Archive for May 15th, 2012

May 15, 2012

Meet Rachel from Handmade Charlotte – A new contributor to Paint Me Plaid

We here at Plaid have been so lucky to come across many talented and creative crafters. As a manufacturer of arts and crafts we get the chance to meet and interact with crafty individuals very often. About a month ago we met a very talented women, named Rachel Faucett. Rachel Faucett is the author of the well-loved design blog Handmade Charlotte. After speaking and meeting with Rachel we here at Plaid decided to partner together. Rachel will be featured here on Paint Me Plaid every Wednesday, beginning tomorrow. She will be sharing some awesome projects, and giving you great inspiration. Here’s a little more about Rachel. Rachel lives on a farm with her husband and five children. 2011 was an exciting year for Handmade Charlotte; they designed a mini collection for Anthropologie, collaborated with J.Crew, and created DIY videos with Dwell Studio. If that wasn’t enough Rachel also contributed to a book of DIY projects, called Hand in Hand published by Lark Sterling. We are very excited to have Rachel apart of Paint Me Plaid. Make sure you check out her blog, Handmade Charlotte. Also Rachel is one of the top pinners in the country. Check out and follow her on Pinterest here. See below to view some of the projects and a video Rachel has created.

Here is some clothing Rachel designed from the Anthropologie Collection.

Here is a picture of Rachel’s adorable kids. This picture was featured in the book, Hand in Hand.

Here is a video Rachel created. Watch this to learn how to create splattered paint pants. Rachel made these pants using fabric medium and Apple Barrel paints

May 15, 2012

Tuesday Huesday: A Forest In You Home

Are you looking for a way to liven up a room in your home? Perhaps you should take a cue from the image above. I am in awe of this stenciled wall with wall hooks. I came across this room on BHG. I love the mixture of different green hues used in this room. This is a great way to give more life and color to a room. This is a DIY project that anyone could do. While this is not a project you can do in an hour, it is a great project that is unique and definitely eye-catching. Don’t be afraid to not only use color on your walls, but check out stencils as well. Click here to learn more how this wall was created, and learn how to add the wall hooks.

This palette was created using FolkArt acrylic paint colors: Apple Orchard # 2241, Brilliant Ultramarine #484, French Vanilla # 2573, and Gilded Oak # 2495