Move Mountains In Your Home
If I could only have one power tool, I would have no hesitation choosing which one it would be...a drill. No question. Our drill makes an appearance in many of my projects, like this shelf I built for Cottages & Bungalows... (Okay, my husband helped on that one.) ...and you can see it in a couple of tutorials in Inspired You... We had a nice … [Read more...]
Man, I have been swamped!! I had no idea my big announcement would cause my inbox to be flooded! It's all good, though, and very exciting. I was getting very stressed out at the scale of everything I'm doing right now (because it's just me and sometimes Mini) and a wise reader left a very timely comment. She said, "Run your business, don't let it run you." Awesome. Just what I … [Read more...]
My blog is a lot of work, but there are some really sweet perks. My home is my hobby and my business, I have been able to meet some lovely ladies through this community, it's been great exposure that has brought along amazing opportunities AND I get to test out very cool products. Enter the Cameo, Silhouette's newest electronic cutting tool. I knew I wanted to make something custom, so I … [Read more...]
I had an amazing day. It was busy, but I had a successful shopping trip and had dinner and a movie with my hubby. That's a great day. I'll share some pictures of some of my latest favorite finds in the next few days. As some of you know, last Thursday Mini and I set out to paint my room on the third floor at The Lucketts Store. After much patching, one coat of Satin … [Read more...]
Some of you may have spotted the new Martha Stewart line by Plaid available at Michael's. It's been quite the buzz on the blogs lately. Several bloggers, including myself, were asked to try out the new products and tools and boy, did we get a big box of goodies to try. Here's what I made......a hand painted monogram pillow out of an antique linen tea towel. (This towel was … [Read more...]
Imagine with me, if you will. You're a designer, walking through an antique store and you see this gorgeous chippy table. The size isn't right, but the color is exactly what you are looking for. Oh, if only you carried all eight of your paint color fan decks around with you, you could spend an hour conferring with strangers in the store trying to find which color was the closest … [Read more...]
You girls are so amazing. I have been laughing so hard at some of the suggested names for my cow. You've also shared some wonderful stories and beautiful names of special women in your lives. It's been so fun for me to read. Thanks to all who have participated. The contest is open until midnight PST tonight, so keep them coming! (Just scroll down...)While I was … [Read more...]
I get a lot of e-mail from people wanting to know which paint they should use for their project...Milk Paint or Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint. So, for the benefit of everyone, here's my opinion... First, let's look at examples of Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint (ASCP)... ...and some examples of Milk Paint (MP)... So, let's now put them side-by-side... What does the paint look … [Read more...]
