Your invitation.....January 26, 2012

Paint is going to FLY!!!!!!!

CeCe Caldwell's Paint Chart..

These colors are absolutely wonderful and in January followed by 6-8 more and other products to create custom mixes.

I will post more this week....it's a busy time trying to unload product, reload product, make samples for workshops and web site. 

Clarification to everyone interested in Paint.....CeCeCaldwell's Paint are no VOC, which means GREEN....and the wax has no petroleum.  To top it all off, the containers are GREEN too being made out of recycled materials.  Yes, you can throw them in the garbage when you use the last drop.

Whatever is floating around out there, the reason is strictly competition, assumptions and
people that have nothing better to do than to find reason for blame.  Remember the Four Agreements,
1.  Be Impeccable With Your Word....2.  Don't Make Assumptions.....3. Don't Take Things Personal and
4.  Do The Best You Can Do.  I detest GOSSIP......I put it right in the same category as being a "BULLY"....


Have a great Monday everyone.....and be sure and comment so you are qualified to win a space in the 2nd Paint 'n' the Wine Country Workshop.

Two Complimentary Paint 'N' Wine Country Workshop Spaces

Come join in some Paint Flying Fun......Sonoma Country Antiques and European Furniture will host the 2nd Paint 'n' Wine Country Workshop on January 26th from 10 - 4 in their beautiful design filled barn.  The cost of the workshop is $175.00 for all day of new techniques, featuring CeCeCaldwell Paint and Wax and Amy Howard at Home unique applications.  You will also bring a small project of your own to "play with product" in the afternoon.

House of Anne will give 2 complimentary spaces on January 1st if you "comment" on this post telling me why you should be the winner.

Sonoma Country Antiques will be a  CeCeCaldwell Retailer for the Wine Country region and there will be ongoing workshops throughout the year with the next workshop being planned for March 2012.  Please go
to www.houseofanne.net to secure your space now or just give me a call or email.  951-385-6745/houseofanne.com.

How does one teach the already "pro's" from Sonoma Country Antiques?

The 1st Paint 'n' Wine Country Workshop Class

Raised Stencil Designs and Plaster

Leafing

Beautiful Sonoma Country Antiques

Lucy having some "paint flying" fun

Wood to Paint with a touch of leafing

Furniture Refinement and Renewal:

Before

After

Porcelain Crackle and Leafing

Zincking adding a design

It's a House of Anne "law"...a toast to a day of Paint Flying Fun!

Urban Barn is "Romance"

Soft and eeks "romance"

I am posting the following   smile box showing you a  photo shoot  from yesterday at the Urban Barn in Escondido, CA.
The photos of the bed and accessories throughout the barn are for  Romantic Home Magazine. It will be fun to see what will be selected for a future issue.

Customize your own photo slideshow

I promise to post again before the end of the week.....I want to show you all the beautiful CeCeCaldwells colors that will be available throughout the USA.  There will be Retailers throughout the Nation and we are proud to carry GREEN products, inside and out.

There is so much to talk about. Annette Tatum's beautiful new wall colors and paint, Amy Howard at Home and the debut she will be doing....and just plan old "life".....the opportunities are plentiful and all of you can be a part, exciting times ahead.

Until.....later in the week.

Life is the best and CeCeCaldwell's Paints and Waxes are over the top!!!!

I want to congradulate Charmaine Austin from Fair Oaks, California for winning the
PINK CONTEST......Cure for Cancer!.....Charmaine did a great job with a chicken coop renovation......how creative is this! The prize is "paint for a year".....it started out being Annie Sloan Chalk Paint but has now become the new   Ce Ce Caldwell's PAINT......totally GREEN and wonderful pallet of AMERICAN colors. Lucky you Charmaine....you are so privileged and deserve a "hats off".  Let the PAINT FLY.  See you for the 2nd Paint 'n' Wine Country workshop in Sonoma, California where you also won a complimentary day.

BEFORE

AFTER

One HAPPY HEN!

In this wonderful world.....

yes, in this wonderful big world that we are part of, there is room for many opportunities, relationships, and products.

As you are all aware, the last month has been a little crazy....I have taken another road, or should I say "roads" in my business life. My web site is under construction, my studio, "the room" is undergoing a new look and I am now the Distributor for a new paint, CeCe Caldwell for Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii and California. Very exciting times and absolutely paint after my own heart....it's totally GREEN, inside and out! Beautiful colors, techniques and applications....and again GREEN, even the wax!
The price will be very affordable for the DYI's and the workshops over the top. There will also be products and techniques for the professional decorative artisans that are on a continual hunt for "new" and fresh ideas and looks.
This paint has been a dream for Ce Ce and inspired by other brands out there.....Ce Ce didn't give up until she had the formula for an ALL GREEN product. Colors, prices, workshops will be on my web site hopefully by the beginning of next week, along with a special promotional introduction.

