NEW Skills Week.... Painting Class

they were offering a Paint Class

and 

well..

I LOVE PAINTING

I love chalk paint

but I also love any paint

watercolor

oils

acrylic

spray paint

really

i love to PAINT! 

but right now I am in a "chalk paint" phase...

I can't ACTUALLY imagine it ending

but we won't try now.. will we?

So In my Bible Study I am working through the book of 

PROVERBS

and was very convicted I needed to learn MORE skills

to be "sharp and ready"

capable, competent

seizing every "opportunity" to LEARN new skills

or learn ABOUT things I may need to know 

and this class was a GREAT opportunity to become more

SKILLFUL

and have FUN doing it! 

here are my boards 

here is one of them

all slathered up 

you are allowed to be messy MESSY with Annie's fun paint,

in fact for some techniques you NEED to be messy...

which can be a bit different...

and a bit cool 

i love this color..

provence 

here we smoothed on a glorious pink

and then 

wiped off some so that the gold leaf

underneath 

could be seen! 

pretty right? 

LOVE LOVE LOVE

the way this turned out!

but why aren't the step by step instructions on here?

why aren't there MORE photo's?

WHY didn't I get shots of all the pieces after?

the answer may surprise you...

 see these ladies in all these photos?

it is 

THEIR FAULT!

They are my classmates

and they are FUNNY

WITTY 

CHARMING & CREATIVE

and how does one FOCUS  on one's blog with an amazing group of ladies like this one?

one does not.

so sprinkle grace..

and lets move on

Julie, Ann, and their Mom Nancy

run Tattered Tiques

and they are NEW stockists for Annie Sloan !

They are wonderful teachers

and really kept things hopping in class!

I adore them all, and am so inspired by THEIR talent!

check THIS beauty out!

it's Provence

and some fun techniques done to it..

smooth as silk

you'd think it was peeling but it ISN'T!

off to paint!

have a happy day