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.

Jeans to Silk........Refurbish to Refine.......Shabby to Savy

I want to thank all of you for beautiful emails, thank you's and support.  I no longer will put on events featuring Annie Sloan products, I have switched my commitment 100% to Amy Howard at Home.  You will be seeing it  very soon  and hearing all about it  in national publications and promotions.

I will continue to use Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in my workshops for beginners and for the simple techniques......there are  places for all  types of products.

There is nothing as refreshing  as style and class in your home, and  to top  it off,   say, "I did that", I created a beautiful Italian finish that up until now only Designers and Artisans have been able todo, now it will be available for DIY'ers.  That's what Amy Howard at Home lifestyle change is all about. There will be many techniques and products other than  just paint....how about beautiful pieces of furniture you can finish yourself in a Amy Howard at Home workshop hosted in your area.

Enjoy and have fun what ever you are doing and remember.....paint and color is your palette to create an inviting home.

refurbish "quick and easy"

" refinement" with class and elegance

Don't mean to be ignoring a new post but....I'm regrouping

I really am going to post this weekend and introduce you to techniques and applications that will be available next week. Workshops are scheduled....appointments made and I have to tell you, I haven't been this excited since I had my children/grandchildren. You all know color is my thing, I've been involved in paint, colors, color names....techniques and teaching for years. Last year I introduced a paint line in California and had fun setting up events and workshops all over California.....well now I've put on a different hat and will be the Distributor from Santa Barbara to the Northern California border....I have to tell you, I love all the areas that I will be representing ( Carmel, San Luis Obispo, Napa, Lake Tahoe  and San Francisco and of course other Northern California towns....and as a bonus, I have AZ too....back to Scottsdale where I had a paint/faux business for over 12 years.

The products I will be introducing to you are over the top beautiful. I'll be taking you from the world of "refurbishing flea market finds" to a lifestyle change of Italian finishes, zinc, molds, antiquing mirrors and more. It's like changing clothes for me from jeans to silk. Jeans are great but get a little boring....silk gives you the feeling of Veranda and some "class" in your home.

I am Amy Howard at Home 100%

There is nothing like learning beautiful finishes and applications....it's magical

Is this a classy kit or what....

Amy and myself at training in Memphis, Tenn.

I will be posting the beginning of the week and sharing these products...meanwhile, the website needs updating, the funky studio I have been working in will become an Urban Loft look and my phone is ringing off the hook for people wanting to experience the beauty of Amy Howard at Home.

This was a hard, fast and spinning week!

I have meant to post all week and include all the beautiful photos I took at Amy Howard's workshop/training last week in Memphis, Tenn. It was awesome working with an incredible Designer and her staff, that have a vision, business plan and work ethics that benefit not only the consumer but all the Distributors and Artisans involved with Amy Howard At Home.

I am so excited. I will be the Distributor for AZ and Northern California, Santa Barbara to the border....you know what that means, Carmel, San Francisco, Wine Country and Tahoe.....it's almost as good as "going home again".

I am leaving today for Seattle, a quick trip to assist The Bella Bungalow in painting and getting ready for their grand opening in November. I'm actually excited to share a whole "48 hours" with my daughter Kellyanne and PAINTING myself.
We will have fun, just wait til you see what she transformed from an ugly old small town tavern into a beautiful shop and studio.

If you'll excuse me now I promise to fill you in on Amy Howard adventures and events. Oh, for clarification, Amy Howards techniques and finishes are totally different than Annie Sloan Chalk Paint....that is what really excites me. Different challenges and territories, truly a great thing for my Gemini make-up and mind. From flea markets and refurbishing to total elegance and refinement.

Hand made furniture and decorative accents. 

You can have this too.....I'll teach you the custom finish and technique use......

Ok....off to Seattle....I will go into detail next week about Annie Sloan Chalk Paint workshops, who won the "pink" contest and more on Amy Howard At Home.
Have a great weekend

A brand new product and design technique......I'll post soon

Just a tease.....I'll post tomorrow but I want you all to get ready for a "lifestyle change" in the world of decorative finishing techniques. Sophistication and refinement of beautiful designs....you are going to love what now you can do in your own homes. Until tomorrow.....

I have to post this before I leave in the morning....

This is too funny! I got home after a wonderful demo at the Urban Barn....lots of people asking great questions after teasing them with the magic of a wonderful paint and wax that was created for "girls" but "boys" can use it too.

My husband has been a trooper the past year watching me come and go to different events and organizing for monthly and weekly workshops. I keep telling him things
will settle down (namely me)and then off I go picking up a new line and designated territory. (stay tuned and I will share everything when I return at the end of the this week). Anyway, when I returned home tonight I found this on my computer screen....very appropriate since I just visited the pub in Oxford where C.S.Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien used to share their writings and plot their stories. I'm sure
this quote was meant for me.

Have a wonderful week.