I am also the Distributor for Amy Howard at Home.....and you will find me giving demo's and workshops throughout Northern California (Santa Barbara and up) as well as Arizona.  Amy's approach to the DIY's and the professional artisans is brilliant.  The Toscana finishes are so beautiful, refined and classy and are now available for everyone to do in their homes as well as businesses.  Amy has many wonderful techniques and products and it is exciting going from one technique to another.    I will also have  this link on my new web site, again, hopefully by the first of the week.

A starter kit to get you going...

I also have been working with Southern California Designer Annette Tatum from Santa Monica. Annette has just kicked off her own paint line and colors that coordinate with her beautiful fabrics and design. There are 32 beautiful colors and I encourage everyone to check out Annette's web site. This paint can be purchased online or in boutique stores throughout the United States. Annette is not only an incredible Designer but she is a published author for The Well Dressed Home, a must have for your library.

32 beautiful colors

just playing with colors......what fun!

So as you can see, House of Anne is very busy these days wearing many hats and loving every exciting and challenging minute.

I so appreciate how big our world is and I so respect every one out there that is passionate with what they are doing or not doing. There is room for everyone....for every product line and for every opportunity.....grab the brass ring when you can and take that ride no matter what twists and turns you will experience. My hats are off to all the people I have met on my journey and I look forward to all the new people that are yet to come into my life.

I will post next week but for now.....I have to let the paint fly and get organized and ready for an exciting 2012.

Thank you everyone.....and please, keep those comments coming.

What is CeCe Caldwell's Products all about......just a little information

CeCe Caldwell loves to make old new again. Painting furniture and home decor items is a passion of hers. She is also concerned with leaving this earth in better shape for future generations. She wanted a paint with a wide color pallet focused toward American homes decor traditions and trends. She also required environment-friendly products. She demanded a sealing wax that she felt comfortable using around children and pets. CeCe began searching for a product similar to traditional chalk paint, but could not find what she wanted. Working with a few paint producers she was able to develop a product that met her requirements: excellent adhesion to various surfaces without extensive prep work, no odor, no VOCs, no acrylic and fully non-toxic and user-friendly for the DIYer and that meets the demandng needs of Decorative Artisians. The wax is a non-petroleum based, natural wax. In addition to being better for you, your family and the environment, it goes on smoothly without any drag or streaking. CeCe Caldwell's Paints will be offering variety of products designed to make homes beautiful with ease.

Using CeCe Caldwell's paints you can renew your vintage furniture into a modern, stylish look. Dated accessories are transformed into today's focal points in your home with a bit of paint and imagination. The paint's ability to adhere without prep to wood, plastic, masonry and metals gives you unlimited options and choices of items to re-purpose into treasures that fit into your current style and decor quickly and inexpensively. Today's on-the-go person doesn't want to spend the time striping, sanding and priming before they even lay on the first coat of paint. CeCe Caldwell's Paints takes the cost of prepping supplies and prepping time out of the project, saving you time, effort and money. You get to a finished project much quicker and at less cost.

Renewal of yesterdays items with an earth-friendly paint to make useful and vibrant products for today's homes and gardens with a reduced impact on our environment is CeCe Caldwell's Paint is about. Naturally Green in the Color of your CHOICE! We hope you have fun using our products and we want to hear from you and see you wonderful creations.

LOVE, Love, Love - Naturally Green in the Color of your CHOICE!

Time is so precious ......

I have so much to share with you, new products you will love, CeCe Caldwell is just one and surpasses anything out there, you will love it. It will be available just in time for Christmas and workshops are scheduled from coast to coast as well as Hawaii and Alaska.
Get ready...my blogger friends will be testing first and you will love the prices for both the paint and wax.

I am spending time with my son and his family before he deploys. Your prayers are needed. I am soaking up every minute as I always do, only wished my stomach wasn't in a knot.

I have met with many east coast bloggers, you all are wonderful and today I will finish up some painting....tomorrow meet up with my friend Lucy who I first met at the first Paint n Wine Country workshop, then again in the UK last month. I am looking forward to seeing her beautiful home and sharing what is taking place in the world of paint. I will post photos.

I wish you all a wonderful week and I will post after my trek to Scottsdale and San Francisco.
Exciting times ahead and an element of surprise thrown in too.