royalty-free artist reference photos site launch
I’ve been working on a new project behind the scenes for a few months and now, we’re ready to officially launch! I am so excited to introduce you to my new site… www.artistreferencephotos.com One of the greatest frustrations I’ve experienced as a growing artist is finding reference photos for the things I want to paint […]
antique iron plant stand
One of the things on my Lucketts shopping wishlist was a plant stand. I was open to the style of plant stand, but I envisioned a tiered wrought iron plant stand and I know it would be hard to get that idea out of my head. I saw a few at the Lucketts Spring Market […]
marian tries | weaving garden cloches
Do you know what I’ve been thinking lately? I need more hobbies. I mean, a girl needs a few tasks to keep her busy. Of course, I’m being facetious since I have hobbies up to my eyeballs, but it’s still hard for me to resist dabbling in a new one when it looks intriguing. As […]
first willow garden structure project & an English dovecote
Several of you have asked about the English dovecote hanging near our front door as well as the willow garden support, so I wanted to back up a bit and share about those two pieces. Since the English dovecote came first, let’s start with that. I was initially planning on making a trellis for this […]
Lucketts Spring Market 2024 Purchases
I shared a recap of my day shopping the Lucketts Spring Market this year HERE, but I wanted to share what I purchased and where it ended up in my house. You can see my wish list for the day HERE and, I must say, I did pretty well on my list! Lucketts doesn’t disappoint. […]
Ultimate Scallop Wicker Tray
Last week, I decided to play around a bit inside the house. I’ve been spending a lot of time outside pulling weeds, hauling mulch, and planting and I haven’t been paying much attention to the interior. Dust bunnies may have been involved. Okay, they were. They were involved. But, I took a few hours to […]
update on the back garden beds | part one
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The areas that were always a struggle for me when it came to gardening were patience and planning. For years, I would make a feeble attempt at weeding and planting, but I didn’t take any time to learn about the plants themselves or how to make weeds easier […]
living room lighting from Lamps Plus
This post is sponsored by Lamps Plus. As always, all words and opinions expressed are honest and my own. I shared the plug-in wall sconces from Lamps Plus before Christmas, but I never wrote about the details of the fixtures as well as another lamp we selected for the room. So, that’s what this post […]