Last year, I shared a budget-friendly Christmas bell decorating idea post showing six different ways to use some store-bought sleighbells. You can find that post HERE. Since I received great feedback from that post, I decided to do another one this year for a set of bells I bought last week. Like the bells I purchased last year, this set … Read More
Non-Christmas Holiday Decor Ideas
I remember an article I read in a magazine years ago about a room that was completely transitioned from a spring/summer look to a fall/winter look by changing out some accessories and the slipcovers on the furniture. The entire room went from feeling fresh and cheery to homey and warm without the addition of any traditional seasonal or holiday decor. … Read More
black Friday art sale & giveaway
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I’m still taking some time off, but I wanted to share just one Black Friday sale for those who are interested. If you missed the original art sale I had last week, I have added some of my new paintings to Society6 and they are having a Black Friday sale today! This includes … Read More
Holiday Crafts with Walmart
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Walmart. All words and opinions, as always, are honest and my own. Let’s make some holiday crafts… I have always loved making things for the holidays…for gifts, for decorations, or just as something fun to do to fill a quiet afternoon indoors. This holiday season, I find the pull to making things even greater. … Read More
who’s making the decorating decisions?
I get random articles about decorating e-mailed to me on a weekly basis. They cover everything from giving your kitchen a makeover with paint in a weekend (amusing notion) to kitchen trends to the latest design house triumph. I usually just scan them briefly before they are deleted. I received one earlier this week that got me thinking… It was … Read More
cleaning a set of antique pastels
When I shared about antique and vintage art supplies in THIS POST, I also did a bit of window shopping to share some listings on Etsy and eBay. Well, my window shopping turned into actual shopping when I found this set of antique pastels listed for a great price. It was purchased by the seller at an estate sale in … Read More
building an ironstone collection
I read an article on ironstone in a decorating magazine (I think Country Home) about 20 years ago and have been smitten with it ever since. I can’t tell you exactly what draws me to it… maybe it’s the simplicity of it, the creamy-white color, the variety of shapes and designs, the luster of the glaze. I can’t tell you … Read More
the great Christmas decorating debate
I think this debate has been happening for decades, but it’s been taken to the public forum of social media over the past few years, so it feels like more of a “thing.” When should you decorate for Christmas? There is the “pull out all of the decorations when the clock strikes midnight on Halloween” crowd on one end and … Read More
