I resisted the temptation to watch this video as soon as it came up...I saved it as a reward for finishing my taxes. So here I am at 1am (my time) on Thursday...and it was well worth the wait! Honest struggle, gorgeous outcome. If you’ve ever read or listened to Brene Brown, you’ll know what I mean when I say I truly admire how you have the courage to be vulnerable. You go out into that arena every day and strive valiantly...you are an inspiration to us all. Bless you.
WOW!!! Just when I thought there wasn't anyone better than Kacha on UA-cam, I find Debi, through Kacha no less!! Ohmygoodness, she is AMAZING!! I LOVE THEM BOTH!! This piece is exquisite!!!
I just have to say. The videos you make with just you and your stories are tops! All the friends and workers are great but with your talent for grasping and holding someone’s attention while doing a beautiful creation just can’t be beat!! I believe I could watch 59 a day. And everybody I’ve got watching you feel the same. You have a knack for it. It just makes it so much more enjoyable and interesting!! Never lose sight of this!
melody tumlin I would post 59 videos a week if I could, these videos are better because they take 40 to 60 hours to make, vs a live video is just a few hours of work. So of course the live videos are not going to be as entertaining but they are there for those who want to watch because if I only posted edited videos I wouldn’t be able to connect with everybody every day in a time when I feel like some people really need it. I’m glad you enjoy these and I do wish I could post more but I feel like I’ve given birth to a child every time I finish one. 💕
Me, too! I've been in a dry spell. I have all the supplies I need but just haven't done any. It's important to my mental health to express myself through creative arts and crafts. I shall be picking up brush this weekend!
🦋Debi, you never cease to amaze me. You are your worst critic but are humble enough to ask for help. Dionne’s help was a wonderful addition to your piece. Your creativity will continue during this confinement. You have a God given talent, and nothing will stop it from flowing.
WOW... WOW, WOW, WOW 😍!!!! I’m a big fan of a lot of the DIY Paint ambassadors on UA-cam and Facebook. I have watched hundreds of their videos and they have created some amazing pieces of furniture. BUT THAT 👆🏼... Is the most incredible & beautiful transformation of a piece of furniture, that I have ever seen!!! And I absolute love everything about your video’s. From the way you present them, the music you choose, your personality throughout them, the backstories you tell, and the pieces of art you create... You are such an inspiration ❤️!!!
While you completed this project in early 2020 and it’s now late 2021, your wildly creative juices were certainly flowing and transcended in to a “MASTER PIECE of CREATIVE IMAGINARY”. I don’t follow you and actually forgot about you. Sorry. But I’m glad I to have happened across your channel. Keep it up and remember - though you don’t know me - you have hundreds of virtual friends and admirers!
Hello again from Wales 🏴 I had a lazy day yesterday and ended up watching your videos all day ...well, mostly listening while I crochet little pot covers for my houseplants 😁 I was deeply moved, entertained, giggled and empathised with your stories. I woke up this morning having dreamt a very believable one to one tutorial with you and I was surprised to find out that my kitchen unit is still unpainted ! Thanks for the inspiration ... I know what I am going to do 😂 Jan X
I just love the music you use on all your videos! Watching you and your sister warms my heart! Your faith and dedication is so inspiring, your authentic self is always present and that is such a rare gift to all! You are a ministry to all! 🌼🎁💕
Well gosh I’m glad you didn’t give up on that! It’s amazing Debi. My daughter gave herself a McGyver haircut when she was 3 - just before Christmas 😂 She was so pleased with herself until she looked in the mirror then tears started flowing. I’ve been trying to make something every day during this quarantine with things I have on hand. Like you, I love the opportunity to be home though the circumstances leading to it are yucky. My 6 year old got into a creative flow one day and spent 6 hours making a beautiful collage. Couldn’t help but thinking that school wouldn’t have allowed her to do that.
Sooo, Im a realtor. We cant show homes right now & I've been feeling like my inner creativity has been pushed way down deep inside me. Until this last month I have been so very busy, I started in real estate, my kiddo grew up, & started college and I've just been so very busy which is good, I'm so very grateful for all my clients but I haven't drawn anything in a couple years, haven't painted anything, haven't created anything, except my famous crack cake that puts us all into a sugar coma, cuz I've been so busy and now I cant be with people & explain how beautiful a home could look w/stuff in it. UGGGG. SO today I'm searching pinterest, youtube, and diy info on painting furniture-which I loved to do 12 years ago before my kiddo grew up and my real estate took off. I'm thinking, well, I could paint something, I have time holy moly I HAVE TIME! SO I'm searching and looking and searching, sooo many beautiful pictures of painted furniture. AND THEN I watch a video, OMG, this gal named Debi, stinking cute, full of personality, teaching a painting technique AND telling a story in between! I'm thinking this gal is soooo clever, funny, entertaining AND artistic! AND THEN I find out she has a paint line! WHO IS THIS? I watch a few more videos-- and its an hour and a half later (cuz I have TIME TO WATCH!) AND absolutely, hands down would rather watch Debi's tutorials and hear another interesting exciting story than the watch newest and latest movie on Netflix or do another load of laundry or cook another batch of cookies!! THANK YOU DEBI, so wonderful to finally FIND YOU!! I had a great day today!! Now to go find something to paint.
Isn't she great? I can't remember how I found her but she's like a friend. She has many soulful stories that she shares that are so interesting. I like her style because I get intimidated by other paint styles that demand super consistent techniques. This creative style goes with the flow and I love it.
