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I have been working really hard to carve out a space in my house where I can sell my work on a regular basis.   After talking with my friends together we came up with a plan.  Come to this sale and see what changes have been made! Xo 

A Fair in September

I have been working a lot in 2017 to ready myself for a few upcoming shows and even art retreat but, before I talk about any of that I feel I need to share what happened in 2016. I lost some really important and very loved people and dog. They will live forever in my heart and in my memories. Ed and I had our beloved Basset Hound put to sleep in February. My cousin Rick died from long illnesses due to kidney disease and kidney transplant. My sweet husband Eddie Lee passed in early November after a failed liver transplant. Within a month our dear little baby Riley Marie was gone. There really are no words to describe these losses. I know I loved everyone really BIG!!!! My life is changed forever. I made it through the holidays. I am not really sure how. There was a lot of sitting in my chair behavior and just overwhelming sadness. I would always gather myself when seeing friends and family but, I was hurting. It hit me in March when I was with my family for a birthday that the laughter was back. Not 100% but, there was laughter. It was a very real moment for me. With death comes a lot of details. Insurance policies, maintaining health insurance, changing names on things, etc. Stuff most of us have no clue about. At the time it felt like a full time job. Now it is a memory. There are many, many phases of grief. I am not sure which one I am in now. I am so happy that I am working again and said yes to some opportunities that have come along.

New Primitives by Kathy BOXED signs for sale on eBay

If you are interested in these my handle on eBay is Magic317 thanks!

Magazines and Pinterest

I got a stack of magazines the other day from my mom and it surprised me that I didn't jump in and read them.  Had this happened a few years back I would of been tearing pages out, folding corners and reading captions etc.  It dawned on me that since Pinterest I barely crack open a magazine.   Not only did Pinterest change things but, many beloved magazines went away.   So now I'm taking photos with my iPhone and pinning ideas from the stack my mom brought me.  Here are some things that caught my eye.         

My family

Both my husband Ed and my sweet niece Riley had tests at different hospitals at the same time yesterday.   Ed has esphogial varicises due to his liver issues which had to be banded.  Imagine hemroids in your throat.  Ugh!  Little Riley had a heart Cath.  Ed was exhausted, he could barely keep his eyes open so I got dinner for Katie (my niece) and myself and went to see her and little Riley.  Because babies are cuter than 59 year olds I'm sharing this photo I snapped.  Riley will have a big surgery in a couple of months on her heart.   They all have a big chunk of my HEART ❤️.  

I have been a lonnnnnnng break and just re-opened my vintage etsy shop.

Something I haven't mentioned here in the blog.....

My husband Ed has been chronically ill for many, many years.  Since the fall of 2015 he has been in evaluation for a liver transplant.  As of today he is still not on the list but he is having a hearth catherization.  Just more step until he can get on the list. So, I'm here at Methodist hospital in the waiting area just waiting (of course).   It's been a long journey as he was diagnosed with liver disease 9 years ago.  There is a liver walk coming up on August 13th here in town and we have a team.  If you want to walk with us please let me know.  We came up with the name of Liver and Onions.  I did a fun little graphic for the shirts.  If you are a prayer warrior please add Ed to your list.  Xo

Gingers!!!!

It's been alittle over a year that Ed and I have been living with 2 beautiful ginger cats.  We were gifted them by my niece and we have been so happy to have them in our lives.  Just wanted to share them with you.  Xo       

Happy Fourth of July

The summer already feels like it is going so fast.  I love love love our flag and the red, white and blue color palette.   Please enjoy these last minute  food and decor ideas from my favorite Pinterest pins.  Have a fun and safe holiday!!!!     

Are you a FOODIE?????

These box signs from Primitives by Kathy really caught my eye.  I grew up with a father who owned a tractor, worked with his hands and planted a garden every year.  He would drive his tractor around the neighborhood plowing and disking small gardens in our little corner of the world.  As a family we spent hours planting, hoeing and weeding.  My maternal grandparents lived on a 5 acre mini farm where we had the big garden.  We had another one on our one acre lot as well. From a very young age my mom, grandmother and I would can and freeze vegetables.  I love them all. ❤️ anyway, These signs are for sale in my home studio along with my own artwork.  Any interest?  I can ship too!!!!      

Thank you!!!!!

My last minute sale was so much fun!!!  It was so nice to see everyone  over the last 2 days.  Ed and I have been in our new place for a year now and my studio became visitor ready over the last couple of months.  Over the next couple of months I will be posting more details of things I'm working on, things for sale and details of the next sale.  Soon!    

Upcoming SALE!!!!!

I'm having a sale in my downstairs home studio this Friday June 17th from 11am to 5pm and Saturday June 18th from 11am to 3pm.   It's last minute I know but, it's how I'm living right now.  My home studio is located at 1401 Lesley Avenue. If you feel like you don't need one more thing just come for a visit.  I'm always looking for new customers so bring a friend.  Soon!  Xo   Here's some sneak peaks!   

 

She's HOME!!!!!!

These 2 are so stinkin CUTE!!!!!  Big brother LUCAS and his little sissy RILEY (that's what he calls her Sissy) In the Lobby ready to leave RILEY hospital for the first time in 3 months!

I don't know all the details yet (I am going down today) but, The Riley Foundation interviewed both Katie and Robbie before Riley left the hospital. Katie was the second Mom to deliver a baby at the new Simon Tower (addition) and the Riley Foundation is raising money to have a delivery/maternity ward (I guess they still call it ward) at Riley Hospital.  It's so cute seeing these little guys being video taped and photographed.  They are STARS in my eyes!  

