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The Faux Finisher Magazine

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The Faux Finisher Magazine

If you have not yet subscribed to "The Faux Finisher" magazine, you are missing a lot!

Not only is it chocked full of fabulous stenciled and faux finished rooms, interesting techniques and products, it also is a constant source of inspiration!

So many times, as I've perused the magazine, I've come across an article that dealt with an issue I was facing right that moment. Or saw a photo that sparked another new design in my own line of stencils or molds.

With the helpful "Ask Mike & Mickie" section, you get fabulous advice ranging in subjects from finishes to business issues, there are sections that help the faux finish artist with marketing tactics that help to keep them ahead of the pack.

There's always some great project being talked about in detail and scads of photos to draw your own creative ideas from.

But what if you aren't a faux finish artist? It doesn't matter. The ideas and information are well suited to the Do It Yourself Homeowner as well!

Check out "The Faux Finisher" magazine and I'll bet you become like me; savoring every issue and never throwing one away!

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A New Newsletter With Benefits

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A New Newsletter with Benefits

I've started a new newsletter program that gives you some exciting benefits.

Not only do you get project and decorating ideas, you also get helpful "Designers tips" and offers of highly discounted prices on the designs we use in the featured project.

For instance, this month I featured two artists who did make overs on ugly floors. One by New York artist Joannie Valenti features a stenciled area rug to die for!

Joannie is a long time friend and such a creative and sought after faux finish artist.

This rug was featured in national magazines and we custom designed the stencils for her (not available for sale, but we have many more that will look fabulous on the floor!).

Newsletter subscribers are also entered automatically to win the free drawing each month for one of our stencils or ornamental wall molds.

The newsletter is not simply a carbon copy of my blog. But rather more of a "teach you" vehicle that is helpful and insightful. Todays economy demands that we do  more things ourselves when it comes to our home decorating. My blog and newsletter are dedicated to help make that task easier, less expensive and much more beautiful by giving you great ideas, easy instructions and affordable designs to make it possible.

Visit the VictoriaLarsen.com website to sign up today! The sign up box can be found near the bottom of the home page.

Happy Valentines day to all!

Dimensions Plaster Offers More!

Visit the VictoriaLarsen.com website for tips, techniques and products to help you create the home of your dreams easily and inexpensively!

Do you have tile in your kitchen or bath that you are dying to either rip out or cover up?
DimensionsPlaster.com has the greatest solution!
Their new "TileCoat" product allows you to plaster over glazed ceramic tile, formica or any other slick surface!  By filling in grout lines and cracks, it delivers a smooth surface in which to add other finishes such as their own line of plasters for more updated looks to your counter tops or tile walls.
Whether you are a seasoned professional faux finish artist or like me, a DIY home owner who doesn't want to spend a fortune on new surfaces and go through the headache of destruction, this is a product you should check out and something I need to try out in my kitchen!

Dimensions Plaster also offers a beautiful, high end line of natural, eco friendly plaster products, tints, coatings and tools for the customer who wants a quality finish that is not only extraordinarily beautiful, but durable and lasting.

Offering courses in their specialty finishes at various locations across the country, the professional faux artist is sure to add to their repertoire of fine finishes which only helps to make them more "in demand" and sought after in the industry.

We are also proud to announce that Dimensions Plaster will soon be carrying our line of specialty Raised Plaster Stencils for use with their fine plasters.  The designs they will carry are not available on our website, but rather, exclusively through fine retailers such as Dimensions plaster.