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May 16, 2013

Colour Recipes Book and the Highlands Farmers' Market

Look what just arrived!
Colour Recipes for Painted Furniture
Annie Sloan's latest book brings 40 new and inspiring step-by-step projects demonstrating the easy way to upcycle furniture and transform your home. You'll learn how to work with colour and undertake projects in lots of different styles, including French, Boho Chic, Swedish, Country and Modern Contemporary.

 You'll also learn several techniques such as distressing, colourwashing, gilding, decoupage, stencilling, dyeing fabric with paint and creating limed oak and faux marble effects.

Elle Decoration have said it is "the go-to tome for the painted home"


Don't forget we are open late Thursdays (11:30 AM - 9:00 PM) for the summer... stop in at the boutique and then stroll across the road and shop the Highlands Outdoor Farmers' Market, on tonight from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

We're looking forward to seeing you there!

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May 08, 2013

Visit Apple Box Boutique for gifts Mom will love.

What a great way to thank your Mom... for everything.


Not sure what Mom would like best?  We offer Gift Cards... no expiry date, no additional fees and easy to redeem on everything in-store!

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May 04, 2013

The sun is shining... visit Highlands to see what we have in-store and more!


Highlands is a beautiful place to shop and take a stroll! 

Stop in to see what's new at Apple Box Boutique including great gifts for Mom, have a beverage and snack at Mandolin Books & Coffee Co., or a full supper and drinks at Creole Envie or La Boheme, visit Sabrina Butterfly Designs for fabulous fashions and jewelry, and peruse some lovely antiques at Chickies.  

It's a breath of fresh air along the river valley, and the exquisite historic buildings are a bonus! (Highlands was voted one of the Top 10 Historic Communities by This Old House magazine).

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March 06, 2013

UPDATE: Our February Winner and Our Latest Contests!

Thank you to everyone who entered our February Reimagined Monday Contest. It was fantastic to see all of the wonderful projects people have been working on and we are so excited about the March entries!

The February winner is: Mary-Jane Downie. 

We drew from our goodie bag of prizes, and Mary-Jane has won a $50 Apple Box Boutique Gift Card!

Congratulations Mary-Jane!


What have YOU Reimagined?
Send in your project pics and be entered to win our Reimagined Monday draw!

Reimagined Monday Draw
We would like to highlight more customer projects!  Send us your before/during/after pictures and tell us about your creative process and you'll be entered into our monthly Reimagined Monday draw.

Each month we will give away a different item like paint, brushes, books, supplies, gift certificates and more. You don't have to be featured to be eligible... the month you enter is the month you will be included in the draw. 

Send your name, pictures and story to:

Win This Book: Miss Mustard Seed's "Inspired You!"

Some girls get giddy over a new pair of shoes. Marian Parsons gets giddy over room makeovers. With a lot of ingenuity, a little bit of effort, and a tight budget, she has transformed her home into a beautiful space and filled her heart with a lot more contentment. Thousands have found inspiration at Marian’s blog, missmustardseed.com, and now she shares dozens of new projects, ideas, and DIY adventures in the pages of Inspired You.

Marian will remind you that homes don’t have to be magazine material to be special, comfortable, and inviting. The goal you’re working toward is home. Not a perfect home. Not an “impress the neighbors” home. Just home—one whose walls and rooms tell the story of the family who lives there. Beautiful homes start with inspiration and a willingness to try. So uncover your God-given creativity. Be encouraged, be willing, and be inspired.

Follow this blog to win your copy!

On March 15th, we will draw randomly from all of our blog followers.  Watch for your name and contact us within 48 hours to receive your book!

Like us and tell us on our Facebook page that you're a follower of our blog, and receive two more entries to WIN.

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February 02, 2013

Sew Fabulous! Annie Sloan Fabric Collection Tutorial 3

Swedish Blind
Annie Sloan, creator of the internationally successful Chalk Paint®, has unveiled her new Fabric Collection, made to complement her Chalk Paint® decorative paint line. She has honed this collection from her most popular designs and her own favourites. The fabrics are sourced from France and Belgium and come in a range of styles -- a bit of boho chic, a bit of French, a bit of country, and a bit of modern.

Over the last couple of days we have featured Tutorial 1, a trimmed edge cushion/pillow and Tutorial 2, a gathered heading curtain.  In today's tutorial, Annie Sloan demonstrates a simple technique for creating a Swedish blind using fabrics from her Fabric Collection.  The fabrics shown here are Charcoal Pastorale and Paris Noir et Lin.

You can do this at home -- either sew by hand or machine. All you'll need is a bit of fabric, curtain lining, curtain rod, velcro, wooden batten, measuring tape, staple gun, scissors, pins, and a needle and thread.



View our oversized 3 yd sample swatches in-store and order your fabric in time for Valentine's Day!

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Apple Box Boutique

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February 01, 2013

Sew Fabulous! Annie Sloan Fabric Collection Tutorial 2

Gathered Heading Curtain
Annie Sloan, creator of the internationally successful Chalk Paint®, has unveiled her new Fabric Collection, made to complement her Chalk Paint® decorative paint line. She has honed this collection from her most popular designs and her own favourites. The fabrics are sourced from France and Belgium and come in a range of styles -- a bit of boho chic, a bit of French, a bit of country, and a bit of modern.

