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Sweet Orange Slices FREE Pattern
Sweet Orange Slices enjoy a sweet ‘free’ pattern designed for you! This pattern is completed using 1 brush….can you believe it? Basecoating, Hi-lights, Shading and Detail Work….1 Brush! Click onto last image and you will magically receive the supply list, instructions… Continue reading
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Boxwood Green with Blue?
The interior of my home has been blue, specifically Sherman Williams ‘Rain’ for almost 10 years, the whole interior! Blue walls, white trim, black hardware and mahogany floors. To tell you the truth, I still love it, it’s classic. But… Continue reading
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It’s all in the Presentation
It’s all in the Presentation…. Yep it is, well unless it is a cake that fell in the oven and no amount of icing could save it…then presentation is out the window and its all about the taste! (this happens… Continue reading
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Handmade and Homemade
Do you remember the days before AC Moore, Michaels or Hobby Lobby? Do you remember when a ‘craft’ store was two aisles in a department store consisting of cheap yarn, paint by number, glue and pipe cleaners…maybe some plastic flowers?… Continue reading
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Holiday Touches to the Everyday
I enjoy making my house a home as much as I enjoy painting and penciling. It is much like creating art to me. I place vignettes here and there with everyday items thru-out my home, arranging and re-arranging until I… Continue reading
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Santa and His Reindeer
Mike, a good friend, approached me in October 2013 with a photo of an ol’ vintage outdoor Santa and Reindeer he found on Craigslist/Ebay, it reminded him of days gone by, a memory of the same Santa and Reindeer from his… Continue reading
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Creating Fun
For me, living the Creative Life is not all about paintbrushes and pencils, but creating fun and having good times…..creatively. Meet Mr and Mrs Claus…. My husband Jerry and I creating our family Christmas Card ! Continue reading
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Little Reminders
Sometimes it’s the little things that bring us happiness… I love collecting ‘stuff ‘ and I surround myself with all sorts of old and new pretties in my home and studio. I realize it is not the ‘stuff ‘ that makes… Continue reading
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Ironstone Plate Display
I have been following Miss Mustard Seed’s Blog, www.missmustardseed.com for a while and adore her style, her home and her Milk Paint line. I love how she has chosen and displayed Ironstone thru-out her home and I set out to… Continue reading
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Milk Paint
My Friend and I get together to paint on Tuesdays, lately we have been painting furniture with Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint. This is a childs chair painted with French Enamel Blue, purchased at Vintage This Re-Purpose That. This paint… Continue reading