missed YOU! and PPF

"Bless me Father for I have sinned and it has been 6 months since my last blog post" ... can NOT believe my last blog post was September 2013.  Guess I got caught up in Holidays and snow and family and life and loss and gain.  Also fell into the trap of … it’s so much quicker to just drop a blurb on fb …  I’ve missed it here … missed all of you … missed visiting your places and sharing your experiences.  I’m back and will make the time.  I didn’t stop painting … paint is still one of my favorite things!  Missing Paint Party Friday too ... Happy 3rd Birthday-Anniversary-Blogoversary to PPF!

I’ve been playing with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint mostly and here are a few of my finished pieces (18 ASCP projects so far …)

an old wooden tray buried in my parents basement

the vanity mirror my sister and I had when we were teenagers

a $2 solid wood dark brown tag sale candle holder

old dark brown wooden ashtray table

old wooden sewing box my pépère had built for my mémère

a thrift store cradle

the hutch my husband built with his dad a long time ago reminding him always of the 1st baseball game he attended with his dad back in 1964

my mom's old pine lamp

my mémère's wooden treasure box

an old family piece painted for my sister for her 'quilting cave'



a mirror for Stef

a $15 estate sale bed and night stand

an old pressed wood double recipe box

the dark pine hutch I grew up with featured in the Just Paint Vermont March 2014 Newsletter

a very special chair for Stef

now I am off to catch up and visit YOU!

xoxo

treasure box cover ...

 

 

this is a treasure box cover ... a treasure, in that, it was a great deal at a reduced price from a home goods store.  Wendy just didn't LOVE the 'Relax' paper decal on the top ...

so I sanded it off and ...

... painted her a sunset/sunrise New England scene

and added a message in a bottle washed up on the shore ...

Wendy came up with her own message to live by ...

 

 

"LIVE IN THE SUNSHINE

SWIM IN THE SEA

WALK IN THE MOONLIGHT

LAUGH AND BE FREE!"

~wjnr

 

 

 and the inside treasure box cover!

 

Happy Retirement Wendy!

WR ... can you see it?

All done!

The Great Hammock Beach Bench

The bench is approximately 5 feet long, 22 inches wide at its widest point and 20 ½ inches tall. The solid bench top is reportedly old growth pine and built in the 1940’s by noted Glastonbury craftsman Alvah Russell.  37 individual waves lap up 3 of the 4 sides of this almost 3 inch thick slab of wood.  It is finished with 3 coats of Spar varnish to help protect it from the elements. All Great Hammock beach road signs are included and the single cottage represents all the great hammock beach homes.

The Valentin Family
Home Sweet Home Sign

two pieces out the door ... going to miss them both!

home sweet home and PPF

a SWEET, simple, rustic ...

home sweet home

exterior sign.

Baltic green and Naples yellow on very old red (you can still see a bit of the red) Vermont barn board.

to hang above the door .... below

 (hoping the sun will continue to shine down on this home,

 warm their hearts and continue to help them grow

as a family and individually)

This is my 2nd outdoor piece in the works right now and not sure how it will withstand the elements.  Heading to West Marine to purchase some marine spar varnish with UV protection.  Does anyone have any recommendations for finishing pieces that must survive New England elements?

The finish will intensify the colors of the sign.  If the homeowner agrees, after a couple coats of the spar varnish are applied, we can test the sign above their door for durability.

Hey, we are missing the PARTY!  Head on over to Paint Party Friday ... while there is still time!  Magical stuff going on there!  

coming together quite nicely

and almost done!

good wine
good food
good friends
good times!
(simply stated)

SINGER SAVED for Michelle and Laura

a WIP for Michelle and Laura

Laura and Michelle rescued this SINGER

and I am honored to be asked to embellish

the canvas

 just need to paint more cheeses, wine (Pinot Grigio from a winery/vineyard I invent for Michelle and Laura), Dogfish Head beer, glasses, apples and ...

we'll just have to wait and see ...

and Happy ONE Year Anniversary PPF,

thank YOU for letting me participate in the PARTY!