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Glam Doll Donuts

Are you one of the lucky one’s that’s already had the delicious and eye candy pleasure of experiencing GLAM DOLL DONUTS yet?  Founded by the super fab  duo Teresa Fox and Arwyn Birch whom I have the pleasure of calling girlfriends of mine, the focus is on bringing a truly memorable donut, in an atmosphere that is nothing short of playfully vintage, unique and  memorable.

Glam Doll Donuts Back Entry

Glam Doll Donuts Back Entry

 

If you haven’t heard of Glam Doll Donuts yet, You’re welcome!  I can assure you that their donuts are a feast for the senses, a perfect daily taste bud delight that your soul will physically crave once you have one of their signature donuts.  I’m both honored and was privileged enough to be able to Paint and Design the place with the girls of LULU and the dolls.  We had a lot of fun with the place.  Here is my way of sharing a bit of what we did, the only way I know how…VISUALLY!

Welcome to Glam Doll Donuts!

Welcome to Glam Doll Donuts!

So many fun projects on this site.  We had a blast working with the dolls.

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Above is the inspiration for the custom tile floor!!!  Doing this saved costs on ripping out existing tile, installing new tile, and kept the old tile out of a landfill.  This was the result:

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We were so pumped on how things came out that we played up the design and stenciled the back entry tiles as well.  Each of the stencils was hand cut by our team and stenciled by hand.  SO worth it, for a one of a kind floor.    image

Other elements included, a glitter epoxy floor, glitter counter tops, stenciled ceilings in the GUYS and DOLLS bathrooms, Stenciled table tops… (which actually need to be redone…They never were sealed, we thought we’d have more time before they opened, but what do ya know…the girls open their doors and are an instant success!

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Layer three of the first stencil on the custom tile floor

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ahhhh so much better now, don’t you think?

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http://www.glamdolldonuts.com/

Stay tuned to see what we come up with for the outside of the shop!  And say hi to my kid sister if you go in for a treat.  She is one of their super cute barista’s!  If you are looking for something completely unique, one-of-a-kind and all your own, please do not hesitate to give us a call!

xoxo lulu

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Marilyn Monroe Mural by LULU Painting

Over a month ago one of my most treasured painters {Peg Malanaphy} and I were hired to do a total over haul for a hot new salon opening in Hudson, Wisconsin.  The salon is called VIVA VOCE and it’s located right on the main drag in the beautiful and historic neighborhood.

The project was a total creative blast from start to finish. Owner Tahne Stillwell was yet another one of our “Perfect Clients”.  She had a vision and trusted in our creative ability from day one so the marriage of two was enjoyable for all of us involved every step of the way.

Among the installation of: color selection, Copper Patina “drip” finishes, painting the ceiling, trim, doors, and walls, a custom exterior sign, and 3 custom stencils painted over exposed brick we also were commissioned to do an original Marilyn Monroe mural.  I know I know, We were totally psyched to get to work on it.  Tahne 100%  had us at “Marilyn”.

Below is the original “inspiration” photo we found of Marilyn online.

My creative architect Steve put the above photo on photo-shop and created this “custom image” for our client to be the mural.  It’s formatted to look like a layered stencil.

That was really the hardest part of this project.  Interior Designer Peg Malanaphy from Interiors of Stillwater and the salon owner Tahne Stillwell had already selected colors for us, so the next step was to paint.  We did the mural in layers using Sherwin Williams interior wall paint in 4 different sheen’s.  Here’s a few pictures of the mural in progress:

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You can see that the last and final layer that we added was a custom yellow stenciled using a Cutting Edge Stencil called Aladdin.  We did the stencil to frame out her BEAUTIFUL face.  Here is a picture of the finished wall of our very beautiful and flirty gal.  Note the gorgeous Patina finish and colors that Peg installed and picked out.

For Booking appointments at VIVA VOCE SALON:

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(715)808-8035
509 Second Street
Hudson WI, 54016
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Business Hours:

Monday Closed
Tuesday 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wednesday 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thursday 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Friday 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Saturday 8:00AM to 4:00PM
Sunday Closed

“I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.”
Marilyn Monroe

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Kiss Me I’m an Artist

You had me at Paddles!

