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  1. <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584697992987275728</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 03:09:56 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>muralist</category><category>faux finish</category><category>children&#39;s muralist article</category><category>old world plaster</category><category>rag faux finish</category><category>Dawn Papandrea-Khan</category><category>Surfaces with Paint</category><category>artist</category><category>artist websites</category><category>bathroom ideas</category><category>brown tree silhouette</category><category>candy land walls</category><category>candyland themed mural</category><category>castle</category><category>decorative painter</category><category>earth tones</category><category>fairies</category><category>fairytale mural</category><category>fantasy</category><category>faux glaze over fireplace mantel</category><category>faux paint finish</category><category>faux painter</category><category>faux painter sites</category><category>faux panels</category><category>faux stone fireplace mantel</category><category>fine art</category><category>fireplace faux  paint finish</category><category>fireplace makeover</category><category>for artists</category><category>frottage finish</category><category>geometric</category><category>girl themed murals</category><category>glazing over texture</category><category>hand painted bathroom border</category><category>hand painted border</category><category>hand painted scroll border</category><category>how to</category><category>leon neon</category><category>leslie david designs</category><category>link exchange</category><category>mailing list</category><category>master bathroom red border design</category><category>metallic glaze finish</category><category>mural above twin&#39;s cribs</category><category>nautical rope</category><category>nautical theme mural</category><category>newspaper paint finish</category><category>nursery</category><category>online article</category><category>paint your space</category><category>painting</category><category>phoenix</category><category>plaster</category><category>princess</category><category>rag wash</category><category>ragging pain technique</category><category>ragging paint technique</category><category>ragwash faux finish</category><category>re-created website</category><category>re-do website</category><category>red flower scroll border</category><category>sailboat</category><category>scroll border stencil</category><category>sheila eastman</category><category>sponge</category><category>stipple brush</category><category>stipple finish</category><category>stippling</category><category>talent of a muralist</category><category>texture paint</category><category>tree nursery mural</category><category>trowel</category><category>twin boyrs walls</category><category>twins nursery mural</category><category>unicorn</category><category>warm colors</category><category>wash</category><category>web design</category><category>website updates</category><category>zartist studio</category><title>Surfaces with Paint ............................. Faux Painting &amp;amp; Mural Projects</title><description>We service Westchester County NY, Putnam County NY, and the surrounding areas.  We specialize in Faux Paint Finishes, Custom Stenciling, Murals, Children&#39;s Murals, Plaster Finishes, Painted Furniture, and much more...</description><link>http://surfaceswithpaint.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Painter Mommy)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>49</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584697992987275728.post-6150414318976182379</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-25T15:29:13.203-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">faux glaze over fireplace mantel</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">faux stone fireplace mantel</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fireplace faux  paint finish</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fireplace makeover</category><title>Faux Stone Fireplace Mantel</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpLPbf85xJ5ObhN4XK_6sxxOUdlOj2ltLxp_quDW8XEbikDsVPHkSqGVLzJwODa40-6qiJ5cgg4T3ZyoA2Pj-xSCTvoyl_vysxVhzpV1rgrlSmxrTGIirROPyubuyqrakdUjgIZ2jAnc/s1600-h/P1040364.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpLPbf85xJ5ObhN4XK_6sxxOUdlOj2ltLxp_quDW8XEbikDsVPHkSqGVLzJwODa40-6qiJ5cgg4T3ZyoA2Pj-xSCTvoyl_vysxVhzpV1rgrlSmxrTGIirROPyubuyqrakdUjgIZ2jAnc/s400/P1040364.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396650972813252946&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;This fireplace mantel was made out of some kind of plaster. It already had the texture, so it made it much easier to work with.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I started by taping and papering to protect the walls around the fireplace mantel.  I had to sand because the surface was painted with a gloss finish paint.  I then primed and basecoated with a light cream color. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsUhH9MZ05dSwumiZWpS5CJb91rtfIouLpKoUbItXh25ynHni4jPOGBJBEKV-DQS9ElKOkNXKwDSjaG06KscD0ajU7pQshvQnB9Ldq4hxLG_HbPI0iYSxu0zuR4TYwzuWvzHlPBmtEkI/s1600-h/P1040354.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsUhH9MZ05dSwumiZWpS5CJb91rtfIouLpKoUbItXh25ynHni4jPOGBJBEKV-DQS9ElKOkNXKwDSjaG06KscD0ajU7pQshvQnB9Ldq4hxLG_HbPI0iYSxu0zuR4TYwzuWvzHlPBmtEkI/s400/P1040354.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396650956358623938&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNruVTcNrAGeOgN2d-pAUeSdRmflabizeiytqCV36ImVTz9mqbMfv5k5PjFDLFReswnhPk8NF9AOcJcB0oaxRz6FmH5uNJygFexscZzxc984Ww-ZRiqFH976hKB6k6BVzMzPJJ7APZn3A/s1600-h/P1040357.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNruVTcNrAGeOgN2d-pAUeSdRmflabizeiytqCV36ImVTz9mqbMfv5k5PjFDLFReswnhPk8NF9AOcJcB0oaxRz6FmH5uNJygFexscZzxc984Ww-ZRiqFH976hKB6k6BVzMzPJJ7APZn3A/s400/P1040357.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396650958263626098&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;The glazing process is what really brought out the stone surface texture. The darker glaze settled in the nooks, holes and cracks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyf0KV71xFmMHGyFk739mnEmcdB0rsAC06lrWnLHZF_zU_SKWAXahTffL-JQk10xHWGSMB2bNb95SOlEHxONzB8H-o9WYs5Rxy88KycUb_KIfCOrvBQPAnyUZicVgsnLHtM0bR9UZVFSU/s1600-h/P1040360.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyf0KV71xFmMHGyFk739mnEmcdB0rsAC06lrWnLHZF_zU_SKWAXahTffL-JQk10xHWGSMB2bNb95SOlEHxONzB8H-o9WYs5Rxy88KycUb_KIfCOrvBQPAnyUZicVgsnLHtM0bR9UZVFSU/s400/P1040360.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396650967261120642&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think it came out pretty nice, what do you think?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; 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href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdKw16V11cqcl49Vp6AamTUTcpfJUrEePctnLvbKOwMBIYWL8Bw_shcbFqPtFHVDL9izSAIHZSWMJjaV6gAJJI9vYPCNvldLDL1QqLmvogrB14Re72H_rmIixDjq4efzXlrhlJA16p5s/s1600-h/P1040320.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdKw16V11cqcl49Vp6AamTUTcpfJUrEePctnLvbKOwMBIYWL8Bw_shcbFqPtFHVDL9izSAIHZSWMJjaV6gAJJI9vYPCNvldLDL1QqLmvogrB14Re72H_rmIixDjq4efzXlrhlJA16p5s/s400/P1040320.