Original Painting: Garden Walk

May 27, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Hi friends, Thinking of you and hoping you are well! I wanted to stop by and share with you a new painting I just finished, called “Garden Walk.” This painting is a bit of an ode to all the beautiful old fashioned flowers I love— sunflowers, hollyhocks, daisies and lavender. In this piece a girl […]

Blooms of flowers and stitches

May 17, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

Good morning, my friends! I hope you are well this Sunday morning. I am sitting here in the quiet with my cup of coffee, with only the clock ticking. It wont be long until everyone— two legged and four legged alike— are up and inquiring about their breakfast! Here we are in mid May, and […]

Mother’s Day Sale

May 5, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Hi friends, Just wanted to let you know that I am running a little Mother’s Day sale in my etsy shop right now! With the coupon code MAMA15, you can get 15% off all prints! I’ve got lots of mother and child themed art, and I’d be happy to send the print on to the […]

A Time of Roses

May 3, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

Good morning my friends, and happy May! Can you believe that we are in the merry month of May? The only way I can really tell is by being in my garden– which is a riot of roses and other beautiful spring flowers. All the other merriment I’m used to at this time of year— […]

Bee’s Wax Stitching Waxers

April 28, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

hi there, friends! I hope you’re doing well this evening. I’ve been busy creating little things for you and for me! On Sunday I decided to make a big batch of bee’s wax stitching waxers, which are an important part of my stitching. I had several extras, so I decided to list some on etsy. […]

Custom Ancestor Painting

April 20, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

Hi there, friends— Hope you are all hanging in there! Another Monday here….I think this is….the 5th week the kids have been out of school and everything more or less shut down? With all this time at home, i have been getting into all sorts of craft and painting projects! One of which is my […]

Online Workshop: Make an 18th Century School Girl Sampler

April 13, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

Hi friends, I hope you are well. I wanted to share with you some exciting news! I have been asked to be one of the instructors for the “Beginner’s Guide to the 18th Century” online workshop that is being hosted by The Linen Agency! The class I will be teaching is how to create your […]