12 Days of Hueology Christmas~ Day 12...

"On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me"...

Twelve chairs to sit on,

Eleven blogger blogging,

Ten winter windows,

Nine bristle brushes,

Eight merry mantles,

Seven painters painting,

Six shabby shutters,

FIVE GIFT CARDS BLING... cause we sell them!!!

Four scraps of wood,

Three chest of drawers,

Two cans of wax and

A quart of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint!!!

After 12 days of coming up with things to entertain our followers with, we feel our chairs speak for themselves. They take a lot of time, but are well worth it in the end!!!  (F.Y.I. the chair above is painted in French Linen and the one below is Antibes Green)

So here is our infamous attempt at singing the "12 days of Hueology Christmas"... PLEASE put your dogs outside gather your family around, keep all wine glasses in the kitchen join us in a little Christmas cheer AND don't bust out laughing too loud  sing-a-long to our latest holiday hit!!!

We are afraid to ask "What did you think?"... 
So we would rather leave you with a simple 
THANKS for following us and for ALL your support 
this year as we get started in our Annie Sloan Journey!!!

12 days of Hueology Christmas~ Day 11

"On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me"...

Eleven blogger blogging

Ten winter windows

Nine bristle brushes,

Eight merry mantles,

Seven painters painting,

Six shabby shutters,

FIVE GIFT CARDS BLING... cause we sell them!!!

Four scraps of wood,

Three chest of drawers,

Two cans of wax and

A quart of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint!!!

We give full credit to Blog Land for our discovery of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.  It is only fitting that we  honor a few old favorites and some new ones that are rocking some ASCP! Make sure to visit some of our beloved blogs due to several are having a HUGE Annie Sloan Give-A-Way of lots of goodies and a chance to win a ticket to the "2012 Annie Sloan American Tour"!!!

Let's start with the blog that started it all....Annie's Blog

1.  Annie Sloan

 2.  Miss Mustard Seed

3.  Perfectly Imperfect

4. Whimsical Perspective

5. Paint In My Hair

6.  Shades of Amber

7.  Stiltkin Studios

8.  The Empty Nest

9. Mak and Jill

10.  Counting Sheep Antiques

11. Embellish and Restore

We know there are MORE than 11 great blogs talking about the ASCP... what's your favorite?

 DO you have one yourself?  

Leave a comment and give a LINK!!!

12 Days of Hueology Christmas~ Day 10

"On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me"...

Ten winter windows

Nine bristle brushes,

Eight merry mantles,

Seven painters painting,

Six shabby shutters,

FIVE GIFT CARDS BLING... cause we sell them!!!

Four scraps of wood,

Three chest of drawers,

Two cans of wax and

A quart of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint!!!

We wish we could share pictures of ALL the fabulous windows we have come across and loved, let alone painted (never enough time)!!! We were just happy to get a good photo of this one before it was sold. We are even thinking of having a couple's "make-n-take" night in February and serving chocolate dipped strawberries while you and yours paint a window together...

This window was painted with an impasto effect in "Arles" by Annie Sloan Chalk Paints... isn't it the most yummy window ever?!?! All we have to do is pop off the holiday topper made by Nancy at Total Bliss and it's ready for year round. The options are never ending!!!

And if I must add the most precious item EVER... This darling little snowman was hand-made by some very SPECIAL adults at Lifespan! Look for your local talent...

12 Days of Hueology Christmas~ Day 9...

"On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me"...

Nine bristle brushes,

Eight merry mantles,

Seven painters painting,

Six shabby shutters,

FIVE GIFT CARDS BLING... cause we sell them!!!

Four scraps of wood,

Three chest of drawers,

Two cans of wax and

A quart of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint!!!

We love our brushes, any shape or form. It's what makes the texture on your piece unique to each it's own!!! We love trying new ones and  could kick ourselves when we leave them to harden like rocks. One cool thing about Annie Sloan Paints is if yo leave your brush a bit too long, just soak in water for a few hours and it will soften to be able to clean!!! Trust us... we even out it to the test (not on purpose) and after 2 weeks of several brushes being left in a baggie, we soaked and whala... a good soaken and brush cleaning and they were good as newish!!!

MADE IN the USA...COOL!!!

What's your favorite brush to paint or wax with?

12 Days of Hueology Christmas~ Day 8...

"On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me"...

Eight merry mantles,

Seven painters painting,

Six shabby shutters,

FIVE GIFT CARDS BLING... cause we sell them!!!

Four scraps of wood,

Three chest of drawers,

Two cans of wax and

A quart of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint!!!

