Category Archives: Arts

Project 52: Painting Portraits

Posted on June 8, 2010 at 9:00 am
in Arts, Project 52: Date Nights, dates, marriage

Date night rolled around and Nathan still needed an idea. I told him about a date I read about two weeks ago. One of our Project 52: Date Nights participants, matter of fact. Moments to Live By was the site. … Continue reading →

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City Prints

Posted on June 5, 2010 at 12:51 pm
in Arts, Shopping, decorating, design

Anderson Design Group mades awesome prints of cities that I would love to hang on my walls. I’m just waiting for them to make one of Georgia. I would be interested to see which scenery or landmark they choose for … Continue reading →

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Wisdom From Leonardo da Vinci

Posted on February 11, 2010 at 8:00 am
in Arts, The Birds, families, learning, thoughts

It was a cloudy and rainy Saturday last week. My cabin fever temperature was around 105 degrees. Time for an excursion. Leonardo da Vinci was at the art museum. That sounded interesting. No photography was allowed in the da Vinci … Continue reading →

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BTB Tip #10: Custom Framing

Posted on February 1, 2010 at 9:00 am
in Arts, Back to Basics Tips, decorating, design, tips

Back to basics tip #10: My years of working as a custom framer I have one advice to give for picking out frames and mats for whatever it is you are framing. Make sure you design the frame and matting … Continue reading →

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Original Artwork Bird Tree Canvases

Posted on January 11, 2010 at 9:00 am
in Arts, Eco-Friendly, decorating, design, favorites, reuse

I can’t help it. I am kind of proud of this one. This was my very first canvas artwork. I have always wanted to do one. Just didn’t know what to do. Now that I finally did it, I love … Continue reading →