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Good Health & Play for your Dear Little Ones, including some fun Halloween Inspiration for a Happy October! These tees are perfect for a cozy stay home Halloween!
Ethically Handmade Soft Organic Cotton Apparel in Original, Artisan-made Designs. Organic Cotton Apparel is 100% Certified Organic and GOTS Certified. Toddler Sizes 2T and 4T. The fabric is very soft and washes well. The ink is eco-friendly, sustainably made, and non-toxic.
More than ever, it’s vitally important for each of us to stay as sweet as we were born. We need to listen to our true Selves, be compassionate, be helpful, and be positive. In a time, where life away from the norm has awakened many to the light that was always there, negative systems and ideas are being challenged and changed. This is good and much more needs to improve, but it’s only positive if done in peaceful ways that don’t add to the spread of illness and suffering. Please, remember to Stay Sweet! I have designed a growing collection for A Gentle Life to help all ages come back to their true, sweet Selves. This is a way to live peacefully for healthy futures. I hope you enjoy the beautiful stories, design, and imagery I have made for our universe in need of love, love, love!
Give the Gift of Love & Peace by being Purely You! xo ~ Amor Milagre
Loving Life Inspiration for: Empaths, Sensitive People, and All!
A book for all ages from 0-100000+
NEW BOOK! Celebrate new Loves with Leona and her darling friends in this exciting story of Winter. Cozy, simple traditions are shared at each event of the Winter Festival, as well as holiday magic and sincere romance. Read to find out more about her growing family and friendships. In connecting to her Self, Leona bonds with her past, her life now, and her miraculous baby love. Befriend this town of friends for comfort and joy over your holiday season and every day of the year! New adventures can take you somewhere positive, healing, and loving. Enchanting new friends await you!
Loving Novel Series: The Love Letter Diaries #3. In these stories, Leona spreads a light of love wherever she goes, and so can we all! Leona and her friends are wonderful role models for people of all ages, genders, mindsets, and lifestyles. These books transcend all things in the universe and connect all in loving harmony of Nature and peace. Read this new series and my other darling books from A Gentle Life Book Collection to come back to your daily loving light. You are love! You are loved! You inspire smiling hearts with your loving light!
This is inspiration for a loving family and a Gentle, Healthy, Organic Lifestyle. This story is helpful for anyone who is healing, sensitive, empathic, developing relationships, or beginning a new chapter in their life! It is also exciting and lovely for anyone reflecting on relationships, planning for a marriage/partnership, planning for a baby, meeting new friends, starting a business, and inspiring others to make positive changes in their world. Get to know Leona and her new friends in this third story. Follow along as each exciting new book is released. These are real stories for real people, teaching awareness for helping our Selves and others. Open to the glorious beauty of Nature that is everywhere and in all of us!
This book is my way of showing the world how to live a peaceful daily life which inspires a kind, healthy, and loving universe. Each book is themed after a season, and this is the Winter Festival! The story is set in a small European town. This kind way of living can be taken with you anywhere you go. I hope you enjoy experiencing all of the fun and sweet festival events through Leona’s senses, and perhaps you will be inspired to introduce your town to some new positive ideas each season of Nature. We can hand down loving traditions to each generation, and that is precisely what Leona’s Nonna did for her and all!
These empowering books are excellent presents for holidays, birthday gifts, and for every day!
Don’t forget to include the text for your customized inscription from the author!
You will also be able to write a special Love note to the gift recipient right in the book. There is a little area designed just for your personalized words.
Message me or include your message in the special shipping instruction section at checkout.
