tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066778198214548172024-03-13T20:15:10.862-07:00Ira Mency Cindy Fahnestock-Schafer, Retro Chalet, BlogAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363637146167228973noreply@blogger.comBlogger326125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406677819821454817.post-45679793457195202982022-03-22T09:13:00.002-07:002022-03-22T09:15:24.688-07:00Collecting Vinyl LPs Smart or Stupid?<p> I just posted a great read on the <a href="http://retrochalet.blogspot.com">RetroChalet blog </a>about <a href="https://retrochalet.blogspot.com/2022/03/are-old-lps-records-worth-money-or-will.html">Collecting Vinyl records and my opinion if they will be worth collecting.</a> I polled a few different family members and friends to see what the consensus was. </p><p>Stupid to collect vinyl LPs: 40% comments "they're out, they're done"</p><p>Smart to collect vinyl LPs: 60% comments "they will circle back!"</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>
Or you can listen to the podcast here:<div><br />
<div id="buzzsprout-player-9362835"></div><script charset="utf-8" src="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1816471/9362835-avant-garde-decorating-collecting-old-records.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-9362835&player=small" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MomentumVintage">Momentum Vintage </a>offers stacks of mystery records for crafting or collecting. <a href="https://i.etsystatic.com/8141815/r/il/754109/3233513125/il_794xN.3233513125_fiub.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Etsy shop MomentumVintage offers mystery record lots" border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="794" height="640" src="https://i.etsystatic.com/8141815/r/il/754109/3233513125/il_794xN.3233513125_fiub.jpg" title="Mystery Records , MomentumVintage" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363637146167228973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406677819821454817.post-11586835798285408292022-03-15T07:26:00.009-07:002022-03-15T10:01:07.503-07:00Etsy Strike Due to Outrage Over Fee Increase<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.etsystatic.com/7587918/r/il/8f3b4b/1404263003/il_794xN.1404263003_nbfg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Yin Yang Wax Seal from Lightbringer Designs" border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="794" height="472" src="https://i.etsystatic.com/7587918/r/il/8f3b4b/1404263003/il_794xN.1404263003_nbfg.jpg" title="YinYang Seal Lightbringer Designs Etsy" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://etsy.com/shop/lightbringerdesigns">Lightbringer Designs </a>offers this yinyang wax seal. </div><br />Some Etsy shops are organizing a strike in regards to Etsy's latest fee hike. At first glance I didn't know what the big deal was, as the fees increased from 5 percent sales fee to 6.5 percent effective April 11--however upon further inspection I realized that is a 30% increase . The last fee hike was from 3.5 percent to 5 percent in 2018. Therefore, rates since 2018 will have almost doubled by April 2022. Sellers do also incur listing and relisting fees, optional monthly upgrades to their plan, optional advertising charges, and may face offsite ad fees if they don't opt out. The rising costs are the source of complaint for small business owners. <div><br /></div><div> Read article here:<a href="https://retrochalet.blogspot.com/2022/03/some-etsy-sellers-go-on-strike-with.html"> Etsy Sellers Go On Strike , Some of them...</a></div><div>MSN: <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/sellers-on-this-site-are-livid-after-another-rate-hike/ar-AAUu2vv?ocid=uxbndlbing" rel="nofollow">Sellers on This Site Are Livid After Another Rate Hike </a></div><div>Source: <a href="https://www.thestreet.com/investing/etsy-seller-fees-increase">Etsy Sellers Are Livid After Another Rate Hike - TheStreet</a></div><div><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/24/22949707/etsy-sellers-transaction-fee-increase">Etsy hits sellers with 30 percent transaction fee increase - The Verge</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Listen to my podcast here: </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<div id="buzzsprout-player-10253917"></div><script charset="utf-8" src="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1816471/10253917-etsy-fee-increase-leads-to-angry-etsy-sellers-etsy-strike-lightbringer-designs-wax-seals-part-one.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-10253917&player=small" type="text/javascript"></script>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363637146167228973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406677819821454817.post-71518985893987332282022-03-09T10:12:00.003-08:002022-03-09T10:12:42.613-08:00Vintage Books Collecting <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.etsystatic.com/6000684/r/il/d4b0ce/1601628441/il_794xN.1601628441_2iai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="books podcast" border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="794" height="640" src="https://i.etsystatic.com/6000684/r/il/d4b0ce/1601628441/il_794xN.1601628441_2iai.jpg" title="books podcast" width="640" /></a></div><br />Save the books from extinction. Listen to the podcast below to see why. These books are found on Etsy at <a href="http://decadesofvintage.etsy.com">DecadesofVintage</a><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>
