my first foray into canning & $150 Ace Hardware Giveaway
I bought a book on canning years ago. I liked the idea of gardening, growing, harvesting and preserving. Well, that book was about the extent of my efforts at canning until last week. If you have read my blog for a while, you may have picked up on the fact that I love cherries. I […]
landscape dresser no. 4 reveal
I finished “landscape dresser no. 4” yesterday and had the chance to style and photograph it today. The prop-pickings were slim in the studio, but I love how everything came together to showcase this piece. As a reminder, here is how the dresser started. It really was pretty as it was, but I’ve learned that even pretty […]
my five “secrets to success” when selling at an antique market
Many readers have asked, through comments or e-mails, if I could share some of my tips and “secrets” to being successful at an antique market, so I thought I would write a post and share my answers with the whole group. Here they are, my top five (off-the-top-of-my-head) secrets to success… Create a Cohesive Look […]
master bedroom nightstands
I don’t show a ton of the goings-on in my house these days largely because there’s not a lot happening as far as home improvements or decorating changes are concerned. We are transitioning the guest room to Calvin’s room, but other than that, things have pretty much stayed the same. We are changing a few […]
apple orchard picnic shoot
Today was a whirlwind, but packed with activities that were good for my creative soul. Photo shoots are one of my favorite aspects of my job. If you read my very, very early posts, I share how much I love “playing magazine”. I loved that I had an excuse to take pictures of pretty things and […]
landscape dresser four | part one
I’m realizing that I should probably start coming up with clever names for these landscape dressers! Well, for now, this one is “number four.” I was originally going to try watercolor over MMS Milk Paint, just to see how that worked out, but I tried it on a sample board and I didn’t like the look […]
creating with confidence
I have been watching a lot of video tutorials on painting, and sketching, and trying to improve my knowledge and skills. In one that I watched, a famous watercolor artist (I’m new to this world, so I don’t know who he is) said something like, “The thing that most paintings lack is confidence.” That comment […]
antique haul | 8.22.16
Late last week, I hit a wall. I love my work, but sometimes I need to step away from my house and the studio and recharge creatively. A day out shopping usually does that for me. So, my mom and I hit a craft store for more watercolor and sketching supplies and we also hit […]