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• ~Living Room Tweaking~

  Keeping it cozy in taupe ~ The defining pieces are the chandelier, once brass…no problem, spray painted black it warms up the space. Once heavy drapes replaced now with a simple pumpkin linen. Once red brick was too brash, answer..Paint! The finale to this room was not to simply disguise a no longer used fireplace, but to make the space work…just in a different way. A custom designed unit was built to complete the “meant to always be here” look [...]

• Wistful ~ Wednesday ~ Word ~ Game

  First word = 1 letterSecond word = 2 lettersThird word = 3 lettersAnd so on…Each reader shall leave a word which has one more letter than the reader before them. If a reader cannot think of a word with the correct amount of letters…then they may cry “Wistful Wednesday” and take the game back to one letter word.And thus the game continues.Will you cry “Wistful Wednesday”? (lol)WORD: “a” (The Muse is responding to all her readers and followers & loving [...]

• WordlessWednesday~Outdoor Wednesday Topic Winter

  Wordless-Wednesday Hosted by Dixie and Outdoor Wednesday Hosted by Susan Topic WINTER Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

• Scintillating SUNDAY

  Are You Ready To Play?Here are the rules: Example: The Muse Chooses The Word “Lovely” For Sunday’s Blog.The First Reader To Leave A Comment Uses The Letter “Y” To Add A Word To The Game. They use the word “Yodel”.The Second Reader Who Comments Must Leave A New Word Beginning With The An “L”. Muse’s word is Atonement(Amends or reparation made for an injury or wrong)What atonement will I make for eating the last two pieces of fudge? Did you [...]

• ~A Little Cottage Color~

  Let’s explore the cottage… I so want to paint that dark wall……….. The lamp was a broken little thing, cast off, unloved…I rewired it and added a 6 color aging…it just looks like it has been loved all it’s life now!  And the shade..well my third shade (i am getting a wee bit better). Loved that blue and ……”antique cream” print, go figure…LOL  When I was supposedly done, it did not look done…My beloved asked me…”where is the musey-ness?”  Immediately, [...]

• ~Victorian Screen~

  Here is my Victorian privacy screen. I completed painting the panels and I think it is rather pretty. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

• ~Christmas Corner~

  Just a little corner at the Painted Nest…decked out for Christmas Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

• ~Image Heavy Kitchen Re-do~part 2

  A muse, armed with paintbrushes and a power saw…can work miracles…   And this has been a another part of the ongoing SAGA…. Stay Tuned~for the next nail biting, heart pounding episode of…As The Muse’s Kitchen Turns~! (ps please see more about the kitchen upgrade by checking the categories list for past posts)     Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

• ~Peeking In The Corner~

  A peek in the corner… And what do I spy? A junk store table that only cost five. A lamp restored… To be much than before. Old silver relics… Loved through time… And now are mine. Old frame chipped and cracked… But I adore it…. That’s a fact! Little dishes hidden within… A cupboard Who was a has been…. A crafty shade… Made of odd bits… Look how it all sparkles… When softly it is lit! Did you like this? [...]

• Blue Monday ~ Metamorphosis Monday

  “Almost” METAMORPHOSIS MONDAY After a long (very long process)… Seeing seasons come… And seasons go… The board members are AT LAST, this Monday, voting on my architectural designs. Here are my final ideas, presented as sketches… (pen/ink and colored pencil). Which do you prefer? As this metamorphosis continues… I will keep you updated *( Metamorphosis Monday Posts) Hosted by Susan ************************************** BLUE MONDAY Hosted by Smiling Sally The Maiden Knew Haze filled skies… Lifted up from the gloom… And the [...]

• ~Yearn For The Urn~

  Weathered? yes. Worn? yes. Forgotten? never. A faded whiteness, almost gray… Called out to me… Across the market way… I rushed to touch… The grainy sides… The cool concrete… Caused my pulse to rise… Its hefty weight… Of giant mass… Would find a home… It would be mine at last… Muse 2010 There are few things as thrilling, as spying a used treasure and being able to  bring it home…I think this urn has a new life in its future, perhaps a [...]

• My Someone Loves Me

  Remember These? (from a trash to treasure event?) I made such a “to do” … the price and the pattern. I created a treasure and blogged about them. It must have really made an impact on my number one fan… For today he brings me this! ??????? What could it be ???????? Only one way to find out…. OH MY…!!!! Oh, isn’t it lovely? !!! I simply adore my number one fan! To the best husband a Muse could ever [...]

• ~Farewell Summer~

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• ~Muse’s Tablescape for Thursday~

  A glass vase. The epitome of clean lines. True Simplicity. MMMMMmmmm…. It needs to become “Musey”And so, we begin to add… Let’s paint the glass. Let’s paint the glass… Black. KRYLON IS KING Pssssssss….. SHAKE the can….. PSSSSSSSSSSSSS…. No drips please. Now go look at other lovely Tablescapes while your vase is drying…. We will wait till you get back…. …………………………. …………………… ……………….. …………… ……….. ….. GOODNESS Speed Readers! Ok, the paint is probably dry! BUT Now, you cannot imagine [...]

• Interview With The Muse and the 100th Post Reaches For The Stars

  COMMENTS ARE CLOSING AT 11pm EST BLOGGING POST #100 *** CELEBRATION TIME *** Prizes Prizes Prizes Did I Mention Prizes? (you will have to work for them) LOL (not too hard~honestly) THERE WILL BE A QUIZ ! Muse, how were you inspired to begin writing? I simply adore the art of cursive manuscript, (and calligraphy) my Nanny’s handwriting was a billowy, flowing, swirling concoction of thoughts and ideas on paper…just looking at it made it me happy…I wanted to mimic [...]

• Resolute Revolt On A Blue Monday

  RESOLUTE REVOLT(an offering for Blue Monday) The Muse Has Spun…Her Web Of Rhymes…Since The Dawns…Have First Been Spied…Now She Declares…You Readers There…To Ponder This…And Give Her Bliss…To What Revolution…Will You Aspire…In Resolution…Think In The Dark…Think In The Deep…Think You Lovely Readers…Even Whilst You Sleep…Muse 2008 When shopping…The Muse is highly tactile…First comes the visual query…Pondering the style…But the deal is never quite sealed…Until she touches, caresses and FEELS! (much to the bane of her understanding escort/cohort…(love you honey))!On one such [...]

• ~The Most Special Day~

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• ~Her Chair Was Just Right~

  Here is a little sitting area, at our home,  ”The Painted Nest”. We use it mostly as a place to put on and take off our shoes. The chair, a vintage flea market find for $2.00, was in bad shape visually, but quite sound, structurally. So, The Muse was quick to grab this treasure! Upon bringing it back to the studio…it was sanded down~stained~glazed~the cane insets, painted a crackle white~the velvet green was painted with a hand-mixed fabric dye~and lastly, [...]

• ~Playing With Paint~

  I created the look of aged tin…what do you think? It was a bit time consuming, but Muse’s tend to “tweak” LOL Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

• ~The Little Cupboard~

  I have had loads of fun….the cupboards are actually now attached to the wall! And I adore the barn red paint glaze I made. For some added interest…I am toying with wood braid/twist molding. Do you like it? This little section is going to do something very special…it will hold a coffee maker… And we all know what an important appliance that is (don’t we)? LOL Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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