~~A Furniture Painter Was Born~~

 ~~Lucky Me~While Living In Mississippi I Had The Chance To Paint Furniture~~
                                ~~ With Will Gray Edwards~~His Talent Is Unbelievable~~
                            ~~We Had Just Painted A Set Of French Dinning Chairs White~~
                          ~~Will Turned To Me And Said Now We'll Sand Them Just a Bit~~
                             ~~The Owner Wants Shabby Chic~~~Not Chicken Coop~~
                                    ~~That Was Many Years Ago~~And I'm Still Painting~~

                                                 ~~Will Gray Edwards Design Studio~~
                                                  

~~Past Collections~~

                                                 ~~After Finding My Egyptian Jacket~~
                                                        ~~I Went Back To The Attic~~
                                              ~~That's When I Found My Barbie Jacket~~
                                             ~~Barbie's 35th Anniversary 1994~~Jacket~~
                                    ~~I Purchased The Jacket And Some Purses And Watches~~
                                         ~~While Living In Greenville, Mississippi~~1993/1998~~
                                       ~~At The Time I Was Working At~~ Las Vegas Casino~~
                                   ~~I Would Work For The Casino Management Team Till 2000~~
                          ~~Working In Washington State And Iowa Before Returning Home~~
                                

~~I'm Sure I Will Not Be Keeping This Collection~~

~~Hope I Can Find Them A Good Home~~

 ~~Maybe I Will Wear The Jacket One Last Time~~

 

 

 

~~Blast From My Past~~

                                            
                                       ~~Took Me Days To Find This Jacket In My Attic~~ 
                                                   ~~I Couldn't Stop Thinking About It~~
                                                   ~~I Purchased It In Las Vegas 1991~~
                                              ~~The First Of Countless Trips To Sin City~~
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                                                          ~~It Got Me To Thinking~~
                                               ~~The Egyptians~~Talk About Hoarders~~
                                                         ~~It Still Fits I May Wear It~~
                                                               

 

50% 0ff~~hikchik's Having A Moving Sale~~

                                            ~~Take 50% Of Most All Items In My Booth At~~
                                             ~~Water Street Vintage~~New London,Wi~~
                                                     ~~My Booth Is Full~~Shop Now~~
                                                ~~I Will No longer Be Selling At Malls~~
                                            ~~Great Deals~~Watch My Blog For Updates~~
                                                ~~See You At The Feb Show In Wausau~~

                                          ~~If You Have Any Questions Give Me A Call~~
                                          715-484-2006 or Email Me hikchik@frontier.com
                                           ~~My Booth Will Be Closing In Jan. 24, 2015.


                                  ~Update~ I Am Not Longer Part Of~Water St. Vintage~
                            New London. At This Time I Have No Plans To Be Part Of A Mall.

~~Cute Jewelry Stand~~

                                                     ~~Thinking I Did This~~Wrong~~
                                           ~~I Should Have Painted The Metal Clip First~~
                                                ~~10 More To Go Sure I'll Get It Right~~

hikchik's

                                                                  ~~Hick Chic~~
                                                              ~~Salvage Designs~~
                                 ~~You'll Find Them At The Wausau Antique Show & Sale~~
                                                                   Feb 14/15 2015
                                    ~~This Project Was A ~Blast~~I Just Couldn't Stop~~
                                         ~~If You Click On The Pictures They'll Enlarge~~

~~Closet Find~~

                                                              ~~It Just Got Better~~
                                         ~~I Opened My Closet And Look What Fell Out~~
                                                    ~~I've Had This Purse For Years~~
                                                  ~~Junk Gypsies Eat Your Heart Out~~
                               

Thank You~~Goodwill~Fairy Godmother

                                                                  ~~Hick Chic~~
                                                             How Lucky Can I Get??
                                                                ~~Very Lucky~~
                                          ~~What A Killer Pair Of Vintage  Zodiac Boots~~
                                                ~~Great Style & Color~~Genuine Leather~~
                                                      ~~Super Soft Like Deer Hide~~
                                        ~~Wonderful Fit & Condition~~Made In The USA~~
                                                

