rolling with the punches & paintings for sale
It was just a couple of weeks ago that I announced my very first fabric line presented by Free Spirit Fabrics. I’ve been working on getting this collection launched for two years and was in the final stages of polishing up my second collection, but that work was interrupted by some startling news I received […]
One of the top home investments you can make…
This post is sponsored by James Hardie®. All words and opinions are, as always, honest and my own. I’ve already shared that our new house in Minnesota has amazing bones. It has a functional and intelligent floor plan, it has many brilliant features (like outlets in the soffits for Christmas lights and in-wall night lights […]
home office progress
I’m so excited to share the progress we’ve made in the home office! Initially, this room wasn’t going to get attention for a while. but when we talked about putting hardwoods in the dining room, we decided to have them done in the office at the same time. Both rooms are right off the foyer […]
putting the dining room back together | craigslist cabinet update
It’s been a busy week and somewhat of a mixed bag, so I felt like I needed to push into a to-do list today. Productivity always acts like a pick-me-up. So, I cleaned and did laundry, worked on the shelves for the craigslist cabinet in the office, did some painting in the studio, worked on […]
craigslist confession
Sooooo….about that “no spend February”… I’ve actually been doing well with it and have said “no” or “later” to many things I wanted to buy in the moment. But, I made the mistake of browsing on craigslist. Even as I was doing it, I knew it wasn’t smart. But, we’re working on my office and […]
dining room wood floors
Before we even moved into this house, before we even saw the house in person, I let Jeff know I had my eye on the carpeting in the dining room. For a room that is the “most formal” in the house, carpeting just didn’t work for me. I also do a lot of photo shoots […]
living room curtains
Man, it has been a long, productive day and I am pooped! Of course, I decided to start exercising the day I had a bunch of physical work planned. That was brilliant. I use the word “exercise” loosely, though, because it was pathetic how out of shape I am. I am still babying my shoulder […]
the new easel | small things become bigger things
I have had mixed feelings about selling my paintings from the 100 Meadows Project. I knew I would be embarrassed by some of them. Many of them. Would I regret sending them out into the world? Would I regret that my “practice” is hung on someone’s wall? I haven’t found a definitive answer to that […]