<div id="buzzsprout-player-10219239"></div><script charset="utf-8" src="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1816471/10219239-vintage-books-save-them-from-extinction.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-10219239&player=small" type="text/javascript"></script>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363637146167228973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406677819821454817.post-17321330779648642652022-03-09T09:26:00.003-08:002022-03-09T09:27:27.699-08:00Fire King Podcast Collecting FireKing<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.etsystatic.com/5222015/r/il/c1cf23/21220726/il_680x540.21220726.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="fire king drip jar, dots, RetroChalet" border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="680" height="318" src="https://i.etsystatic.com/5222015/r/il/c1cf23/21220726/il_680x540.21220726.jpg" title="fireking drip jar, podcast listen here" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fire King DOTS rare grease jar, Sold at <a href="https://retrochalet.etsy.com">RetroChalet</a></div><br />One of my top all time podcasts is collecting fireking. This 40's to 60's fireking is still very accessible and collectible. <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>
<div id="buzzsprout-player-9099648"></div><script charset="utf-8" src="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1816471/9099648-collecting-fire-king-and-pyrex-and-plastic-bag-rugs.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-9099648&player=small" type="text/javascript"></script>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363637146167228973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406677819821454817.post-25228805499552909962022-03-09T08:51:00.002-08:002022-03-09T08:51:18.157-08:00What We Collect : Living a Vintage Life Podcast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.etsystatic.com/5222015/r/il/0db2cc/3715555288/il_794xN.3715555288_mp3u.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pog Collection, Retro Chalet" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://i.etsystatic.com/5222015/r/il/0db2cc/3715555288/il_794xN.3715555288_mp3u.jpg" title="Pog Collection at RetroChalet" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>90;s vintage pog collection at <a href="https://retrochalet.etsy.com">retrochalet etsy shop</a></b></div><div><div><br /></div><div>I often find the comfort in collecting things I like, but I have so many friends that collect other items that I would never consider collecting. Just like our personalities differ so does collecting, I recently delved into why we collect what we collect on this podcast. Enjoy!</div><div><br /></div><div>. </div></div>
<div id="buzzsprout-player-9026627"></div><script src="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1816471/9026627-repurposing-glass-jars-collecting-antiques-why-we-collect-flea-market-tips-decluttering-special-episode.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-9026627&player=small" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363637146167228973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406677819821454817.post-33739794465602621492021-10-02T10:02:00.001-07:002022-03-09T10:04:39.010-08:00Vintage Halloween Antiques Podcast<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.etsystatic.com/12910279/r/il/d3117f/1277343277/il_794xN.1277343277_mtpu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="frannyfindstreasures vintage halloween collecting" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://i.etsystatic.com/12910279/r/il/d3117f/1277343277/il_794xN.1277343277_mtpu.jpg" title="halloween podcast" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">frannyfindstreasures has this great NOS halloween item on Etsy.</div><br />Spooky, spooky, halloween collecting isn't just for halloween anymore. Check out this great podcast episode<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>
<div id="buzzsprout-player-9101605"></div><script charset="utf-8" src="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1816471/9101605-halloween-collectibles-special-spooky-episode.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-9101605&player=small" type="text/javascript"></script>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363637146167228973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406677819821454817.post-35417566821310332622021-08-21T09:17:00.001-07:002022-03-09T09:21:15.436-08:00Make Money on Etsy Selling Art <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.etsystatic.com/5222015/r/il/d55f83/3693980872/il_1140xN.3693980872_53yp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="selling on etsy for artists a win win" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://i.etsystatic.com/5222015/r/il/d55f83/3693980872/il_1140xN.3693980872_53yp.jpg" title="how to make money on etsy" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">selling on etsy; can be easy for sellers. PIc:<a href="https://etsy.com/shop/RetroChalet"> Retrochalet </a>glove mold for sale in the etsy shop</div><br />In this podcast I explain why Etsy is still the best place around to sell artwork, for the beginning or advanced artist.<p></p><p><br /></p>
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margin-bottom: 12px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><h1 class="wt-text-body-03 wt-line-height-tight wt-break-word" data-buy-box-listing-title="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT, Charter, "Charter Bitstream", Cambria, "Noto Serif Light", "Droid Serif", Georgia, serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0.35px; line-height: 32px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word !important; word-break: break-word !important;">Texas Ware Size 118 Melmac Splatter or Confetti Mixing Bowl circa 1950s </h1></div></div></div></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I am glad that I started a vintage podcast. My first episode I talk about melmac, and the future of my podcast. Hope you give it a listen! This was my first vintage podcast! Enjoy
