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Patriotic Fourth of July Printables

June 25, 2019 By Colleen Leave a Comment

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Do you decorate for Fourth of July? An easy way to add some red, white and blue is a Patriotic Fourth of July Printable! Just print and frame and you have some festive colors. To make these printables I started with my favorite Red Geranium clipart, then added some watercolor blueberries, a strawberry here and […]

Filed Under: Holiday Decorating, Home Decor, printables

Camping Coloring Pages

June 15, 2019 By Colleen Leave a Comment

Do you love to go camping (or glamping) in the summer? Here are some Camping Coloring Pages I drew for my Etsy Camping ClipArt. Print them off for your kiddos to make some camping scenes. Or maybe you enjoy coloring? I do, too. I hope you’ll drop by my Etsy shop any time you want […]

Filed Under: crafts, Markers & Pencils, printables

Cherry Blossom Patterns

January 3, 2019 By Colleen 7 Comments

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I’ve been painting watercolor Cherry Blossoms and wanted to share these patterns with you. Patterns are great, not just for painting, but also for embroidery, quilting, scrapbooking, crafting and more! I haven’t drawn a stem yet but you can get some ideas from this Cherry Blossom Watercolor Calendar. Cherry blossom stems are just a stick […]

Filed Under: crafts, patterns

Christmas Home Tour 2018

December 9, 2018 By Colleen 2 Comments

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Welcome to our Christmas Home Tour! I’m glad you could join Penny and me. If you’re new here, Penny is the gal who graciously took me in when I was suffering with clinical depression. She is a true friend, believe me. There’s not much I can do to repay her for her endless generosity but […]

Filed Under: Christmas, crafts, holiday crafts, Holiday Decorating, Home Decor

40 Beautiful Themed Christmas Trees

December 7, 2018 By Colleen 5 Comments

Have you ever toured homes all decked out for Christmas? Well, today I have something close – a tour of 40 Beautiful Themed Christmas Trees! These gorgeous Christmas trees are in the homes of some of my favorite bloggers. I encourage you to click thru to their posts to see more of their beautiful homes! […]

Filed Under: Holiday Decorating, Home Decor

How to Make a Christmas Wreath – by an ex-florist

November 30, 2018 By Colleen 4 Comments

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Every year when Christmas rolls around I really miss working in the craft store. I was their floral/display designer and to have an entire store’s inventory to choose from is absolutely delicious. Since I was only making wreaths for our house, I wanted to show you how to make a Christmas wreath, at least, how […]

Filed Under: Christmas, crafts, Floral Design, holiday crafts, Holiday Decorating, Home Decor, More Stuff

Free Christmas Coloring Pages!

November 27, 2018 By Colleen Leave a Comment

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Tis the season, right? Hard to believe Christmas is upon us already, but here it is. If you’re like me, the holiday season can bring all sorts of stress, along with many blessings. Shopping, family, no family . . . all sorts of stress. So I drew some Free Coloring Pages just for you. Coloring […]

Filed Under: crafts

Watercolor Baby Animals

October 29, 2018 By Colleen 5 Comments

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I wanted to share with you these cute little Watercolor Baby Animals today. I have a lot to learn about painting animals in watercolor, but the process is so much fun! I’m trying to remember the very first animal I painted. It must’ve been in 1999 or 2000 or thereabouts. It wasn’t the very first […]

Filed Under: my paintings, My Stuff, Watercolor

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