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String Me Up - String Gardens

So lately I have been a bit of a Pinterest whore... but hey, aren't we all? Pinterest, a place full of idea sharing is just a tip of the domino that knocks down others until there is a plethora of...

Doodle a Day May

I'm an Instagram addict... I have nearly pulled myself from every social network, only visiting my facebook fan page to post my blog posts and that is it. There is no scrolling through peoples...

I Was Designed...

I was designed for green grass Toes sunken deep into unseens and sunshine. Under a blue celestial sphere tan shoulders - brown as my coffee, turn a richer shade of brown. I am freckled Head to toe...

Spring - To Me

I sit here typing to you, eating edemame thinking about spring. How can I not with the newly exposed leaves and spring green that emanates from every inch of outside!? Spring to me is about firsts....

Cloth Paper Scissors - It's Here!

Being so humble and artistically shy it's not easy for me to share big ta-doo's... but I'm just about jumping out of my skin. I have had some minor publications in Somerset Studio, but I currently...

Walk the Loop

One can not explain the connection to a place they may have. Perhaps it's just a love for what's there or the feeling you get when visiting... but I feel in my heart a place you feel connected to...

With Little Snippets

Fingering through the pages of an old book, long forgotten and placed on the used book store shelves, it is my intent to bring home these words and transform them into my own. I sit, I snip, I...

Cultivate my Soul

There's is mental relief to be had in the dirt. The release of bottled up emotions just seem to sink out through your feet and back into the earth. The ground is so receiving, malleable, and...

Fake Empire - Open Your Eyes - Regain your Life

Pastel my Heart

The smell of pastels is a distinct one, chalk pastels that is. If I had to describe them, I would describe them as having an old smell... not in the bad way, but like in the way an antique book...

Fruits, Veggies, and Bruchetta, OH MY!

The excitingly warm spring weather here in the north east really coaxes my stomach toward a summer palette. Dreams of market bags filled with farm grown fruits and veggies makes my heart smile with...

Turtling Season

It's spring, and spring means turtling season! If your a regular reader you know I have a soft heart for any creature, but especially for turtles making their way across, or idly sitting in the...

Walk the Halls

Abandoned homes with un-locked doors that you can sneak into is so adventurous and fun. You listen for every sound wondering if you will be caught by a local saying "hey! who goes there!?". These...

Wildflower Hoppin'

I may be home now and acclimating myself back into routine, but that doesn't mean I still don't have a bunch to share with you from my adventures in Texas. My last full day in Texas found us...

My First Day in the Grand State of Texas

A Day of Adventure and Chips Please

Our day started in our own separate fluffy hotel beds, stretching out and saying to each other "what do we wanna do!?". I have been driving in Texas!! HA! I'm a bad passenger and often find myself...

The Art Project of Houston

Graffiti art IS art. It's an amazingly colorful and inspiring medium I have completely no understanding of. The idea of using different tips on the end of spray cans to complete a larger than life...

Hey Guuuurrrl!

I'm here!!! I'm in Texas, the flattest state Ive ever seen! As I sit across from my soul sister and artistic match - we sip our coffee, edit our photos, and chat about life. There are smiles, a...

Heeeee Haw!

Tomorrow I am hopping a jet plane and flying all by myself across the United States to spend some jam packed fun time with my bestie Jax! This is a pretty big deal as we have known each other for...

Before and After the Sun

Five thirty in the morning is a strange time of day if you ask me. It's still dark, the body fights against you if you have a reason to wake. I make my psychiatrist appointments for 6:15, and I...

Painting the Zodiac

In between page spreads I am starting a little side project... probably silly as I have other deadlines looming around me... but you must always work on what you are inspired to create even when...

It's all Happening

It's coffee and artwork every morning. Except yesterday when I woke up with the kids stomach bug! Even then though, I found myself back at the table come afternoon when I had a lull in between the...

With a Stitch or two... or a Hundred and more

It's been a long while since I crocheted.... like months! Which is so unlike me, because when I'm not holding a paintbrush... I'm holding a crochet hook. These hands are never idle! Picnic time is...

Pocket Full of Posies

Spring has already graced me with such beautiful gifts. My hands were happy and smiling this past weekend when I clasped a soft assemblage of pussy willows and crocus blooms. It's the simple...

First Hike of the Season!

Fair weather, warm sun, and a Sunday happened all at once yesterday. It was a recipe for adventure and the chance to breath in the damp scent of earth and snow. Spring has started, clocks have been...

In Like a Lion - Out Like a Lamb

It may be snowing but that just means that March is arriving like a lion, and so will exit as a lamb. Last weekend we took a drive to a local greenhouse/grocery store called Adams where we enjoyed...

New to Shop and New Work

Yesterday found me scanning, perfecting, and listing a bunch of new work in my Etsy shop! Not to mention (okay I'm mentioning), that I moved a few older pieces into a sale section. I would love to...

Love thy Home in a Thrifted Way

All this newly found happiness has me putting energy into all sorts of places I didn't realize I had checked out of. Like decorating our home! It has been so long since I took pride in decorating...