~~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~~