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Written by Paula Clayton
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Friday, 16 July 2010 14:34 |
Hello again - it's been a while, we seem to do this in fits & spurts.
Our latest in-public action adventure was at the Wilmette Sidewalk Sale last weekend. We had a great time, as usual it was a fun and friendly event. Fortunately not as screaming hot as we anticipated, one might even go as far as to say it was pleasant to be outside painting.
This year we had a couple of prepared boards to dazzle the passers-by with. Literally.
We think this would look great in a wine bar, or champagne bar ... imagine booths with a stunning foil piece framed by nice wood between them. All hearty and elegant, but with modern zaps.
The base is a hologram foil, and yes, we're still hunting for someone who would like dragons going up and down their staircase in this finish. So this grape one was first.
It starts out just gaudy shiny ... all gold with the hologram flashes of turquoise and magenta, bright flashes of light to stun and attract people as they walk on by.
The browns are translucent, so you still get a bit of light coming thru them, and they show off the clear crackle glaze. So we end up with an antiqued looking finish with a fairly aggressive occasional light spark.
Since that was so much fun, and we had painted a mermaid our first year at the Wilmette sidewalk sale, we also went to town with the silver hologram foil:
With a school of mermaids.
The mermaids were all finished up before the 2nd day was over, so we started a fun one. It's always good to have a few tricks, and this one turns out to be easy & look great: dewdrops.
Woohoo! Splish splash!
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Written by Paula Clayton
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Friday, 18 June 2010 08:37 |
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Lake Forest, IL.
Its the basement. Its family space, its work space. Like a guest bathroom, it doesn't have to be formal & impress the visiting business dignitaries. So if you have a piece of you that would like to cut loose and make a space that is just plain fun, we can certainly help out.
This family had had enough with replacing carpet. They spend a lot of time down here as office/workshop/family room space. Let alone doing the laundry. Here's what we all came up with ...
The blue floor was painted by regular paint guys, then we came along to do the decorative stuff.
The stone pathway leads from the bottom of the stairs, around the couch (currently invisible) to the back work room. We spiffed up the column , and we were going to do a gazebo with more clematis twining around ... but an idea that's a bit more int he fun & silly range won out:
The Work Fairy! Since Becky has her desk against this wall. She also decided that since she spends time down here with the laundry that another fairy was in order.
And that since she loves her garden as much as fairies we should bring a bit more of that bright growing energy in.
With more fairy stuff
and more more more bright stuff
Lots of happy color, everyone should have one, right?
So we'll be back again some time to add a few things, and I'm hoping we can do one of the first ideas in round two. An escape hatch / manhole cover. Especially since Paul & Becky both work in the computer line, a nice big steel hatch with "in case of emergency press Shift, Control, Escape"
But one of those ones with neat designs on, I think.
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Written by Paula Clayton
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Tuesday, 04 May 2010 12:46 |
Smile!
I want steps like this in my apartment, and I don't have a cat!
Though I like 'em.
The two below are from just a couple of months ago ... Esme & Smudge. Yes, they are loved & adored. And that they have golden rays radiating from their refined & dignified being is only as it should be, right?
and then a couple of weeks back we painted some vacation rooms ... so I reckon we have enough variety now that I can post a blog.
Compassionate Veterinary Care in LIncoln Park, Chicago, http://compassionatevet.com/index.html has a couple of small rooms that are a step up from being lodged in a kennel ... but they wanted to make them friendlier still.
Small, ventilated, clean, but no view.
Oh, yes, we can help with the view part.
They put in some deluxe climbing trees to give a beastie more choices of where to lie for the day (very important), nice French doors and better lighting, so that these Cat Vacation Alternatives have definitely improved.
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Written by Paula Clayton
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Thursday, 29 April 2010 13:41 |
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Girl's bedroom, Northbrook, IL.
So, you were wondering what to do with your bedroom, right?
Well, first ... paint it pink.
A really glowing, full on, I'm PINK and you shall know it to the pits of your eyeballs pink.
And then you'll need something bright & fun ... (because the pink set the mood, and one can only go forth all inspired from there)
A little over here, and a little over there.
Debby went to town with lots of pinks & purples on the tie-dye. It got wilder & glowier as the day went on.
And as Debby painted the bright & beautiful "I Am Girl, Hear Me Roar" visual statement, I ran around the room with a bunch of stencils we cut last week. And if you're going to have a beautiful hibiscus painted border over there, then you're going to need some over there as well, right? Give a Mouse a Cookie Syndrome.
Until
I'm not a pink-inclined gal myself, but even I think this looks mighty fine!
(Debby is off to the side here, adding that its all lies, we really took the wall down, crumpled it up & tied knots in it, etc.)
Yay, Ties dye & stencils! |
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