Artistic Endeavors
_________
Creative Business
_________
A Slice of Life
_________
All Things Home
_________
Furniture Makeovers
_________
milk paint landscape mural | reveal
Unless you follow me on Instagram, when you last saw the milk paint landscape mural in the dining room, it was just getting started with the watery Lucketts Green base for the land. Well, Friday it...
milk paint landscape mural
A few weeks ago, I shared my plan to paint a soft landscape mural in my dining room. The dining room is one of the smallest non-bathroom rooms in the house and it's square with a large window and...
tuning into what’s real
A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to go to a private island located in Rainy Lake in Canada. It's a island owned by our pastor's family and he invited us and another family to spend a few...
concrete urn, cast iron cow & cherry trees
It has been a lot of hard work, but all of the planting in the front garden is done! The garden was stripped down to bare dirt early last week and I then worked on improving the soil to help all of...
making ourselves at home
Before I get into today's post, I want to encourage you to visit one of my friend's websites. Laura Dreyer is a talented artist and creative business owner (she is the creator of Little Clay Land),...
plan for the front garden
If you missed my garden post last week, you might want to take a minute to check it out. The comment section is full of great advice, tips, and suggestions that are especially applicable and...
clean slate in the garden
I was really getting the gardening itch in late May, but with all of the traveling we had coming up, it just didn't make sense to buy a bunch of plants and start a project we couldn't finish before...
summer activity | fun with food
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Blue Apron. As always, all words and opinions expressed are honest and my own. (Oh,, and the first 50 readers to sign up will get $50 off their first two...
eating area updates
Once we were unpacked and settled form back-to-back trips, I was ready to start working on the house again. I am waiting to get into the summer rhythm before I tackle larger projects, like the...
peonies
Well, we're finally home for the summer. We got all of our trips done back to back and I won't have to pack a suitcase again until I go to France and Italy in the fall. It's so good to be home,...
the gift
When I was in North Carolina, Jeff's mom surprised me with a gift. We were sitting on the sofa one afternoon, chatting, and she leaned forward to get out of her chair. "Come with me. I have a...
Braided Jute Kitchen Rug
One of the questions I'm asked most when I share my kitchen on social media is, "Where did you get the rug?" The answer is, it's a braided jute I purchased from Joss & Main a few years ago. It...
Finds from my old PA honey holes
One thing I wanted to do when I went back to PA to visit my parents was visit some of my favorite antique stores. I have found some nice things in Minnesota, but I really missed the antiquing back...
dining chair upholstery tutorial
I almost completely forgot that I left this chair makeover tutorial hanging after I shared how to make the slipcover for the seat! I was traveling and visiting family and wasn't reminded about part...
new kitchen wall color
Well, we were home for less than two days and I already started painting the kitchen walls. I had the paint (purchased for the hall and foyer), so it was easy to impulsively start painting. It...
May 2018 Favorites
We are finally back home! After 10 days of driving across the country and visiting our family on the east coast, it's so good to be back home. I was planning on hitting the ground running and...
a new love for dip pens & other found art supplies
I have found a new favorite thing... dip pens. Yes, they are completely impractical by modern standards and you have to get used to the rhythm of stopping to dip your pen every couple of lines,...
dining chair slipcover tutorial (updated)
I recently made slipcovers for my kitchen chairs and, I reserved the last one for the purposes of making a tutorial as I worked on it. I posted a dining chair slipcover tutorial HERE a few years...
kitchen backsplash details
If you missed the reveal of my new kitchen counters, you can see them HERE. In this post, I'm following up with some details about the backsplash. I thought it might take a few weeks to have it...
kitchen counters reveal
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by HanStone Quartz. As always, all opinions expressed are honest and my own. I am so excited to finally share my new kitchen counters! More than one person...
antique finds from cannon falls
I decided it was finally time to start exploring my local area a bit more in search of new-to-me antique honey holes. I've been so busy with the house and the kids and just trying to establish a...
“better to create crap than to not create at all”
For a long time, I've had a hang-up with sketchbooks, notebooks & journals. Don't misunderstand me. I love them. I walk through the notebook/journal section almost every time I'm at a store...
a simple fix to a fuzzy situation
You know those annoying little things around your home that you just live with, because you figure that's just the way they are? Like a chair with a leg that wobbles or a remote button you have to...
DIY & ready-made tie-up shades
I'm bringing you a "twofer" in today's post - a tie-up shade tutorial and a ready-made version! So, a few months ago, I made three linen shades with my mom for my studio. I did the cutting,...
new paintings for sale & quiet in a busy season
I usually don't post on the weekends, but I wanted to pop in to let you know I've listed my latest round of paintings for sale. These are the ones that are up for auction in this group... You can...
A walk down Lucketts lane
This weekend is the Lucketts Spring Market and it's the first time since 2010 that I am not there. Lucketts has been such a huge part of my business since the beginning, but it's now over 1,000...
kitchen chair makeovers
Remember the French-style chairs I purchased for our kitchen eating area last fall? Here's a reminder of what they looked like... I knew when I purchased them that I would eventually make a...
installation of the new kitchen counters
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by HanStone. All opinions and words are honest and my own. Monday was the day and it was like counting down the days to Christmas. I think HanStone needs to make...
the stool covers are back
Remember these cuties? They were ticking stool covers made as reproductions of one I made out of antique ticking for an industrial stool and sold by Decor Steals a couple of years ago... Those...
Plans for the steps
I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend! I know this particular holiday can be bitter sweet for some, remembering mothers or children they have lost or never knew or had. But I hope some...