Wedding centerpieces – hand painted bottles

I was so happy when I got asked to create some special centerpieces for this beautiful bride.  She was the easiest bride to work with as I was pretty much left to do what I wanted. I got told the bottles should be peach and cream and also the bride wanted them personalised with special details..

Thankfully we have a big wine lover in the family, so I didn’t have to suddenly drink 14 bottles of wine.. Continue reading

The Fab Flippin’ Furniture Contest – From Shabby To CHIC!

Hi everyone, I am so excited to tell you that I am taking part in a fantastic competition this month called “The Fab Flippin’ Furniture Contest” organised by a group of wonderful bloggers and this month hosted by Charlotte at Ciburbanity and Carrie from Thirty Eighth Street.

Not only you get to showcase your piece, your transformation and get opportunity to be featured on these blogs, you also get a prize! This month The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Company is the sponsor of the contest!

Old Fashioned Milk Paint

This competition runs monthly and each month there is a new theme.  This month’s theme is – Shabby Chic Storage! I love shabby chic items, so I thought it would be so easy.. but once I started thinking I had so many ideas and wasn’t sure which one to go with.. I decide to test myself a little and try to transform this old dressing table. This was definitely more shabby than chic.. Continue reading