Furniture Feature Friday – Link Party & Favorites!
I’ll tell you, it was a very tough week to pick a few favorites. There were a lot of projects in the running, but these were the three that stuck with me. Our Southern Nest painted this already beautiful Bombay chest and made it a one-of-a-kind stunner. I love the color and finish she achieved […]
Gearing up!
I am working like mad at the moment to get everything ready for the Lucketts Fair at the end of August and some sales that are coming up at the shop. In the last two days I have painted three frames, made three pillows, painted a bench, primed a dresser, table, and chair, stained an arm chair, […]
A Lost Art
Entertaining with fine linens, china, and silver is really a lost art. I think that’s why it’s so easy to find this stuff at yard sales and thrift stores. People don’t want to iron their napkins and polish their flatware. They want things to be disposable, microwaveable, dishwasher safe and no fuss. Entertaining this way […]
Feed Sack Pillows
First of all, the winner of the Well of Creations camera bag giveaway is Teresa! Congrats! I do not have an e-mail for you, so please send me an e-mail to claim your prize. Well, I have been a busy girl, so I’ve been a little quiet on my blog the past couple of days. […]
“Miss Mustard Seed in a Box” – 2000 Follower Giveaway!
In previous giveaways, I’ve hand painted a custom piece for one winner. I decided to go a different route for this one and put together a box of things that are commonly featured in my home and on my blog. This is a 2000 follower giveaway, so it had to be a box packed full of […]
1886
In 1886, Grover Cleveland, the 22nd President of the United States, was in office. R. L. Stevenson wrote “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor on October 28th. John S. Pemberton first introduced Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Georgia. And this table cloth was made. Aunt Nancy is my […]
More on Drop Cloths
First of all, can you believe how cheap the contestants made drop cloths look on HGTV Design Star! I kid of course. Well, sort of. Drop cloths are cheap, but they don’t have to look like it. If you slap a drop cloth from the package directly to the window (especially with some pieces of […]
My Reupholstery Crash Course
I bought this pair of French chairs at an auction almost a year ago. I had fallen in love with them and they had to be mine. I was willing to pay about $100 for the pair, but ended up walking away with them for $20. Of course, they were orange. I guess other people […]