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393695991418355442&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;I am extremely particular when it comes to preparing my workspace for a decorative paint finish.  I always tape everything off and also add paper in case the paint spatters when I am applying the glaze.  You will be surprised how much smoother things go when you don&#39;t have a lot of clean up or touch ups to do at the end of a job.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this picture, you will see that I started to wash in the cream / beige glaze color into the base.  It doesn&#39;t look like much now, but the outcome was really beautiful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJXb23JJ7iP2lysbE8sKSRAqzQnNxzcS1TMwUj403wMajHUS4tEkcDc2ZcX-pLG93BTMMWO6Ui8n-kD_nhFVv7Ox-Rpq_IK6nSVh_AehymVYhi2-LrkhKi2CXIWkxUVGUYS-gkC5vzYA/s1600-h/P1040325.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJXb23JJ7iP2lysbE8sKSRAqzQnNxzcS1TMwUj403wMajHUS4tEkcDc2ZcX-pLG93BTMMWO6Ui8n-kD_nhFVv7Ox-Rpq_IK6nSVh_AehymVYhi2-LrkhKi2CXIWkxUVGUYS-gkC5vzYA/s400/P1040325.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393696010204342482&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;See what I mean?  It was lookin&#39; good!  And my absolute FAVORITE part of a faux finishing job is taking the tape off and seeing the finish as a whole. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkDiaxuvH8wNJL48CLOujyX1MYtqMVaWsd4x42G3VeXhIPGQo-iyot4IvsaNBUG2xM8g-BLymB3E6NG07NxHAiIYwKxf0YJSVzMH1DBaXe4r-1bAKvc0BHA-4ls4iYR2YB-OeCcwTBM8/s1600-h/P1040326.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkDiaxuvH8wNJL48CLOujyX1MYtqMVaWsd4x42G3VeXhIPGQo-iyot4IvsaNBUG2xM8g-BLymB3E6NG07NxHAiIYwKxf0YJSVzMH1DBaXe4r-1bAKvc0BHA-4ls4iYR2YB-OeCcwTBM8/s400/P1040326.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393696000950013202&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;This is the finished space.  The panels have both layers of glaze (light glaze and metallic glaze top coat) applied in layers.  I base coated the panels on Day 1.  I did the first layer of light colored glaze on Day 2.  And on Day 3 I did the final layer of metallic glaze with the same rag wash technique.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; 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Painted Scroll Border</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtx62jXgidaZV8OFZiVuNO2eV_ZL070ywzpgBh9EoK6kxQf7yJBnP954apOWiBRg5FJWMgTh9FV2qWUtmY4NWIyUZecwf6XHzXQDFO86kLPtXzDE7-aMyMe4ZHxJmTvGPZx9peopts0s/s1600-h/P1030504.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtx62jXgidaZV8OFZiVuNO2eV_ZL070ywzpgBh9EoK6kxQf7yJBnP954apOWiBRg5FJWMgTh9FV2qWUtmY4NWIyUZecwf6XHzXQDFO86kLPtXzDE7-aMyMe4ZHxJmTvGPZx9peopts0s/s400/P1030504.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347354906067071986&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was a fun one day project that I was able to do for an old client.  I did their daughter&#39;s room several years ago.  My client asked me to both design and paint a custom border for her master bathroom.  She wanted a neutral base color that would go with the tile, preferably something warm.  She already had the border colors picked out - Spanish Red, Wildflower, and Georgetown Pink Beige.  These are the colors of a beautiful chair that she has in her bedroom.  So I helped her choose a nice neutral to tie it all together - Benjamin Moore&#39;s Antique Parchment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before I left, I did a rubbing of the decorative detail in the tile around her jacuzzi tub.  I wanted to take from that to come up with my design.  I worked for quite a few hours doing research online for different scroll designs and then drawing out a few ideas.  I had to follow specific measurements as well because she wanted the border design to about be about 5 or 6 inches in height.  I then did a mock up on foam board to show her and get her approval.  She loved it - so it was a go.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It took me 6 hours to complete the actual job from start to finish.  I worked fast and hard.  It was not an easy task.  The bathroom had a lot of different angles and tight areas that were hard to reach.  I had to use 3 different ladders - 4 foot for in the tub &amp;amp; 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height: 400px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtceZFwrHNOGEbFcYYJCj7_avWU3jSDUKtyesnQX6xsbxvVrleFfov8oCrvhbxa5r1O1fwhhLf6AhmvyLU9-GUppXkFtflBlj5LmX4qL6JP5QDR36CEdLBU99zhZ0cvjZ82ctY-jLy834/s400/P1030308.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326218325647709634&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is a picture of the alcove prepped, plastered, and ready to paint.  As you can see, I take great pride in my prep job.  Taping is extremely important when doing any faux paint finish.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/2009/04/tips-on-prepping-for-faux-paint-finish.html&quot;&gt;Click Here for more paint prepping tips and ideas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEILnTrBxmaRy1zlLsAv77PzMxqm4uey1Mmo-JdyUdMKmLZ_d8qq2R0ckO_6VdVwXlahPWoAOVu_BjkscxLKJiV6qQlyPSl3JCuhL979GWcXjLR66iMzvR4855rpWEZBc5hmKIsFGDR54/s1600-h/P1030270.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer; 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href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8si6n3nesbRkt2smgZ1Q3UMUGjOGv-RKQVoHGm41eau-Z3-y-QztPJ6EJ2kWC4tg11_m1oImnR34iq8rRsH8UX6x-2CoOGCLOuypx39vEr8yQjPwDK1wf4iLoXwg5UR5Qn7m4ZzV0SA/s1600-h/P1030209.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8si6n3nesbRkt2smgZ1Q3UMUGjOGv-RKQVoHGm41eau-Z3-y-QztPJ6EJ2kWC4tg11_m1oImnR34iq8rRsH8UX6x-2CoOGCLOuypx39vEr8yQjPwDK1wf4iLoXwg5UR5Qn7m4ZzV0SA/s400/P1030209.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320267028154957282&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I always enjoy painting for my church.  They have blessed me so much over the years and it is always my chance to give back to them for all that they have done for me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This job was pretty easy.  I was able to start with a clean slate (white walls and an empty room).  They gave me the reins and allowed me to choose all the colors and what finish I wanted to do.  I chose to do a burgundy red color below the chair rail and a beige / gold above with the rag faux finish technique.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a close - up of the finish.  The color is way off though.  The flash kept causing a glare on the wall, so I took it off, but it made the picture pretty dark.  But at least you can get a feel for what ragging looks like.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; 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blended transitions between areas that you are glazing. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLU02d49z70VHeMkAUb6tersYb-LW75KHCfG9jqUHvhc_850IUU5i4KRb_xKEtekaveMCUMX7Gk0FZ9tyU8OjRPKeNwJ8ASINoUHCU_IHJSDfKJqfiixm56OL7ow0Xbx9f8nWB1-JcDo/s1600-h/P1030205.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLU02d49z70VHeMkAUb6tersYb-LW75KHCfG9jqUHvhc_850IUU5i4KRb_xKEtekaveMCUMX7Gk0FZ9tyU8OjRPKeNwJ8ASINoUHCU_IHJSDfKJqfiixm56OL7ow0Xbx9f8nWB1-JcDo/s400/P1030205.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320267030450102338&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, what do you think?  Look nice?  Love to hear your comments!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://surfaceswithpaint.blogspot.com/2009/04/ragging-faux-finish-in-church-welcome.