Mackenzie childs diy

I love the whimsical MacKenzie Childs checkered vibe, so when I saw this ceramic pumpkin trying a DIY budget craft version for Halloween was a no brainer!

A brief history of the "Courtly Check."

Have you seen the new Mackenzie - Childs catalog? Every page is full of gorgeous eye candy. I love the whole Courtly Check line. Every single piece!! You can describe MacKenzie - Childs products as gorgeous, fabulous, beautiful, unique, original, definitely high quality. Affordable, budget friendly, inexpensive??? No, you would never use those words to describe MC products. This little black and white check pot was inspired by MC. First off I painted a few coats of white acrylic paint onto a…

A friend of mine asked me to paint these for her. I have to say that out of all the pumpkins I've been painting lately, these are my absolute favorites. They just add a little bit of class to the regular ole pumpkin. And if you've priced the real ones....you will want to make your own. I started by painting regular foam pumpkins (I got these at Michael's) that would have white in them - all white. Then I added the black. For the checked pumpkins, I started at the stem with a pencil and began…

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Halloween Decor: These bewitching new favorites make Halloween decorating and entertaining so easy it’s scary. Decor & Decorating Ideas

How many times have you come across home décor that stopped you in your tracks? It captured your heart immediately, only to be shocked at the price tag, leaving you with disappointment as you walked away without it? Me too! Apparently, a lot of you have experienced this as you have asked me time and time again to create high ticket item "knock-offs" which sounds so negative to me! LOL! I prefer to call this work "inspired by...". Allow me to introduce the Black & White Check Candlesticks…

Crafting, diy projects and decorating

I have been painting a lot of pumpkins lately. One of my friends asked me to make her some pumpkins with the MacKenzie-Childs patterns. I was a bit hesitant but…