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How to paint a ceiling medallion…..when it’s already on the ceiling

We often get asked to faux finish ceiling medallions for our clients. They are so fun to paint.....when they aren't already on the ceiling. LOL! On occasion, we get asked to paint one that is already adhered to the ceiling. Major buzz kill. …

November 30, 2012

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Painting hedgeapples and making topiaries for your Thanksgiving decorating

I was recently asked to make fall topiaries on a local TV show called Kansas City Live! It's the show I been featured on 3 times this fall and I love, love, love it!!! It took a village to get me prepared for the segment tho. Of course,…

November 14, 2012

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Stenciling and painting burlap fabric chairs

We just finished stenciling and painting these cute chairs!!! I purchased the set of cuties this past summer at a garage sale. The material is kind of burlap....kind of tweedish. Does anyone know what it's REALLY called?Anyhoo....determined to get on the whole burlap-grain sack-coffeesack-train before I am left behind...I decided to…

November 13, 2012

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Marketing your creative business

So after 16 years of business....I am always looking for the best ways to further my branding reach. I have found ways of marketing my business that have worked (and found several ways that have bombed). In today's quickly changing and very technical world....I understand that it feels hard to keep…

November 8, 2012

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The day I quit our adoption process

(photo compliments of the talented Aimee Decker at Radiant Photography) Last week I had a rough day. I looked one of my BFFs in the face over dinner and I told her I was done..... I want to quit our adoption process. Its been 2 years THIS MONTH since…

October 22, 2012

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Peacock blue paint color…..my latest addiction

This is the "peacock blue" end table that we just finished painting. This is the color "Blue Mosque" from Sherwin Williams that we painted it in. This is a closeup of the yumminess. I have fallen in love with what I am calling the "peacock blues".Gorgeous.

October 22, 2012

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My 15th anniversary love letter to my husband

Dear Jason-We have been married 15 years today.But, as we joke.... only 14 of those years have been happy.The first year of our marriage was undoubtedly the hardest year of our life.We struggled to learn how to be married. We struggled to grow up. We struggled to think of the other…

October 19, 2012

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How I would decorate pumpkins if I had “pumpkin decorating time”

courtesy of Country Living REPOST FROM 3 YEARS AGO******I have never been one to love traditional pumpkins (did you see my Uncle Fester pumpkin post?). And I'm not a fan of carving pumpkins because of the all pumpkin goo on the inside. Gross.But I do love ALL of these pumpkins!…

October 8, 2012

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How to paint a glittered chevron pumpkin

If you follow my Facebook page for The Magic Brush (click here if you don't) you'll know I was on a morning show this week called "Kansas City Live". They had me on the program to demonstrate different ways to paint pumpkins......one of my favorite things to paint!!!! Several of my…

October 5, 2012

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Monogrammed baby canvas and prettiest girl nursery ever

My dear friend Ashley just had her first baby!!!! Baby Aniston is the tiniest, cutest little punkin' pie EVER. Look at her in her crib! Precious!! While she was still pregnant, Ashley asked me if I would paint her a monogrammed canvas for her baby nursery? I was THRILLED to paint that as…

October 3, 2012

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