*View information about how this book is ethically handmade and for upcoming formats,
Happy Spring! In the empathic spirit of covid kindness, I’ve been sharing tips for organic vegan gardening and cooking on my instagram and facebook pages. I also share many ideas for imaginative playing, finding peace and healing, loving communication, helping our environment, and love for Nature. Check them out for more details! I’m teaching how to get a feel for the ingredients so you’re free to cook anything anytime…no recipes needed! This enjoyable way to cook connects us with the earth and our bodies. It is versatile for seasonal foods, fresh from the garden. Simple is beautiful. We learn and talk of nutrition and health benefits. Our food is sugar-free, non-GMO, organic, peaceful, and plant-based. This boosts the immune system and allows the body to use the energy gained for positive things, instead of having to fight extra illness caused by a poor diet. We are like plants, we need water and fresh air, a little sunshine, grounding with the earth, and healthy nutrient rich plant foods. Listen with the heart to learn what plants and our bodies need, and respond with gentle help. I hope this helps others out there who are learning how to cook with what they have and how to grow their own ingredients!
As always, I’m working on many new helpful and loving books for all ages with matching artwork, stationery, and other new collections. My seasonal cookbook collection is coming up! Wander and enjoy my shop! Each collection grows together in love and inspiration for my dear readers and customers. The Love Letter Diaries #3 novel will release soon. All of my book characters and towns inspire healthy routines, hearts, plant foods, and gardens. Have a read to enter beautiful worlds that can translate lovingly into yours!
I send healing energy out to all every day. I hope you find joy and grace in your simple pleasures. I encourage all to find creative ways to communicate with Dear Ones near and far, and with those who feel alone. I wish for everyone to come to a new healthy level of awareness of our choices, so we may come together to redesign our world to heal and move gently forward…protecting and learning from dear Nature.
A Gentle Life: New tips for cooking & gardening are coming up as we grow in health this Spring. XO ~Amor Milagre
Healthy Cooking Tip: Fresh plants are the best, but you can also explore different organic plant flours and powders for baking and smoothies that keep well in the pantry (during these trying times for shopping) and still provide good health….chickpea…almond, coconut, tapioca, amla, goji berry, spirulina…
Nature guides us to stay light, warm, and nurturing. Stay well, friends.
Take the greatest care of one another. Love, Amor Milagre
Music of the Moment: Doc Watson (dance and release)
Once upon a time, we crawled along the mossy trunks of old twisted trees and found pitted seeds, fallen from high above. A castle at our feet, tiny and enchanted. We asked to enter, and a door appeared. We stroked the walls of the cave, soft and scratchy, green cold stone. A light guided us down to water. We swam under the glowworms and danced into the everlasting night of stars and faerie wings whirling and laughing in peaceful, kind friendship.
Nature guides us to stay light, warm, and nurturing. Stay well, friends.
Take the greatest care of one another. Love, Amor Milagre
We came in from our beloved wild for some cozy chili and cornbread (homemade organic vegan). It kept up the warmth from natural, productive exercise in the crisp Spring air. The next day of gardening was a morning of green, the afternoon fell in fluffy white lace. Today, fresh snow friends dance in the garden, and unpacked snowsuits dry in the mudroom. Go with Nature’s rhythms for magic and wonder! XO ~Amor Milagre
This text and story appears in my upcoming children’s book.
Music of the Moment: Merci pour tout, Vanessa Paradis (Thank you to all of the helpers!) and Peaceful Afternoon, Rufus Wainwright
A mini-interview film with Amor Milagre to get to know more about her ethically handmade collections, loving company, and new A Gentle Life Bookshop…including details from the newest original novel series, The Love Letter Diaries!
Music of the Moment: Estate, Performed by Joao Gilberto, Composed by Bruno Martino
Loving Life Inspiration for: Empaths, Sensitive People, and All!
A book for all ages from 0-100000+
NEW BOOK! Fall deeper in love with Leona as she reveals mysteries of a loving universe and develops darling connections with her new town of friends in this charming timeless story of love. Cozy, simple pleasures are shared at each event of the Autumn Festival. Read to find out her wish! This story inspires you to help wishes come true, whether they are yours or of those in need of a miracle. New adventures can take you somewhere positive, healing, and loving!
Loving Novel Series: The Love Letter Diaries #2. In these stories, Leona spreads a light of love wherever she goes, and so can we all! Leona and her friends are wonderful role models for people of all ages, genders, mindsets, and lifestyles. These books transcend all things in the universe and connect all in loving harmony of Nature and peace. Read this new series and my other darling books from A Gentle Life Book Collection to come back to your daily loving light. You are love! You are loved! You inspire smiling hearts with your loving light!
