I have always loved doing trash to treasure projects.                          I have had a sign board in my stash for quite sometime now waiting for the perfect project.  Today you can SEAS the Day  and  watch me create a fun mixed media signboard using a variety of materials and techniques  -Decoupage, faux crackle finish and decorative painting! SEAS the Day  is a design  by  Laure Paillex Palette DecoArt Americana Acrylics Snow White, Gray Sky, Persimmon, Turquoise Blue, True B ..read more

Happy Flag Day! Today  I wanted to show you a project that I recently completed. It is a design  by  Lynne Andrews  called Give Ye Thanks Uncle Sam  Let's step inside my studio.  My  Palette DecoArt Americana Acrylics Antique Gold, Antique White, Burnt Umber, Buttermilk, Country Red, Deep Midnight Blue, Grey Storm, Lamp Black, Milk Chocolate, Rockwood, Red, Slate Grey, Snow Titanium White, Warm Beige  Dazzling Metallics Glorious Gold THYME TO PAINT!   I began by base coating my surface with 2 coats of Buttermilk. I did ..read more

It's a beautiful day on Cape Cod! I was asked to do a  Fun with Faux Finishes  demonstration at  NET  New England Traditions Convention  in October. Today I wanted to show you one of the pieces I completed. Let's step inside my STUDIO! As always thank you to DecoArt for providing the products for this project at NET! You can find DecoArt Acrylics  HERE I prepped several surfaces prior to NET to demonstrate various faux finish techniques. The design that I used for this project is called  Rolling Sea. The pattern can be found in  Laur ..read more

I love trash to treasure projects! Today I want to show you cabinet that I originally found on FB Marketplace for FREE. Follow along with me as I paint this cabinet. Let's step inside my STUDIO! This cabinet was an old TV/ media cabinet.  I removed the wiring. The cabinet had a shiny veneer finish. I first sanded it lightly then I painted it with 2 coats of primer.  I let the primer dry 24 hours between coats. I first painted the cabinet using a custom mix  of  RUST-OLEUM Chalked Deep Navy I allowed 24 hours dry time and then painted the cabinet using RU ..read more

This year Christmas will "look" different for all of us due to COVID.  Every year I paint several ornaments for family and friends.  I think Lynne Andrews  Santa Saves the WORLD is a good one for 2020! Let's step inside my STUDIO. My Christmas Elf HINKLEY is busy decorating the STUDIO tree. My Palette DecoArt Americana Acryllics Plantation Pine, Hauser Medium Green, Silver Sage Green, Camel, Buttermilk, Burnt Umber, Lamp Black, Flesh Tone, Midnight Blue Lets paint! I began by sealing each ornament  with  Decoart Multi Purpose Sealer I then ligh ..read more

 Today I wanted to show you a project that I have completed  called  SPRING CLEANING Design  by Lynne Andrews The design for this project can be found in Lynne's book Abundantly Blessed. I used a surface that I had for this project.  Lets step inside my STUDIO and get started! My Palette DecoArt Americana Paints Bright Yellow, Burnt Umber, Buttermilk, Cool White, Country Red, Lamp Black, Milk Chocolate, Mulberry, Olive Green, Plantation Pine, Slate Grey, Silver Sage Green, Yellow Ochre Let's Paint! I began by lightly sanding my wood. I applie ..read more

My grandchildren recently visited to enjoy our annual   Christmas Adventure Weekend Let's step inside the STUDIO My grandchildren love spending time in my   STUDIO  creating and painting. We used some of the new   DecoArt Traditions paints in tubes for our project. DecoArt Traditions Artist Acrylics We prepared a canvas by base coating it  with   DecoArt Baby Blue Acrylics  We painted my grand daughter Natalies foot  with  Traditions Yellow Green Light My daughter Julie stamping Natalie's foot on the canvas. Next it was ..read more

Thanksgiving  is tomorrow! I couldn't wait to paint  Lynne Andrew's  new Fat Pilgrim design. I apologize for getting so behind in my blogging! Let's step inside the   STUDIO I had several of these very  large gourds  in my stash just waiting for the right design to paint on it. I knew it was the perfect surface to adapt Lynne's FAT Pilgrim design to. I used my  Prism Autograph Projector  to size the line drawing to fit the gourd. I had to adjust some of the elements of the design to "make it work". My Palette DecoArt Americana Acrylics ..read more

I have gotten so behind with my blogging! The truth is it has been one long spring / early summer  as I have been sick with pneumonia for nearly 8 weeks. The good news is after 3 separate courses of antibiotics I am finally starting to feel better. Let's step inside my STUDIO to see what I have been painting. Today I wanted to show you a project called  The Artist Design by Lynne Andrews My surface is a wood cut out measuring 23" high x 9 wide LET'S PAINT! My Palette DecoArt Americana Acrylics Buttermilk, Flesh Tone, Black, Burnt Umber, Country Red, White, Colonial Gre ..read more

Today I wanted to show you a project  called  Fisher of Men This project can be found in  Lynne Andrews  new book ABUNDANTLY BLESSED The whale plaque measures 22 1/2" long X 7 1/2" wide My Palette DecoArt Americana Acrylics Antique Gold, Antique Green, Antique White, Blue Mist, Burnt Umber, Buttermilk, Cool White, deep Midnight Blue, French Grey Blue, Grey Storm, Lamp Black, Plantation Pine, Rockwood Red, Slate Grey, Spiced Pumpkin, Yellow Ochre Glorious Gold ( Dazzling Metallics) LETS PAINT! I began by lightly sanding the whale. Next I applied  DecoA ..read more