When I get into something, I get into it.  I don’t mess around.  If I get into a TV show, I will binge-watch it.  And, yes, sometimes I get impatient and read the synopsis for episodes ahead of where I am, so the suspense won’t be so intense and I can go to sleep at a reasonable hour.  This is one reason why I don’t read very often, although I love reading.  I just get engrossed and irresponsible! As I shared last week, when I took the watercolor class at Haven, it clicked for me.  I haven’t found a paint I loved so much since I started working with milk paint. In many ways, they are alike.  What makes them different is also what makes them wonderful and challenging all at the same time.  When you get them, though, and use their quirks and unique qualities to your advantage, magical things

I have been in good old hot and humid Atlanta, GA for the Haven Home Blogger’s Conference over the past few days.  I have a full schedule, but I find these conferences are always a good opportunity to learn and to allow others to build into me.  Sometimes we get too busy to do that, don’t we?  We just go, go, go and forget that we need to stop, sit in the student chair, and be the recipient. There were so many great classes that were offered, but the one I was most excited about taking was a watercolor class from Lucy of Craftberry Bush.  As you know, I’ve been more into painting lately, but I’ve always worked with acrylics.  I haven’t worked with watercolors since I was a kid.  I’ve been wanting to branch out to other art mediums, though, and this was a great opportunity for me to learn