Giveaway Winner and New Lather Part II

Thank you all for your incredible response to the one-year blogiversary giveaway! Drumroll please...the lucky winner is Kayla! Please send me your shipping information (email me at lhume1@mts.net) so I can get your handpainted and reclaimed hardwood necklace hanger in the mail to you!

And much thanks for your very positive response to my upcoming Etsy shop launch. I couldn't be more excited about this new venture and the opportunity to sell Lather Creations around the world!

As promised, here is a look at the second necklace hanger I made as a housewarming gift for my friend and co-worker Lorraine. For this one I went with a horizontal shape with two of the rustic cast iron bird knobs I ordered recently, to drape multiple necklaces. The wood is painted in a soft robin's egg blue and gently distressed.

I hope you like! I'll keep you posted on the shop launch, there's sure to be some more goodies for you, my lovely readers.

Thanks for your support and have an amazing weekend!

PIY Giveaway Winner!

I'm so please to announce that the winner of my very first giveaway for my new Paint-it-Yourself Pointers column is Rachel at La Bella Bungalow!  Rachel will be receiving a fresh new eco-friendly paintbrush from Shur-Line so she do her own Paint-it-Yourself projects at home.

Congrats to you Rachel!  Please email me your address so I can get this out in the mail for you.

Thanks for entering with all your great questions about PIY, you can read all about it in the coming posts as part of my new PIY (Paint-it-Yourself) regular column.  If you have any other questions, please feel free to comment on them here or drop me a line at lhume1@mts.net.

Have a great Monday friends!

My very first giveway to introduce PIY Pointers!!

I am so excited to let you all know that I'm planning my very first giveaway to launch my brand new blog column PIY Pointers.  You've all heard of DIY but how about PIY?  This is for all you Paint-it-Yourself-ers out there!  Every week I'll be featuring my PIY (Paint-it-Yourself) tips and tricks to help you be a better furniture painter.  It's also a big thank you for your ongoing support of both the blog and the business - you guys keep me going!

You could win one of my favourite paint brushes - the Shur-Line Eco brush! This is THE paint brush for the green painter.  The bristles are made of 100% recycled polyester materials, the handle is made of renewable bamboo, the metal ferrule is made of recycled aluminum and even the packaging is made of 100% recycled materials!  Some would argue for natural bristle brushes and they do have their place, but I've been loving both the quality and easy clean up of this brush!

To enter the giveaway, all you have to do is leave a comment below and let me know your burning questions about Paint-it-Yourself!  Baffled by paint selection?  Confused about picking the perfect piece to work on? Wondering what's the point of primer?  

Stick around and I'll share new tips with you every week in PIY Pointers.

Good luck and thanks for entering!  Giveaway closes on Sunday, August 29th at noon and I'll announce the winner on Monday, August 30th - just in time to paint that piece of furniture that's been sitting in your garage for winter!  Get painting!