I'm not claiming to be the worlds greenest person but I think every little helps and this tip sure does save on cleaning up. Milk cartons used for paint pots, there easy as that. Come on you lazy lot :)

Well I was sad to see my #foreign students leave me the other week but they were kind enough to get me a small but thoughtful gift. Here is a stunning puzzle uncut for display in the theme of shabby chic. It displays a beautiful #cottage with trees, #blossom and #flowers, so #shabbychic and so #cute :)

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Oh my 26 people today in our course and so pleased with the outcome although a little overwhelming at first, we all got cracking and some lovely finished pieces were created. please see our gallery shortly for before and afters photos. We have now added extra workshops to our repertoire, please see our workshops page.

My latest interest is folk art roses and I've been having a go, (photos to follow). Found this hand painted folk art rose watercolour £1 bargain out side my local charity shop. I will redo the frame and post pictures when finished.

Came across this the other day. What a clever yet simple idea. If your like me and like to keep things as clean as possible this is a neat trick. no more stuck paint lids :) #rubberband #chalkpaint #paintedfurniture #crafttip #adultlearning #

Well there was over 20 of us and really nice to see all the interesting pieces people brought along. I will be adding some before and after photos of the evening. Emma and I are very much looking forward to Saturday when we have another fully booked workshop :) #diyshabbychic #shabbychicworkshop

Well we are moving forward with technology and have joined the world of #twitter and #pinterest. I thought our little picture was very #apt as that's our #specialty. Why not join us next month on one of our workshops so you too can make some old in to something new. Please feel free to leave is a comment, share something with us or follow us :)

OK so my blog is a little over due, but its been manic.... now I'm back from Thailand after a short visit to see family in Rome and I can finally start the new year. Rome was beautiful as always but a little understated unlike the British which go all out and perhaps sometimes a little OTT. Shabby Chic in Thailand however is non existent from what I have seen and will remain I feel more Shabby than chic but in a good way. I have added a beautiful basket from Koh Chang in Thailand, which has been decorated using the decoupage method (which we will be doing a course on, workshop 2) lovely example (probably imported). Just a quick note, our first 2 courses this year are fully booked with over 20 people in each class, our promotion will be only be running up until the end of Jan when it will go back to its original price so book fast. We have some space left in our February workshops. Enjoy !!!