New business...

In order to keep the jewelry separate from the furniture I have started a new business called "Dugout Designs"
 My facebook is facebook.com/dugoutdesigssc and I can be reached at dugoutdesignssc@gmail.com with any questions you may have.

Right now I am offering blinged cuffs, blinged with handstamped charms, photo frame cuffs and monogram baseball cuffs. I am working on the softball cuffs and hope to have those and keychains ready soon. A lot of the bling cuffs are one of a kind but there are several designs that I can continue to make as long as my supplier continues to stock it. Ex of a continuous offer is the "Queen Bee" cuff pictured below. It has become a instant hit and I hope that it continues to be available for a long time to come!

All orders are custom made upon order, monogram can take up to a week-2weeks depending on the embroiders schedule and all bling can take up to 3 days right now. I offer shipping for $3 within SC and $7 anywhere outside SC. I do not currently ship outside the US.

Would love for you to spread the word about the jewelry to anyone you know who may be interested in a bracelet!

Where to begin...

So much has happened since my last post...Spring Break, packed up a house, end of school, moved to South Carolina, unpacked (for the most part) and starting to learn about our new community. My son is playing football so that has taken up a lot of the summer, my daughter has been researching the best place to take dance lessons in the Upstate and I have been trying to get my name out there so I can get my furniture pieces sold and I started selling the baseball cuff bracelets here as well.

Furniture is a little slow, I have finished 2 pieces since we have been here. A gorgeous 1940's vanity with original mirror. I used Websters Chalk Powder with Behr Peacock Feather. After a light distressing I used Martha Stewart Silver Metallic glaze, I replaced all the hardware and now she is waiting for her new owner to come along and purchase her.

I also finished a desk this week using CeCe Caldwell Emerald Isle. I REALLY wanted to keep the original hardware on this one but one pull was broken and no one had a replacement much had seen a pull that looked like this one before so I had to purchase new pulls. It worked out because I found these cute owl knobs and they are now perched on the desk drawer. This piece is currently FOR SALE as well. (the pic looks funny because not all spots were dry when I took the photo)

While we have been here I have been looking high and low for a place that I could rent some space to put my furniture. So far I have struck out but I have made a lot of connections. One place in Greer just started carrying Websters back in June. Since he is fairly new to the product  and I have used it for quite awhile he asked if I would come help him teach a basic Painting 101 class using Websters this week. I loved it! This is why I so want to find a store to sell my stuff in so I can become a retailer of one of the paint lines out there and teach people how to paint their own pieces.

My basball cuff bracelets have really taken off the past couple of weeks and today when I stopped into a store to inquire about placing some furniture she was interested in my bracelet I had on. She could not offer me a spot to place pieces bc she is in a one on one deal with someone but she wants me to bring some of my bracelets up there and set up a table to sell them. She is also willing to pass out my business card for people wanting custom painting done since the lady who is selling furniture there does not do custom painting on items a customer owns. She gets lots of requests for that and will be able to pass out my cards when someone inquires. So excited how the last couple of weeks have gone!

I've rambled enough,here are the pictures of the pieces I have FOR SALE right now. If interested in them shoot me a message!

Monogram baseball cuff are in!

Picked up my first batch of monogram baseball cuffs today! If you are interested in ordering one contact me and let me know what you would like monogrammed on your bracelet and the color you want.

All monogram cuffs are $30, add $5 shipping (only shipping within the US right now). All cuffs come restrung with red string but if you would like a color that coordinates with your monogram color please add $1. 

SPRING!

I am so glad spring seems to be upon us! February around here was wet and cold and I do not do wet and cold very well!! Since we had so much rain furniture painting was put on the backburner and sought out a way to occupy my time inside.

Thus a new item I have added to my business...baseball cuff bracelets! I take an old, aged baseball, cut it up and voila! I make a bracelet out of it! I offer blinged out cuffs and I am also offering monogram/embroidered cuffs with a team name, jersey number, initials, etc...monogrammed onto the cuff.

Here a some of the ones I have made and/or sold so far. Prices listed below and I offer shipping for $5.

One of a Kind Peacock Cuff $35

 

 

 

Photo frame cuff (just glue your photo in space) $25

 

Queen Bee Cuff $25

Crown Cuff (1 available) $25

 

Owl Cuff...this one is SOLD but I can get at least 1 more of these $30

 

All monogram/embroidered cuffs are $30 and I will have pictures of samples within the next few days.

Let's Make a Deal!!

I have had this table posted on my Facebook page for awhile. It is a consignment piece that is available for custom painting and it is ready to be claimed by a new owner!

Here is my special...I will discount the price for whomever purchases it as long as you choose one of the paint colors I already have in stock.
It is a great coffee table/tv table with a drawer and a glass top. Measurements are 50inLx30inWx18inH

I'm drowning!!!

Ok, I am not drowning but my poor barnwood is!! I brought back several pieces of barnwood from our Christmas trip to see family in NC and was sooooo excited to get started working with them. The only problem is they were wet when we got them back home so they have been propped up outside to dry. Well, we have had so much rain since we got back that my poor barnwood is drowning. I feel like it will be June before I can get it dry enough to work with!!!

I also brought back the wrought iron base to an old Singer sewing machine. Still trying to decide if I am going to paint it or not. My original plan was to use the barnwood to make a table top for it. Like I said that may be a summer project now.

Praying next week is dry so I can get outside and get my hands on some paint brushes!!!

1937 Reveal

Remember the post on Grandma's furniture? Well, we are done with the vanity/desk, highboy, mirror and vanity chair. They turned out BEAUTIFUL and the owner LOVED them! Here is the message left on my FB page by the owner..."I'm still taken back by how beautiful the pieces of my grandmothers furniture from 1937 look in our home. Thank you for restoring and bringing new life to them. What a great story that these treasures will be as they are passed down through the generations!"

I was honored to be able to show her the possibilities of these special pieces and bring those possibilities to life and  cannot wait to get started on the headboard/footboard bench after Christmas vacation. Enjoy the photos (I forgot to get one of the mirror, I will get the owner to send me an AFTER one  and you will need to use your imagination on the BEFORE of it)

We have not yet been able to determine the maker of the furniture but behind the mirror of the vanity was stamped "Logan Porter Mirror Co, High Point, NC  May 7,1937"  (how cool I got to work on this since my birthday is May 7th) We know that her grandparents were married in 1937 and they got this bedroom set as their wedding gift. just wish we could figure out who the furniture company is that made it.