Artwork

As some of you know I plan to sell my paintings on Etsy very soon! I just recently sold my first painting to a good friend, which sort of sparked the idea of doing this on the side now that I am home with Hadley. I love being a stay at home mom, & selling a few paintings here & there would definitely be helpful while Gentry is finishing seminary & working.

I have done some paintings for family & for our house, but had not done any for friends or profit before so it is a very new thing for me. The goal is for me to finish 4-6 paintings in the next couple of weeks & launch my Etsy site then. I'll be sure to let everyone know when things are posted!

I enjoy doing floral oil paintings, but plan on posting others subjects as well.

Here are a few photos of some of my paintings:

 

I'm currently still working on this one

hearth room in the fall

It has been too long since I've posted photos of our hearth room. It happens to be my favorite room in the house, & I finally got around to snapping some new pictures this morning. 

I spend every morning in this room with my coffee, breakfast & Bible. It has been the coziest little room in our home. Once the weather gets cooler we have the wood-burning stove going most nights.

Here is an oil painting I did a couple of months ago. I nailed a few old boards together that were sitting in our garage & got to painting. I like the color it adds to the room.

This trunk was the first piece of furniture we bought together before getting married. We scored it off of Craigslist for $50.

I got this sunflower pillow cover at the Pottery Barn outlet in Memphis a couple of years ago.

This apothecary table was actually left in our basement by our house's previous owners. I love it! I got the lamp at TJ Maxx last year, the birds from Marshall's & I painted the pear.

Gentry bought me a new camera lens for my birthday, so the following pictures are basically me just playing around with it. :)

Little plant from Ikea.

Wicker pumpkin from Target for $2.50.

Little chalk board I made last week.

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things you haven't seen

I've realized the only parts of our new home I've shown have pretty much been the hearth room & kitchen. Here is a little house tour of our place so far. Remember, we have not dedicated much time at all into these rooms, so just know there will be many more updates to come!

Guest Room

Check out the final look of our hard wood floor makeover! I love how the dark stain turned out. So far the guest room is a bit boring color wise, but I plan on painting it soon!