Creative Business

  • The Light That Waits for Us

    There’s a small lamp in my office that never turns off. It’s been glowing through moves, late nights, and seasons of creative chaos — a quiet way of saying you’re home. When its shade was destroyed in the move, I realized the fix might be less about repair and more about joy: choosing a decoupage paper not to match the room, but simply because it makes me smile.

    Posted in Business, Made By Marley Decoupage Paper

  • DIY Wooden Block Halloween Decorations (Made from Inexpensive Landscape Timbers!)

    Make these DIY wooden block Halloween decorations from inexpensive landscape timbers! Learn how I used DIY Paint colors like Black Velvet, Summer Crush, and Fancy Farm Girl to create ghosts, pumpkins, and Frankensteins that sold out fast.

  • Coffee Bag Room Screen From A Flea Market Find

    This coffee bag room screen took me over a year to complete. Each time I tried to gain ground on the project, I got frustrated and walked away. I would let it sit for a few weeks and then come back to it with renewed determination. I'd like to say the finished project was worth it, but I'm not sure it was. Let's talk after I sell it.
    Posted in Clear Wax, Coffee Bags, DIY Paint, Old School

  • For Some Projects, Casting Size Is Important!

    I spent two days this week on the computer in a graphics program placing a six inch by ten inch grid over the image of 26 moulds to give an approximate measurement of each one.
    Posted in How Big Is That Mould, IOD Moulds, Iron Orchid Designs, Purple Monkey Manor, Sea Sisters Mould