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Sunday Inspiration Image #76 Photography by Rebecca E. Parsons

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

I am straying a little from my usual images of nature this week. I am including a vignette from my home that displays my Tea Bag Art. I save all my Bigelow Tea bags to use in my art. They are amazing … [Read more...]

Earth Month/Day Printable

DIY Craft – Earth Month Printable

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Earth Month/Day Printable

Here is a printable for you to use in your Earth Month or Earth Day crafting this month. I love to make these tiles to decorate vignettes around my home. I can change them and update them when I like. … [Read more...]

pitcher painted

Painting on Glass Ideas for Spring and Easter

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

pitcher painted

Here are some quick and easy painted glass ideas for your Easter or Spring decor. I have painted so many things this month as a member of the Plaid Street Team. I have come to love Folk Art Enamels … [Read more...]

Free Easter Art Printable for Easter DIY Decor {Subway Tile}

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Baskets, egg hunts, jelly beans and bunnies...what's not to like about Easter? Easter is my second favorite holiday.Why second? you might ask. Well, Thanksgiving is my favorite. But I do love the … [Read more...]

Restored Hoosier Cabinet

Ghosts of Furniture Past Update – DIY Hoosier Cabinet Restoration

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Restored Hoosier Cabinet

The redo of my Hoosier cabinet...Taa Daa...looks for less is always best for me!!! To see the whole humble, and oh so messy beginnings, of this sad little "piece of junk" that my son-in-law refused to … [Read more...]

Gathering Special Things for #SeductiveTables

Moll Anderson Chats with Me About “Seductive Tables For Two”

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Gathering Special Things for #SeductiveTables

Lifestyle and romance expert, Moll Anderson, chats with me about her newest book, Seductive Tables For Two: Tablescapes, Picnics, and Recipes That Inspire Romance. The minute I saw this beautifully … [Read more...]

Sketch of media pier, desk, lamp in #MomCave La-z-boy

The Great #MomCave Makeover Vision Board

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Sketch of media pier, desk, lamp in #MomCave La-z-boy

Manifesting My Dreams La-Z-Boy #MomCave Online Inspiration Mission I am dreaming again. I have declared 2013 as a year for me to find BALANCE! A major part of that will be taking care of ME!!! … [Read more...]

Christmas-mantle-left

Christmas Make BELIEVE Mantle 2012 ~ A Visionary Christmas Tale

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Christmas-mantle-left

Imagination is my biggest strength. I have what some might say is an 'over-active' imagination...I prefer to call it vision. Yet even a visionary can have an issue when she doesn't have a real … [Read more...]

DIY Midnight Clear Decor #KmartHoliday #cBias

DIY Vintage Wooden Stockings Tutorial

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

DIY Midnight Clear Decor #KmartHoliday #cBias

I am a consummate DIY re-creator...if I see something I want, but cannot afford it, I just whip up my own version. When I first saw this image of antique wooden sock forms used as a stand in for … [Read more...]

framed chalk board tutorial

DIY Thanksgiving Chalk Board Tutorial

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

framed chalk board tutorial

Do you ever have a dream project that all the pieces seem to fall into place easily? This DIY Thanksgiving Chalk Board Tutorial is one of those! It all started when HIMself and I went to town the … [Read more...]

Black Bird Vignettes for Halloween

DIY Black Bird Vignettes for Halloween

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Black Bird Vignettes for Halloween

I love to create little Halloween vignettes around the house. Scary or cute, they all make me smile. I found these feathered friends at The Dollar Store last year. Remember when I did the 'Nevermore' … [Read more...]

DIY ~ My New Witch’s Shoes Transformation, Halloween Decor Vignette ‘The Well Collected Home’

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Last weekend I found the piéce de resistance to complete one of my Halloween vignettes...these spidery web shoes! I got them for $2 at a local yard sale...SCORE!!! I knew exactly what I would do with … [Read more...]

our villa 2012 Amelia Island Plantation

HomeTalk and Talk of Home – Confessions of the Home Challenged

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

our villa 2012 Amelia Island Plantation

I have recently taken to visiting HomeTalk as a way of keeping track of my favorite DIY bloggers. I joined a while back but did not understand how great it was until a few weeks ago. There is a lot of … [Read more...]

desk-drawer-detail Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

Ghosts of Furniture Past™ – Writing Desk with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

desk-drawer-detail Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

Transforming a Writing Desk  with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint by Barbara B. Nocco, Bella Casa Decorative Finishes. Find her on Facebook. The writing desk is a piece I picked up about a year ago in a … [Read more...]

Red, White & Blueberry breakfast

Celebrate the 4th Amelia Island Style ~ Feast & Fête

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Red, White & Blueberry breakfast

I was up early and did my 2 mile walk with Sir Chancelot along the marsh. It was really warm at 6:30 AM...so today will be a scorcher probably. When I made it home, I started preparing my Amelia … [Read more...]

A Room of One’s Own~Studio Spaces I Covet

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

“Women, then, have not had a dog’s chance of writing poetry. That is why I have laid so much stress on money and a room of one’s own.” – Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own I started a new Pinterest … [Read more...]

Display Jewelry on a PVC paper towel holder. Organization that doubles as a piece of art.

3 Simple Storage Solutions for a Tiny Space { S3 }

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Display Jewelry on a PVC paper towel holder. Organization that doubles as a piece of art.

Beautiful Ways to Contain Your Stuff Oh My Goodness...downsizing is not going so well. When we moved in January, we were committed to simplifying, paring down and letting go. Well, HIMself was … [Read more...]

Muz-ing on our Color Choices

written by Debra Disman

Each month, usually the third Sunday of the month, at 4:15 PST, I have the honor, and the responsibility, of visiting the inspiring and informative Artistically Speaking Talk Show, brainchild of the … [Read more...]

Brand of Colors

written by Debra Disman

A recent color consultation and analysis got me thinking...about why we choose the colors that we do.  Of course we can analyze, assess from various vantage points, provide argumentation to support … [Read more...]

#GELighting makeover

GE Light Fantastic Makeover – Are You Ready for the Changes to Come? #GELighting

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

#GELighting makeover

With the flip of a switch, we created a beautiful new atmosphere while eliminating wasted electricity. By opting to embrace the new technology of compact fluorescent bulbs, I will use up to 75% less … [Read more...]

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DIYer. Graphic Designer. Creative. Foodie. Rebecca E. Parsons is a Renaissance gal with designers eye living happily where design meets new media. Rebecca is an award-winning graphic designer, writer, storyteller, digital and Photographic Artist, Dreamer, Lifelong Communicator and Blissful Wordsmith. Unconventional and delightfully curious, she is passionate about helping others find their visual voice through great blog design. She believes that every dream is possible and possible is everywhere!

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