SBE Oil Painting and Frame Sale

Okay, so this does not really have anything to do with my kids or our family life...but I am really excited about my newest SBE purchases! If you live in the area, you may or may not be familiar with Alan & Kitty Engberg, and their traveling business. I was able to have a show at my house a year ago and I am now addicted! Every time they are in the area, I go to their shows and buy something. It may just be a $5 frame that I can spray paint, but I can't leave without something! I know it sounds like I am an impulse buyer but I promise I am not!! I totally PLAN on buying something when I go! :)

Anyway, I have been to two sales in the last two months. I purchased some damaged frames at the first sale, as well as a frame for a painting I did for Ava's and Greta's play room. I know, I know, they don't have a play room...yet! They will someday and I will be ready! At the second sale, I purchased two really nice oil paintings for their nursery. I also purchased 4 more smaller oil paintings for the master bedroom. As soon as we get our nursery situated, I want to replace the art over our night stands with the newer oil paintings. 

Without further adieu...

The painting is a 16X20 that I did a few months ago at a painting night at church. I found the frame at one of the sales for a good price and had my painting mounted for free. This will one day hang in a play room/homeschool room. I can't wait!

This is an 8X10 $5 frame that I got for free. When I went to pay, Kitty handed me back my $5 because I did not have exact change. She told me to just stick it in my pocket. Okay!! :) I will spray paint this gold to match the next two frames.

 Another $5 frame. This will also be spray painted a brighter shade of gold.

Since this frame is a little more ornate, it was $18. Since I got such a great deal on the other three frames, I did not feel bad paying that. This will also be spray painted gold.

These are my 4 8X10 owls that I painted at my last painting night. Whenever SBE comes back into town, I will find one more 8X10 frame (spray painted gold, of course!) and then have all of these mounted in the frames I bought last time. My goal is to have the above 16X20 in the middle of a wall, with two owls flanking each side. I think it will look chipper and cute!

This is a 20X24 Paris street scene that is now hanging above Ava's crib. It is very similar to the 24X36 Paris scene that I got for free for hosting a sale back in August. I wanted the two to look different, so I framed this one in gold instead of dark bronze. My friend Peyton helped me pick out the frame for this one.

This is a 20X24 Venice canal scene. It is now hanging above Greta's crib. The frame for this one is not identical to the one above, but it is very similar. I was so sad that I could not find matching frames, but they are so close that you really can't tell. Both paintings are hanging in the nursery and I really don't even notice the difference.

 A 12X16 that will hang above my nightstand.

 A 12X16 that will hang above Jeremy's nightstand.

 A 5X7 that does not have a home yet. I will find a place for it though!

Another 5X7 that does not have a home! :)

Loot

This post is coming almost two months late! If you don't care anything about interiors, oil paintings, and ornate frames, then you will not care anything about this post. I, however, am a huge fan of anything involving interior design and wall decor. I am not a materialistic person, but I do love accumulating things to make our house a home. Let me be clear: I do not store up treasures on this earth because I know that my real treasure is in Heaven, but while I am on this earth I do enjoy hobbies and design is one of them.

At the beginning of August, I was able to host an SBE Inc. Art Show at my home. Since my husband and I moved to Tuscaloosa almost 5 years ago, I have always wanted to host one. I never knew how to get in touch with them to schedule a show so I just concluded that I would never have one and I would be destined to go to everyone else's shows. Mid July, a friend (Rachel) contacted me and said that she could not host the show she had been planning for over a year. Could I possibly have it at my house? Well, of course!! She offered to let me have all the proceeds because it was at my house, but I didn't feel right about it since she had been planning this. We decided to split the percentage and get 10% each. 

When you host an SBE show, you get 20% of the profit to spend on art for yourself. If you spend above and beyond your percentage, you get either 10% or 20% off the asking price (I am not sure which it is) Alan and Kitty Engberg are very easy to work with. They set up in your garage, so there is no reason to get your house in mint condition. I was thrilled to have this opportunity! In two days, we sold $5,300! 

Loot:

 This 24X36 Paris street scene and frame was $360. I got it for FREE because it was part of my 20%.

 8X10 FREE

 8X10 FREE

 8X10 Chalkboard $5

 20X24 painting and frame $180

 I already owned this painting, but the frame was FREE with my 20%.

 12X16 $150

Please disregard the mess in the back! But, this is how the three roosters will hang on the wall. I don't have any of these up yet, but I will post pictures when I do. Hopefully, Jeremy will be willing to hang these for me this afternoon. Pictures could be up as soon as tomorrow! :)

Frame Party and Ava's New Toy

Today, Ava and I headed over to my friend Terri's house for a frame and oil painting party. Ava sat inside Terri's house and played with her little girl, Jillian, while I looked through all the paintings and frames in the garage. I found lots of beautiful paintings that I wanted, but I had to stick to my budget! Another friend is having a frame party next month, so I will probably go back and get the other stuff I wanted. Here is the oil painting I picked out for our dining room:

A few minutes before I was ready to check out, a thunderstorm started with no real warning. Oil paintings were flying all over the place because the wind was so strong. I ended up staying at Terri's house longer than I anticipated. While I was there, she pulled out Jillian's jumping seat that is not being used right now and let Ava borrow it for a little while. Here are some pictures of Ava bouncing in her seat at home:

I am cracking up at the Wal-Mart onesie. A friend from church, Bonnie, bought this little onesie for Ava before she was born. I get a kick out of it every time Ava wears it!