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Painter Mommy)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8si6n3nesbRkt2smgZ1Q3UMUGjOGv-RKQVoHGm41eau-Z3-y-QztPJ6EJ2kWC4tg11_m1oImnR34iq8rRsH8UX6x-2CoOGCLOuypx39vEr8yQjPwDK1wf4iLoXwg5UR5Qn7m4ZzV0SA/s72-c/P1030209.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>6</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584697992987275728.post-322558015998119999</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-03-19T11:22:11.376-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">candy land walls</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">candyland themed mural</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">children&#39;s muralist article</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">girl themed murals</category><title>Candyland Themed Mural</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; 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alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314947745445665266&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://surfaceswithpaint.blogspot.com/2009/03/candyland-themed-mural.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Painter Mommy)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4js3AGtVCuVIzjwAvNDrxXmSnflS8AO0iu4TjzokUWDPiNiYk-v6bCMZYi3AyQ4XQIRQ0FSShyphenhyphenG3uinRV-VGAh_5nM_seqk6inyUIsKOFsX-XE54q80p08ZUfk9ZhRMycMQhMrpD8VQ/s72-c/P1030148.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584697992987275728.post-8741974495487615833</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-15T15:33:06.531-08:00</atom:updated><title>Design Dazzle - &quot;Artist of the Month&quot;</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwh5k07WJTkerArGqQJoUryPIY4bLFuMaQzrnDa2cN44OQwXtYt_RFdLM2mYRhf4rMTdwlcFZWvm5Q-cm_5BG3vnMoHG2cKFux0X-nTkDD-of4sXyoSxc2pUEEYE3D9PTIn979x6hlW8/s1600-h/P1020817.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwh5k07WJTkerArGqQJoUryPIY4bLFuMaQzrnDa2cN44OQwXtYt_RFdLM2mYRhf4rMTdwlcFZWvm5Q-cm_5BG3vnMoHG2cKFux0X-nTkDD-of4sXyoSxc2pUEEYE3D9PTIn979x6hlW8/s400/P1020817.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291616614422842770&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know that it has been quite some time since I have posted.  It has been a crazy few months since the baby has been born.   I have been taking a nice long break from painting in order to spend time at home with my, now, family of 5.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have also started an Online Virtual Assistant business which I have been working hard to establish.  It is something else that I am able to do from home.  I am really excited about it.  Please check out my website at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dpk-virtualassistant.com/&quot;&gt;www.dpk-virtualassistant.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am so happy to announce that I have been recognized by Design Dazzler, a decorating &amp;amp; design inspired site, as their &quot;Artist of the Month&quot;.  They did a nice little write about me with a picture of one of my murals.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://designdazzle.com/pages/MuralCastle410.htm&quot;&gt;Check it out!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://designdazzle.com/pages/MuralCastle410.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 200px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOgBGJSnZiR0jxzXbaGf_UhehWowW1wEdk4vkHtaBcR4hxqBB7QkkXMF-1HA0LlI8JhLY9zbPodINdGCZmuT_5MaH5IVii-Z_cPJsaVHZlDgHpm-rz30K1xAscnagjQ6guaG-49xKb_Y/s400/artistofmonth.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291613865919804034&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The last thing I wanted to mention, is that I started another blog called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.paintermommy.com/&quot;&gt;Painter Mommy&lt;/a&gt;.  I post there about my life as a busy mom, artist, business owner, blogger, and entrepreneur.  It is a place where I will be sharing about anything and everything.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will be offering several giveaways over the next few months, so be sure to Subscribe via Email!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://surfaceswithpaint.blogspot.com/2009/01/design-dazzler-artist-of-month.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Painter Mommy)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwh5k07WJTkerArGqQJoUryPIY4bLFuMaQzrnDa2cN44OQwXtYt_RFdLM2mYRhf4rMTdwlcFZWvm5Q-cm_5BG3vnMoHG2cKFux0X-nTkDD-of4sXyoSxc2pUEEYE3D9PTIn979x6hlW8/s72-c/P1020817.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584697992987275728.post-6188672823883628828</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-14T16:02:32.255-08:00</atom:updated><title>Site of the Week on &quot;Your Neighbor&#39;s Place&quot;</title><description>I always love to get exposure out there in the internet world.  Once again Surfaces with Paint has been written about on a great new site called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yourneighborsplace.com/&quot;&gt;&quot;Your Neighbor&#39;s Place&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.yourneighborsplace.com&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 110px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYA0ZIvv63CsuMZ3bFzBafRxuEiZyaxx71Ttqt2NcnP4jk50iEzofct7RtrVNS4MlVum0NtuoDJ3Retr6QSffAPdXh9KjsmFpawukDhxem1RK1r2mXHssK_yxsTP_1Q55QQwW_cD7JMwI/s400/Your-Neighbors-Place.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268667656308869730&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;I&#39;d like to showcase the website of one of our members ....Dawn..... &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.surfaceswithpaint.com/&quot;&gt;Surfaces With Paint&lt;/a&gt;, where she has shown off her incredible murals. She&#39;s done quite a few murals in plenty of categories - nautical, fairy tale, trees, jungles, animals, tropical and more. Take a look if you are thinking about painting a mural for a nursery or any other room in your home.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yourneighborsplace.com/articles/6&quot;&gt;Click Here to read more.&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://surfaceswithpaint.blogspot.com/2008/11/site-of-week-on-your-neighbors-place.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Painter Mommy)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYA0ZIvv63CsuMZ3bFzBafRxuEiZyaxx71Ttqt2NcnP4jk50iEzofct7RtrVNS4MlVum0NtuoDJ3Retr6QSffAPdXh9KjsmFpawukDhxem1RK1r2mXHssK_yxsTP_1Q55QQwW_cD7JMwI/s72-c/Your-Neighbors-Place.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584697992987275728.post-4241476649475846065</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-06T08:05:30.964-08:00</atom:updated><title>Taking a Break - New Baby is Here!!</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; 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alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265576107388407522&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know that it has been quite a while since I last posted.   But I had to take a break due to my pregnancy and now that the cutie is here, I will be taking a couple more months off from painting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have several clients patiently waiting for me, so once we get on a better sleep schedule - I will be back in full swing. