Marie's Treasures & More

Today was great, I finally finished quite a few projects one being a Marie Antoinette Treasure box, this was so much fun, loved distressing the box and adding beautiful treasures to the frame along with hand painted roses and scrolls...The spoons are super cool, I've seen them with just flowers but thought, well silver spoon, Marie Antoinette, don't they go together?? They are whimsical.....The bottles are so fun and sweet, and of course my little miniature oil painting of a basket of Roses my husband framed for me with some old gesso pieces, I adore it! Here they are for all the up close pics. Tonight was great! My sweet my space friend Jennifer actually won DESIGN STAR!! Way to go Jen!!! She is so talented and incorporates her art work into her room designs, shes so brave to actually free had designs on walls, Yikes, I'm so happy for you Jen, cant wait to see her new show. Have a great week everyone! Kimberly

Sweet Trellis Floorcloth rug

I love making these floor cloth rugs. This is a smaller one with a trellis design on pink with sage border. There are so many links on Google to make a floor cloth, but I just had to try a few out to get it right. One of my customers ordered this one in a 96x31 runner, talk about time consuming! The thing I love about them, they last and last! One of my problems with regular rugs are they get dirty and it cost a fortune to have them cleaned, i usually just toss them out it didn't cost allot. With the floor cloth rugs, you can mop them and with all the sealer coats it protects the design . This little one is on my eBay for now, I'm working on getting all the new designs on the website. Thanks for stopping by!!! Hugs, Kim

You can make it Too!

Besides keeping up with my Design Star episodes on Sunday night, I have been painting a lot and trying to come up with new ideas for my art. This one I credit my husband with! The top image is a distressed moulding frame in pinks, then my husband cut a sheet metal piece and applied enamel paint. Voila! A magnet memo board. They come with my clothespin magnets, this is such a sweet idea love them. The bottom photo is an antique frame painted white then I applied a pearl pink glaze paint to the raised accents, the metal panel is painted a flesh pale pink enamel spray, then I hand painted roses at top and bottom corners. If you don't paint, some rose decals would look pretty too. They are so much fun to create . I'm working on more creative ideas to post soon, hope you all are having a fun summer! Hugs,Kimberly

Back to Shabby Roses

Seems I have been away for a while, well, since I finally got the dish network, I have been quite the hgtv geek. Design to sell is the best ever. I think I am a pro at home staging now! Anyone want to hire me :) So far I have helped hubby re-stain all of our kitchen cabinets, paint, redo our guest room and I made a huge king size tuffted headboard! I even took on the task of removing popcorn ceiling from the guest room before I painted, whew, what a job, but it is sooo worth it, it looks so much better i'll say.Those shows are just so inspirational. I'll have to come back later with photos, but, sorry none have anything to do with roses or shabby chic. You may be surprised at my color choices but they are very pleasing to the eye , calming and elegant. Here are a few photos of some pretties I worked on. You may have noticed my website suddenly changed back to my former Romantic side. Pinks and my art photography, I love it. Enjoy the pics, and talk to you soon, my shows are on!

Virtual Decor Party( Fiesta)

Be sure to click on the link to the right for my friend Marina's Decorating party, she is a talented spanish tv Decorator show host . I love her blog and all the beautiful rooms and designs she features. Here are a few of my favorite photos of my home and some art. Be sure to see all the participants ! Lots of design inspiration!! Hugs, Kimberly

New Place mats !Not your normal Place mat :)

I was thrilled to find these pre-cut canvas place mats . These I painted a pale powder blue with huge roses in pinks with a border of Gold french scroll work. All hand painted. I'm offering them with pale pink, white and pale blue backgrounds. You can see them on my website. I think they are so pretty! I've been busy with re decorating our kitchen, hubby has been re- staining all the cabinets, what a job! But think of the moolah we will save. Keeping busy with homeschooling also, one more month till my daughter is evaluated by a teacher, I'm so nervous but she is so bright , I know she'll do well. This is our first year home schooling. I was a bit frantic yesterday when I received a notice from paypal, all of you who went thru that big mess last Sept know how it just consumed all our money and time, well, yet another customer has reported I hadn't sent two items, so therefore paypal has taken out a large sum of my money, bringing back some awful memories of last Sept. Thank goodness I have a delivery confirmation receipt. Hope full paypal will see in my favor, but still having your money taken without notice , money you need is so stressful even more now since this business is so very slow for allot of us. Have a lovely weekend everyone . Thanks so very much for all the sweet comments on my last post, you all make my day! Hugs, Kimberly

French Style Aubusson Floor Cloth Rugs

I'm so exited to preview my new Hand painted floor Cloth rugs. I love them , they are so durable and functional. I loved the idea that my art work would be functional not just hanging on a wall but actually have a purpose. After doing tons of research, my rugs are pet, spill and heavy traffice friendly! You can mop them with a mild detergent thanks to many layers of poly sealer.Needless to say these works of art are so time consuming, alot of prep work before you even get to start on the design. They lay flat on wood flooring and carpet as well. I hand painted al lthe roses and used beautiful scroll stencils for borders. I have tons of new designs coming soon. Since money is tight for everyone I thought it would be so nice to paint something we all need, rugs!! I'm a rug-A-holic I buy them and toss them out frequently after they get worn. The floor cloth will be around for a very long time!! Who could throw out a work of art! I have so many ideas for designs not only with roses but many different styles. Beach, french country, to name a few. Thanks for looking and hope you all have a lovely weekend coming up Hugs, Kimberly