You already know I LOVE COLOR.. And you might know that I LOVE PAINTED LANTERNS… Inspired by this one in House Beautiful… I took  inexpensive LANTERNS FROM “SHADES OF LIGHT” and painted these for my upstairs hallway… Imagine my utter delight when I found…in ONE place…all of these and many, many more…gorgeous painted lanterns…in so… Read More ROOM MAKERS! – COLORFUL LANTERNS

I was at Target YESTERDAY and I ran into some great side tables…Lots and lots of Gold happening and I came home and went online and MORE GOLD!!! AND MANY, MANY OF THESE ARE ON SALE AND THIS WEEKEND TARGET HAS A GREAT SALE GOING ON…THE MORE YOU BUY THE MORE YOU SAVE!!!! Here are… Read More TARGET RUN – GOLD RUSH MEETS SIDE TABLES AND WOW! SALE!!!

In my quest for the RIGHT WHITE for the exterior of our “addition” I have become acquainted with a myriad of WHITE paint colors…many, many of them are NOT at all what I would call “WHITE” but they all posses a similar CALM that unites them. I played around with the Benjamin Moore Personal Color… Read More WHITE PAINT COLORS THAT ARE NOT WHITE

OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. and this month, on each Tuesday I am going to do my best to educate and communicate and talk…TALK about BREAST Cancer. My Maternal Grandmother died of Breast Cancer. I was 14 when my Grandmother, who I called “Nana Tim” passed away. And my Mother, fearful of dying young… Read More OCTOBER AND BREAST CANCER AWARENESS

You now have the rare misfortune of being the few people to have seen how BAD the exterior of MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE IS. But no time to wallow in that. The time has come to fix the outside up to match the interior which has been restored over the years to her beautiful youthful… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – THE EXTERIOR

FIRST AND FOREMOST… HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUSBAND! LOVE YOU ALWAYS! __________________________________________________ SO I HAVE BEEN ASKED ALOT RECENTLY ABOUT THE SALE OF OUR HOUSE. I have learned a lot of things in the last week that make me realize that selling a house is not for the impatient…This is a move of choice (i.e. we do… Read More SELLING A HOUSE: STEP ONE- THE APPRAISAL

        EVERYONE IS INVITED!!!!!  TONIGHT 

  I GOT AN EMAIL THIS MORNING REMINDING ME TO VOTE! I HAVE BEEN SO OVERWHELMED WITH THINGS – EVERYTHING-  THAT I COMPLETELY HAD FORGOTTEN I WAS NOMINATED FOR THE : “BEST INTERNATIONAL BLOG”  3 DAYS LEFT TO VOTE!!! CAN YOU THROW A FEW MY WAY???   PS TONIGHT IS MY SHOW OPENING…I CANNOT WAIT… Read More 3 DAYS LEFT TO VOTE!

OKAY You spoke and I listened…… for OCTOBER ONLY  ….  I will be doing the  6″ x 6″  POCKET PET PORTRAITS!!!!! YOU MAY PLACE YOUR ORDERS BY GOING TO MY WEBSITE:   ….if you have any questions regarding your custom pet portrait please visit my FAQ PAGE. TURNAROUND TIME 4-6 WEEKS…ALL PAINTING GUARANTEED BY CHRISTMAS This… Read More OCTOBER ONLY – POCKET PET PORTRAITS

GO HUG A FURRY FRIEND AND TELL ME…DO YOU THINK I SHOULD START DOING THESE SMALL 6″ X 6″ PAINTINGS TO SELL???? HAVE A GREAT FRIDAY!!!