Christmas is for love: Wordless Wednesday

Are my Wednesdays ever wordless? No!

In case you hadn’t noticed I took a Christmas break from blogging to spend some quality time with the people I love the most. (We’ll discuss in a later post why I can’t seem to write in advance to cover these types of situations.)

My parents came for a (whirlwind, less than 24-hour) visit and we went to the new Crystal Bridges museum, which happens to be closed on Tuesdays FYI. So we sat outside and took pictures of ourselves. It was perfect. Read More

How to: Artfully Display Kids’ Art

By Holly Shacklett of Simply Organized

One way I am getting ready for the school year is cleaning up the display area for my child’s art.  Our display area happens to be in the playroom.

I created a simple way to display art with small Read More

Pinterest

What is Pinterest and why would you go there (other than because I said to)? It is the place online where you collect everything you love from the internets. This can be anything: products, craft projects, party ideas, decorations, pictures, inspiration, whatever.Read More

Best Use of Children’s Art & How To Recreate the Look

Art Created by Local Elementary School Children Hangs in the Children's Area of P. Allen Smith's Home at Moss Mountain.

One of my favorite features of P. Allen Smith’s Moss Mountain retreat is the Children’s room. It’s a third-floor hideaway for nieces and nephews and it is full of imagination with gable windows that look out over the river and the gardens. Can you imagine being one of his nieces or nephews? What a wonder-filled place to visit.

Best of all, the art work hanging in this area of the house is all done by local children from a school that Allen partners with. What a beautiful idea! The school has Read More