antique goodies & things for sale
You know how you can plan out your week, but those plans don’t exactly work out? Well, this week is turning out to be one of those weeks. My plan for a super-productive, get in a good rhythm on a few things (like exercise, organizing, etc.), knock a bunch of things off to-do list, etc. was […]
a total heart purchase…
With milk paint and distressing and the right combination of techniques, one can give a pretty convincing aged look to a piece of furniture. But, none of that can compare to what time can do. And time did a beautiful job on this piece… It’s perfectly dented, scratched, cracked, crazed, and worn in all the right […]
the cottage bed reveal
The cottage bed is all finished, assembled, styled, and photographed. It even got its own little room in the corner of my studio. I just used things I had on hand to create an eclectic, cottage-y, bedroom, a ‘tween girl who was in my imagination. The color of the bed is a custom mix of Kitchen […]
If I had to start all over again…
One of the best part of my “job” is when I get to encourage and mentor aspiring creative entreprenuers. I don’t have all of the answers, but I can share my experience and give them the benefit of learning from my successes and failures. I’m asked a lot of questions about starting and running a […]
cottage bed update
I finished the twin cottage bed today and I had so much fun styling it to shoot. Let me back up, though. We painted it in two coats of a custom mix of Kitchen Scale and Boxwood from the MMS Milk Paint line. After the second coat, the milk paint started chipping in certain places. It pulled up […]
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Today starts the beginning of the last year in my 30’s. I had a busy work day, but came home to my boys waiting for me on the driveway, fists full of “wild flowers” that they tossed on the sidewalk to mark my entrance. (Jeff pointed out that they were weeds, but let’s called them […]
Romantic Homes Photo Shoot
Last October, I drove down to West Virginia to photograph the home of Melanie, from the blog Sweet Melanie, for Romantic Homes magazine. This was the second time I was hired as a photographer and stylist for a magazine, so I had one shoot under my belt, but I am still very much a rookie. I stopped […]
onward
There is a season for everything. And we’ve been through a lot of seasons together over the eight years I’ve written this blog. When I first hit the publish button, my kids were in diapers, my husband was a full-time youth pastor, and I was a stay-at-home mom, taking a stab at starting […]