Wow.. binge watching your videos.. That bureau is such a beautiful mess!!! How amazing lol It’s like you left a tiny piece of yourself in that dresser drawer.. How wonderful you can reach out to many special people in your life to get ya through the tough times...Another great video ..thanks for sharing.. And I think it’s Spectacular😀
Thank you for keeping the videos coming...especially right now. Not only your creativity, but your positive attitude, is such an inspiration! My favorite, though, is your Story Time. I live for them! Storytelling is a gift and it brings people together. Blessings to you! ❤️❤️❤️
Debi, you make me happy when I watch your videos. You are a little bit crazy like myself so I feel right at home. Have had an old oak table sitting in my house not knowing how I wanted to go until I saw this dresser. I raised my table up with giant black metal wheels & will be putting old tin on bottom sides & back. Thanks so much for inspiring me once again. xo
You’re a GENIOUS I have a storage unit full of “found pieces”and “great deals” that I know will be gorgeous one day. Every time I watch your videos I think “hmmmm, I need that color or I need that mold or stencil” I have a butt load of unopened packages of molds, stencils and paint! What in the world am I thinking 🤣😂Since the shut down I’ve been busier than ever...but still no time to create. I’m hoping that soon, I’ll be able to follow your lead and forge ahead. Thank you so much for sharing your frustrations, skill, sense of humor and story telling. 🥰
Debbie I love all you beautiful creations you don't have any idea how much you inspire me been working 16hours at day and come home and start to paint trying to learn from you thank you for all your teaching skills trying to learn love you God bless you
Debi, I am amazed at how beautifully this turned out! Wow! At first I thought the black marker was a big mistake, but when you look at the end result, it's what defines the background for the clay relief pieces. Each step as you questioned your journey just added another layer of loveliness to this piece. I think you hit a home run! Wow, again! Love this piece.
I LOVE how this dresser turned out, and thoroughly enjoyed watching your creation process. I think you could also create & sell wall art, based on the designs you put on the furniture you renovate. Just get some cradled boards from an art supply store and "have at it," w/the stencils and appliques and paint colors and waxes and - create a wall piece (or set of two or three....) to sell separately or with the inspiration furniture. You do such an amazing job of creating beautiful, dimensional pattern & shape!! Inspiring!!
Love the story, and it is good to know that you struggle at times too! I am an RN, but I have this other side of me, the creative side that I have to let out as well! Thank you for sharing you!
Your perseverance definitely paid off, Debi! SO much work and different steps. You are a true creative soul and I love that about you! This piece is drop-dead gorgeous and I hope you feel worthy of all the time and effort. I have all the colors/waxes you used so I could try it on this dresser I have. Thank you, and your sister, for all the fun videos through our containment days. It gives me something to look forward to. Stay well and be safe.
You are one of favorite artists to watch, I love your stories and all your hand movements. The hair cuts "ARE THE BEST". My sons self hair cut is one of my favorite pictures of all time! Keep painting. Enjoy!
If there ever was a lesson about not giving up and just keep going, this dresser project was it! Where you started the project, I thought well that's gonna be nice. But where you ended the project, I was stunned at the beauty of that dresser! Well done, Debi! Thanks for all your hard work. 💙💚😊
Hilarious story. I did one similar and put Vaseline in my sister hair, telling her it would make it soft and manageable. We were about six and five years old. Needless to say my mom was not happy. Goes to show a project is never ugly until done. I’ve learned that so much watching your videos. By the way I love this bracelet you have in this video.
You can breathe now. Relax it’s beautiful! She’s very Mexican and authentic. Thanks for the lives and keeping us sane. I’ve been struggling with a buffet, perhaps it’s a state of mind as much as anything. Hard to stay focused these days. But seeing your treasure will keep me inspired. Thx Debi
Hi debi, this is my first time posting. Do you ever get tired of hearing, “that’s awesome”!!!, “oh my gosh that’s amazing”!!!, “what a beautiful piece”!!!??? Well that’s what I want to say, the cabinet just makes me so happy. Every time you put layer on I think “ok, I love it”, then you put something else and just take it beyond what I could even imagine. Everything works so beautifully together, the colors, the wax, the flowers over the stenciling. I’m also amazed that with all your experience you still have doubts about what you’re doing, questioning your direction and decisions. Does that ever go away? Would you say you’re a confident person? It’s just interesting. Well, you’re awesome and I look forward to your next video. Debbie❤️❤️❤️
I love the dresser, I have a piece that's been in my garage for 6 months, so now it is time to redo the piece, this video has jump started my creativeness ,,,Thanks!!!!
OH MY, I think this is the most fabulous dresser you've ever done. I'm so in love with these colors can't wait to buy them all. And of course, thank you for making me laugh out loud at 12:30 at night, tired from sewing masks, so I needed a good laugh. I received my Mermaid bracelet and mermaid ornament today, thank you Stephanie and Melissa for mailing them out. I LOVE THEM. And thank you Debi and Danielle for keeping us going, making us laugh, teaching us and keeping our Tribe together. Blessings to you all. xxXX Grambo
Ur a trip. I could say that again. 4am this morning ran across this video while looking thru my playlist on painting furniture. I love building furniture. Ur story and stories are awesome. I'll be watching all of ur videos asap. Such a trip
I loved that you did a furniture video. It felt like you'd been pulling away from doing these for a while now. More small fast type projects. These are the ones I love the most of all. Thanks so much Debi!! It's gorgeous!
