and painting !  And, I will be having a new book coming out this year , published by Viking .  I have been working on new things that I think will have a fresh new look! Fun colors an whimsical but folk designs!  My sketch notebook is full of new designs now for the new book and I have selected fun surfaces for the designs.  Painting is just a really big part of me and I hope will always be.    Be sure to check back often to see progress with new pattern packets from me and new pattern packets for Painting With Friends.  The link to Painting with Friends is:  http://paintingwithfriends.blogspot.com/  and my website is:  http://paintedpearbasket.com/  Happy painting!!!!

New Pattern packets! Candy Cane Snowie !!

New pattern packets have been listed at the Painting With Friends including this new one designed by me and painted by Deb Antonick !  There will be lots of painting fun at:  Painting With Friends, be sure to check it out often !!!      http://paintingwithfriends.blogspot.com/  

Cooking With Friends? Yum

I thought it might be lots of fun to make this blog.  I love to paint and I also love to cook and try new recipes !  If you would like to share your favorite recipes and cooking tips please join !  be the first to start this fun blog off !  I am getting some special recipes ready and I would love to hear from everyone.  What fun this will be to get recipes from your kitchen !! and... mine !  Happy Painting and Cooking !!
http://cookingwithfriendsyum.blogspot.com/

Up Early and Working !

I am up early this morning and already working.  I had my coffee, visited Facebook and now am drawing patterns for new pattern packets.  The new patterns that I am working on are, Candy Cane Snowie and French Country Rooster with Pillow.  Two new patterns that will be ready soon !  I hope to sketch new designs also today for my Painting With Friends.  I have so much fun doing this and seeing what they come up with.  So much talent !  I am just so happy to have such sweet friends and their talent is amazing ! I'm very proud !

Glitz and Glitter Pattern packet is ready !

I have finally finished the pattern packet for the paper ornaments !  So many ornaments in one packet !  I had so much fun with these !  Warning !  Glitter is messy, lol.  If you like sparkles everywhere you won't mind though, on your work surface, on the floor and even all over you !  I have them still in my hair !  Oh well, everything can't be perfect !  Happy painting !!  :)  Available at:   http://paintingwithfriends.blogspot.com/   and   http://paintedpearbasket.com/

more progress

Hopefully by tomorrow I will finish these "Oh so glittery ornamants"  They are so much fun to make and easy to prepare using paper !! Another fun day of painting !!

A little progress, paper ornaments

A little more progress.  Hope to finish soon.    I am having lots of fun painting !!

New Project

New Project !  Paper Ornies !  I have cut out several layers from cardstock for these ornies.  They will be fun to paint.  I hope to have them finished soon and put in a pattern packet ~  Wow lots of ornaments in this one....A happy day of Painting !!

New Book Available

I have a new book available, Painted Pear Basket All Seasons ~~~  This has been a fun book to design and make.  I have made it by hand and the projects include, angels, snowies, pears, and lots of everyday designs.  I am enclosing a few of the photos and I will post more photos in the book also.  The book is available from me, Terryefrench@aol.com.     If you want to purchase a book, just send funds to paypal account:  Terryefrench@aol.com        The price is 18.95 plus 2.00 for shipping  in the U.S.   The price is 18.95 plus 13.95 for international orders.   Happy Painting.

Terrye

Winner ! Leanne of Harvest moon by the Lake

Congratulations Leanne of Harvest Moon by the Lake.  Please contact me for the pattern packet collection that you would like for me to send to you through email.  Thank you all so much and I will start thinking of another give away !    Happy Painting Everyone !!

Lavender Lemonade

Lemonade~~~ The perfect drink for July !   A wonderful recipe for Lemonade with Lavender !! 

3/4 cup of Honey, 2  1/2 cups of water, 2 tablespoons of dried Lavender, 3/4 cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice, 1 1/2 cups of water , and ice !  mix the honey, and 2 1/2 cups of water in pan and bring to boil, stir until the honey is disolved .  When the mixture boils, stir in the dried lavender and remove from heat and let steep for 25 minutes.  Strain the lavender from the mixture and add fresh lemon juice and 1 1/2 cups more water.  Mix and pour into glasses of ice ! yumm     

Lavender sachet:  I put some dried lavender into cheesecloth and wrapped it securely and then place in an old linen napkin, which I folded into the shape of an envelope.  Then I pinned the tab with a rusty safety pin and inserted a few dried lavender stems into the pin.  I have lavender sachets everywhere, in drawers, placed here and there.  The smell is so fresh...  

Watermelon Fan !

I made this fan this morning.  While I was drinking my coffee I made this fun fan !  I used card stock paper and floated Hauser Medium Green for the green area and I used a very light wash of cranberry wine.  I dried it with a hair dryer and then folded it.  After I was finished folding I pinched the ends together and secured with twine and then I cut out a little heart from cardstock and punched two little holes in it and then tied the heart on with the twine. Then I painted little seeds with black on to the fan on the pink area.  After I was finished making the fan, I sprayed it with Deco Art matte sealer finisher.   I think this would be a fun project to share with the granddaughters !! 

