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Need to clean paint brushes with dried paint on them??? I have the fix for you!!!! AllwoodJennifer Allwood HomeDIY ProjectsFaux finishpaintdo it yourself

Need to clean paint brushes with dried paint on them??? I have the fix for you!!!!

  So last week I finished painting this buffet for my Paint Finish of the Month Club.  And in typical #hotmess fashion, I was so excited to get the piece put back together and get the top decorated that I failed to wash my paint brushes out right away. Dang…
January 21, 2016
Black Bean Buffet
I know you were doubting me (but check out my buffet now!) AllwoodJennifer Allwood HomeAll PostsColor trendsDIY ProjectsFaux finishcabinetsdo it yourself

I know you were doubting me (but check out my buffet now!)

  I know that the idea of me painting this buffet hit some of you straight in the gut.  I got tons of Facebook comments telling me I was "ruining perfectly good wood" and "someone worked hard to build that buffet" and "not all things should be painted".  God bless…
January 19, 2016
How to make a ginormously huge chalkboard for your home! AllwoodJennifer Allwood HomeAll PostsColor trendsDIY Projectsdecoratingpaintdo it yourselfchalkboard paint

How to make a ginormously huge chalkboard for your home!

We finally, finally got my huge, oversized chalkboard framed and done.  This was one of those little projects that just kept going.... for like 2 months!  We just couldn't seem to make time to finish it.  But.... it's done and I couldn't be happier.  Please pretend not to notice that we still…
January 14, 2016
Painting Fireplace Tile AllwoodJennifer Allwood HomeAll Posts

Painting Fireplace Tile

This fireplace didn't always look like this! *This post may contain affiliate links for your shopping convenience It started out this out-dated hunter green with brass trim. Definitely 1980s in all its glory!      We painted the green fireplace tile. Yes, we PAINTED IT.  (Here's how.) I demonstrated how in my…
January 13, 2016
My Top 10 project FAILURES and FLOPS of 2015 AllwoodJennifer Allwood HomeAll PostsDIY ProjectsdecoratingBusiness trainingFaux finishdo it yourselffall decorPinterest training

My Top 10 project FAILURES and FLOPS of 2015

I'm seeing all these "Top 10 projects of 2015"  articles from so many talented bloggers right now and I'm all over here like..... well, I think I DID make a few pretty things last year.  Lol. Without a doubt, 2015 was an amazing year for The Magic Brush and I.  I got…
January 1, 2016
Find a Christmas lantern on clearance and decorate it for winter! AllwoodJennifer Allwood HomeAll PostsDIY Projectsdecoratingdo it yourselfholidayschristmasfall decor

Find a Christmas lantern on clearance and decorate it for winter!

  I recently decorated this lantern for a fundraising auction.  It was for Christmas, but take out the reindeer and the Christmas balls and it's a gorgeous winter decoration.  Imagine 2 of them on your fireplace mantel! And if you go to a craft store now, you can find a Christmas…
December 29, 2015
When you won’t have people over for the holiday because you’re embarrassed about your HOME….. AllwoodJennifer Allwood HomeAll PostsholidayschristmasPinterest training

When you won’t have people over for the holiday because you’re embarrassed about your HOME…..

Listen, I talk to ALOT of you about your homes. I meet you in person. I talk to you on Twitter. You comment on Facebook.  I  know many of you are just not happy with how your home looks.  Newsflash: I'm not either.  My house is a hotmess right now.  My…
December 15, 2015
How my 14 year old son changed my business forever AllwoodJennifer Allwood HomeDIY ProjectsBusiness trainingFaith, Family, & AdoptionBusiness Trainingdo it yourselfwork from homeworking momcreative entrepreneur

How my 14 year old son changed my business forever

14 years ago today, our son Noah was born and made me a mother.   Life has never ever been the same.  I had no idea the sheer joy that motherhood would bring. At the time we had Noah, I had only had my Magic Brush painting business for a little over a…
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December 14, 2015