I found this old metal coffee pot and immediately thought this needs to be painted with gingerbread men and candy canes!  So merry and bright!  This is my original design and is a quick and easy project.  I like to think this will become a cherished piece handed down through the years.  I found the coffee pot ata  yard sale and have seen plenty out and about at junk shops, thrift shops and recycle shops.  I have included a recipe for the cinnamon appleauce ornaments that I attached to the top.  I had fun painting this and hope you do too!  Please note...once painted, the coffee pot is for decorative purposes only.

 This is a pattern and not a finished product.  Once payment has been received, a PDF file will be uploaded to your computer at which time you can download a copy to be used at a time of your choosing.

If you would prefer a paper pattern, please email me for more information (thesunflowercupboard@gmail.com).

Please be sure to download the pattern within 24 hours of receipt as this is time sensitive.

This is a pattern and not a finished product. The pattern will be an instant download once payment has been completed.  The pattern includes full written instructions, supply and paint list, digital photographs and line drawing.

This piece was designed with all the cat lovers in mind.  It has a lovely little cat family out carolling.  There is plenty of snow and I am sure they are happy they have their fur on.  A fun piece to design and paint and I hope you like it.  

Please be sure to download the pattern within 24 hours of receipt as this is time sensitive.

HAPPY PAINTING!

This is an E-Pattern and not a finished product.  Ah...beach season - one of my favorite seasons!  What says the beach more than plenty of sand, the ocean, palm trees and a beach angel, complete with palm frond wings....hmm there may even be some star fish....This E-pattern is an instant download which will be sent to your computer upon completion of the sale.  The pattern includes full written instructions, supply and paint list, digital photographs and line drawing.  

This pattern was published in Pixelated Palette in July 2015.

Please be sure to download the pattern soon after receiving it as there is a time restriction.

If you would prefer a paper pattern, please email me for more information (thesunflowercupboard@gmail.com).

This pattern was designed for an old sifter I repurposed.  I pictured an old New England road side pumpkin stand, filled to the brim with pumpkins!  I had fun designing and painting this.  The design can be used on many surfaces, you are only limited by your imagination!

This pattern was published in Painting E-zine in September 2015.

This is a pattern and not a finished product. This pattern is an instant download pattern and will sent to you upon completion of the sale for you to download at your leisure.  The pattern includes full written instructions, supply and paint list, digital photographs, and a line drawing.  

Please be sure to download the pattern within 24 hours of receipt as this is time sensitive.

Christmas is coming!  I love this time of the year, don't you!

I designed, shaped, and hand painted each sweater and then sealed each with a glossy varnish and attached baker's twine to each ornament.  Christmas sweaters seem to go hand in glove with the season!  Wouldn't this be a sweet gift for a teacher, daycare person or just so many other suggestions.  

The ornament measures 4 inches wide and 2 3/4 inches long.

Great care will be taken to ensure that the ornament arrives at its destination in one piece!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Now that I am living in a State where we have a serious winter, I thought I should give this State some credit and came up with a design that reflected my respect.  There is a snowshoe on one of the ornaments and the other ornament has a Christmas tree.  

This pattern was published in Painting E-zine in November 2015.

This is a pattern and not a finished product.  This pattern is an instant download pattern which means that as soon as the sale is completed, this will be sent to your computer where you will download it at your leisure.  The pattern includes a full written instructions, supply and paint list, digital photos and a line drawing.

Please be sure to download the pattern within 24 hours of receipt as this is time sensitive.

I designed this piece after finding a wooden pineapple tray at a recycle shop.  I have since found many of these pieces so they must be pretty common..anyway I really liked the look of this and it painted up real well.  This piece is very "New England/Cape Cod" looking to me with the red saltbox house, tall decorated trees with stars on top, and sheep and a snowman in the dooryard.  This also made me miss Cape Cod (lived there for 10 years).

This pattern was published in Painting E-zine in December 2015.

This is a pattern and not a finished product.  Upon completion of the sale, this pattern will be instantly downloaded to your computer and you may then use it at your leisure.  The pattern includes full written instructions, supply and paint list, digital photos and line drawing(s).

Please be sure to download the pattern within 24 hours of receipt as this is time sensitive.

If you would prefer a paper pattern, please email me for more information (thesunflowercupboard@gmail.com).

This is a pattern I designed in early 2015 when I was still living in Virginia.  It was right around Mother's Day and I thought the design conveyed a feeling of mother's love and baby's love as well.  This is a free pattern.  

Please be sure to download the pattern within 24 hours of receipt as this is time sensitive.

If you would like this pattern, please send me an email to thesunflowercupboard@gmail.com and I will send you a PDF of the pattern - all ready to go!

Independence Day is almost here! Bring out the fireworks, flags, watermelon, parades and all the other things that make July Fourth so special. To top it all off, this design is surrounded by a checked border cat of all things! God Bless America!  

This pattern was published in Pixelated Palette in June 2015.

