Fearless Friday, Shamrocks

I am all about March this week, and today I want to show you how to draw/paint shamrocks so you can make some St. Patrick’s Day crafts A shamrock is just 3 or 4 heart shapes put together on a stem To paint a shamrock, or a 3 or 4 leaf clover, you just need … Continue reading

Tales of the Traveling Tote, March 2023

Time for another Tales of the Traveling Tote! Where did February go?? I can hardly believe it’s March 1 Spring is on the way! Our last tale ended on December 1 2022 Looking back to December, one of the highlights was a birthday/Christmas lunch I had with the Alabama chapter of the Traveling Tote group … Continue reading

Tea on a Tray Blog Tour

Welcome to the Tea on a Tray Blog Tour! Many thanks to our hostess with the mostest Katherine from Katherine’s Corner Thank you readers, friends and visitors from Denise at Home for All seasons for joining the fun today Come on into the dining room and I’ll pour you a cup of tea! We’re getting … Continue reading

The Organized Life, March Paint Bucket

March is still several days away but I’m posting the March Paint Bucket today because next week I have 2 special posts to share On Tuesday I am part of a Tea on a Tray Blog Tour and Wednesday will be Tales of the Traveling Tote March 2023 There will be links to all the … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Still Life with Shapes

Today’s creation was inspired by some art I saw on Pinterest The focus of these paintings is shape, portraying the still life by emphasizing shapes and using dramatic color I found a photograph I wanted to use to try this technique I uploaded it to PicMonkey, an online photo editor and played around with a … Continue reading

Throwback Thursday, Spring Galette

One of my favorite parts of Spring is the overflowing abundance of fresh vegetables Fresh everything! This galette can be filled with any combination that you can think of, I kept this one green with asparagus and spinach Simple to make, a side or a meal, and loaded with veggie goodness Caramelize the onion, wilt … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, Butterfinger Cheesecake Parfaits

I made these decadent parfaits for HHjr’s Valentine birthday last week He doesn’t like cake but he loves cheesecake and ice cream These parfaits are kind of a combo of cheesecake and ice cream and incredibly easy to make! Butterfinger Candy Bars, Nutter Butter Cookies, cream cheese, brown sugar, Cool Whip and chocolate or caramel … Continue reading

Tablescapes, Mardi Gras on the Coast

We are relaxing at the beach house this weekend, Mardi Gras celebrations are in full swing! Friday night one of my friends was in a Mardi Gras parade in nearby Fairhope AL and the Orange Beach Mystics of Pleasure Mardi Gras parade was last night with more parades on Tuesday in both Gulf Shores and … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, FloraBunny

I’m traveling today so I am going to re-share one of my favorite paintings to put you in a happy Spring frame of mind- This painting was inspired by some watercolors I saw recently by Sillier than Sally Her style is loose, whimsical and colorful, and her paintings are magic When I saw this bunny, … Continue reading

Spring Bunny and Ribbon Carrot

Time for some crafty fun! My thoughts jumped right to Spring when January was over and I have been thinking about ways to bring Spring to my decor Welcome to the monthly Creative Craft Hop Thank you Sara from Birdz of a Feather for being our hostess and keeping us organized! Welcome friends, readers and … Continue reading