FYI
Just in case Santa Claus reads my blog....I want him to know that it is taking every bit of will power that I have to not purchase this book before Christmas! I am such a fan of miss Sibella Court, and her latest book is a stunner!
xo,
Barb
Introductions
Hey guys! I am excited to tell you about a little paint developement today! A few years ago, I came across a couple "oops" paint colors that I absolutely loved, so I scooped them up, and have used them over and over. These colors became two of my Knack basics. I started receiving several requests for these paint colors, with the most requests coming in for my famous green. I listened to those requests as they came in, and thought it would be a good idea to move towards having these colors formulated, so that I could share them with all of you. I am happy to say, that we have a couple winners!
Introducing... Knack Esme Green
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Knack Wyatt Gray!
These two colors can be shipped directly to you from Knack, and are mixed and formulated in Benjamin Moore's Aura paint. I have really enjoyed working with this paint, and it is my choice for these exclusive colors. It is creamy, but not thick, ultra pigmented, self priming, green, and provides fantastic coverage. All of that equals greatness to me!
This is by no means a full on color line by Knack, but rather a dipping my fingers into the world of creating original paint colors, and an exciting first step. Color is such a huge passion of mine, and paint is just a little bit of a passion too! {wink!}
If you would like to purchase either color, email : barb@knackstudios.com
I will be happy to get it shipped right out to you! Gallon prices are 52.00 plus shipping and handling.
xo,
Barb
Etcetera
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| lily showing off her antler |
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| flowers by amy osaba |
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| lunch list |
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| the fabulous aaron greene, photographer for the knack book....and jeff hall, photographer. Proudly showing off the arrangements they picked out for their lovely wives .....awww! |
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| more amy osaba goodness |
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....Just a few peeks from the photo shoot this week! Thank you so much to Aaron Greene, Amy Osaba, Jeff Hall, Lily Wikoff, and my sweetheart Jon Blair for being a part of this special, special project! You all are amazing!
Have a great weekend friends!
xo,
Barb
Found Goodness
I have a sweet friend named Lily , {go get lost in her creative world when you are done here!}, and while she was out of town last week she came across this amazing little set of dollhouse furniture! She didn't even ask me if I wanted it. She didn't have to, because she knew I would go all nutty! So, like the smarty pants amazing friend that she is.....she bought it all for me....miniature pots and pans to boot......and I love her for it!
How great is the little turquoise trunk?!....and the red velvet couch?.....say what?! I am totally going to revamp the little table and chairs, and the bench with the hearts. Never know what will become of these little guys! I think it will be great fun to have a little mini Knack hangin' around!
xo,
Barb
FYI
Did you all know, that you can turn your Instagram photos into magnets? Woot! I take photos with Instagram almost every day, and I swear this is the best news since......um....?....
Anyway, there is this awesome site called StickyGram that has "got it going on"! In only a few short minutes you can arrange a collection of photos, load them up in your cart, and just like that, your photos are on their way! Costs are very reasonable at 14.99 for a set of 9, shipping is free anywhere in the world, and the site is super user friendly.
These little photo magnet collections would make awesome Christmas gifts! I just ordered my first set to see what I think.....and am totally stoked! Can't wait to get them!
Just thought I would pass this along!
xo,
Barb
Introductions
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving, and a fantastic long weekend! I enjoyed my break ....and therefore am ready to hit it this week! I'm starting things off with a big photo shoot for the book tomorrow, and I will also get cranking on some new furniture pieces as well. I have been painting a lot.....and hope to get more done that I can actually show you, over the next week or so.
To tide you over though, I want to introduce you to my new shoes! I haven't bought a new pair of shoes since my 14.99 sandals at the beginning of the Summer....and I am not a big purchaser of shoes usually....but the craziest thing happened this weekend that I must tell you about. When I find myself in Virginia, I do not miss a chance to head over to the Jcrew clearance store, and this trip was no different.....that is until we drove up to the store and there were cars everywhere! You could hardly find a place to park....and I immediately knew that I had happened upon the sample sale that they hold only a couple of times a year. It. Was. Crazy.
I only had about 40 minutes before I had to meet a friend for lunch, so I thought I would just pop in....but let me tell you...from the moment they handed me my humongo plastic bag, and price sheet I knew I was in trouble. It was a bit overwhelming to walk into the warehouse and see box after box of clothes, jewelry, accessories, shoes......so I went for what I was most interested in, {and that which I usually can't even come close to affording}, which is the shoes. It took me about 10 minutes to find these beauties, in a soft brown Italian leather
.... I knew by the time I went to the sorting table, had my paper marked, and then waited in line to pay, they were the only thing I would be walking out with. I loved them, and decided to make them my one find....but secretly hoped i would be able to go back and shop with no time limit. Well, I did get to go back....and I headed straight for the shoes again! This time I found one...yes, one.... of these gray suede beauties
...but after searching, and searching....and searching for the mate....I told one of the workers {who had been helping me look} that I hated to give up, but I just was tired of looking. He was so very nice and told me to leave my number, and he would try to find it for me. I thought...."hmmm, I don't know how you are going to do that, but sure!"..... you know what? He called me the next day, and said that he had found the mate, and they were waiting for me at the register! Is that not the coolest thing? If you could have seen this warehouse..... all the people, boxes, clothes and craziness....I mean, I don't even know how he found that shoe...but he did, and I think he is awesome for going that extra mile for me.
You know the other cool thing about all this shoe nonsense? Each pair was only 40.00...yeah, that's right.....and at this very moment, the boots are on the Madewell website for 178.00 , and the heels are on sale for 79.99 {original price 228.00!}
Gotta love it!
xo,
Barb
Grateful
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I will be, and I will be grateful for this week, this month, this year, this life, this abundance of goodness, this everything....the good, the bad, the broken, the ugly......because all of it shapes and molds, and brings forth transformation.
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It has been a very busy past couple of weeks here at Knack, and this week, I will be heading out of town with my family to celebrate Thanksgiving. I want to take this week to completely unplug, reflect, laugh, love, pack suitcases, eat derby pie, shove some mashed potatoes down JB's shirt, have impromptu dance parties in the car, watch Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, hit the JCrew clearance store, wear fuzzy socks, and take a million pictures.
I hope you all do a lot of the same, and I will be back next week!
xo,
Barb