We've been in our new home in the South Carolina Lowcountry for two years now. It's time to change our house into a Shabby Winter Cottage by the Sea. The New Year's winter season provides an opportunity to spice up the neutral backdrop of our home with floral prints and Shabby Decor. Pink, white, Continue Reading
I’m Obsessed with Painting Mushrooms
This week, I've been obsessed with painting mushrooms. I'm getting ready for The Valentine's Market at Tanger Outlet in Hilton Head (Feb. 11th and 12th). Are you trying to decide if a craft or art show is worth it for you? Read My First 21st Century Craft Show/Art Fair to find out how I fared in my Continue Reading
Curate a Creative Valentine’s Day Mantel
Lately I've been in the mood to decorate. Last year we celebrated glorious fall here in the South Carolina Lowcountry, then had a Merry Merry Christmas filled with woodland forest decor. Now it's time for a vintage Valentine's Day. First, we curated a creative Valentine's Day mantel. It is a Continue Reading
Vintage Winter Tablescape
Don't you just love winter? All the Christmas decor is cleaned up and put away. The fire is burning, and the hot chocolate is brewing. Everyone is bundled up in cozy sweaters and furry slippers. What a great time to create a Winter Tablescape with vintage dishware! Green is such a versatile color. Continue Reading
Make a Magical Forest Vase and Bouquet
Have you ever been in the mood to do something fun? Last week, before designing this Magical Forest Vase and Bouquet, I went to the store with the idea that I would buy supplies to make something adventurous. Convention, popular opinion, and current styles were not allowed to block my creativity. Continue Reading
How to Make Stovetop Potpourri Christmas Gift Jars
Have you ever made Stovetop Potpourri Christmas Gift Jars? They are fun to prepare and assemble. Is there a better gift than a Mason jar full of Christmas cheer? The whole house will smell like Yuletide when your friends and neighbors simmer their aromatic Christmas potpourri! Click the Link Continue Reading
Our Coastal Woodland Christmas Home
Welcome to our Coastal Woodland Christmas Home in the South Carolina Lowcountry! We live in an area that has "seas surrounded by trees." The maritime forest is loaded with loblolly pine, red cedar, sweet gum. wax myrtle, and live oak trees. Red foxes, barred owls, raccoons, eastern gray squirrels, Continue Reading
A Painted Gingerbread Man Nutcracker for “It’s a Nutty Christmas”Public Art Project
My painted gingerbread man nutcracker porch leaner was created for the "It's a Nutty Christmas" display this year. The Beaufort Art Association Gallery is calling on artists to create 4' and 6' nutcrackers to be "rented" and displayed by local businesses throughout the Christmas season. The Continue Reading
Painting Sea Turtle and Starfish Ornaments
My reason for making painted sea turtle and starfish ornaments was two-fold. First of all, I wanted to have some hand-painted coastal ornaments in my Etsy Shop. Secondly, Beaufort Art Association (the art gallery I belong to) is hosting a holiday show this month. Each artist is allowed to bring Continue Reading
Upcycled Lucy Goosey Christmas Porch Sign
My Upcycled Lucy Goosey Christmas Porch sign was a labor of love. I enjoy having unique, handmade decorations on my porch for all the major holidays. Upcycling also makes me feel good about the money I didn't spend, and gives me an opportunity to use my ingenuity and creativity. The 1980s Christmas Continue Reading
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