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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 [...]

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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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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 [...]

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“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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Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Workshops

We had a great weekend in High Point, North Carolina at Faux Works, the studio of Barb Skivington. We are now certified to teach Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Techniques to all of you! First, I want to heap praise on Barb Skivington. She is an amazingly talented artist and an incredibly gifted teacher. She is [...]

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Fellow Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Retailer: Sweet Vintage Decor

Last month Sweet South Cottage became a retailer for Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and Waxes. Posts around this product line will be featured regularly. You will see transformed furniture, workshops, and tips about the best techniques and tools for using the products. Annie Sloan herself  and the International Distributor for Annie Sloan Products Jolie Design [...]

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Sweet South Cottage is open for business!

Painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

Sweet South Cottage is the culmination of years of dreaming of a place where I could express my personal style and give others the vision to create their own. It was secret dream that I harbored and always said someday…. Someday when the kids are moved out, someday when I retire, someday when we aren’t [...]

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