Maggie O’Neill….  where might one begin when paying homage in written form to such an extraordinarily visual lady…First things first…You should probably peep her latest YOUTUBE Video…

Upon my travels with this saucy lady in Morocco I fell smitten and in love with her within seconds… From her studio’s annual Irish celebration parties, to her ‘Kiss me I’m an Artist’ t-shirts  the girl is the epitome of an ArtistE!

Once known as   ‘the dating artist’ ….(she had 30 dates, did 30 paintings…one about each)…I would have loved to have gone to THAT art opening.  Oh, I forgot to mention, she met her future husband on this arty dating adventure…but that’s a whole other story… (He had her when he did his kick ass WORM on the dance floor!) For those of you unfamiliar with the worm…recognize!

Maggie can also be found painting portraits of the seasons latest dresses for Neiman Marcus!  When she is not busy practicing her Wedding Worm routine she is busying her self by painting for the likes of this Falls Desperate Housewives of D.C. (Be sure to look for her on Bravo this Fall!).

The girl oozes talent and creativity, but mostly she SPARKLES and Glistens all things related to paint and positivity…  be on the look out for this classy color lover…something tells me she will be taking over the world just about any day now.

Oh yes and she also has the  most adorably high dimples and her signature ” paddles”  for thumbs that help her get all that painting done and swim really fast… Hey ladies, even cowgirls get the blues!

She does a whole slew of talented painty things out of her O’neill Studios in DC.  The girl is a vision…an inspiration…a HOOT and it should be in a textbook somewhere that  all artists, especially of the female kind should know her name!

For your stalking pleasure, here is a list of all things Maggie O’Neill….now do the worm and get down on it!

O”Neill Studios

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(301) 530-9030
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info@oneillstudios.com
Address:
4142 Howard Ave.
Kensington, MD 20895

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Roman & Williams

Roman & Williams from The Scout on Vimeo.

“…sort of taboo in our society where individuality is, like, the highest most sacred thing and i pride myself on being very individualistic, but i also love to submit myself to something more important.”- Stephen Alesch”

What an inspiring video to begin the day with.  Its such a delight to be reminded of something larger than ourselves.  In this industry we are continually invited into the homes and establishments of our clients with open arms.  I catch myself getting stressed or bombarded with pressures at times and strive to find that perfect balance of a job well done and taking things to the next level of service.

This video was such a pleasant reminder that its not just walls, or rooms, or spaces, but places that invoke “feelings” .  Just like the food we put into our bodies, our sacred  spaces hold a key to reminding us or taking us somewhere outside of ourselves.

Blessings!

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inspired: 500 days of SUMMER

Sometimes something just grabs at you.

cozy kitchen

cozy kitchen

Sometimes its long after its already grabbed so many others.  I know that the movie  500 Days of SUMMER has been out for a while now, but I really just can’t seem to get enough of all the eye, ear, and brain candy that is placed perfectly throughout this film.

Peep this chalkboard wall

Peep this chalkboard wall

lovely moments

lovely moments

The thing that most grabbed at me was  one of the main characters ‘Tom’s ‘ masculine chalkboard infused bedroom.  The beauty of this part of the film is that his room has one full wall that has been painted with chalkboard paint, but continues to change at various times throughout the film.  For you artsy folk out there, its worth watching just to take a ganders at this chalkboard wall.

Here are some other gems with chalk to get you all inspired…

I'm calling this the moustache look!  & I love it

I'm calling this the mustache look! & I love it

I feel like chalkboard paint is such a fun way to spice things up for the artistically minded DIYer or homeowner.  Give a sense of creative freedom to the owner.  How fun would it be to erase your doodles, or to let your kids run rampant fingers of chalk all over one of your walls?

kids can finally play!

kids can finally play!

I hope that you’ll watch it, and enjoy it just as much as I did.