~~Tee's For 2015~~

                                                          hikchik's hick chic Tee's
                                                         ~~Sample~~Logo Style~~
                                               ~~The logo Will Have A Faded Look~~
                               ~~ Colors Will Come In White~Black~Pink~Gray~Burlap~~
                                                 ~~Some Will Also Have~~Rhinestones~~
                                              ~~Others Will Be Added~~Junk'n Chick~~
                                                       ~~ A Chickie Pin Up Girl~~
                                            ~~Spelling Of Chick Not Worked Out Yet~~
                                  ~~They'll Be Offer At Kentuck Day And Art In The Park~~
                                                 ~~As Well As Gift With Purchase~~
                                             ~~Coming In 2015~~Will Post Up Dates~~
                                       
                                    

~~End Table Project~~SOLD~~SOLD~~

                                              ~~Tables Have ~~SOLD~~Thanks.......G
                                      ~~What A Great Pair~~Only One Small Problem~~
                                      ~~There Mahogany That Someone Tried To Strip~~
                                       ~~They Will~~Bleed and Bleed~~When Painted~~
                                ~~Dutch Boy~~Paint And Primer In One Will Do The Trick~~
                                                     ~~The Tops Took Five Coats~~

                                                    ~~Tip When Painting A Small Item~~
                               ~~Sample Cans Of Paint Can Be Tinted To Any Color You Want~~
                               ~~Less Waste~~Less Expense~~Priced At About $3.00 A Can~~
                                       ~~Both Cans Were Cream Colors So I Mixed Them~~
                                      ~~The Can On The Right Came From Ace Hardware~~
                                        ~~Buy Three Cans Get One ~~FREE~~Great Deal~~

                                                       ~~Great Bones~~Great Detail~~
                                          ~~After Painting~~I Added A Very Light Distress~~
                                 ~~Why A Light Distress?? The Tables Had A Lot Going On~~
                               ~~Less Is More~~Unless You Want The "Chicken Coop" Look~~

                                                           ~~What A Great Pair~~

                                                         ~~You Can Dress Them Up~~
                                                           ~~Or Dress Them Down~~

