how to start a business on a tight budget
I was looking through my old posts to gather everything I had written about pricing furniture pieces and I came across this half-written post. I decided it was a good day to dust it off and finish it. The economy has hit a lot of families hard and SAHMs are trying to find ways to […]
A Painted Desk
I worked incredibly hard today and I am incredibly tired tonight. The day started at 6:30 am when my sons woke me up. The entire family got ready and we headed out for a morning of yard sales. I found some great things, which I’ll share in another post, and came home about noon. After hanging […]
Cherry Blossom Dresser
Here’s the latest dresser… …and how it started. For those of you who have “known” me for a while know that my business started out as a decorative painting/mural business. That eventually evolved into my true passion – antiques and refurbished furniture….well…and my blog and freelance writing and photography and sewing and designing… Do you […]
Furniture Feature Friday – Favorites & A Link Party
Can I tell you how much my heart went pitter-pat every time I saw a piece painted with Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint in last week’s party? We are starting a revolution!! Well, maybe not, but it’s really exciting. I think next week I’ll have a special link party for chalk paint makeovers in addition to […]
a little eye candy
I stayed up until midnight last night, finishing up a couple of pieces to take to Lucketts on Thursday. I had a babysitter this afternoon, so I went shopping and went to an auction. I have two completed makeovers and a bunch of cool things to share, but I got home too late to snap […]
past, present & future
If you read my blog, you’ve heard the word “Lucketts” thrown around. It’s a small town in Virginia and, more importantly, it’s one of the greatest antique stores out there – The Old Lucketts Store. I am honored to be a vendor there. Well, they have started a new blog and are celebrating the upcoming […]
…and so it begins
The fury that is called “me getting ready for the Lucketts Market” is ready to kick into high gear. When I’m not sleeping, eating, or hanging with my family, I will be hunting, sanding, painting, upholstering, designing and going crazy in general. Are you ready to see a lot of my finds and makeovers? I […]
Beneath My Heart Guest Post
At Blissdom in January, I met one of the coolest ladies I know…Traci from Beneath My Heart. She comes from Kentucky, the state where I was born. She sounds like it, though, and I don’t. She became “home base” for me during the conference. If ever I found myself alone, I would call Traci to […]