Witch Hat & Halloween Decor

Hi friends, today I wanna share a paper mache witch hat that I finished up last night.  

I painted the hat with shades of purple and black then doodled some swirls with gold 3-D enamels.
Once it was dry, I added some sparkly purple and black tulle to the brim and topped it all off with Halloween florals.

I love decorating for the holidays so I thought I'd share a little of my indoor Halloween decorating.

This is a floral arrangement that I made several years ago.  The pumpkin is from Michaels and I wrote Trick or Treat with black 3-D enamels.  The little skeleton is just a wooden cut out that I painted years ago.

One last bit of misfits for today!  Thanks so much for stopping by & thank you so much for all your kind comments!!

Have a Beautiful & Inspired Day!!

Next On My Crafty To Do List...

The next thing I wanna make is euro shams for my bed.  I've had the pillow inserts for months but no shams.  I just haven't found the right ones or the right fabric to make some, that is until I went to RED ;o).  I found some beautiful fabrics at the right price (75% off).  This is what I picked up:

This is a beautiful embroidered silk.  When I get around to making these, I'll share pics. 

Well, I've got my hands full of paint :o) so hopefully I'll have some new artwork to share soon. 

Have a good one & thanks for stopping by!!

RED in Fredericksburg - My Happy Place!

After we were done at the Peddlers Show, we headed into town for lunch and of course a little shopping ;o).  We into RED and let me tell you, angels started singing, my eyes lit up and with a HUGE smile, I think I even squealed.  This store is AMAZING, they have modern/transitional furniture mixed with vintage finds, jewelry, luxurious fabrics, books and so much more.  I absolutely LOVED everything there!  I snapped a few pics of some of my favorite displays to share with you:

This was one of the first things that caught my eye when I walked in.  I LOVE the organic quality of this piece.  It was displayed above a very elegant dinning table.  I wouldn't mind putting this in my casual dinning area! :o)

This artwork really spoke to me, it reminds me of my own pieces.

This display had to be my FAVORITE, these light fixtures are made from old album covers.  They were made by a design student for a class project and then they just took off.  I absolutely LOVE these aren't they great!  The table was kinda industrial with steel trim and legs.  I would love to have this set up in my studio......

This store was bursting with INSPIRATION and CREATIVE energy and the staff was so friendly!  I'm definitely going back!!  Check out their website when you get a chance: RED!!!

Come back by tomorrow to see what I bought!

  Have a Wonderful Day!!!!

Updating Your Home for Spring

With all of the beautiful weather we've had, I decided it was time to say goodbye to the warm rich colors of Fall and Winter  

 

and Hello to the fresh colors of Spring!

   Updating  your home can be as easy as changing out your curtains, throw pillows and accessories just as I did in our home. 

Throughout the entire year, the base colors of my home are cream and blue but during the fall/winter my dominate color is chocolate with orange and blue accents.

Once Spring hits, blue takes over complimented by green for a light, calm and breezy feel.

I hope you're inspired to update your home for Spring!

Inspiration Wall

The day is starting to wind down now that dinner is over and homework is done. It's a beautiful day in the Texas Hill Country so I'm sipping some coffee, enjoying the view and listening to some country music.  I think today's painting just might have a country flare to it!  Anyway, I wanted to share my wall of inspiration with you.  This is the wall in my studio/office where I pin up pics of my family and things I like.  I also display my Art Journal, latest paintings and the last two scrapbook layouts I've made.

I better start painting, see ya later!!