For Sanbaz.......a few pics of the jugs I used to paint.

they a stunning Janey....:-)

Were these for a narrow boat Janey? Maybe you could search some boot fairs for them, when it gets warmer that is!

Lovely work there Janey. I hope you find a way of doing some more painting!

They're brilliant Janey :o)) What a lovely hobby.

they are fantastic, i love them. i was thinking it was like canal art ~ i would love to learn that. roses and castles isnt it?
will it only work on enamel?? couldnt the same thing work on ordinary jug and then varnish at the end to get that deep shine???

Maybe you could try painting on terracotta?

Thanks Sandra and Grandmage...:o) No Grandmage, though it's very similar, and some of the flowers are Roses from canal-boat design. I used to do them as gifts for friends etc, when this sort of decorative stuff was fashionable.

i like that green one best ~ the flowers are beautiful

I love the little blue one! One each then Sticki?

yep that sounds fair to me grandmage ~ do you fancy doing tutorials on line janey?

Aw, thanks Karen and Hywel,...I had been telling San about them....:o) Yes it's Toleware, usually done on tin or enamel, and yes Sticki, the chest is wooden, so you could use it on anything you like really. I watched Kirsties Home made Home last week and they were stencilling onto fabric, that seems to be back in fashion again too. Yes that's an idea Grandmage....it would work with anything really as long as it wasn't too porous.

Lol girls!

wow janey so good, i love this type of thing myself,you have done a great job of them, hope you find something else to paint, have a look on ebay, you never know what you might find, could do plates to janey, they would be lovely as gifts, glad you posted these thanx :o))

I watched Kirsty too, great isn't she? I would love to the stencilling too and stained glass.

you will have to give it a go with your new found skill San....

janey look up plate painting on you tube ;o)
i may do one day sandra lol

Fascinating stuff, Janey, I do like the hinge-less chest! Do you remember when it was fashionable to stencil walls in rooms ? Must be about twelve years ago now, my daughter and her Sixth Form friends did a lovely stencil on our bedroom walls, a house we have sinced move out of. I wonder if the new owners painted over it straight away ... lol !

i liked the stained glass on the kirsty programme but some things she does i really dont like and cant understand their appeal

These are really good Janey. When we were looking round the antique shops in Leominster during the summer they had a garden saw in one of the shops painted exactly like this it was priced at £94.

ooooooooooooooo these are lovely janey .... u must do more !!!!

Janey, you have a lovely eye for painting your jugs..they are beautiful.

As these fashions go....these kind of designs will come around again although I wouldn't hesitate to have one on display in my home....don't follow the "in" things much. Thanks for sharing your painting with us.

They do look like the canal designs - we walk by the Taunton to Bridgwater Canal in the summer, and they sell jugs and mugs etc very like yours in the little cafe there.

They're lovely! :-)

Pleased you like them San....I didn't think about Ebay....I'll have a look tomorrow...really fancy doing another one...:o)

Ooh yes, the stained glass is something I really want to have a go at Grandmage...Ian has made a couple of windows over the years, but I was too busy then, just liked the final result..Lol.

Yes, I was like your daughter, Shirley, if it stayed still, it got stencilled...Lol. I remember we had a flush door in our bathroom, and I panelled it and stencilled grapes and vines down the middle, on the outside.

I know what you mean Sticki, I really didn't think those hessian curtains would work, but I did like them hung up, even though they looked creased...Lol

Thank you Stroller and Cristina, ooh now £94 is certainly an incentive...:o))

Thanks Jacque......these do suit my cottage, I must admit, and I've trundled them from house to house these last few years, so a little bit worse for wear now!

Glad you like them Barbara, yes the tinware designs do originate from canal boats....and Romany caravans were decorated very similarly....people in those days couldn't afford ornaments or have room for them , so they painted their household items for decoration. Now all I need girls is an outlet!!....:o))

Lovely, Janey, you have talent!

Fantastic looking jugs. I´d love to be able to do anything like that but I´m absolutly hopeless at anything artistic, painting, drawing etc.

They're lovely Janey. Well done. You are talented!!

Fantastic Janey, I love enamel ware. The artwork reminds me of how they paint the canal boats.

Clever you :-))

I loved them too,..and I wish I was talented like you..:o)

Jane have to agree they are absolutely stunning really like them well done you.

They are fantastic Janey , Tony had a go at doing the same thing we have an old oil lantern hanging in the summer house that he did up also an old enamal jug ... .....

They are all lovely Janey and so nice to have around in the winter especially whne you can't get out into the garden so much...I hope you do get back into it...it be fun to see your creativity at work again...

Janey they are lovely..........Well done.......

Thanks for such a lot of great comments everyone...they were really interesting to do...you've spurred me on to start again! It's only folk art, but very therapeutic to focus on....I bet Tony enjoyed it too Amy? you'll have to take a pic, so we can have a look...:o) Thanks once again everyone...:o)) X

very nice well done janey :))

Oh thanks Avis and Mark61, that's kind of you Avis....I'm thinking of starting again, maybe after Xmas....I'll see if I remember how to do them...watch this space...Lol!

They all look great Janey, you are talented. What about buckets, you could make holes in the bottom and fill with plants. Maybe garden centres would buy them..you could be rich beyond your wildest dreams. In fact we could become partners, with my business contacts...ahem... there'd be no problem lol:-)

Ha ha Ba.....pleased you like them...:o)) This could take off alongside Magic Bat Carpets....Lol!

Exactement Janey:-)