It all started with the front door!

Wow, it has been forever since I posted. I am kind of blog shy as it is and then never know what to say once I decide to get on here. I am sorry about that, I really WANT to get this blog more active!

So, wayyyy back last fall? Or late summer rather, I posted about wanting to decorate my home and get the painting started! I did it, I did it! (it was when I decided to take action that was a problem but that is beside the point!) I actually got my home started! Thanks to Aubrey, my middle son Tucker's Girlfriend. She said she would help me, one day last summer, and then one hot september day, she said, lets go look at paint...and a monster was created!

I started with the front door. Yep, as you walked into my house, the door was a faded old redwood color hit by that Texas sun too many times to mention. It was so very tired!

So, I wiped the door clean, and lightly sanded it and applied Kilz primer. I love that stuff and use it on everything!

 I did apply a couple coats of primer. Partly because one coat just didn't cover, but then also because my son Tiger wanted to help, so he helped with the third coat of primer. (he!)

I picked out a color called Espresso Bean as I THOUGHT I was going to want a black paint, but after matching several colors to the brick, I decided a really dark brown would be better. THe gal at the Home Depot said it was the best coverage paint I could buy, but umm, I still painted 3 coats of espresso bean on the front door. Here is the first coat.

And the second coat...

Getting better, but I wanted it to look like a pro had painted it, right?

So, here is my finished door :) Since starting the painting, I have been through the entire house with paints. Can't wait to show you what else I have been up to!

Home interior painting help

So, here we have it, the weather starts cooling down, and I get the itch to paint the inside of my home. I don't like neutral colors, I like bright, funky, and fun colors...my walls have NEVER been painted for the most part because I am afraid to do it. what if it looks terrible the way I WANT it? Will I have the energy to redo it within a week? help me. Anyone have ideas for me? My favorite colors, fuschia, red, orange, turquoise, aqua, black and white, lime green, pink...I like yellow too. You know, like a gypsy wagon of sorts only parked here in the boring suburbs of fort worth, Texas. I can paint anything on a small scale, just the way I want it...but when you give me 20foot ceilings and lofty living rooms...I am frozen. SIGH...and every year, I say I will have my home painted by Christmas, so it will be pretty. And every year for 7 now in THIS house...my walls are still just drab, and now dirty...from 3 boys and a great dane that is attempting to paint the walls every time he shakes his head!
I must say it is hard for me to post stuff like this. It is too personal. My brother has a way of throwing things up on my fb that are funny and sort of poking fun, but this issue with my home is driving me mad. It feels like as "the woman" of the house and home maker, and an artist to boot...it feels like a failure to have an undecorated, unbeautiful home. SIGH...any suggestions out there? I have one room that is just about totally empty, my soon to be studio. why not start there? Its either there or the foyer as it is almost empty too. If there is someone out there in facebook land that is really good with this stuff, and patient with an indecisive, loves everything sort of personality...I would sooooo love you for some coaching. I would even consider a trade or bartering my services for yours.
In all sincerity...
HELP ME!!
Adrienne

Got TOMS?

Custom Painted Women's TOMS with Crystals and personalized just for YOU design only

I started painting TOMS shoes for TOMS at local events in the DFW area. During these events time is limited and so is the design because of time. But when someone showed up to an event with a pair of shoes to send home with me to paint....I couldn't resist.

This is the design I painted for her, complete with Swarovski Crystals all hand placed and hot fixed around the cross and across the other shoe.

What I am offering to you, is YOUR favorite colors, theme, full coverage of the shoes, complete with bling!! You order your shoes, (or I can do it for you with the cost of shoe added to the design fee) and have them sent to me. This assures me that you get the size you know they need. They do fit some people different than other brand shoes. i.e. my son wears a size 12 tennis shoe, but in TOMS he wears a 10. BUT he has a narrow foot...I wear a 9 in both toms and regular shoes......back to my point...LOL...you order the shoes, and I will paint a full coverage design on them and add crystals to them too, if you like.

The price for this service is 60.00 plus shipping back to you. Several hours and techniques go into this design.

So unique!

This price is for the womens sizes. I can do this for kids too! The price will be adjusted accordingly, please check out my other shop items to see other options.

"Going Wild"

I am so excited to have gotten a chance to do another collaboration with an old friend! Let's see, where do I begin? Most of you have heard of eBay, right? Well, way way back about 7-8 years, maybe more,  ebay had almost a cult following for children's hand made boutique clothing. Several of my steadfast friends and customers I made on eBay back before all the hidden higher fees. Ebay isn't exactly a thing of the past for me, as I will still keep my boutique open there if for nothing else, but for advertising. It is worth it to me. But as a design group, Sugar3 Faze2 we have decided to make a HUGE change and try Facebook out for a design launch. That's where this adorable graphic above comes in. Bethany Mathews, elf*shimmer*design, and I have collaborated to bring to you an adorable set for boys for the .rest of summer and back to school.  Here is a sneak peek of what I painted for the launch.

I don't quite have a finished peek of the set that Bethany has appliqued, but I have seen bits and pieces and OMGosh it is PRECIOUS! here is a shot...

Will post tomorrow with links as to how to get one of these amazing sets!

Painting Baby Seals on a hot summer's day

I have been painting and painting today. Trying to keep cool when it is only 102 outside. I am also sunburned, so it just feels hot anyway. Lucky for me I had gotten an order for three pairs of these, so I got to think about rollin around in the snow all day! Love it!

New Look!

I am sooo Happy with the new look I have here on my blog! Thank you to Jessica and Joe Dougherty for the graphics and the blog rescue 911 for the new look and some sort of rhyme and reason on this all important part of Dreamin Bohemian Studio :) I wanted to give them a shout out at FuNkY FiNdS and Right On Graphics!

I am so excited to start using my blog now and I wont be embarrassed to send people to look at it anymore!

I was also excited that Jessica was able to help me with some pictures in the header of my blog. Showing off some of my art as well as my sweet dogs :) I should be ashamed that only three of my babies are up there. I do have 2 cats and a 4th dog as well, but didn't have very good pictures of any of them. I will work on that!

Changes are coming...

I am so excited! The Dreamin Blog is getting a facelift after many years of just dangling here in cyber world.
Along with this facelift, I hope to post more of what if going on in the studio as well as offering little specials here and there.

Here is one of my newest ventures...I was hired on by TOMS to be an artist and paint shoes with their events they do in the DFW area. The first one was at Nordstrom on June 4th. The next one scheduled will be at the Dallas Galleria in August on the 13th. It is so fun for me to get to sit with other artists and paint and talk and also to see some of my customers. Here are some TOMS I painted for myself for the events. Well, for some reason can't get a picture on here, so here is the link to my facebook folder of painted TOMS