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 […]
Christmas Home Tour 2018
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 […]
40 Beautiful Themed Christmas Trees
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! […]
How to Make a Christmas Wreath – by an ex-florist
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 […]
Fall Home Tour
Welcome to our Fall Home Tour! Well, maybe not the entire home, but where we spend the most time. I had such fun decorating this year, adding some burlap and teensy wired lights to the mix. Everything is either from the dollar store or Michael’s. Rather than telling you what I did and how, I […]
Coastal Seashell Pattern Printables
Coastal Seashell Patterns and Traceables A few years back I painted this Coastal Window and shared the Seashell and Starfish patterns I used. They have been super popular lately so I thought I might as well draw some new Coastal Seashell Patterns. I love seashells because no matter where you live, they remind you of […]
How to Refinish a Fireplace
Do you have a fireplace? Are you happy with the way it looks? Did you know you can refinish a fireplace pretty easily? It’s true! This is the 2nd time I refinished this fireplace. This is how it looked for the past 15 years. A light color wash. Before this it was stark white and […]
Paintings for Presents and Happy New Year!
Happy New Year, my friends! Is it too late to say that? Well, I’m pretty late on a lot of things – like this post – so just consider the source. I wanted to share with you some of the paintings I’ve done recently. I hope you had wonderful holidays filled with peace and joy. […]