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West Virginia's Bear Spirit Mountain is a newly discovered archaeological site from 2016. The husband and wife who found it had original intention to buy a home, but instead, got more than they bargained for. Now tasked with keeping it sacred and learning more about it, they are doing just that. Matthew Howard has recently published a book about the site, and the trial that led him there.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Everyone has a talent, and Cindy Fisher from Etsy's wonderful folded book art patterns are something out of this world. A perfect decor item, special gift for loved one, or hobby, you can DIY with a $5 downloadable PDF instruction manual! Cindy also has custom made books she can make you for $50. Find out more below!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My name is Cindy and I’m the proud owner of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CindysPaperDesigns">Cindy’s Paper Designs</a>. There is something so magical about books as we get lost in a world of adventure, love, triumph and fantasy. Each unique story enriches our lives, word by word. If you are a book lover, you are sure to love our handcrafted book creations that are just the décor piece you’ve been searching for. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I love folding books into beautiful works of art that can be displayed and treasured! My interest in folding books began as a hobby and has blossomed into a beautiful career. With the encouragement of friends and family, I finally have opened up <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CindysPaperDesigns">my Etsy Shop</a> to share my creations with the world. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I started creating in September of 2015. I find it very relaxing and fulfilling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My Folded Book Art is mostly popular in the UK....I would like to be the "face" behind folded book art in the USA.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Having enough hours in the day to spend on creating book art ! The time spent on each folded book really varies. The average is 3-6 hours!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i><span style="color: red;">Editor's Pick: </span><span style="color: #555555;"> The classic I love you book would be a great decorating item for your home or a gift for your loved one! </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CindysPaperDesigns?ref=iramency-name&section_id=18097777" style="color: #555555;">Get it here for $5 ! </a></i></b></span></div>
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Then she started copying patterns of purses and making tote bags. Every time I stopped by the old neighborhood for coffee, Sandy had a new creations. Her latest was making a nightgown for her sister and even sewing a gift box cover. I wondered how she advanced from the "I don't know how to sew" to the "advanced class." I thought maybe youtube tutorials, but no, she's not more of a book reader. Then I figured it out, quite simply, she is reading <a href="https://www.palmerpletsch.com/product-category/sewing-books/">sewing books.</a><br />
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Today people are still making paperweights, bottles, charms, and necklaces with different colored sand. They are even using it in the fish tanks and reptile tanks for colorful displays. Did you ever wonder where to get all that sand?<br />
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The Crossing on the Luangwa River, Africa Source: <a href="http://www.thewallingtongallery.co.uk/products/the-crossing-on-the-luangwa-river-africa">Wallington Gallery.</a></h2>
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Scrapbooking, paper crafts and making art never was easier thanks to Karla Bester from Chicago, Illinois. Her cutouts are available for sale in Etsy shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/DimenchonsDesigns">Dimenchons Designs</a> ! These 65 lb cardboard cutouts make for great crafting, items ship quickly and are affordable to purchase and ship. <br />
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<b>Simply adorable Ducks and Raindrops, find them starting at $5.99...</b></div>
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<b>Great for the baby shower invites, adorable onesies <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/DimenchonsDesigns">find them here.</a> </b></div>
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<b>My Energy Green Honda Civic 41MPG on highway. </b></div>
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Finally, a car that gets 41 MPG and is all gas, not hybrid. Honda Civic was North American's car of the year and I see why. I didn't intend on buying this car, but after due diligence I walked out with it and couldn't be happier. The look of shock on the salesman's face. I just upped his selling price by 10K. Guess he's eating steak for dinner. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I went into the dealer yearning for and test driving a Honda Fit. Little known I found out the Honda Jazz is available in Indonesia, and I believe could be the same car as the Fit. After 25 years of driving SUV's and wanting something better in gas as my work commute has doubled. I wanted to see how I felt in a Fit as it's all gas. </div>
