Posts by Barbara Bussey
Customize your home with Iron Orchid Designs Decor Transfers!
Learn how to use Iron Orchid Designs Decor Transfers to customize any item around your home! Iron Orchid Designs Decor Transfers are the perfect way to add extra embellishments to all of your home decor projects and painted furniture pieces. Today, we are going to show you how we totally transformed the look of a…
Read MoreSquare Cookies
Hello again. It’s me! I hope you’re well! I’ve been enjoying a working vacation, up at the lake. I get so much done, when I step away from the shop. It’s so much easier to focus and brain storm! Once I walk through the shop door, I scoot from one thing to another, never looking…
Read MoreFall Workshop Calendar is Online!
Hello, friend! I hope you enjoyed a relaxing Labor Day weekend! We were so happy to have our kids home, to spend the weekend with us. We are excited to have our September and October Workshop calendar online! We have lots of wonderful new workshops and more to follow! We’d love to give you the opportunity…
Read MoreHow to use Fusion Mineral Paint as a primer!
Learn how to use Fusion Mineral Paint as a “transition tone” and color blocker!! Here at The Treasured Home, we use Fusion Mineral Paint, in the color Sterling, (a very light grey) as a color blocker, when trying to lighten up a piece of furniture. Fusion calls it a “transition tone”. What ever you call…
Read MoreHow to get a super smooth finish with hemp oil!
Learn how to give your painted furniture pieces a buttery smooth finish by wet sanding with Fusion Mineral Paint’s Hemp Oil. Giving your painted furniture pieces a smooth, durable finish is easy with Hemp Oil from Fusion Mineral Paint. Hemp Oil is an all-natural, food safe finish that provides a buttery soft feel when applied…
Read MoreHow To Create a Custom Glaze Color
Learn how to create a custom glaze color using Fusion Mineral Paint products. This painted furniture technique is a must-know for all DIY lovers! Creating a custom glaze color for your painted furniture projects is super easy with Fusion Mineral Paint products. In today’s tutorial, Barbara explains how to mix your custom glaze and how…
Read More40% Off ALL Clothing! Shop Early for Best Selection!
Hello again!, It’s already the middle of August! What!? That means the fall clothes, that I ordered months ago, will be arriving in just a couple of weeks! Yikes! Since I have about 2 feet of storage, that’s already filled, with who-knows-what, I need to make room! We all know that just because it’s August,…
Read MoreVintage Shopping Trip to Provence, this October!
Hello! I hope your week is off to a great start! How about booking a women’s trip to the south of France, this fall? My friend and favorite tour guide to the south of France, Jill Mitchell of LeTrip, has just a few spots left…
Read MoreHow To Add An Iron Orchid Designs Transfer To Furniture
This simple video tutorial will show you just how easy it is to add an Iron Orchid Designs Transfer to furniture. Watch & learn now!! Are you wanting a fun and easy way to add beautiful character to your painted furniture pieces? If so, today’s quick tutorial is for you! It’s all about how to…
Read MoreHow To Gold Leaf
Learn how to add gold leaf accents to your projects with this easy to follow video tutorial. This is a simple way to add lots of character to any piece! Using gold leaf to add accents to decor is a classic skill that is easier than you might think! Today, Barbara is going to show…
Read MoreFabric Stamping Using Iron Orchid Designs
Learn everything you need to know about fabric stamping with Iron Orchid Designs. IOD products are easy to use & help you create DIY home decor items! Iron Orchid Designs makes it super easy to create beautiful DIY home decor – that’s why we love it so much here at The Treasured Home. Today, Barbara…
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