Zoe Emiko I haven’t been pulling away I’ve just been scrambling to keep my business going and my employees working during the crisis 💕 There’s nothing I enjoy more than making these types of videos but responsibility keeps me from doing what I love sometimes as I’m sure it is true for most people
She is definitely a Mexican beauty with all her colorful flowers, birds, leaves, etc., etc.!! And your haircutting story had me laughing so out loud!!! Always look forward to your videos of your pieces and how to do them, but also even moreso, your stories and fun dancing!!!
I have a glazed display cabinet needing a make over, so I'll do a malachite paint effect but turquoise and racing green. I'll experiment when I'm able to pick myself up. Watching your videos is so inspiring and that's good already. Thank you so much, you're such a wonderful lady.🤗♥️🙂💐
So well worth the pains you took to make this piece . Debbi, it is beautiful and a complete success. That's what makes us artists feel vindicated, when we can ultimatly pull it together when all seemed lost. Congratulation kiddo. You did it again! Take a bow.
FABULOUS!!!!!! DRESSER IS INCREDIBLE!!!! My brother and I had a "hair cutting" day as well. He had just cut off ALL of my bangs and my shoulder length hair and I was so bummed because it was my turn to cut his hair, but Mom walked in. She took me to the "beauty shop" for them to even my hair out -- but even with a professional, it was really still pretty bad!
I love how honest you are when you get stuck on a piece and are ready to burn it. Have been there and pushing through is always rough. Gorgeous dresser and the haircut story was the icing on the cake.
Debi, that dresser is literally a piece of art. I don’t know if you consider yourself an artist, but you are. Thank you for this tutorial. I enjoyed it and learned about Copper Pennies and that beautiful Shipwreck wax. Jo
Debbie, I had promised to myself to go to bed early but no...I had to watch your videos. Of course I stayed connected until 3:00 in the morning! I just enjoy them so much. I recently found you in youtube and I get amazed of how much alike we women are in many aspects. You are a very transparent human being, and yes your videos are a diary. I don't know if with technology one could transcript your videos into written word, but it would be so good, then you sell the book. I would certainly buy it. We would have the diary and also the instructions. I adore your style, I am very whimsical, I adore colors and love honesty. You got both so you got a follower here!. Stay safe and happy Debbie, keep on sharing your art and soul. We love you Debbie! Your videos remind me when years ago my friends and I would watch Sex and the City and felt so happy to find out that we, women are so much alike in many aspects. We relate to each other, we certainly are a sisterhood!! Hugs from Winnipeg Debbie.
Debi you are one of a kind what a talented woman!! This gorgeous piece as well as the mermaid table and the other table with paper clay pink flowers and brown wood branches OH MY Goshhhhh that's it!! I'm redoing my bed and dining table. No more procrastination. Buying DIY Paint To-Day !!!! I'm excited just to think about my project now😀 thank you. I love you and admire you so so much!!!!!! Sending best wishes and much success your way from Jacksonville FL✌⚘❤
I can honestly say you are the most creative person I know in this paint world. I love this dresser and you my friend! Thank you for sharing and inspiring us!
So glad I came back to watch this again because I am in the middle of a desk makeover that I am struggling with and just do not like how it’s going so far. I will not give up though and I am reminded to trust the process! Thank you for your inspiring videos!
Wow that turned out to be one of your greatest hits Debi! Thank you for not giving up and for sharing the “beauty shop” 💇🏼♀️🤣 story (been there and done that too!) It made my day as all you videos do! Thank you for the inspiration. Now I’m going to go be creative🎨!
After that long of struggle,& labor of love & colab with ur sisters input, It turned out pretty! I appreciate your camera’s close ups as they really helped see it & the details! I’m not new to painting or refinishing furniture but new to chalk paint & all the other products, the blending power & layering is wonderful to work with. Only problem I have is no extra $ as retired & having to collect products way to slowly! But it sure is fun! Thank you for all ur wisdom & sharing ur know how & experience! Truly enjoying ur videos! Wish I could join monthly but not possible for a lot of us retirees, a shame.Looking forward to your next project! You’re very inspiring! Thank you! 👍😁👋💕🙏
I just ran into your video,and i love how you talk about all your beautiful childhood memories and then to explaining your tutorial and back to your childhood memories,, it feels like you are here in my craft room with me!!! 🤪Thank You so much for all your teachings ❤💕🙏
I love your combination of the molds and stencils. I have to say this has to be one of my favorites that you've done so far. I love the colors and the pennies from heaven. Awesome job Debi!
my mom was babysitting a little boy about my brother's age when we were young. like they might have been 3 or 4? my mom had to take the boy for a professional hair cut because my brother decided to play barber. as an adult, i learned that my parents were very poor when i was that age, so i'm sure that haircut was a hardship on my parents. my oldest two kids never cut their hair. my youngest... he not only cut his hair, he cut the dog's hair, the seat belt straps in the car. this kid was so good at being sneaky (also caught him putting my make up on the dog. she was a patient dog). he's almost 19 now and we can finally turn our backs on him and not worry. lol
There's not a word powerful enough to describe the unique spectacular Beauty of this dresser. I always love everything you do. Thank you for sharing so many tips
You are SO right about creativity being an outlet when the present circumstances are over the top. It's the valve that releases the steam building up on the pot of life when its BLOWING up and the end is out of sight. Danielle was right. The color you added to the drawer handles really finished it off perfectly? Did you count how many moulds you used? Its beautiful!
