Quite Simply...Beautiful Things Weekly Link Party

We hope everyone is having a lovely week so far!  We have been super busy changing things around for spring and receiving tons of new merchandise for the store.  Love getting new boxes full of beautiful things!! We would love to have you stop by and check out what we have been up to.

Weekly Link Party

Quite Simply...Beautiful Things

 This weeks features:

Silver Pennies helps a little girl, Morgan, get a bedroom makeover. Morgan's mom fell madly in love with a photo in Quick and Easy Paint Transformations book by Annie Sloan.  The maple dresser was painted with Chalk Paint® in Paris Grey and trimmed out in Old White and Dark Wax. With pretty glass pulls added to the drawers, this dresser is gorgeous!  A little girl's dream bedroom complete. 

Silver Pennies

Spring is upon us and Easter is just around the corner. I just had to share an amazing Spring Tablescape by Friendship, Life and Style.  The most beautiful setting of pink flowered Limoges, Fostoria Navarra and a cute ring of bunnies.  Perfect for an Easter feast and fellowship.  Have you begun your Spring decorating?  

Friendship, Life and Style

It's time to Link Up this week!

Please share in our Link Party, here are the details:

1.  Feel free to share all your beautiful things! If you are linking painted pieces, they MUST be painted with Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan or Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint ONLY

2.  Please post a permalink to your post only, not your entire blog.

3.  Please help spread the word about our weekly Linky Party- Grab our button on the sidebar.

4.  Party closes on Thursday, March 21st at 11:59 pm. We will pick more people to feature.

Start Linking!

Wax ON - Wax OFF with our "Secret Weapon" for Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan

Using the proper tools of the trade is so important when painting with Chalk Paint®.  It doesn't matter whether you are an expert with Chalk Paint® or just beginning.  Knowing what and how to apply each product needed for your project is key!

If you're preparing to paint a piece of furniture with Chalk Paint® for the first time and you're not quite sure how it works, here's a great tutorial about How To Use Chalk Paint®.

By far, we get the most questions about the waxing process.  There is nothing difficult about it, it is just different than what most people are used to.  Our tutorial above goes through the process, step by step in how to apply the paint and wax correctly. 

I love our wax brushes made specifically for soft wax.  The highest quality brushes in the industry by far, made from the finest Shanghai white bristle.

Wax Brush


But what I'm really excited to share with you is one of our favorite tools!
Our "secret weapon" is high quality Rymplecloth. 

Rymplecloth-Large

It looks similar to your ordinary cheesecloth but it's not.

Rymplecloth is a purified, unbleached cloth made of 100% cotton woven fabric with a unique crimped and twisted weave.  These natural yarns are more absorbent than traditional cheesecloth.  This kind of absorbency allows for a smooth and even finish for waxed furniture.  The unique crimped design provides more surface area for trapping, collecting and removing excess wax.  The texture of the cloth ensures little waste of the product.  Rymplecloth can also be used to buff the waxed finish. 

Rymplecloth - Small

Small and large size rolls are sold online.  Simply click on the images to place your order today!

Once we started using Rymplecloth, it made such a difference in the wax finish!  Such a simple thing - whenever our customers have a wax issue and switch to this - the problem is always solved.  We even have customers in the store buy it for other reasons as well - mixed media art, decorating, silverware, etc.  Someone even made a gorgeous rose wreath out it, we love it!!  

 We also carry Soft Wax® in clear and dark.

Annie Sloan Soft Wax - Clear

Annie Sloan Soft Wax - Dark

When you're using good quality products there really is no room to cut corners.  
Wax On - Wax OFF with only the best. 

Quite Simply...Beautiful Things Feature and a Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

Our Christmas turned out to be a little different than we had planned.  Christmas Eve day landed us at the urgent care for our youngest, then Christmas morning around 1:00am took us to the ER followed by being admitted to the peds unit.  Influenza B, Strep throat and an ear infection, followed by LOTS of meds, I think we are now ready to ring in the New Year!  Thankfully, she is doing much better now.

