No sooner than I posted Take a Trip With Me This Week then all of the self-doubts started creeping in . . . can I actually edit photos and write a post each day? will this painting actually turn out or will I have to scratch it and start all over? maybe nobody will actually […]
Take a Trip With Me This Week
I haven’t painted a ‘regular’ painting in quite a while. I mean, I’ve been painting dogs and craft stuff, but there are a lot of blank walls in my house and I decided I need to paint something just for me. Usually I post all of the step-by-step photos after I’ve finished a painting and […]
No Sew Tree Skirt
In all the years I’ve been decorating Christmas trees I’ve never had a tree skirt. Ever. I mean, what’s the point? Aren’t there just gonna be a ton of prettily wrapped presents under the tree anyway? A swirl of fabric always worked just fine for me. Until this year. Two things – one, I saw […]
Silhouette Deals and Christmas Canvas Tutorial
Paint a Christmas Canvas by simply using stickers or, in my case, Silhouette vinyl. Position stickers, paint ombre effect over the top, remove stickers.
Antique Bronze Faux Finish
A few days ago, after unloading all of the groceries, I brought in my recent treasures from our oh-so-awesome local thrift store. What is that? Mom inquired. I’m not sure . . . yet. What are you going to do with . . . it? Don’t know . . . yet. Where are you going […]
Snowman and Snowflake Paint Projects
Baby, it’s cold outside! I can’t really complain because here in Northern California our temperatures would be considered warm to those of you in the south and east coast of the U.S. Regardless, I kinda feel like the Tin Man in the mornings, in need of a little extra oil in my joints until I […]
Cardboard Christmas Trees
I have a huge stack of flattened cardboard boxes in the garage from the move last summer. I keep thinking I need to put them on Craig’s List so someone else who’s crazy enough to move can benefit. Until then though, I wanted to use a few for Christmas decorations. Crazy? Maybe, but it’s a […]
Painted Holly Leaf Dropcloth Pillow
I’m approaching Christmas in a totally logical, reasonable fashion this year. At least, I started out that way. I’ve divvied up each area of the house that I want to decorate, made two lists for each area – one for floral decorations, wreaths and stuff, and one for paintable decorations. Then I combined those two […]