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Things I've Learned - Custom Mixes
I've got a few words to say today about custom mixes....and when I say custom mixes I mean mixing colors togethermaking waxes and glazesmixing color and waxand so onand so on Here is my unofficial...
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Things I've Learned - Home Based "Studio"
I paint in my garage.Sometimes it is not the ideal situation, but over all it is the best solution that works for me and my family. I've considered many locations and scenarios over time.I've accepted...
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Summerfield Holiday Marketplace- Stop, Sip and Shop with Me!
I'm blessed to have some really great friends!Really great friends that are really great to others too!We got together and put together a Holiday Marketplace to benefit the Backpack Buddies program...
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Open House @ Total Bliss Tonight!
Today we will put on the finishing touches for our Holiday Open House at Total Bliss! The store is amazing! I did not think we could top last year, but Nancy has out done herself this year! I hope...
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Annie Sloan Work Book Club
I'm so excited for the arrival of the Annie Sloan Work Book! Annie created this book just for everyday people like you and me. People who love color, furniture, and fabric is all different styles,...
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Hueology Update
Wishing you all a Happy New Year.....FINALLY!I (MJ) wanted to say thanks for visiting the Hueology website and update you on a few things....As some of you may know this website was started by 2...
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Cute, Comfortable and the "F" word
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays I work in the shop (Total Bliss) painting furniture and helping customers with paint and whatever else may need attention. I'm there for an average of 5 hours at a time...
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Multi Tasking at it's Finest
I've never met a woman who is not constantly in a state of extreme multi tasking! I am no exception. Sometimes I wonder how long I can keep it going!I did enjoy 3 weeks in December of pretty much just...
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Annie Sloan Work Book Club
We hosted our first Work Book Club meeting at Total Bliss a few weeks ago! Check out the Asian Style Colors! Who says you have to use a paintbrush to paint with?We got messy with our fingers as we...
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Color Mixing with Chalk Paint®
Yesterday I got serious about mixing up a large batch of a custom green using Chalk Paint®. I have a client who is decorating a beach house. She has found 6 different chairs to go in the home and...
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Working the Work Shops!
Last week we rocked a serious amount of Chalk Paint® at Total Bliss!We started last Sunday with a packed full {smile!} Chalk Paint® 101 Class. Look how brilliant Antibes looks in my photo! I upgraded...
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Southern Ideal Home Show....it's almost here!
I've been a little absentee from blogging! Myself and the rest of the gang at Total Bliss have been SUPER busy preparing for the Southern Ideal Home Show!The Total Bliss team will be showcasing our...
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New Orleans with Annie Sloan
Yep, last week I was blessed to be able to spend the week in New Orleans with the brilliant artist Annie Sloan! The creator of the most amazing paint I have ever gotten my hands on, Chalk Paint®! She...
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Sharing some of my home......
When we were in New Orleans we learned a lot about STYLE!It really made me think about my own style and how I have decorated my own home. I get asked ALL the time when I teach class if my entire house...
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Driftwood Wash Look Table
I recently had the chance to makeover an old oak pedestal table for a client. It is an incredibly well made solid table with some great detail on the side....here is the before....{note: the above...
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A Twist on Provence....
I was beyond giddy when a friend of mine asked me to paint this antique oak dresser she had recently acquired! Of course I forgot to take a before photo!The oak was natural and beautiful and thirsty...
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Summer Chalk Paint® Classes at Total Bliss
SUMMER CHALK PAINT® CLASSES AT TOTAL BLISSInstructor M.J. Taylor Spend your Tuesday Mornings at Total Bliss this summer. Each Tuesday from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm we will be teaching a class using Chalk...
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My "Preppy" Friends
We all love Chalk Paint® because there is minimal prep work. No priming, sanding, or striping. Beautiful, beautiful words in a painters world. Music to our ears.I'm admitting to painting over, dirt,...
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Painting Bathroom Cabinets - Master Bath Makeover
I've been wanting to redo my master bath for quite sometime. I've been loving all the gray and white bathrooms all over Pinterest....of course....aren't you??There are two reasons I have not tackled...
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Sneak Peak......getting ready to MOVE!
I'm excited to tell you all that we close in just 2 weeks on our new home! It is very bittersweet I must say. We bought our current home 11 years ago when our first born was just a few weeks old....
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The Official "BEFORE" Photos of the New House
We are finally the official owners of this house! I still can't believe that in just under 3 months we found this house, prepped and sold our house and moved!!When I woke up here the first morning, I...
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Week 1.....
The day of closing this is what the front of the house looked like!We had closed on the other house 3 days prior, so there was no time to waste on getting started on this one. Thankfully, my parents...
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Letting go of Control of the Brush!
The moving truck was due any day....and .... the painters had my entire house taped off, and the ceilings were down and painted in record time.My original intention was to just have the living room and...
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Answers to Readers Questions about Chalk Paint®
I've been getting lots of questions lately and I thought I'd take a few a break from my house stuff to address a few of them....I did personally answer them, but I thought I'd share a few with...
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Brassy is just not Classy!
I am the proud owner of 6 of these lovely ladies! Her body is brassy, her appendages are a slick plastic, crafted to look like real oak...and oh that sexy etched curvy glass! I know you are sooo...
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