Sourcing & Planning
18 Incredible Lighting Sources on Etsy
Surprise! Etsy is an incredible source for...lighting? It's true. When I posted on Friday about a source on Etsy a friend and I came across for her bathroom lighting, so many of you asked for more. And hey, we aim to please around here. Not only are these lights, generally, hand-made from real people or […]
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February 27, 2018
Decor
My Favorite Labor Day Deals for the Home
It's been a crazy 24 hours around here. We got home from my niece's wedding just in time for Greta to get what seems to be a 24 hour flu. She told me last night after an especially bad episode, "I feel like a wrecking ship." This morning she is feeling better and we're all […]
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September 5, 2016
Art
They're Ba-ack! | Chalkboard Drawing Downloads
At the end of 2011, my personal project was chalkboards. I was itching for a new medium, as I often do, and I decided to draw on a chalkboard every month. It was my creative outlet, if you will. By 2012, there was some interest in purchasing prints and after some hesitation, I decided to […]
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September 17, 2014
Art
Painting of the Week | Harvest
The air is getting cooler here in Idaho. Already! The farmers are all getting ready to harvest and some have even started. Did you know that the schools here in Idaho are out of school for a week or so at the end of September for potato harvest?? A lot of the kids, of all […]
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August 22, 2014
Art
Painting of the Week | Arctic Trees
Three weeks ago, I posted a #tbt of this oil painting I did a few years ago--even before I got married (hence the signature with my maiden name)! I received a couple emails asking if there would be prints available and since it just hangs at my parents house, I said why not!? So, this painting now […]
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July 25, 2014
Decor
Martha & Ash Drapes
The large window in our great room has been bare for almost a year now. All of the curtains in our last house were sold with the house, so we arrived here empty-handed in the window dressing department. We have (obviously) taken our time searching for just the right ones. In fact, the only other […]
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June 23, 2014
Art
Happy Memorial Day + Print Sale
Today we're spending time finishing our cabinets, working outside, remembering those that have gone before us and barbecuing (of course!). We hope the weather is fabulous where you are and you have a happy memorial day! We'll be back to our regular updates tomorrow, but for today only (!!) all prints are 20%, so head […]
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May 26, 2014
Art
Painting of the Week | 03 Larkspur
Before I get into this week's painting, I wanted to let you all know that after a lot of encouragement (thank you!), I have started selling fine art giclee prints of my weekly paintings, starting with last week's Night Fishing. The prints will be available for purchase in my Etsy shop within a week after the painting […]
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January 31, 2014
Art
Painting of the Week | 02 Night Fishing
This week's painting was such a positive experience. It was an emotional and difficult week with this pregnancy and with every brush stroke, I felt myself escaping more and more. It was therapeutic to continue to add layers of pigment and watch the painting transform half a dozen times until this composition showed itself and […]
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January 24, 2014
Art
Painting of the Week | 01 The Takeoff
I have never been one to name my works of art, but it's a new year and this is a new project--so here I am, naming paintings. This one I called, The Takeoff since it is the very first painting in my do-a-painting-a-week project this year. There are a few things I wanted to achieve […]
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January 17, 2014
Art
The Studio Project
Last week I mentioned that I wanted to start painting again. The first 6 months of last year, I was working on commissions and selling paintings and prints out of my Etsy shop almost daily and it was everything I imagined myself doing while I studied art in college. More, even. I had my own […]
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January 8, 2014
Art
Pig!!
While Chris cooked up this for our Easter dinner: I carved my own ham out on our oversized chalkboard: (All the while, Greta was chowing down on cheese from the looks of it. Ha!) I have been getting requests for a pig butcher chart since I did a cow last March. It took me a […]
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April 1, 2013
Art
New Abstract Flats!
Six new16x20s were added to the gallery this weekend. Catch a sneak peek below or head over to the Etsy shop to snag one up. About these abstract flats: My mission has always been to bring original, affordable fine art to homes. I think it is important to have something on your walls that is […]
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March 25, 2013
Art
Absolutely Huge #ARTFORSALE
I did this painting last January with every intention to sell it and then I hung it in our dining room and loved it for a whole year. The massive 87"x60"painting is now officially for sale. See all the details here. Psst. I have been busy with commissions, but more traditional-sized paintings are also in […]
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March 13, 2013
Art
New Art
While I have been adding the final touches on the art for Greta's room, I have been working on some paintings for the gallery shop. Woot. This 24x36 painting was just added and is available for purchase here. Also, since Valentine's day is upon us, our two most lovey-dovey prints are on super sale at […]
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January 28, 2013
Decor
Trimmed Out and Butterflied.
We ended yesterday's post saying we decided to trim out the grasscloth wall. Luckily we were able to get most of it trimmed out on Saturday after we finished wallpapering, but I had to finish spackling holes and caulking before giving you the full reveal. Here she is: We used the same simple trim […]
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January 22, 2013
Art
Adjusting and Restocking
2013 already feels different. There have been so many changes, yet Chris and I are both itching for some excitement. Greta isn't napping anymore and really, my world--our world, has been turned upside down. I feel significantly more tired from those extra two hours of non-stop playing that when Chris gets home, the only thing […]
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January 10, 2013
Art
Make Way
Something big is going on the next few days. We are cleaning out as much of our Etsy shop as possible, (*cough* the studio is getting crowded) to make way for new art. New paintings and new--better!--chalkboard drawings and prints. So, from Friday, September 28th through Tuesday, October 2nd, take....wait for it...a whopping 40% off […]
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September 28, 2012
Art
Ten New Abstract Flats.
Good Morning! Last week I introduced new 16x20 original paintings on unstretched canvases to our Etsy shop. It was an idea I came up with to be able to bring more affordable fine art to even more homes. To your homes. The two I added sold within hours (gah, thank you!) and I received countless […]
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September 6, 2012
Art
It's here. Original Art at Reachable Prices.
My mission has always been to bring original, affordable fine art to homes. I think it is important to have something on your walls that is just for you. That's one-of-a-kind. That has real paint on it. Art can (and will) not only change the way a room feels, but the way you feel about […]
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August 29, 2012