This is inspiration for a loving family and a Gentle, Healthy, Organic Lifestyle. This story is helpful for anyone who is healing, sensitive, empathic, developing relationships, or beginning a new chapter in their life! Get to know Leona and her new friends in this second story. Follow along as each exciting new book is released. These are real stories for real people, teaching awareness for helping our Selves and others. Open to the glorious beauty of Nature that is everywhere and in all of us!
This book is my way of showing the world how to live a peaceful daily life which inspires a kind, healthy, and loving universe. Each book is themed after a season, and this is the Autumn Festival! The story is set in a small European town. This kind way of living can be taken with you anywhere you go. I hope you enjoy experiencing all of the fun and sweet festival events through Leona’s senses, and perhaps you will be inspired to introduce your town to some new positive ideas each season of Nature. We can hand down loving traditions to each generation, and that is precisely what Leona’s Nonna did for her and all!
Sustainable, ethical, non-toxic, handmade, organic books. A Gentle Life Book Collection: Peaceful, beautiful, healthy inspiration for a Gentle Life. Take our books with you everywhere you go! Give the gift of Love & Peace by being Purely You!
*View information about how this book is ethically handmade and for upcoming formats,
These books are excellent presents for holidays, birthday gifts, and for every day!
Don’t forget to include the text for your customized inscription from the author!
You will also be able to write a special Love note to the gift recipient right in the book. There is a little area designed just for your personalized words.
Message me or include your message in the special shipping instruction section at checkout.
Give the Gift of Love & Peace by being Purely You! ~ Amor Milagre
Something positive for you, and something positive for Dear Ones! Loving, peaceful, sensitive, empathic books for parent and child, adults, teens, children, and babies! Amor Milagre’s ethically handmade books encourage the imagination for you to sense light, love, natural connections, and true beauty everywhere!
Each page of every book is filled with loving messages and helpful ideas for a peaceful daily life.
If we listen with the heart, we are in harmony as a family and with Nature.
Happy Listening! XO Amor Milagre
You can find your harmonic family groove where everyone is heard and building positive days off of fulfilled basic needs. Basic needs absolutely include emotional health because without feeling LOVE, health declines and destructive habits set firmly in, usually evolving into more dangerous and disconnected variations. Give children every chance of staying purely themselves by listening and helping with what they need, and not always what you think is best for them, but what is truly best for them. Children are always telling us who they are, so give the gift of peace and love by listening and embracing their wonderful, unique soul life force. Lessen the waves of conflict that surge over us, those that teaching us repeated lessons of how to stand up for our true Selves. Research your lifetimes in your Akashic Records through meditation to get to know your Soul. Each lifetime can be stronger in our sense of the Self, but to do so, we must appreciate each person for who they are. Life is not meant to be “that’s the way it is.” Life is meant to GROW in light and Love, ever-changing to stay the Self, and ripple out healthy energy for all to connect in Love.
New Books are coming up! Please see my note at the bottom of this page to keep in mind when reading my work.
Save your energy and ring a sweet light bell for help.
Sustainable, ethical, non-toxic, handmade, organic books. A Gentle Life Book Collection: Peaceful, beautiful, healthy inspiration for a Gentle Life. Take our books with you everywhere you go! Give the gift of Love & Peace by being Purely You!
My loving stories are positive messages that encourage the imagination to take the words and inspire new nursery games, playing new chapters, invented by your Dear Little Ones.
Give the Gift of Love & Peace by being Purely You! ~ Amor Milagre
Music of the Moment: You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To, Sarah Vaughan
*A Note to New Viewers: I am always happy to inspire, but all of this is my unique work, perspective, and energy, so please read my disclaimer, ask permission to reference, credit, and link my work when spreading & learning from my messages.
