Recent Decorating Projects~

Fun Finds

Lucky Green~

Decorating for Spring

 

Fabulous Finds

A Fresh Start & Tips

A little bit of pink and Etsy shop SALE!

This post is brought to you by the color pink.  :)  Even though I love blue, I like to have just a little bit of pink sprinkled here and there throughout my house. I think a little goes a long way, though.  So, last year, I found this old shadow box in my house that I picked up at hobby lobby years ago.  I mixed up my favorite pink shade with craft paints, painted it, and then distressed it with sandpaper.

I got out some old scrapbook paper that I picked up at a really cool antique shop, and sketched a vintage cruiser with a basket full of peonies and daisies.  It looks cute up on top of my piano!  Along with my yard sale peonies, it adds just another little *pop* of pink.  I sure wish I would have bought the other peony arrangement at that yard sale...(they had two).  I debated, and then decided just to buy the one.

Anyway, this year, I loved it so much that I decided to create another one for my etsy shop...Right now, it's on sale for $14.99.  Lately, I've been selling a lot of my art on ebay!  Like this birds nest painting...

I have a few other pieces on sale in my shop also.

In other news, I tried out a recipe that I had pinned from pinterest for Mongolian Beef.  It was a big hit with my teenage boys!  Here is the Recipe if you would like it.

Have a great day!
Robyn

D.C. Cherry Blossoms and Thyme ground cover tip~

Vintage birds nest S & P shakers

Ranunculus painting before and after

Birds Nests & laundry rooms

It is finally time to update the laundry room.  It has been the most neglected room in my house, (decorating wise), and yet one of the most functional.  It hasn't been painted since we moved in, and the walls were really in bad shape.  It was just not something that I have had a strong desire to tackle.  However, when I bought some cute baskets to put on the shelves, and they started to give way, I knew it was time.  Who knew that they weren't anchored into the studs?  So, my husband took the shelves down, and I got to work, prepping the walls and painting.  On a whim, I painted the ceiling blue, and I'm hoping to finish painting the white walls and shelves today. Then my husband can put the shelves back up, and I can start organizing and decorating again. (pictures soon!)

While I was painting yesterday, a couple of Robins wandered toward the window, looking curiously at me...their orange bellies so huge.  It seemed like they were wondering where to locate the perfect nesting spot.   Then, I woke up early this morning to get some reading done.  While I read, I kept hearing rustling noises outside my front window... I'm convinced it was a mommy robin hopping through the crunchy leaves while gathering the goods to make her nest!  Happy Spring!

My DIY paper mache~ Easter/Spring Lamb

I picked up a ceramic lamb at a yard sale last summer thinking that I could "de glaze" it and then

Little Treasures from IKEA

Spring~ Original Tulip Painting.

~Her majesty...dressed in pink, getting ready to step out and grace us this spring! Listed in my shop...Original Tulip painting on canvas~

Ruffles & Blue~ Fun Finds!

Birds Nest Painting

Pin the Nose on Olaf & Daisy Paintings

You're probably thinking, "Hmmmm, snowmen and daisies?....What an odd post!"  While we hope spring is around the corner, we remain Frozen (haha).  I just thought I would share a few random projects that I've been doing lately...

Meet Matilda~ My cow painting

This is her big debut!  Matilda the cow.  When I went up one weekend this winter to study painting with my friend in Boston, I told her I really wanted to paint a cow, and I wanted her to teach me how to paint more quickly. After the original sketch, I began painting in my typical meticulous way.  After what seemed like only a few seconds, she said, "Move on! Paint a different part!"  She had me flying all over the canvas, and all I could think was, "This is going to be a disaster.  It won't even look like a cow!"...

projects

Thank you, Spring.

~our apple trees

~our irises

Spring seemed to last unusually long this year.  We tried to savor every moment of it.  The displays around town of pinks, lavender, yellow, whites...were simply stunning.
Thank you, God, and Welcome Summer.