different things I run across that make my life easier or make me happy
Export to PDF | Export to DOC1.) Make a new wreath for your front door You would not believe how often I hear the phrase “I wish I were an artist.” This always makes me sad, because in my mind, anyone who spends time using their creativity IS an artist. So in the spirit of […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCI wish I COULD say I had something to do with this. Instead, this beautiful design on my refrigerator is the artistic handiwork of our 8-year-old son. I wish I were the kind of mom that said “Hey… let’s get out those new magnets and make something cool together.” […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCEvery now and then there are days that I am particularly happy to be ME. On the day I finished this little pumpkin into snowman project, I was so completely pleased with myself — for two reasons. 1. I dreamed up this super cute, super simple way to use […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCIf you know me at all, you may have noticed that I’ve been pretty excited, anticipating 11.11.11. That’s because back in 2003, I realized that the calendar would be a perfectly symmetrical date on my 41st birthday. Since then, I have spent the last eight years reminding my husband […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCEarlier this month, I spent a morning showing the 4th graders at Heritage Elementary school some of my paintings. How can I resist going back again next year after receiving an envelope overflowing with these gorgeous hand-made thank you cards? It really does make a difference to tell somebody […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOC November 2011 That means it’s the eleventh month of the eleventh year. I will relish writing these dates all month. I wish I were still a kid in school so I had more date-writing opportunities. Only TEN MORE DAYS until the most perfect date of the CENTURY. Click […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCThis dahlia was blooming in my yard. And one glorious autumn day I had the foresight to pick one and take some photos of it standing in front of the perfect sky. Now it’s a painting! That is most definitely one of my favorite things. Just a few of […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCI finished a big new oil painting yesterday! It’s called “sunflower path” and it’s from some photos I took from a field in Travelers Rest, SC. To see some of the photos I took of this sea of sunflowers, click here. To read what this painting makes me think […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCOn Valentine’s Day we finally convinced Nathan to use his birthday money to buy the Fire Pit that he had asked for last summer. We offered to pay for half of it, even though he had more than enough money to cover the cost, and he accepted our offer. (That […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCIf you’re like me, then you NEED to see GREEN all year-long. Two weeks ago I spent $5 on a bare-root hydrangea bush that I will plant in my yard this spring. Since there were already a few tiny leaves poking out of the packaging when I bought the […]
