Pink Vanity

This project was a huge learning experience and I am very pleased with how it turned out. It started out as a dark, high gloss finish out-dated desk. The finished product? A bright, fun vanity perfect for this teenage girl's space... last thing to add: the mirror! Thanks again so much, Kimberly, for being so great and so much fun! :)

Craft time...Bracelets

As I've talked about before, I have seasons with my craft times... winter brings on the knitting/crocheting/sewing bug and summer brings on the beads/cooking/painting bug :) Recently we've (my best friend and I) have been preparing to take several of our products out to a show in Battleground, WA. The shop owner we were going with found these adorable ideas for bracelets and I asked if I could take on the challenge of creating some for her. The main feature in these bracelets was buttons... classic-vintage gorgeousness. Here are some pictures to show you what I came up with:

We Were Here Studios Update

Back in February I posted about the birth of We Were Here Studios... a combination of my ever-evolving interests and the crazy skillz of my best friend, Stacey Smith. I thought it was time to update about our venture! We Were Here is now in a shop in Tacoma! Stacey's artwork made its debut at the Design Cottage   about two months ago. Her artwork varies from vintage classic to cottage contemporary. Almost all of the supplies used to create her one-of-a-kind pieces are repurposed materials from architectural features to driftwood. But enough words... let me brag by photo :)

1) The frame on this hand-painted piece is a salvaged drawer with burlap stretched to create a make-shift canvas

2) Vintage illustration creatively adhered to a 100-year-old architectural redwood plinth.

3) Hand-painted local pride Proctor Tacoma sign on a repurposed cabinet door

4) Hand-painted "to the BEACH" sign painted on hand-picked driftwood from Cannon Beach

Desk Makeover [Part One]

I just picked this desk up at a local moving sale a few weeks ago... They had so many good finds, but this desk just spoke to me (not literally!). I had so many ideas going all at once so I brought my find home and stared at it... a lot. Came up with a bunch of ideas and then one of my good friends told me about these really great stencils that you can order online to use for walls or furniture. [Don't you just love this peacock feather one by designer, Kim Myles?!] So, needless to say, this got my imagination going so much more and I hope it sparks a creativity note in you as well. I'll be back with more updates and the final project shot of this desk soon!