Making a House a Home

To me, a home is a comfortable space full of friends and family, laughter and conversation, music and tears, rest and refuge, memories and mementos, treasures and trinkets…
I work hard to make our house a home and for me, part of that is making it visually appealing and inviting. Given my artistic sensibilities I love [...]

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Web Finds

If you find yourself bored, here are some amusing sites to visit…
Wordle
Bomomo
Scribbler
ArtPad
Unleash your inner artist!

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Glimpse of Me

Collages I did for an assignment back in the spring.

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Coffee Table Update

A while back I blogged about needing wanting a coffee table.  About a month after that post, my mom and I happened upon a table at Rega. This is one of our favorite stores and we try to pop in everytime we go to Tyler. You never know what new things might be in there.  [...]

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My Everyday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
A sampling of my students’ work.

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Design Favorites

I am the type of person that really pays attention to scenery and settings when I watch movies. Over the years, there have been houses in movies that I have really loved and even copied some of the decorating in my own home. I find myself often wishing they would turn the corner in the kitchen, [...]

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Etsy Fun

 
Here are some of my favorite Etsy shops…so far, I am only a window shopper….
John Golden: vintage inspired digital art
Jessica Mattingly: unique expressions
Tamar: neat, pretty things
Elizabeth Scott: jewelry
Brandywine Boutique: handmade art and paper crafts
Well Feathered Nest: handcrafted stationery

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Sharing…

Above is the current wallpaper on my work computer. This vibrant picture doubles as a handy calendar. So, not only does it make me happy and add a little cheer to my computer nook, but it gives me a quick way to know the date.
Below is the wallpaper I will have in oh, about 5 minutes [...]

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I am not too afraid to admit it

I was tagged by my friend, Stephanie, to list six weird things about myself. My disclaimer is this: my list contains six things that I feel most people would think are weird, not necessarily what I feel is weird. Here goes…
1. I have been to an actual monster truck rally. Yes,it’s true…go ahead and make fun, [...]

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Bad Press

It seems that the only time that art teachers (or most teachers in general) make the news is when they are put on leave or fired. Here is the latest…
School Board Fires Teacher over Controversial Artwork

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