the Scandinavian yarn shop
It’s hard to know what to write about at a time like this. Even since I posted yesterday so many things have changed. While I’m not feeling panicked, I do feel some anxiety about what the next few weeks and months hold. Not just for myself and my family and friends, but for people who […]
studio shelf reveal
Hey, everyone! I’m sitting down to write this post as events this weekend have been canceled and, what was going to be a busy weekend is occupied with playing cards, making a chicken pot pie, housekeeping, and listening to the boys play Toby Mac in next room. Jeff is taking a rare Sunday off to […]
bottling pigments & other creative rabbit holes
“But to be quite oneself, one must first waste a little time.” – Elizabeth Bowen In this busy season, I have found more of a need to fiercely protect time that is unhurried; when I permit myself to chase some creative rabbits down a few holes. It’s in those unhurried times that we find our […]
cleaning & reviving old wood
A few weeks ago, I took some time to hit some of my favorite local antique and thrift stores. I had been inside a lot during my shoulder recovery and then catching up on work through January and I just needed to get out…not to go to the grocery store or to run the boys […]
painted checkerboard studio floor reveal
Well, it involved a lot of patience, crawling around on the floor, tape (3 rolls), and dry time, but the painted checkerboard floors in the studio are finally finished! And I absolutely love them! I would say I wished I had done them initially when we first moved in, but I’m glad I had some […]
painting the other side of the studio floor…
Last week, I was determined to get the studio floor finished. That’s one of the difficult things about doing projects in stages. It’s shiny and new at the outset, but when you only have about four feet to finish, it’s hard to get motivated. It’s not exciting any longer and it’s somewhat anticlimactic. But, it […]
easy creamy potato & ham soup jars
We are just in one of those seasons of life when things are really busy. I’m sure so many of you can relate. You get a few months in a row when evenings and weekends are generally quiet and then you hit a stretch when there is something happening every single day. Jeff has a […]
creamy potato & ham soup jars
We are just in one of those seasons of life when things are really busy. I’m sure so many of you can relate. You get a few months in a row when evenings and weekends are generally quiet and then you hit a stretch when there is something happening every single day. Jeff has a […]