Happy Easter!

Playing with Vector Graphics

I found a new vector graphics program that’s entirely web-based (so I don’t have to download anything to my old, tired computer) and I’m busily playing around with it tonight. If I get anything worthwhile I’ll put it up here. Here’s what I came…

Wordless Wednesday: Lenten Rose

Changing the Look Around Here

I’ve been wanting to customize the header on this blog – part of the sketches of tools I’ve done has been part of that (along with the font-browsing). Here’s the latest drawing: And you might notice I’ve changed the blog header as well (look…

Bedroom Gallery Wall – Framing the Irregular Sizes

After I framed all the photos I wanted to use that were standard sizes, I was left with photos (mostly old) that were not standard sizes. Tonight I got to work framing those for our bedroom gallery wall.

Playing Around With Graphics

Here’s some of the things I’ve been working on today: This is the still-life from the other day – I’ve played around with the color and added some filters to it. paintbrush, needle, whisk, pencil – ink on paper hammer, knives, tongs, pins –…

Magazine Solution

I had a brainstorm today for our bedroom redo (still underway! Before and after pictures yet to come!). I propped the side rail of my daughter’s old (recalled) crib up against the wall to use for magazine and blanket storage. This picture doesn’t really…

Lost in Font Land

I’ve been playing on the computer tonight – my goal was to design a new header for this site but I got a bit lost in the land of free fonts. Here are some of the beauties I downloaded:  1, 2, 3, 4 I…

Adding Wall Art to the Master Bedroom

We finished painting our bedroom yesterday, and we’re starting to “dress it up” by adding in the different components of the redesign. The first new items to go in are a trio of maps over the bed that reflect where I’m from, where my…

Crib to Headboard Transformation: Part 1

When my daughter transitioned into her ‘big girl’ bed we were left with a white crib to store in the garage, and it turned out to have been a recalled crib, so we couldn’t sell it. To complete the recall we had to send…