Archive for July 2018
5 Easy Steps to Painting Furniture!
Greetings! Today, I thought I’d give you a simple step-by step tutorial, to show you how simple it is, to give new life to a treasure from the paI know it can be intimidating, if you’re a newbie to furniture painting and restoration. Hopefully, I’ll help you see that there’s little to fear! Step…
Read MoreThe Glamorous Life!
Greetings, friends of The Treasured Home! Had you told me ten years ago, I’d be taking my solo trek, in a 17′ Uhaul Truck, I would have laughed. Back then, moving furniture was not part of my daily existence. Oh, what I was missing! At the age of 63, anticipating my maiden voyage, Mr. Wonderful…
Read MoreChanges in Our Dining Room
Greetings!, Welcome to spider season, in Northern California! They seem to be everywhere! And I want to know how they spin a web across a door way! How do they get there? I want to know! Now on to other news! After about 16 years, I’ve decided (along with an “OK” from Mr. Wonderful), to…
Read MoreBon jour! Join Our French Preview Party, August 10th!
Hello lovelies!, It’s been two months, since we returned from our adventures in Provence. Just writing this post and going through the pictures, makes me miss it all the more! Jill and I, as well as 13 other girlfriends of The Treasured Home, went treasure hunting, last May, withg the wonderful guidance of our bi-lingual…
Read MoreFree Iron Orchid Designs Demo, Sunday, at 11 a.m.!
Greetings! If you want to fire up your creative side, Sunday’s free Iron Orchid Designs demonstration, from 11:00-12:00, could be just the ticket! IOD is a line of stamps, molds and image transfers, designed with furniture restorers and crafters, alike! The possibilities are nearly endless. Jill had fun, embellishing a terra cotta pot, at this summer’s vendor…
Read MoreThis Week at the Shop!
Greetings! This week, I’m grateful to be spending time at Tahoe, with our daughter, Betsy, visiting from Colorado! Jill will hold down the fort, until we return Friday morning, in time for Saturday’s Farmhouse Sign Class and Sunday’s FREE Iron Orchid Designs Demo. What are your plans, for the 4th of July? Whatever it is,…
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