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Boy do I miss painting!!</description><link>http://surfaceswithpaint.blogspot.com/2008/11/taking-break-new-baby-is-here.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Painter Mommy)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sYUMFDy9BSU54w3p0kBgVWU8Nm-_VZJswsBmAo2GE_-yyHjxHfEfkDSWsfFbjdBeAI74_YbIwXZZn_LQEJ9Ctz7GczqBQAJqiHUVoMejHp9L8Wh_jgEEDNzWlBxBm5eYmiJwiQ-dWsw/s72-c/Its_A_Boy-Birth_Announcements-157_big.gif" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584697992987275728.post-718512070051110659</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-05T17:40:37.567-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">leslie david designs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">muralist</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">paint your space</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">talent of a muralist</category><title>&quot;Talent of a Muralist&quot; by Paint Your Space</title><description>I am happy to announce yet another opportunity for Surfaces with Paint to gain exposure on the internet.    Check out this post called &lt;a href=&quot;http://paintyourspace.com/2008/10/talent-of-a-muralist/&quot;&gt;&quot;Talent of a Muralist&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://paintyourspace.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeAjl3I4Dg9Tn7-rQ2yb3EJKRPwpss73KjzcGSrz3Ga-x1r9ClCoMl6ZacZUNih8t4btc9vZwGgFlxQE4Yk6Ya0MSPZINca-f5PzNp0E8tOyRWLrFGiz5YozN4IgAnxSoMmlixKmUMUE/s400/paint_your_space.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253833176478270578&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://paintyourspace.com/&quot;&gt;Paint Your Space&lt;/a&gt; offers a simple and affordable approach to choosing paint color in your home or business.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://paintyourspace.com/about/&quot;&gt;Leslie David of Leslie David Designs&lt;/a&gt; offers online color consultations to help people choose the perfect paint color combinations for their walls.  All you have to do is upload a few pictures and she will do all of the work for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Leslie has recently spotlighted me and some of my work, so I also wanted to take this opportunity to share that with you and also say a public thank you to Leslie for what I call &quot;linkin&#39; love&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://paintyourspace.com/2008/10/talent-of-a-muralist/&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Click here to see the post.&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://surfaceswithpaint.blogspot.com/2008/10/talent-of-muralist-by-paint-your-space.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Painter Mommy)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeAjl3I4Dg9Tn7-rQ2yb3EJKRPwpss73KjzcGSrz3Ga-x1r9ClCoMl6ZacZUNih8t4btc9vZwGgFlxQE4Yk6Ya0MSPZINca-f5PzNp0E8tOyRWLrFGiz5YozN4IgAnxSoMmlixKmUMUE/s72-c/paint_your_space.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584697992987275728.post-2309592598950854051</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-29T13:43:41.064-07:00</atom:updated><title>Vote for my Nursery Murals Blog!</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I need your votes!!  I just signed my &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nurserymurals.blogspot.com&quot;&gt;Nursery Murals and More Blog&lt;/a&gt; up on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.divinecaroline.com&quot;&gt;DivineCaroline.com&lt;/a&gt;.  They are offering free prizes to the blogs that get the most votes. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can you click on the link below and vote for me?  I would really appreciate it!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.divinecaroline.com/awards/1048#badge_window&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrW0znoPHNEVYdg5XykSUH5eXRKm5T-Ap8b7nVotEpuk14NgEmiXTy1JOYfpNAviBCbhX4n1D-QVrHh2S-L8g3sUjYbJ8aFaCWCBe6MRGRVN1Y1Z_YJVWHcGPSRcSO6gbm5P7dzQU708/s400/parenting.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251545685524413858&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://surfaceswithpaint.blogspot.com/2008/09/vote-for-my-nursery-murals-blog.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Painter Mommy)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrW0znoPHNEVYdg5XykSUH5eXRKm5T-Ap8b7nVotEpuk14NgEmiXTy1JOYfpNAviBCbhX4n1D-QVrHh2S-L8g3sUjYbJ8aFaCWCBe6MRGRVN1Y1Z_YJVWHcGPSRcSO6gbm5P7dzQU708/s72-c/parenting.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584697992987275728.post-5794994976888094509</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-26T11:48:00.861-07:00</atom:updated><title>Painter Mommy Update</title><description>As most of you know, I am very pregnant with only a few short weeks to go.  I am taking a few months off from painting, though I am missing it terribly. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is a picture of my baby belly taken 2 months ago, so you can imagine how much bigger I am now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3XGhThO11gmPin0AThp1tjlE5CwXX7k26vYa0ZElI9uXqJigVF_pjnbDi_fvmMx7xNULT94TM4oZ6a-f_mCq_9oFKh1H2owpNCK8k_HrzWzbYRPoQffdaeZ-p2jlL7KEXw5GFzhTnaI/s1600-h/P1010773.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 222px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3XGhThO11gmPin0AThp1tjlE5CwXX7k26vYa0ZElI9uXqJigVF_pjnbDi_fvmMx7xNULT94TM4oZ6a-f_mCq_9oFKh1H2owpNCK8k_HrzWzbYRPoQffdaeZ-p2jlL7KEXw5GFzhTnaI/s400/P1010773.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250403032521098946&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I also have 2 little ones at home, so they have been keeping me pretty busy.  They can&#39;t wait to meet their baby brother.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFipSq1oW8Gbw0oXfLceWhFjxKTvX2deWzynT4dUNXjdm9smNfNNLePuFYv5dg8AxZ8zkynKaXPyJKrVfL9yYF1zcWw0Dn6KW_1AUb4e-t8FCnf-VAEnxx_rbmjeWG0c4cl1wYWvN5QRc/s1600-h/P1010715.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFipSq1oW8Gbw0oXfLceWhFjxKTvX2deWzynT4dUNXjdm9smNfNNLePuFYv5dg8AxZ8zkynKaXPyJKrVfL9yYF1zcWw0Dn6KW_1AUb4e-t8FCnf-VAEnxx_rbmjeWG0c4cl1wYWvN5QRc/s400/P1010715.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250400898929330002&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the meantime, I have been working hard on keeping my blogs updated.  I hope that you will take the time to check them out and subscribe via email so you can get email updates each time I post something new.  I have found some great inspirational mural ideas that I am sure you would love.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are the links:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 177px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPksTUjJ8bZbiVd_e-ir-JD4XGDnfhFUVc4ml7rN5EDEDHqiGXOouvVBzNxTXsPfOMu413w-C2dWQWlaQ3S6HdpLHcxnyQx4-JDm9jGe0IDyv7O5YDnIyQiLqO52nGufipcuHz8vvzhIM/s400/murals_faux_125_5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250401623766513522&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.nurserymurals.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 176px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUUNdrF40xiyO0mmisiInvlc95506H5Mw_-rWdNP0w1IHTt9HR-L9x4hfRWB0sTWEBgxtheou3zz0tK6hwVX46LX32ZWUZaosdsf3UQPiIBCBlGi7qDuSy0x4WIuT2So4lhK7p9DqaY2I/s400/nursery_mural_logo_small_4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250401624786991378&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will keep you all updated with pictures once the baby comes.  