My Creative Blog [08/15/16] 

  • Sweet Blackberries

    I love blackberries. They're my favorite berry to eat in the languid days of late summer. When I lived in Maine, my house had a long hedge of them, and I used to pick them like mad. Waiting for those berries to ripen was one of my annual pursuits. Enjoying their sun-warmed sweetness was one of the highlights of my summers there.We…

  • Half cup filled, or half cup empty?

    Another year passed. (Happy birthday to me!) …

  • Iconic photographs

    I have a thing for pictures that tell a story, and there are many of them. The stories they tell are appalling and shocking, heartbreaking and sad. They show a world of starvation, war, heartlessness and pure evil. They show the harsh reality so many people live in and though we might not want to see this side of life, I recon it'…

  • The Flower Farm

    Hubby came to the flower farm with me last night. How cute is that?The flower farm is surrounded by rows upon rows of orchards. Set amongst the orchards are two acres of glorious flower fields. The photo above was taken in the dahlia patch, which consists of six long rows of every dahlia variety you can imagine.This is the back en…

  • Pimp My Billy {Part 1}

    My Billy Bookcase that is!Source: ikea.com via Ashley on PinterestI honestly think about 90% of people have had an IKEA bookshelf in their home at some point. I'm pretty sure you can find four in mine right now. The problem I have with the Billy bookshelves is that they don't have anything unique or cool about them. They're just f…

  • We're Baaaack! (Well, we were only kinda gone)

    Okay, so we weren't really"gone, gone," just kind of in overdrive and really, really swamped with about 1000 things going on at once. The good news is that even if we weren't technically"gone"… we're BAAACK (just like Twinkies!)Yesterday we finished up seven straight weeks of filming for Knock It Off with only one week off during …

  1. Sometimes you have to look twice
  2. Tales of a Padded Skirt [Natalie Joos]
  3. The Malibu Dream featuring Kelly Framel of The Glamourai
  4. New Directions!
  5. Is this here to stay?
  6. Pumpkin Patch Babies
  7. Love California!
  8. Creatively Made Home
  9. Treasure Hunting
  10. Thrift Store Lace Bag Tutorial