This Tall Edwardian Trolley came to my stash of furniture several years ago when I purchased it at an Antique Fair that came to town. I used it in my workshop for years to put paints on that I was using for my own pieces and for workshops held at my home. It was in...
TV Tray Tables Before: We’ve had these TV tray tables since we received them as a wedding gift over 27 years ago! They’ve kept pretty well, although somewhere along the way, one was broken beyond repair. So we were left with three sitting on the stand that...
This plain index card box was one of my recent op shop (thrift store) finds, and I thought I’d use it to show how easy it is to turn something so plain, into a beautiful French Provincial style decor piece. Supplies used for this project: thrifted index card...
Piano prop before: When Bethany, Director of Alabaster Theatre, contacted me to see if I would paint a piano prop for their upcoming musical, I wasn’t prepared for what showed up at my studio. Bethany’s Dad took an old TV cabinet, pulled it apart and added...
Before I started carrying these lovely paints, Alison from Artisan Paint Company in Australia, kindly sent me some of her beautiful chalk finish paint products to try. I enjoyed playing with them in my studio and in our painting workshops. This is a piece I painted in...
I’ve been asked so often to explain the difference between Chalk Paint and Mineral Paint, or between Chalk Paint and Milk Paint. So here’s a summary I’ve put together based on my opinion, along with my description of these products. Thrown in the...
