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Chevron wall —- learn from our mistakes!!

We have working ferociously on several new faux finishes for a house which will be on the Spring Parade of Homes in Kansas City. New finishes are always fun....but there is always a learning curve for sure!!!! EVERYTHING works on a sample board....the challenge is getting it to work…

March 5, 2013

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Whats up with the SILVER LEAF craze?

One of my first faux finishing jobs 12 years ago was this gold leaf ceiling (I am cringing a little posting this.....but 12 years ago...this house was BEAUTIFUL!!! The chandelier was not yet installed for the photo!). The designer was asking me to duplicate a high end wallpaper. Parts of the…

February 26, 2013

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Baseball cuff madness!

Apparently I didn't think I was busy enough with 3 kids, a hunk of a husband, a great faux finishing business, painting furniture for The Red Apron and trying to adopt. So I thought I would throw another branch into the fire and make baseball cuff bracelets to sell (insert…

February 15, 2013

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I was a Mercury Glass / Looking Glass newbie

You all know what "mercury glass" is, right? Pottery Barn has made it famous. Well, it's not the cheapest thing in the world to buy. And, I kept seeing Krylon's "LOOKING GLASS" all over the Internet....with promises that it resembled mercury glass. So I decided to try it.It was…

February 5, 2013

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What determines the price of painted furniture ??

Painted furniture is all the rage. You know it. I know it. Every Red Apron customer and First Friday shopper in Kansas City knows it. The blogging world knows it. Pinterest knows it. Every thrift store knows it which is why they have raised their prices (read about it here). Repurposing and…

Ad ThriveJanuary 24, 2013

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We finally have a tiny bit of news: Our Adoption Update

Hey friends....I am blogging today to give you an update on our adoption process. If you follow my blog, you will know the 30 second story is that our family felt led to start the adoption process 2.5 years ago. We felt called to adopt from the US....which meant selecting…

January 18, 2013

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Embellishing Grandma’s old sewing box

My friend Lynne gives me the funnest projects to paint. I painted and embellished this sewing box for her daughter for a birthday gift. It looked like this when I got it....didn't every Grandmother have one of these sewing boxes?? …

January 15, 2013

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REST: My 2013 Word of the Year

Last year, I asked the Lord to give me a word for the year. I clearly heard the word COURAGE from Him. And oh, how right He was. That word was like water to my soul so many times last year when I was tempted to.freak.the.heck.out. Many things happened last…

January 11, 2013

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Yes!!!!! You CAN paint the fabric on an upholstered sofa!!!!

Yes....we PAINTED this sofa fabric!!!! ..... the famous Christie O. and myself did. She was the brains behind the operation.....I was just cheap labor. Here is the before picture. Cool lines on this furniture, but yikes on that 70's color!!!! Christie found a…

December 14, 2012

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Worst possible time to adopt from the foster care system? ~ Our adoption update

I have decided we are trying to adopt from the foster care system in perhaps the worst.possible.time.ever. It makes me giggle actually. It's like a bad sitcom. While we were on our summer vacation to paradise this summer, we found out our social worker quit. Well maybe she didn't quit....but she…

December 10, 2012

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