Winner today !!

Crafts by Jodi is the winner today in the Pattern packet collection !!  Thank you so much Jodi and thank you everyone for entering.  Be sure to enter if you haven't for the next one ! I appreciate all of your nice comments !

Please email me Jodi for the choice of your free pattern packet collection at:  Terryefrench@aol.com.

Happy painting !  Everyone !!

Facebook

Good morning !  This is how I start each day off, facebook, and coffee.... Dream, shoot for the moon, even if you miss you will land among the Stars ! 
It is going to be another very hot day.  Trying to get used to it, but I just can't.  I don't know how many days in a row now that we have had high nineties to 100's degrees.  I have a lot of shipping to do today and then back to designing for the holidays !  

Note:  Be sure to enter upcoming giveaways on my blog !!  Happy Painting !!

Hot Apple Pie !!

I know....the weather is unbearable hot and I want to make an apple pie !  Purchased these beautiful Granny Smiths and I want a pie !  Apples and Cinnamon just sound so delicious.  Of course I will add a scoop of vanilla yogurt ice cream to the top!   I love Ice Cream !!!   While my pie is baking I think I will sketch some fall and Christmas ideas !  Happy Painting !!

Smells Wonderful !!

After a fun day at garage sales I plugged in my eletric candle warmer with a new scentsy wax tart and it is time to relax and think of something special to paint on all my treasures....  I was thinking about my candle warmer , a gift from a girlfriend, and I remembered making my own tarts.  I would gather up old candles around the house or buy some parafin and even some beeswax on ebay and I would very slowly melt them and add some wonderful scents from this candle supply:   http://www.candlesupply.com/scentcategory.html  I would put the wax and the scent into an old crockpot and melt and then spray a little pam on some cookie molds and slowly pour the wax into them.  Then put the mold in frig to harden faster...  Be sure to keep  your crock pot at a  warm  setting and not hot because of fire danger.  Unplug crockpot as soon as they melt if you are finished making tarts.  I loved my homemade tarts because I liked the shapes and I would display them in a bowl near my tart warmer....    Now it is time to put my feet up and have a nice glass of raspberry ice tea and relax and design...  

Everyone's a winner !!!!

Thank you so much to everyone who posted a comment on my pattern packet collection give away !!   Comments for this give away are closed now......... Guess what?      Everyone's a winner !!  When you have time just email me your email address and your choice of a collection  and I will send you one of my pattern packet collections !!!!  The collections are listed on the Painting with Friends blog  http://paintingwithfriends.blogspot.com/  Thank you again and I just appreciate so much your comments !!!!!!!   Just give me a little time to send them.  I will be at my computer off and on today !!  HAVE A GREAT DAY !!!!!!!!

Strawberries and Ice Cream and Free Santa

Today is the  Birthday of Reverend Clement Clarke Moore, author of "A Visit from St. Nicholas"(The Night Before Christmas).  I'm in the mood to celebrate by having Strawberries for breakfast and Strawberries and Ice Cream the rest of the day !  I also designed a Santa for you to copy and paint if you like !  It is a free design for you.  It is 78 degrees right now and is headed for 96 degrees.  All I can say is it is going to be hot, hot, hot.  A perfect day for Strawberries and Ice Cream ! 

A wonderful Friend and an excellent lunch !

Today I had a wonderful lunch at Benedict Street Marketplace.  The best part of lunch was of course visiting with my very best friend, Carolyn.   We were best friends in highschool and still are.... A very special relationship for sure.   For lunch we had Veggie Sandwiches, cream cheese, shredded carrots, cucumbers, pimentos, sprouts, sauteed mushrooms on Marble rye.  Also we enjoyed raspberry tea and cold pumpkin soup.  Yummy !    Benedict Street is a wonderful meat and gourmet market.  She is a very special friend for sure, she brought me a gift, a candle tart warmer and now my studio smells wonderful !  I try to surprise her with painted gifts also.  She loves painting !!

Christmas in July Giveaway !!!!

Your choice of an email Pattern packet collection listed on painting with friends:   I will give three of these away.  One on July 16, 20 and 25th.  Please make a comment and check back often to see if you have won !  This is the link to the Painting Collections you could choose from:  http://paintingwithfriends.blogspot.com/
Just click on the Terrye French collections !  If you love to paint or know someone who does, please leave a comment and you might win a collection to be sent to you through email.  Happy Painting !!!

