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Summer Exhibition & Craft Fair in Varen, South West France

The good ladies of Varen in the Tarn et Garonne, are very busy this week. The annual Varen Summer Exhibition and Craft Fair starts next Sunday afternoon, so all hands to the deck! I delivered my hand painted mirrors that … Continue reading

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Work In Progress – Hand Painted Frames For A Collection Of Mirrors

The summer season of craft shows is upon us, and although I don’t do many of them these days, whenever the ladies of Varen phone me  to participate in their annual summer craft show – I usually say yes. Varen … Continue reading

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The Color White Series – Snow White

The Color White Series What comes to mind when you think of the color white – Crisp Clean Fresh Snow or Yummy Creamy Vanilla Ice Cream perhaps? No? How about these wonderful names to describe the color SNOW WHITE: The … Continue reading

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Shabby White Frames and Vintage Lithographs – the Perfect Combination

Well creative people – what did you do with your shabby chic up-cycled frames that I hope you made after following my three part blog post last year? My frames were hanging about the workshop for months waitng patiently for … Continue reading

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Deluxe Red Hand Painted Photo Frames Ready for Etsy

Well, just spent the afternoon photographing the Red Frames Hand-Made-By-Me. Why? You did that a few weeks ago! Well, since then, I have done a complete set of a deluxe Red Range of the hand painted frames that I am … Continue reading

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The Colors I Used For My Red Frames

For true feelings of depth and quality in any form of art from painting a masterpiece to a picture frame, it is essential to create layers of color. You may not see them all in the finished work – BUT … Continue reading

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Red Frames Hand Made By Me!

Well this is RED WEEK on ‘Details in the Decor’ and I have just spent the afternoon preparing a whole bunch of photos that I took earlier this week of the Red Frames that I painted a couple of weeks … Continue reading

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DIY Shabby Chic White Frame For Wall Display Part 3

Adding a Little Extra – How did you get on with renovating your frame? Love to know, do leave a comment if you have time! Anyway, at the end of PART TWO I mentioned that I wanted to do a … Continue reading

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DIY Shabby Chic White Frame For Wall Display Part 2

Are You Ready For Part 2 of our tutorial? Part 1 is here if you missed it First of all, give your frame a good dust down and lightly sand the surface. Now is a good time to get the vacume … Continue reading

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DIY Shabby Chic White Frame For Wall Display Part 1

I hate waste and I love a ‘Shabby Chic’ look, so I thought, let’s put the two together and make something SPECIAL! As you might know, Martin and I make picture and photo frames in our little studio here in … Continue reading

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