This is the 2nd installment of my trip down memory lane when I owned a flower shop in Sacramento, CA. Read Part 1 here. The story continues as I had just received my very first order for funeral flowers. What were you doing when you were 19? Do you remember? I bet you do! One […]
Memory Lane . . . My Flower Shop
I don’t know – maybe it’s because I’m getting older, or maybe it’s that I spend so much time with my 82-year-old mother who reminisces so much, but I find myself doing the same. Whatever the reason, BBH is grateful that I can share my memories and musings with you. When I was just 19 […]
How to Paint Sunflowers . . . again
Well, I did it. I signed up to teach classes again – after a 7 year hiatus – at the local Parks & Rec department. Seems like a good idea, right? I mean, why not? Because I tend to always overbook myself. Right now, after packing and getting the new/old house ready, I’m not feeling […]
Where is THAT gonna go. . . aka Space Planning
That seems to be the question nowadays. For everything. Where is this chair gonna go? Where is this dresser gonna go? Where, where, where? Ok. This is my little tutorial in space planning. My Disclaimer: I’m not an interior designer. I’ve never taken mechanical drawing pictures. I took two college interior design classes. Two! Don’t […]
More Harlequin Diamonds . . .
I just had to try painting some harlequin diamonds today. Of course I didn’t want to get all ‘mathematical’. Like I could if I wanted to! So I just eyeballed it. I knew they were a little off, but I’m a little off too, so I figured it’d work just fine. Since I was […]
A Simple Painting That Wasn’t
I painted this today. Just a simple little baby name canvas with a couple of elephants. Simple. But there were a few bumps along the way to this simple painting. Now, normally you’d expect a bump or two, right? It happens to everyone, right? Well, I have a confession to make. I don’t do ‘simple’ […]
One More Heart & Posies Painting Idea
I thought I was done with pink. I really did. But then I went bloghopping and found some wonderful Valentine projects. Of course, most of them are food-related. And if you know me at all, you know that me & food aren’t the best of friends. Let me rephrase that: me and cooking or baking […]
A Dog Picture in an Hour . . . or 2
I didn’t wake up this morning and say, “Hey, I wanna paint a dog picture!” Not that I dislike painting pet portraits. I actually love painting dog art. But painting dog pictures takes a long time for me. A real, real long time. Plus, after seeing DrawTheDog every day – have I told you how […]