Shop update!

Here are a few new things I've added to my Etsy shop: Popsicle dream notebook Blue daisy brooch Peach daisy brooch Aqua blue daisy brooch I'm working on a few other things; it's been so...

Today's Finds

One of the reasons I started this blog years ago was to share and help promote fellow artists, handmade and vintage sellers, and indie shops. The blog world can be a cliquey place, and some of the...

New Things, Blue Things, and Old Things Too

We are still making little improvements on the house, one room at a time, while sticking to our fairly small budget. We've made one big purchase, a chair for the living room, which I'll blog about...

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(Click on images to go directly to sources.) Happy weekend, everyone. xo, Mary

Scenes from Life + New Prints

We've had rain for days, and I'm being unabashedly pouty about it. I know rain is necessary for plants or something, but I don't like it and I'm not apologizing. ;) I've been editing recent photos...

Bits of April

Flowers inside and out. The tulips in the top left pic just popped up in the middle of the yard one day, no idea how that happened. Pink and white blossoms on trees in my favorite park. And...

Clockwise from top left: "Imagined Botanicals" by Buttermoths; Palaco by Jaime Rovenstine; and "Pinocch-i-o" by Dionysiac - Laura Ragazzi.

Shop Update!

It's been a really, really long time since I did a shop update, and I've got some new things to show you. A dachshund brooch. Red daisy and white daisy...I've got a couple more daisies coming in...

May Day Swap

Have any May Day swappers received their packages yet? Here's what I made (my swapee has already received it, so I won't be spoiling any surprises). I made a "daisy chain" garland. I used to love...

The Best Mess

We've all seen those photos on blogs or pinterest of perfectly organized craft rooms, with rows of color-coordinated ribbon, thread, and washi tape. And I've noticed a lot of my fellow artists and...

Happy Spring Things

Recently, I've been in the mood to decorate and spend some money...I blame the change in weather, as weather so frequently dictates my moods. However, despite my sudden burst of inspiration, we...

Clockwise from top left: "Beach Comb 4" by Lola Donoghue; "About a Pearl" by Leigh Viner; and abstract painting by Jenny Gray.

Spring Sale!

I decided to have a sale in my etsy shop because it's spring, and it finally feels like it! I've been on a shopping hiatus for a while, as always happens in late winter, recovering from holiday...

Scenes from Life + Giveaway Winner

Last Sunday, we went for a walk along the canal in DC. The sun was just beginning to set, and the air was warm. A few pink trees popped up here and there among mostly bare branches. Believe it or...

Giveaway!

You see that little dachshund brooch? He's really cute, right? Well, he was destined for my Etsy shop a week or so ago when tragedy struck. I had just finished making him and picked him up to walk...

Outtakes

I frequently have outtakes that make me laugh when I upload photos from my camera, especially when I'm trying to take photos of myself. Here are several from when I took the photos for my dachshund...

Happy Friday!

Bird Chirping Weather print by Katie Daisy What is everyone up to this weekend? We are hopefully going to do a bit of work on the house (caulking windows and such) which I'm actually not looking...

Clockwise from top left: "Miss Lemon" by littleghost; "Trees" by chasingthecrayon - Tracey Long; "Walking with Masks" by Julianna Bright; and "Holy Mackerel" by twamies - Alan Brown and Kati...

Bits of March

Surprisingly, March was filled with lots of time outdoors...surprisingly because it was much colder than average, and it seemed like winter would never end. I think I was determined to find signs...

Easter Centerpiece

If you're looking for something fun to do with all those Easter eggs you've dyed and decorated, Mr Printables has a cute diy: egg sculpture centerpieces. How cute is that? I think it would be a...

Happy Friday + Random Questions

The random questions game is always fun, especially when you have photos to post but your eyes are so tired you can't possibly edit one more photo. What's the furthest you've ever been on holiday?...

More New Prints + Free Shipping

I found out that Society6 is offering free shipping worldwide through Sunday and thought it would be a good time to share new prints. I've added about 15 more prints to my shop, some of which are...

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May Day Swap

My friend Dawn emailed me a couple of weeks ago with the awesome idea of organizing a May Day swap. As it's the first official day of Spring--cold temps be damned, it will be Spring!--we thought...

Scenes from Life

In case your Monday has gotten off to a rough start, I thought I'd share a few nice things. Our weekend was mostly filled with rain, taxes, laundry, errands...all the things that make me want to...

Happy Friday

Let's play the random question game, shall we? It's Friday! If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Blue Green What is the last photo you took? This one, on my phone. Summer or winter?...

Scenes from Life

It's been forever since I did a scenes from life post. I guess the Instagram wrap-ups are sort of the same thing, but I do still take photos with real cameras, I promise. These photos are all from...

New Prints!

I have good news for those of you who've inquired now and again if I would ever sell prints in my Etsy shop. Well, I'm still ironing out the kinks with the print lab to offer them on Etsy. But in...

The Birds

It's been forever since I did a shop update, so I thought I'd do a quick post with a few things I've added to My Hideaway lately. Three pretty birds all in a row. I love making these colorful...

Dining Room

Several people have contacted me with questions about our new dining table and chairs, so I thought I'd do a post for those who are curious. The table is the dylan dining table from CB2, designed...