Clik here to view.
Mosaic Butterfly Garden Chair
Image 1: Mosaic Butterfly Chair CenterA US Midwestern summer includes enjoying gardens and yards, so today's post spotlights a garden chair I up-cycled with mosaics. I have my share of mosaic stepping...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Collection: China Hutches and China
I collect china, and using china hutches to display and organize my collection gives me joy and helps me catalog and view my collection. I also helps me learn, develop and improve my "styling skills"...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Stained Glass Maple Leaves
Image 1: Green Stained Glass Maple LeafI have had a fascination and love of leaves spanning decades. I collect and photograph leaves, scan them, print them, seek out the prettiest ones, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vintage Halloween Glassware
Image 1: Vintage Halloween Pumpkin and Ghost TumblerHaunting estate sales, rummage sales and resale shops allows me to find occasional fun items that become family legends. I once found six of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Oak Leaf Monoprint
My love affair with trees goes back decades, and it re-surges every fall when leaves in Wisconsin explode into fall colors. Easily identifiable maple leaves were an early love, because their showy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Autumn Wreath Monoprint
I created my "Autumn Oak Leaf Wreath" monoprint while playing with a collection of oak leaves that I had created because I couldn't draw an oak leaf.* (Cause and effect relationships are fun to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Christmas Hutch
Image 1: Christmas Arrangement in Welsh Dresser HutchI've loaded up the China Hutch with Christmas china! The Christmas holiday season always seems to fly by fast, making a quick seasonal change over...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vintage Christmas Needlework
Image 1: Vintage Christmas Reindeer Cross StitchIt's the time of the year when Christmas needlework, linens, and textiles add a personal touch to the festive decorations in many homes and Christmas...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2023 Year Wind-up
It's the last day of 2023... Hello 2024!I made this Up-cycled Ornament Wreath! I had goals for 2023. In the beginning of 2023 I made the goal of posting a blog post at least once a month. Truly a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rocking my Rock Window
Image 1: Agate Geode Rock Window by Jeanne Selep, backlit by sunlightI made my Agate Geode Rock Window during the pandemic, and I can honestly say it changed my life! (details near end...)Image 2:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Beautiful Bow Lake in Canada
Image 1: Bow Lake in fall, Banff National Park, Alberta Canada On vacation, I always want the weather to be great for photos, but nature doesn't always cooperate. On the fall day in late September...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Valentine Day Hutch
Happy Valentine's Day! Today I am sharing this year's Valentine's Day Hutch arrangement, made up almost entirely of estate sale and thrifted china.Image 1: Valentine China Hutch displayI have always...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dreaming of Summer
Image 1: Pink Lotus Flower Sometimes in winter, after Christmas is past, I start to miss the colors of summer. I love the change of four seasons in Wisconsin, and winter snow is beautiful, but climate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Have a Lucky Day!
Welcome March, Welcome St. Patrick's Day, and Welcome longer days with nicer weather!Image 1: St Patrick's Day WelcomeThis year for St. Patrick's Day I created the sweet mosaic heart ornament featuring...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sunrise at Yosemite's El Capitan
Image 1: Yosemite's El Capitan In March 2023, I had the opportunity to visit Yosemite National Park in California. Getting up early to see the sunrise, I took these photos of El Capitan, a majestic...
View Article
