Gold Rush 2018

by Marian Parsons | Aug 17, 2018 | All Things Home, Antiques, Favorite Finds

This weekend is the big antique event in this corner of the world – Gold Rush! It’s an antique market that sets up in the entire town of Oronoco, MN and at the Rochester Fair Grounds. I went last year, but it was raining, so I only experienced a small...

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gold leaf ornament tutorial | christmas crafts

by Marian Parsons | Dec 4, 2021 | All Things Home, crafts, Decorating, Holiday, Tutorials, Winter

After adding the gold star to the top of my dining room Christmas tree, I felt like I needed a few gold ornaments to add some more shine and gold details that would tie in with the topper. Well, that’s an easy thing to make! Here is an easy tutorial showing...

Fixing & Cleaning Paint Brushes

by Marian Parsons | Mar 4, 2021 | Antiques, Artistic Endeavors, Cleaning & care

As I shared last week, my Victorian-era watercolor box came with a bunch of brushes and other tools. I finally took some time to give them a little TLC and I thought I would share my process for fixing and cleaning paint brushes. This is helpful not only if you...

how to gold leaf a frame

by Marian Parsons | Apr 14, 2015 | All Things Home, crafts, Decorating, Dining Room, My House, Tutorials

When I was out shopping for the upcoming Lucketts Spring Market last week, I was looking for artwork for my living room as well. I was really hoping for a pair of charming paintings, but I didn’t have any luck. I did find two vintage Currier & Ives...