Neither one of my daughters had much hair when they were born. It took a couple years for it to grow to the point where I could do cute things with it. I have no idea how my older daughter (5) got ahold of scissors, but she cut all of her sister's hair to the point that she had hunks of bald spots everywhere. I was devastated. Your story brought me back to that day and it made me chuckle. Mainly because I can relate because I was a stinker, too! I love watching you create. You are fearless. The dresser is another masterpiece. You and Danielle have been my bright spot during this "situation". I've bought enough crafting projects from you to last me a while and another order of DIY paint arrived yesterday. All is good. Thank you, Debi!
Aahhh yes! I LOVE these videos! Thank you so much for the hard work and long hours you put into your art...the pieces and the videos. The art pieces are so inspiring and your video style is so entertaining. I really drift away from the world and become immersed in the experience. Both the physical pieces and the videos are art that only you could create. Don't ever forget that or think that either creation is trivial. It's GOOD. Thank you a million times, your content means a lot to me.
This dresser makes me want to run for the border, shake my maracas and drown the last few weeks in a huge margarita!!!Thank you for the distraction! This sister tale highlights what Daniel and yourself still do today. She went on to do hair and your still inspiring and teaching us all how to do stuff and things. Maybe you should contact the preachers daughter and ask her input on this beauty parlor incident... You color our grey world! Loved the video as usual and look forward to chatting with you and Daniel in the afternoons.✂️🌼🌺
My kids did the same thing, a couple of days before school picture day. Cut their bangs to the scalp playing barber shop/ beauty shop. Love your dresser, loved the story about the hair cutting .
Your dresser is gorgeous 😍. And your story’s are fun . I’m going to try some transfers and moulds for the first time . I can get those were I live but I would love to try the paints and waxes you have but I can seem to get them we’re I live. I live in Canada outside of Toronto in Burlington Ontario. If you our your viewers know we’re I can get them that would be awesome ❤️❤️
Debi this piece is just perfect! I enjoy listening to your process. It helps me know that I am not alone. Some pieces come fast and beautiful and others are journey but each one is always an incredible work of art. I can see this dresser in house filled with Dia De Las Muertas everywhere.
Whew! You are done and now can step back look at your beautiful creation and be proud with how beautiful your dresser turned out! Another well done piece of art that is an original! Great work Debi! It’s stunning!❤️❤️Jocelyn
Wow you were not kidding when you said you added a lot of molds. I don't know that it needed that many. But you're the artist and you make everything look wonderful so I would trust your judgment more than mine.
Wow Debi Beard. . .. that is one gorgeous dresser and worth the wait. It's a beautiful tribute to the Mexican culture; rich, layered, colorful and textured. You are an inspiration. I hope you take a break and recharge yourself. We love your videos no matter how long they take until the next one and will always be there to support you and your family. . . .my sister practiced cutting hair on the tail of our prized long haired dachshund. wasn't a pretty sight and my mom cried for days. The hair grew back and she graduated to taking chunks out of my brother's hair. Nope, she never became a stylist.. . . .and that is a good thing :) xo
Thank you for your honesty and sharing your feelings about everything...the "situation" we are all in, the dresser and sharing a great family story. The dresser with all the molds, stencils, and color is a work of beauty😍❤️👍🌷
It’s absolutely stunning. Your labored process has delivered a real, original gem. Your story was hilarious. We’ve all been there, doing something we know we shouldn’t, but being powerless to stop ourselves. I think you should give your sister that chest as a way to say, “See, if you had stuck with me and just let me finish, you would have looked beautiful.”
oh Darling Debi, How much does this video heal my creative heart!!! ? so very much, i totally relate to the whole mess of both stories...and really LOVE the outcome lol May God Bless you
Love you because you teach me paint ideas but best of all you make me smile
I love the music you choose for every video you do. You have a real knack for that.
I resisted the temptation to watch this video as soon as it came up...I saved it as a reward for finishing my taxes. So here I am at 1am (my time) on Thursday...and it was well worth the wait! Honest struggle, gorgeous outcome. If you’ve ever read or listened to Brene Brown, you’ll know what I mean when I say I truly admire how you have the courage to be vulnerable. You go out into that arena every day and strive valiantly...you are an inspiration to us all. Bless you.
The copper accents at the end made the biggest impact. Well done!
WOW!!! Just when I thought there wasn't anyone better than Kacha on UA-cam, I find Debi, through Kacha no less!! Ohmygoodness, she is AMAZING!! I LOVE THEM BOTH!! This piece is exquisite!!!
I just have to say. The videos you make with just you and your stories are tops! All the friends and workers are great but with your talent for grasping and holding someone’s attention while doing a beautiful creation just can’t be beat!! I believe I could watch 59 a day. And everybody I’ve got watching you feel the same. You have a knack for it. It just makes it so much more enjoyable and interesting!! Never lose sight of this!
melody tumlin I would post 59 videos a week if I could, these videos are better because they take 40 to 60 hours to make, vs a live video is just a few hours of work. So of course the live videos are not going to be as entertaining but they are there for those who want to watch because if I only posted edited videos I wouldn’t be able to connect with everybody every day in a time when I feel like some people really need it. I’m glad you enjoy these and I do wish I could post more but I feel like I’ve given birth to a child every time I finish one. 💕
Absolutely stunning. You hit the nail rigbt on the head. Creativity keeps me sane.
Me, too! I've been in a dry spell. I have all the supplies I need but just haven't done any. It's important to my mental health to express myself through creative arts and crafts. I shall be picking up brush this weekend!
That is the nicest piece I've ever seen anyone do. Thank you for sharing your experience. Very inspiring.
🦋Debi, you never cease to amaze me. You are your worst critic but are humble enough to ask for help. Dionne’s help was a wonderful addition to your piece. Your creativity will continue during this confinement.
