Disaster in Back & Milk Paint Mixology
It’s hard for me to believe that January is over, 2014 is well under way as are my business plans for this year! Time eludes me and I feel as though I will never accomplish everything on my list. 2014 is dedicated to organization! Organization in my storage...
Becoming an Entrepreneur
On Friday morning I am speaking to three different groups of Jr. High School students for their Career Day. Rather than talking about the shop, I am going to share about what it means to become an entrepreneur and how you can turn your passions into your business....
The Foothills Burning
I’ve never written about my “old life” on my blog. After all, this has been a decorating and refinishing site. It never seemed relevant to reference my previous work experience or talk about what I used to do. But, today is just the day to share...
Luxembourg Day 9-My last day
It seems strange that I’ve been home from my trip to Europe for a couple of weeks and I am finally just now writing about my last day. I’m committed to writing about the entire trip, if for no other reason than to preserve my own recollection of all that I...
Antique Postcards, Image Transfers and Furniture
When I went to Europe in December, I had a list of things that I wanted to find.1. European Grain LinenDidn’t find any. The closest thing I brought back was antique liner fabric that had been turned into tea towels and table runners. I bought three of them to...
Luxembourg Day 8
After a busy weekend in Belgium, we headed around Luxembourg to do some sightseeing on the tail end of the trip. Destination: Bourscheid CastleHere’s how the day went. Depart hotel at 11:30 to the train station to head to the castle.Forget to take the train...
Pull up a Chair
Right before I left for my trip to Europe, I received an e-mail from a rep at One Kings Lane, the online furniture and home decor retailer. I was asked to write a blog post about statement chairs that I have in my house and how I use them. That was exciting, but I...
Luxembourg Day 7
After we navigated Brussels for the afternoon, Tracy, Jamie and I navigated our way up to Northern Belgium in the adorable and quaint town of Tongeren. Goedele (pronounced Hoo-de-la) from The Old Red Barn, a local retailer of Chalk Paint® and Miss Mustard Seed’s...
Luxembourg Day 6
With ten days of planned sightseeing around Europe, I was looking forward to nothing more than our plans for this weekend! 1. I didn’t have to spend it alone. 2. It was my scheduled “picking” weekend. 3. We got to travel outside of Luxembourg for...
Luxembourg Day 5
This was the view from my hotel room window almost every day. Fog, and lots of it. Of the ten days we experienced in Luxembourg, only three of them were sunny. Really puts a damper on the mood.Even with the fog, the view of the trees out the hotel window was...
Luxembourg Day 4
I am packing my bags and getting ready to go home tomorrow. I’m giddy about it. Twelve days away without my family is a bit much and not something I see myself doing ever again. I managed to cram in years worth of activities, driving, train rides, bus rides and...
Cold to the Bone Luxembourg Day 3
I try to get up early, no later than 7:00 am so that I can have a quick video chat with my husband before he settles down for bed. At that time, it is still dark outside. And, I’m not talking about that early morning dark where it is just creeping into daytime....
Luxembourg Day 2
Early this morning (California time) I skyped with my girls before they were off to school. I was really excited to tell them about my day and said, “while you were sleeping in bed last night, mommy visited a castle!!!It sat up on a large hill and was surrounded...
In Luxembourg
Less than two months ago, my sister-in-law (technically, my sisters’ sister-in-law) Jamie asked me if I wanted to come to Luxembourg with her while she traveled for a business trip. The kicker was, it would be about eleven days. I hemmed and hawed about it for a...
California Cold
I have been running around this week like a chicken with its head cut off. Tomorrow, I leave for a 12-day trip to Europe. I’m leaving my family home so have spent the week coordinating kids schedules, shop schedules, making sure I have enough inventory ordered,...
Rustic and Vintage Christmas Decorations
I don’t know about you, but having Thanksgiving fall so late in the month really threw off my Christmas decorating at home. In fact, my girls are wondering why the Elf on the Shelf hasn’t been to the house yet and I’ve had to explain that there...
Small Business Saturday
Here’s how it works here in town… Free Gift Wrap Gifts purchased on Saturday, November 30th from Glendora small businesses will be offered complimentary gift wrap in the Village Plaza, Downtown. Gift Card Raffle One entry per $25 of receipts from...
Annual Glendora Holiday Stroll Knot Too Shabby sings!
On Monday night of this week I was laying in bed trying to think of a fun way to promote the Holiday Stroll on facebook. Then it struck me. I should re-write a traditional Christmas song. Problem…only 24 hours to write it, film it and post it. I scribbled some...59 Drawers
I subscribe to ebay feeds. I plug in search words like “vintage typewriter,” “card catalog,” “apothecary cabinet,” etc. When something new gets posted that fits those categories I get an e-mail. 99.9% of the time, I delete the...
Painting Workshops
If you are hesitant to take a paintbrush to your much-loved furniture, we can help! Sign-up for one of our many in-store workshops or host one of your own!
"Open-Paint" Days
If you love to paint as much as us, then you will love our "open-paint" days!