~Great Day To Paint~

                                                            ~I'm Done For The Day~

It's Magic.....

                                               ~I Can't Believe It~Saved From A Fire~
                                        ~The Liquid Distress Over The Cream Color Paint~
                                                              ~It's A Tobacco Stain~
                                                                   ~Did The Trick~
                                       ~When You look At It In Person It's A Little Darker~
                                                      ~I Have To Say I'm Very Pleased~

~Sometimes You Just Have To~Smile~

                                                         I Think I Just Might Have It!!!
                                    ~By The Pictures You Can See What I'm Working With~
                                                          ~I Got Everything Clean~ 
                                ~The Drawers Have Been Painted & Dark Liquid Distressed~  
                                      ~I Have To Stop For The Day~Way To Hot For Me~ 
                                 ~My Next Step Will Be To Repeat The Process On The Base~    
                                       ~Coat The Drawers And The Inside Of The Base~
                         ~That Will Help With Any Smells~Let It Cure & Line The Drawers~           

   

~A Story To Tell~

                                                   Oh Boy~Maybe I Should Just Dial 911
                                  ~This Beauty Survived A Fire~But Not Without Damage~
                           ~I Can't Fix All Of It's Problems~So I'll Have To Make It Work~
                                            ~The Only Thing I Can Do Is Distress It More~
                                                     ~That's My Project For This Week~

                                               ~My Plans Are To Take It Back To Crandon~
                                          ~I'll Be Doing "Art In The Square" On Sept. 19th.~
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                                              Debbie Were Did You Get This Dresser??
                                                         I Keep Thinking I Know It???
                                                        Please Leave Your Comment.....

~Fabulous~

                                                             ~Luxurious Illusions~
                                                        ~This Buffet Is Truly Amazing~
                                    ~We All Watched It Change Color Through Out The Day~
                          ~When We Unloaded It At 7:00am It Was White With A Pearl Glow~
                                                    ~By Noon It Looked A Little Taupe~
                                                   ~A Few Hours Later It Looked Gray~
                                          ~Stunning In Every Light~With That Pearl Glow~
                                           ~I Forgot How Wonderful This Technique Was~

                                                           ~French Farmhouse Chic~
                                                      ~This Beauty Got A lot Of Looks~
                                                  ~Both Items Went Along For The Ride~
                                           ~Priced A Little High For The Crandon Market~
                                                ~They Also Made The Trip Back Home~
                                           ~I Have Plans For Both Of Them At A later Date~

~A lot Of The Products I Used I Make~

~So Glad I Kept All The Hand Out Instructions~

~From The Countless Classic And Seminars I Attended~

~To Give You Some Idea Of What I Put Into My Work~

       ~The Luxurious Illusions Workshop~            

 ~Was One 9 Hour Class At $275.00~In 2005~

~Digging Out Old Classwork Has Got Me Going~

 

 

~hikchik Shopped Kentuck Day~

                                                                 What Did I Buy??
                                           ~A Nice Selection Of Vintage Camp Blankets~
                                                    ~Also A Dresser That Needs TLC~

 ~Debbi Mullins Took Home The Jewelry Give A-Way~

~Kentuck Day~Wonderful~

                                            ~Happy Gal's What Wonderful Young Woman~

                                                  ~Hope You Enjoy Your New Seating~
                                                        ~Nicole Looks So Hollywood~

                                                        ~Sara~You So Made My Day~
                                               ~I Remember You As A Tiny Little Girl~
                                                ~Look At You Now~So Happy For You~
                                                                 ~Thank You~Enjoy~

                                      ~They Loved The Pails~Took 10 And They Sold Out~

                                                      ~Large Coffee Table Trunk~Sold~

                                           ~Super Cute Chair~Went Home With~Jeanne_
                                          ~I Loved This High Boy And So Did~Kathleen~

                                                                ~What A Great Day~
                                                   ~Thank You ladies~Hope You Enjoy!!
                                                      Email Me At hikchik@frontier.com
                                                ~That Way Put You On My Contact List~
                                               ~For Events And Shows I'll Be Set Up At~
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                                                    ~Caring For Your Painted Furniture~
                                             ~Do Not Store In Dam Areas~Like Basements~
                                      ~Do Not Use In Rooms With Hot Tubs Or In Bathrooms~
                                            ~Do Not Wash~A Feather Duster Works Great~
                                                    ~Some Old Furniture Can Smell~
                                          ~ If You Have A Smell Clean The Inside Only~
                                          ~With Murphy Oil Soap As Directed On Bottle~
                                            ~Again Do Not Get The Painted Surface Wet~
                                     ~Use Care When Placing Items On The Painted Surface~
                                          ~Small Felt Pads Can Be Placed On The Bottom~
                                      ~Of Items You Wish To Display~They Come In May Sizes~
                                                                 ~Walmart Sell's Them~
                                             ~If You Have A Question Call Or Email Me~

~hikchik At Kentuck Day~

                                                         ~This Is It~Set-Up Tonight~

~Kentuck Day~2015

                                            ~What Will You Find In My Booths In 2015/16     
                                               ~French Farmhouse Chic~And Lots Of It~

