Check it out folks! Our look book is here. … [Read more...]
It Feels Like Christmas
Annie added a Black and White wax to her line of paint. I have been working with them for a few weeks now and just love them! You can get some great looks with them. She says the Black Wax will give you more of an industrial look while the White Wax will give you that white washed looked- I think more of a beachy/casual look. Either way I am in love! Here are some tips I have found on the waxes Black Wax: 1. Can be used by itself on those darker colors. I love it on Graphite … [Read more...]
Hop On the Bus
That’s Dark Wax?
I get that answer alot when I tell folks I use it as a stain for tops of tables, and to stain new wood. It works great. Have you ever tried it? Some times I'll add a bit of mineral spirits to it, and yes sometimes it has been in the garage- in the summer months- so it is a bit soft. I used it on this project I made for my little guy this week. These were new cedar fence boards that I stained using hte Dark wax. I also used it to "age" up the map a bit. This is one … [Read more...]
Baking- Making- Giving
I imagine if you are like us we are all knee deep into the holiday making, baking and giving of our handmade gifts. I am one that usually makes gifts but yesterday I did spend the afternoon baking cookies with my little guy who is 6. We thought we'd bake some cookies to give to teachers, the mailman, the cart boy at the store and our school bus driver. I am not a baker, cook, or even a microwave dinner maker so this was huge to try and pull this off but what a great time we had. See, when I … [Read more...]
Mixin’ It Up with Chalk Paint®
We are mixing it up today at Mama's Happy. I love talking about mixing up the colors of Chalk Paint®. Annie Sloan's colors are beautiful as they are but there are so many more options out there just by adding a bit of this or a bit of that. When I am starting out with trying to find a color I start with a finger dab of this color and a finger dab of that color. That way I know to start out it is a 1:1 ratio. If I go back and add 1 more dab of the first color then I know it goes … [Read more...]
Decorating Trends: Combining Today’s Latest & Greatest with Salvaged Character that has Stood the Test of Times!
Unless you are living under a rock...a big rock...you have probably noticed that the current "thing" in decorating trends, is to take something old & worn and mix it in with all that's new! Worn, weathered, distressed, salvaged, chippy...these buzzwords sound familiar, right? All of them, chippy being MY favorite, have taken over the design world. It is no longer cool to turn up at a big box furniture company and buy everything included in the 7-piece set. Nooooo...our stylish homes of … [Read more...]
The Holidays Are Here!
Wow- is about all I can say about our amazing vendors over at our St. Louis Park store. They sure have been busy little elves- sewing, painting, building, creating to get all the goodies ready. Ready for what you ask- they are putting on a Holiday Boutique and it is sure to have something for everyone! Here is just a glimpse of what will be there. I honestly could have stayed there a few hours looking at all the creations these Mamas + one Papa have come up with but my hubby was with so I … [Read more...]
Your Happy is My Happy!
Don't we all look for ways to sprinkle doses of happy into the hum-drum routine of life? Happy places. Happy people. Happy things. Happy times. And...Happy memories. Because! Happy makes the heart healthy...and hopeful! What a treasure it is to find a place, right here in Minnesota, that sprinkles ALL sorts of this said Happy!!! If your discovery of Mama's Happy was anything like mine...oh...I'm sure it was! The happy bells went off and were ring-A-LINGING!! As you wandered around this … [Read more...]
Holiday Workshops
It is that time of year we pull out boxes and boxes of goodies to decorate our homes. If you are like some of my friends it is half of your storage shelves that are empty when you take those down to unpack. Well, we have some fun workshops planned to help you add to your holiday decorating. Who doesn't like to get their crafting on this time of year. I am talking stenciling, painting, using power tools, recycling or repurposing items, and best of all adding your personal touch to the project. … [Read more...]