Archive for July 2015
Furniture Sale!
First of all… (Academy Awards acceptance speech) thanks to all of you who attended last night’s Meet the Artist event and to all of you who helped make it possible! I told Bob that it felt like We had friends in our home. Everyone seemed to have a great time, even with the line…
Read MoreSee You Tonight!
We’ve been busy this week, welcoming artists and finishing last minute projects, in preparation for tonight’s party! Julie, our first vendor to move in, is also an artist, of another kind, with a eye trained for interior design and beautiful display. If I was asked to describe her look, I’d call it rustic elegance.…
Read MoreLast minute summer sale!
By now, I hope you know about tonight’s Meet the Artist extravaganza, from 6 – 8 p.m.. Well, our Vintage Market is almost half rented and the first vendor moves in next week, just in time for Thursday night’s gathering. Others are scheduled to move in in September. So that means I have to…
Read MoreThis Week at The Treasured Home
Greetings, friends! Things are really hoppin’ at the shop! I know you’re dying to know what’s happening, so here goes! I hit gold on Saturday, making the rounds, to estate and garage sales. I had been looking for a cool sales counter for some time and everything I saw was massive, in size and expense…
Read MoreThere’s Still Room for you to Create a Milk Painted Masterpiece!
As you probably know, we sell both chalk and milk paints, at The Treasured Home. We teach classes, using both products, yet month after month, there’s less demand for our milk painting class, which leaves me scratching my head, in wonder. Or, is that the bed bugs? (Yes, that was a joke!) Maybe…
Read MoreAnother Artist is Joining our Meet the Artist Event!
Our Meet the Artist event just keeps getting better! Ann Marie, another local artist, will be displaying her wonderfully unique pieces, plus, you’ll get to see her painting a piece, during the event, on Thursday, July 30th, from 6 until 8 p.m.! Besides the four unique and talented artists, Anna…
Read MoreMini Changes at the Lake House
My brother took this photo, of Lake Tahoe, on May 24th. If you haven’t seen it in person, Lake Tahoe is a national treasure and I hope you’ll add it to your “bucket list”! Half of the lake is in the state of Nevada and the other half is in California. I’ve…
Read MoreNew Fabric Stenciling Class this Saturday!
Remember 1989, if you were alive then, when every respectable creative-type had grape leaves stenciled around her kitchen. If not grape leaves, it was little French blue houses, with mauve hearts scattered between them. Fear not, stenciling is back! Fabric is really a great surface for stenciling. Painter’s drop cloths are wonderful…
Read MoreTake a Virtual Tour of The Treasured Home and get a Free Gift!
Our buddies at Google, recently created a virtual tour, of the Treasured Home. And since we’ve done business with so many of you, over the last three years, that will never have the chance to see our shop, I thought we should share it with you, up close and personal. Right or wrong, we don’t…
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