My house always looks so bare after my Christmas decorations come down and on a grey old day, like it is today, I crave light and color. And for that […]
Wall Art
Easy Painting Tutorial
Here is a really easy painting tutorial which will produce a stunning piece of art, worthy of a frame and hanging on your walls. You will need Start by drawing […]
Palette Knife Abstract Painting
Here is a little abstract painting I whipped up on a 12″ by 12″ canvas. I used water soluble oils and a palette knife to apply the paint. I was […]
Coastal Decor String Art
It seems my most popular posts on this blog are those relating to coastal decor and those which offer free downloads. Today my lovely readers I am offering you both! […]
Framed Shell Art
If you are anything like me, it is impossible to return home from a vacation on the beach without a big bag of sea shells. I am not one to […]
Fun with a Geometric Stencil
Over the summer, the kind people over at Stencil Revolution let me pick out a couple of their stencils to play around with. What with moving house and all that […]
Pistachio Shell Art
I may have a problem with nuts! Over the weekend Mr CH and I enjoyed a rather large bag of Pistachios, but it was not enough for me to savor […]
Abstract Watercolor Paintings
So Miss Chicago teen is coming “home” from college this weekend for Spring break. She was a bit shocked on the sale of our Chicago house and our move to […]
Marvelous Map of Genuine American Place Names
A few years ago I bought my dad a lovely quirky map of the UK …which features rude sounding place names. Fast forward to earlier this year and I was […]
Easy Pistachio Shell Art
Tasty and nutritious, what’s not to love about pistachio nuts. If you needed an extra incentive to munch down on their loveliness you can now re-cycle those shells into a […]