You have a God given talent, and nothing will stop it from flowing.
xoxo Barbara, thank you!
WOW... WOW, WOW, WOW 😍!!!! I’m a big fan of a lot of the DIY Paint ambassadors on UA-cam and Facebook. I have watched hundreds of their videos and they have created some amazing pieces of furniture. BUT THAT 👆🏼... Is the most incredible & beautiful transformation of a piece of furniture, that I have ever seen!!! And I absolute love everything about your video’s. From the way you present them, the music you choose, your personality throughout them, the backstories you tell, and the pieces of art you create... You are such an inspiration ❤️!!!
Amazing as Usual!! I think this dresser and the Sea Horse are My All Time Favorites 🦋🌺
While you completed this project in early 2020 and it’s now late 2021, your wildly creative juices were certainly flowing and transcended in to a “MASTER PIECE of CREATIVE IMAGINARY”. I don’t follow you and actually forgot about you. Sorry. But I’m glad I to have happened across your channel. Keep it up and remember - though you don’t know me - you have hundreds of virtual friends and admirers!
Hello again from Wales 🏴 I had a lazy day yesterday and ended up watching your videos all day ...well, mostly listening while I crochet little pot covers for my houseplants 😁 I was deeply moved, entertained, giggled and empathised with your stories. I woke up this morning having dreamt a very believable one to one tutorial with you and I was surprised to find out that my kitchen unit is still unpainted ! Thanks for the inspiration ... I know what I am going to do 😂 Jan X
I just love the music you use on all your videos! Watching you and your sister warms my heart! Your faith and dedication is so inspiring, your authentic self is always present and that is such a rare gift to all! You are a ministry to all! 🌼🎁💕
Well gosh I’m glad you didn’t give up on that! It’s amazing Debi. My daughter gave herself a McGyver haircut when she was 3 - just before Christmas 😂 She was so pleased with herself until she looked in the mirror then tears started flowing. I’ve been trying to make something every day during this quarantine with things I have on hand. Like you, I love the opportunity to be home though the circumstances leading to it are yucky. My 6 year old got into a creative flow one day and spent 6 hours making a beautiful collage. Couldn’t help but thinking that school wouldn’t have allowed her to do that.
Sooo, Im a realtor. We cant show homes right now & I've been feeling like my inner creativity has been pushed way down deep inside me. Until this last month I have been so very busy, I started in real estate, my kiddo grew up, & started college and I've just been so very busy which is good, I'm so very grateful for all my clients but I haven't drawn anything in a couple years, haven't painted anything, haven't created anything, except my famous crack cake that puts us all into a sugar coma, cuz I've been so busy and now I cant be with people & explain how beautiful a home could look w/stuff in it. UGGGG. SO today I'm searching pinterest, youtube, and diy info on painting furniture-which I loved to do 12 years ago before my kiddo grew up and my real estate took off. I'm thinking, well, I could paint something, I have time holy moly I HAVE TIME! SO I'm searching and looking and searching, sooo many beautiful pictures of painted furniture. AND THEN I watch a video, OMG, this gal named Debi, stinking cute, full of personality, teaching a painting technique AND telling a story in between! I'm thinking this gal is soooo clever, funny, entertaining AND artistic! AND THEN I find out she has a paint line! WHO IS THIS? I watch a few more videos-- and its an hour and a half later (cuz I have TIME TO WATCH!) AND absolutely, hands down would rather watch Debi's tutorials and hear another interesting exciting story than the watch newest and latest movie on Netflix or do another load of laundry or cook another batch of cookies!! THANK YOU DEBI, so wonderful to finally FIND YOU!! I had a great day today!! Now to go find something to paint.
Isn't she great? I can't remember how I found her but she's like a friend. She has many soulful stories that she shares that are so interesting. I like her style because I get intimidated by other paint styles that demand super consistent techniques. This creative style goes with the flow and I love it.
Way to preserver! Way to show us to keep at it ,listen to suggestions as collaboration, and be vulnerable . You ARE so beautifully authentic !
Wow.. binge watching your videos.. That bureau is such a beautiful mess!!! How amazing lol It’s like you left a tiny piece of yourself in that dresser drawer.. How wonderful you can reach out to many special people in your life to get ya through the tough times...Another great video ..thanks for sharing.. And I think it’s Spectacular😀
Thank you for keeping the videos coming...especially right now. Not only your creativity, but your positive attitude, is such an inspiration! My favorite, though, is your Story Time. I live for them! Storytelling is a gift and it brings people together. Blessings to you! ❤️❤️❤️
Wow! What a transformation! Great video! Thanks for all you are doing Debi! You are loved and appreciated!
Debi, you make me happy when I watch your videos. You are a little bit crazy like myself so I feel right at home. Have had an old oak table sitting in my house not knowing how I wanted to go until I saw this dresser. I raised my table up with giant black metal wheels & will be putting old tin on bottom sides & back. Thanks so much for inspiring me once again. xo
You’re a GENIOUS I have a storage unit full of “found pieces”and “great deals” that I know will be gorgeous one day. Every time I watch your videos I think “hmmmm, I need that color or I need that mold or stencil” I have a butt load of unopened packages of molds, stencils and paint! What in the world am I thinking 🤣😂Since the shut down I’ve been busier than ever...but still no time to create. I’m hoping that soon, I’ll be able to follow your lead and forge ahead. Thank you so much for sharing your frustrations, skill, sense of humor and story telling. 🥰
Debbie!!! This is one of the most amazing pieces you have ever done. I'm so glad you didn't give up.
