Pumpkin Palette It’s Fall y’all! We are deep into planning Halloween costumes, decorating with pumpkins, and buying candy. And by “buying candy” I mean buying bags of candy for the trick-or-treaters, which will be eaten by us in the next week, and then going out and buying more candy to actually give the trick-or-treaters. Candy corn should not be made available for purchase before October 29th, as it invariably signals the official beginning of my end-of-the-year diet fail. But I digress. My kids asked for one thing this year – tiny pumpkins. They fall in love with them every time we set foot in a grocery store. And I can’t… Keep Reading
Creating Paint Pouring Art for the $100 Room Challenge
Have you heard of paint pouring? Maybe you’ve seen the mesmerizing Youtube videos of people pouring paint onto canvas and making amazing creations? I’ve been captivated by the idea for a while, so when I started thinking of how to decorate our office/guest room for the $100 Room Challenge, I knew I wanted to give it a try. If you haven’t yet read last week’s post, check it out first to see where this room started, and where it’s going, as well as read all about the $100 Room Challenge and how it works. My main complaint about this office is that it’s a little drab and boring, so I… Keep Reading
Lilac Palette
Lilac Love I have this thing with Lilacs. I love them, but they don’t love me back. It’s unrequited Lilac Love. It may not be anything personal since most all plants don’t love me back. That might be because they sense they’re not safe in my presence. I do have a black thumb, but I have the best of green thumb intentions. In our last house, we had a beautiful lilac bush near a window on the back of our living room. When we needed to add a concrete patio there, we decided to try to save the lilac by digging it up and moving it to a safe location…. Keep Reading
Pretty Pink Palette
Some days you just need to send yourself a bouquet of flowers. I love flowers of all kinds, even weeds. I especially love the flowers that I don’t have to take care of. (Never give me a living plant as a symbol of our friendship. I will let it die and it’ll be awkward for our relationship. However I’m happy to accept gifts of cut flowers since everyone knows they’ve got one root in the grave already, so I bear no responsibility.) Pretty Pink Palette Sometimes with art and design, we get all serious and esoteric about form, function, and the role of existential philosophy in post-humanistic expression. Yeah that… Keep Reading
Eggshell Palette
I love Easter Eggs. I love the pretty colors, the happy messes, even the smell of vinegar from the dye. That’s probably an indication of how much I love Easter, because usually I hate the smell of vinegar. And I don’t normally get excited when my kids ask to make anything messy at the kitchen table. (True confession.) Easter is my favorite holiday. Really, I love all holidays, but Easter is the best. And not just because of deviled eggs. (Odd that we celebrate the day of heaven’s redemption with a snack named after the devil, but that’s a question for another day.) I love Easter for what it means…. Keep Reading
Reflecting Pool Palette
In a season full of running around, shopping, decorating, and baking, I thought we could all use a little calm in our lives. What, you’re already done with all your holiday shopping? You’ve made your cookies for the cookie exchange? Your handmade pinterest-worthy teacher gifts are finished and wrapped? Well, OK then, maybe it’s just me. I could definitely use some calm in my life, so I’m finding it and sharing it with you. When I stumbled across this photo on one of my favorite Instagram feeds, @PunkRockFoto, it felt like a breath of fresh air. She perfectly captured the movement of the water that feels so calming, and the… Keep Reading
Frosted Leaves Palette
I love Fall. I love living in a place where the days are still warm and sunny, but the nights are getting colder. It feels like the best of both worlds. I always wish this season would last longer, but I know that colder weather is coming, and I’m trying to mentally prepare myself. So when I saw this picture on a blogger friend’s instagram feed, it gave me all the Fall feels. It was a frosty morning at her house, and she found a beautiful little moment to share. Thanks, Ann, for inspiring me, and letting me borrow your photo! Frosted Leaves Palette Those deliciously colorful leaves, covered with… Keep Reading
Cool Lavender Palette
The other day I found myself at a party, having a conversation with a friend about bee-keeping. She, brave soul, has several bee hives in her backyard and she harvests THE BEST honey from them. As she shared stories of how bee-keeping actually works (including three bee-stings!), she mentioned that she’s planting lavender, hoping that next year her honey will have a bit of lavender essence to it. Sounds divine, doesn’t it? Something about her story, paired with the lavender shortbread cookies we were munching on, got me thinking about how much I love lavender. Which is fortunate because New Mexico is known for its lavender. I guess the hot,… Keep Reading
Spring Blossoms Palette
I’ve got a colorful Spring Blossoms Palette for you this week, to celebrate the warmer weather, chirping birds, and blooming plants of Spring. This week has been Spring Break for my kids, and we celebrated with a Staycation. We’ve slept in shamelessly, gone hiking and exploring, and even rode the train to Santa Fe. We’ve also sneezed a lot. I believe that God gave us beautiful flowers in the Spring to make up for the pollen they create. What’s that? You say that’s not scientifically accurate? Well, maybe not, but it’s what keeps me sane as I drive down our street enjoying all the pink cherry trees, reminding myself it’s… Keep Reading
The Palette Muse 2016 Year in Review
The end of the year seems like a perfect time to look back, reflect and remember. I don’t usually spend much time looking backwards, preferring instead to look ahead in anticipation of the future, but as I sit surrounded by Christmas gift wrapping debris and decorations that need to be boxed up, it seems as good a time as any to NOT be working on the house. So here I sit at my computer, taking a moment to remember some of my favorite projects of the year. Maybe that will inspire me to get moving and be productive! 2016 has been full of fun and creativity, and as I sift through my… Keep Reading