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It wasn't any disrespect to Honda, but I didn't like the way the play was in the steering wheel. The Honda Fit has great mileage ratings and unlike it's former years production is more spacious and roomy. The Fit, is, what is considered a mini station wagon and I felt totally safe in it, and with four doors and a big hatch, would have fit my needs. After the salesman told me to try the CR-Z hybrid (only 2 left on the lot) I fell back in love with cars. The way they stick to the road and lack of play in steering. The dealer really wanted to push this CRZ out the door, but that was a red flag to me. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">NataHomeandFashion on Etsy's shop owner <a href="https://www.etsy.com/people/NataHomeandFashion?ref=pr_profile" style="background-color: #f5f5f1; color: #0192b5; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Nataliia Logvinova</a> is from Kiev, Ukraine. Not only does she sell and make chunky knit blankets, but encourages others to make these great knitting projects as well! </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Using her love for decorations and design, and everything related to art she began the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKv5_2lURt_eoacXToKie1Q" style="background-color: transparent;">Sheylla Goncalves DIY Youtube Channel. </a>She explained these videos didn't become a reality until two years ago. She says, "I was working in a office that wasn't related to anything artistic, I needed something else to make me feel motivated. So I came up with the idea of video tutorials in 15 seconds. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">I've always liked the photo tutorials that you can find on Instagram and I used to ask myself if the things in the pictures really worked, so I decided to make videos of this pictures. The idea was to check if it was easy like in the pictures."</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Sheylla explains, "I'm Brazilian living in Los Angeles, I love everything related to art, I'm actress,art educator and storyteller. Right now I've dedicating my days between my craft videos and voice over for soap operas. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">I can call myself workaholic, the day that I'm not working feels weird. Well I have so much fun doing what I do that I can't barely call it work! ;) "</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">What's better than that? Her videos are easy to understand in both languages! I really hope she does well with these adorable DIY ideas!</span><br />
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Edward Fleming is jewelry maker in London who creates custom bespoke jewellry designs. Often Edward uses hand drawn and painted images to bring visions of jewelry to life. If the customer has something special in mind, custom computer 3-D mockups are sometimes used to satisfy exactly what the client has envisioned. <br />
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I was taken aback by his website which demonstrates <a href="http://edwardflemingjewellery.com/2016/03/01/painting-gemstones-malachite/">how to actually paint malachites.</a> This is great for the beginner or the seasoned painter, who wants to create lovely artwork that jumps off the page. Additionally it will give a new appreciation to these gemstones which are stunning in appearance.<br />
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<b> It's hard to tell which are real, <a href="http://edwardflemingjewellery.com/2016/03/01/painting-gemstones-malachite/">this Tutorial</a> is amazing!</b></div>
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I have to be honest, I have never thought of taking the time to paint stones or other jewelry, but it can turn out to be a lovely framable work of art in itself.<br />
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Edward sells on Etsy as well as in stores in London and sometimes offers his paint creations for sale in addition to his jewelry. These are framable works or art.<br />
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<b>Edward Fleming Framed Art : Hand Painted Jewelry <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/249368562/a4-mounted-jewellery-illustration">here on Etsy</a> .</b></div>
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Edward's jewelry designs also make sure to use ethical practices in obtaining both stones and the making supplies. His website explains how he takes steps to ensure the highest ethics in jewelry making.<br />
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Creations? They are many and range in pricing. Some high end creations such as this fluorescent diamond pendant is essentially a hidden initial pendant. Fluorescent diamonds have a story, and are not often used by makers here in the states.<br />
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<b>Edward Fleming Hidden Initial Pendant on Etsy (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/248054065/fluorescent-diamond-hidden-initial"> see how it glows - story here) </a></b></div>
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Edward's stunning stones are sought after by traveling the world. <br />
I was looking up his pinterest profile and these adorable puffin earrings were painted. How adorable and how realistic!
