With Season 4 of Downton Abbey premiering tonight, I had to try my hand at a couple of costume illustrations again. Instead of the beautiful gowns from Season 1, I chose a couple of lovely hats. There are times when I wish we still wore these hats from the Edwardian period. Wouldn’t it be fun? […]
Boston Terrier Sketch and French Onion Dip
For as long as I can remember there’s one thing, one “food”, that indicates it’s a holiday around our house . . . French Onion Dip. The special recipe too. The one where you need a pint of sour cream and one packet of Lipton’s French Onion soup. That one. Stir well, then take a […]
My Cow Painting’s Forever Home
It’s rare once I finish a painting and ship it off that I ever see what it looks like in its new home. When I painted murals, I’d see the room, of course, but not with all of the furnishings back in place. Whether I paint a 9” x 12” canvas of a cow or […]
A Deer Sketch with Colored Pencils
(Prints for this sketch are available now in my Zazzle shop, see bottom of this post) Life is funny. One minute you’re happily decking the halls, walls and whatever won’t move and the next minute you’re drawing a deer . . . with colored pencils . . . that you’ve never used in your life. […]
Christmas Decorating–Getting The Designer Look
I wanted to write this holiday decorating series because, while the majority of the year I have a paint brush in my hand, from Fall thru December the florist in me comes out. Having worked in a craft store for years, I find that’s true with a lot of people. When holidays roll around, we […]
Christmas Home Tour 2013
To have a home to decorate, With lots of holiday cheer, To share what talent God gave me, With friends far and near, This is one of my greatest blessings Something I hold true Welcome to my home, my friends This post is just for you. I’m truly honored to share my holiday decorations with […]
Trio of Woodland Trees
It’s been a number of years since I’ve had my own Christmas tree, what with my husband & I losing our home in 2010 and my mother not really wanting one. I think this year I’ve made up for lost time. It’s possible, just maybe, that I’ve gone a bit overboard. Who? Me? These three […]
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 […]