Garden tour
September 24, 2026As the season moves into Fall, the garden is still one of my favorite places to be. I thought I would share a tour of my garden because it has always been a place of inspiration and relaxation for me. Such a calming thing to sit in the garden and watch the butterflies and bees hop from one flower to the other. It is also a fun thing for me to work in the garden. Taking care of plants and making sure they are neat and tidy and happy is very rewarding. Seeing healthy plants and the beauty they create…
Easy Butterfly Watercolor Painting
Hi, friends in this post I am sharing how to paint watercolor butterfly art. This video will make your watercolor butterfly painting easy. Summertime always has me enjoying the butterflies and flowers in my backyard. While in the studio I…
My Favorite Views of Home
It is a small garden off the back of our house. Our back door opens onto a deck that has stairs going down to a cement patio and a garage with an attached pergola
School Room Design – Back to School at Home
I thought I would share with you the design of our school room. This room was very important in our home design planning. We knew we were a homeschooling family, so having a room for this purpose is very important.…
Paint with Me! Blue and Gold Macaw
To begin you will need to sketch the Macaw lightly on your watercolor paper. Start with a circle for the head and then a smaller circle for the cheek. From here we can place and form the beak which has…
Repurposed Pew Bench
My brother who still attends there with his family told me they were going to be getting new seating in the sanctuary. Save me one! I responded. Not just me, but he as well, jumped at the chance to save…
Spring Collection 2023
Here in Southeast Michigan we are enjoying sunshine on the melting snow. The trees were held in dormancy by a recent ice storm. After the welcome sunshine has melted ice and snow away we are warmed too by thoughts of…
Fall Collection 2022
Fall is here and it is such a beautiful time of year. My family and I really enjoy hot cider, apple and pumpkin picking, bonfires, hot chocolate, chili and that one last camping trip. Even with all these good things…
Paint with Me! – Holiday Art
If you can paint triangles you can paint this Christmas tree! Start with Hookers Green and make a series of triangles stacked and crisscrossing each other. Keep in mind the shape of your tree that you are making as you…
Paint With Me! – Pinecone
Pinecone paintings make great holiday card designs, gift tags or holiday table place cards. Have fun following along and painting pinecones for your holiday, or winter decor. Let's go over the supplies you will need:
Paint with Me! – Purple Tulips
This is a great little painting to practice your wet on dry technique for watercolor and the blending that goes with that technique.
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