Posts by Barbara Bussey
June Class Schedule
Dear Friends of The Treasured Home, Another month has passed us by! What are you waiting for? Come paint with me! The Free Wednesday Workshop is going strong! If you…
Read MoreNew Life for an Antique Bed
One of my dear customers, bought this bed and dresser, at the shop, for her daughter, before I could paint it. This was one of our most challenging projects. These…
Read MoreFurniture Painting Artistry
Dawn, is a friend of mine, who owns the Bella Fiore Florist, in downtown Old Fair Oaks. She layered and sanded this beautiful bow-front dresser, to perfection! The stunning hardware…
Read MoreNew Friends
My new friends and I had a great time today, exploring the wonderful world of furniture paint! Carrie, a stunning woman, and her dear friend Claudia, …who had me laughing…
Read MoreYay or Nay? Bullet Jewelry
Every now and then, dear friends, I see new designs or products, that leave me scratching my head. What are your thoughts on jewelry made from the ever popular bullet? I…
Read MoreNatural Garden “Sculpture”
Months ago, dear friend, Cleo, brought me several of these seed buckets, from a piece of farm equipment. They’ve been sitting idle for a while now. Empty, they aren’t very…
Read MoreThe San Francisco Decorator Showcase (and a give-away winner!)
I’ve been visiting the annual San Francisco Decorator Showcase Home for a number of years. While I really wonder about how practical the floor plan is, all I can say…
Read More“Meet the Artists” Preview
Hi there, dear friends, I barely slept a wink last night, thinking about my to-do list for Thursday night’s Meet the Artist event. You know how it is, when you…
Read MoreA Milk Paint Give Away at The Rustic Pig
I sit here, talking to you, working on my second “fun size” pack of gummy bears. I purchased this packaging, thinking that it would minimize my gummy bear consumption. Fat…
Read MoreHow to Paint an Aged Finish
Happy Mother’s Day dear lovelies!, It’s actually the day before Mother’s Day, as I write yet another spell-binding post, chronicling the life of a scavenger/furniture painter. My back’s on ice…
Read MoreNew at The Treasured Home
Easy come, easy go. Mr. Wonderful put shelves into this old lacquered Chinese cabinet. I bid a fond farewell to it this afternoon! Lee, a dear customer, had been coming…
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