wrapped up in books and paints and treasures…

???PAINTS??? I have been slowly but surely painting away. Here’s some work in progress from a painting from weeks ago. Getting all the details down…work in progress still. I added some golden harp-inspired embroidery on her hat. And remember the feathers that my father found from this post? Initially, I thought that they were from …

waking up to this every morning was quite nice

And because you have inspired me with all your sweet comments on my old bedroom… The staircase leading to the dining room below my old little bedroom featured in a snippet of a photograph a few posts ago. See the bay window with the rosemary plant? The tiny space and the bay window mirror the …

still dreaming of sea things

Even though we are in the last days of Summer, I find myself still sea-obsessed. And this cute little find didn’t help to relieve my obsession one bit. It’s a sailboat mug that houses a few of my brushes and palette knives perfectly. When I brought it home I discovered a kitchy little mermaid on …

orange marmalade, embroidery and other things

Yum! Part of Saturday morning breakfast. I opened the fridge the other day to find the most delightful jar of orange marmalade (put there by my husband who is quite the foodie). Besides the marmalade’s amazing taste and subtle orangey zing, the jar is so pretty. My paint brushes are sure to find a home …