DIY Living on the Coast of Maine
It's no secret around here that I love artwork, and these Hand Painted Still Life Monograms from Anthropologie were calling my name. Artwork in the shape of letters ... what's not to like? Hand Painted Still Life Monogram, $48 each @ Anthropologie They are made in collaboration with Leslie Oschmann of Swarm for Anthropologie. Made from … [Read more...]
My 79 year old mother (Don't tell her I told you her age. Okay?), recently took a one night watercolor art class. She came home with this leaf painting. She told me they served wine and hors d'oeuves. She went with a friend. She said they had fun. When I was babysitting my two year old grandson, he made this picture for me. It's a bunch … [Read more...]
I recently found a few more paint by numbers on Etsy (one of my fav places to look for them). They were not framed. I thought it would be easy to find inexpensive oak frames, but I couldn't find them anywhere. Well, what I mean by anywhere is Walmart or Target. I thought about hanging them without frames, but then my sweet husband said … [Read more...]
It took me about a minute to add some gold leaf details to the plain black frame that surrounds the antique frame above. I used a gold Sharpie oil based paint pen. Remember this picture of our master bedroom? I felt the oil painting on the side wall was too small for the space, but it is a really beautiful piece, and I wanted to use … [Read more...]
The plate wall in the dining room keeps growing as I find new plates to add, but each time I add a plate to one side of the wall, I feel like I have to add a plate to the other side of the wall to balance things. Over the holidays, I was adding a new plate to one side of the wall, and felt like I needed a balancing plate on the other side. … [Read more...]
I was so excited when Lesli DeVito contacted me to tell me I had won her Pet Portrait Giveaway at the end of November. Lesli is a talented artist, blogger, wife and mom to three amazing kids. I can't remember how I stumbled upon her blog, My Old Country House, but I immediately fell in love and became a follower. She has a vintage eclectic … [Read more...]
I got this idea while visiting my mother recently. I brought her some flowers, as I often do, but I also brought along some paints, brushes and paper. She really liked the idea of painting the flowers even though neither of us new what we were doing. We enjoyed painting the afternoon away while chatting and visiting. We have done it a … [Read more...]
While I had a little down time during our vacation (more on that later), I happened upon this post at A Beautiful Mess. It was a tutorial on how to make a paint-by-number pillow. I knew immediately that I would be making one and bookmarked it for my return home. It has all the crafts that I love in one project - painting and sewing. … [Read more...]
If you've read my dining room posts then you will know that I was never really on board with my attempt at a gallery wall. I didn't really plan the placement of the pictures and plates and it always felt a little off to me. It wasn't pleasing to the eye. So it was back to the drawing board. I thought about scrapping the whole thing and … [Read more...]
I tried a gallery wall in the dining room, but I am not happy with it. It feels like a bit of a hot mess. I didn't plan out the placement of the pictures and plates very well and as a result it feels like it's in disarray. I have to think of an alternate plan - possibly a mirror. But I do like gallery walls and decided to try it again in the … [Read more...]
Hello! I'm Mary. Welcome to At Home on the Bay where I share my love for DIY, decorating, sewing, thrifting and baking all while living in our little slice of Heaven on Blue Hill Bay. 
