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The Horror Saw
This past summer I picked up this rusty old saw with intentions of painting it. The only thing that came to my mind was CLOWNS. Yeah, I...
Oct 15, 2020

Johnny Cash Custom Painted Jeans
I picked these men's jeans up at a thrift store with the intentions of painting them. I just returned home from Nashville where I visited...
Mar 5, 2020

Dick's Drive In Art Show: Raising Money for Mary's Place
I wrote about Dick's 65th Anniversary celebration Art Show earlier this week and how excited I am to be participating. I received my tray...
Dec 5, 2019

Banana Splits Skateboard Gets Signed by Original Cast Members
The Banana Splits Show skateboard art by Carrie Milburn gets signed by original cast members.
Nov 2, 2019

Grieving Heart Art: Mixed Media Anatomical Heart
It would have been my brother's 45th birthday today so I put away my current projects for the day and built this piece. Sort of art...
Sep 5, 2019

Upcycled Vintage Traveling Liquor Bar
I upcycled a hard shell case I found at a thrift store, it was a "traveling liquor bar" back in the 1960s. It was all black and...
Jul 31, 2019

Skateboard Art for Charity: Jimi Hendrix
Skateboard art for the charity event 5050 for Austen. I designed this psychedelic Jimi Hendrix skateboard art for a really cool...
Apr 28, 2019


Johnny Cash Spool Top Painting
I failed to blog about a couple pieces I made for SnoTown Brewery last month so I'm doing it now. Another spool top painting for the...
Oct 25, 2017


Vintage Inspired Farm Sign
My husband and I restored this vintage pole for a friend's wedding. He fixed the weathered old pole and I painted and sealed it. He also...
Jul 18, 2016

Vintage Table, Upcycled Butterfly Art
A couple of weeks ago I was on a long walk with my dog and during the last mile I came across this table on the side of the road with a...
May 9, 2016


Hand Painted Candelabra Candlestick Holder
I found this candlestick holder at a thrift store. It was brown with a clear glaze and most people wouldn't have given it a second look....
Oct 22, 2015

Upcycled Vintage Sewing Box
I found this vintage sewing box at a garage sale for $5. It was literally falling apart and was filthy. I took it home, cleaned it up,...
Aug 17, 2015

Wooden Spool Paintings
I acquired these two wooden spool tops from Frank at Sno-Town Brewery. I wanted to paint record labels that reminded me of my childhood,...
Jul 14, 2015
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