And Here’s Another Winner!
Roses Are Red Trees Are Made Of Wood We Picked Our Winner Early Because It Was So Darn Good! OK, so it’s a bit controversial to pick a winner early in a Valentine competition – and it was more than…
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And The Winner Is…
****** The Dovetails Interior Design Challenge RESULT****** Drum Roll please……… And The Winner is Carol Jenkins, who fought off Sam Harradine after a titanic struggle, thanks also to Susan McNally, Vicky Williams and Dorothy Eaves…
****** The Dovetails Interior Design Challenge ******
Inspired by a certain programme on BBC2 at the moment we thought we’d see what you lot could do. We sent out 5 identical Ikea plain pine Mirrors to 5 brave contestants to upcycle and work their magic on. And…
Love Chalk Paint™? – let us know!
Just to let you know that we want to get more interactive with you! – We’ve love to have your input right here on our blog page, maybe you see something you like and want to ask a question or…
Fancy some Ice Cream?
With all this miserable weather around, I fancied cheering myself up by painting something cheery and bright. This cupboard was just a plain white box before I started, I used Louis Blue which just doesn’t get used enough in my opinion…
Look out for our ‘new’ A-board outside the shop
Our old street sign was looking a bit worse for wear and needed a makeover, what better way to do it than with some Annie Sloan Old White and I used Annie Sloan Decoupage to transfer our typography. Going to…
Just loving those transfers!
Here’s some before and afters of a big dresser I’ve just finished – great fun! I used Annie Sloan French Linen and Old Ochre, Annie Sloan Decoupage for the transfers and Annie Sloan Craqueleur for the lovely old oil painting…
French Typography Project – Ooh La La!
This large French wardrobe had been sitting in my garage for quite a while – the problem was that the doors couldn’t shut properly because the very old ( and very complicated!) hinges were broken. Finding replacements was proving impossible.…
Talented Customers
A lovely customer has shared her latest creation with us – we think it’s terrific. She’s used 15 different Annie colours and different knobs on each drawer – great stuff Clare Johns and thanks for sharing!
First Painty job of the New Year
It’s nice to get back to painting again – Paris Grey mixed with Old White and a little Greek Blue, details are in French Linen. I used craqueleur all over to get the lovely little cracks everywhere. You wouldn’t guess…
Just couldn’t resist this
You know when you get an idea in your head – and you just want to see it in ‘the flesh’ so to speak…