When we found this incredible mantle, we almost felt guilty handing over the $20 bill as we were running to put it in the van!!! It sat is Trish's garage for several months before the "mood" set in. The first coat was in Graphite. Seemed like a great choice in our minds... Ummmm NO!!!

I guess in the end, a couple coats of French Linen by Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and are VERY happy!!! SO happy in fact that Trish's husband thought it would be cool on the back porch. So there ya go, nothing like making the "man" happy!!!

Other than FREE on the side of the road 

(we've all done that a time or two), 

what's your BEST find that you just couldn't part with?

12 Days of Hueology Christmas~ Day 7

"On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me"...

Seven painters painting,

Six shabby shutters,

FIVE GIFT CARDS BLING... cause we sell them!!!

Four scraps of wood,

Three chest of drawers,

Two cans of wax and

A quart of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint!!!

One thing that we LOVE more than painting is meeting new folks that have the same passion as we do!!! We have had the opportunity to meet other Annie Sloan Stockist  from across the states to held workshops for folks that  have never even picked up a paint brush. As much as we love to learn and paint, teaching is a BIG part of our work as well and we LOVE to share our knowledge with YOU.

Thanks to everyone in our pictures that we don't even know ;) We see Janet from TLC Vintage collection, Barb from Faux Works Studios, Amber from Shades of Amber, Janelle from Sodderbug... who are we missing? Who did I mis-announce?

Our own painter MJ Taylor!

Where are you from and/or where do you like to paint? 

Do you teach, attend or both at Annie Sloan workshops?

Simple Sunday...

12 Days of Hueology Christmas~ Day 6

"On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me"...

Six shabby shutters,

FIVE GIFT CARDS BLING... cause we sell them!!!

Four scraps of wood,

Three chest of drawers,

Two cans of wax and

A quart of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint!!!

We think these picture say enough... does it get more traditional than this? How can you not love the simplicity of richness of Annie Sloan's Emperor's Silk with Old White and Versailles peaking out? Here are Hueology, MJ LOVES blue and Trish is Green to the core, but nothing says Christmas like the combination of red & green!!!

So, let's hear it all you paint junkies... What's your favorite Christmas colors? Do you incorporate them in with your decor colors you already have or do you stick with tradition and pull out all the good ol' timer colors?

12 Days of Hueology Christmas~ Day 5

"On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me"...

FIVE GIFT CARDS BLING... cause we sell them!!!

Four scraps of wood,

Three chest of drawers,

Two cans of wax and

A quart of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint!!!

So... what's not to love about a gift certificate to learn something new with folks you like and getting a little messy at the same time?!?!? We at Hueology have gift certificates an ANY increment... hoping that you want to hang with us too. We teach beginner's workshops on Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, we hold "Bring Your Own Furniture" night, SUPER fun Make-N-Take's and MORE!!! Coming in the early new year, we will be offering advanced workshops, couple nights and one-on-one training for the folks who simply want MORE!!!

We hold all our workshops at Total Bliss in Summerfield. Looking for somewhere closer to you? Make sure to check out Jolie Designs for your local retailer of Annie Sloan products and workshops. 

Can't find a place close enough to you for purchasing product or attending a workshop? Interested in selling/representing and learning more about Annie Sloan products? Check out Jolie Design & Decor to  see if your area is available for becoming a Stockist or local retailer!!!

And finally... thanks for noticing that Trish CAN'T spell!!! Did you catch it... or was it only her mother that points those things out?
"Just kidding mom" ~Trish

12 Days of Hueology Christmas~Day 4

"On the forth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me"...

Four scraps of wood,

Three chest of drawers,

Two cans of wax and

A quart of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint!!!

Now I know this isn't very "Christmasy" looking, but how could we resist this opportunity to share a little bit bunch of fun at little cost?!?! And the best thing is, NO measuring, NO perfectionist, & NO rights OR wrongs... Now that's a gift in itself!

One of our FAVORITE things to do at Hueology is grabbing scraps of wood and simply playing. Our dear friend, Janelle from Sodderbug thought it might be a good idea to gather some friends, power-tools and make wall art for out of scraps... and boy was she right! It's a great way to use up bits and pieces of other people's "trash" and make a real treasure!!!

Thanks to Janelle (our local country girl), Pierina (our local Italian girl), Grant (Trish's son) and of course Cooper (the 140 pound yellow lab) for all your help!!!

Look what our FABULOUS MJ did on her front step!!!

Who is your favorite paint buddy? 

Your saviest trash picker? 

Your best GOOD time friend?