Katie from Bower Power was looking for a simple and classic centerpiece for her Christmas mantel when she stumbled upon a canvas of Old St. Nick himself in a catalog. She used the grid method she learned in middle school art to sketch the image from the tiny catalog pic onto a piece of painted [...Read More]
Burlap Lampshade with Silhouette
May 7, 2011 By 2 Comments
Erika from Retropolitan created this lamp shade using a $15 drum shade from Target and a paint pen. After sketching out her design on paper, she went to work with her paint pen and mostly freehanded the design on the shade. She drew the key image on the inside of the shade so it would [...Read More]
Bird and Butterfly Bathroom Walls
May 2, 2011 By 4 Comments
After completing a wainscoting effect on the bottom of her guest bathroom walls, Shannon from Shannon Berrey Design broke out the Sharpies and drew (yes, by hand!) this amazing butterfly and bird design on the top portion of the walls. Shannon is a brave soul and obviously amazingly talented. I want to be a guest [...Read More]
Hand Painted Chandelier Canvas
April 24, 2011 By 1 Comment
Michelle from Prudently Painted Vintage has a thing for chandeliers, so of course it was love at first site when she laid eyes on a chandelier wall canvas in the Ballard catalog. She freehanded the chandelier design on an 11”x14” canvas she had stowed away in a closet and then finished it off with some [...Read More]
