Below are some photos of the group of ladies who attended our Annie Sloan Chalk Paint workshop last Saturday. We had so much fun…. there was a lot of laughing and a lot of painting. Annie Sloan products are so great to work with, and it becomes even more fun when you are working with a great group of people.
These ladies came ready to paint!!! Continue reading
The work shop scheduled for January 26 is full. We are now taking reservations for the February 23 and March 23 work shops.
If you would like to learn about the many things you can do with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™ and Waxes, consider attending one of our fun and informative Annie Sloan work shops. We currently have work shops scheduled for January 26, 2013, February 23, 2013 and March 23, 2013. We begin at 9:30AM and spend the next five hours teaching you how to create five different finishes as well as how to use both dark and light wax to achieve the effects you are looking for with these amazing products. A lite lunch will be served. We are filling up fast, so either call 863-510-5980 or email blackswan.bazaar@yahoo.com and let us know if you plan to attend. The cost is $150.00 and that includes the work shop, lunch and all of the supplies you will need for the class. There are some photos of our last work shop below.
Here we go again, it’s time for the Fancy Flea.
The great news is that we are now the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint retailer for Polk County and that is so exciting because we will be working with our friends at Robyn Story Designs to put on a treasure hunt with will give you chances to win wonderful prizes (more on that later). The Flea is finally coming all the way north on Kentucky Avenue, so don’t stop at the railroad tracks, keep walking north and visit our booth which is now located in front of our shop. You can check out all of the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint ™ products as well as the art, home décor and designer jewelry in our shop. Continue reading
If you live in Polk County and would like to learn about the many things you can do with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™ and Waxes, you should attend our work shop on Sept 15, 2012. There will be a continental breakfast from 8:30 – 9:00AM and we will then spend the next four hours teaching you how to create four different finishes as well as how to use both dark and light wax to achieve the effects you are looking for with these amazing products. We only have a few seats left, so either call 863-510-5980 or email blackswan.bazaar@yahoo.com and let us know if you plan to attend. The cost is $150.00 and that includes the continental breakfast as well as all supplies you will need for the class.
Last week, a friend called us and asked if we would be OK with him proposing marriage to his true love in our shop. The “friend” was Brandon Eady, one of our favorite people (and our social media guru) and his true love is Mckara Calhoon, who started out as one of our favorite customers and became another one of our favorite people. As you can imagine, our response to Brandon’s request was an emphatic “yes” and then we proceeded to begin freaking out as Saturday drew closer. Yvonne reached out to our good friend and candy maker extraordinaire Leah @ Got Candy who provided her amazing chocolate covered strawberries. Add to that a batch of Miss Yvonne’s special Mimosas, and you have the makings of a grand morning. Rather than do a bunch of typing, I will let the pictures speak for themselves. Brandon, thank you for allowing us to be a part of this special moment.
On Monday, July 30, we had our first Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Work Shop. This was a half day class where we taught five finishes to the six attendees, who are all very creative and fun to work with. What made it a really special class was that Lori Rombold (one of our mentors at Robyn Story Designs) stopped in and helped us with the work shop. Our thanks also go out to Claudia Iris for allowing us to use her studio at Creative Journies (see pix below) to conduct the work shop. Continue reading