 

She's tired. xo

 

She is home for a couple of months before she will have another surgery.  She is still needs lots of thoughts and prayers.  Can't be around anyone who is sick, etc.  Looking forward to my visit today! 

Riley Marie

 

This is my sweet little great niece.  She came into the world on March 9th and she is still at Riley hospital getting better.  I spent about 2 1/2 hours with her today.  For the longest time only Mom and Dad and Grandma and Grandpas could she her but, now that she is getting better her Aunts and Uncles and a few others are able to visit.  She is so sweet and the little things have made us all so excited the first thing was when I got a video text from my niece Katie her momma of her crying.  Because she never cried before.  It was the best sound!  Another one is that she could suck on a binkie and getting her to smile.  Everything that is going in the right direction is CELEBRATED. 

 

 

She really is a miracle baby.  There are a lot of changes and different levels that she will have to get to and then we are hoping she can come home for awhile.  I love you little Riley! XO 

In PRINT

Sometime in mid April the Indianapolis Monthly came and took a picture of me sitting in my dining room. The issue came out yesterday! I promise I tried to get an appointment with my hair stylist but, he is in great demand so it was a 3 bobby pin day. So much has happened since the day the photo came out. We sold the condo and moved temporarily to my little studio in Irvington and just started to settle into our new (to us) mid century ranch in Ellenberger Terrace just north of Irvington.

 

I will be showing you some new pictures of our new place real soon.  I have a bunch to do!!!!  More than I thought once we got in the new place we found more that needs to be done.  Soon.....xo

Hello April!

 

We are 9 days into APRIL and it has been a wave of emotions.  We have sold our CONDO and are moving again....yes it is true.  It has been a really fast year since we moved to the Northside.  I have met and enjoyed 5 very lovely ladies here in the complex and I have so enjoyed the pool and having all our living space on one floor. 

 

 BUT, Ed received word that his health insurance is going to change and we are going to have to pay more out of pocket for his supplemental insurance and prescription coverage.  Still not sure of all the details.  But, since he will no longer be covered under his employers insurance due to being on Medicare I will no longer have someone to help make the deductible with.  So I will (hopefully) not see free prescriptions by the end of the year etc. like we are use to because he is chronically ill and has hospital stays, tests and lots of scripts and hits his out of pocket every year.  It is a very frustrating issue and I could go on and on about why or if or what is happening but, I will say these changes HURT.  Ed paid into a disability plan his whole career because he has had Chron's since he was 13 and knew he would need it.  Oh well roll with the punches.  So we are trying to be pro-active and we are getting rid of the biggest expense we have.  Our condo. 

 

Thankfully our Realtor ROCKS!!!!  She hired a professional photographer and SOLD this in less than 5 weeks....here is where we are moving from.

 I replaced the original carpet in the hall with the matching wood parquet.  I love that stuff!  (entry)

 another view. 

 I love this Pottery Barn light.  The cracker pepper paint is Behr from Home Depot.  It will be in another room at the new place, the paint that is.

 This room is so big that we put our desks in it. 

 See our Lucy (basset hound) at the sliding glass windows.

 I am obsessed with animal print.  ugh!  I have had the ottoman since the 1990's I bought it through the Spiegel catalog (if you can even remember that)  I have always loved Mary Emmerling's style and she said something like you can have a little leopard in every room.  Or something like that.

 I wasn't a fan of the green counter tops but, decided that if I painted the walls green they would blend in and it did.

 I looooovvvvveeee that Crate and Barrel Red cabinet.  We bought that with Ed's Jeopardy money.  It's a keeper!

 vintage owl cannisters.  Found those at Goodwill.

 The dining room is peaking in.

 I jus t sold all my wooden shoes at my sale last week.  So long....

 Our Master is HUGE.  Yes that is a dining room table.  We will be lucky to get our bed and 2 side tables in the next place.  Ha!

 Master Bath

 Guest Full Bath

 Our brick deck

 

So now what....

 

 Ed (my husband of nearly 12 years) and I just couldn't seem to figure out where we were going to land.  Nothing on the market really appealed to me.  Hard when moving from a large space to a small one.  It is not like we are 22 and have a bed and some Goodwill furniture.  Thankful to still have my Mother and step Dad but, I really don't want to live with them temporarily.  We looked and looked at houses online and in person and then decided we would just take over my little studio (little house) in the neighborhood we left and love. 

 

Then a couple of homes came up for sale on Monday and by Tuesday we were looking at them. Tuesday night we sat down and did a pro's and con's list and Wednesday made an offer on this little beauty.  They countered last night and we accepted. 

 

 Now, financing and packing, moving, unpacking and then comes making it our OWN.  I have never had a attached garage or a screened in porch or a DRY basement or a pool table.  The house has been owned by the same family since 1962 and the hardwoods are in great shape as is everything really.  The washer looks like it came with the house in 1962.  I will use it if it works.  SO, for a couple of weeks at least I will be busy doing the move. 

 

I am so thankful that this is a very affordable place and I will be able to keep my studio and continue to work there and have sales and workshops.  That place makes me happy.  One day I may merge into the dry basement into this little place but, for now one major thing at a time.  :) 

xo

 

 

Feel free to take the tour:

 

Ed's man CAVE

 

 sooooo pretty!

thanks for scrolling to the bottom!  xo