Quite often I am asked if it is possible to paint over Chalk Paint. Chalk Paint, Mineral paint, and many other DIY paints have been around long enough for people to want a change and to paint over them. Actually, you can paint over almost anything if you are willing to do the prep. I have had very good results…
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New in the Shop
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Vintage Vermont Tea Towel $14.95 - Spring & Summer IOD Transfer Pennant Kit $28.00 – $58.00
- Brigitte Wide IOD Transfer $24.95
- IOD Lemons in a Bowl Kit
$52.00$48.00 - IOD Transfer Virtual Collage Workshop $55.00
- Memoir IOD Transfer $28.95
- Dresser-Up IOD Transfer $12.00
- Ultimate Craft Tacky Glue $5.99 – $7.99
- Wooden Pennant Banner Kit $6.99
DIY Tutorials
Shabby Chic Bookends with IOD Moulds
Shabby Chic Bookends with IOD Moulds is really a post about using the junk you have on hand to make something beautiful! I have had a box of these reject linoleum blocks for more than 20 years (yeah I’m an “old” hoarder of good junk!) I use one from time to time to support a project I’m painting but the…
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IOD Butterflies Stamp
Butterflies really make me think Spring! Before I realized it, I spent the whole month of February creating with the IOD Butterflies Stamp and the Entomology Ephemera Transfer. First there was this pillow. Then this pillow. This is the easiest pillow to do. I used The IOD Butterflies stamp exactly how it came out of the package no trying to…
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IOD Moulds Diy Picture Frame
This post is an update to my original Iod Moulds DIY Picture Frame which I published awhile ago. That post was published before we had the awesome IOD air dry clay and the new line of bigger IOD Moulds! So let’s update! Today I’m going to make an IOD Moulds Diy picture frame with some of the same products. We…
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Spring Decorating with IOD Decor
Are you ready for some spring decor? Did you know spring officially starts on March 19th in 2020. I know I am ready for some spring Decorating with IOD Decor! Birds singing flowers blooming (Well not in Vermont yet!) but we can hope. We had this old Faux fireplace in the studio which I wanted to keep for photo shoots….
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IOD Stamps Tutorial 2
This is the IOD Stamps tutorial 2 which goes into greater detail and technique on ways to use IOD Stamps. I’ve made several samples to go along with this post using the IOD Stamps. The first was a Valentine gift. I made a foliage heart in this pillow with the small ferns from the Fronds Stamp and then used the…
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Painting Over Chalk Paint with MMS Milk Paint
Quite often I am asked if it is possible to paint over Chalk Paint. Chalk Paint, Mineral paint, and many other DIY paints have been around long enough for people to want a change and to paint over them. Actually, you can paint over almost anything if you are willing to do the prep. I have had very good results…
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Diy Photography Backdrop
I needed a backdrop! I had thought of bringing my furniture pieces to my neighbor’s barn to do my photo shoots but that seemed like way too much work. Her barn is awesome and I will do a couple of shots there before summer ends just to show you. But the time has come for my DIY Photography Backdrop. If…
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Botanist Journal IOD Transfer Transformation
Do you think the Botanist Journal IOD Transfer Transformation makes this setback cupboard as awesome as we do? It’s taken awhile to get it done but it is so worth it. When we opened the Shop in 2012, it was a Flower Shop that was designed as an Antique Shop. We still have lots of “Floral Inspired” Items for sale…
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Shabby Chic Bookends with IOD Moulds
Shabby Chic Bookends with IOD Moulds is really a post about using the junk you have on hand to make something beautiful! I have had a box of these reject linoleum blocks for more than 20 years (yeah I’m an “old” hoarder of good junk!) I use one from time to time to support a project I’m painting but the…
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IOD Transfer Collage Art
Are you a collector of bits and pieces of ephemera? I am. I save pretty paper and pictures and I like to make a collage when I get enough of them. That’s what IOD Transfer Collage Art is all about but it uses bits and pieces of IOD Transfers to make a cohesive piece of art. Be Thou My Vision…
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