Last year, I wrote a post about painting Christmas ornaments & wanted to share this year's batch! Even though I'm a beginner and my ornaments are far from perfect, it brings me so much joy to paint. I'm on my phone and laptop a lot working, so to have hours of dedicated time focusing on making with my hands is a treat - it feels relaxing ...
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Painted Christmas Ornaments
I follow a lot of artists on Instagram and have been inspired by so many of them who are releasing Christmas tree ornaments that are hand-painted. I was intimidated at the prospect of trying it because it's surprisingly challenging to paint on a sphere. I was inspired by Riley Sheehey's beautiful ornaments and even purchased some of the Nutcracker ...
DIY Fabric & Ribbon Ornaments
I'm thrilled with how my DIY fabric and ribbon ornaments turned out! I saw one of my favorite designers, Gretchen Black, make some on her IG stories and thought "immediately YES!" I knew it was the perfect holiday project. I even did some gift box shapes to switch things up a bit, which you'll see below! If you've followed me since the OG ...
How to Design Your Own Holiday Cards
Last week in our Grandmillennial Style Facebook group, some members were sharing holiday cards they designed using clip art purchased on Etsy. I use Canva everyday for my blog, Instagram and LTK page and purchase graphics for use in my images, but it never occurred to me to design my own holiday cards. We already ordered our card from Minted ...
Where to Buy Greek Key Trim for Curtains
No one does Greek Key curtain trim better than Dallas-based interior design firm Jenkins Interiors. Their Instagram account is full of the most stunning custom window treatments. I recently ordered this greek key trim for Harper's curtains in the color "wisteria" and I'm doing to DIY it with some fabric glue at home. You can go the custom ...
How to Use Rub n’ Buff
I had always planned to find a beautiful scalloped mirror for Harper's bathroom and was recently inspired by this image: I had a hard time finding something close to that mirror - I think it was a Ballard mirror that is no longer sold and it was professionally gold leafed , via the designer working on this project. My online search led me ...
How To Install Sconces without Hardwiring (Puck Light Trick)
Years ago, I read a blog post about the “magic light trick” for sconces. I vowed I’d try it one day and finally tried it myself with two simple gold sconces flanking our family room TV. I love sconces used in design – from reading lights in a bedroom to sconces in built-ins, over art and more – they add such a beautiful touch to a ...
How to Make a Faux Orchid Arrangement
I love orchid plants - they're beautiful and work with different types of decor styles. I've had both real and faux orchids, but I prefer a good faux orchid since they last forever and require zero care. Real orchids are beautiful, but they're sensitive plants and can be tough to care for. I found my orchids at IKEA - at $14.95 per plant, ...
Inexpensive Art Hack for Your Home
I own three larger Teil Duncan pieces purchased from her website that I've had framed and absolutely adore them. Her style of painting and color palettes really speak to my heart. The first time I ordered a digital print from her website, she sent a free calendar along with my purchase that had gorgeous prints of her ladies in swimsuits ...
Things to Do at Home With Kids When You’re Practicing Social Distancing
As someone who works in healthcare, albeit not in a patient care role, I feel it's my duty to reinforce just how critical social distancing is in order to flatten the curve/trajectory of COVID-19. If you'd like to learn more about social distancing, I'm linking some articles below (also, please don't be like these people). Social Distancing: ...