Please start comment again for this give away, again on 20th and 25th.  All the comments on this post will be entered into the  20th and 25th give away !  Wow a surprise for those who entered on the 16th.  Everyone was a winner !!!!!!  Happy Painting

Christmas in July

July is a good time to think ahead about Christmas.  If I start planning and painting now, I should be prepared.  It is 77 degrees and a little breeze, so I am enjoying this morning outdoors, on the balcony, sipping cinnamon coffee and enjoying a waffle with spiced peach sauce, mmmm.....   I recently purchased several things at garage sales last Saturday and I have a pretty good stash.  I think I will start on a chicken tea pot...  The first thing I will do to the chicken pot is dab Deco Art Multi purpose sealer all over it and let it cure a little while and then basecoat it and then paint a folk design on to it.  I hope to have it finished today and listed on ebay.    I love my job, painting and making pattern packets and books.  So everyday seems like a holiday !
Spiced Peach Sauce Recipe:   Combine 1 1/2 teaspoons of lemon juice, 2 cups of sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg and two pounds of thawed,  frozen, sliced, unsweetened  peaches .( be sure to save the juice from the frozen peaches and put it into the pan also )    Bring to boil over medium to higher heat and boil until thickened ( ab out 40 minutes to 50 minutes ) stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon.  Remove the sauce pan from heat and cool completely.  Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a month.

ebay link:   http://shop.ebay.com/thepaintedpearbasket/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340  

Painting Pillows

I love to paint pillows !  The pillows are a very easy surface to find !  They make wonderful decorative items for an old chair to benches ...  I have painted this pillow that I found at a dollar store.  I painted the pillow with acrylic paints.  (I just brushed over it with a neutral color, Toffee, by Deco art and then found a piece of fabric that I had in my fabric stash and pinned it to my pillow and added little ties to each corner !  I then painted the chicken on to the fabric !  I love painting Pillows !!!

Thyme to Paint for the Holidays

It is time to start painting for the holidays !  I am never prepared, like I want to be, but I am

going to start early this year and paint and share some painting tips and also some fun creative ideas for the holidays !  I love painting, cooking and creating and I would love to share this with all of my friends.  I hope that we can enjoy painting along with creative crafting fun !!!!    I have painted this fun snowie with different color candy canes.  I thought about lots of fun things to do with different color canes.  You could display a jar full of handmade cloth ones or chunky wood ones painted in the colors of the season or just display a jar of all colors !  Right now I like to display yellow, red and green, for the colors of sunflowers and watermelon !  I love watermelon !  Candy canes in the summer !!!!!

Painting With Friends

I would like to tell you about a new group:  Painting With Friends !!!  This is a wonderful group of artists who are painting and painting and painting !   Wonderful friends who are inspired and are showing their talents !  Their painted pieces are absolutely wonderful !  I love painting with friends~~  I have so many designs, I can never get them painted. The stack of unpainted designs kept growing and I decided to see if someone else would like to paint them and then Painting With Friends started.  A very good friend of mine, Deb Antonick, designed the new blog and I hope everyone will check out all of the new patterns and designs, Happy Painting !     http://paintingwithfriends.blogspot.com/

fresh fried Green tomatoes

Yum, fresh fried green tomatoes.  My favorite food.  This time of year is the best for fresh fruit and vegetables from the Farmers Market.  I like to visit this fun place every Saturday.  Just thought I would take a photo of this tasty treat !

New Greeting cards from Legacy

I am very proud that Legacy Publishing used my designs to make the nicest cards.  Thank you Legacy!

Terrye

How to make antique roses

I love these roses, they are primitive and sweet and smell wonderful.  This is how I made them.  I bought some cheese cloth and went outside and clipped some stems from trees or vines, that were about the same length that you would want. 
You will need, a little bit of paint, pink, or color of your choice, or instant tea, glue gun and Deco Art multipurpose sealer and glitter, I use, Deco art Glamour dust and your favorite refresher scented oil, I like Birthday Cake scent.  Also you might want to tie a ribbon them, or twine and add a little tag, just so many things you could do with them.  
I put some pink paint in water and mixed it,  and some I made a mixture with instant tea and water. 
Just  dip your cheese cloth in paint and water mix or your choice, take out wring well and let dry outside or somewhere you don't get it on anything.  When dry, cut long strips about 4 or 5 inches wide your choice.  They fold that long strip, so that you have the folded edge for your smooth rose petals.  Now put hot glue on the end of a stick, or stem and place your cheese cloth on and just start rolling your stem and your rose starts to take form.  Roll as much as you want until you get the look you want,  I had to practice a lot.   When finished, tie a piece of twine at the bottom of the rose to secure, or use a piece of ribbon, add a bell, tag, etc.  Now gently dab the all purpose sealer here and there on the rose and pour glitter on the rose and then when dry spray up close on the rose your refresher oil, oh, smells so good, now you are done,   So easy.  If you make some please post and let me know what they look like, I know there are so many possibilities with these.  They look nice in containers, or placed together with a little sweet annie.  Who would love to have antique Roses !

Terrye

Antigue Roses

Sugar and Spice

Addie and Maddie.  I see the likeness......Sugar and Spice