CeCe Caldwell Green Paint Available On LIne!!

We were so excited when we first announced that we would be carrying CeCe Caldwell Green Chalk and Clay Paint.

But....we are even more excited since we have received it and have been able to play with all of the colors. This paint is amazing!! It covers in one coat in almost every case. It has no smell, no odor that gives you the headache. The colors are gorgeous and so appealing.

The wax is unbelievable! There is only a light citrus smell. It glides on so smoothly - like butter. There is no streaking - even on the darker colors. It provides a durable, smooth finish.

I really can't say enough good things about this paint. I am addicted!!

I can't wait to use every single color and every singe wax application and.....well, you get the idea.

So, now you can order this great product online. Just click our "Shop Now" button at the top of the page and pick out your colors. We will have it sent directly to your door in just a few days.

But beware....you will become addicted!!

Someone was asking about a twin bed frame recently. Heres one fresh painted with Cece Caldwells antique white. Comes complete with wood rails and can be distressed if you like.  Perfect for your littl princess!

How to transfer typography with a newspaper.

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year holiday!! We sure did.

So, I wanted to try something new that I have been seeing all over blogland. I have never done a tutorial before...partly because I just have really never thought of it and partly because I assume that alot of folks already know how to do this stuff.

I am always surprised when someone comes into the store and asks me how to do something that is all over blogland. So at the risk of being repetitive...here goes.

So I wanted to do a cute little table with some sweet French Typography.

I read somewhere that you can use newspaper to transfer images...so being cheap and inpatient...too inpatient to go to the craft store to get something else...I decided to try it.

First I did a coat of white on this sweet table.

I did just one coat because I am going to heavily distress this piece. No reason to put it on just to take it off.

Then I printed off a great graphic from The Graphics Fairy. If you have not seen her blog, you really must do yourself the favor and check her out. 1000's of vintage graphics for your crafting pleasure.

So all you do is put the newspaper down, put your graphic over it and trace the graphic with a pen...yup... that is it.

Now, let me give you a little advice. Try to use a piece that does not have alot of the colored ads or alot of blank space. The newsprint acts as a carbon. Also, make sure your paint is completely dry before trying this...I know, this is a given...just saying.

The newsprint did not come off on the table at all except where I traced. I have tried the pencil on the back of the paper and ended up with a ton of lead - which does not come off of the paint.

This is what you are left with.

Now, all you have to do is take a Sharpie...yup a sharpie...and fill in and trace the pencil lines.

My Sharpie kind of dried out a bit so I had to wait for a few minutes for it to rehydrate...or whatever you would call it. I think that the chalk paint sucks the moisure out of the felt tip.

After you are all done with the tracing...apply a soft wax. I usually distress then wax but in this case I waxed first to seal the Sharpie so the it won't smear when I distress this piece.

So here it is finished and waxed. I have not distressed it yet because I have to wait a bit for the wax to cure. Don't worry if the lettering is not perfectly, perfect. Once you do some distressing it kind of all evens out.

So, that is it. Super, duper easy and cute.

Now go and give this a try... I will show the finished piece tomorrow.

An Exciting Announcment!!! We have CeCe Caldwell Paint!! The Newest Green Paint

We are so excited to announce that Orphaned Decor is the new Retailer for

 CeCe Caldwell Green Paint for Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho!

CeCe's Paint requires no prep work, no sanding and no priming. It is all natural, no voc chalk and clay paint. This is the first green paint that is formulated for furniture...perfect for children's furniture. Even the can - can be recycled! This paint is also made in the USA!!
 Who is CeCe Caldwell?
CeCe Caldwell loves to make old new again. Home décor and painting furniture is her passion. She is also concerned with leaving this earth in better shape for future generations. She wanted paint with a wide color pallet focused toward American homes and trends that was also environmentally friendly. She demanded a sealing wax that could be used comfortably around children and pets.
CeCe started searching for a natural, eco-friendly paint but could not find what she wanted. She began to develop a paint that met her requirements: excellent adhesion to various surfaces without extensive prep work, no odor, no VOCs, no acrylic, non-toxic, and user-friendly for the DIYer while meeting the demanding needs of Decorative Artisans. The wax is non-petroleum based and natural. In addition to being better for you, your family and the environment, it goes on smoothly without any drag or streaking. CeCe Caldwell's Paints is painting made easy!
While using CeCe Caldwell's paints you can transform the ordinary to the extraordinary.  Dated accessories can be transformed into today's focal points in your home with a bit of paint and imagination.  The paint's ability to adhere without prep to wood, plastic, masonry and metals gives you unlimited options to re-purpose items into treasures that fit your current style quickly and inexpensively.  Today's on-the-go person doesn't have time for extensive prep work, they want to paint and go.  They want it easy. CeCe Caldwell's Paints takes away the cost and time of prepping, allowing you to get to a finished project much quicker.  It’s just that simple!
An earth friendly paint made to RENEW yesterdays items, REPURPOSE forgotten treasures and REIMAGINE your home and garden is what CeCe Caldwell’s paint is all about.  Naturally Green in the Color of your CHOICE!  We hope you will have fun using our products. We hope to hear from you and see how you’ve REINVENTED your treasures.

Regards,
CeCe

Currently, there are 21 gorgeous colors with another 12 colors coming out the first of the year. A quart of paint is a reasonable $34.95 and the wax that contains NO Petrolium sells for $26.95 a pint and goes on like butter.

You can also mix colors to make your own special color. Here is the current palette.

This paint provides gorgeous finishes....take a look.

The paint should be in store the first week of January but we are taking orders now so that  you will be the first to have it to use.

There are some other amazing things coming from CeCe too....zincing is one of them.

We will be offering samples and classes in the near future.

