Have you seen the new Mackenzie - Childs catalog? Every page is full of gorgeous eye candy. I love the whole Courtly Check line. Every single piece!! You can describe MacKenzie - Childs products as gorgeous, fabulous, beautiful, unique, original, definitely high quality. Affordable, budget friendly, inexpensive??? No, you would never use those words to describe MC products. This little black and white check pot was inspired by MC. First off I painted a few coats of white acrylic paint onto a terra cotta pot. Making sure to let it dry between each coat. I used a pencil to sketch the pattern onto the pot. I scribbled with the pencil a bit to mark the sections I wanted to paint black. After I painted the black and white check pattern, I edged everything up with a metallic gold acrylic paint. When the paint was dry I did a few layers of gloss Mod Podge. Then I ran over to Home Depot for a plant. It was slim pickins at the end of February. Winter be gone! Succulents and a few cacti.....mmmm how Nevada I thought. So I bought six. I am on the fence about my MacKenzie - Childs inspired pot, I do love it, it is eye catching across the room. It was easy to paint and I will probably make a few more. But I still dream about ordering so many of the gorgeous pieces from the catalog. Thank you MacKenzie - Childs for the inspiration! Thank you for stopping by. I appreciate you taking the time to visit. Sign up to follow me by email, or on Pinterest or Facebook. Have a wonderful day, MacKenzie - Childs.com 4" Courtly Check Flower Pot by MacKenzie - Childs I am sharing this post at: A Stroll Thru Life: 206th Inspire me Tuesday Ivy and Elephants: What's It Wednesday #113 Green Willow Pond: What We Accomplished Wednesday #44 Savvy Southern Style: Wow Us Wednesday #159 My Romantic Home: Show and Tell Friday Common Ground: Be Inspired #179 It's Overflowing: Share Your Creativity Party #105 Email me @ [email protected]
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I'm a fan of the whole whimsical Mackenzie Childs theme, so when I found this ceramic pumpkin, trying to recreate the vibe was a no brainer!
Have you seen the new Mackenzie - Childs catalog? Every page is full of gorgeous eye candy. I love the whole Courtly Check ...
I'm a fan of the whole whimsical Mackenzie Childs theme, so when I found this ceramic pumpkin, trying to recreate the vibe was a no brainer!
I've always loved MacKenzie-Childs. They make some absolutely beautiful things. Their pumpkins are no exception. However their signature...
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Explore the magic of the Mackenzie-Childs headquarters and the brand's home town of Aurora, New York...an experience I was so lucky to be a part of.
How many times have you come across home décor that stopped you in your tracks? It captured your heart immediately, only to be shocked at the price tag, leaving you with disappointment as you walked away without it? Me too! Apparently, a lot of you have experienced this as you have asked me time and time again to create high ticket item "knock-offs" which sounds so negative to me! LOL! I prefer to call this work "inspired by...". Allow me to introduce the Black & White Check Candlesticks Make
I'm a fan of the whole whimsical Mackenzie Childs theme, so when I found this ceramic pumpkin, trying to recreate the vibe was a no brainer!
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I am so inspired and love ALL of MacKenzie Childs products. From furniture to dishware to soft goods. I love them all. The whimsy and jus...
This summer, while driving around Upstate New York to visit a few colleges with our youngest daughter, we had the privilege of a personal tour of MacKenzie-Childs Headquarters in Aurora, New York. …
I am finally getting around to compiling and editing all my images from my trip upstate to Aurora, New York with the MacKenzie-Childs team! It was such a fun few days getting a deep dive into the company, learning more than I ever imagined about...
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I'm a fan of the whole whimsical Mackenzie Childs theme, so when I found this ceramic pumpkin, trying to recreate the vibe was a no brainer!
