Diary of a Designer: Week # 4 of Design My Adirondack with the Crafty Chica
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Whew–time flies when you’re having so much fun. Today is the 4th week of Design My Adirondack blog hop featuring the ever, so crafty and glittery designer Kathy Cano-Murillo AKA the Crafty Chica Check out the details of Kathy’s design using dozens of little paper cut-outs. Wow–not to mention her color combo! Luv it!
Here’s the full reveal—is this adirondack rockin’ the boat or what!!!! So be sure to visit this Crafty Chica’s blog—she’s also listed the other designers blog sites so be sure to hop on by here—– We’d love to hear your comments too! Enjoy!
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Diary of a Designer: Puppy Love –It’s a chair makeover!
Monday, August 9th, 2010
This week begins the 4th week of the Design My Adirondack chair! Wow– only one more week to go–why does time fly by so fast? Anyway, when little Miss Narnia came into our lives about 5 years ago, I decided to design a mini adirondack just for her. You know sorta like a mini throne for the puppy princess!
Little did I know that just a few years later–I’d be promoting my own Design Your Adirondack blog hop along with my Kathy Peterson Inspired Outdoor Lifestyles furniture collection and my favorite little model would be nesting in her own chair!
Check out the details! I used little Woodsie craft pieces to create various flower shapes, sewed a comfy and cut cushion and added a lot of color of course!
Tomorrow’s featured Blogger is Kathy Cano-Murillo AKA The Crafty Chica–She’s the glitter queen so look out for a sparkly or not adirondack reveal tomorrow! Check back again in 24 hours for all the fun details and other fabulous designer who are—-drum roll please—-Designing My Adirondack!
Diary of a Designer: Week # 3 of Design My Adirondack featuring Margot Potter
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010It’s hard to believe we’re half way through my outdoor furniture blog hop! But this weeks chair is just as cool as the rest and it’s by one of my Fav designer friends—http://margotpottertheimpatientcrafter.blogspot.com/”>Margot Potter. Margot and I have worked together on TV and bump into each other at various shows.
Check out her colorful chair and her fabulous story about the chair!
Here’s the schedule of all the bloggers doing their crafty thing. Each one has something to say about each others design–for the next 2 Tuesdays! oh and please be sure to leave your comments!
7/20 Pat Sloan > http://patsloan.typepad.com/pat_sloans_corner/2010/07/im-a-design-my-adirondack-designer-.html
7/27 Julie Fillo: http://www.juliesartlife.blogspot.com/
THIS WEEKS BLOGGER:
8/3 Margot Potter http://margotpottertheimpatientcrafter.blogspot.com/
8/10 Kathy Cano-Murillo: http://thecraftychica.blogspot.com/
8/17 Julianna Hudgins: http://www.juliannaproductions.com/blog/
Diary of a Designer: Designer Julie Fillo Designs My Adirondack Week # 2
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010Wow! My designer friends just never seem to let me down! Last week Pat Sloan rocked with so many comments on her Wedding Ring design!
How cool is this weeks DESIGN MY ADIRONDACK blog hop post by Julie Fillo!
Julie will show you in great detail all of her creative endeavors on this chair…….I especially like the tiny spider on the back of the chair so check out her blog!!!
Please be sure to hop on all 5 of the designer blogs today and every Tuesday for the next exciting adirondack reveal!
Here’s the blog hop schedule where each designer will post each week about each others adirondack!
7/20 Pat Sloan > http://patsloan.typepad.com/pat_sloans_corner/2010/07/im-a-design-my-adirondack-designer-.html
7/27 Julie Fillo: http://www.juliesartlife.blogspot.com/
8/3 Margot Potter http://margotpottertheimpatientcrafter.blogspot.com/
8/10 Kathy Cano-Murillo: http://thecraftychica.blogspot.com/
8/17 Julianna Hudgins: http://www.juliannaproductions.com/blog/
Diary of a Designer: Designers Design My Adirondack Week # 2
Monday, July 26th, 2010
Get ready for WEEK # 2 of my Design My Adirondack blog hop!
This week it’s Julie Fillo’s turn to show off her style. Here’s a sneak peak so be sure to check back tomorrow for the full reveal! P.S. I’ll repost the schedule again tomorrow too!