What a crazy week we had and it's already 2013, how did that happen?!  

Last week we did not host our weekly Quite Simply...Beautiful Things Linky Party so we would like to share all of the posts from the last Link Party.  

Quinnspirations

Sledding in style with a vintage snow sled painted in Primer Red and the stencils in Olive and Old White.  Great Christmas decoration!

Wydeven Designs

An antique market chair and ottoman get a makeover with Old Ochre and Dark Wax worked into the crevices with a toothbrush.  The detailing looks great with the neutral striped linen fabric!

SmartGirlStyle

DIY Ombre Rushed Duvet Cover perfect for a girl's bedroom.  Get the steps to make your own professional looking duvet. 

Restoration Redoux

This huge undertaking turned out amazing!  Persistance pays off with multiple layers of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™ and not giving up, impressive! 

Stiltskin Studios

If you love a girly, feminine look...you'll love this Can Can Chest.  Soft pink and Paris Grey shake things up with golden gilding.  This dresser certainly Can Can!

Secret Garden

A lovely pink metamorphosis, so haute couture dont you think?!

"Vintage Goods"

Snowmen made out of old quilts and buttons, so cute.  Unique and no two are alike.

Reloved Rubbish

Pair of Union Jack Chairs with Chalk Paint® painted right on the vinyl with a watered down Old Ochre wash for a faded look.  It's genius!

Imperfect Patina

Lovely $15 two tiered table painted in Graphite and the Union Jack painted in Pure White & Paris Grey. Very nice color combination!

Snob Interior Design

Duck Egg painted on a tray, jar lid, back of glass plates and watered down in bottles, very pretty.  Pure White with Dark Wax on the chalkboard windows look old, like it!

By The Way Jenn Gray

Added texture to a quatrefoil frame with Chalk Paint® in Primer Red, French Linen and Old White layered in just a way to give an old weathered look.

Renovating and Building

Finch pottery made to look ravaged by time and use. 

They are beautiful.

Love seeing all the Quite Simply...Beautiful Things!

image via Pinterest

We hope 2013 brings you all of your New Years Resolutions and More!  Can't wait to see all the projects created this year! We will resume our regular Link Party next Tuesday.  Enjoy the first day of the New Year!

Quite Simply...Beautiful Things Link Party, also Miss Mustard Seed Seminars and Workshops

Spaces are filling up quickly!  Call to reserve your spot to attend a workshop and/or seminar by Marian herself, Miss Mustard Seed.  

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Weekly Link Party

Quite Simply...Beautiful Things

Please share in our Link Party, here are the details:

1.  Feel free to share all your beautiful things!

2.  Please post a permalink to your post only, not your entire blog.

3.  Please help spread the word about our weekly Linky Party- Grab our button on the sidebar.

4.  Party closes on Thursday, November 29 at 11:59 pm. We will pick more people to feature.

Last week we had a super turnout for our Quite Simply...Beautiful Things Link Party!

Take a look at what was shared by others...

Congratulations to BMORE NESTLED for completing their very first Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™ project using the color Florence!  Your little estate sale table turned out great!  

"Vintage Goods" we are loving Little Louis. 

Your Heywood Wakefield nightstand in Louis Blue and Old White is a gem.  Nice job with clear and dark wax, we love it!

Thank you to everyone for linking up last week. Hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving, we are so Grateful.

Small Business Saturday and Great Deals

Did you know that we carry  

and

in our store in Monument, Colorado?

These are just a few lines carried at Shades Of Amber.

Stop in and shop the store this weekend...

There will be a lot of activity in Historic Downtown Monument and plenty of fun for the kids too... Hayrides, kids crafts, plus visits from Santa & Mrs. Clause. 

We are offering great savings all weekend long, including phone orders.  See the flyer below for details.