Debbie I love all you beautiful creations you don't have any idea how much you inspire me been working 16hours at day and come home and start to paint trying to learn from you thank you for all your teaching skills trying to learn love you God bless you
Debi, I am amazed at how beautifully this turned out! Wow! At first I thought the black marker was a big mistake, but when you look at the end result, it's what defines the background for the clay relief pieces. Each step as you questioned your journey just added another layer of loveliness to this piece. I think you hit a home run! Wow, again! Love this piece.
I LOVE how this dresser turned out, and thoroughly enjoyed watching your creation process. I think you could also create & sell wall art, based on the designs you put on the furniture you renovate. Just get some cradled boards from an art supply store and "have at it," w/the stencils and appliques and paint colors and waxes and - create a wall piece (or set of two or three....) to sell separately or with the inspiration furniture. You do such an amazing job of creating beautiful, dimensional pattern & shape!! Inspiring!!
Love the story, and it is good to know that you struggle at times too! I am an RN, but I have this other side of me, the creative side that I have to let out as well! Thank you for sharing you!
Your perseverance definitely paid off, Debi! SO much work and different steps. You are a true creative soul and I love that about you! This piece is drop-dead gorgeous and I hope you feel worthy of all the time and effort. I have all the colors/waxes you used so I could try it on this dresser I have. Thank you, and your sister, for all the fun videos through our containment days. It gives me something to look forward to. Stay well and be safe.
You are one of favorite artists to watch, I love your stories and all your hand movements. The hair cuts "ARE THE BEST". My sons self hair cut is one of my favorite pictures of all time! Keep painting. Enjoy!
this is a great example of the saying "it will be all right in the end; because if it's not alright, it's not the end" :)
If there ever was a lesson about not giving up and just keep going, this dresser project was it! Where you started the project, I thought well that's gonna be nice. But where you ended the project, I was stunned at the beauty of that dresser! Well done, Debi! Thanks for all your hard work. 💙💚😊
Hilarious story. I did one similar and put Vaseline in my sister hair, telling her it would make it soft and manageable. We were about six and five years old. Needless to say my mom was not happy. Goes to show a project is never ugly until done. I’ve learned that so much watching your videos. By the way I love this bracelet you have in this video.
Honesty always captures hearts, including a mine. Your work is soooooooo awesome!!!
You can breathe now. Relax it’s beautiful! She’s very Mexican and authentic. Thanks for the lives and keeping us sane.
I’ve been struggling with a buffet, perhaps it’s a state of mind as much as anything. Hard to stay focused these days. But seeing your treasure will keep me inspired. Thx Debi
Hi debi, this is my first time posting. Do you ever get tired of hearing, “that’s awesome”!!!, “oh my gosh that’s amazing”!!!, “what a beautiful piece”!!!??? Well that’s what I want to say, the cabinet
just makes me so happy. Every time you put layer on I think “ok, I love it”, then you put something else and just take it beyond what I could even imagine. Everything works so beautifully together, the colors, the wax, the flowers over the stenciling. I’m also amazed that with all your experience you still have doubts about what you’re doing, questioning your direction and decisions. Does that ever go away? Would you say you’re a confident person? It’s just interesting. Well, you’re awesome and I look forward to your next video. Debbie❤️❤️❤️
I love the dresser, I have a piece that's been in my garage for 6 months, so now it is time to redo the piece, this video has jump started my creativeness ,,,Thanks!!!!
OH MY, I think this is the most fabulous dresser you've ever done. I'm so in love with these colors can't wait to buy them all. And of course, thank you for making me laugh out loud at 12:30 at night, tired from sewing masks, so I needed a good laugh. I received my Mermaid bracelet and mermaid ornament today, thank you Stephanie and Melissa for mailing them out. I LOVE THEM. And thank you Debi and Danielle for keeping us going, making us laugh, teaching us and keeping our Tribe together. Blessings to you all. xxXX Grambo
thanks so much for taking part in out live videos and the support Grambo, we love you!
Grambo you are an angel for sewing masks. 😇
Haha reading the comments and ... Guess what? I am nor the only one!!
Ur a trip. I could say that again. 4am this morning ran across this video while looking thru my playlist on painting furniture. I love building furniture. Ur story and stories are awesome. I'll be watching all of ur videos asap. Such a trip
Persistence paid! Why we watch you, inspiring not only creativity but your life skills and spirituality! Blessed and safe days!
I am from Mexico, I love mexican artisans, and I think you got it the mexican style. Really CONGRATULATIONS🎉🎉
I loved that you did a furniture video. It felt like you'd been pulling away from doing these for a while now. More small fast type projects. These are the ones I love the most of all. Thanks so much Debi!! It's gorgeous!
Zoe Emiko I haven’t been pulling away I’ve just been scrambling to keep my business going and my employees working during the crisis 💕 There’s nothing I enjoy more than making these types of videos but responsibility keeps me from doing what I love sometimes as I’m sure it is true for most people
So glad you kept going!!! It’s BEAUTIFUL!!! Just as you are!!
She is definitely a Mexican beauty with all her colorful flowers, birds, leaves, etc., etc.!! And your haircutting story had me laughing so out loud!!! Always look forward to your videos of your pieces and how to do them, but also even moreso, your stories and fun dancing!!!