Yesterday we featured Tutorial 1, a trimmed edge cushion/pillow.  In today's tutorial,  Annie Sloan demonstrates a simple technique for creating a gathered heading curtain using fabrics from her Fabric Collection.  The fabric shown here is called French Hens.

You can do this at home -- either sew by hand or machine. All you'll need is a bit of fabric, curtain lining, heading tape, a penny weight, measuring tape, scissors, pins, and a needle and thread.



View our oversized 3 yd sample swatches in-store and order your fabric in time for Valentine's Day!

Speaking of Valentine's Day -- Our February Colours of the Month reflect all the love and romance of the occasion.  Get great savings on two very lover-ly shades:


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January 31, 2013

Sew Fabulous! Annie Sloan Fabric Collection Tutorial 1

Trimmed Edge Cushion/Pillow
Annie Sloan, creator of the internationally successful Chalk Paint®, has unveiled her new Fabric Collection, made to complement her Chalk Paint® decorative paint line. She has honed this collection from her most popular designs and her own favourites. The fabrics are sourced from France and Belgium and come in a range of styles -- a bit of boho chic, a bit of French, a bit of country, and a bit of modern. 

Here Annie demonstrates a simple technique for creating a trimmed edge cushion using two of her fabrics:  Charcoal Pastorale toile and Riviera Red ticking.

You can do this at home -- either sew by hand or machine. All you'll need is a bit of fabric, a cushion pad, measuring tape, scissors, pins, and a needle and thread.



View our oversized 3 yd sample swatches in-store and order your fabric in time for Valentine's Day! 

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Apple Box Boutique

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January 30, 2013

Annie Sloan Fabric Collection: Sew Fabulous!

Now available at Apple Box Boutique: The Annie Sloan Fabric Collection

Annie Sloan, renowned creater of Chalk Paint®, has unveiled her designer line of French and Belgian fabrics.  Made to coordinate with her Chalk Paint® colours, the fabric collection includes cotton tickings and florals as well as linens that are ideal for curtains and upholstery.

The Monaco ticking by Annie Sloan (above) is 100% cotton and is one of our most popular ticking fabrics as it has a lot of colours yet it is not too bright or overpowering.

The colours are light denim blue, pale blue, chestnut brown, white, wine red, oatmeal , grey and pale sage green. There are more colours because of the way the coloured threads are woven so you get one stripe in blue and green and some of the stripes have a vertical weave and others have a spotty weave. Great value!

Width: 55 in
Made of 100% cotton

Faded Roses. A beautiful old print of faded roses that looks perfect with old whites and spotty prints.

Width: 55 in
Repeat: 25 in
Made of 100% cotton

Gigi is one of our most popular ticking fabrics as it has a lot of colours yet it is not bright or over powering so it works with just about everything.

Width: 55 in
Made of 100% cotton

Charcoal Pastorale.  An elegant fabric printed in a charcoal graphite color on an off white pure fine cotton. The pictures of idyllic country scenes are drawn beautifully and finely. It is double width so in keeping with French tradition can be use on walls, window treatments or for light upholstery such as a headboard or a bedroom chair.  

Width: Double 110 in
Repeat: 28 ½ in
Made of 100% cotton

Normandie. The toile depicts delightful country scenes in a warm sepia on a light dusty greyed lilac. It is suitable for curtains, walls and light domestic upholstery.

A double width fabric as is quite normal in France, often used on walls. This is 280cm wide rather the normal 140cm wide so if you need 4 metres of normal width fabric, you will only 2 metres of this fabric.

Width: Double 110 in
Repeat: 24 ½ in
Made of 100% cotton

French Hens depicting chickens, roosters, eggs and a feather on a linen look background make this a charming fabric right for curtains in the kitchen or garden room or a small chair. The colours are sophisticated and unusual being reds and rich purple and would go beautifully with our linen or red spots. It is excellent value as it is an old design and comes straight from a French factory. It works with many of our paint colours.

Width: 63 in
Repeat: 24 1/2 in
Made of 80% cotton & 20% polyester

Panama Rouge. A horizontal stripe in off white and tomato red in different intensities. Being double width the fabric could be hung so the stripes are vertical as the fabric would be is 280cm long. Could be used for curtains, blinds and light upholstery.

Width: Double 110 in
Made of 100% cotton

Width: Double 110 in
Made of 100% cotton

Paris Noir et Lin ticking. So chic, so smart. A black cotton is woven simply with a putty colored cotton softening the black to give it a lovely texture. Strong yet light. Use this for everything including cushions, curtains, blinds and upholstery.

Width: 55 in
Made of 100% cotton

That equals 100% L-O-V-E ... view our oversized 3 yd sample swatches and order your fabric in time for Valentine's Day! 

Check in tomorrow as we share the first of three video tutorials demonstrating Annie Sloan Fabric techniques... and yes, they are Sew Fabulous!

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