Roadtrip to Magnolia Market

Every year when school ends I make lots of plans to go see and do things that I love, but it never happened.  This year I decided I would make some plans and follow through with it.  The number one thing on my list was to visit Waco, Texas, home of Magnolia Market.  If you aren’t a HGTV fan you have no idea what you are missing.  This show Fixer Upper is amazing starring Waco locals Chip and Jo Gains....

Don’t Over Think Your Room Redo

It’s overwhelming when you look at an empty room or worse  a room that is full of stuff you don’t like or care about. My dining room started  empty except for a very large dated glass table and chairs.  I’m sure in its day it was the cats meow of the early 90’s.  I didn’t want my dining room to be fussy, complicated or busy. So I started making my plan and soon figured out this was going to be fun!...

How To Take A Desk From Trash To Treasure

It’s no secret I love to go out on trash night and look to see what my neighbors are tossing out.  I don’t pick up just anything I only take what I know I can use on a project I’m working on or will be working on in the near future.  My husband lovingly calls me Lil’ Trash Troll.  Sometimes he will look at a piece of furniture I have found on a trash troll run and say “no way...

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You Can Create: Art Project on Canvas

It’s a Blue Happy Tuesday and I’ve got an art project for you.  You can share this with your family, friends or just paint it yourself. First get your supplies ready. You will need paint brushes any size just what is comfortable for you to use.  I like a flat square one, a smaller angle tip and a thin liner brush.  For this picture you will need 9 colors.  I used a light and dark purple, blue and pink for...

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What Makes You Happy?

If I made a list of what makes me happy it would be rather long.  I would have things on my list like my faith, family, friends, good music and summer but with all that on my list art and painting would be one of the top listed .  Painting for me is like breathing! I can’t imagine not having the ability to pick up a brush and paint what I feel.  There have been times I couldn’t wait to...