If you are in Colorado and thinking of attending Miss Mustard Seeds workshop/seminars, spaces are filling up quickly! 

Go to our FB Page for dates & times...

Shades Of Amber.

Call to reserve your spot 719.265.9921.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Quite Simply...Beautiful Things

How is your Thanksgiving week going so far?  Are you as excited as we are for a day full of being grateful and eating your favorite Thanksgiving food?

The word is out, Miss Mustard Seed is coming to Colorado!   

Marian is visiting the store on December 7th and 8th teaching workshops and seminars!

  Don’t forget there is a book signing for her new book, Inspired You.

Space is limited so be sure to call and reserve your spot.

Now it’s party time, Link Party!

We are thrilled we have opened up our link party to anything that fits out new tag line

Quite Simply...Beautiful Things

Leisure Living  is right, every room needs a statement and they made one with this show stopper and the wonderful surprise inside!  Painted in Pure White, who wouldn’t stop and gasp?

Serendipity Vintage Furnishings  chased those brown blahs away with Old White and a little Dark Wax for those highlight of perfection, great job!

Be sure to check us out on Pinterest. We are creating new color boards from the new Annie Sloan Work Book.  

Stay tuned for more on this wonderful Work Book.

We are so Thankful for all of our amazing followers, have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Weekly Link Party

Quite Simply...Beautiful Things

Please share in our Link Party, here are the details:

1. Feel free to share all your beautiful things!  

2. Please post a permalink to your post only, not your entire blog.

3. Please help spread the word about our weekly Linky Party - Grab our button on the sidebar

4. Party closes on Thursday, November 22 at 11:59pm MST. We will pick more people to feature.

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Link Party

If I could just pause everything else in life except myself, I might actually get caught up.  Do you ever feel this way?  I do so apologize for our absence in blogging new pieces lately, I promise we have been painting them.  It just seems sometimes that life moves so darn fast and I am just trying to keep up.  Hope to post some of our recent work here soon, but in the meantime YOU all have been working on some great pieces!  Take a look below...

 Anne from Vintage Goods took a boring brown trunk and turned it into a vintage beauty!  After some repair work and adding missing parts, she used Old White and after sealing it with Clear Wax, she used a liberal amount of the Dark Wax for an authentic vintage look.  It looks wonderful!

 Jenine at A Bit O Whimsy took my breath away with this one!  She captured the beauty of Europe with this gorgeous verdigris finish on a dresser using Provence, Antibes Green, and Old White.  WOW!  I think I have a brass lamp just begging for a patina like this...simply stunning! 

Do you have something you painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™?

Please share in our Link Party, here are the details:

1. Our blog is exclusive to Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™ Please only share pieces using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™ It can be anything you want, as long as you used Chalk Paint™!

2. Please post a permalink to your post only, not your entire blog.

3. Please help spread the word about our weekly Chalk Paint Linky Party - Grab our button on the sidebar

4. Party closes on Thursday, June 7 at 11:59pm MST. We will pick more people to feature for next week.

Weekly Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Linky Party

Patience pays off. Connie from Sensible-Redesign found these chairs at goodwill and patiently waited to find just the right fabric. She painted the chairs with Louis Blue reduced with Old White, then a coat of Old White and distressed back to the original gold color. Very elegant and gorgeous!

Divine Theatre took 30 minutes and turned this free cabinet door into the finishing touch for her fireplace makeover. Painted with Paris Grey and Dark Wax. You must hop over to Andie's site and check out her before and after transformation of her family room fireplace.

All I can say is WOW!

Do you have something you painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint?

Please share in our Link Party, here are the details:

1. Our blog is exclusive to Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. Please only share pieces using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. It can be anything you want, as long as you used Chalk Paint!

2. Please post a permalink to your post only, not your entire blog.

3. Please help spread the word about our weekly Chalk Paint Linky Party

4. Party closes on Thursday, November 17 at 11:59pm MST. We will pick more people to feature for next week.