Tweetle Dee Blog — Prairie Paints

Welcome to the enchanting world of Prairie Paint Candle Co., where candle scents are inspired by the breathtaking colors of the prairie landscape. Our debut collection features a range of captivating fragrances designed to evoke the essence of the prairie's natural beauty. The opening collection introduces six delightful scents: Desert Rose: A delicate blend reminiscent of blooming desert flowers under the warm sun. Wood Shed: The comforting aroma of freshly cut wood, evoking memories of cozy evenings. Geranium Petals: Floral notes that transport you to a lush, blooming garden. Apple Orchard: Crisp and sweet, capturing the essence of ripe apples...

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower."  Albert Camus   The colors of Autumn have inspired us to add six new colors to the Prairie Paint Collection .  This fall has felt like a second spring and every leaf a flower with the go warm fall light shinning through the leaves in our mountains.  This season has been a dream that we wanted to remember, which led us to create these six gorgeous new colors.   Old Wine Barrel Aspen Grove Acorn Squash White Linen Sundance   Sheepskin Our Prairie Paints are a highly pigmented, thick gel based chalk paint...

Farmhouse furniture has been trending for a few years now, typically with white on white with minimal wood finishes.  Though the  exterior of the old farmhouse I grew up in was white with black shutters, the interior rooms were full of color.  The rooms all had wood, marble, crystal, and colored glass and furniture in the home had a story to tell.     I've had this little breakfast table in my kitchen for many years, all white with white chairs, until this past week when I decided to paint it in one of my favorite Prairie Paint  colors, Castle Creek. The inspiration...

As the summer heat turns the milkweed to amber, I know that its just a month or two before the leaves will begin to turn to the gorgeous colors of fall.  One of my favorite colors in our Prairie Paint Fall Collection is Maple Sap.  The color Maple Sap is like a rich, deep orange-ish, golden brown that can be found in the crisp leaves of fall or an heirloom pumpkin.  Whenever I am painting a fall design and need an orange, I reach for Maple Sap.  I do love our Pumpkin Patch color for brighter, vintage inspired oranges, but Maple Sap...

Two new products launch this week in our Prairie Paints line.  Our Prairie Paints Gel-Chalk Paint Powder and our yummy Prairie Paint Finishing Wax.  Both of these products have been in testing and production for the past year, and are now perfected and ready to share with all of our Tweetle Dee & Prairie Paint friends in our our shop. Prairie Paints Gel-Chalk PowderOur Prairie Paints Gel-Chalk Powder will turn any water based paint into a beautiful gel-chalk paint.  It is the same formula we use as a base in our own 58 gorgeous Prairie Paint line.  The powders come in...