Following her love for painted finishes and a desire to teach and inspire others, Vicki Shoemaker opened her first 3 Oaks Studio location in Clovis, CA in 2005. Today 3 Oaks Studios can also be found in Fresno and Paso Robles as well. Vicki calls her businesses DIY Boutiques, offering consignment furniture, home decor, gifts and a large selection of...
Total Homes, a family business that opened just over a year ago in Corpus Christi, TX strives to offer their clients everything they could possibly need for home decor and remodeling. Kim Benavidez grew up in the Home Furnishing Industry and though she has always had a natural eye for design, she admits that she had never considered herself an...
Transfer Gel Video https://youtu.be/ML4ermN1Atw Check out this image transfer video from featured artisan, Girl in Pink! Amanda shares her tips and tricks for image transfer success in this wonderful winter project. Ready to tackle your own image transfer project? Be sure to checkout Artisan Enhancements™ Transfer Gel and use hashtag #artisanenhancements in your social media shares! We'd love to see what you're working on!
Artisans of all experience levels enjoy the versatility of Transfer Gel by Artisan Enhancements. When using Transfer Gel, artists are not limited to a specific type of image. Transfer Gel helps artists create unique, one-of-kind, custom image transfer designs regardless of color or size. Transfer Gel has been formulated to allow images to be transferred to a variety of surfaces. Selecting the...
In this Retailer Spotlight, we are headed to Michigan to meet Lori, the lovely owner of Country Comforts Market. Lori Repokis has been painting furniture for over 30 years! Originally, she learned the trade from her father who taught her the grueling tasks of filling holes, sanding and priming. Later, Lori used her skills to recreate trendy looks she wanted...
Photos of Lise: Credit Photographer Jeanette Bkkevold Our Norwegian retailer, LiseEry, has been painting and creating her entire life. A little over two and a half years ago, Lise started a business painting and recreating furniture. At that time, Lise tells us she worked out of her living room and hallway area. It wasn't long before her business expanded to a...
This antique school desk, charming as it was, did not fit the Modern Farmhouse Style of the home in which it resided. A new paint finish was in order. After a good cleaning, we discovered the wood pieces were not only screwed in place...but also glued to the cast iron legs. For this reason, disassembling and staining the wood was...
Solly Jo Lewis is fairly new to the Artisan Enhancements family of retailers, but she has been painting and creating all her life! Solly Jo is the face behind Posh Chalk Interiors in Leeds, UK. Posh Chalk Interiors received their first shipment of Artisan Enhancements products in June and immediately hit the ground running! Solly Jo was eager to share the inventive...
Outdated lamps are abundant in thrift stores and junk shops! We picked up this brass lamp for a few dollars with a dramatic makeover in mind! A few metal flower magnets were purchased from Michael's Craft Store to add a fun element to the shape of the lamp. We used an epoxy to glue the metal flowers in place, secured with...
This thrift store mirror was outdated and unattractive, but we felt it had potential. We envisioned a dusty blue paint finish with aged Pewter accents. It was a great opportunity to play with the new Stain alongside our Leaf & Foil Size! Artisan Enhancements Leaf & Foil Size is a quick and easy way to add metallic accents to a paint finish....
