Paint by Numbers...a phenomenon!

via midcenteryjo
This is just a gorgeous wall of paint by numbers so colorful!

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Any dog lover would adore this

via Country Living the White Issue on shelves now! Loving it!
Mountain scenes for a mountain house...Perfect!

When flipping through the recent Country Living Magazine (which is fantabulous) BTW, I noticed this wall of paintings...and not until I was reading Milk and Honey Homes raving reviews on the recent issue of Country Living did I realize they were the old Paint by numbers that were all the rage in the 1950's.

via Completely Coastal

There is a great article on the subject at Completely Coastal.  I had no idea there is a Paint by Number Museum, that the Smithsonian did an exihibit back in 2002.  Who knew/??



You may now be inspired to start your own paint by number collection....I just might have the perfect place for you to start, because I felt compelled to picked one up to put in my etsy shop The Collected Home , it would be perfect for a little girl's room, or a fan of ballet.  Put in a collection with a few other dancing Paint by Numbers would be a beautiful on a wall of artwork.  I love how this one has blocked out color, and the colors are really pretty too, purples, and turquoise and pink.  It really is too bad my little one isn't a fan of dance...because it would be stayin!

The purple velvet tufted chair just might be something that goes in the shop too...
notice the embroidered  pillow and the design, that might be available too, just sayin:)

Happy Collecting! Now off to find some of  the horse artwork....I think I know a little girl that it would be perfect for.

If you are interested the artwork will be $45 plus shipping and in my etsy shop later today, but if you are interested zip me an email too.

The New Year...an ocean of possibilty.

This painting was painted for me by my mother for Christmas...yes, she is one talented lady:)  and I LOVE her!I have always loved this photo...my feelings about it can be summed up here.

s I sent my little girl back to school after the break I thought....The New Year for adults is kind of like the first day of school.  The possibilities of what the year will bring, what we will learn, the people we will meet, the struggles, the successes, the hope and fear of what lies ahead.  The only thing we have added are those pesky resolutions.  I would rather think of the New Year as an Ocean of Possibility.  I could POSSIBLY  be be more organized, and exercise more...eat healthier, Read more, and POSSIBLY create all of the things on my list...hopefully I will,  maybe I won't. 

Just like students, we are really just building on what we learned the year before,  maybe changing things up a bit, educating ourselves through life's lessons to know better and be better.  I think we are always better as the years go on...How couldn't we be...older AND wiser?

It might be a bit scary and who knows what is in store, but I know I am excited. 

Just like that feeling of the first day of school....a few butterflies but swelling with anticipation....what will I learn, who will I meet, will I succeed?

I don't know that I properly thanked all that were so supportive this past year...THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU from the bottom of my little heart!  I can't wait to share this New Year with you...and am excited for the new people I will meet along the journey.

Here is to a New Year, a clean slate, a fresh start, building on what we learned the year before!