sneak peek, butcher block update & color of the month
I finished up the dresser today and here’s a preview of it… This is one of those pieces that I needed to adjust my plan as I worked. There were all sorts of quirks…with the piece, not with the paint. I’ll share how I dealt with all of those issues and, of course, show how […]
Antique Farm House Giveaway
Before I get to painting and photo shoots today, I have a giveaway for Antique Farm House, a sister sight to Decor Steals. If you know me at all, you know their featured sale today gave me heart palpitations. Feast your eyes on this grain sack goodness… Since I have the advantage of seeing the […]
Moving a stack of stones, the ugly stage & reviving wood
I shared in yesterday’s post that I was working on sprucing up my front yard to boost the curb appeal a bit on my 1940’s cape cod style home. The front was weedy with empty window boxes and, aside from holly bushes planted a few years ago, has been largely left to fend for itself while […]
meeting a friend, I’m hipper than I look & digging in the dirt
I had the great pleasure today of grabbing a coffee (or caramel apple cider in my case) with a creative and wonderful woman, Jeanne Oliver. We have never met before. We’ve only had some interaction through social media outlets and friends of friends and her hysterical experience with my milk paint (when it all flaked […]
A great gift…
A few weeks ago, I shared the new pictures that Maria of Dreamy Whites took for my milk paint line. They are so beautiful and she captured exactly the feel I wanted to convey. This picture was one of my favorites… She had painted one of her antique French pitchers in “French Enamel” milk paint. […]
mariammsmpgallery
A few weeks ago, I shared the new pictures that Maria of Dreamy Whites took for my milk paint line. They are so beautiful and she captured exactly the feel I wanted to convey. This picture was one of my favorites… She had painted one of her antique French pitchers in “French Enamel” milk paint. […]
HGTV Cafe Curtain
As a freelance writer for HGTV, sometimes I’m assigned specific projects and other times I’m asked for project ideas that fall under a broad category. When I was asked for kitchen window treatment ideas a few months ago, I immediately thought of cafe curtains. When it came time to sew the rod pocket, I wanted […]
Milk Paint Pumpkins
I received a lot of wonderful comments about my blue pumpkins and squash, but several people shared that they couldn’t find them in their area. Well, that gave me an idea… I’ve been itching to play with milk paint since attending the retailer training earlier this week, so why not test some custom mixed colors […]