lessons from queen victoria’s sketchbooks
A few weeks ago, I was searching around for something short and inspiring to watch. Maybe a documentary on an artist? Or a short art lesson? My curiosity was piqued when I spotted The Royal Paintbox on my Masterpiece Subscription. I mean, anything about paintboxes...
French chair from Dreamy Whites
Disclosure: This post is a part of an ongoing collaboration with my friend and business owner, Maria of Dreamy Whites. Over the years, I have promoted Dreamy Whites as a paying customer in addition to promotions in exchange for products. All opinions, as always, are...
furniture makeover | painting an old stool
We had an uncommonly warm weekend, so I decided to finally work on this stool that’s been hanging out in my garage, waiting for some attention, for almost a year! I picked it up on one of my first antique outings when the stay-at-home orders were lifted. I had...
Cleaning Calendars – An Opinion Piece
First, I have to start this post with a confession. I had the best of intentions when it came to setting “deep cleaning” as the theme for April. I envisioned taking everything off of the kitchen counters, dismantling the stove, and giving everything a...
Creative play | making a cyanometer
Have you ever heard of a cyanometer? I hadn’t either until I was doing a random search for vintage color wheels and came across one. It’s a device that measures the blueness of the sky! How perfect is that for someone like me who 1.) loves blue, 2.)...
front porch refresh with walmart
Disclosure: This porch refresh is sponsored by Walmart. As always, all words and opinions are honest and my own. Do you remember all of the work we did in our yard and our back patio last year? We got porch paint, patio furniture, a power washer, and even plants and...
the antique sketchbooks of George Herbert Kitchin
This story starts several months ago when I was doing one of my regular check-ins on The Creative Exponent Community Facebook page. I was scrolling through the recent posts and stopped immediately when I spotted a grouping of photos of the most wonderful sketches. ...Hello!
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