My youngest daughter loves owls and has a friend who equally loves giraffes. When my daughter asked me to paint a colorful giraffe for her friend as a birthday gift…
I have always been able to see something cast off made into something beautiful. This pile of collected objects all came from a thrift store over a period of about…
Sometimes a chair takes up too much room and this is the case in my small sewing area. I found this small bench that the cushion lifts off providing a…
We have been sanding, painting, and fixing up stuff again. Here is the latest projects, an old desk and a Thomasville chair that needed new personalities.
One of the aspects about art is that anything can be art. I love this fact because it makes taking risks and experimenting while creating art much more fun. After…
While browsing a thrift store this little beat-up, neglected luggage rack caught my eye. It just needed a make-over and it would be good as new. First I took off…
I found this glass topped oval table at the thrift store for $5.00. It was that old 90s colored oak and needed a facelift. The first thing I did was…
Creativity comes in many forms, some purely decorative and some for function. I love lamps and feel they can finish a room just as jewelry completes an outfit. Lamps can…
I love horses and had two beautiful paint horses. When we moved we sold them and I have some photos of them that are special. Some with my girls riding…
I have always appreciated original art. Recently I have been able to try my hand at painting and I am having fun. It is hard to put yourself out there…
Life at the Cottage 