Watching decorations change from year to year
Do you remember my client Patti from my last post?Well, this is a hutch that I faux finishedfor her 2 Christmases ago. It started as just worn out looking wood.We added crackle and glaze until it was gorgeous. It is one of my absolute favorite pieces of furniture that we…
How we entertain ourselves at my house…..
Having fun with 5 gallon paint pails......Many Blessings,Jennifer
Let us bring your brick fireplace into this decade…
(Fireplace BEFORE) I will start by saying I lovvvvvvvvvvve brick fireplaces. And I love floor to ceiling brick fireplaces even more.But, I don't love the "fleshiness" of the color of some bricks. They can have too much pink or too much red or too much orange or even too much…
Ava’s story
(Photos compliments of Radiant Photography) Today my daughter turns 3. In honor of her, I'd like to tell you her story. It's not filled with tragedy or insurmountable circumstances. It's just a story of how one big God give this Mom the desires of her heart. I love Ava's story.…
Time to ditch my gaudy gold pumpkins
My gaudy, gold, spray painted pumpkins really did last a long time on my front steps. But tonight was the end of the line. Weeks of sitting outside in the elements had taken it's toll..... Ewwwww.....scary looking. Even scarier was my…
Fireplace makeover
Drab. Divine. Linking to the Power of Paint Party.
Glaze that WHITE fireplace!!!!!
One of the simplest, yet most dramatic, changes we make to many family rooms is painting fireplaces...... We just worked on this fireplace last week. We changed it from boring white... to a warm glazed beauty...... Ahhhhhhhhhh.....What a difference a little cream glaze makes! You can learn this same cream…
You can have gaudy, gold pumpkins too!
Last year, I did this post on how I gold leafed some pumpkins for fall. They were so pretty, but they just took too much time. So this year, I decided to take a short cut and bought a can of metallic spray paint from Hobby Lobby. It's Krylon's "Gold…
20 signs you might live to 100
Random blog post not having ANYTHING to do with paint, but I thought was so interesting.20 signs you might live to 100: You eat purple food. You have been a college freshman. You have a drama-free marriage. You enjoy good friendships. You have strong legs. You set goals. You feel…