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As for the DIY artist in me, I could not believe this <a href="http://edwardflemingjewellery.com/2016/03/01/painting-gemstones-malachite/">Malachite Tutorial</a> - because the finished design looked exactly as if malachite gemstones were sitting on a piece of paper. I am off to try it now.<br />
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<b>Before / After - Bathroom was blue and brown and dull, now, it pops with Color! </b></div>
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I did a total bathroom makeover using Annie Sloan paint. The walls were done in a wash of Antibes Green. I wanted the walls to look washed out as Antibes Green is a powerful color! No prep was needed. I used about one cup mixed with 1/3 cup water on the whole bathroom walls. It went far. I did some darker, and some lighter. The bathroom had been done in a blah - sky blue gloss. Chalk paint is not gloss but it came out nicely.</div>
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Note the towel rack I did in Old White, and now hang my jewelry on it. It looks stunning with necklaces on it and I'll add a picture later. (Pic w/ stuff hanging on it Coming) I was still unsure, and I think I was missing something. </div>
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Ah yes, the bathroom cabinet. It was that dark ugly brown from when the cabinet was originally built. I wanted to antique it shabby white, but instead I decided to keep the green theme. </div>
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It looks much better in person, but it's Antibes Green, Aubusson Blue, and dark waxed. I replaced the handles with vintage knobs. If you want to know how to do this, I'll cover it in a future post. Here are some knobs I just got for the kitchen cabinets.<br />
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I will also add a picture soon of the bathroom door I did with this paint, it did wonders! Thank you Annie Sloan. I just adore your paint. It cost me $34.95 a quart and I have plenty left. </div>
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<b>Using ancient printmaking techniqes, artist Arianna Sautariello's work is stunning.</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Featured Artist Arianna Sautariello in Venice, Italy</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Finding an art studio that is perfect for the artist and represents their work is often hard to do. It seems artist Arianna Sautariello of </span><a href="http://www.plumplumcreations.com/" style="font-family: inherit;">Plum Plum Creations</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> in Venice, Italy has done just that. Arianna creates beautiful handmade etchings, prints, watercolors and paintings created with true </span>Venetian<span style="font-family: inherit;"> printmaking ways. </span><br />
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<b>Linocut: Lion of Saint Mark, find it <a href="http://www.plumplumcreations.com/works/">here. </a></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In her shop you'll find prints made with etching techniques ( linocuts and copper plate etchings) which encompass 15th Century ancient ways. Keeping this unique tradition alive today, as they were originally done in 15th Century Italy is extremely unique. All of this encapsulated in a very appropriate vintage artist studio called, " La Bottega del Tintoretto" ! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">She has beautiful watercolor paintings, and drawings as well. The small house at the top of this blog is part of her tiny house painting series, and they often sell out quickly. They are cute and adorable and well priced and all items ship to the USA.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">This artist also has a keen eye for reproductions, and has created many frameable works. In addition to all of that, she dabbles in photography, like this abandoned kitchen below !</span></span></div>
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<b>Buy this <a href="http://www.plumplumcreations.com/prodotto/abandoned-kitchen/">abandoned kitchen photograph here. </a></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Visit her store <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/116041812574130843888" target="_blank">+Plum Plum Creations</a> at <a href="http://plumplumcreations.com/">PlumPlumCreations.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Watch her Video or go to her </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVw_esEH4FG7Pd2CNkOViig" style="font-family: inherit;">YouTubeChannel</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> to see more ancient printmaking techniques!</span><br />
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<b>Baker's Twine is just one of the things you will find at Zazuta Crafts! </b></div>
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Zazuta Crafts has some great crafty supplies! In this store you can find: buttons, stationary, craft supplies, crafting tools, fabric twims and appliques to assist in your favorite craft projects. The store takes it's name from a dog once owned. <br />
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<b>Above: </b>Colorful bakers twine can be purchased by the meter in many different colors, making perfect accents for your special scrapbook projects or to wrap small gifts!<br />
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<b>Below:</b> Mini Deco Tape Set for $2.00 is a bargain and a half. So cute and so versatile, I can think of a bunch of things to use it for.<br />
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<b>Let the creative juices flow with mini deco tape sets!</b></div>
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<b>Handmade felt & adornment Fairy Pin, no two little pins are alike!</b></div>
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