S-t-u-c-k. The s-word dreaded by creatives all over the globe. And there is good reason for dreading it. You're humming along, in a creative groove and then you come to a complete halt. Your mind...

S-t-u-c-k. The s-word dreaded by creatives all over the globe. And there is good reason for dreading it. You're humming along, in a creative groove and then you come to a complete halt. Your mind...
It's that time of year where we get our planners out and start to fill the pages with the goals and dreams and to-dos for next year. And, as I've been pondering my own 2019 and all of the promise...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...