I have a glazed display cabinet needing a make over, so I'll do a malachite paint effect but turquoise and racing green. I'll experiment when I'm able to pick myself up. Watching your videos is so inspiring and that's good already. Thank you so much, you're such a wonderful lady.🤗♥️🙂💐
So well worth the pains you took to make this piece . Debbi, it is beautiful and a complete success. That's what makes us artists feel vindicated, when we can ultimatly pull it together when all seemed lost. Congratulation kiddo. You did it again! Take a bow.
thanks Sydni, It was a group effort this time, :)
FABULOUS!!!!!! DRESSER IS INCREDIBLE!!!! My brother and I had a "hair cutting" day as well. He had just cut off ALL of my bangs and my shoulder length hair and I was so bummed because it was my turn to cut his hair, but Mom walked in. She took me to the "beauty shop" for them to even my hair out -- but even with a professional, it was really still pretty bad!
darn! too bad you didnt get a chance to cut his hair, LOL!
I love how honest you are when you get stuck on a piece and are ready to burn it. Have been there and pushing through is always rough. Gorgeous dresser and the haircut story was the icing on the cake.
SPECTACULAR!!!! I am in love with that dresser. Don't you love it when hard work pays off?
Debi, that dresser is literally a piece of art. I don’t know if you consider yourself an artist, but you are. Thank you for this tutorial. I enjoyed it and learned about Copper Pennies and that beautiful Shipwreck wax. Jo
The dresser is so beautiful! Love! Love! Love it!!!! You have so much talent!
Worth the wait. Love the extra moulds individually painted. Super cool, thx for pushing thru the pain! ❤️💙💜🧡💚❤️💛💕
Debbie, I had promised to myself to go to bed early but no...I had to watch your videos. Of course I stayed connected until 3:00 in the morning! I just enjoy them so much. I recently found you in youtube and I get amazed of how much alike we women are in many aspects. You are a very transparent human being, and yes your videos are a diary. I don't know if with technology one could transcript your videos into written word, but it would be so good, then you sell the book. I would certainly buy it. We would have the diary and also the instructions. I adore your style, I am very whimsical, I adore colors and love honesty. You got both so you got a follower here!. Stay safe and happy Debbie, keep on sharing your art and soul. We love you Debbie! Your videos remind me when years ago my friends and I would watch Sex and the City and felt so happy to find out that we, women are so much alike in many aspects. We relate to each other, we certainly are a sisterhood!! Hugs from Winnipeg Debbie.
I think a cluttered mind is a creative mind. LUCKY YOU😊
Debi you are one of a kind what a talented woman!! This gorgeous piece as well as the mermaid table and the other table with paper clay pink flowers and brown wood branches OH MY Goshhhhh that's it!! I'm redoing my bed and dining table. No more procrastination. Buying DIY Paint
To-Day !!!! I'm excited just to think about my project now😀 thank you. I love you and admire you so so much!!!!!! Sending best wishes and much success your way from Jacksonville FL✌⚘❤
This piece is breathtaking! It feels so alive!
I can honestly say you are the most creative person I know in this paint world. I love this dresser and you my friend! Thank you for sharing and inspiring us!
That dresser is a masterpiece.
So glad I came back to watch this again because I am in the middle of a desk makeover that I am struggling with and just do not like how it’s going so far. I will not give up though and I am reminded to trust the process! Thank you for your inspiring videos!
Gorgeous work and products and I enjoy the music and stories too. Yes, creativity can keep life moving forward.
What a beautiful person and artist. Love your style . You are so unique and upbuilding.
Wow that turned out to be one of your greatest hits Debi! Thank you for not giving up and for sharing the “beauty shop” 💇🏼♀️🤣 story (been there and done that too!) It made my day as all you videos do! Thank you for the inspiration. Now I’m going to go be creative🎨!
I always have to watch to the end just to see the dance. Please never stop dancing.
Love the color combinations and all the various products to get different looks. Thank you for demonstrating how to use the various products.
Beautiful! I'm so glad you didn't give up on her! I love how you used the molds and stencils together to give it depth, and the colors! 😍💞
After that long of struggle,& labor of love & colab with ur sisters input, It turned out pretty! I appreciate your camera’s close ups as they really helped see it & the details! I’m not new to painting or refinishing furniture but new to chalk paint & all the other products, the blending power & layering is wonderful to work with. Only problem I have is no extra $ as retired & having to collect products way to slowly! But it sure is fun! Thank you for all ur wisdom & sharing ur know how & experience! Truly enjoying ur videos! Wish I could join monthly but not possible for a lot of us retirees, a shame.Looking forward to your next project! You’re very inspiring! Thank you! 👍😁👋💕🙏
Patti thanks so much for watching and participating with us, we are so glad you are here!
I just ran into your video,and i love how you talk about all your beautiful childhood memories and then to explaining your tutorial and back to your childhood memories,, it feels like you are here in my craft room with me!!! 🤪Thank You so much for all your teachings ❤💕🙏
You really gave me a good chuckle with that hair story! Love the dresser!!
I love your combination of the molds and stencils. I have to say this has to be one of my favorites that you've done so far. I love the colors and the pennies from heaven. Awesome job Debi!
my mom was babysitting a little boy about my brother's age when we were young. like they might have been 3 or 4? my mom had to take the boy for a professional hair cut because my brother decided to play barber. as an adult, i learned that my parents were very poor when i was that age, so i'm sure that haircut was a hardship on my parents. my oldest two kids never cut their hair. my youngest... he not only cut his hair, he cut the dog's hair, the seat belt straps in the car. this kid was so good at being sneaky (also caught him putting my make up on the dog. she was a patient dog). he's almost 19 now and we can finally turn our backs on him and not worry. lol
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There's not a word powerful enough to describe the unique spectacular Beauty of this dresser. I always love everything you do. Thank you for sharing so many tips
You are SO right about creativity being an outlet when the present circumstances are over the top. It's the valve that releases the steam building up on the pot of life when its BLOWING up and the end is out of sight.
