Craft Show This Weekend

This & That Craft Boutique will be hosting their show this coming weekend.  If you in town I encourage attend and shop.  There will be lots of great items for you to choose from for gift giving, Spring, Summer, Mother's Day, Father's Day and more.  I'll be there, along with a bunch of other creative gals.  Please come out and support your local artists.

New picture frames

I've been working on some home decor pieces for a spring show.  These pieces are 18" wide, include one or two frames, are painted, distressed, hung with pretty organza ribbon, hold 4"x6" photos, and have a nice sentiment with background on the sign. 

I'll debuting them at the "This and That Craft Boutique".  See the flyer below.

Show and Tell Friday

I've been pretty much in full wedding mode around here the last month....meeting with brides, weddings, and painting some doors for a her daughter's wedding.  I'm not always really good about getting photos of the flowers.  But I thought I'd share some of what I did get pictures of. 

Loved this tulip bouquet!  Had to add freesia to get the magenta color.

This bride had some fun, funky centerpieces with feathers and rock candy.

Another bride had blue and white (big Dallas Cowboys fan).

Forgot to get a picture of the bouquets...:0(

Grooms boutinierre

Father's boutinierre

Mother's corsage...love the blue thistle (it's soft, not pokey)

Silk centerpieces...hydrangia, rose, tulip

A friend's daughter is getting merried this month.  We painted some new doors to look old and worn and then I painted quotes on some of them.

What's with the fork?  Hint...the best is yet to come.

These and several others, many are plain will serve as backdrops around the room for the reception.

Happy Friday everybody!

A few Easter pieces

I finally made myself something new for Easter...this bunny. Originally, it was supposed to look like he was hugging the egg, but I think it looks like his body.  Anywho...I like him.  I may even make a pattern of him for others to create. 

I added this Easter egg picket fence greeter at last minute as well.  I cut the egg into three pieces, painted, shaded, and glittered.  Add some Spanish moss and an additional flower for dimension and..tada!  I like it.   This is another that will get put into pattern form.

ACM BBQ Throwdown

This weekend in Las Vegas!!!!!!  Next to the PBR and NFR coming to town, this is a great time to be in Vegas....cowboys, country music, and BBQ!  You can find out more at www.acmcountry.com.

We'll be competing this weekend along with 110 other teams as part of the ACM BBQ Throwdown in Las Veas at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.  It's free to the public.  You can get more info at www.smokeonthewaterbbq.com.

Do You Pinterest?

Have you checked out Pinterest?  Do you wonder what it is? 

Pinterest is a fun website where you can gather ideas you like.  And, you'll like way more than you ever thought you would.  You can see what others are pinning to their boards. 

Oh yeah, boards...you can catagorize your ideas...like pinning them on bulletin boards. 

Go by and check it out.  You can find me...Crystal Martin...along with many other of your friends.

Custom Painted Room for Morgan

My friend Vickie asked me a few weeks ago if I'd do some painting in her grandaughter's room.  I love Vickie so of course I said yes.  I spent two full days painting a free flowing design on her walls.  Vickie spent the whole day on day 2 hot gluing rhinestones to the walls.  She was a real trooper.  We also added butterflies to the walls.  It's busy but I love it...and more important...Morgan loves it. 

Morgan's room is as big as our master bedroom I think so there was lots of space to play with in this room.  I even added some below the chair rail.   

There will be a overstuffed reading chair to snuggle up in here.

A little personalization.

Faith, Love and Hope scattered around the room.

 A few more photos to share.