I can&#39;t wait to get back to painting again!!</description><link>http://surfaceswithpaint.blogspot.com/2008/09/painter-mommy-update.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Painter Mommy)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3XGhThO11gmPin0AThp1tjlE5CwXX7k26vYa0ZElI9uXqJigVF_pjnbDi_fvmMx7xNULT94TM4oZ6a-f_mCq_9oFKh1H2owpNCK8k_HrzWzbYRPoQffdaeZ-p2jlL7KEXw5GFzhTnaI/s72-c/P1010773.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584697992987275728.post-8044741803497292786</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-10T11:53:20.047-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">children&#39;s muralist article</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dawn Papandrea-Khan</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">online article</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surfaces with Paint</category><title>&quot;Eight Great Children&#39;s Mural Painters&quot; and I am one of them!!</title><description>I am proud to announce that I was recently included in an online article called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.spire.com/s-file/eight-great-childrens-mural-painters&quot;&gt;&quot;Eight Great Children&#39;s Mural Painters&quot; on Spire.com&lt;/a&gt;, a social resource site which includes everything from Family, Arts &amp;amp; Culture, to Travel and Beauty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.spire.com/s-file/eight-great-childrens-mural-painters&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX99qOv0ngVJLS-t4c1DgJxDf7EdqNCHGTRcRcHSq9ln82xM6UrBdvNaDcmD28AFbfdp4qfsV4iZwSJ5l5av6CLD7pwT5tRwxZQX2_kSzDPbzXSNQDiywKMNqBRbO4ttI0C6wMy469L6k/s400/spire.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244465898153729922&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is a blurb from their site that better describes who they are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:100%;&quot; &gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; class=&quot;journal-content-article&quot; id=&quot;7222_SPIRE-ABOUT-OUR-STORY_1.0&quot;&gt;&quot;We created Spire to provide a unique and much-needed resource for busy people like us—people with refined taste and no time to waste. We listened...and listened, and learned that it was not another social network people wanted, but an upscale, insightful lifestyle resource to live life well.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is what they wrote about me:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;&quot; &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&quot; class=&quot;name&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:100%;&quot;&gt;Surfaces with Paint&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);&quot; class=&quot;entry-subtitle&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;Mahopac, New York&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; class=&quot;description&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;&quot;Artist and decorative painter Dawn Papandrea-Khan takes so many things into consideration when planning children&#39;s murals—colors, room lighting, furniture and accessories, adjoining rooms, style, taste and budget—it&#39;s no surprise she considers herself a perfectionist. A former elementary art and decorative painting teacher, and the mother of two young children, Dawn launched the company in 2001 and works mainly in the tri-state area of NY. She does all the work herself from start to finish, covering every detail from paint type to faux finishes. Prices vary from mural to mural, ranging from $500 to $5,000 and more. Themes cover fairytales, nursery rhymes, animals, marine life, boats and flowers, among many others, and you can work with her to dream up a personalized creation.&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; class=&quot;contact&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;web&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.spire.com/s-file/eight-great-childrens-mural-painters#Post_7400&quot; onmouseover=&quot;window.status=&#39;http://www.surfaceswithpaint.com/&#39;;return true;&quot; onmouseout=&quot;window.status=&#39;&#39;;;return true;&quot; onclick=&quot;javascript:window.open(&#39;/ext/spire/clickthrough/post?Post_ID=7400&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.surfaceswithpaint.com%2F&#39;);&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;www.surfaceswithpaint.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; | Phone: +1 845 669 9093&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; class=&quot;location&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:100%;&quot;&gt;PO Box 575 | Mahopac, NY 10541 United States&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; class=&quot;geography&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;label&quot;&gt;Geography: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.spire.com/web/guest/search?Tag_ID=486&amp;amp;type=2&amp;amp;q=Other&quot;&gt;Other&lt;/a&gt;,                          &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.spire.com/web/guest/search?Tag_ID=337&amp;amp;type=2&amp;amp;q=New%20York&quot;&gt;New York&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you Spire!!!</description><link>http://surfaceswithpaint.blogspot.com/2008/09/eight-great-childrens-mural-painters.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Painter Mommy)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX99qOv0ngVJLS-t4c1DgJxDf7EdqNCHGTRcRcHSq9ln82xM6UrBdvNaDcmD28AFbfdp4qfsV4iZwSJ5l5av6CLD7pwT5tRwxZQX2_kSzDPbzXSNQDiywKMNqBRbO4ttI0C6wMy469L6k/s72-c/spire.gif" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584697992987275728.post-4310192357122532041</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-23T12:44:04.041-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">bathroom ideas</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">earth tones</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">faux finish</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">frottage finish</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">geometric</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">newspaper paint finish</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">warm colors</category><title>Geometric Frottage Finish</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; 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Faux Finishes by Sunset&lt;/a&gt; and she loved the finish that was presented in the book.  So, we picked colors that matched the walls in the book and we went from there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was the same client that I did the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.surfaceswithpaint.com/crackle_finish.htm&quot;&gt;Crackle Finish Kitchen&lt;/a&gt; for several years ago.  She enjoys bold paint finishes that stand out.  She likes to take risks and loves to WOW her family and friends.  This bathroom frottage finish definitely does the trick.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I chose to have the trim and doors painted with the base color that I used in the faux finish on the walls.  It also matches the beige white color in the sink, counter top, tub, and toilet.  The walls pop against the warm tones in the tile floor as well as the dark cherry vanity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I look forward to taking more pictures when the room is complete.  