Our 2013 Family Christmas Ornament

 

Each year our family, and the friends who share Thanksgiving with us, make a Christmas ornament. 

 

This year, we made these.  We hot glued Scrabble tiles spelling our names out to jumbo Popsicle sticks.  Then on the reverse side, we glued on a word that somehow descried or related to that person... the challenge is finding the right word with the exact number of letters that your name has!  We used copper wire at the top and a red bead with copper findings to hang from the bottom.  Topped of with a red ribbon bow. 

 

This is one of our favorite family traditions.  Each year as we decorate the tree, we think back on who we have shared our Thanksgiving with... and who we are thankful for!

Mea Culpa! I have been MIA responding to comments!

Hi All!  I so appreciate each and every one of you who take the time to stop by my little spot in the Cyber World as we celebrate and explore creativity together!

My GMail apparently sorted my inbox into separate sections without my help... and only one of those is visible to me.  Mind you, I would never have known this, except for a keystroke error I made a few minutes ago!  I was quite surprised to discover a whole list of notifications and emails that I had never set eyes on... including notifications of your great questions and comments (several about CeCe Caldwell's new Endurance Finish this month).

Now I realize that I am giving my age, or at least my era, away as I write this;)  Twenty-somethings probably know to expect helpful services like this from their electronic sources!  Maybe this is why I paint rather than program software...

Anyway, please accept my apologies for keeping you waiting so long to respond, and keep your great thoughts and questions coming!

Color Mixing Happiness

 

This petite table is done in a custom mix of CeCe Caldwell's Emerald Isl. and Destin Gulf Green.  It's just making me happy to look at it today:)

I have the very fun privilege of being featured in Karen Merrell Berg of Redoux Interiors' blog post today! 

Check our Karen's lovely blog for all sorts of great ideas, helpful tutorials and inspiration!  Thanks Karen!!

http://www.redouxinteriors.com/2013/08/blogeur-d-invite-danielle-partridge/

CeCe Caldwell's Basic Skills Class Sunday, July 14th

Call or stop in The Parker Shoppes to Sign Up!  (303-841-2250)

Greens and Blues...

 

First coat CeCe Caldwell's Santa Fe Turquoise, second coat Destin Gulf Green, Third Coat Spring Hill Green,  Wet Distressed, Endurance Finish. 

CeCe Caldwell's Endurance Finish... aka my new love!

I just received my first batch of CeCe Calwell's new Endurance Finish.  It is designed for Cabinetry and Table Tops especially, but really for anything that you want a durable finish on (or just a super easy to apply finish!). 

I have several tables in my garage that I have been waiting to paint until these little pots of gold showed up.  Why?  I know may people use wax on table tops... and I do on end tables, decorative tables etc.  But, I have never been on board with using wax for the top surface of a dining table.  I don't really know how other people live in their homes, but at ours, a waxed top needs a little too much babying for a dining table.  I do love the waxed finish for other pieces... just not places that you may need to scrub marinara sauce off of!

This is the little stool that I was wet distressing yesterday.

Eager to try the new Endurance Finish, I applied it to the stool this morning.  Well, it look all of 5 minutes.  Done.  And though it says on my can that it should dry for two hours, I put the Endurance Finish on 20 minutes ago... and that little guy is dry. 

The Endurance Finish is the only product in CeCe's line that is not ZERO VOC.  It is Low VOC. (Less that 30 l/g).  As many of you know, not only am I a big Earth Mother, but I have some chemical allergies, which is one of the many reasons that I love CeCe's luscious products.  I was curious how I would react to this finish... and I didn't.  It has almost no odor, and it didn't bother me at all!  That said, respect for human health is a priority of CeCe Caldwell's, and it is recommended that you use Endurance Finish in an area with adequate ventilation.

I am in LOVE.   I suspect that we are going to need a moment of silence for the waxing tradition.  While this is just one of a great line up of finishes in CeCe's line, I am certain that some will be breaking up with their wax.... or moving the relationship into the realm of "just friends" to make room for your new love.