August 2022 Favorites
I wish I could say the month of August was all good things and favorites enveloped by constant grace and poise. But, as is often the case with life, it was a rollercoaster of peaks and valleys. It was days of peace and ones of impatience. It was the start of school in the midst […]
antique sewing box & birds-eye maple writing slope
I’ve always loved little boxes. Even when I was a girl, I had a few small boxes, mostly made of wood, for keeping little treasures. So, naturally, that has carried over into adulthood, specifically when it comes to boxes that hold creative supplies. I’ve shared about my love of artist paint boxes (oh, those are […]
for the love of antique portraits…
One thing I want more of in our next home is antique portraits (or studies of new old portraits.) I have always loved how antique portraits look in a home, so when I first started working with oil paints about five years ago, I imagined painting portraits to hang in my house. It took me […]
would you want a blogger to buy your house?
Would you want a blogger (or social media influencer/YouTuber) to buy your house? I had this thought as I’ve been browsing online real estate listings. One of the questions I’m asked every so often is, “What do the former owners think about what you’ve done to the house?” And, in the case of both of […]
epic antique book haul & other goodies
Well, I am having a grand time hitting some of my old favorite antique stores and some new-to-me ones as well. I haven’t had a chance to photograph everything and, besides, it’s a little hard to do photoshoots that look and feel like “me” when I’m not in my own house. But, I wanted to […]
shopping for vintage lamps
I tell you what… If you need a random something to put a smile on your face, go out to an antique store, thrift store, or secondhand shop and look at lamps. Lamps seem to be one of the places where home decor companies really let loose. Let’s make beige sofas and brown tables, but […]
antique umbrellas & canes | favorite things
I’m sure I’m not the only one who gets an idea about something she wants in her house and dives head-first into making it happen. Such is the case for me with having an umbrella/cane stand in my foyer and then, naturally, filling it with antique umbrellas and canes. I don’t have a foyer or […]
my DSLR camera gear & tips | creative business
This week, I was asked to give recommendations for a “real camera” and lenses. As I started answering the question, I decided digging up an old post I wrote about my camera gear and sharing that link would be a more thorough answer, but then I saw that post was 11 years old! Yeah, I […]