House of Anne Leading Decorative Paint Products and Workshops in the World is giving away 21 cans of the new CeCe Caldwell Paint on Christmas Eve.

Go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/CeCe-Caldwells-Paints/194379430638107?ref=ts#!/pages/House-of-Anne-Leading-Decorative-Paint-Products-and-Workshops-in-the-World/199820626708217 and tell them that Orphaned Decor sent you!!

Spread the word!!

Holiday Open House December 10th!! It's gonna be a party!!

Mark your calendars!! December 10th. Our holiday open house!! Lots of great finds coming in...including great gift ideas starting at just a couple of bucks, new furnishings and lots of Christmas Decor. We are also going to have nibbles and drinks. We have delish handmade candies including brittles, truffles and more for tasting and for sale.

Best of all.... we are so excited to have Lorelie Barett in the house from 2-5 pm.

Lorelei's designs, products and advice have been featured in such publications as Country Living, Americana, Victoria, Old Stuff, and Country Pleasures magazines. She has been regularly featured on numerous television and radio shows sharing her wealth of knowledge and advice. Lorelei appears as a special lecturer at home, design and trade shows.

Description With the confluence of design, real estate and estate services, Home By Design is here to assist with all aspects of home buying, selling, designing, remodeling and estate services! Founder and principal, Lorelei Barrett, is a certified antiques appraiser, interior designer, as well as a real estate and personal property specialist.

Lorelei will be talking about how to make your home beautiful with found items for Christmas and daily decor. You can also bring in your hard decorating questions - including photos - for Lorelei for quick answers to your decorating dilemmas.

On top of all of this - we will have music, drawings every 30 mintues for free goodies, special discounts and sales and a BIG drawing for a basket full of goodies including a 1 hour free consultation from Lorelei and a new Grapevine Discount Card.

You don't want to miss this event. We are pulling out all of the stops. Our displays are amazing and you will love Loerlei.

I hope to see you there.

Funny how things can make one remember.

It really is funny how a "thing" can spark memories. It happens to me alot in the business that I am in. I hear my customers talk about it as well. I remember that grandma had one just like this and she used it every day.

Yesterday, I got something that brought back a flood of wonderful memories.

You see, we have a big family, with lots of cousins. The close cousins, the ones that we saw all of the time because they lived in town. We saw them almost every weekend when our parents would play "Ping", a card game into the wee hours of the night.

I love my close cousins. But, they are all boys. My boy cousins, equipped with all of the boy toys that you can imagine. It was fun to visit but let's face it....four boy cousins plus my brother and all of the obligitory toys was not as exciting as you might imagine.

Then there was my far away cousins, my GIRL cousins. My girl cousins lived in St. John. Really not a long trip but at the age of 8 or so, it was an adventure. I loved going to my girl cousins house.

There was the long car ride which included sweet treats provided by my mom. We would play I spy or car plate bingo or color. Sometimes we would sing to pass the time. It was great to spend time with my family. We were all excited to get to the girl cousins house.

My girl cousins lived in a big farm house, while our house was smaller. They had horses, a piano, a big basement made into a play room and every single, solitary girl toy that you could imagine. My girl cousins were the type that had both of Barbies shoes in the Barbie wardrobe. They had every single game piece to Monopoly, all of their toys still looked new....they were THOSE kind of girls. We were not THOSE kind of girls.

In our defense, they had the entire basement ...with an ENTIRE PLAY KITCHEN....we had a bedroom that we all shared...my two sisters, myself and my grandma. We just didn't have the room.

Playing in their playroom was heaven. In their kitchen they had play groceries in the cupboards and entire sets of dishes that you could wash because their play sink had real running water. Who has that?

We would bake with their tiny pans and sweep with their tiny brooms. Then we would serve everything up on the tiny table and chairs. It was nirvana.

Today, I got the sweetest piece that brought all of those memories flooding back. It is amazing.

It was obviously handmade. It is painted the sweetest red and yellow. All of the drawers open and close perfectly, ready to store those tiny cookie cutters and rolling pins. The cupboard doors are worn from years of love and play.

It even has tiny hooks for tiny cups. You should have seen me running around the store trying to find tiny utensils to play with....um to stage this piece with. I was only able to find some tiny cups and a tiny colander that is actually a votive holder. I love this piece. It sparked wonderful memories for me. It also made me dream about the tea parties that it has seen.

I wish I had a little lady in my life that I could give this too. I just don't think that my 11 year granddaughter or my 6 greandsons would be that interested.

This is certainly a piece that would make some wonderful memories. Maybe not about girl cousins but certainly about fun.

This piece is available at the moment in store but I don't think it will last long....certainly not as long as the wonderful memories it can help to create.

Do you need some gift Ideas?

I happen to think that the best gifts are handmade. Sometimes I know that you don't have time to make something yourself...so the next best thing is buying something handmade from a local crafter. This also adds to your local economy and helps your favorite crafter to keep on crafting.

It is always amazing to me when someone buys something that I have redone or put together....it's not that I don't believe in myself...I do...but it is an amazing feeling to know that something that I poured myself into is now being held as a treasured belonging in someones home. It is even a better feeling to know that someone thinks enough of something that I have created to give it as a gift.

I know it sounds corny....those of you who know me know that I am corny...but it a gift to me when someone takes something that I have created home. So, thank you.

That being said....I worked on some pieces this weekend that I think are so cute. I think they would make great gifts, for yourself or someone you love. I hope you feel the same way.

These first two goodies were those kinda ugly but readily available and inexpensive mantel clocks.

I gave them a coat of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Pure White and then added some vintage buttons and bling.

I love how they turned out.

We have lots of other great one of a kind ideas for gifts in the store now. Come by and say hello. We have vintage too.