DIY, Decor and 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… Read More
DIY Doodle Plate 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… 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. … 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 few more… 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… Read More
Dining Room Update with a Plate Gallery 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… 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…. Read More
I might be biased, but some of my most favorite artwork pieces around our house have been done by our kids. Give a child some crayons and paper and beautiful things can happen. They don’t fear the finished result. They just enjoy themselves. No fear factor – I think that is what makes children wonderful and creative artists. If you want… Read More
Someday I would like to invest in a nice piece of artwork, but I’m not exactly sure what I want and artwork is expensive. Being the die hard DIYer that I am, I wanted to try my hand at painting something to hang until “someday”. I am not an artist (as you can see), but I had so much… Read More
