Painted Whimsies: Decorative Accents for the Home and Garden SYNOPSIS
Jazz up your mailbox. Add flair to that old filing cabinet. Perk up your
plant pots! With a brush, stencils, and a few colorful paints, you can breathe
new life into even the most ordinary items.
Choose from 30 step-by-step projects, including a watering can, bird feeder, serving tray, utensil holder, and lap desk
Discover creative ways to use common household items, such as turning a flowerpot into a birdbath or transforming a lackluster bucket into a showpiece for storage
Follow easy how-to instructions for painting on terra-cotta, metal, wood, glass, and tile, plus ideas for giving your projects a personal touch
About the Authors
Hometown: Fresno, California
Jennifer R. Ferguson has made more
than a dozen guest appearances on HGTV's The Carol Duvall Show and has also
appeared on Aleene's Creative Living. She owns a specialty stencil shop, called
The Stencilled Garden, where she sells her own line of stencils.
Judith A.
Skinner, a dedicated "house stripper," turns recyclables into works of art which
she sells through her company, Collectiques by JuBee. This is their second book
together.