Christmas decorating favorites from the past
Well, I played hooky from writing on the blog yesterday. I felt lazy, tired, and really ready for my own Christmas break to start (the boys are already on break from school.) So, I took a slow morning to cuddle with the kitties and rewatch some of Portrait Artist of the Year. I gave myself […]
baby shoes, sepia portraits, & vials of color
“Well, you definitely got into the right business.” My mom has said this to me many times over my 13+ years of writing this blog. She knows I love happy surprises, mail, and gifts and, in this weird little line of work, I get some of the best mail. It started with rolls of tape, […]
little studio tree
When I plunked the little artificial tree on a stool in my art studio, I figured it would just be there temporarily. It was more about putting it in a semi-finished place and less about feeling like that was the best spot for it. But, as I got distracted by other things, the little tree […]
salt dough ornaments 2022 | Christmas crafts
This salt dough ornament-making is going to be an annual thing, I think. They are just so fun, easy, personal, and pretty. I made them last year, both traditional salt dough and cinnamon “gingerbread” salt dough, and I enjoyed it immensely. I always thought of salt dough as sort of a kindergarten craft material, but […]
Christmas foyer 2022 | Christmas decorating
I love that Christmas decorating doesn’t have to be complicated, time-consuming, or expensive to be really pretty and festive. It really can be as simple as trimming a few branches from evergreens and tucking them around the house. We have some nice bushes and trees in our area that are perfect to clip and take […]
Christmas living room 2022 | Christmas decorating
Since we spend most of our time in the living room, that is where I focused my Christmas decorating attention. I would probably do that anyway, but my Christmas decorating is scaled back this year since we just moved into our house this fall. While I love the Christmas season, it feels like it came […]
Kitchin Sketchbook Wrapping Paper
In April of 2021, I went out on a limb and purchased something that spoke to me in a way that sticks out in all of my years of buying and selling antiques. It was a lot of four antique sketchbooks from the late 1800s to early 1900s by architect and artist George Herbert Kitchin. […]
fashion gift ideas from Walmart
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by As always, all words and opinions are honest and my own. Oh man, Christmas shopping! Some years, I am right on the ball, and other years, it sneaks up on me. Just today, Jeff and I were talking about Christmas shopping and he said, “Wasn’t Thanksgiving yesterday?” If […]