The itch to start decorating for the holidays has started.  Here are some of my favorite new holiday finds.

beautifully simple felt garland here, lovingly wrapped gift via fryd + design, gift tags and lovely holiday cards blue pool road, gorgeous linen for your table at linen me (sale here through today!)

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I am offering a black Friday sale in my etsy shop today!  Buy one 81/2″x11″ print, get one free.  Just purchase the first print and mention ‘Black Friday’ and which print you’d like to receive free in comments to seller.  Also!  I decided to offer my new painterly portraits a bit smaller (a bit more […]

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I feel like I have an especially long list of things to be thankful for this year: kids that make me laugh so hard I cry, a husband that supports me in my near constant list of house ideas (and never complains that I leave my art supplies everywhere), I’m back in the saddle (getting […]

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I recently bought this antique sofa via craigs list.  I probably won’t get to this ‘little’ project for a while, but I like planning and dreaming.  I’m thinking of white fabric, I know, I know, white sofa+2 kids and 1 dog = bad idea.   But I ordered some samples and have been trying my best […]

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I just discovered Space.  It “features the creative forces that make up Portland, Oregon and the spaces and places where they work.”  I love taking a look inside where people work.

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I just added several original paintings to my etsy shop and I am running a special!  If you purchase any of the original pieces you will get an 8 1/2″x11″ print free.  Just mention the print you’d like in the comments to seller at checkout.

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Here are my current favorite gift ideas for guys:

1.  the debaser coat at frank james 2. iphone case at byrd and belle   3.  Arbor Fleetwood Limited Longboard Complete Skateboard at daddies board shop

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Just a quick note to let you know there is still time to place a portrait order for holiday gift giving! I have been receiving questions about this and as I realize most of us are just now starting to think about gifts, I allow for a shorter turn a round (ie less sleep:) this […]

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Really loving these images from the new issue of paper mache.

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I noticed these (flowers?) in the backyard yesterday being blown to bits by the wind storm we had and decided to save them.  Aren’t they beautiful?

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I am now taking full and complete advantage of this blog by (not so subtly) posting my holiday wish list.  Now, if my wonderful hubby just happens to read this post I have ever so helpfully included links to each one

1. porcelain beaver skull here   2.  porcelain dahlia candle holder here 3.  […]

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Thank you to Stephanie Levy for interviewing me for her artists who blog series!  Have a wonderful weekend, mine will include the last soccer games of the season (yay!) a little making and hopefully a lot of board games by the fire.

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I am enjoying fall so much this year, that I feel a little guilty getting started on holiday shopping already.  BUT, whenever I put it off, all the things Ive noted are gone by the time I feel ‘ready.’  So, here are some of my favorites for the kiddos this year.  I especially love finding […]

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I am a messy painter, just am…

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The kids are off school today (Veterans Day), so we will be joining George in a bit of a lay about.

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A series of paintings I just started.  I usually go through several love/hate stages with each new piece.  The idea stage, honeymoon stage,  not so much of a honeymoon, maybe it will work out stage, and hopefully the it’s done and I’m completely happy with it stage.

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this wallpaper

and these maps

and a big thanks to Irene over at Bloesem for the shout out this morning!

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The view through a window, an old sticker Ian put up that I never got around to peeling off and whole lot of rain.

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I love it when my day starts with this…

I live in the city so horseback riding days also mean beautiful view days.  It can’t not be a great day when it starts like this!

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It feels a little early for this (though Target clearly disagrees), but I want this for christmas.

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