This is my portait of my Great, Great, Great Grandfather Lars who came across the sea from Denmank and then across the plains to Ut...

Meet Sarah. She is named for one of my pioneer ancestors. She has on an apron to represent the many duties she would have had to keep her...

This little Fairy Princess bride was featured on Feather & Nest today in a fun Wuthering Heights inspired post... Heathcliff! Stop ...

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The bride isn't vintage.. she is young and lovely, but her wedding is themed around some of her grandmother's pretty thing...

I finished this book on Saturday. It is really a research paper that was written in a narrative so that more people would read it. It work...

South Asian Indian Bride & Groom Cake Topper Wood Hand Painted Love Boxes

When I was in junior high school, I had an important formative experience. I came home from the school library with a Sweet Valley High ro...

Jane Austen hand painted peg doll at Hand Painted Love Boxes

On the bottom of this doll in very tiny writing it reads, "Hope is the thing with feathers... ~Emily Dickinson" Hand ...

Betsy Ross needle in her hand and stars in her hair... at... Hand Painted Love Boxes

Payal's cake toppers were so fun to paint. Peachy pink with gold and silver embroidery and crystals. Her lengha was stunning with ...

I had this lovely salad at a super delish party I went too.. With the help of the internet, I tried to copy the salad the other night.....

Not only did little c's biscuits fly in formation.. they were DELISH!

This groom is wearing a traditional sherwani, the beautiful long coats worn in South Asia. I love traditional Indian wedding cl...

Love Boxes in Red, White & Blue... HERE.

The Jockeys are perfect for race day.. find them at www.handpaintedloveboxes.etsy.com 

These are just a few pictures of some of my best days. When I was little, my brother got a puppy for his birthday. I still remember how t...