Well our second vegetable box arrived, and it had even more unknown vegetables including acorn squash, arugula, Swiss chard, and leeks. All great vegetables, but none that I've ever cooked. We reached out to friends again and got a fantastic recipe from Jennifer that utilizes left over turkey. This turkey vegetable soup is so wonderfully delicious and filling, and only took about 1...
Often I feel like I am scrambling all over trying to finish up tasks on my list (there's a bazillion!) and so when it comes to dinner time, I fall back on some basics. Well, lately the basics have been, well kind of basic. So, as a family we decided to make some changes, and our first step towards this was to sign...
Hello everyone! Thanks so much for the phenomenal response to the ASCP Give-A-Way! We had over 150 tickets in the drawing and the winner is...... Debbie Visbal Debbie came to 2 Thursday night prosecco paint demonstrations & hedged her bet by both following the blog and 'likeing' the Not Too Shabby FB page. Whoo Hoo! Debbie has a beautiful oak mantle in her...
Announcing the Not Too Shabby Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Holiday Basket giveaway. “To spread some holiday cheer and celebrate the Annie Sloan American Tour, we are excited to announce this wonderful giveaway. Over 100 baskets will be given away by Stockists across North America! Each basket includes two fabulous pots of Annie Paint Chalk Paint, Annie Sloan Soft Wax in clear and dark,...
Here are the pictures of the rest of the house we are doing a quick furniture add and holiday decor on for the Loomis Basin Home Tour. This is the back wall of the galley kitchen, love this piece found at a garage sale. A better view of the galley kitchen, sorry it's so dark. Kitchen wall, nice deep sink Full size referidgerator,...
Just got through all my holiday magazines (about 20!) and thought I would share my favorites. First off, I picked up Mathew Mead's latest magazine - Holiday, and I love it! There were wonderful cookie recipes, decorations of all types and colors, party ideas, and more. I am working on the 'timeworn tidings' wreath to finish up the designer house. http://www.holidaywithmatthewmead.com/ Next, I...
Here is the rest of the guest house. We had this nice open wall above the sink, so we hung 3 vintage washstands, and for the season, we topped it with the vintage style button garland. The home-owner purchased this beautiful ASCP Arles hall tree, and it fit perfectly in this spot! With the reflective mirror insert it keeps lots of light in...
As promised here are the 'after' pictures of the Guest House for the Loomis Basin Holiday Home Tour. I loved the armoire in the corner, it really anchored the room, and the ASCP Old Violet really shined against the blue of the walls. I added a vintage sewing table and bench, painted ASCP Provence, as a small desk. We moved the robins egg...
Last week a great customer of Not Too Shabby, stopped in and asked if I would consider helping her decorate her guest cottage for the upcoming Loomis Basin Home Tour on Saturday, December 10th. This is a great home tour benefiting a fantastic cause - schools! So, some juggling, late nights, and help from friends - and yes we are doing a quick furniture...
I had fun creating this 'cascade of lights' for a great new look over our ASCP Paris Grey table. So many of you asked how to do this look yourself so I thought I would provide a quick tutorial. This is what you need: Frame with a grid 5 packages of white Christmas lights 18-24 clear glass Christmas ornaments 2 Silver paper mache...
With our Holiday Open House coming up (Sat & Sun Nov 12 &13), I'm going to need some fun ideas to create some wonderful holiday displays. Here's some great Christmas ideas... Love gold & white christmas decor....maybe add some burlap wrapped gifts and greenery... This is such a wonderful display with an old window. perfect on top of a dresser or at the entryway... How...
We had such an exciting October with events planned every weekend. Now, I need to re-group, get inspired, and plan for our Holiday Open House (Sat & Sun Nov 12-13). Thought I would share some inspiration with you. Let's take the fall decor ideas first. Love this fall table, yes we are getting ready for Christmas but I love the fall and always plan...
Here's another example of painting a vintage dresser using the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint process. This is a beautiful dresser that I was hired to paint ASCP Old White. This dresser has lots of character with the beautiful grooving on the front and the knots, divots, and marks over all. Again, there are lots of ways to paint, this is a specific example...