They still need to add the plumbing and lighting fixtures as well as put up the shower curtain, towels, and accessories.  That will tie it all together nicely.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=surwitpaimurf-20&amp;amp;l=as2&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=0376013893&quot; 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step by step instructions on how to do the &lt;a href=&quot;http://muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/2008/08/frottage-faux-paint-finish.html&quot;&gt;Geometric Frottage Finish&lt;/a&gt;.  Be sure to check it out.</description><link>http://surfaceswithpaint.blogspot.com/2008/08/geometric-frottage-finish.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Painter Mommy)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4GarIOAxLzicpV_f6ya_KMlvExYQULM05bwmTJJ9we60NPUz-ha06TZukD1tuJvMzQo8M5SjVIZE5-x9Yrfbhy_Fql2gI0GjNOaoQedFy3znhLFsHkdOH6rgZ64xmUyzkwJAwR-yabY/s72-c/P1020131.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584697992987275728.post-8493588046667913931</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-07T14:59:57.987-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hand painted border</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">nautical rope</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">nautical theme mural</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sailboat</category><title>Nautical Themed Border</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUNxosQ1dlK-GlbPTzkaTl5UisLHO4o5FfPeIo5fuiZ4xc-FImhn7u3dUwUakC3FDWm5hmb5683mUw_k2X2WKZ6_kklxCiANYkys6JvqMQUyT5gurLCSJXO05L-MN09clg45FmEGTvuo/s1600-h/P1010990.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUNxosQ1dlK-GlbPTzkaTl5UisLHO4o5FfPeIo5fuiZ4xc-FImhn7u3dUwUakC3FDWm5hmb5683mUw_k2X2WKZ6_kklxCiANYkys6JvqMQUyT5gurLCSJXO05L-MN09clg45FmEGTvuo/s400/P1010990.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231895780674464626&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This hand painted nautical themed border was done for my client&#39;s 2 yr old son&#39;s bedroom.  We worked together and came up with a plan that fit her taste and style of the room.  We chose 4 symbols - an anchor, a life preserver, a boat steering wheel, and a sailboat.  Each is connected by a gold nautical rope.  The hardest part was doing the measuring and making sure that the symbols were evenly spaced on each wall. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We did have one unexpected situation, that I learned my lesson from - the ceiling was painted with flat paint.  I did not realize this until the job was done and noticed, in one spot, that my eraser marks were showing.  A mural should &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;never&lt;/span&gt; be painted on top of flat paint, because any scratch, flaw, or marks will show.  So, for those of you Do It Yourselfer&#39;s out there - make sure you base paint with an eggshell, pearl, or satin finish paint FIRST.  I now have to go back and touch up the areas where the marks are showing.  Thank God my client was very patient and cooperative. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcCRtHutM69OWkQv97a02VeUXtivoeP0qx1ACI5grTPk8mYGqbPEzGoSmHlhVWddLDyxd4HMkhDuLJOZAztjt8xeEdTGe_JveJ8IeUYhecTgYDXanDW2OLqOX0yv4YYvuaxIQNqKTkG8/s1600-h/P1020002.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcCRtHutM69OWkQv97a02VeUXtivoeP0qx1ACI5grTPk8mYGqbPEzGoSmHlhVWddLDyxd4HMkhDuLJOZAztjt8xeEdTGe_JveJ8IeUYhecTgYDXanDW2OLqOX0yv4YYvuaxIQNqKTkG8/s400/P1020002.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231895036394457394&quot; 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style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://draft.blogger.com/goog_1216910908699&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border: 0pt none ; background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4K2_OSMWwGCQGKtpuRdE6Z_TTE9P2N4VQ3ZAi3e8U3saNhpku5HA6B7oregzVk0gLyBRloMDNxgVxA20pmVgwrEQtbQIKpkIYYXvlk34uLA14N_mMvP2Z_nimRoSxCti1pemcB4LTyyI/s400-r/Nursery+Mural.jpg&quot; style=&quot;border: 0pt none ;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nurserymurals.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;www.nurserymurals.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;I am happy to announce another new site that I will be hosting - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nurserymurals.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Nursery Murals- Inspirational Pictures &amp;amp; Ideas&lt;/a&gt;.  I will use this site to feature great mural pictures, nursery decorating tips, nursery mural theme ideas, and much more.  If you are interested, please subscribe by adding your email address in the blog and we will send you email updates as we post.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://surfaceswithpaint.blogspot.com/2008/07/nursery-mural-ideas-new-site.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Painter Mommy)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4K2_OSMWwGCQGKtpuRdE6Z_TTE9P2N4VQ3ZAi3e8U3saNhpku5HA6B7oregzVk0gLyBRloMDNxgVxA20pmVgwrEQtbQIKpkIYYXvlk34uLA14N_mMvP2Z_nimRoSxCti1pemcB4LTyyI/s72-c-r/Nursery+Mural.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584697992987275728.post-5021335558055374662</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-15T21:05:21.443-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">castle</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fairies</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fairytale mural</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fantasy</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">muralist</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">nursery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">princess</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">unicorn</category><title>Fairytale Mural</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; 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href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoZiFcF6T5wcGWw7ihwFCKu-MAox-IkO2PO5SjjIO53RjqlPmxLZiBlQ5hevoIseX5Ra0kgy8yjRCLT5OB4s21phYuP0TSuK3Udj82BdbPuBtv4GlK5hz0R_2TsmmsXn_JP-Idy-nFG4/s1600-h/time_clock.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoZiFcF6T5wcGWw7ihwFCKu-MAox-IkO2PO5SjjIO53RjqlPmxLZiBlQ5hevoIseX5Ra0kgy8yjRCLT5OB4s21phYuP0TSuK3Udj82BdbPuBtv4GlK5hz0R_2TsmmsXn_JP-Idy-nFG4/s320/time_clock.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221785082272932002&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;&quot;  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;I recently was emailed this question:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:100%;&quot; &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi Dawn!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:100%;&quot; &gt;  I am really inspired by your spirit and talent!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My question is, do you set time &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:100%;&quot; &gt;lines for a job? I am currently working on a mural in a pet store, and the owner &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:100%;&quot; &gt;stands behind me and rushes me. I explain that i can&#39;t speed up the process &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:100%;&quot; &gt;that takes it&#39;s course in details.