my hospital visit
For those of you who are familiar with me, you know it’s torture for me to just sit and rest. Home decor is my hobby and my business, so it’s hard to keep me from it. Well, when I checked into my hospital and was faced with this room, I knew it needed my help. […]
the doctor’s bag
When I was shopping at the flea market in Raleigh, NC last Thanksgiving, I purchased this very old alligator doctor’s bag for $20. It was an unusual purchase for me. It’s not very practical, it doesn’t serve a purpose. It’s not something I’ll use in a bunch of photo shoots. But I knew it […]
Oreck Steam-It Mop
There are many perks to being a blogger. Just one of them is getting to try products and share an opinion about them. When Oreck contacted me about becoming a sponsor, they were interested in sending a vacuum for me to try. Well, I already have a vacuum I really love, but when they mentioned […]
50mm
I’ve become a bit of a lens junkie over the past year. It all started when my old Nikon lens (that came with the film SLR I bought about eight years ago) wasn’t working with my new D7000 Nikon. It worked, but it took forever to get it to focus, so it was finally time […]
top-coat-less
I get a lot of questions about wax and other topcoats. A furniture makeover happens peacefully until the polycrylic looks streaky or the wax is blotchy and won’t dry or the poly is yellowing. If you’ve been there, you know that agony of spending hours on a piece only to have to sand it and […]
not exactly what I had I planned…
This post has nothing to do with home decorating or DIY or any of the things I usually write about. It’s just about me. Soooo… Yesterday I was all excited about the new projects I was going to work over the next couple weeks and I was really ready to get back in my space […]
recharging your creative batteries
As I shared in my post yesterday, I’ve been feeling drained lately. I usually feel that way after any big creative endeavor. I’m always toast after the Lucketts Antique Market, the Christmas Open House left me in a creative coma for a couple of days and I’m usually useless after I finish a large round of […]
the book
My life for the past couple of months has basically revolved around the book I’m writing. Things are finally starting to come together. We’ve edited through chapter nine (out of ten) and I just finished my last photo shoot today. YES!! It’s been a lot of work, but very rewarding and I know I will […]