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Live Painting Class | Index Card Art | Edward Seago Study
Last week, I almost decided to take a week off of the live painting classes, but they have been such a bright spot in my week and I have received messages and e-mails from many others who feel the...
Happy Mail Movement
As I've shared on my blog over the past few weeks, I've been the recipient of some pretty awesome "happy mail." I always love getting mail and packages, whether they are gifts or things that I've...
“Can I pull it off?”
Disclosure: This post is a sponsored collaboration with Magnolia Pearl. We received a great response from our last collaboration, so we decided to work together again! As always, all opinions and...
March’s Books of the Week
Welp, it's April 23 and we're just now getting to March's books of the week. That's just how things have been going lately. I have definitely put too much self-imposed pressure on myself in a...
Delta H2Okinetic® In2ition® Shower Review
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Delta. As always all words and opinions are honest and my own. Last summer, I gave the boy's bathroom a refresh. It wasn't a total overhaul, but simple,...
Live Painting Class | Clouds for beginners
Last Friday, we did another painting class! It's become a fun little part of my week to look forward to (and because I'm doing a live video, I am uninterrupted!) I know I'm not the only one...
tidying the sewing room
I was hoping to post about our cloud-painting class on Friday, but it is taking an eternity for the videos to upload and process, so that'll have to wait until tomorrow. We will be having another...
happy mail
Over the last couple of weeks, I received a few surprises in the mail from a few of my artist/maker friends. Happy Mail has a whole new meaning now. Everything that's delivered is a thread...
online shopping hack
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Wikibuy. As always, all words and opinions are honest and my own. This is a free product I use personally and I'm happy to share it with my readers. This...
washing & mending
I have found the weekends during this time to be especially difficult. I haven't put my finger on exactly why. Maybe it's because there isn't much distinction between weekdays and weekends? We're...
Live Painting Class | Mixing Color Charts & Books for Beginners
I hope you had a great weekend and a Happy Easter! We tried to have a weekend as typical as we could with cleaning, chores, and pizza/movie night. Jeff took advantage of the pretty weather and...
classic white bread recipe & bread-baking tips
There was a time, before kids, before I started a business, when my main focus for two sweet years was being a homemaker. I left my corporate job and supported Jeff as he served full time as a youth...
the best gift
Saturday was my 42 birthday. It started off with apologies from Jeff and the boys that they couldn't go out and buy me gifts and couldn't take me out to a restaurant. It would be another day...
“Boxwood” Green Studio Doors
Last week, I took some time to work on the studio doors. It's been on my to-do list for a while, but it's one of those projects that isn't urgent, so it kept getting knocked down the list in favor...
Live Painting Class | Landscape for Beginners
Last Friday, I held my very first live oil painting class and it was such fun! I have to admit I was very nervous, butterflies in my stomach and everything, but it ended up going well and I was...
my silver patterns
I often receive comments about my flatware, even if I am posting about food or styling or something else entirely. I will admit that I have a thing for flatware and have inherited and collected...
chicken divan recipe
I've noticed that I'm not the only one into cooking comfort foods in these strange times. Not only are they comforting, hence the name, but they tend to be a good way to use up ingredients that are...
studio DIY built-in shelf dimensions & cut list
Reminder - Always use caution and common sense when using power tools on all DIY projects including this built-in shelf. There are some projects that go beautifully as planned. It's smooth...
productive decorative play
I was in a real funk on Saturday. I think it had a lot to do with the dreary weather. It was gray and our daily walk was shortened by a cool wind and a spittle of rain. (Jeff's second walk with...
make-do spring decor
As the seasons begin to change, you'll typically find me perusing a few of my favorite stores, looking for new pieces to mix in with my everyday items or ideas to get my creative wheels turning. ...
organizing the dining room
If you're going to join my live painting class/demo, I've scheduled it for Friday, April 3, 2020, at 2:00 CST. HERE is the event in Facebook to let me know if you're joining live. It will be...
gratitude & hope
When the cancellations first started, the homebody in me didn't mind too much. I've been saying to Jeff for months that I wish I could just press the pause button and suspend all of the activities...
Tidying the Laundry Room & Bottling Cleaners
A few weeks ago, I was in a cleaning and organizing mood. I am the sort of person who's in that kind of mood pretty regularly, but this was on another level. It started with getting all of my...
ruffled-edge farmhouse crochet dishcloth tutorial (for beginners)
I'm so excited to share another crochet tutorial! I know a lot of you are learning crochet or dusting off that skill to keep your hands and minds busy during this time at home. I, for one, thought...
Let’s do some oil painting together (from a distance)
Since last summer, I have been working on an oil painting course for beginners. Since it's my own little project (and not for a client), I keep pushing it aside in favor of work with a deadline. ...
Furniture Dilemmas | Connie’s Queen Anne Highboy
Let's talk about furniture, shall we? That seems like a welcome diversion! Today, I'm going to share the step-by-step how-to for painting and finishing a piece like Connie's Queen Anne highboy.......
swedish & german brushes
I am a brush-lover and have been for many years. And my soft spot for brushes goes beyond those used for paint. I love pretty brooms, dish brushes, make-up brushes, basting brushes, new brushes,...
color samplers
Thank you so much for sharing your prayer requests with me and each other yesterday. My heart aches for those who are already in crisis and have had all of these new developments added to the...
the Scandinavian yarn shop
It's hard to know what to write about at a time like this. Even since I posted yesterday so many things have changed. While I'm not feeling panicked, I do feel some anxiety about what the next few...
studio shelf reveal
Hey, everyone! I'm sitting down to write this post as events this weekend have been canceled and, what was going to be a busy weekend is occupied with playing cards, making a chicken pot pie,...