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have my 5 year old son who accompanies me &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:100%;&quot; &gt;on this job while daddy is in Iraq. he sits and paints paper while I paint &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:100%;&quot; &gt;walls.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Should there be a time line? How should I manage the time? Has a client &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:100%;&quot; &gt;ever told you it must be done within &quot;their&quot; limits of time, or do you set the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:100%;&quot; &gt;time &quot;you&quot; need and let that be the clock? How do I stand strong when a client &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;font-size:100%;&quot; &gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;is breathing down my neck?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you,  Iris&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:100%;&quot;&gt;Hi Iris, I would be happy to answer your question for you.  Time limits can definitely be difficult when doing work for a business.  I do set time limits for myself when doing a job.  Yes, I have had clients need me to finish within their time limits.  It is only fair, because you are working for them.  If they need the job done by a certain date, make sure it is feasible for you before accepting the job.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because I have several years experience, I can pretty much guess how long a mural will take me.  I give my client a general idea of how many days or weeks and try to stay within that time, unless there are things that come up that are out of my control.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If your client is &quot;breathing down your neck&quot; - that is a problem that needs to be addressed.  As an artist, you need your space.  You can kindly let the person know that it is difficult to focus when being watched all the time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is good to discuss these things before you start a project, especially for a running business.  The owner may be rushing you because they don&#39;t want your painting to hinder their sales, etc. Also, did you ask permission to have your child join you on the job?  This may be an issue as well, because it can be very unprofessional in the eyes of your client.  They may think that it is cutting in on the time that they are paying you for to paint.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These are just a few thoughts and suggestions.  I hope that you are able to talk with your client and get your job done in a timely manner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would LOVE to see pictures when your project is all done!  DAWN &quot;the painter&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;&quot; &gt;Here are a few great resources for you to check out:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1581153090?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=surwitpaimurf-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1581153090&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OBzdS_4UhH-5ZbSfCvdkLEKa7yEXSWuiByXAkD9Ph-BRUkoSPoUZe05N51r2kA4Vf8ppD5Ky41vH5HkQHxQKytf871u3if9CT6G24Tu3uc4MDrBLeFkQ145PRRpovOCwc6x66QglG1s/s400/mural_business.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=surwitpaimurf-20&amp;amp;l=as2&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=1581153090&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;     &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1581809808?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=surwitpaimurf-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1581809808&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ihNz1limTuVX5P6F3LyRRnfvOSDTnviv2Un4MzWQwP4vp1p3gwtRRD7YyzrdSHdo7x4J-ThkWfE_DVnNQw-m7l4XGbkwcmTm03Zxlc_F1yvrRfOF212nvtLK7l2k_QLaEhSi3UFGnqw/s400/mural_painting_secrets_for_success.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, check out my new blog:  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;www.muralsandfaux.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=surwitpaimurf-20&amp;amp;l=as2&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=1581809808&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;border: medium none  ! 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 No sink, no toilet, completely empty.  So, I was able to get the job done quickly and without having to reach over anything.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8SF4ybqDI5bW8wG5B32VJdQN7Yu4kZRBd84FWs6e8T0VS6UnYLE0nzYj62UBILcC1iP2nHCwQmuVZGnMXmmm7cgoawmAe3wAnOWB_iAlnrzfSYfP2kJpVWZIFo2TNw0YStLzEbVCZpk/s1600-h/P1010505.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8SF4ybqDI5bW8wG5B32VJdQN7Yu4kZRBd84FWs6e8T0VS6UnYLE0nzYj62UBILcC1iP2nHCwQmuVZGnMXmmm7cgoawmAe3wAnOWB_iAlnrzfSYfP2kJpVWZIFo2TNw0YStLzEbVCZpk/s400/P1010505.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219601939974454402&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know you can&#39;t tell in this picture, but I am actually 5 1/2 months pregnant.   I am still trying to keep painting as long as I can or until I can&#39;t get up and down my ladder anymore.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The finish came out beautiful.  I am actually working on a picture / video tutorial on how to do this finish, so stay tuned.  We will be offering it on my buddy&#39;s site:  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thatpainterlady.com/&quot;&gt;www.thatpainterlady.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEd7bUkNldjTzQFzlPKQElZOuDYT_zrQrHDE4jRLjrpSqgsas14wqqqrFLBdFf3SOwJfug22Oc4Bi9A4VU-MCDVsNjAGpEOBOg1J41hjvMkYX42GN9tbE_xESrNgzK-ko-EVeJyUh2X5E/s1600-h/P1010519.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEd7bUkNldjTzQFzlPKQElZOuDYT_zrQrHDE4jRLjrpSqgsas14wqqqrFLBdFf3SOwJfug22Oc4Bi9A4VU-MCDVsNjAGpEOBOg1J41hjvMkYX42GN9tbE_xESrNgzK-ko-EVeJyUh2X5E/s400/P1010519.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219601948093343218&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNK-et6flmc7HjhfnTFiKk8cFqeXqvv1YwIjdHITQwODxIQ0X2W2LKUuTBeuXLeVUe0Ko2QOaUuT4romrsd47gVn8rv9lsFlwBEn6VCQnx0N3EpeNpQJ1w1n8CZY9B2UcqCVB30zyqIFM/s1600-h/P1010521.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNK-et6flmc7HjhfnTFiKk8cFqeXqvv1YwIjdHITQwODxIQ0X2W2LKUuTBeuXLeVUe0Ko2QOaUuT4romrsd47gVn8rv9lsFlwBEn6VCQnx0N3EpeNpQJ1w1n8CZY9B2UcqCVB30zyqIFM/s400/P1010521.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219601968091983538&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://surfaceswithpaint.blogspot.com/2008/07/small-bathro0m-old-world-plaster.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Painter Mommy)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8SF4ybqDI5bW8wG5B32VJdQN7Yu4kZRBd84FWs6e8T0VS6UnYLE0nzYj62UBILcC1iP2nHCwQmuVZGnMXmmm7cgoawmAe3wAnOWB_iAlnrzfSYfP2kJpVWZIFo2TNw0YStLzEbVCZpk/s72-c/P1010505.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584697992987275728.post-6104260615126564288</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-01T17:40:28.910-07:00</atom:updated><title>Murals and Faux - Tips, Resources, &amp; Ideas</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNMI9xc2eEEk06G1IjXHTuzFCCDhzg6tu5eYhwcfvY34TI5X42XPLKAgOB-6ycAp044CCNc3JarozuaIAWf2mEEV_r3cro22rEon09f_wd9pgVM3bPauZnq3V4F5nhvhJ4ksmQ1j0X-g/s400/Picture10.