I spent Thanksgiving in Raleigh, NC, visiting Jeff's family. The days were mostly filled with relaxing and visiting, but I did take advantage of my close proximity to one of my MMS Milk Paint...
Instagram Q & A | Milk Paint Line
As I shared last week, I invited followers to ask questions on my Instagram Stories and I received so many questions that I decided to sort them into categories and answer them in blog posts. In...
Back to School Week!
Well, the day has finally arrived and I just sent the boys off to school. When I started my blog, both of my boys were in diapers and now they are started 5th and 6th grade. It is crazy how time...
A walk down Lucketts lane
This weekend is the Lucketts Spring Market and it's the first time since 2010 that I am not there. Lucketts has been such a huge part of my business since the beginning, but it's now over 1,000...
rugs & quilts & other things dreams are made of
As my business has grown and hit milestones over the years, I've learned that things seem to come in waves. There will be a lull just before another swell. Right now is a swell. My first fabric...
no-sew custom dinner napkins & fabric launch
After years of design work, coordinating, learning, waiting, and creating, my fabric line is finally going to be available for sale (find a store HERE), so this week kicks off the official launch of...
the big three
When I worked in the corporate world (can you even imagine that?), I would keep a running to-do list on a legal pad. Each day, I would work through the list until it was "quitting time" and,...
open-handed recklessness & practical plans
My time of retreat felt like flight. Not the kind we're used to these days when you're herded like cattle through security and shoved into a seat appropriately sized for a nine-year-old. It was...
the process of designing textiles
In case you missed the happy news, Free Spirit Fabrics, the maker of my fabric line, was bought out by Jaftex and saved! That means Bunnies, Birds & Blooms will be available for sale and I'm...
words that rocked | podcasts & books for creatives
It's hard to follow-up a heart-on-my-sleeve kind of post like the one I wrote yesterday. I am still reading through the comments, savoring each one like the little gem that it is. Some have...