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  • Quickie DIY: Cheery Welcome Mat

    Happy Monday, everyone! I’ve been wanting to share these welcome mats for a few weeks now, but our front door is just not that attractive. So over the weekend, my friend Sebastian and I…

    January 9, 2012
  • Swagged Up: A Quickie Door Swag

    {Can you tell I have too many basketballers in my life at the moment? It’s the only excuse I have for a post title with such ‘hood edge…Oh, and they tell me the NBA…

    December 13, 2011
  • Abstract Wall Art: Silver Living Room

    A few nights ago I finished the artwork I was planning for my parents’ new living room. And they like it! Phew! My parents live in an old farmhouse built in the 1820’s. They…

    November 23, 2011
  • Someone Else’s Art

    One of the cool things about writing this blog is that my family has started enlisting my help for art projects. Yesterday, I shared what my sister and I whipped up for her dining…

    November 18, 2011
  • Quick DIY: Confetti Wall Art

    Good morning, everyone! Well, at least it’s morning in Maine! I wanted to share with you this quick project my sister and I whipped up a few nights ago for her apartment. My sister…

    November 17, 2011
  • Autumn Decorating: Leaf Prints

    A few years ago, I saw a shop on Etsy that had hand-painted gold leaves. They were the kind that are so fragile you can see every vein. I have no idea how the…

    October 26, 2011
  • Autumn Decorating: Watercolor Leaves

    I woke up a few days ago and realized I’m missing fall. I’ve been talking about it, and thinking about it, but I’m not doing anything about it. Enter, these leaves. In a fit…

    October 6, 2011
  • Stenciling

    I’m having one of those weeks that’s packed to the gills, morning ’til night. Between work, running (I told myself I’d run every day for 30 days and am totally regretting it already.), and…

    September 7, 2011
  • For the Record

    For as long as I can remember, my mother-in-law has hung empty jam jars in the garden for candles to light the summer nights. Turns out, my father-in-law isn’t such a fan. He seemed…

    July 26, 2011
  • Wall Art

    When I finally got home from work on Monday evening, there was the best surprise waiting at our apartment. Michael”s parents did a TON of sprucing while we were away! All those annoying things…

    July 20, 2011