Overwhelmed!

WOW what a week! Or should I say what a month its been with all the ups and downs of the remodel and preparing for school I let it all get to me. I spent Thursday at the doctor complaining about a headache that won’t go away and a weird pain in my chest area. I’m not one for going to the doctor so if I go I’m worried about something. I go from one side of the coin to...

Revisiting the Past

On July 17 I blogged about my husband’s man cave, his poker room if you will.  In that blog I kinda hopped around the room and told you all about what I did to complete the room.  The blog was well received but I got a lot of questions about the bar area.  I decided to revisit that blog in more detail.    As I said before it was a wet bar that we did not need.  For goodness sake...

Doggie Dish Redo

My sweet friend Mary texted me about a piece of furniture she found on the side of the street. She dropped it on my front porch for me to discover. It was an odd piece of furniture that was from a long time past.    It was a chamber potty that people used when they had to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. They used chamber potties so they didn’t have to go to the out...

You Can Create Tuesday: Landscape Painting

If you need a colorful painting to hang in a special spot in your home this is an easy one today. It really is one that anyone can do.    Determine the size and start to draw. If you look closely at the drawing it really is just lines and 3 very simply trees. Start by drawing the center line not quite in the middle of the page. Then use lines to create the hills in the front of the...

School Days

Okay here we go – the first day! So much excitement about the new year. The class room is all ready and set up for success. Supplies for the year has been bought and stocked on the shelves. I love new art supplies it’s so refreshing and gets the creative juices going. I’m all prayed up for God to lead me as a teacher. I have been seeking his wisdom on how to teach within his plan. I’m sure that...