by Michele | Oct 16, 2012 | Other
Just because the Southern California weather in October can’t make up its mind whether it wants to be a sweltering summer scorcher or a cloud-blanketed drizzly chill, doesn’t mean that you can’t indulge in some autumn festivities. Hot or cold, these...
by Michele | Oct 12, 2012 | Other
Having my own little hobby store is so much fun! I get to “play” virtually every single day, doing something that I love, shopping for things I can’t live without and inspiring people to let their creativity flow with nothing more than a paint brush...
by Michele | Oct 11, 2012 | Other
Welcome to our third weekly Wow Us Weekend Link party! We are finally stocked with Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint and look forward to seeing an even greater variety of projects! This past week, my favorite piece was this fabulous chair refinished by Maureen...
by Michele | Oct 11, 2012 | Other
This is the dresser and here is the story. Late this past summer, one of my dearest friends from back east (who I write about all the time because we are kindred spirits in the picking world) came out to California for family vacation. She was on her way...
by Michele | Oct 5, 2012 | Other
Welcome to our Second Wow Us Weekends!Like all new endeavors, they tend to start out slow, and since last week was our first, I wanted to make sure that all the kinks were worked out before we really pushed for new links. With only two edits to the post, we went...
by Michele | Oct 4, 2012 | Other
Last December, my husband and I spent the Christmas break re-decorating our living room. One of the fixtures in that room was an antique settee that has been in my husbands family for generations. That’s it…underneath the mirror (this is the pic of...