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These photos were taken at MacKenzie-Childs Shop in Aurora. The children's area has the table set for a girl…. …and a boy! The window sill displays furry little friends, books and a view of the swan pond: Wouldn't every child enjoy sitting at this table? One of the tables in the shop was set with Parchment and Aurora enamel, with Parchment majolica…. A mixture of serving pieces, candlesticks and vases demonstrated how you can mix and match all of the M-C pieces: Imagine sitting on this gorgeous Parchment loveseat while dining?: Another table mixed the Butterfly enamel with Courtly Check majolica pieces: This table setting was found in the Farmhouse in the main dining room, on the diorama table: A simple, but very expensive setting! AND, is this rug just "to die for"? But I imagine one would want the table to coordinate with it, too! (cha-ching, cha ching!) This table, off the kitchen in the Farmhouse, displayed more Aurora enamel. Each piece of this enamel highlights an area of the M-C farm property. This bowl pictures the Farmhouse, set on a Courtly Checked table... I love how they mixed the majolica Parchment mugs with CC enamel saucers! Have you seen anything that you must have?? Sharing with Tablescape Thursday @ BNOTP
DIY Mackenzie Childs inspired ceramic pumpkins
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Yippee!!! Thank you Marty for featuring the pumpkins this week! Make sure to visit Marty at her blog: A Stroll Thru Life Click here to view a tour of her lovely home! Thank you to Kathy over at Life on Lakeshore Drive for giving the pumpkins a feature too! I am soooooo flattered! Click here to visit Kathy, she throws a fun party! Happy Fall Y'all! Well here we are in the middle of autumn...Mother Nature is proudly displaying her colorful artwork. And so am I! Proudly displaying my artwork that is. I love the way my checkered pumpkins stand out against the fall colors. These pumpkins are obviously inspired by Mackenzie - Childs. I mean if you are going to be inspired you might as well be inspired by the best! As much as I love how these faux pumpkins look outdoors, I knew they needed a nice home indoors. So I went to Costco to get a free box...to paint like a boot tray I saw in the MC catalog. Seriously you had to know that was coming! The box I made was inspired by the Mackenzie - Childs boot tray, which sells for $495. While I am sure it is worth every penny, I just felt $495 was maybe a bit much for a pumpkin display. My husband thought the same thing, no arguments he totally agreed with me on this! There might have been some talk about who puts boots on a $495 tray? I am sure some of you are thinking who paints a Costco box to look like a $495 boot tray. Yeah we talked about that too.. I still went ahead and painted the box and he ended up liking it. He even cut the cute decorative wood trim for me. He figured he was saving himself $495.... Just to make my box unique I added the word pumpkin, spelled in French no less, with some gold paper letters I cut with the Silhouette Cameo. I am betting it's the only box of its kind here in Nevada. Pun intended. Geeze I photographed these guys from every possible angle! Close ups too! Here is a quick tutorial on how I painted these beauties. I cut a paper square (1 1/4 inch) and traced around it on the fake pumpkin. Then I marked the squares that I wanted to paint black with an X. Then I painted them black. I let them dry for a few hours. Then I watered down (thinned) some gold metallic acrylic paint and brushed it all over the pumpkin. Done. Same idea for the "boot tray" except I had to paint the box white first. Which took about four coats. It works best if you let the paint dry between coats. At this point I was thinking maybe $495 isn't really that much... At first I just painted a gold stripe on the bottom edge of the box. Ugh that wasn't going to work. Off to the home center for some edging I went. I think the wood trim really finishes the box off. It almost hides the fact that it's really a Costco box. I said almost not totally! So everyone is happy, the pumpkins, my husbands wallet and myself. Thank you to my dear friend Paula for giving me the faux white pumpkins...not orange ones, phew! And thank you to Costco for the free box. Total cost of this project $13.95 plus tax. The wood trim was the only thing I purchased. So the MC boot tray is $495, the pumpkins are $50 for an 8" pumpkin (I have 2) and $100 for the 9" pumpkin. So I'd say this was a cost effective project! Thank you for visiting MarvinDaughters I appreciate your time and sense of humor! Follow me with email or on Facebook or Pinterest. Have a wonderful day, Sharing this post at: My Romantic Home: Show and Tell Friday! FRENCH COUNTRY COTTAGE: Feathered Nest Friday Natasha In Oz: Say G'Day Linky Party (110) A Stroll Thru Life: 240th Inspire Me Tuesday An Extraordinary Day: Project Inspire(d) Link Party Week 90 Our Home Away From Home: Tuesdays At Our Home #84 Boogieboard Cottage: Linky Party #199 Life On Lakeshore Drive: The Bouquet of Talent #112 Savvy Southern Style: Wow Us Wednesdays #193 Ivy and Elephants: What's It Wednesday #140
