I hope you’ll join me on my never-ending search for beautiful pieces, with history, for your home. Find my curated treasures, in Booth #154, at the Antique Trove, in Roseville, CA. ~ Barbara
It’s Demo Day, this Saturday! Fusion Mineral Paint, 11-12:00 We’ve been offering a free Demo Day for a few years now and it’s a great way to dip your toe into our products, without making a big commitment. I have a small side table I’ll be painting, this Saturday. I’ll go over each step, to show you how simple the furniture painting process is. Hopefully, you’ll get inspired to try your hand at it! You’ll also receive my New York Times best-selling brochure :0 covering the furniture painting process! Iron Orchid Designs, 1:00-2:00 At first glance, I.O.D. Products can appear…
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Hello, darling! The girls and I have been working our little old fingers to the bone, these last couple of weeks, opening boxes of yummy new things to gift a friend or yourself! Not only are we all decked out for fall, we’re hosting a fab pre-holiday sale, to help us make room for the gazillion holiday ornaments, gifts and decor, sitting patiently in our back room! We’re hosting a workshop in the afternoon and expect the shop to be busy. Our friends at Bob’s Cycle Center, next door, don’t mind you parking there, if needed. Thanks in advance for…
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Hello Beautiful! How’s the world treating you? Very well, I hope! You should have seen the boat-load of boxes, the UPS fellow delivered this afternoon! Here’s a little recap… Zibra fan brushes, our favorite brush to paint furniture with arrived…Iron Orchid Designs came in, restocking some of the new IOD holiday release, plus transfers that were sold out… Our first cashmere delivery for the season arrived, plus a new line of canvas bags, that has the feature that keeps bad guys from stealing your credit card info… Don’t ask me how someone can steal credit card info, sight unseen, but yes, it’s a…
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Are you an avid furniture painter or brand new to the whole thing? Fusion is hosting a paint sale! They’ve discounted their whole line by 10% and we’ve matched the discount, bringing a 20t% total discount! We’re hoping to encourage those of you, new to furniture painting to give it a try. The sale lasts just until Sunday, so now’s the time to act! How do you get beyond the ‘fear factor’? There are tons of videos, Fusion has produced on You Tube, that are very helpful. There are classes and we offer a Free Demo Day, every six…
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Calling all Fusionistas! Fusion Mineral Paint is hosting a sale…on the entire line! We’re matching their 10% off sale, to increase your discount to 20%! This weekend only! Today through Sunday, September 10th! (If you can’t make it in over the weekend, call the shop and place your order and we’ll hold it until next week, for pick up.) Online orders… Since we’re also offering free shipping, on orders over $35.00, the online discount will remain at 10%. To shop online, go here! Just 2 Spots left, for Saturday’s Paint Your Own Piece Workshop, at 1:00 p.m. Just bring a small…
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Join the party! The Iron Orchid Design sisters are going to be showing off their beautiful new holiday collection, this morning at 9:00 PST! You can hang out at home or the office and watch on Facebook, or you can be one of us cool kids, watching everything on our “big” screen, at the shop! We’ll be opening early, at just before 9! Our donut tree will be fully stocked and coffee will be waiting. See the whole release, up close and personal! Be here, or be square! XO, Barbara P.S.: There are just two spots left for Saturday’s…
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Make a note… We’ll be celebrating Labor Day with you, this weekend and the shop will be closed, Sunday, Sept. 2 and Monday, Sept. 3. Maker Day Wrap-up… I’m so happy with how last Saturday’s Maker Day workshop turned out! It took a lot of planning, organization and a true team effort and was worth it! The day began with coffee, muffins and conversation, as everyone arrived, ready to create. The tray class was our first project of the day, followed by decoupaged stone tile coasters, taught by Linda, that everyone enjoyed. Time for lunch… We served quiche, grapes, and…
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Hello, gorgeous! Have you taken any good road trips, this summer? Mr. Wonderful and I visited friends, at Fallen Leaf Lake, last week. It and been years since I had visited the lake and I was totally amazed by the quiet beauty. My brother’s on what looks like an amazing road trip! This photo was taken somewhere between Idaho and Wyoming. What scenery! There are so many beautiful places in our country that I want to see! Roadside find! Up at Tahoe over the weekend, I was heading home, when I saw a stash of free rattan furniture. I was…
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Just two spots left… If you were thinking about joining us for Friday evening’s Paint & Sip workshop, from 6-8:30 p.m., I hope you will! Remember, Susanne pre-sketches the image, to make it easier than you’d think. On Saturday, our Lazy Susan workshop has room for you, but there’s just one spot left for Maker Day, on August 26th. Sign up here! Iron Orchid Designs inspiration… I love visiting the Iron Orchid Designs Creative Tribe group on Facebook, to see what some creative masters are up to. I recently fell in love with this ornament, using I.O.D.’s Cameo mould, placed on a mini…
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You heard right! 40% off all summer fashions! Savvy shoppers know that this is the time to save big, on summer styles! Maybe you could use a new pair of jeans, and a top to wear with them? A new dress? Come take a peek..we’ll be open noon until four, today, Wednesday and Thursday…and then 10:30 until five, Friday and Saturday, 10:30 until 5 p.m. In the workshop… We had a great class on Saturday, turning plain wooden tissue boxes into one of a kind art. This class would be a perfect option for a private class, with friends. Folks…
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