I've received the same question a few times on my blog and Instagram, so I thought I would answer the question for everyone in a post. The question is, "What is the pot/jar holding your brushes by...
antique french finds & handmade goods
I spent the morning packing up all of the paintings from Friday's original art sale. Thank you so much to everyone who shopped. We had over 3,000 people on the site at one time, so if you had...
antique traveling inkwell
You must permit me to get a little romantic about writing and art supplies now and then. It's hard to resist sharing about the delights of onion skin paper and Georgian brushes delicately made out...
collected & antique curiosities | allouette calandrelle
Being an artist changes you. I don't mean that in a snooty way or in a way that limits what art is. Art can be painting and drawing, but it's also music, photography, design, decorating, writing,...
antique travel dip pens & pencils
I have loved writing supplies for as long as I can remember. Shopping for school supplies was almost better than Christmas. Almost. (I even still do back-to-school supplies for mom.) I loved...
books, antiques, and yarn | stillwater outing
I was hoping to take a few day trips during my break to check out some new antique shops, used book stores, and local craft boutiques, but I just didn't have the kid-free days to do it. Jeff could...
the Christmas victrola
A few of you noticed my early Christmas present in the Holiday Home Tour I shared a couple of weeks ago. If you were with me when I lived back in PA, you may remember that I owned a Victrola. I...
a new use for an antique typewriter table
When I hit the local antique stores last week, I shared this amazing antique oak Toledo typewriter table on my Instagram Stories. I loved it immediately, but at $175, it was a bit more than I...
cleaning an antique book cover & other little finds
Last week, my antiquing buddy, Cheri, took me out to my favorite local breakfast place to celebrate the launch of Feels Like Home as well as her home being featured in the book. It's been an...
antique winsor & newton charcoal box
There are some finds that you just know are special. You know they probably won't come around again or at least in a very long while. Such was the case with the antique Winsor & Newton...