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  • What to do with all that Scrapbooking Paper!

    I am not a ‘scrapbooker’, never was,  but by the looks of my scrapbook paper pile you would think I was….. I am drawn to the paper isles in any craft or scrapbooking store….and always seem to leave with a… Continue reading

  • Owliver Key Tie-On – Bonus Project

    HOOT 2015 Decorative Painting Convention is almost here and the new book release Della Wetterman presents Celebrating Fall with Friends ! Turn to page 33, you will find a project I designed for you called ‘Owliver’.  Owliver is painted on a… Continue reading

  • Hoot 2015 DP Convention – It’s a comin’….

    I get excited this time of year…..we are one week away from the Decorative Painting HOOT Convention 2015 in Columbus Ohio!  Woo-Hoot! Looking forward to seeing ol’ friends, taking classes, enjoying the open air farm market, viewing all the Art… Continue reading

    Hoot 2015 DP Convention – It’s a comin’….
  • Decorative Art – Gift Giving, Useful and Home Decor

    Decorative Art is an amazing Art form….We can paint on any surface, from new wood to vintage tin cans, to brass lockets, to slate roofing, to paper, to furniture, to glass jars….just about anything! The skills and knowledge of our… Continue reading

  • ‘MARKETing’ Tote

    I enjoy Marketing and Branding almost as much as I enjoy creating art and re-designing my home. In the late 1990’s I worked as a Manager at Bath and Body Works. What I loved most was the shop marketing, product branding… Continue reading

  • “….or we could just paint it!”

    You see….. in our home I am not only a Decorative Artist with 30+ years of brushes, paint and supplies, but my husband Jerry and I are DIY’ers with all sorts of household paint and brushes, and Jerry by trade is… Continue reading

  • Star Struck

    I’ve been star struck before….. I was in Junior High (possibly younger) and my best friend Sharon and I were to meet John Schneider of the Dukes of Hazzard at a county fair…….the General Lee (car) might have interested most, but we could… Continue reading

  • 2 Minute Repurpose

    My husband Jerry and I are DIY ‘ers and for the last 26 years I cannot remember a time when one part of our home or another wasn’t ‘under construction’ or being re-decorated.  Mostly because of my ‘bright’ ideas, Pinterest sure helps… Continue reading

  • Painting Baker’s Twine

    Painting Baker’s Twine As you can see from the Decorative Art patterns I have designed and created for you, I am a little vintage, a little homespun, with some added charm and a touch of whimsy! Most of the designs I have created… Continue reading

  • Peeps!

    Happy Easter! Yes that’s me, early 70’s …..and my younger sister Stacey, chomping on her Chocolate Bunny…my basket is still together and presentable, I love a good presentation…..not sure about my sister’s basket! ********************************* I have created to share with you a PEEP… Continue reading