Garden and Easel Art Studio

Take a look at my vintage Waterfall furniture overhaul and get ready to fall in love... With Bakelite...  And Coral ( I used Valspar® Amber Rose ). This is how I achieved this classic beachy look: Vintage waterfall furniture from the 1930-1940's found at a local thrift store.  Someone had painted them an atrocious brown. Nothing a little sanding couldn't cure.  Drawer handles removed and ready for sanding.  I added 2-3 coats of paint using a small roller and used angled trim brush f or the detail.              I used Rust-Oleum® Oil Rubbed Bronze I painted the handles inside a box to control the spray.   And this was the result. Click here to learn more about Bakelite and it's inventor Leo Baekeland. Finished pieces before they were distressed and antiqued.      This handy tool took care of the distressing.  ...

A simple glass covered globe with moss and ferns... Becomes a self-contained tropical forest.  It's easy to imagine a little fairy living in there. What you need to make your terrarium: Garden soil (just about any kind will do...just make sure it is good and moist), several different varieties of moss & ferns, glass globes, scissors and fun trinkets to add to the finished terrarium.  I gathered several varieties of moss and ferns from the woods near my home (I'm lucky to live near the beautiful Obed River in Tennessee). You can also buy tiny tropical plants from your local nursery or home & garden center.  Add a small amount of soil (about an inch will do) to the globe then arrange the moss and ferns to look like a little forest. Have fun! I used five different varieties of moss in this cute little guy. And finished it with a shiny shell and a shark's tooth. Why not?          There are...