MAKEUP FOR MATURE SKIN

Inspiration can strike at any moment. Seriously at any moment. Like the time I had a vision that a mosaic counter made out of  broken bits of china. This is DIY repurposing at it's best! Oh yeah, I totally did that. And I didn't ask my husband either. It was many years ago when my daughter was small. I think she was taking a nap, and I thought....what would it look like if I took some of my not so nice china, smashed it and turned it into a mosaic china tile counter. Brilliant, let's do it! I think I may have been watching too many episodes of Trading Spaces. Do you remember that show? So I took out my hammer and got started on some of the prettiest pieces of china that I had. Sat outside on our patio and smashed away! My neighbors probably thought I lost my mind! I had ... View Post

Porcelain Roses You are probably wondering, how in the world can I make porcelain roses using chalk type paint. Well, I feel like I am challenging myself in every way possible to think outside of the box.  I am sure you have noticed that my crafty side has come out. Where in the world was it all these years? Well, maybe I had a little crafty side the whole time and never really knew it. So how do I come up with these ideas? Well, it's usually when I'm not trying to think of ideas, is when I think of ideas. Okay, that's sounds like a bunch of mumbo jumbo. But, it's the truth. Here's an example, I'm walking through a store I see a window display. Then I think, Ah-Ha! That would make a great headboard, only I'd use XYZ. Well, I wouldn't use XYZ but you get the idea. I see inspiration and I ... View Post

I have people ask me all the time, how did you think of that idea. Sometimes I can say that I saw something that inspired me. But sometimes an idea just comes to me from out of the blue. I was in the middle of starting several projects at once and I looked over at a vintage window that I have in my studio. I love the arched shape and the chippy patina. I have been dying to use chalk type paint on glass. As I was looking at this window I thought let's paint those windowpanes! I have been told chalk type paint sticks to everything....so let's try it! Then I had an ah ha moment. If I  repurposed this window I could  turn it into a dry erase board! Let's do this! I pulled out my Heirloom traditions paint in Blushing. Yes I love this color...and it's pink need I say more? And ... View Post

I love scrolling through Pinterest, I am always inspired. Recently again, I was inspired by a vintage door that had torn bit's of wallpaper on it. This shabby vintage door that I saw as my inspiration on Pinterest had bits of torn and tattered vintage wallpaper on it. I can't share it here because of copyright infringement, but if you would like to see it you can visit my Pinterest board HERE. I decided to try and re-create the look of that door, using a vintage door  that I have as an architectural piece in my family room. To create my DIY vintage shabby wallpaper door, the first thing I did was paint it. It was already painted pink, but it had a purplish tint to it, I wanted a softer yet warmer pink. I pulled out my Heirloom Traditions paint in Blushing. And painted a coat of  ... View Post