Pretty Peony Blog
If you haven't seen my video, I did an unboxing of this leather. It's an Austen Emma B6 Heritage by Chic Sparrow. I ordered this leather notebook cover during the December 2021 sale. This leather patina's pretty quickly. I've had it for about a month and it's already darker than when I received it. It... Continue Reading →
This was one of the most difficult paintings I did with gouache. I nearly gave up. I think it turned out fine, but multiple times I almost tore it up. It could just mean I need more practice with gouache. You might ask why I keep using gouache and not watercolor if it's such a... Continue Reading →
My backyard on January 1, 2022 Hope everyone had a great start to the new year. We got snow and that felt great! We'll see how the year goes, but I'm hoping for a lot less sadness. I don't say much about that side of life because it's just depressing, but I'd really love a... Continue Reading →
I tried my hands at using gouache and I'm liking it. I like how smooth it goes on and that it dries matte. What I'm not comfortable with (yet?) is that it takes getting used to. There were a couple times I wanted to give up because what I was trying to achieve just wasn't... Continue Reading →
These are two of the prettiest notebooks I've purchased. I can't wait to start using them! Will post still photos of them later. For now, enjoy this unboxing. I was super nervous talking, so you might be able to hear it in my voice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2yQR64I_MY
As a writer, I need to be organized in my daily writing schedule, and because I also review books and craft (as a hobby), I need a calendar system that will not be too overwhelming, but be simple and easy to stay on top of things. I've been using the Hobonichi notebooks for a few... Continue Reading →
Here are my digital layouts for the rest of the 12 Days of December Challenge at Oscraps. Day 7 was create a border challenge. I used a photo of Teddy I took on the 7th. It's also a layout I'll be including in my December Daily. Credits: Winter Journal Kit by Vicki Robinson Designs Day... Continue Reading →
I had contemplated doing almost a month of digital scrapbooking after seeing a challenge on the Oscraps.com website, and after NaNoWriMo, I felt I could totally do this. I also needed a break from writing. I wanted to work on my Photoshop skills, mainly digital scrapbooking. It can be hard to get motivated sometimes with... Continue Reading →
I hope everyone who participated in NaNoWriMo finished and got your certificate and all the cool discounts. I'd love to give away my 50% off code for Scrivener so if you're interested, let me know in the comments. I have the application and use it every so often, but my go-to is Word. I believe... Continue Reading →
Last weekend, our oldest daughter was celebrating her two-year anniversary with her boyfriend in Steamboat Springs and we needed to get some Christmas photos for the year so we decided to join them up there. They had gone up before we did and stayed in a B&B. We stayed at a La Quinta about five... Continue Reading →
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