Treasured Friend “I lost a treasured friend today; The little dog who used to lay, his gentle head upon my knee; And share his silent thoughts with me… He’ll come no longer to my call; Retrieve [...]
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French Country Flea Market – October 20, 2012
Please join Sweet South Cottage for the First Annual “French Country Flea Market” on October 20, 2012 from 9 am to 6 pm. We are located at 6007 Veterans Memorial Drive, Tallahassee FL, 32309. We are hosting the Market to celebrate the first anniversary of Sweet South Cottage. I can’t believe that I am writing [...]
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My Brush with Greatness – Two days with the world famous decorative artist Annie Sloan
I am on a high. It is the type of high that you get when you are in love or eating chocolate or if you just have accomplished something hard like running a race. I am still in the bloom of euphoria from attending the Annie Sloan Annual Stockist meeting in New Orleans. Annie spent [...]
Win a Ticket to see Annie Sloan in Atlanta on March, 29, 2012!
We have been telling you about the Annie Sloan North American Tour for several months. Now you have an opportunity to win 2 individual tickets (each a $350 value) to see Annie Sloan and take a workshop from her personally in Atlanta on Thursday, March 29, 2012. This is a quick contest, so hurry up and enter. There is [...]
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IT’S REAL (My South) South Carolina
This poem was written by my third cousin Sara Muxlow. She is a true Southern Lady and I hope you enjoy her delicious descriptions of her beloved South Carolina. IT’S REAL (My South) South Carolina Pure white gardenias on oh so green topiaries of foilage. I can smell ‘em now. Magnolia trees scented like [...]
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THE ANNIE SLOAN AMERICAN TOUR AND CHALK PAINT GIVEAWAY!
Announcing… THE ANNIE SLOAN AMERICAN TOUR AND CHALK PAINT GIVEAWAY! (This one is going to be Big!) To spread some holiday cheer and celebrate the Annie Sloan American Tour, we are excited to announce this wonderful giveaway. See how you can enter to win one the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Holiday Baskets given away by [...]
Today My Mom Has Been Gone Three Months.
That title is so sad for me to write. Here we are on this crazy journey, my sister and I, trying to get a new business up and running and we are missing our mom like mad. My mom was my best friend and three months ago she passed away and went to be with [...]
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Does Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Really Stick to Anything? Yes!!! – Silver Plate Tea Pot
This is the second installment in the blog series “Does Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Really Stick to Anything? Yes!!! My Rusty Urn post has garnered quite a few hits. Now when some of you read the title of this post, I am sure there were a couple of gasps and a couple of you even [...]
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Tagged annie sloan, chalk paint, clear wax, cottage, dark wax, duck egg, florida, furniture paint, north Florida, old white, painted furniture, retail, silver, small business, sweet south cottage, tallahassee, teapot, the South, vintage
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Does Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Really Stick to Anything? YES!!!! – Rusty Urn
It has been an awesome three weeks since our Grand Opening. We have sold quite a few things out of the shop, but of course everyone is excited about Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. One of the questions that I get asked most frequently, and with great skepticism I might add, “Does Annie Sloan Chalk Paint [...]
“NO UGLY FURNITURE SHALL GO UNPAINTED” Contest- Win a “FREE” Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Workshop at Sweet South Cottage
IT IS CONTEST TIME!!!! One lucky winner, will win a spot at our workshop on December 10, 2011. The workshop is titled: Annie Sloan Chalk Paint 101, Bring Your Own Furniture. It will be held from 10 am to 4pm and is a $195.00 value. CONTEST RULES: 1. You must become a Fan of the [...]
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Tagged annie sloan, chalk paint, Contest, north Florida, painted furniture, sweet south cottage, tallahassee, win, Workshop
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