Diary of a Designer: DIY Flea Market Makeover
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010She was shy, abandoned and in need of a fancy makeover! So I decided to make this sweet flea market find into a bountiful beauty! Well let’s just say–beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
BEFORE 
It was just a few years ago when I was selected to be the “featured” shopper on HGTV’s Longest Yard Sale. We traveled from KY to TN in 2 days and my goal was to find the perfect bridal chair for my step’s son’s new wife to be. I was hosting a bridal shower and wanted her to have the best seat in the house!
AFTER 
Ain’t she cute? Now all she needs is a pair of dancing shoes and a sparkly necklace!
Diary of a Designer: Designers are designing my chairs!
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010Design My Adirondack blog hop is LIVE!
Today’s post can be seen at Pat Sloan’s blog
Pat usually paints with fabrics making beautiful quilts for her books, etc—but this time she “painted” a quilt pattern much like a quilt block on a barn for her adirondack! Plus she shared the whole process of how she acheived her design! Way to go Pat! Now all we need is a cowboy to go with that chair! Yeehaw!
P.S. Please be sure to visit the hop each Tuesday! You can check the schedule on the previous post.
Diary of a Designer: Design My Adirondack Blog Hop starts tomorrow!
Monday, July 19th, 2010Woot- Woot!
As my designer friend Pat Sloan would say! Here’s her Teaser shot for tomorrows Design My Adirondack Blog Hop kickoff! Fasten your seat belts–this is going to be a wild and fun 5 week blog tour!
Please join us on this ‘CRAZY but CREATIVE” blog hop starting next week.
Design my Adirondack Blog Hop July 20- Aug 17 (every Tuesday for 5 wks)
Here’s the schedule and bloggers in order :
7/20 Pat Sloan http://www.facebook.com/patsloan?ref=ts and http://patsloan.typepad.com/
7/27 Julie Fillo: http://www.facebook.com/JulieFilloArt?ref=ts and http://www.juliesartlife.blogspot.com/
8/3 Margot Potter http://www.facebook.com/pages/Margot-Potter-The-Impatient-Crafter/75874245165
and http://margotpottertheimpatientcrafter.blogspot.com/
8/10 Kathy Cano-Murillo: http://www.facebook.com/thecraftychica?ref=ts and http://thecraftychica.blogspot.com/
8/17 Julianna Hudgins: http://www.facebook.com/TiepediaNeckties?v=wall#!/profile.php?id=1535003647&ref=ts and http://www.juliannaproductions.com/blog/
Diary of a Designer: Crazy Designs I Love!
Friday, July 16th, 2010
As I mentioned yesterday—CedarStore.com and I are launching a fun and “crazy” blog hop next week! Above is just another sneaky peaky into the creative minds of my creative designer friends. This “crazy” Adirondack design just happens be created by one of my long time friends Julianna Hudgins! And I’m very curious to see what her Adirondack chair will look like all dolled up!
So join us on this ‘CRAZY but CREATIVE” blog hop starting next week.
Design my Adirondack Blog Hop July 20- Aug 17 (every Tuesday for 5 wks)
Here’s the schedule and bloggers in order :
7/20 Pat Sloan http://www.facebook.com/patsloan?ref=ts and http://patsloan.typepad.com/
7/27 Julie Fillo: http://www.facebook.com/JulieFilloArt?ref=ts and http://www.juliesartlife.blogspot.com/
8/3 Margot Potter http://www.facebook.com/pages/Margot-Potter-The-Impatient-Crafter/75874245165
and http://margotpottertheimpatientcrafter.blogspot.com/
8/10 Kathy Cano-Murillo: http://www.facebook.com/thecraftychica?ref=ts and http://thecraftychica.blogspot.com/
8/17 Julianna Hudgins: http://www.facebook.com/TiepediaNeckties?v=wall#!/profile.php?id=1535003647&ref=ts and http://www.juliannaproductions.com/blog/
Diary of a Designer Terrific Table Makeovers
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010A 120 Day Volunteer Makeover Helping 2 Former Foster Girls
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PAINT YOUR TABLE
THE BEFORE:
Fabulous 1960’s bedroom side tables were a great find! This added more storage and more style as you can see below.
THE AFTER:
Green paint on the side table and white paint on the handles revamped both tables wonderfully. I found the metal sculpture in a discount store and had Mac use her SIZZIX and scrapbook paper and some paint to create her own work of art! This was an easy and inexpensive project that anyone can do.
Same thing here! We recovered the lampshade with some leftover fabrics that we used on the LIVING ROOM coffee table. Artwork was something I made using Mac’s SIZZIX and a $1.00 frame.