August is Milk Paint Month!
I have decided to make August “Milk Paint Month”, here at The Treasured Home! In honor of all my wonderful on line and shop customers, who faithfully purchase milk paint, I’m going to break my chalk addiction and explore the natural wonders of this paint! Being a lazy bum, I love to just pop open…
Read MoreWe Have A Winner!
Martha, we have a winner! Thanks to all my local lovelies, who were able to stop by and enjoy the paint party! We were all running around like mad women and I completely forgot to take pictures! Linda, from Lodi, won the 3rd Place Prize, of 1 can of furniture paint, a can of wax,…
Read MoreThe Paint Extravaganza Is Today!
Are you looking for an addictive hobby that lets you express your creativity? I’m talking about a hobby with no right or wrong. Nothing happens, if you drop a stitch, or a paint brush, for that matter! This is the safe, welcoming world of furniture painting. It’s all about the “what if’s” and the “why…
Read MoreSunrise at Lake Tahoe
I’ve been spending summers in Lake Tahoe for fort-two years! Yet, I think today was my first chance to witness sunrise for myself! Mr. Wonderful rises with the birds, between 4:30 and 5:30 a.m. Usually, I’m proud if I make it out of bed by 6:30 or 7 a.m. I have a real knack at…
Read MoreMiss Mustard Seed on Vacation
When you take a few days off for some old fashioned rest and relaxation, how many of you find a piece if furniture to paint? I mean, how could I ask for a nicer place to meet with my buddy, Miss Mustard Seed? No, I’m not talking about the real-live-Marian, aka Miss Mustard Seed. I’m…
Read MoreMore European Treasures!
I had so much fun on my last buying trip and got such positive customer feedback, that we loaded up the “Burb” again this morning. Mr. Wonderful has three beautiful bottles tucked into the backseat, using seat belts and straps, to keep the kids in place! I told Bob it’s like having three kids in…
Read MoreNew at The Treasured Home
You’re talking to the one-woman furniture moving service, here at The Treasured Home. (I just returned from the chiropractor!) Mr. Wonderful was no where to be found, yesterday, as I pushed, shoved and lifted! Good thing I’m such a stud at the gym! We all know customers love to see new inventory and displays. The…
Read MoreFurniture Paint Extravaganza Update! (Prizes Galore!)
You have marked your calendar, haven’t you? The incredible Paint Extravaganza, at The Treasured Home, is less than two weeks away! Starting at 10:30, Saturday, July 20th, the first 50 customers will receive a mini paint pot, Free! That’s the same amount provided to students at our furniture painting classes and will paint 2 coats,…
Read MoreBack To Reality (Reflecting on Our 4th of July BBQ)
As I drove home from the shop, to pick up the “Bobbing” Tub, I couldn’t help but notice that the car read the outdoor temp as 112! The car’s always a couple of degrees high, but seriously, the heat was ridiculous. You know I love to make silly faces and post them on Facebook! This…
Read MoreEuropean Grain Sack Stockpile
Well, all good things must come to an end. We enjoyed five days at the family’s house at Lake Tahoe and now it’s time to face 106 degrees, back in Sacramento. As you may recall, if you’ve been following along for a while, our dear parents gave this wonderful place to us, before they passed…
Read MoreBiscuit Love!
Ladies and Gentlemen, I have found “heaven on earth” and it comes in the form of a buttermilk biscuit. Even at this outer cusp of middle age, (I am going to live to be 116, aren’t I?), I have never made a biscuit, that didn’t come from the refrigerated section of my local market! It’s…
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