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I’m often asked if it’s hard to sell pieces I’ve painted. Sometimes it is, yes, but there is a real freedom in it, too. I don’t have to force a piece to work with my existing decor. I can paint it in whatever color, finish, design, pattern, style I want. Every piece is then a […]
Outward expression…
A few times on my blog, I’ve mentioned how lost I feel when I’m shopping for clothes. It’s a little embarrassing, because, as an “artsy person” I’m supposed to be good at that. I used to be good at it. I used to be fearless with my berets and blue nail polish and mary janes. […]
FURNITURE FEATURE FRIDAY – Favorites & Link Party
Good evening, all! Tonight, I had practice for our church Christmas play and my husband took the boys out trick-or-treating. When I got home, I handed out candy and got the cold, wet little boys in their jammies. My youngest was wearing a Spiderman costume with fake polyfil muscles and it cracked me up. Our […]
FURNITURE FEATURE FRIDAY – Favorites & Link Party
Good evening, all! Tonight, I had practice for our church Christmas play and my husband took the boys out trick-or-treating. When I got home, I handed out candy and got the cold, wet little boys in their jammies. My youngest was wearing a Spiderman costume with fake polyfil muscles and it cracked me up. Our […]
a thoughtful gift & fitness update
I planned this week to get started on some of the pieces on my to-do list, but I have been knocked out with a bad cold/flu sort of thing. It had me bed-bound for a couple of days and has left me dragging through the week. I’m up and about now, but I just haven’t […]
be a rule-breaker
I am not a trained designer. My degree is in musical theatre, not interior design. Decorating became my creative outlet when I hung up my tap shoes and tucked away the pancake makeup. I’ve studied decorating by reading home decor books, shelter magazines, watching HGTV, and by a lot of doing and redoing. The nice […]
HGTV.com Christmas Tutorials
The Christmas tutorials I wrote for HGTV.com are live now! I know a lot of people have been waiting for these, especially the preserved boxwood wreath. I promised I would link to them when they became available, so here they are… Preserved Boxwood Wreath Boxwood Topiaries Boxwood Kissing Ball I bought all of the preserved […]
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I have picked a winning name for the name that cow contest! My newest, sweet little cow painting has been named… Gwendolyn! I kept looking at her and that’s just the name that stuck for me. I’ve also always liked the name AND “Gwendolyn Penn” was a role I played in college and the name […]