mrsjonespaintedfinishes.com » late-breaking news http://mrsjonespaintedfinishes.com/blog memphis-based painted finishes Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:43:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 outlet alert! http://mrsjonespaintedfinishes.com/blog/2009/12/14/outlet-alert/ http://mrsjonespaintedfinishes.com/blog/2009/12/14/outlet-alert/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:35:49 +0000 stephanie http://mrsjonespaintedfinishes.com/blog/?p=1563 great retail news for us here in memphis…new outlets for two fabulous lines have just opened: a second worlds away (called “worlds apart”) location, at 2161 central avenue in midtown, and an amy howard store at 420 south perkins extended.  (get all the details in my pal sally walker davies’s great finds column.)  bargain buying opportunities abound for the most gorgeous, glamorous furnishings.  here are a few snaps from the worlds apart opening party:

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(in other late-breaking developments, sally reports that the opening date for our anthropologie has been moved up to march.)

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]]> http://mrsjonespaintedfinishes.com/blog/2009/10/25/retail-rumor-mill/feed/ 0 coming up… http://mrsjonespaintedfinishes.com/blog/2009/09/26/two-of-my-favorite-days/ http://mrsjonespaintedfinishes.com/blog/2009/09/26/two-of-my-favorite-days/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:34:46 +0000 stephanie http://mrsjonespaintedfinishes.com/blog/?p=949 …two of the most fun days of the year, this tuesday and wednesday…”le cadeau”. on offer: gifts, antiques & accessories (katherine kaelin & karen klawinski), antique & estate jewelry (nikki mcvean & joanne hathcock), and art by adair parthenais & paige thompson.  if you are in the memphis area and have not recieved your invitation in the mail, please email me for the details.  here is just a taste:

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so please come by and see us.  mrs. jones will be in the pool house with new samples to show, and painted furniture, the vintage-y pots, and hand-dyed & painted t-shirts for you to take home.  (don’t forget: sip & shop from five until eight tuesday…all your friends will be there!)

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premiere tonight: abc-tv, 7pm memphis time.  dial 800.868.3405 to vote.

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the occasion will quite possibly warrant additional cupcakes.  (this one, baked by meg jones, is a cappucino cupcake with mocha-cream frosting.  see the cupcake doctor for recipes.  and if this makes you hungry, take a peek at my pal perre’s new fab foodie site, the runaway spoon…everything about it is de-lish!)

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(very cool looks for the right spot.)

wednesday, though, was life-changing for mrs. jones.  cynthia davis filled a day (and our portfolios) with incredible layered, stenciled finishes.  her brilliant line of wallover stencils, designed with the lovely rena paris, are one knockout pattern after another.  she is an excellent instructor: engaging, engergetic, and positive, giving non-stop practical advice and entertaining job-site tales from the front.  but more than anything, cynthia is super design-generous, willingly sharing every single experience, paint color, product tip and technique she knows.  she’s nothing short of amazing…truly, my idal idol.

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(left: cynthia working the wallovers booth at the expo, which was, of course, the friendliest, most fun and inspiring space in the whole entire convention center.  right: my fave samples from her class.)

the week wrapped up with a great cabinets & mouldings session with wonderful julie zouzounis and a very  fun “print room” workshop taught by the stencil library’s  vivacious resident goddess herself, helen morris.  (more below on this.)  helen was the keynote speaker for the convention.  the topic of envious ladies-room chatter all week: her fabulous “speech skirt”. 

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(i love my new samples from julie’s class!)

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only in memphis.

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this quote (attributed to freud) is one of mrs. jones’s favorite ways to justify her work and love of design.  but when worried about feeding your family, or not having a warm, safe place to sleep tonight, who could seek or enjoy anything beautiful?  so,

if you’ve read anything else online today, you’ll know that there is an action afoot proclaiming april 1, 2009 ”april food day”, encouraging readers to make a donation to feeding america . this extremely worthwhile concept is the brainchild of chris cox (easy & elegant life) and meg fairfax fielding (pigtown*design).  every dollar contributed to feeding america provides seven meals, or ten pounds of food!  now, mrs. jones is no mathematician, but that seems like an incredibly efficient way for us to help.  please consider a contribution to feeding america (or a local food bank or shelter of your choice) today.  that would be truly beautiful.  no fooling.

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