April 2016 in White Pines I took a walk yesterday around the neighborhood with my camera in hand. Though our Spring is just about always variable (one day bright, warm and sunny then raining cold even snowy the next) we do get our share of gorgeous blooms in April. I am glad I did…
A Basket of Pansies If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook you have seen this painting already. Thank you all for your suggestions, compliments and encouragement. I am going to try and get the video tutorial done soon. It took me a while to get it finished as I hit a few roadblocks along…
Life is a Beautiful Ride (sometimes you just have to peddle extra hard through the tough spots) I am in the spot again where I am going too many directions at once and it is making me a little crazy. It cannot be avoided so I just have to enjoy the ride and create my…
How to Use Crackle Medium I use crackle medium a lot in my sign paintings and on my furniture items. I love the rustic texture and distressed finish it gives. The key is not to overdo it. You don’t want it in your face, it needs to fade into the background tastefully. Here I will…
She Shed Cottage Inside, come visit my sweet little creative cottage. So you loved my How We Built My She Shed. The requests keep pouring in and I have taken my sweet time in posting the interior because it was in such disarray. But I forced myself to spend a weekend getting it straightened…
Cleaning Up is Hard to Do January is an all around clean up and organize month for so many. I am not usually one of them but my studio cottage had gotten to a point it really needed a good going over and I have had requests for interior photos. After viewing the gorgeous outdoor…
Vintage Inspired Cupcake Sign Supplies: 31″ x 5.5″ pine board from local lumberyard Americana Decor Yesteryear Americana Decor Crackle Medium Americana Decor Everlasting Americana Creme Wax Loew Cornell 1170 brush set (for base painting and crackle medium application) Graphite paper DecoArt Colors: Primary Red Khaki Tan Titanium White Warm White Primary Yellow Burnt Umber Sand These…
My Favorites of 2015 I did a post just last week of my readers favorite posts and projects here at Flower Patch based upon my Google Analytics but I thought it high time I got to pick. These will not be in any order as to which is my favorite but just a random list…