French Upholstered Bed Frame Round-up
Any time I share a picture of our bedroom, I am asked about the bed frame. I purchased it from on final clearance, so I got an amazing price on it, but it is no longer available for purchase. So, I thought I would share a French upholstered bed frame round-up for those who are […]
our master bedroom makeover reveal
A few of you have asked to see the full reveal of how our master/primary bedroom makeover turned out, so I am sharing all of the details in today’s post. Since we’ve been living with this finished bedroom since the summer of 2020, I don’t really think about sharing it, but I’ve only shown little […]
hearty lentil soup with sausage | recipe
My mom has been making a variation of this lentil soup for as long as I can remember. If you haven’t noticed, I prefer creamy soups. I just enjoy them more than brothy soups and they can still be healthy with just a few adjustments (like cutting just a little bit of cream with milk […]
15 creative exercises to fill your sketchbook
Last night, I said it out loud. “I am finally starting to really see myself as an artist.” I have put the title on my profiles and have reluctantly used it in introductions, but I didn’t really feel it down to my bones. I don’t know what shifted or what gave me permission to internally […]
timeless decorating & design inspiration
While I’m always inspired by magazines, I tend to hold onto them for a while and then drop them off in recycling or pass them along to someone else after a time. Fresh inspiration comes in and there is only so much room for magazines that I’m not likely to revisit as a resource. But, […]
weekend art studio shuffle | organizing
A few people have suggested it for the past few months, but I have resisted moving my knitting/embroidery crochet stuff out of the studio. I like to have all of my creative things together and handy! But, my recent book-buying-bender forced the issue. After sitting in the studio for a while, staring at a stack […]
impressionist still life series
After over a decade of creating as a profession, I’ve learned that I have creative seasons and that suits my generalist approach to business and creativity. I like to dabble, explore, learn, and “have my fingers in a lot of different pies” as my friend Shaunna puts it. And those seasons are shared here on […]
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 picking out just the right pens and pencils and zipper pouches to put them in. One year, we did some of our back-to-school […]