When Is a Vase a Vaasz?

This "vase",

found in my mother's 

stash from 1995,

almost ended up 

in the dumpster...

then I got an idea!

a couple coats

of Chalk Style paint...

1. Chocolate Brown

2. Beach Cottage Teal (mixed w/chocolate)

A coat of clear wax,

and it went from 1995

to 2016 Market Ready!

I would refer to it

now 

as a 

"Vaasz!"

We have 2 brands of Chalk Style Paints 

Old Town Paints

and

Chateau Chic

over 100 colors to choose from

and several sizes to suit your project.

Come in and let's get started!

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Spring Colors Bring New Life to Old Table

My spring fever

is making me see 

robin egg blue...

my sister handed me this

little table

and said

paint it or do whatever

you want to with it...

 I got out the chalk style paints

and started mixing up

a robin egg blue...

my inspiration???

little fake bird eggs,

(they're going in a little

nest soon)...

on my palette:

creamy white,

robin egg blue,

rusty brown,

and faded green

first the blue...

then some brown

here and there...

a splash of green,

a hit of white,

a smear here

and speckle there...

then sand and distress...

the dark wax was too dark,

so I toned it down with some clear wax...

and Voila!...

What a fun little project...

such a small table

but what 

a big statement...

 "for sale"

It will be listed on our website,

available to pick up at the store.

Stop in and see the many 

choices of Chalk Style Furniture Paints

we have on hand,

and sign up for chalkpainting class

Every Tuesday evening in April

 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Click Here  for more info 

on our classes!

Memory Frames

Here at The Prairie Preservationist

we come across out-dated items

and try to think of ways to make them useful

and beautiful again...

(Letters & Lace Blog post on Sall's Country Life)

when this over-sized ugly yellow pine frame,

and a pile of tattered and stained linens came in

we supplied a little bit of new Tim Holtz fabric

and some black Old Towne chalk-style paint

and "VOILA!"

A beautiful Vintage Memory Frame

to display old pictures, postcards, letters

jewelry, etc....

A Fun project piece of art.

Now on our 

list of future workshops!

Look for this one of kind piece at our store soon

and listed on our new Website

The Prairie Preservationist.com

Hittin' The Bottle Class Night

 Some glass bottles

are just too pretty

to throw out...

Why DO they put whiskey 

in such pretty bottles anyway??

We had fun

turning empty

glass bottles into 

works of art...

With a little paint,

a new label,

and a little ribbon...

the transformation

is quite 

impressive...

We had a good time

"Hittin' the Bottle"

with our paint, brushes

and

creative minds!

You don't need to be 21

to be artistic!

Be Mine

Have you shopped for your Valentine yet....

or are you springing 

for the usual candy and flowers

at the last minute?

In case you want 

to make this Valentines Day

a MEMORABLE one...

Try some ideas

from The Prairie Preservationist...

First, call and make dinner reservations...

then wrap up some fun Vintage Jewelry...

or if she's not into bling,

How  about a gift certificate for one

of our Chalk Painting Classes

or other fun workshops...

Let her know how much she inspires you

and how much you "wooly" care about her...

It doesn't have to be complicated 

At The Prairie Preservationist

we like to make it easy...

Thoughtful and Simple...

Sing a love song...

(this one is on the radio a lot)

Can you sing like

Meghan Trainor and John Legend?

If not we'll help you put your love letter

on a canvas...

something to treasure forever

Even Better!

Uniquely Chalked

The first of many classes were held this week...

20 fun gals all showed up

eager to learn about 

CHALK-style painting...

We opened up a few paint jars

and the fun began...

the creativity in the room was 

mind-blowing..

and they all said they

had NO talent???

Come on!

We provided the supplies

and some scraps,

and they each made a masterpiece!

No TWO were exactly alike!!

A fun evening of 

painting and "de-stressing"

it doesn't get much better than that!

Oh, and you get to take home 

a cute new Halloween picture!

Want in on the fun??

Join us Tuesday October 20th

we're having 2 classes...

1:30 in the afternoon

and 6:30 in the evening.

Call or stop in for more details

and to get signed up!