Decorative Painting 101 – Final Installment
Welcome to another installment of the workshop series brought to you by Mustard Seed Creations and Funky Junky Interiors! This week I’m going to address the, “I can’t draw worth a lick” defense and Donna is sharing her wisdom on how to store all of your cables and extensions cords. Check it out when you’re done here. Believe […]
Thrifting’s Like a Box of Chocolates…
All together, “…you never know what you’re gonna get.” I bought a few dark wood frames from Goodwill this past weekend to add to my “family wall” in the living room. Behind two 1970’s raccoon and squirrel prints were these antique French prints. Who would’ve thought? And who thought the little critters made better art […]
Living Room
I always get such a great response when I post about a slipcover and I promise I will break it down in a tutorial for you. Honestly, I took pictures while making one a while ago, but they were taken at night before I used my Speedlight and they stink. I have several pieces in […]
$4.00 Chair + White Cotton Twill =
I absolutely love being able to make slipcovers. If you don’t detest sewing, you really should try your hand at making one. When we purchased our house 3 1/2 years ago, we were moving from 1010 square feet to about 2500. We needed furniture, but buying new was not in the budget…nor is that my […]
43 Inches
You may have noticed that I’ve been a little quiet lately. Things have been crazy around here. We were hit with our second blizzard in less than a week and had over 43 inches on the ground when it was all over. One of the teenagers we work with wasn’t able to make it home, […]
Decorative Painting 101 – Finding Inspiration
Welcome to another installment of the workshop series brought to you by Mustard Seed Creations and Funky Junky Interiors! It has been very exciting for me to hear from all of you about your excursions into the decorative painting aisles. You never know how you’ll be unless you try it! I also want to encourage those […]
Goodwill Lamp Before & After
I just finished working on my latest project – a brass lamp from Goodwill with a pretty shape, but it needed a lady’s touch. This post is a bit of a tease, because I’m not going to give you any information about the process. I painted this lamp to use as an example for my […]
The Story of the Stone Fruit
I shared about my love of stone fruit in a post a few months ago. It’s marble that’s been carved and hand painted to look like real fruit and it’s pretty convincing. It’s also usually very expensive. One rare piece on E-bay can sell for $60 or more. I was over-the-moon one day when I […]