“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” – John MuirWe have been off the grid ‘taking it easy’ in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP (pronounced Yoo-Pee)) again. If you follow my blog, you know how adventurous my Yooper husband […]
It’s very easy to make an object look like rust.There are various mediums one can use to create a rusty look on just about anything. On this project, I used a little bit of sand, liquid acrylic craft paint in dark grey/Payne’s grey, georgia clay (a burnt orange color), red iron oxide, green, dark brown, […]
Happy day everyone! Kicking off the summer with a Happy Heart™ book event and face painting at the historic Sara Henry Manor. I was a little nervous to try my hand at face painting, but it turned out to be a wonderful day.
I’m slowly getting back into a steady pace after a very busy April and May. There’s no place like home and no other place I would rather be. Although, home is where my heart is, I do enjoy events and visiting other places. It is always fun to meet people and learn from their life experience.For […]
I spent time in Pennsylvania this past week at the annual celebration of my nephew, Eli. He only lived 10 years, but he continues to touch hearts from heaven. The Eli Seth Matthews Leukemia Foundation is a 501c3 foundation that operates on a volunteer system and gives 100% of the funds raised towards finding a cure […]
Recently, I had the opportunity to be part of designing and painting a puppet theater/set for the Mountain Top Kids at Thomas Road Baptist Church. I always love seeing how paint transforms a room into a magical place. My friend Paula and I brainstormed ideas to fit the outdoor theme wanted for the room. The […]
