When I recently attended the ALT Summit held at Martha Stewart’s HQ, I noticed that many of the blogger gals there had on high wedges. Some were even decorated or painted. Well, I can do that too! I had to try it out. I got these cork wedge heels at Amarcord, a vintage store in Williamsburg…
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The Folk Art crackle medium for me, is like finding the holy grail. I just love an aged finish. I find such inspiration in urban landscape and decay and with this stuff, I can re-create that worn, weathered look. Here’s how I did it – First, I painted a wood board dark brown and let…
Continue reading →I love to paint on surfaces that already have wonderful texture and a beautiful finish. Grasscloth is one of those surfaces. It’s natural, beautiful, and affordable. I cut some small squares of the cloth and using a few folk art paint colors I love, I stenciled these birds and bees stencil designs. These could be framed…
Continue reading →I am seeing so many colorful wingtip shoes for guys. Two-toned, colorful soles, color is not just for the ladies anymore! So I grabbed an old suede pair of wingtips I had, mixed some folk art blue paint with medium textile, and voila! I just painted in the separated sections! easy. Can’t wait to wear them!
Continue reading →Chalkboards are so trending right now, I see chalkboard projects everywhere. I wanted to do some layering effects on the board and make it useful too. Also, I am a list person and creating this board will save me paper! Here’s how I made my To Do board: First I took a wood art board…
Continue reading →Stenciling cards = fun. Stenciling wooden postcards = WAY MORE FUN! There is something so impressive about receiving a wooden postcard in the mail. Stencil some wooden cards and snail mail them to your besties. Look at how happy these people are with their cards!
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