#DIY late to the greek yogurt party - Disclosure: This post is sponsored by FAGE.  All words and opinions are honest and completely my own. Truth.  When I was asked if I would be interested in working with FAGE (pronounced fa-yeh), a Greek yogurt comp...

#DIY the big three - When I worked in the corporate world (can you even imagine that?), I would keep a running to-do list on a legal pad.  Each day, I would work through the list until it was “quitting time” and, whatever was left on the list would ge...

#DIY customizing paint colors for your home - When I painted my home office, I mentioned that I used Benjamin Moore’s Stonington Gray mixed at 50% and I got a lot of questions asking what that meant.  I explained it years ago, but thought I would do a...

#DIY Tuscany, Paris, & Junk Bonanza - I have a couple of very exciting trips and events coming up this year that I wanted to share, in case you’re able to join me.  The first one is a biggie. A few months ago, I received an e-mail from one of my MMS M...

#DIY Butler’s Pantry Plans - Before I share about the butler’s pantry, I wanted to give everyone a head’s up that my latest round of paintings are for sale and the auctions end today.  You can view and bid on the paintings HERE. There is still snow on...

#DIY open-handed recklessness & practical plans - My time of retreat felt like flight.  Not the kind we’re used to these days when you’re herded like cattle through security and shoved into a seat appropriately sized for a nine-year-old.  It was fligh...

#DIY craigslist coffee table & playroom update - There’s some progress we’ve made on our house, but I haven’t shared it, because it’s not done or particularly photo-worthy!  I’m really trying to get out of that everything-has-to-be-a-beauty-shot minds...

#DIY the process of designing textiles - In case you missed the happy news, Free Spirit Fabrics, the maker of my fabric line, was bought out by Jaftex and saved! That means Bunnies, Birds & Blooms will be available for sale and I’m finishing up my sec...

#DIY words that rocked | podcasts & books for creatives - It’s hard to follow-up a heart-on-my-sleeve kind of post like the one I wrote yesterday.  I am still reading through the comments, savoring each one like the little gem that it is.  Some have a...

#DIY fear is not the boss - Confession time… The last 2-3 years have been a bit of a struggle for me.  Maybe more than a bit, if I’m completely honest. Before you roll your eyes and wonder what on earth I could be struggling with, hear me out.  (And s...

#DIY ushering in spring with faux florals - Oh, girls…  I am down in Florida right now having a personal creative retreat and it’s been soooo good.  I can’t wait to sort through my pages of notes and share it all (or a lot of it) with you. But for tod...

#DIY February 2018 Favorites - It’s the beginning of another month and that means it’s time to look back at some of my favorites from the previous month.  As I wrote this post, I realized that there is a theme of “spending” spread throughout the highl...

#DIY Creative Retreat Planning - I’ve been saying for months that I need to press the pause button, so I have some uninterrupted, concentrated time to think and recharge.  My thought is this would be a day at home and everyone in the house will preten...

#DIY hiding ugly office stuff & hanging sconces - Before I go into today’s post, I have some exiting news!  Free Spirit Fabrics has been acquired and that means my fabric lines will still be produced! That means I need to hunker down and start working...

#DIY Want to paint 100 stills with me? - Before I lose you altogether, at least hear me out, okay? Painting is a learned skill, meaning you can learn to do it and get better and better as you practice.  Even just a couple of years ago, if you had aske...

#DIY 100 oil stills | no 1-20 - If you follow my on Instagram, you know I have started my next art challenge!  I am much more focused when I have a challenge before me, so when the 100 meadows project ended, I needed a new one.  I initially thought I ...

#DIY craigslist cabinet progress - With school holidays and snow days, this week has been a short one, but I have managed to get some things checked off the to-do list.  One of the main things I wanted to work on was the cabinet in my office. Since I ...

#DIY making way for hardwoods | ripping up carpet - I’m sharing everything in reverse when it comes to the office makeover, but that’s just how it goes sometimes!  I usually write about what is most “at my fingertips” and sharing progress on the room ...

#DIY rolling with the punches & paintings for sale - It was just a couple of weeks ago that I announced my very first fabric line presented by Free Spirit Fabrics.  I’ve been working on getting this collection launched for two years and was in the fin...

#DIY One of the top home investments you can make… - This post is sponsored by James Hardie®.  All words and opinions are, as always, honest and my own. I’ve already shared that our new house in Minnesota has amazing bones.  It has a functional and in...