Vintage-Style Egg Co. Stencil Kitchen Art
I’ve become a bit obsessed with stencils- designing and cutting my own on a Silhouette Cameo. I have a list a mile long of creative ideas I plan to try with them. I’m also experimenting with stencil...
View ArticleGeneral Store Inspiration: Mercantile Interior Photo Tour
If you’ve seen my workshop studio, Inspired Barn, in magazines, online, or in person, it’s likely pretty obvious where my number-one inspiration comes from- early general stores and mercantiles. Photo...
View ArticleD. Lawless Hardware: A Craft & DIY Resource
Many of you are using your creativity to turn thrifted furniture finds into fabulous home furnishings with the latest trends in chalk and milk paint techniques, and then finishing off with new...
View ArticleDIY Plate and Display Stands
Here’s a quick craft with maximum practicality- DIY Plate & Display Stands! Follow me over to the SC Johnson blog for my latest post to see how simple it is to create display stands for showcasing...
View ArticleQuick Flea Market Decor: Bunting Banner
All it took was running across one little photograph found online today to make me jump from my seat and rush to the studio. Mimicking this funky, completely unrelated, flea market finds strung along...
View ArticleINTRODUCING: Cathe Holden’s Inspired Barn Stencils!
For years I’ve been creating my own typographic stencils inspired by early advertising flea market finds and different from anything I could find on the market. I cut my designs out with an electronic...
View ArticleInspired Barn Stencil Projects MEGA POST: Customizing Stuff!
Since the launch of my exciting new line of Inspired Barn Stencils a few weeks ago I’ve been having a blast customizing stuff around the studio, including inexpensive finds from thrift stores and flea...
View ArticleStudio Pennant Bunting
Of all the crafty trends that have been around since I began blogging 10 years ago, one of my favorites that I will never tire of is pennants. Bunting. Swag. Garland. Whatever you want to call it-...
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