Monday, December 19, 2011

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Linky Party & a Winner

Thank you to all that entered our giveaway for our Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Holiday Basket. Wow! Over 700 of you in just 2 days - we know how much you love Chalk Paint.

We wanted to congratulate Susannah, she is the big winner and will be entered into the Grand Prize drawing! Way to go Susannah, we can't wait to see what she creates with ASCP!

Our regular Chalk Paint link party has been extended out for the holidays.



Thursday, December 15, 2011

Graphics Fairy accent table

There is still time, but hurry! It ends soon!

Now, onto our latest little project. This little accent table was our first project with a graphic. We love the Graphics Fairy and all that she shares!
For this one, we painted the top in French Linen, took our printed out image and used the newspaper transfer method. Simply lay a piece of newspaper (classifieds work best) on the table top then place the printed graphic on top. Then use a pencil to trace the design.

Next, I just traced over the design using a black sharpie, then lightly sanded it to give it an aged look.
The base of the table was painted with Old White, then a color wash with French Linen.

What a fun, easy way to add interest to a plain little table, don't you think?


Annie Sloan Chalk Paint - BIGGEST GIVEAWAY OF THE YEAR!

GIVEAWAY - Win $548.00 in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint!

To help spread some holiday cheer and celebrate Annie's tour we are so excited to announce this wonderful giveaway. You won't want to miss out on this one!

We teamed up with the extremely talented Becky Higgins to host this giveaway

The gift basket includes two fabulous pots of Annie Paint Chalk Paint, Annie Sloan Soft Wax in clear and dark, Annie's book Quick & Easy Paint Transformations, plus a 2" Chip Brush, a 3" Chip Brush, Cheesecloth and our very own color sample deck showing all of the Chalk Paint colors! Phew...it's big, retail value is $198!

But, it gets even sweeter! The lucky winner of this gift basket will be automatically entered into a Grand Prize drawing of a $350 Gift Certificate from Annie Sloan Unfolded. It is good towards your choice of a credit on your Annie Sloan American Tour registration fee or $350.00 in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint! The grand prize winner will be announced on Annie's Blog on January 10, 2012.

Sound Good? Great! Here is how you get started to win BIG in the Annie Sloan American Tour and Chalk Paint Giveaway.


1.) Go to Becky Higgins to sign up to enter to win the Annie Sloan Gift Basket

2.) Check out all of the exciting details for the
Annie Sloan American Tour and read all about this incredible event!


3.) Become a follower of Annie Sloan’s Blog
http://anniesloans.blogspot.com and comment with
"American Tour 2012".



Amazing, I know! You could win a grand total of $548!!
Catch your breath and head over to Becky and Annie's sites to get started!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint LInky Party!

This week's Chalk Paint Link party just snuck right up on us! Like all of you, we have been so busy lately with baking, shopping, Christmas parties and getting ready for the holidays. What a joyous time of year.

We couldn't help but feature our good friend Erin from Decor Allure, she is so darn creative and has such a great eye for seeing the potential in so many pieces. Erin created this ottoman using Old White to complete her family room makeover.

The Vintage Shabby Chicks have been busy again creating wonderful treasures. They let the beautiful details in this dresser speak for itself and just coated it with French Linen. Wonderful choice, just love the look!
With the holidays, this will be our last Chalk Paint Link Party for the year. We will keep this party open longer and will party again on January 3, 2012 (can you believe it?!)

Do you have something you painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint?
Please share in our Link Party, here are the details:

1. Our blog is exclusive to Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. Please only share pieces using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. It can be anything you want, as long as you used Chalk Paint!

2. Please post a permalink to your post only, not your entire blog.

3. Please help spread the word about our weekly Chalk Paint Linky Party - Grab our button on the sidebar

4. Party closes on Thursday, December 29 at 11:59pm MST. We will pick more people to feature for next week.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Weekly Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Link Party

Christie from Carters Cottage (aka Annie Sloan Stockist in Illinois) had been working on this beautifully detailed secretary for a while. I love the combo of Old White and Graphite together as well as the addition of the numbers on the drawers. Christie, I think it looks right at home in your living room and should stay where it's at.
Katie from Sweetgirl Expressions found this girl (as she calls it) at goodwill and transformed this ordinary looking table with great legs and detail into a vintage looking french find.

Katie used Paris Grey (you can't get more french than that) and decided to mod podge some vintage French Ephemera onto the table and sand back to create a time worn look. Beautiful Katie!

Do you have something you painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint?
Please share in our Link Party, here are the details:

1. Our blog is exclusive to Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. Please only share pieces using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. It can be anything you want, as long as you used Chalk Paint!

2. Please post a permalink to your post only, not your entire blog.

3. Please help spread the word about our weekly Chalk Paint Linky Party - Grab our button on the sidebar

4. Party closes on Thursday, December 8 at 11:59pm MST. We will pick more people to feature for next week.

Monday, December 5, 2011

THE ANNIE SLOAN AMERICAN TOUR AND CHALK PAINT GIVEAWAY!


To spread some holiday cheer and celebrate the Annie Sloan American Tour, we are excited to announce this wonderful giveaway.

See how you can enter to win one the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Holiday Baskets given away by over 100 Stockist across North America! Each basket includes two fabulous pots of Annie Paint Chalk Paint, Annie Sloan Soft Wax in clear and dark, and Annie's book Quick & Easy Paint Transformations.

Plus there’s even more!

In addition to the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Giveaway, a lucky winner of the holiday basket from each shop across North America will be entered for a chance to win a $350 gift certificate from Annie Sloan Unfolded. It is good toward your choice of a credit on your Annie Sloan American Tour registration fee or $350.00 in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint! The big winner will be announced on Annie's Blog on January 10, 2012.

Sound Good? Great! Here is how you get started to win BIG in the Annie Sloan American Tour and Chalk Paint Giveaway.

1.) Contact your local Stockist and find out how to enter to win the Annie Sloan Gift Basket (details on Shades of Amber giveaway coming soon...)

2.) Check out all of the exciting the details for the
Annie Sloan American Tour and read all about this incredible event!


3.) Become a follower of Annie Sloan’s Blog
http://anniesloans.blogspot.com and comment with
"American Tour 2012".

No purchase necessary to win. Sweepstake Rules for the Annie Sloan American Tour.

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Christmas Open House


Stop by today for our Christmas Open House!

Special discounts on workshops and paint - in store, today only!

Small Town Christmas - Monument, Colorado

Shades of Amber
125 Second Street



Friday, December 2, 2011

ASCP Fabric and a Giveaway!

Where does the time go? It seems like the holidays come and everything just speeds up into overdrive! It is such a joyous time though and I just love the spirit that is felt.

The lobby is complete and what a transformation! We just haven't had a chance to photograph it yet, so I will share just a little teaser....
We Chalk Painted just about everything, including the pillows!
Yes, you can use ASCP on fabric and it works beautifully.

We have a big event we will be a part of this weekend, it is the Small Town Christmas in Monument, CO. If you are out and about, stop by and visit, we will have specials and sales just for Saturday only!

We also are so excited to share a very big announcement coming soon....
We will be having a giveaway of an Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Holiday Basket!
Yes, your favorite ASCP products and just in time for Christmas!
We are so excited to offer this to gift to you.

Details coming soon.....