Girls weekend!

I just wanted to pop in here to let you know that I am going out of town this weekend with the girls.....so if you order anything from my blog it won't ship out until Tuesday March 23rd. Sorry for the inconvenience but I really need a fun weekend!

Easter is coming!

Easter seems to be sneaking up on me this year! I don't really know if time is going faster or if I am going slower! For some reason I seem to really struggle with Easter and spring things. I love to paint fall and Christmas, those come easy to me. But I do love these little Easter eggs! I finished up a few sets (of 3) and took some to the antique shop and I am offering some here too! For the shop I had to come up with a way to package them up for easier selling....so I put them in a little "nest" of brown scrunched paper and put them in a cello bag...the perfect little easter treat! That is also how they will come to you if you purchase them on here.

We had a jewelry making weekend too. I am so addicted to making jewelry! Me, my sisters, my Aunt and Mom got together and did copper etched charms. These are the ones I made! I am working on the chains....making all hand wrapped links for these, then I will be offering them for sale on here. I did take one to the shop so far, but more are coming! The ones on the bottom row and the outside of the middle row are the same as the ones I first practiced on. I really liked those so I made extras. The one in picture with the chain I made for Mom, she doesn't like to "make" she just likes us to make for her! The picture really doesn't do these justice, they are awesome!

This coming weekend we are packing up for St. Louis, heading to a bead show. I can't wait! It is a dual purpose trip...we are also heading to Erica's college, The St. Louis College of Pharmacy. Have a meeting with the financial people and we are also taking a tour. I am excited about that too, it should be alot of fun! I do have my moments of panic when I suddenly realize that my baby is going to college though!!! I just keep pushing it out of my mind for now though. We are splurging for the whole weekend away and plan to enjoy some relaxation at the motel and some shopping....prom is coming you know!

WooooHoooo! I got my shop up and running!

I finally got my new shop up and running....please bear with me while I am getting it set up and loaded with new things. I was able to add my new room sprays on there for now and be looking for some handpainted items coming real soon! Please email me if you notice something not working right! Have a great day! Chris

My new room sprays!

I mentioned before that I was having some issues with my selling site and it wasn't working. Well, they are having problems that they don't know when will be resolved so I had to go to another place. I hope to have it back up and running this weekend and something on there for sale!

I finally finished my room sprays....and do they smell good! I must say I have been making myself a little sick with all the strong scents and mixing them all together!hee hee

I will be offering these in several fragrances......Cranberry Orange, Grandma's Kitchen, Strawberry Kiwi smoothie, Cinnamon Stick, Maple Walnut Fudge, Pumpkin Crunch Cake and Chubba Dubba weight loss! Which is a citrus scent that smells great!

I am taking some to the antique store on Saturday and hopefully I will have my links all set up to sell on here again this weekend. If you want some right now you can email me at theantiquepallet@embarqmail.com and we can get it out now.

These will be $6.00 for a 4 ounce bottle of highly sented room spray!

I have actually painted a few things....not enough, but a few! I took these to the antique shop! I also make some adorable earrings and jewelry but they are waiting to get packaged up!


Thanks for your interest in my site and my goodies! You will be hearing from me again soon! Blessings! Chris

What's happening!

Hello everyone! I have finally started painting a little again. I wanted to let you all know that I am having problems with my selling site. For some reason it doesn't work! If you click on "my offerings" or my products it will not take you to the site. I am trying to get ahold of the customer service, I have been emailing them like crazy, but no one gets back to me. Hopefully they will fix the problem soon or I will be looking for somewhere else to go.

I have some things I need to take to the antique shop this weekend, then I will be, hopefully if my booth gets fixed, putting some things on here and ebay again.

I have also still been working on some Christmas items....I am trying to stock up for this year! I hope to prevent the holiday work overload, if that is even possible!hee hee Plus I am thinking of trying a craft show this fall so I have been doing some things that are not what I normally do! I have been sewing! I will give you some sneak peeks of things as I finish them! It has been pretty fun trying something new.

I am also looking to put some things on here other than just my painting. I am going to start making the scented sprays and refresher oils. I am excited about that! I hope to have that up and running in the next month so be looking out. I am still looking for other things to compliment my stuff but haven't decided on anything else forsure. My goal this year is to keep things going more! I am always open to ideas.....what are you looking for?

I better get back to painting! Until next time, lots of blessings! Chris

The Christmas decorations are back in the closet....

and the house is all clean.....except for my work area! I got so behind on everything I had to do this year. I was working right up to Christmas week, shopping at the last minute and didn't even get to do any baking except for some sugar cookies for my nephew who came home from bootcamp! I was way too stressed out. Every year I swear I am not going to get that busy but it is so hard....I hate to tell anyone no!

Next year(hee hee), I am going to be ahead....my plan is to keep painting things up now so I am stocked up real good, then I can relax and enjoy the holidays! We will see how it goes!

I think I am going to spend some time cleaning and organizing my work space, then of course I have to do the taxes, then get all the paperwork filled out for Erica to go to college. She got accepted into the St. Louis College of Pharmacy for the fall 2010 semester. We are so excited! That is the only place she wanted to go. Then after all that I am going to get back to work!

I need to get to the antique shop and take out any Christmas that is left and put some everyday and spring things in....and some more key earrings! I also made some really neat new necklaces for Christmas presents that I want to put in there too. Some more of my jewelry might show up on here this year. I am really loving making it!

Boy I alreay have a big list of to do's!hee hee If all goes well, I should start selling some things on here and on ebay again in a few weeks.

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and I am looking forward to sharing a great new year with all of you! I will leave you with a peek at our tree and our family Christmas picture....taken at Mom's on Christmas Eve. Best wishes, Chris

Fall is flying by!

Well, I sure hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I sure did, but as expected....I ate too much! I am busy today trying to finish my Christmas decorating, cleaning and getting some orders finished. It seems I can never get ahead!

I am offering this neat old box for sale on here today. It is one of my favorites! I just love this design by Terrye French! The crow is giving the snowman a gift....the snowflake! I sprinkled it with German Glitter Glass and it is so cute! It is a nice larger size too about
10 x 7 1/4 x4 1/2. This is the last box like this....I have one more box that I am doing with a design that I like to do at least once each year then I am totally out of boxes! I need to go shopping! hee hee Unfortunetly, I have no time to fit that in right now! So that means I have no idea what will turn up on here next.....hopefully it will be something that you just love!

Have a wonderful day! Chris