chalkboard art

One of the things I did for the Holiday Open House was make some fun chalkboard art.

I started by digging through the barn for some old frames.

I thought I was going to spray paint some plywood or mdf, but hubby found pre made 2' x 4' sheets of chalkboard at Home Depot for $9.97.  I am always into taking some shortcuts!
So you will need a frame, pre made or make your own chalkboard, chalk, chalk markers, ruler, wipes, q tips, aqua net unscented hairspray, glazers points.

Start by printing off some artwork from the internet that you like (pinterest has some great ones).  

I then fold the paper into squares and then grid off my chalkboard accordingly with a light chalk line.  

This then becomes your guideline to hand drawing the artwork onto the board.

I will lightly draw out the placement of the artwork and words in chalk to make sure it is spaced correctly.  If not, simply erase and draw again.

I then take a chalk marker and begin my drawing.  Again, make a mistake, simply take a baby wipe or dampened q tip to erase...

When it is all done I will go through with a baby wipe and q tip and clean up all my lines,

I will set it aside to look from a far and make sure I don't have any changes.  
When I am finally done I will lay it on a towel and lightly spray it with unscented aqua net to set it.

Let it dry flat before you put it in the frame.
When done, use glazer points to secure it in the frame and you have wonderful Holiday artwork that can be changed out season after season!

Here are a couple more of what I did, all of these will be available at Kim's store, Uptown Antiques, in Marysville.  Her Holiday Open House is Nov 7 & 8.

Holiday Open House - Uptown Antiques & French Hen Farm!

We have gotten so many questions about if we are going to have a Holiday Open House this year.
Unfortunately, we have been so busy with weddings all summer that we won't be able to have a Holiday Open House this year :(
However... my dear friend Kim, from Uptown Antiques, asked if we would join her in her Holiday Open House Nov 7 & 8! :)
details here   https://www.facebook.com/events/713367465413983/

So this past weekend, my hubby and I, helped Kim get ready for her upcoming Holiday open house! 
We worked over the weekend rearranging her wonderful unique pieces and adding a French Hen Farm touch to her great space in Uptown Marysville.  
We will have a selection of French Hen Farm goodies in her shop this Holiday season!

Here are some pictures of her shop from this weekend. 
Lots of great Fall treasures for your home!

More to come this upcoming weekend when we "Christmas-ize" her shop for the Holiday Open House!
Hope you can make it!
Visit her https://www.facebook.com/uptownantiquesmarysville

City Farmhouse.... Nashville here we come!

On a spur of the moment last weekend, we decided to visit our dear friends Jenni and AJ from The Vintage Songbird, down in Nashville !

They were set up at The City Farmhouse Pop Up Shop in Franklin Tennessee.

It is a lovely show on a beautiful property in the hills of Tennessee. 

 This year it was set at the famed music producer Buddy Killen's former estate.  
There were artists set up from all over.  A couple of our favorites from Ohio :)

So we packed up in the wee hours of Friday morning and headed south!

We got there around 1:30.  The place was packed.  The booths were all beautiful.  

Jenni had already sold her two amazing sofas before we even arrived!

 Loved the tables scape with a chandy!  Always love a good chandy!

 I almost went home with this great Produce sign....and I loved these chickens!

We ended our night heading back to Nashville to BB Kings for dinner, drinks and some AMAZING music and dancing!  It was a great trip!

 Great friends!  Great day!  Great night!

yes, we do weddings

We get so many inquiries about weddings at the farm.

Yes, we do have weddings at the barn.
We don't advertise and we do keep them limited to a certain number a month so we can still have quality time with our family.

Here are a few images to show you some of the recent weddings we have had.

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Most of our brides get married underneath the willow tree overlooking the pond.

Lots of photo opportunities from the barn loft or on the grounds with many gardens.

The barn is lit with tons of vintage chandeliers and there are many vintage props and pieces around the farm to use. So really needs little decorations.

So many fun ideas!

pond with fountain and willow trees

depending on the size of the wedding, many brides bring an additional tent.

….As the sun goes down…..we have a firepit for making s'mores or chill in' by the fire later in the evening.

Best wishes to all our wonderful brides and grooms that have had their weddings at the farm!  

We have so enjoyed being a part of your special day!

moo!