Remember those big bright flowers you used to paint with abandon, back when you were wearing your Daddy’s old dress shirt as an artist’s smock in 2nd grade?
Well, you can do it again.
First, here’s the supplies.
And here’s some inspiration:
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Source: thedesignfiles.net via Sandra on Pinterest
Source: google.com via Sandra on Pinterest
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A single-color garland in the corners of windows….
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Source: decor8blog.com via Erin on Pinterest
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Two colors and some words….
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Source: writetotell.com via Becky on Pinterest
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A more sophisticated approach.
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Source: Uploaded by user via Waynette on Pinterest
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A holiday garland by a beginner.
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Source: innerchildfun.com via Julia on Pinterest
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Click the link… the flowers are coffee filters!
Need some inspiration for your shop windows?
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Read about
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* our famous 77 Suggestions for Super Windows plus Display Ideas from A to Z
..and even where to start if you don’t have an artistic bone in your body!
UPDATE: Don’t miss this additional post on painting your windows.
Auntie Kate The Resale Expert 
[…] Has Spring come to your shop windows yet? (Or Halloween or Christmas…) A little paint, a lot of fun and word of mouth! […]
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[…] on the sides, maybe just a top corner decor of flowering vines? (More on painting your windows here and […]
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Hi! Thanks for sharing, however the original source for this image is: http://www.missmalaprop.com/2009/07/how-to-sell-your-product-in-stores/ The person who wrote that post for my blog, Kate Logan Fulford, supplied this photo of her former San Francisco boutique ooma.
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Thanks, Mallory, for providing the link to your post by the shopkeeper. Isn’t it a shame that ooma is OOB…. or is it still around under another name? It looks like such a fun shop. PS Love your Etsy shop, too!
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Thank you!!
I think Kate, who ran ooma, sold the business to move on to different endeavors. I’m pretty sure it didn’t keep the name though.
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Where are the directions for the lace window treatment on Pinterest?
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Carolyn, if you follow the Pin to its original source, you’ll see it’s not a tutorial. There are lots of how-to’s, though, on the web re window painting, including the 2 links I have in the 1st or 2nd paragraph of this post. Thanks for visiting, and I hope you get to do some amazing things on your windows!
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[…] Painting your own lettering. And more (don’t miss the Pinterest examples either!). […]
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I finally got some of the Crayola window crayons, and wrote our hours on the store windows. They look great! Thanks for the suggestion. I want to write on the windows so people will know we aren’t consignment, do take donations, profits go to charities, donors get a charitable tax receipt. I want to do it with simple graphics, rather than lots of words, any suggestions?
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[…] loved seeing how to paint display windows, and the examples, last week (if you missed it, check out Paint your windows.) so here’s some more inspiration, if you want your windows to SAY […]
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