25 Mother’s Day Gifts for the Vintage Home & Garden Lover

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Share This Page!25 Mother’s Day Gifts for the Vintage Home & Garden Lover I know we still have a few weeks until Mother’s Day but I’m feeling extra Mom-sy lately. I put together 25 gifts for the Mom that loves Vintage Style. I know that includes me and I’m pretty sure that includes you too! {Read More…}

Fresh in the Market

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Share This Page!Fresh in the Market You know when you have something on your to-do list and it finally gets done? It feels so good! Updating my Market Page has been on my to do list for weeks now and I finally got to it. Hurray for me! And you too! Sweet Pickins Milk Paint {Read More…}

Vintage Sign Tutorial From an Old Dresser Top

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Share This Page!Vintage Sign From an Old Dresser Top A funny thing happens when you move to a place like California. People start to visit. And they don’t just stay for the weekend. A typical stay in our guest room seems to last between 7 and 14 days. I’d like to think that our guests {Read More…}

19 Creative Uses for Tea Bags

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Share This Page!19 Creative Uses For Tea Bag A few weeks ago I shared with you a DIY Restoration Hardware hack on how to make your own “aged” books using tea bags. If you missed it you can see it here. I aged a few more books over the past few weeks to use around my {Read More…}

Milk Paint Shelf Makeover and Oil Wax Tutorial

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Share This Page!Shelf Makeover and How to Apply New Oil Wax What’s the deal with these two? I mean, I feel like these two might be the school yard bully twins. They are in need of an attitude adjustment for sure. Something softer, kinder and a little more friendly would suit them just fine. I {Read More…}

Farewell Be. YOU. Tiful Link Party

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Share This Page!Farewell Be. YOU. Tiful Link Party Sad News Friends, this is the last week we’ll be doing the Be.You.Tiful Link Party. The four of us have decided to focus on other parts of our blogs. We have enjoyed getting to know all of you, your beautiful works, and to feel inspired by you {Read More…}

Vintage Style Ikea Step Stool Makeover

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Share This Page!Vintage Style Ikea Step Stool Makeover After my Milk Paint 101 class last week I had some leftover Ikea step stools sitting in my garage. These little step stools are a great project to get your feet wet with trying new painting techniques, especially using Sweet Pickins Milk Paint. I was inspired to try {Read More…}

DIY Vintage Map Hanger

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Share This Page!DIY Vintage Map Hanger Slowly but surely, I’m getting the nursery ready. I actually thought I would be done by now but it’s taking a little longer than expected. Most good things do! Here’s my inspiration board for the room in case you missed it. One of the things I worked on recently {Read More…}

Be. YOU. Tiful Link Party #62

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Share This Page!Be. YOU. Tiful Link Party #62 Hello Friends! Welcome back to another great party! First, let me apologize for being a little MIA. I have to admit this pregnancy has been a little rough over the past few weeks. I’ve been on a little light bed rest this week which makes getting projects {Read More…}

Get Over Your Fear of Milk Paint: Take a Class!

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Share This Page!Get Over Your Fear Of Milk Paint: Take a Class! I’m still a little giddy with excitement over the Milk Paint Class I taught on Sunday. It’s always fun for me to see people discover Milk Paint. But this class was especially fun because the creations were so cool. I usually do a {Read More…}

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