Metallic Sheen

I added this piece to the market floor last week.  Its a three drawer chest, that looks like 9.  I wish it actually was 9 drawers, but its not....

So I painted it like it was nine drawers.  

Its got lots of metallic shine..some copper, silver, gold, turquoise and patina.

It has a sheen that makes it sparkle!

Every knob is different to add to the eclectic look!

See it shine?

(Sorry the pics aren't that great...I got it all the way to the market and realized I hadn't taken any photos...The lighting is great there for display but added lots of glare to my photos!)

Spring Flowers

I had this tin with willows I painted up at the market.  The tin is a bright spring green and distressed.  The willows are sprayed very lightly with some silver to just give a sparkly sheen.

Well, it was sprung spring!  Another fellow market Artist (Jen @ Starlily Creations), yarn bombed it with her crochet flowers.   She is going to use it for her shows!  

I love love love it!  So spring and so cute and fresh!  It makes me want to make another tin of sticks and grab some yarn for flowers for my daughters room!

Think spring!  (My daffodils are blooming too! )

Need a Seat?

This is a custom bench I did for a customer awhile back.  

It's a rattan bench brought back to some fun chippy goodness, a new "old".

I wish I would have uploaded the pics before I let the bench head to its new home.  The pics don't do the bench chips justice.  

There was 3-5 under colors under the glazed cream.  Some greens, blues, yellows and grays.  These all tied into the colors in the rest of their home.

Have something you want custom done?  I have some openings in May on my calendar :)

Waiting for the bulbs!

It's almost tulip time!  Well mine are thru the ground and about 4-6" tall.  My daffodils have buds!  

There is nothing better than a simple spring bulb in a vase.  I can't wait to add some my vases (and get the faux tulips out!)

Amazing what a little paint and love can do.  This spring transformation is from florist bud vases.  The slight distressing really brings out the patterns in the glass!

I just did these three the other day.  But I love love them!  So I am sure there will be more in my future!

I am up at the market all day today.  These are coming with me if you need a splash of color waiting for your tulips! Come say hi!

Home Again

I'm back.....After a beautiful 10 days in SW Florida sunshine, it is back to reality.  It is sure hard to leave 84 and sunshine for 40 and nonstop rain for the next few days.  At least the grass is starting to green, buds starting to show, and the tulips are growing.   But that pool deck sure still sounds great!

Since I am back home, unpacking, helping with homework.....I thought I'd share this little "home" collage I did for a custom order.  A client had it made for her sister for a house warming present.

I found four frames, glued into a collage.  Painted, glazed and distressed.

She sent me her sister's old apartment layout and picture of new house.  I added dates and words to reflect the "first apartment" and the "first house".  I printed the wordings on scrapbook pages, glued on keys that were matted.

I "aged" the layout and home photo with glaze and tea stain.  

I hope she likes it and hangs it on her wall of this and future homes for years to come!

Now for me...."back to life...back to reality..."

Great Lakes Table

I added another "Michigan" table up at the market.  This one is a great hexagonal side table with glass on top.  It is a slate gray with some light gray and metallic highlights and distressing.

I added a touch of Michigan by adding the Great Lakes.

 I love the way it shows thru the glass.  It goes perfectly with the Great Lakes State sign I have under there.  But it would be great with a stack of books too!

 Its up at the market grouped with a few other Michigan items.  I will be up at the market all day on friday.  Come check it out then!

 (I will also have all the remaining Easter goodies marked down if you still need to decorate your table for you Easter dinner)

Mini Room

It's been project time in our 4th grade class.  They've been learning about "pioneer" days and the history of Michigan

Her project- a shoebox diorama.  She choose inside a one room school house.

The project came with a huge rubric of criteria...After planning, prepping, searching, crafting, stamping, staining, and glueing she has a school room!  (Special thanks to Geo who was in town and helped too!)

My favorite conversation in the construction..."Why do we have to stain the benches?"  "They are unfinished and need to be."  "Well we don't need to make them all 'Vintage Fairy' !"

So whats inside??  Take a peek!

We turned travel shampoo bottle and straw into a stove, sticks into logs, gum ball into an apple, a bead into a bell.  She made the wood floor with paper and paint, letter hanging with stamps, chalk board with a sample floor piece and white paint, chalk with toothpicks, globe with map, windows, doors....

And of course every school room needs a dunce cap.  She has to give a presentation about the diorama and is trying to figure out how to explain a dunce cap without using the words "dumb" or "stupid", two words that aren't allowed in her classroom!

She did a great job.  I am proud of the stained benches and all the other hard work!  Good job Tootsie!