Paint + Pattern Where design & creativity collide

Continuing a theme from last week, I have a few more Stencil Wall-ternatives to share today! Amy from Playing Sublimely  is lucky enough to have a skilled carpenter husband! Who’s NOT jealous of that?!  He created a custom built-in cabinet at ...

As most of the country seems to be snowed in and gloomy this time of year, I thought it would be the perfect time to share a SUNNY, cheery stencil project that talented Carol Leonesio posted recently on her Painter Girl ...

As a decorative artist and surface finish designer, I’ve enjoyed creating literally 100’s of unique finishes that incorporate pattern. In fact, I simply don’t “do” a finish without pattern!! I love the combination and manipulation of design, medium, tools, color, ...

Just in time for you to start thinking about all those handcrafted Christmas gifts you’ll be giving this year….I give you a fabulous little stenciled table treatment from Dagmar Alexandersson! Dagmar created these  lovely custom tables recently as a wedding present. She used ...

I showed you Cowsablanca, the La Jolla Cow Parade cow that our local IDAL chapter, Artisans by the Sea,  painted using some of our new Modello patterns about a month ago.  Well, here she is strutting her stuff out on the ...

I’ve lately been MIA while teaching and working like mad to get the studio ready for an event this weekend….PLUS, I finally had my version of WordPress updated after 4 years and trying to figure out the new bells and ...

When I first moved into my new studio I had the very cheapest, in-the-box, oak cabinets from Lowe’s installed for our “kitchen” (basically where we make coffee and occasionally microwave). The reasons for going el cheapo were twofold: lack of ...

Just how DOES one make a silk purse from a sow’s ear? I haven’t quite figured that one out yet, but I have discovered some easy ways to transform standard-issue commercial-grade bathroom fixtures such as paper towel dispensers and toilet ...

I was thinking the other day that it might be helpful if I got my 2008 stencil workshop schedule figured out before 2009 rolls around. No, actually I have been thinking about it a lot because Dawn keeps asking me ...

We are finally getting round to putting the finishing touches on the Celestial Powder Stenciled Bathroom. The thing is, once you start to go “over the top” with surface decoration in a room it becomes a runaway train. With extravagently decorated ...