Favorite Artist of the Week: The Wonderland Studio

I adore these fun and funky mobiles by The Wonderland Studio, available on Etsy. They come in a variety of colors and designs.

Favorite Artist of the Week: Stéphanie Kilgast

Wow, wow, wow. I love these teeny tiny little cakes made by Stephanie Kilgast. They are perfection. She also sells her miniatures and dessert jewelry on Etsy.

Favorite Artist of the Week: Tsuru Bride

I love these fun metallic clutch purses by Tsuru Bride. She has all kinds of animals from sheep to sharks in different sizes and shades. Check out her shop on Etsy.

My Son's Nursery

I finally finished getting my son's nursery ready. He's going to be here in just a few days!

There were a lot of little projects I did in the room. I made him a baby quilt with sweet little elephants on it. I collected some fabulous art on Etsy and from family treasures. I distressed my husbands' childhood dresser (he carved a rocket on one of the drawers as a child.) This was the first time I ever distressed a piece of furniture before and I learned a lot, so I'm going to share my tips with you:

Distressing Furniture:

Step 1: Remove the handles. Sand off as much of the old paint or varnish as you can with sandpaper. (Mine still had a stained look which is fine. Just get all the shiny paint off.) An electric sander is not recommended because everything will look too perfect.

Step 2: Take a thick white or clear wax candle and rub it on all the edges of the dresser and drawers.

Step 3: Paint everything with acrylic latex house paint.

Step 4: Sand the edges and surfaces, especially where you put the candle wax.

Step 5: Apply a VERY THIN coat of Polyurethane. It is very important to only do one side of the dresser at a time while it is laying flat. I learned the hard way that if the furniture is standing up while you do this, you'll end up with a ton of runny drips running down the sides of the dresser.

Links to the Artwork I bought on Etsy:

Elephant Print

Crocodile Print

Alphabet Giraffe Print

Animal Wall Decal

New Pillows on Etsy

I've posted some new pillows that I made on Etsy today. Check 'em out.

MEGA PHOTOGRAPHY SALE!!

In my Etsy Shop I am having a huge photography sale. Buy one 8x10 photo and get a free 5x7 photo or fabric collage. You can't beat that! These make great gifts!

Etsy Treasury

Thanks to FeltandWeave for including my Ducklings for Sale photograph in their Treasury on Etsy.