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Outside Studio Tour (Part Two)

1/25/2015

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Construction always goes through the ugly stage, and this is the ugly stage!
The screen door was salvaged, rescreened and painted pink. I cut templates and painted my studio name, a vine and a bird on the screen.
We (hubby and me) painted the 1" x 4" lumber and then framed the boards for the screen door and wall.

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I should mention that the open studio is below and upper deck and my inside studio opens onto the outside studio on the lower deck.  This made it easier to construct the frame. A repurposed daybed rail was added to the top of the frame and hung with hooks from the top deck.
The white picket boards were nailed onto the frame. 



Then for the illusion or feel of walls for the other two sides? A little eccentric, but I love the way these mason jars look. I painted the inside of the jars, make sure you let them dry completely. Poked a hole in the lids, put barbed wire into the hole with a knot in the end and then sealed them with caulking. They are all hanging at different lengths and now almost a year later, are still looking beautiful.
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A beautiful outdoor room!
This picture was taken in July (2014). The room still gets a breeze, shade and the enjoyment of being outside.
 The perfect place to teach my granddaughters mixed media art.
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Outside Studio Tour

1/23/2015

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I have been wanting to share my favorite place. A place where I spend time painting, potting, dreaming and spending time with family. My outside studio. It actually is a patio off my indoor studio. I will be opening that old screen door in the coming weeks and show you what is inside. A lot of DIY, vintage finds and more!
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Let me start with the urns outside my studio. You can't see them in the first picture, but the beautiful ferns are sitting in the urns. Yes, sitting, I buy my ferns, usually at Lowe's and just sit the pot they come in, in the urns.
These are huge cement urns. Lowe's had just these two at the end of the season, sitting out front for less than $20.00 each. I watched them like a hawk, until my husband had gone into the store and paid for them and we loaded them into our vehicle. I love bargains!
Distressing:
1. Start by drilling a hole through the bottom of the urn.
2. Paint with dark brown oil enamel.
3. Paint with white paint. Spray with water while painting and brush, brush, brush.
4. Random gold leaf.
5. Turquoise patina (I make my patina by mixing paint and deluding with water). Spray with water while painting and brush, brush, brush.
6. I used a strong tea stain next.
7. Spray with varnish.
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HUGS AND KISSES - XOXO

1/13/2015

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A little bling for winter and upcoming Valentine's Day. 

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I had bought these wooden letters last season and decided now was the time to get them decorated. They are sitting on my antique mantle with my faux fireplace. I love the way they turned out and they would be great sitting just about anyplace in your home.

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I used a white acrylic paint on the white letters and then I dried them with a heat gun until the paint bubbled. I love the look and texture it gave them. I then put stick-on pink rhinestones around the edges of the letters. I finished all of the letters with a heavy coat of mod podge.
I used templates and a heavy coat of paint on the x's and heart/leaves on these letters. I think they look so very pretty!
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Not Just a Flyover State - Kansas Winter Beauty

1/10/2015

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Moon Halo Over Church - Barton County Historical Society Grounds (12/31/14)
I am proud to say I am from Kansas. Yep, born and raised there!
I live in Missouri now, right on the shores of Table Rock Lake and love it here, my heart will always belong in Kansas though. Yes, Kansas has wind, drought and tumbleweeds higher than fence rows (mostly in western Kansas) but the stark beauty is breathtaking.
Kansas is beautifully captured by Rob Graham, Graham Photography, who actually grew up down the street from where we lived in Burdett, Kansas. Rob lives in Great Bend, Kansas now, and I have been impressed by the photos he has taken of Kansas. The photos show the stark beauty of Kansas, and I am so inspired by his gift, I wanted to feature him here on my blog. Rob's photographs have appeared in numerous calendars by the National Natural Landmarks Program, which is part of the National Park Service.
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Sunset - Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands near Great Bend, Kansas. 1/6/15
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Snow Geese - Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands near Great Bend, Kansas. 12/4/14
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My favorite, a close-up of a leaf with ice around the edges and a spectacular ice crystal, with 
a beautiful Kansas blue sky on a cold December day.
Kansas isn't just a flyover state!
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Tables of Barn Wood

1/8/2015

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My first post of the new year on a very cold day here Missouri.

Happy New Year!!!
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I like the surprise I get when I see that unique piece in any setting that you think shouldn't be there, but somehow it is and looks great. I get that look when friends, guests and family see what I have added or changed in my home or my garden. Or, maybe they just think/understand or know I am crazy!
A sofa table made from barn wood and a couple of very neglected pillar posts creates that ultimate surprise. A little bit of cottage, vintage, shabby chic and maybe a little French décor?
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Or a three-legged table in the foyer?
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After several coats of semi-gloss paint the barn wood planks were attached to the legs.

The graphics from Fairy Graphics were applied after the tables were painted. I used my tutorial here for applying the graphics. The graphic below has the opacity and texture of a real doily. Love it!

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The two antique pillars actually made legs for three tables. I am showing two of the tables here. My oh so handy hubby then used a sawtooth bit to make the circles, then used a wood chisel to scrap out enough of the wood to put on a square metal plate and then attached them onto the painted barn wood planks.
(Of note- the legs were painted after attaching the barn wood planks.)



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Check out this previous post (Room Divider w/Grit & Grace) that now matches my sofa and foyer tables!

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