Wednesday, November 17, 2010

New Altar’d Decorative Finishes E-Book & Giveaway!!

When I was first getting into thinking about renovating furniture for other people, there were a few people that inspired me to take the plunge.  Among the first was Mandie from Altar’d.  She has such a fun and vibrant personality, and she certainly brings that to her furniture refinishing!  I’m so blessed to have gotten to know her as a bloggy friend and fellow upcycler.  I’ve benefited from her advice and know-how countless times, and now YOU can too!!

Mandie released her first E-book, “Complete Guide to Painting Furniture” a few months ago, and it has been wildly successful!  It has a slew of fantastic tips!  Have you ever wondered how to shop Craigslist for fantastic furniture finds?  Mandie tells you all the keywords to search for to wade through all the mattresses and junk to find the gems!  Ever wonder when to sand, when to prime, what the heck is a deglosser, whether to use satin or high gloss paint, how to distress or glaze?  Mandie has covered it all and gives her professional and time proven opinions on which products will do the job.  If you haven’t yet got your copy of “The Altar’d Complete Guide to Painting Furniture,” you really must!  Click below, and for just $10 you can be on your way to painting furniture like a pro!

If you have already read and benefited from her furniture painting primer, and want to dig a little deeper into adding professional looking decorative touches to set apart your redone furniture from the crowd, you’re in luck!  Mandie has just released the follow-up E-book, “Decorative Finishes for Furniture.”  In this new E-book, you can learn how to jazz up your furniture redos with metallic paint, metallic rub ‘n’ buff, silver leaf, chalkboard paint, decoupage (including how they accomplished their very popular “Love Letters” series of furniture pieces), and more!  There’s even an expertly done section on decorative embellishment using a projector, contributed by yours truly!!  (I was completely honored to be a part of it!)  This E-book is also available for the low, low price of $10!  Just click the icon below!

Mandie has graciously offered BOTH the first and second E-book to a lucky Twice Lovely foll0wer!  There’s a few ways to enter:

1.  Be a Google follower of the Twice Lovely blog (on our sidebar) and leave a comment telling us so.

2.  Check out the Altar’d Website and tell us in a comment which of their furniture looks you’d like to try your hand at!

3.  “Like” Twice Lovely on Facebook and leave a comment (here, not on FB) telling us so.

4.  “Like” Altar’d on Facebook and leave a comment (here, not on FB) telling us so.

I’ll pick a winner on Monday, November 22nd.

76 comments:

  1. I follow Twice Lovely and Altar'd, I liked Twice Lovely and Altar'd on Facebook, I am in love with the silver metallic french vanity on the Altar'd website! I am crossing my fingers, I would love to have those Ebooks! Great giveaway~

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  2. I would love to know how to paint over this antique dresser I have, give it a distressed look. The dresser doesn't seem to have a finish on it but is has been sanded down to the smoothness of polished glass. Not sure if I should sand it or just prime it first. This is definitely a book I need.

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  3. I follow twice lovely!! love it!

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  4. I've been "like"-ing Twice Lovely on FB for a while!

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  5. there are so many of their things I want to copy!! But I am really hoping to learn how to improve my overall technique.

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  6. I liked Altar'd on facebook.

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  7. I "Like" Twice Lovely on facebook.

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  8. I checked out Altar'd and I really would love to learn how to paint a flawless distressed piece.

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  9. checked out Altar'd. I want to know how she glazes things so awesomely:-)I'm really loving that look!

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  10. I'm a FB and Goog follower! Horray =)

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  11. I want to learn how to glaze and how to do the metallic.

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  12. I love the Jacquline~ Hutch
    Black, distressed, glazed Huge crystal knobs!

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  13. I would love to try glazing but I'm a little nervous! Love their site!
    Krista

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  14. What a great giveaway! I'd like to try the creamy, antique white, distressed & glazed finish. My breakfast room table could use some serious updating & that finish would be perfect!

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  15. I totally LIKE you...on facebook :)

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  16. ....and I really LIKE Altar'd on FB too!

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  17. I love the silver metallic vanity on the Altar'd website!

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  18. I've been a follower of Twice Lovely on Google for a while now!

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  19. I would love to learn to do the white distressed & antique glaze finish - I have a vanity that is just begging for a makeover!

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  20. I'm a follower and I'd love to have her books! thanks!

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  21. i checked out the 'altar'd' website and would love to learn to do the anthropologie look!!

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  22. Checked out Altar'd site and am in love with the silver metallic vanity!!

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  23. I'd love to see what this eBook has to say about leafing and chalkboard paint. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  24. I love the teal trunk! I love the color and the antique look it has to it! I have 2 trunks that I want your help with sister-in-law :)

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  25. I'm a follower! Love this giveaway. I agree Mandie is great!
    marguerito at comcast dot net

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  26. Love her signature aqua pieces and the creamy white is also great.
    marguerito at comcast dot net

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  27. I like twice lovely on fb.
    marguerito at comcast dot net

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  28. I like Altar'd on fb!
    marguerito at comcast dot net

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  29. google follower, that's me! kristinmik at gmail dot com

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  30. i "Like" you on fb! kristinmik at gmail dot com

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  31. i "like" altar'd on fb too! kristinmik at gmail dot com

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  32. i've been eyeballing the original e-book for a while now... even collected a couple of "treasure" pieces from craigslist to practice on! i'd really like to try my hand at painting and distressing something, and i LOVE all of the aqua pieces she's done! kristinmik at gmail dot com

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  33. I am a follower!!! :) Happy Holidays!

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  34. I'm a follower. You always have such beautiful projects!

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  35. I just liked you on Facebook. That creamy white twin bedroom set is just gorgeous!

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  36. I'd like to try the black, distressed, glazed finish - like the Sally highboy.

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  37. I follow Twice Lovely & Altar'd blogs and both on Facebook. I would love to learn how to do the silver metallic vanity on the Altar'd website! I also love the first piece that looks like it has worn paper mod podged on it.I would LOVE to be able to enjoy her E-books!

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  38. Hi first time follower long time watcher. I want that booK

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  39. Im loving the white bench with the glazing that makes it look aged.

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  40. I love Mandie and her furniture, too! I'm a follower!

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