Since I've been painting portraits lately, I thought it might be fun to offer a Custom Painted Couple Portrait Plaque in the Love My Little Cottage Etsy Shop. The picture I chose was of my husband and me standing in front of our house with our dog, Hercules. Painting a couple portrait on a plaque Continue Reading
Our New Charleston Style Home
I never thought we'd sell the little cottage that we'd lived in for twenty-five years, until a friend and I decided to read The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron. After every chapter the author compelled me to list things like: Five Examples of Imaginary Lives I'd Like to Live or Clothes I Wish I Had. Continue Reading
Toadstools with a Snail Acrylic Painting
Have you ever seen toadstools like this? If you haven't seen them in person, you've probably seen them in storybooks and animated movies. These gorgeous Fly agaric mushrooms usually grow beneath birch, pine, or spruce trees. They can be found in late summer or early winter. Don't they make you think Continue Reading
Hand Painted Pilgrim Sign
I made this Hand Painted Pilgrim Sign for our new house because we are moving in just before Thanksgiving. We are decorating our Charleston-style home with an Industrial/Midcentury vibe, but I'm also throwing in a travel theme. Doesn't that sound fun? Since the Pilgrims were the ultimate travelers, Continue Reading
Upcycled Industrial Side Table
If you're visiting for the first time, you don't know that our family of four (plus a college student who is sometimes here) has been living in a two bedroom apartment since we sold our little cottage in June. Selling our old house and building a new one has been exciting, but also a lot more Continue Reading
“Simply Joy” Upcycled Painted Christmas Purse
Have you ever thought about upcycling (yes, that's a verb) a leather purse? This year, I've decided to paint a collection of upcycled purses and other items for Christmas. This "Simply Joy" upcycled painted Christmas purse was designed to reflect the happiness we feel at Christmas when we are Continue Reading
Hand Painted Poinsettia Flower Pot
Coming up with new products to sell in my Etsy store is a year-round job. Last year my shop did well during the Black Friday Sale Week, so I am hoping for a repeat performance. This year, I thought it would be a good idea to add a few items in a lower price range than my paintings and watering cans. Continue Reading
Scary Black Cat Watering Can
Watering cans are one of my favorite items to paint. When my daughter asked me to paint her a Halloween watering can to put beside her front door, how could I resist? I have painted my Morkie dog, Hercules, many times, but I have never painted my gorgeous cat, Meg. She was the inspiration for my Continue Reading
Upcycled Perculator Pumpkin Face
My Upcycled Perculator Pumpkin Face brings back happy memories of my childhood with my mom and grandmother. Back then, everyone in my East Tennessee family smoked cigarettes and drank coffee all day long. When we visited her house (at least once per week or more) my grandmother would take her Continue Reading
DIY Industrial Coffee Table
It's Time for a Change If you've dropped into my blog recently, you already know that we sold the little cottage in July (after 25 years in the same house), and that we're living in an apartment while the new house is being finished. Ever since I became a bride 32 years ago, we've been painting Continue Reading
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