Sharing one of my favorite daily painters...

I love art

I love painting

I adore a loose + juicy brush stroke!

Leaping Lotus...where we've been...

Seems like things move slow sometimes...

thank goodness for my iPhoto archives!

Is it unreasonable to try to live everyday like it's Sunday?

What I mean by that is to fully enjoy the day...like you do on Sunday.

Wake up, smell the fresh coffee brewing, 

breeze through a magazine, Pinterest, favorite blogs 

looking at pretty pictures and being inspired.

(painting I recently sold in my Etsy shop)

Take my little shop dog on her morning walk, 

 love how everyday is so new to her.

That's all I have to say for now...
back to enjoying a lazy day at home...
its Sunday.

Enjoy

While I'm away...working in LA...

I got home last night... 

from getting started on my LA project...

 and up early this morning preparing to serve breakfast

to family who are in town for the holidays. 

But first...a few photos of the fun merchandise I'm setting up 

in the CMA showroom 

in preparation for the LA Home & Gift Market

Just a note before heading off to LA...

I know I've been MIA from blogging...

it is a bit of a juggling act actually...

and I think you've heard that from me several times before!

Handkerchief Heroes...a great resource!

Handkerchief Heroes

I came across this great blog 

written by one of my online hanky customers...

Ann Mahony offers a wealth of information on the history of hankies

Check her out here.

Ann's latest post is titled

Beam me Up Scottie

Here I am...at Urban Barn!

I finally made it...

been talking about it long enough!!!

Furniture reveal using DYI chalk paint recipe...

Two things going on here...

#1...I finished the Ethan Allen wall unit I picked up 

for a song...cheap, cheap, cheap!

#2... I finally tried a DYI chalk paint recipe, 

and I really liked it!

Urban Barn update...

It's a quickie, mid week, Urban Barn, Leaping Lotus update...

I buzzed on over to Urban Barn yesterday 

to talk move in date 

for Cerro Home

Happy • Happy • Happy

Once again...Chalk Paint up to my elbows!

I'm really having a hard time...

juggling actually painting furniture and vintage finds

and then putting the brushes down and going to the computer and posting about it!