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I don't know about you, but I'm ready for a little bit of this....
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| weardrobe |
and this,
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| falling stitches |
and this,
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| gallery me |
.....and a lot of this,
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| 29 media |
thank you very much.
Have a great weekend!
xo,
Barb
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Remember the other day when I told you I bought a bunch of furniture? Well, towards the end of my buying spree..... I spotted this little lovely sitting in the top of a box, and I said to my buddy " Hey man....I'm totally loving that purse"....and he said "you can have that purse....but if there is any money in it, we are splitting it!"...hah!.....but there was no money, only a grooming set, and a business envelope with a black comb inside it. It even said "black comb" on the outside of the envelope....made me chuckle. Someone believed in being neat and tidy at all times....but I for one am glad, because this velvet beauty is in minty fresh condition. I'm so glad I spotted it, and I'm thankful for good peeps that give me goodies!
Have an awesome weekend!
xo,
Barb
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Remember when I told you about this little project here? Well, this is a peek at how the table turned out. I hemmed and hawed about how I was going to go about adding my mark to this piece. I wanted to do gold metallic stripes, but did not want to scratch up the existing finish in any way. It was a bit of a challenge to deal with the baked on, glossy, factory finish and I did not want to mess up my one shot. So, I put a call in to the only guy I would trust with such things, my paint guru "BP" with Sherwin Williams. I explained all of the details, he talked a bunch of paint chemistry nonsense I mean smarts, {don't tell him he sounds like Charlie Brown's school teacher when he gets all smarty on me....shhhhh!}, and set me on my path! Thanks a million dude!
I'm really happy with the result, and glad that it is back on its way to NYC.
On a side note....sorry for the influx of instagram photos.....my camera bit the dust, and I am finalizing decisions on my new camera! I have felt a little more than lost without it, and I leave for NYC on Tuesday {woot!} so I have got to have some camera action by then......
....have a fantasmic weekend everyone!
xo,
Barb
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Well, I thought I would end this crazy but exciting week on a really fun note. I have been asked to participate in an upcoming event that includes me "doing my thing" to this piece from West Elm. I am super excited about the collaboration and will be able to give you all of the details in a couple weeks....but for now I have a plan, and I think it is a good one. Maybe they will incorporate it into their new furniture line?! {wink}
Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!
xo,
Barb
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I spied this picture of me and my sis while catching up on her blog last night...{if you don't visit her already you need to get your behind over to cranny + b }...and I forgot we had taken it. It made me smile from ear to ear......now I remember it, it was take this past February, and the big grins are probably because I was making some joke about burying my double chin in my giant scarf:) or some other crazy shenanigans. Speaking of scarves, I absolutely can not wait to wear boots and scarves again! This summer heat wave has been .....naughty, plain and simple.
I love my sister so much, and wish that she did not live on the other side of the country from me....but, thank goodness for Skype! I can at least see her face, and my little "G" every now and again. I love you "Sakes"!
Have a great weekend all! It's back to school for us on Monday! Can you even believe it? It is school time people, and I have one entering 7th grade, and one entering 9th grade......nuts I tell you.
xo,
Barb
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This week flew by, which is good and bad. Good, because so much was accomplished...AND, it means that in a few hours I will be headed to Florida for a week of doing nothing but sitting on the beach....reading....drawing.....doodling.....constantly scanning the water for sharks that are coming to eat my children...ironically, watching shark week {my favorite week of television...simply mesmerizing!}.....slathering on 100+ sunscreen {and I will still get burned}...and hopefully a few runs on the beach. I plan on leaving my computer behind, but promise to be back a week from Monday with some fresh new Knack happenings, and probably lots and lots of pictures from the beach.
The bad from this week, is that it was my last week with miss Hattie! Our fabulous time together in the studio has come to an end, and she is headed back to school in a few weeks for her final year! Yay! I have so enjoyed this sweet helper who has been nothing short of amazing and simply a pleasure to work beside in every way! The bar has been set very high my friends! This has been one of the busiest Summers to date for Knack, and I am so thankful for every bit of it. I could not have done it all without you Hattie girl!
Lastly, I had a request for an update on the planter piece in front of the studio! I am happy to report that it is doing awesome, and I have had so many appreciative comments from my neighborhood friends about the happiness it adds to the street! You can compare the photos above to this post when I had just planted them...I can't even believe how much they have grown! I guess you could say they are thriving right? They get lots of love......and they give so much love right back. It's all so good.
Have the best weekend, and I will see you all soon!
xo,
Barb
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Just finished this group of mirrors that have been hanging around the studio! All of them were orphaned mirrors that had been taken off dressers and chests of drawers over a period of time....so it was nice to finish them all, and hang them as a group. It never ceases to amaze me what some paint, paper, and wax can do! That's why I do what I do, and love it so much! Transformation is so powerful on so many levels.
It has been another crazy busy week here at the studio, and thankfully much was accomplished and a few things were checked off the big "to do" list. I did also manage to squeeze in a small little piece for the etsy shop, and will have it up on Monday! All of the mirrors are available for sale as well in the booth at Antiques on Augusta!
I hope each one of you has had a great week, and that you have a fun weekend ahead!
xo,
Barb