I was so excited when Mark said he would build us a new headboard. I have been wanting one in this style for ages! We picked up some wood from Heather & Larry (thank you!) and immediately had a vision of what we wanted. The side pieces are from an old house in the area and the cross pieces of wood had the perfect chippy white paint. Mark put it together using old barnboard, and I painted it all to blend together using the steel wool and vinegar aging and then highlighting with Annie Sloan Old White paint. I am in LOVE with this headboard!!  (My next project is to paint the wall behind it)…

What do you think?

I have been so absent from this website but only for good reason.  I would have never imagined how busy I would be with my little workshop, creating, painting and just having fun!   I am so grateful to all of you that have brought my your cherished pieces to update and make them reusable in your space.  I feel so fortunate to be doing something that I love so much!

I thought I would show you some of the pieces I have done and a few before and afters.

Have a wonderful day!

I loved doing this dresser.  Two great reasons why…twins!  Our friends Aleesha & Jeremy are having twin girls.  How exciting!  When they asked if I could paint this dresser for them I didn’t hesitate.  The dresser came from Jeremy’s mother…so nice it can stay in the family.  Aleesha wanted pink for her little princesses as the nursery is in a pink theme.  

I adore Annie Sloan Antoinette Pink.  It was the exact colour I was looking for, no mixing of colours required.  Once it was all painted, I thought it needed an extra colour as it’s quite a large dresser and it was a lot of pink!  Hence the Old White chandeliers dropping down the front of each drawer.  Perfect for little girls don’t you think?

I’m happy with the way it turned out.  And I couldn’t resist putting these little sock monkeys in the drawers, they were just waiting for Aleesha & Jeremy when they picked up the dresser.  I purchased these and half the proceeds go to the Stedman Community Hospice.  What a great cause.

Pretty in Pink

We loved doing this for you and your girls Aleesha & Jeremy!!  Can’t wait to meet them!

I adore chalkboards.  And recently I’ve discovered a very simple way to have wonderful writing on them.

Did you know you can sharpen chalk?

 

I read online that this could be done…I guess I just never thought of it before.  (Don’t mind my sharpener, I also use it for makeup pencils).  This makes it much easier when you use your everyday stencils to write on the chalkboard.  That’s right! Use your stencils for chalking!

 

How easy is that!  Once you are finished, use a fine brush with a little water to get rid of chalk you don’t want and presto you are done.  I can’t wait to do more.  Here are my results…what do you think?

 

How easy was that?  The key is the sharpening of the chalk!  Have fun creating with chalk…