I'm in Hawai'i this week, and of course I made costumes for the trip! This month's vlog shares how I created the two different looks, as well as some other side projects and house updates that have happened!   https://youtu.be/juo2rtY4F20

I’ve now been in my house for almost three months, so I figured it was time I did another update on what I’ve been up to since I posted my first little tour. Now I’ll be honest, I haven’t made as much progress as I wanted to have made at this point, but I’ve also been traveling a LOT this past month and a half so I’m trying to be fair to myself. I am really pleased that I finished (mostly) one of the projects that was on the top of my list, and that is painting and organizing [...]

This past Tuesday was a really good day, but not for any particular reason.   It started off like every day has lately. I worked for a few hours in the morning, then worked out, showered, and cooked myself lunch. Pretty mundane, but I think it also helped that it was one of those rare February days where the sun came out and temperatures ventured over 60 degrees for a few hours.     I took my lunch outside and sat in the sun for about thirty minutes while I ate. I just sat there, the sun warming the bare [...]

There’s nothing like anniversaries to get you thinking about how life has changed. Last week was the six month anniversary of my move back to Arkansas and it has me thinking about who I am now, versus who I was when I packed up my life and left Boston. While I’m definitely not saying I’m a drastically different person, I have noticed a few things that have changed. So here goes! Four things I’ve realized about myself since moving back home: First is a really good one: I LOVE being a homeowner just as much as I thought I would! [...]

Someone recently asked me to do a blog post specifically on color. Personally, I loved this idea, but I was also slightly worried this would turn into a color theory lecture (which was always the most boring week in my art classes in school). So of course, I felt like I had to take this post in a different direction from typical color discussions. Instead of talking about how different colors absorb light differently or how yellow and blue mixed together make green, I want to make it a bit more personal and share with you why color is so [...]

Did you see my Facebook Live session last week? If you didn’t, you missed out on seeing my new house for the first time! I only did a REALLY quick walk through, though, so today I wanted to share some pictures and some of my plans for this little farmhouse. But first, the deets: This little lady was built in 1905 by homesteaders that settled the surrounding valley with three other families. Sadly, the other two families’ homes burned down some time ago, so mine is the only one like it in the area. My house was last renovated in [...]