Hello and Happy Tuesday! I’m currently working on sprucing up our bedroom, and I wanted an inexpensive piece of art to display on our dresser. I LOVE the confetti trend that’s out there now–it’s fun, it’s festive, and, most importantly, even a non-artist like myself can do it, so I came up with this simple, …
Ever wondered how crafters making hand lettering wood signs so effortless? It’s actually not hard! Hand-lettering your own wooden signs is easy, takes few materials, and you can create something totally custom and one-of-a-kind. I’m updating and resharing a very popular post from a few years back today…if you’ve ever wanted to know how to …
I’m thrilled to share with you all today some newbies in my other Etsy shop, paper+palette… I (very affectionately) often refer to paper+palette as the “red-headed stepchild” of my creative endeavors, as I tend to focus my attention mainly here on the blog and on my other shop, burlap+blue. And, really, I mean no …
I don’t know about you, but when I find a trend that I like, it tends to color (literally and figuratively) every aspect of my life. For example, it’s taken everything I have not to paint every single wall in my home a pretty light gray shade and accent it with lots of white, navy …
As you all know by now, canvas art is an easy, impactful and inexpensive way for me to update my home décor. I’ve created LOTS of canvas art in the past, and I have yet another to share here today. The best part about adding paint to canvas is that it’s so easy to tweak …
My four-year-old finished his first year of preschool in May, and can you guess what surprised me most about the year? Not how much he learned, not how much his social skills improved (though both were impressive), but how much artwork we’ve accumulated through the course of the year. The amount, dear readers, was staggering. …
Happy Monday, friends! As I mentioned in my post last Monday, we had a get-together here for our baby’s baptism celebration last weekend….and, as typical for us, we decided to start a house project that very week. A house project which, if we started, we also had to complete before having 40 of our closest friends and …
Happy Monday, friends! I have a FUN canvas art tutorial to share with you all today! You know how much I love my canvas art…I’ve shared lots of canvas ideas here, including my {very popular} herringbone canvas post, my watercolor canvases, polka dot canvas, my 10 creative solutions for blank walls post, and my cameo silhouette post. It’s a …
Hello, friends! Pardon my absence from the blog last week…turns out I really can’t do it all (who knew)? The truth is, we’ve been doing a long-awaited, can’t-wait-till-it’s-done basement family room redo (goodbye icky carpet!), and house projects can tend to put a kink in our normal routine. Anyway, I hope this post makes up …
I’m always on the lookout for new ways to gussy up a blank canvas. In fact, I shared one last week in my easy DIY painted canvas post. When I saw this tutorial on Our Humble Abode for herringbone art, I loved the idea and decided to put my own spin on it. I used …
Canvases are such an inexpensive and easy way to add art to your home. I’ve shared lots of canvas art ideas here, including my polka dot canvas, 10 creative solutions for blank walls post, and my cameo silhouette post. So, when I needed a large piece of art to hang above the banquette in my kitchen, …
I really love using mirrors in my home. I have at least one per room, and I love that they can be pretty, functional, and make the space feel larger. I have new mirrors, thrifted mirrors, DIY mirrors…and now this: an inexpensive, pick-your-color, balsa wood mirror that’s hanging in our bedroom…. Materials: balsa wood (aka “craft” wood, found at …