Fearless Friday, Sunny Bouquet

Flowers are an instant mood lifter~ Let’s brighten today with a Sunny Bouquet! The inspiration for this bouquet came from a pretty stained glass window I saw on Pinterest The hard part of drawing, breaking the subject down into shapes, has already been done! I copied the shapes and their placement with a pencil sketch … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Sunflower in Different Mediums

I have been experimenting a bit with gouache paint and decided to paint a sunflower Gouache is a paint similar to watercolor, but it is opaque rather than transparent like watercolor You don’t have to worry about leaving white areas for highlights as you do with watercolor, because white gouache can be applied on top … Continue reading

Creations, New Designs for 2021

It’s a New Year, time for refreshing my Society 6 Shop with some new designs for 2021! If you haven’t been to the shop in a while, there are tons of new items! Apple watch bands, face masks iPhone and Android phone cases that have a place for credit cards, and wallet case styles, water … Continue reading

Tablescapes, Thinking Pink and Valentine’s Day

  I’ve been thinking pink and Valentine’s Day lately             In the spirit of keeping things cheerful and bright I refreshed the foyer tulips with more beautiful flowers and couldn’t resist adding a few Valentine touches       Bright yellow, green and pink not traditional Valentine colors, but so … Continue reading

Holidays, Transistions

  Please tell me your house isn’t perfectly decorated for Christmas… With a beautiful table set for Thanksgiving too… and wonderful aromas drifting from your kitchen… It’s not?  Oh good! Because I’m in the stage I like to call a Holiday Hot Mess!         Things are migrating…         It … Continue reading

Holidays, Cute or Creepy?

  Now, if you’re one who doesn’t like Halloween, I get it… I am not a fan of the gory and terrifying stuff, Just bring on the cute and the fun!   Burlap Bottle Ghosts     My ghosts won’t scare you   Ghost Ship     or double dare you   Ghosts on the … Continue reading

Creations, Sunflower Door Basket

  When I got back to the city a few days ago, I was itching to fill my house with fresh sunflowers and start transitioning my decor to late summer/early fall         I had an idea rolling around in my head for a sunflower door decoration, and decided to poke around my … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, Peach, Plum, & a Dash of Rum Ice Cream

Is there anything better on a hot day than cool ice cream? How about ice cream topped with fresh summer fruit and made with a splash of Coconut Rum, Yum! When I make no churn ice cream I usually use Cool Whip  it’s sooo easy and I’m sooo lazy but you can use real whipped … Continue reading

Tablescapes, From Stars & Stripes to Crabs & Starfish!

  I hope you all are having a wonderful July!         My family celebrated our country’s birthday dining on our traditional favorites, BBQ ribs, corn on the cob, and Summer Squash casserole       We had 4th of July Cheesecake Pie And watched fireworks light up the sky over the Gulf … Continue reading

Holidays, Happy Mother’s Day

  Happy Mother’s Day!   “Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease.” Lisa Alther           I wish you a day filled with some of your favorite things!   ❤️   Psst…treat yourself to something from my Society 6 shop today, 25% off everything May 12-13