                                                          Were Would I Use Them??
                              ~~I See Them In A Living Room Or Master Bedroom~~                          
                                          ~~But I Also Can See Them In A ~Soft Pink~~
                                   ~~In A Young Girls Room~~Without Being Distressed~~
                                    ~~There's A Lot Going On In Teens Room~~No Distress~~
                                 ~~Again~~Less Is More~~But They Will Grow With Her~~
                                         ~~She'll Love Them In Her First Paris Apartment~~
                                              ~~Planning Is Everything~~Plan Ahead~~

~~~Ornament Wreath~~~SOLD~~

                                                    ~~Just In Time For The Holiday's~~

                                    ~~SOLD~~Thanks Debbie~~Your Going To Love It~~

~~Getting Organized~~101~~

                                                             ~~Cleaning My Attic~~
                                                     ~~Good Containers Are A Must~~
                                                             ~~I Hate Cardboard~~

                                                      ~~I Have Far To Many Ribbons~~
                                         ~~This Container Helps Me Keep Some On Hand~~

                                         ~~I Downsized My Jewelry Making Supplies~~
                         ~~Keeping Only What I Could Store In A Three Stacking Container~~
                                          ~~These Great Stacking Containers Came From FF~~
                                        ~~Half Price After Christmas~~So I Took All Of Them~~
                                        ~~Would Of Liked A Couple More For My Ribbons~~
                            ~~Love The Way They Snap Together~~They Also Have Great Lids~~

~~Ornaments For My Holiday Crafts~~

 ~~I Still Need To Get Two More Containers Out Of Storage~~

~~I Love It That I Can See What I Have~~

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~~ I Was Able To Give Away 100's Of Bottles Of Craft Paint~~

~~Along With Stencils I Had No Use For~~

~~I Was Happy That Jacky Luetschwager Could Use Them For 4-H~~

~~4-H Leaders Are Always In Need Of Supplies~~

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~~Next I'll Be Working On What To Do With All My Fabric And Trim~~

~~I Hate To Part With Any Of It~~But I'm Sure I'll Have To~~

~~Along With Wall Paper Sample Books~~They Have To Go~

~~Watch For A Spring Sale At My House~~

 

 

 

~~hikchik~At Water Street Vintage~~

                                                                ~~Hello Shoppers~~
                                                ~~Ladies Week End In New London~~
                                      ~~I Have Restocked My Booth At Water St. Vintage~~
                                                   ~~Check There FB Page For Details~~
                                          ~~There Are So Many Great Deals In My Booth~~
                               ~~I'm Cleaning Like Crazy~~Many Items Priced Under $5.00~~
                                               ~~Watch For A Big Sale In Early 2015~~
                                                    ~~Check Back For Details In Feb~~

                            ~~Super Cute French Night Stand & French Vainty/SofaTable/Desk~~
                             ~~Priced At $45.00 And &90.00~~Color Paris Gray Chalk Paint~~
                                              ~~No More Chalk Painted Items For 2014~~

                                     ~~Small Cream Colored Chest With Stencil $90.00~~
                                                  ~~Dark Gray Desk/Vanity $65.00~~

                                 ~~Cute Buffet~~Color Mink With Paris Stencils $165.00~~   
                                       ~~Pr Dark Gray Chairs With Stencils $90.00 Each~~   
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                                                            ~~~Save A Date~~~
                                                           ~~Feb 14&15 2015~~
                                                   ~~Wausau Antique Show And Sale~~
                                                      ~~More Updates To Follow~~

~~Burlap~~It's Not All The Same~~

                                                   ~~Burlap~~I Picked A Linen Blend~~
                                      ~~Sooo!! Much Better Than What You Find At JA's~~
                                         ~~Little To No Smell~~Side Edges Are Finished~~
                                    ~~Note~~If You Steam Iron Burlap It Will Smell Better~~
                            ~~The Blue & White Ticking Is Also A Better Grade Of Fabric~~
                                           ~~I Will Have To Think On The B&W Fabric~~
                            ~~There's A Voice In My Head~~Three Fabrics On The Widows~~
                                                               ~~OK~~We'll See~~

   

~~Bedroom Make Over~~

                                             ~~I Started Work On One Of My Bedrooms~~
                                                           ~~I Love The Pillows~~
                                             ~~I Added New Flannel Sheets And Spread~~
                                          ~~I'm Going To Add Two Layers Of Blankets~~
                                             ~~I Love The Wall Color So It Will Stay~~

 

                                             ~~I'm Also Going To Add This Chair I Did~~
                            ~~I Have A Great Pr. Of  Dressers That Should Also Look Great~~
                       ~~For Curtains I'm Thinking Burlap And A Ticking Type Strip Combo~~

~~Once It's All Set~~I'll Add Wall Décor~~

~~With An Out Door Flavor~~

~~Lets Call It~~

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*****Rustic Romance*****

~~hikchik~~Show Up Date~~

                                                    ~~Wausau Antique Show & Sale~~
                                                               ~~What A Great Sale~~
                                     ~~A Big Thank You~~To All Who Shopped My Booth~~
                                          ~~See You All At The Feb 2015 Show & Sale~~

                                                      ~~Lamps Sold~~Cruet Set Sold~~

                                                                       ~~Sold~~

                                                          ~~Mirror~~Planter~~Sold~~

                                         ~~Buffet~~Pillows~~Ornament Wreath~~Sold~~

                                                             ~~Chandelier~~Sold~~

                                                 ~~Many Prints & Glass Wear~~Sold~~

                                                                        ~~Sold~~