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I love to share recipes, DIYs, and my two cents on social media.

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I love #DIYs, #recipes, and sharing my 2 cents on social media.

Another #watercolor #WorkInProgress... I’ve bee

Another #watercolor #WorkInProgress...

I’ve been working on this #WatercolorPainting off and on for the last couple of weeks. It’s inspired by #CharlesBaugniet’s, The Letter, circa 1870.

What I love most about this painting is the questions it inspires. We’re given a glimpse of the fact that she is startled before she can melt the wax in her hand to seal the letter...

A tiny bit of #ArtHistory on Charles-Louis Baugniet (1814-1886) who was a #BelgianPainter and lithographer.

He achieved great success in his lifetime and even had the honor of being the court painter of the Belgian royal family.

I’ve changed a few things from the original painting...

- The original print curtains I changed to a solid pale blue.

- The original portrait painting I changed to have a pale blue background and a Mommie Dearest vibe to the woman looking coldly over the room. 😬

As I #amPainting this practice piece I’m learning more about glazing, painting fabric (even the fiddly bits like the chair fabric), shadows, vases, and using my #gelpens to offer a bit of sparkle and definition to details like the portrait frame.

Received this beautiful #handsewn #quilt today! 😍

This #FamilyHeirloom was #HandStitched by one of my dear @thebrandonpierce’s great grandmothers.

It has some slight damage from years of love and I look forward to gently mending it this winter.

#MendingMatters when it comes to family treasures like this and I’m so grateful to have the opportunity to help preserve it.

#Quilting is a skill I learned in my early teens. For me there is nothing quite as soothing as sitting down with needle a thread. ❤️

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#handsewing #quiltsofinstagram #quiltsofinsta #quiltlove #quiltsofinstagram #quilting #quiltingismytherapy #quiltersgonnaquilt #handsewnwithlove #quiltblocks #antiquequilt

What are these pretty purple flowers? For the la

What are these pretty purple flowers?

For the last few years I have been transplanting them throughout the #flowerbeds of our small #cottagegarden.

I don’t know if it’s considered a weed or not - either way I love them!

Also - it reminded me of this...

“Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.” - #aaMilne

#gardenlove #flowergarden #whatisthisplant #cottageflowers #purpleflowers #gardeninglove #notaweedtome

New bibs = #handsewing REAL pockets that can fit m

New bibs = #handsewing REAL pockets that can fit my whole hand...not just a tube of chapstick. 🙄

Don’t worry! Once I’ve added this extra fabric, there will be plenty of room left over for my keys, ID, and most of my deep disappointment that women’s BIBS (of all clothing) don’t *already* have real pockets.

/rant

I typically love the time I spend on my #handsewn #SewingProjects - but - after decades of “fixing” nonexistent or shallow pockets on my clothing... it can wear you out.

Do you alter the pockets on your clothing?

Nearly 25 years ago I sold my first commissioned p

Nearly 25 years ago I sold my first commissioned painting...

...it was an acrylic painting of a classic 1966 Chevelle SS 396 that was to be gifted from a Grandfather to a grandson.

The grandson was still a toddler at the time and the grandfather, whose health was failing, wanted a painting that his young grandson could look at and remember him by until he was old enough to drive the car himself.

Now, all these years later, I’m regularly #painting again as a #WatercolorBeginner and finding inspiration in #ClassicCars.

Classic cars, that are lovingly restored and cared for, have such rich stories. I love to imagine the first test drives, road trips, and restoration process.

This #WatercolorPainting is a #WorkInProgress inspired by a car recently sold on @bringatrailer. (one of my favorite classic car haunts)

This beauty is a 1964 Chevrolet #Corvette coupe in Ermine white.

I’m using my @artezaofficial 36 watercolor premium set, @gellyrollph #gelpens, and @m.grahamco titanium white #gouache.

There are always challenges when painting #VintageCars ...

- making the metal gleam in the sunlight
- getting the perfect reflection of leaves in the glass
- learning to leave enough room for light
- not being afraid of adding the dark shadows that bring depth

If you haven’t picked up a paintbrush in a while, I encourage you to look for inspiration today. ❤️

SO excited to see my little #tomatoseedlings reach

SO excited to see my little #tomatoseedlings reaching for the sun! 😍

I saved the #tomatoseeds from some #kitchenscraps and #reused a togo container as a makeshift mini #hothouse. 🤓

I know it’s late in the season, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I can transfer the #tomatoplants outside in pots to soak up some summer sunshine and then bring them back inside if/when I need to.

Any #gardeningtips for #growing #lateseason tomatoes inside?

My latest #WorkInProgress is inspired by #American

My latest #WorkInProgress is inspired by #AmericanArtist / #illustrator #RuthEastman (1882-1976) who was well known “for pictorializing female beauty, energy and abilities.”

By 1911 her magazine covers were in demand and her career as an illustrator was in high gear.

Ruth is “known for her cover work for Judge, McCall's, House and Garden, The Saturday Evening Post, Liberty, Today's Magazine for Women, American Magazine, Country Gentleman, Collier's, The People's Home Journal, Ainslee's, and others.”

Ruth’s use of bold colors in her #CoverArt was punctuation to the active, curious, and confident women she depicted.

I was drawn to study this particular piece of her art because of the adventurous windswept possibilities that exist in this moment. You can almost smell the sea air!

Imagine what it would have been like to take a voyage overseas on a luxury ocean liner in the early 1900s...

With this #watercolorpractice I’m learning fabric, consistency in color mixing, skin, hair, metal, and rope.

My portholes are a little wonky 🙃 but I’m really having fun with this #watercolorpainting.

I love that I’ve decided to learn #watercolor by looking for inspiration in #arthistory and recently #vintagetravel cover art.

I love making the most of the #wastestreams from o

I love making the most of the #wastestreams from our #cottagekitchen.

This shopping bag is an old #sewingproject using half of a rice bag and some vibrant green fabric that was once @thebrandonpierce’s Grandmother’s.

Instead of tossing the #ricebag in the garbage - it is now a favorite #farmersmarket #handsewn #shoppingbag.

It may sound odd, but when we buy our groceries I look for packaging that can be #reused.

#InspiredToPaint today thanks again to #AmericanIl

#InspiredToPaint today thanks again to #AmericanIllustrator #HarrisonFisher.

This #WatercolorPainting is my interpretation of a painting from one of Harrison Fisher's most popular sets, #AmericanBeauties, published by Bobbs Merrill & Co. in 1909.

My #PaintingChallege with this piece is fabric, lace, skin, floral, feathers, and furniture.

This #watercolor is still a #WorkInProgress - but I’m pleased with it so far... even the fiddly bits like the lace arm ruffles, feathers, and tiny pouty facial features.

I’m still searching for a great liner brush that will make painting fine details easier.

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