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Red Work & Winnings

My latest project snowballed from something to enter in the SYTYCD competition to a whole room makeover to looking like it’s going to be my favorite room in the house.  It started out with some “Oops” paint and a long trip walking the aisles of a hardware store and turned into the hum of power tools, new curtains, and a refinished dresser. 
I toyed around with using a piece of antique red work that I purchased years ago and turned into a pillow, but it’s not quite right.   I’ll have to find a different home for it, but this gives you a little sneak peak of the direction I’m heading.
I also wanted to share the adorable purse I won for my “white” entry a couple of weeks ago.
This is from Shmanessa8 Flowers Etsy shop, where you can buy all sorts of cute and affordable accessories.
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Miss Mustard Seed
 

Marian Parsons 

Paint Enthusiast | Writer | Artist | Designer

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19 Responses

  1. Can't wait to see what you have been doing!! Congrats! That purse is adorable.
    And the red work is awesome.
    Hugs
    SueAnn

  2. ok just when I was loving the blue and green paint you got for cheap, you throw in red. That pillow is beautiful. I can only imagine what else you've done!

  3. Love the little cutesy purse. Be so cute with a black and white sheath dress. And red pumps of course!

    I like the pillow! Great job reinventing it. Course I am a sucker for anything red! Can't wait to see the whole room!

    Isn't that a sign of a great makeover? You start with one simple little thing, like new pillows and before long you have an entire east wing built!

  4. Wow I love that purse! I love red and would so carry that purse with joy. The "Good Morning" pillow is awesome too.

    I'm not sure if you accept awards or not, but I wanted you to know that I passed one on your way today over on my blog. You were one of the first creative sites that I got hooked on when I started blogging less than a year ago. I love how you share your instructions on how you've made or redesigned something. Thank you for that.

    Lee Ann

  5. Love the color of the purse.

    Isn't that they way decorating goes? One thing leads to another and before you know it, you have another decorated room.

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