Danielle was right. The color you added to the drawer handles really finished it off perfectly?
Did you count how many moulds you used? Its beautiful!
OK this one might be my absolute favorite!!!!!
WOW OH WOW !!!! I love that dresser. LOVE IT !!! Thank you.
Debbi ... PLEASE bring your paint to the UK SOOOON!!! XXXXX
Absolutely beautiful. This much detail just couldm't be done in a week. It was totally worth the wait. Quit being so hard on yourself. God Bless.
Neither one of my daughters had much hair when they were born. It took a couple years for it to grow to the point where I could do cute things with it. I have no idea how my older daughter (5) got ahold of scissors, but she cut all of her sister's hair to the point that she had hunks of bald spots everywhere. I was devastated. Your story brought me back to that day and it made me chuckle. Mainly because I can relate because I was a stinker, too! I love watching you create. You are fearless. The dresser is another masterpiece. You and Danielle have been my bright spot during this "situation". I've bought enough crafting projects from you to last me a while and another order of DIY paint arrived yesterday. All is good. Thank you, Debi!
ohhh no, I think many of us have some hair cutting mishaps. Thanks so much for watching and joining in Carol! xoxo
Aahhh yes! I LOVE these videos! Thank you so much for the hard work and long hours you put into your art...the pieces and the videos. The art pieces are so inspiring and your video style is so entertaining. I really drift away from the world and become immersed in the experience. Both the physical pieces and the videos are art that only you could create. Don't ever forget that or think that either creation is trivial. It's GOOD. Thank you a million times, your content means a lot to me.
This dresser makes me want to run for the border, shake my maracas and drown the last few weeks in a huge margarita!!!Thank you for the distraction! This sister tale highlights what Daniel and yourself still do today. She went on to do hair and your still inspiring and teaching us all how to do stuff and things. Maybe you should contact the preachers daughter and ask her input on this beauty parlor incident... You color our grey world! Loved the video as usual and look forward to chatting with you and Daniel in the afternoons.✂️🌼🌺
My kids did the same thing, a couple of days before school picture day. Cut their bangs to the scalp playing barber shop/ beauty shop. Love your dresser, loved the story about the hair cutting .
Your dresser is gorgeous 😍. And your story’s are fun . I’m going to try some transfers and moulds for the first time . I can get those were I live but I would love to try the paints and waxes you have but I can seem to get them we’re I live. I live in Canada outside of Toronto in Burlington Ontario. If you our your viewers know we’re I can get them that would be awesome ❤️❤️
Debi this piece is just perfect! I enjoy listening to your process. It helps me know that I am not alone. Some pieces come fast and beautiful and others are journey but each one is always an incredible work of art. I can see this dresser in house filled with Dia De Las Muertas everywhere.
I love these flowers you added and the stencil pattern. Beautiful result Deb
I think this is my favorite so far. It’s beautiful
The dresser is a work of art and you are an artist and a huge inspiration!I love the phrase creativity is a survival instinct. I totally get it.
Whew! You are done and now can step back look at your beautiful creation and be proud with how beautiful your dresser turned out! Another well done piece of art that is an original! Great work Debi! It’s stunning!❤️❤️Jocelyn
Absolutely stunning! Perfect! Once again your music is super! 😊☮🦋
Wow you were not kidding when you said you added a lot of molds. I don't know that it needed that many. But you're the artist and you make everything look wonderful so I would trust your judgment more than mine.
Wow Debi Beard. . .. that is one gorgeous dresser and worth the wait. It's a beautiful tribute to the Mexican culture; rich, layered, colorful and textured. You are an inspiration. I hope you take a break and recharge yourself. We love your videos no matter how long they take until the next one and will always be there to support you and your family. . . .my sister practiced cutting hair on the tail of our prized long haired dachshund. wasn't a pretty sight and my mom cried for days. The hair grew back and she graduated to taking chunks out of my brother's hair. Nope, she never became a stylist.. . . .and that is a good thing :) xo
oh dear! The things we put our parent through!
I still love the your diary pages as my favorite!!! It’s how I found you to begin with.
Thank you for your honesty and sharing your feelings about everything...the "situation" we are all in, the dresser and sharing a great family story. The dresser with all the molds, stencils, and color is a work of beauty😍❤️👍🌷
This is gorgeous!!!!! Your videos always make me so happy.
It’s absolutely stunning. Your labored process has delivered a real, original gem. Your story was hilarious. We’ve all been there, doing something we know we shouldn’t, but being powerless to stop ourselves. I think you should give your sister that chest as a way to say, “See, if you had stuck with me and just let me finish, you would have looked beautiful.”
oh Darling Debi, How much does this video heal my creative heart!!! ? so very much, i totally relate to the whole mess of both stories...and really LOVE the outcome lol May God Bless you
Your creativity is soooo encouraging 💕
So pretty. You put so much into your pieces, and it always shows. xxx
Same girl. My life hasn't changed at all. This turned out beautiful.
Oh Debi - It is seriously so good! Totally worth the wait!!!
That is a beautiful piece. As the recipient of a haircut at 4 from my cousin that thought I needed bangs I also enjoyed the story.
thanks Kathy!
I absolutely LOVE, love this dresser!!!❤❤❤❤❤😊
So creative.. turned out adorable! Luv feet & shipwrecked wax with copper hilites! 💞