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How to Make a Resin Necklace
Do you know how to make a resin necklace? It is easier (and cheaper) than you think. I belong to a local art association. As part of each artist's agreement, we volunteer to work once a month in the gallery. The last time I was there, I was lucky to get a jewelry artist as my coworker. She told me Continue Reading
French Country Industrial Art Studio
Recently we updated our loft to a French Country Industrial Art Studio. We've been in our new house for about nine months, so I've decided to tweak things a little bit. I've had enough time to see what works and what doesn't. From the beginning, we knew that our upstairs loft would be a Multipurpose Continue Reading
Meet Kathy Raino Gampo, Lowcountry Jewelry Artist
Have you ever wondered how an artist began his or her career? Backstories are usually interesting, and this one is no exception. I would like you to Meet Kathy Raino Gampo, a Jewelry Artist here in the South Carolina Lowcountry. She graciously allowed me to tour her home, garden, studio, and the Continue Reading
How to Paint Abstract Flowers and Fruit
Do you know How to Paint Abstract Flowers and Fruit? Sometimes it's difficult to wrap your mind around abstract painting. It reminds me of all those letter substitutions in Algebra. Painting abstract fruit and flowers, or anything else, is like painting your own representation of something real. The Continue Reading
How to Paint a Vinyl Record
Have you ever thought about buying a custom-painted vinyl record? With the right surface preparation, you can make your own. My daughter wanted a vinyl with pink flowers for the ladder bedroom shelf in her new room. She had CDs of some of her favorite television series and movies on one of the other Continue Reading
Styling Our Gifted 100-Year Old China Cabinet
Getting Rid of Things Before Our Big Move What do you do when someone gifts you a gorgeous 100 year-old china cabinet when you're trying to downsize your stuff? You keep it, of course. Less than a year ago, we sold the little cottage we'd been living in for the last 25 years. It was a 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
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
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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