This is a pattern and not a finished product. This pattern is an instant download which means that upon completion of the sale, the pattern will be instantly sent to your computer and you can use it at any time you choose!  The pattern includes full written instructions, supply and paint list, digital photos and a line drawing.

Please be sure to download the pattern within 24 hours of receipt as this is time sensitive.

I have only recently discovered the Valais Black-Nosed Sheep of Scotland.  This is my attempt at designing and painting one in a primitive type style.  They are so fluffy with their white wooly bodies and black wooly faces.  I hope you are as captivated with them as I am.  Happy Painting.

This is a pattern and not a finished product.  Upon completion of the sale, you will be emailed with the pattern to download to your computer and use at your leisure. The pattern includes full written instructions, supply list, digital photos and line drawing.

Please be sure to download the pattern within 24 hours of receipt as this is time sensitive.

This is an original design that I painted for a metal coffee pot that I found in a "junk shop".  I love to repurpose things, to give them new life and when I saw this pot I already had the design imprinted on my brain.  There are quite a few interesting details to this pattern from the leaf wings, the check border on top, the flowing golden orange hair and stars in the sky.  This is further embellished by a torn fabric covering the handle and the raffia bow.  I enjoyed designing and painting this and hopefully you will enjoy it also!  Happy Painting! 

This pattern was published in the Pixelated Palette in August 2015.

Spring has to be right around the corner, at least I hope so.  I designed this last winter and in the interim also made a video and figured I should release the e-pattern if nothing else than to scare the cold weather away.  What could be more peaceful than a trio of country girls walking their trio of geese to market?  Well, not ready to leave well enough alone, I had to add some frolicking sheep in the background.  It was a fun piece to design and to paint and I am hoping you have some fun with it also.  Would be so cute in a little girl's room or a "powder room" or anyplace you choose to place it.  

This pattern and a video were released back in 2015 or 2016 (not sure).

This is an e-pattern and not a finished product.  Upon completion of the sale, you will receive notice that the pattern is ready to be downloaded to your computer at a time that is best for you.  

Please be sure to download the pattern within 24 hours of receipt as this is time sensitive.

If you have any questions whatsIoever, please do not hesitate to contact me at:thesunflowercupboard@gmail.com

Happy Painting!

Christmas season is rapidly approaching and my mind went to all kinds of things...angels...gingerbread men, Merry Christmas...and this is what I came up with.  She is a sweet ginger-haired angel who just so happens to have a cute little gingerbread man in her pocket and is holding a Merry Christmas banner!  Problem solved!  

I hope she is just what you were looking for.  

This is an e-pattern and not a finished product.  Upon completion of the sale, you will receive notice that the pattern is ready to be downloaded to your computer.  This is an instant dlownload and can be downloaded at a time that is best for you.  

Please be sure to download the pattern within 24 hours of receipt as this is time sensitive.

If you have any questions whatsoever, please do not hesitate to contact me at:

thesunflowercupboard@gmail.com

Memories of spring and summer are always full of forget-me-nots and sunflowers.  I found a cute little paper mache suitcase that fit the design I had in mind and I even added a sunflower inside the suitcase for whimsy.  Everywhere I have had a garden I have had sunflowers and naturally this little red-headed gardener has her sunflower patch as well. 

The forget-me-nots are a wonderful memory I have of my sweet sister-in-love, Maureen.  I sent her a bunch of seeds when I was living in Maine and she returned the favor and sent me some of her seeds from Washington State to me in Minnesota.  I love an area carpeted with the lovely blue blossoms they produce.  These will be first seeds I sow this spring.

This was a fun piece to design and paint.  Of course, it can be painted on any surface you choose in case you cannot find a paper mache suitcase.

This patterrn was published in Pixelated Palette in October of 2016.

This is an e-pattern and not a finished product.  Upon completion of the sale, you will receive notice that the pattern is ready to be downloaded to your computer at a time that is best for you.  

If you would like a hard copy of the pattern, please email me at thesunflowercupboard@gmail.com

If you have any questions whatsoever, please do not hesitate to contact me at:thesunflowercupboard@gmail.com

Please be sure to download the pattern within 24 hours of receipt as this is time sensitive.

Happy Painting!

I wanted to design a piece that would be good to display all winter long with snowmen, icicles, and snowflakes. I painted a trio of snowmen rather than overwhelming the teapot as I wanted the snowflakes to be an important part of the design as well. It was fun to design and even more fun to paint. Lots of little details (I love details!). I hope you have fun painting this!  This design will fit on many different sizes of tea pots as the snowmen figures can be easily moved.

This pattern was published in Painting E-Zine in December 2016.

This is an e-pattern and not a finished product.  Upon completion of the sale, you will receive notice that the pattern is ready to be downloaded to your computer at a time that is best for you.  The pattern includes full written instructions, supply list, digital photos and line drawing.

Please be sure to download the pattern within 24 hours of receipt as this is time sensitive.

If you have any questions whatsoever, please do not hesitate to contact me at:thesunflowercupboard@gmail.com

Happy Painting!