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218208405532451634&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been working hard on my new &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Murals and Faux blog&lt;/a&gt;.  Check out the new logo! Here is a list of all the recent posts.  Be sure to subscribe so you can get an email every time I add new posts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is a list of Recent Posts:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;posts&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/2008/07/metallic-ceiling-stencils.html&quot;&gt;Metallic Ceiling Stencils&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/2008/06/types-of-tree-murals.html&quot;&gt;Types of Tree Murals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/2008/06/color-washing-easy-faux-finish.html&quot;&gt;Color Washing - An Easy Faux Finish&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/2008/06/stone-block-wall-faux-finish.html&quot;&gt;Stone Block Wall - Faux Finish&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/2008/06/how-to-paint-cloud-mural.html&quot;&gt;How to Paint a Cloud Mural&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/2008/06/window-frame-murals.html&quot;&gt;Window Frame Murals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/2008/06/nursery-trees-mural-how-to.html&quot;&gt;Nursery Tree Mural - How to&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/2008/06/plaster-stamping.html&quot;&gt;Plaster Stamping&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/2008/06/tuscan-landscape-murals.html&quot;&gt;Tuscan Landscape Murals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/2008/06/bas-relief-plaster-murals.html&quot;&gt;Bas-Relief Plaster Murals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/2008/06/inspiring-nursery-mural-ideas.html&quot;&gt;Inspiring Nursery Mural Ideas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/2008/06/painted-stripes.html&quot;&gt;Painted Stripes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/2008/06/fabulous-murals-above-bed.html&quot;&gt;Fabulous Murals Above the Bed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><link>http://surfaceswithpaint.blogspot.com/2008/07/murals-and-faux-tips-resources-ideas.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Painter Mommy)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNMI9xc2eEEk06G1IjXHTuzFCCDhzg6tu5eYhwcfvY34TI5X42XPLKAgOB-6ycAp044CCNc3JarozuaIAWf2mEEV_r3cro22rEon09f_wd9pgVM3bPauZnq3V4F5nhvhJ4ksmQ1j0X-g/s72-c/Picture10.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584697992987275728.post-7006342532205538041</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-06-09T17:30:34.479-07:00</atom:updated><title>Two Trees - Nursery Mural</title><description>This was a nice one day mural job.  I enjoyed getting a break today, from my little ones at home, to be able to paint.  This was done for a client in White Plains, NY - for her 4 month old daughter&#39;s nursery / bedroom.  She wanted the trees to be a bit whimsical and not as realistic as my usual trees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What a difference a couple simple trees can make in a room.  They frame the window that faces the real trees in their yard outside.  What a great way to bring the outdoors in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can&#39;t wait to see the room after the furniture is in and it is decorated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; 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href=&quot;http://www.zartiststudio.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXV3M1as-YZTPS9VWbgkAB8apoAyInHAylgEcbh0WRm00gSeUDJxGCDqHsfFz0gxhtHX3Pwz-qncBFAv_rOXoJCbqUlaHzv-DR9YiMIPt312E2WI9Y8S6s009fflC0LApT5VaBmBgRrsU/s400/Logo_11.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202518401042800978&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sheila Eastman of &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Eastman Art &amp;amp; Painting, LLC&lt;/span&gt;  is a muralist &amp;amp; faux finisher out of Phoenix, Arizona.  She contacted me through an international painter&#39;s forum, that we are both involved in, about possibly re-doing her website.  I welcomed the challenge and for the past couple weeks we have been working together by phone and email and have come up with a great website that fits the needs of her business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:130%;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zartiststudio.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 153);&quot;&gt;www.zartiststudio.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please let me know what you think!  I may consider doing this on the side, especially now that I have a 3rd baby on the way (and it is something I can do it home).    I started this interest, by creating my own website about a year ago.  Feel free to check it out. &lt;a style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 153);&quot; href=&quot;http://www.surfaceswithpaint.com/&quot;&gt;www.surfaceswithpaint.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Feel free to contact me through my website for a quote on re-doing your art or painting related website.</description><link>http://surfaceswithpaint.blogspot.com/2008/05/created-new-website-for-artist-friend.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Painter Mommy)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXV3M1as-YZTPS9VWbgkAB8apoAyInHAylgEcbh0WRm00gSeUDJxGCDqHsfFz0gxhtHX3Pwz-qncBFAv_rOXoJCbqUlaHzv-DR9YiMIPt312E2WI9Y8S6s009fflC0LApT5VaBmBgRrsU/s72-c/Logo_11.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584697992987275728.post-3794389876238488169</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 19:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-05-07T13:12:12.656-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">faux finish</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">how to</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">leon neon</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">stipple brush</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">stipple finish</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">stippling</category><title>Stippling in Contemporary Kitchen</title><description>Stippling is a very soft finish that can be done in any color.  Picking the right colors was quite a challenge because of all the neutral tones already in this room.  The cabinets had a pink hue.  The tile back splash &amp;amp; floor had taupes, beiges, and even tans.  We went through several faux finish samples before we came up with something that would compliment the room instead of compete.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qIXfGxMJkwKsOEXgUToa8deFzVoS_Lw_M_5E8fA6HbCStjzGzRh7uh8xpLuELdSxhvKEkTI-t8GsmhHdStiXF6DunBALZ4vEMMXCLihuHnudeqUi5uaKLVXN6cQnDKIhSBXtcnKNDwU/s1600-h/P1000725.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qIXfGxMJkwKsOEXgUToa8deFzVoS_Lw_M_5E8fA6HbCStjzGzRh7uh8xpLuELdSxhvKEkTI-t8GsmhHdStiXF6DunBALZ4vEMMXCLihuHnudeqUi5uaKLVXN6cQnDKIhSBXtcnKNDwU/s400/P1000725.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197725357496593010&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmTyOdR2wq3QxbhHvS4Xfp8lqHC8zMn3wu0eUoE5mQnaWPKTCugRawkJj28qoEXi27yjt8m7e5ljh2Y_iEE7qFlMopcIv-0x5NL-pGCj22eWcYCf6zDbkMHjZg5z7KjqXear5A0il0Nc/s1600-h/P1000726.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor: pointer;&quot; 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