Spring is here and is currently in full effect. Aside from all the cleaning and organizing a good way to make your space refreshed and renewed for a lively summer is to add a fresh coat of some cheerful hues to your walls.
Here’s a few shades that I’m buzzing over this Spring!
Orange:
This vibrant color is [...]
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5 Colours to Cheer Up Your Space This Spring
Posted in COLOR me.., DIY, lulu hearts, tagged Colour, LULU Painting on April 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Wood Icing
Posted in DIY, T E A C H, paint on April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a beautiful Wood Icing Crackle finish by:
Artist, Kay Perret
Dancing Brush Painting
Puyallup, Wa 98371
253-921-2832
kayperret@dancingbrushpainting.com
I’ll be teaching a Wood Icing class at the Minneapolis Institute of Fine Finishes on May 7th and 8th. Class costs $199.00 you can call Jean @ 612.374.0221 to register!
Hope to see you there!
lulu
Paper Bag Deco-Finish
Posted in DIY, Patina Designs 3, Stencil, going green, tagged Patina Designs on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
YES YOU CAN deck your walls out with paper bags if you so choose!!! Here is one of the many paper bag finishes offer at Patina Designs. Terri created a leather look by crumpling up the paper, then treating it like wall paper to adhere to the walls. Finally, Terri glazed and added some metallic [...]
Wood Icing Recipe
Posted in DIY, going green, lulu hearts, tagged LULU Painting, Patina Designs on April 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Silhouette & Cork
Tools:
Wood Icing Textura Paste
tape
black paint
silhouette stencil
Stain and Seal Van Dyke Brown
chip brush
rag
plastic bag
a putty knife
1.) Paint door black and allow to dry
2.) Tape off the areas that you want the black to shine through and apply the silhouette insert where you want it.
3.) Spread the texura base over the entire area and then [...]
Coffee Grounds Plaster Recipe
Posted in DIY, Patina Designs 3, going green, tagged Patina Designs on April 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This Terri’s famous Coffee Grounds Plaster Recipe. I think you’ll find it quite easy, and hopefully enjoy yourself when your resorting back to your inner child. This recipe gives you permission to play with your food once again…
Here is what you will need:
A trowel
Veniciano Lime Based Plaster
coffee beans
stir stick
coffee bean grinder or blender
coffee maker
sugar and [...]
Wood Distressing Class at MIFF
Posted in DIY, tagged MIFF, Wood Icing on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My first class with Drew over at the Minneapolis Institute of Fine Finishes was a great success. We spent three days painting, and distressing 5 wooden doors. We did a lovely cedar finish with a walnut over lay, a tissue paper crackle cabinet door, a wood icing stained stencil door, a distressed crackle creamy yellow [...]
Disney World Half Marathon 2010
Posted in DIY on February 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Its official…as of just minutes ago my sister Sierra and I have officially registered for the Disney World Half Marathon. Its going to be a first for both of us and I could not be any more excited! I wont be beggining my training until Spring time but I know Sierra is already hard at [...]
Free Faux Finishing Workshops @ Sherwin Williams
Posted in COLOR me.., DIY on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ll be teaching a few different workshops throughout the year with my fellow painters Peg Malanaphy, and Terri Roberts. The first one coming up in February is our You Got Glazed Workshop and it will be at the Sherwin Williams Store located in Stillwater. We will be using the 2009 color collection from SW in [...]
Obama. Paints. Too
Posted in DIY, lulu hearts on January 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
There are days when I think to myself, “What am I doing?, this job is too demanding for a little thing like me, that ladder is too high, my tendinitis is flaring up…blah blah blah…” Regardless of the hard times that come into play in my profession as a house painter, I LOVE MY JOB! [...]
Darling Custom Handbags… Make yours @ LILL STUDIO
Posted in DIY, lulu hearts on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Make your own hand bag or pillows with LILL Studios!
