Calvin’s Christmas Bedroom
I took some time a couple of weeks ago to put some finishing touches on Calvin’s room and, while I did that, I added a few Christmas decorations. I finally swapped out the brass curtain rod with this matte black single curtain rod from Birch Lane. This one is pretty heavy duty just in case […]
Christmas tree 2.0, paper whites & a blue truck
This year, I really took my time selecting the Parsons’ family Christmas tree of 2016. It was the perfect height, fluffy, and full…just like I wanted. I was practically giddy as I put on over 1200 lights, the garland, and ornaments. It looked beautiful. Here is how my glorious, perfect tree looked yesterday morning… The tree […]
a place for everything
A couple of weeks ago, we started organizing the studio. As I said before, it was overdue. I am generally a neat and tidy person, but when I am in the middle of creating, I don’t like to take the time to pick up after myself or put things away properly. I’ll just shove a […]
how Society6 works
I’ve been asked how Society6 works by several readers, so I thought I would share for those who are interested in putting their own work out into the world (or for those who are just curious.) Step one is to create something you want to sell. There are many categories of art available on Society6, so […]
Doggie Gift Guide
We had two Siamese cats when I was growing up, Beth and Susie. I remember that every Christmas, we would hang a stocking for them and fill it with treats and toys. Of course, they didn’t care if they got presents or a stocking at all, but it was fun for us – it was […]
Decorating Dilemma | Marie – Helene’s Great Room
Man, it’s been a long time since I’ve done a Decorating Dilemma post! I know my readers enjoy them, but they take quite a bit of time to put together and I just haven’t had an abundance of that lately. But, I received an e-mail from a reader asking for some help with her great […]
Christmas in the family room & a paper manger
I shared how our family room is looking these days a few posts ago and I thought I would share some of the details of my Christmas decorations. As I’ve said repeatedly, I really keep things pretty simple when it comes to Christmas decorating. It does still take a lot of time, but I have […]
A Cow Toile & “A Touch of Farmhouse Charm”
I haven’t had too much time to work on my painting and drawing the past couple of weeks and I really miss it! It really is the most exciting thing to me at the moment, mostly because it’s new and I’m still in the early stages of discovery and that’s always an exciting time. I […]