Odds & Ends

Hello, 2019! Y’all, this month is just flying by for me. I can’t believe it’s already the 11th of January! 

Since it’s a new year, I have put together a list of some of the trends I see coming for the hottest colors of the year! I’ve been doing some research on the forecasting of the hottest colors for 2019 and am so excited to share the exciting palette.

I am so excited to share some amazing projects that were created by my fellow DIY Paint Retailers using these beautiful colors of 2019! 

2019 Color Trends I Am Loving:

Warm White & Cream

2019 is a year of earthy colors starting with beautiful warm whites and creams. The DIY Paint collection has a couple of colors that fall into this category: Crinoline and Sandy Blonde.

Gray Undertones

Gray is here to stay! Navys, purples, and browns with gray undertones are definitely “in” in 2019. You can also “warm up” your gray with these awesome DIY Paint colors: Faded Burlap and Gravel Road.

Hunter Green/Dark Green

Another trend this year is Hunter Green. But, we are seeing more of a dark Blue/Green. You can find this color palette with DIY Paint: Bohemian Blue. 

Muted Pastel

Muted Pastels are on trend this year as well. A couple of DIY Paint colors to work with are French Millinery, Mint chip, and Petticoat Pink. 

Soft Clay

A soft clay or terracotta is also going to be a big hit this year. You can create this custom color with DIY Paint colors Cowgirl Coral and Crinoline mixed together. Or you can even mix Summer Crush and Crinoline together as well. 

Blue

Blues are all the rage! I really think you can’t go wrong with blue, it’s timeless. If you are going to create a blue look take a look at these DIY Paint colors: Hey Sailer, Peddle Pusher and Prom Queen. 

Mist

Mist is another color that you will see a lot of this year. The DIY Paint collection has a beautiful mist called Apothecary. 

The colors I will never stray from…

Regardless of the trends for 2019, you will never see me stray from my favorite DIY Paint palette: Old 57, Seaglass and Mermaid Tail!

I don’t want to say that I’m an expert on color trends, but with all my research and 30 years of painting experience, I would say these colors will be seen everywhere in 2019 and beyond.

Many thanks to all the artists, DIY Paint Retailers, that contributed their incredible artwork to this post.

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Can you believe it’s already December and Christmas is only a few weeks away?? I don’t know about you, but 2018 has flown by for me!

Hearing Christmas music being played the day after Thanksgiving made me realize how close to we are to 2019.

I have been working on a few Christmas Projects over the past couple weeks and I wanted to share them with you. I also wanted to give you a preview of a couple of DIY projects I have on the calendar for the upcoming weeks! 🙂

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The projects below include DIY Christmas Decoration ideas with Christmas Blocks, a Christmas Table Runner, and Homemade Christmas Ornaments. In addition to decorations, I wanted to share some DIY Christmas gift ideas with Custom Picture Frames and Creative Gift Wrapping!

Completed Projects…

Painting & Foiling Christmas Blocks

My first little project is creating Christmas blocks!!

I found these little blocks on Amazon. You can find them, HERE! I am thinking they will be perfect to scatter around the table setting for Christmas dinner or just scattering around in groups around the house!

Aren’t they so cute?? Find out how to make them… HERE!

Weathered Wood Tennessee Cutout Christmas Present

Creating a super special Christmas present for my daughter, Ashley! She lived in Nashville, Tennessee for six years and just moved back to California, so I am going to paint this Tennessee wood cutout for her.

Find the step-by-step directions for all these awesome projects, HERE!

Upcoming Projects…

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Holiday Table Runner

Coming to your inbox next Tuesday, December 11th… Make sure to join our email list to be the first to know when this tutorial is ready for you 🙂

Christmas Table Runner

You can never have too many table runners around the holidays! I hope you’re excited to learn how to make this fun table runner 🙂 This tutorial will be released next week!

Want to create a table runner with me?? Grab yours, HERE!!

DIY Christmas Ornaments

Tomorrow I will be LIVE on the DIY Paint Facebook Page teaching you how to create some super fun DIY Christmas Ornaments. Come join me for some fun at 5:45 pm PST / 8:45 pm EST.

Are you as excited as I am?? Go give the DIY Facebook Page a “follow”, so you don’t miss me!! Find the DIY Facebook Page, HERE!!

Custom Picture Frame Christmas Presents

Are you looking for something special to give your loved ones this holiday season?? How about a custom picture frame?? I am going to be creating some picture frames next week using paint, foils, rollers! You never know what we are going to play with, so you don’t want to miss this one!

Gift Wrapping with Foils

Here is a photo of a wonderful gift box Kay Hargrove shared with me! She created this beautiful design with one of my Stencils, Foil & Foil Adhesive! I cannot wait to create some of my own Creative Gift Packaging in the coming weeks 🙂

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And that means it’s time to start thinking about what gifts to choose for the loved ones in your life. You want to be able to find the perfect gifts for everyone on your holiday shopping list and with this gift guide, you will be able to find something for everyone on your list from the health fanatic to the book nerd and everything in between.

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DID YOU KNOW…

Not all glitter is created EQUAL!

When I first started adding glitter to products, I purchased some from the local craft store. However, I soon found that the glitter did not hold up in the various mediums I was working with. This is because the glitter was not SOLVENT resistant. The glitter would melt or bleed into the mediums. For this reason, it was necessary to find an alternative and more superior glitter.

With a little research and digging, I found a fantastic GLITTER to add to my collection. As a result, we can now ADD glitter to products like GLASS BEAD GEL. This really enhances the sparkle when you Stria or trowel the Glass Bead Gel!

One of my FAV things to do with this mixture (Glass Bead Gel and Glitter) is to trowel it over a stencil to emboss the design. Talk about STUNNING!!  There are so many different color options to use and you can even mix your glitters for custom colors. 🙂

I also love to add the glitters to other products like Weathered Granite, Adobe Texture, and Metallic Texture. The glitter just adds a hint of sparkle!  Even though I like to add glitter to these other materials, the glitters will show up best in your clear mediums like Glaze, Glass Bead Gel, Top Coats, etc.

You can even apply them over my Foil Adhesive… Believe me, anything will stick to my Adhesive! You just need to apply a top coat and you are good to go.  Just let your mind think outside the box and the possibilities are endless!

So… Let’s not forget about those wonderful MICA FLAKES!  These Flakes come in many different sizes, from almost “dust” to big 1″ natural flakes.  BUT… What do you do with these beautiful flakes??

I personally love to add them to my Glass Bead Gel and Glitter mixtures. This is extremely pretty, blingy, shiny fabulous stuff!  One of my favorite combos is embossing a stencil with The Color Shaper Tool.  The Color Shaper Tool applies the Glass Beads very nicely over a stencil. No more popping beads everywhere!  You can even do the same process with the Mica Flakes, which makes the possibilities endless! I like to use the two together whenever possible. This means the project I am working on is an Extremely Blingy project! 🙂  You can also adhere the Mica Flakes to a surface with my Foil Adhesive, but you will have to put something over the top to protect them.

Make sure to check out the collection of Glitter and Mica Flakes on my website.  We have some really pretty colors in both collections.  Take your Glass Beads to the next level and add some color to them!

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