                                                             ~Classic Shabby Chic~

                                                        ~Super Cute Stenciled Décor
                                                              ~Jewels By hikchik~

                                           ~Very Classy Shabby Chic~Whites & Creams~

~I'm Currently Working On Some Of The Coolest Stuff~

          ~So Needless To Say~            

 ~I Will Not Be Posting Photos Till 48 hours Before Sale Day~

~It Kills Me Not To Post All I Do~

~Maybe Just A Peek~

~Also I'm Currently Working On A New Logo~

~Kentuck Day~July 25th~

                                           ~Off To Crandon To Pick My Spot~
                                         ~John's Junk Will Also Be Setting Up~
                                                      ~Watch For Photo's~

~Finishing Techniques~

                                                         ~Special Effects For Furniture~
                                     ~I'm Going To Try A Few Different Paint Techniques~
                                         ~Years Ago I Took A Number Of Paint Classes~
                                            ~Some I Never Tried ~It's Only Paint~Right??
                                                 ~French Pearl~Is A Three Step Process~
                                                 ~In The Right Setting I Could Love This~
                                                        ~It Has A Sophisticated Look~
                                          ~I Know Just How I Want To Stage This Piece~
                                    

                                                     ~Let Me Know What You Think~
                                                    Email Me At hikchik@frontier.com
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                                          ~Thanks Everyone~So Far Nine Of You Like It~  
                                    ~And One Does Not~Guess Who?  My Very Own Husband~
                                          ~Once I Have It Set Up And Staged He'll Love It~
                                     ~So For Now I'll Do The Rest Of It In The French Pearl~
                                          ~When I Look At It I See A Candle Lite Glow~
                                        ~Think I'll Take It To Kentuck Day Next Week-End~
                                         ~I Can Stage It And See What People Think Of It~
                                           ~Just Hope I Don't Sell IT~I Have Plans For It~

~Door County Anitque Show & Sale~

                                                     ~Gibraltar High School~
                                                            Fish Creek Wis.
                                                            July 23,24 &25
                                          Info: AR Promontions 1-175-355-5144
                                                  www.antiqueshowsinwis.com

Shopping 101

                                                      ~Shopping A High End Boutique~
                                                   ~Shop The Clearance Rack~OFTEN~
                                              ~Boutiques Love To Move There Merchandise~
                                           ~They Order A Small Number Of The Same Item~
                                     ~When Garments Go Out Of "SEASON" It's Price Will Drop~
                                                        It's July And I'm Buying "COATS"
                                                          How Did I Score? Very Well!!

                                                   ~Hippy Chick~ Was $170.00~OUCH!!
                                                       ~With Tax I Paid Under $40.00~

                                                 ~Jackie O Was $225.00~Bigger OUCH~
                                                       ~With Tax I Paid Under $40.00~
                                                ~Items And Sizes Will Be Very Limited~
                                                         ~I Check The Racks Weekly~
                                                    ~Don't Rule Out Higher End Shops~
                                                        What's The Best Deal I Ever Got??
                                                  ~A $5000.00 Sofa For Under $1500.00~
                                             ~It Was A Two Year Wait-But I Got It Last Year~
                                                

~This Is Crazy~

                                                   ~It's Mid July And I'm Working On~
                                                       ~The Feb 2016 Show In Wausau~
                                                        ~Nothing Like Planning Ahead~

~Jewelry Giveaway~

                                                 ~I'll Be Doing A Jewelry Giveaway~
                                                ~At Every Event I Attend This Year~
                                               ~Just Stop By My Both And Sign Up~
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                                                            ~Update On Can Project~
                                                                 ~Turn Out Cool~
                                               ~I'll Leave It Outside And Will Age More~
                                                     ~By Show Time It Will Look Great~

~Jewels By hikchik~

                                                 ~So Much Fun To Make And Wear~
                                 ~I Got Carried Away~You'll Find My Jewelry In All My Booths~
                                           ~I Love The Look With All My New Blouses~
                                ~Purchased From Mary~Owner Of The Country Rose Shops~
                                               ~Located In Poy Sippi~Check Her FB Page~

                                                         ~Great Look With Vintage~

     
                              ~So Classic~Glad I Saved My Vintage Blouses, Sweaters & Coats~

~Chair Make Over~

                                                                  ~East Lake Chairs~
                                                        ~I Have Six East Lake Chairs~
                                                  ~Each One Will Get A Different Look~
                                                              ~I Have A Few Ideas~
                                                     ~Watch For Them Later This Year~

~Buffet Is Almost Ready~

                                                           ~One More Coat Of Paint~
                                   ~After Trying Three Colors~I Ended Up With~Paris Tan~
                               ~I'm Going To A More "Classic Shabby Chic~For The Shows~
                                     ~But Hope To Be Adding Red & Pink~Along The Way~

                                         ~Super Size Cans~Going To Add A Large Stencil~
                                                   ~I Have About 30 Of these Huge Cans~

                                  ~These Cute Small Buckets Sold Like Crazy At Haywired~
                                      ~I Had 100 Of Them But Sold 30 To A Dealer Friend~
                                                 ~Will Have Both Sizes At Kentuck Day~