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Tole Chandelier Many years ago I discovered the world of Shabby Chic. I remember the first time I saw a beautiful tole chandelier, I was totally smitten as one can be with a chandelier. I must admit I have not been very lucky to score the real thing. The price is usually out of my range, remember I'm el cheapo, and they are hard to find around here. After I shared my faux porcelain roses, more ideas started running through my head. A few years ago I purchased this lovely candle chandelier. It was sort of blah and boring. No offense if you have one of these and you like it the way it was. But I can never leave well enough alone. I need to mess with it. Hmm could it be that I have a control issue? (This post contains affiliate links) At the time I decided not to paint it, because I ... View Post

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