I spent Thanksgiving in Raleigh, NC, visiting Jeff’s family. The days were mostly filled with relaxing and visiting, but I did take advantage of my close proximity to one of my MMS Milk Paint retailers (In Sweet Time at The Mercantile in Knightdale, NC) and I spent an evening teaching a milk paint demo and signing books. The evening itself was … Read More
Instagram Q & A | Milk Paint Line
As I shared last week, I invited followers to ask questions on my Instagram Stories and I received so many questions that I decided to sort them into categories and answer them in blog posts. In the last Insta Q&A post, I answered home-related questions. You can find that post HERE. I was asked a lot of posts about my … Read More
Back to School Week!
Well, the day has finally arrived and I just sent the boys off to school. When I started my blog, both of my boys were in diapers and now they are started 5th and 6th grade. It is crazy how time flies, but I am enjoying their current age. I never was much of a “baby person”, so the younger … Read More
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 miles away. It’s hard not being there, but I’ll admit that it’s nice to have a break from all of that physically taxing … Read More
rugs & quilts & other things dreams are made of
As my business has grown and hit milestones over the years, I’ve learned that things seem to come in waves. There will be a lull just before another swell. Right now is a swell. My first fabric line officially launched just a few weeks ago and in April we launched a new MMS Milk Paint color and I just got … Read More
no-sew custom dinner napkins & fabric launch
After years of design work, coordinating, learning, waiting, and creating, my fabric line is finally going to be available for sale (find a store HERE), so this week kicks off the official launch of Bunnies, Birds & Blooms by Free Spirit Fabrics. I have partnered with some talented creators and Instagrammers to show off the fabrics. They are amazing quilters. … Read More
the big three
When I worked in the corporate world (can you even imagine that?), I would keep a running to-do list on a legal pad. Each day, I would work through the list until it was “quitting time” and, whatever was left on the list would get transferred to a fresh piece of paper as the start of my to-do list for … Read More
open-handed recklessness & practical plans
My time of retreat felt like flight. Not the kind we’re used to these days when you’re herded like cattle through security and shoved into a seat appropriately sized for a nine-year-old. It was flight that was light and swift, like a blue jay. The wind was in my hair and I glided, soared, and soaked in the view. The landing … Read More