Spread the light, be the light, but don’t cast shadows over others thinking you’ll be the brightest. You certainly will have more ‘attention’ than my beloved site gets, but the light of love doesn’t work that way, and that is not why I teach these lessons. I designed my site to be simple, clear of ads, natural, humble, and all about the messages. We each keep shining brightly, even if others think they can thieve light, which is not possible. The soul is eternal and of light energy. We are Love. A voice is not always an audible one, but it transcends messages of truth and wellness from the universe. I send mine out here. To understand my meaning, you must live the messages, and not just repeat them for ‘likes’ and fleeting exterior approval. Approve internally of who you are, and then this is what inspires others to be loving and healthy. My greatest hope is someone truly senses what I’m meant to teach about. This is why I am here. I am a universal teacher. To be loving is to be Your Self. Listen to the universe to hear your messages. What lessons are you facing and overcoming? What messages do you have to share? Thank you for reading, XO Amor Milagre, a universal Earth Angel, earning a living for my darling sensitive human family.
I Love! Sweet Charity Valentine’s Day Sale
Save 25% on All Collections with Checkout Code: LOVEALL
A sale for you, to find new dear memories to encourage daily loving seeds for you & your Dear Ones to grow an empathic garden of awareness and peace. Then…you can use the savings to lovingly donate to a sweet charity or cause of your choosing!
I Love! Sweet Charity Valentine’s Day Sale
Save 25% on All Collections with Checkout Code: LOVEALL
(This Sale Ends Feb. 14th, 2020. A New Spring Sale is coming up!)
Sweet Charity: Who around you needs help? Save money for your own food, family schooling, a long term savings account, or a day off for wellness. Donate positively wonderful books or money to your local library to help keep it running, to inspire endless generations to learn about everything, in the hope that they will choose positivity for their Self and actions in the world. Give aid to those over the oceans and countryside who need help rebuilding their lives after traumatic events, and send loving energy to encourage new positive systems to prevent more suffering. Donate money, food, clothing, and hope to those near you, down the street, in your own home, in your heart, and for children of all ages, 0-1000+, everywhere! Everyone needs help from their Self and from a loving, compassionate Universe: local, overseas, present, future, and everywhere! Happy Valentine’s Season of Loving the Universe Within and Loving those Without basic needs, comfort, and encouragement. Love to All, XO Amor Milagre
Today’s colour mood is: Shimmering soft light, pink to deep crimson, sealing wax, love letters, and ageless lessons of loving lifetimes & ethereal bliss!
Love the Environment: Save water & energy by air drying clothes! Hand-washing with soap nuts helps, too.
Seeds and blocks spell our universe…what stories shall we write today? With each step, thought, and breath we allow, we create our reality. Express the findings of your heart, after listening intently by it, nearing an unguarded light, uncloaked in pure Love for the Universe! Every plant stem and leaf, every bite of food we eat, every laugh or look can be loving. Who needs your eye crinkles and laugh lines today? Who needs a helping hand? Who needs to remember LOVE is everywhere? Look in the mirror and give back Love to your Soul, then with clear senses, you can ask if others need any help. What do they need? It is about them, so listen with the heart to follow what words often do not translate. Everyone is reachable because everyone is connected in Love.
What we ingest, we project. Sort and untangle. Shed lifetimes of negativity. What is the essence? Let it shine! Positive changes are needed to help all. What can we each do today? Little things add up to big changes, but awareness of the light and shade cast on all is vitally important to notice. Forethought is key. Practice being mindful of energy. What are the immediate and long term effects…small and big picture? Balance all with Love!
Give the Gift of Love & Peace by being Purely You! ~ Amor Milagre
Music of the Moment: The Very Thought of You, Al Bowlly & The Ray Noble Orchestra
‘Colette & Pipette’ is my new children’s book series. These loving stories teach parents and children to help one another so that everyone has what they need, leaving room for more fun! In this first story, the four year old twins are tired from years of mastering toilet training. “We won’t use the toilet!” they declare at the beginning. As the three chapters zip by, the family’s energy changes from panicky to positive. Purchase today to find out how!
Sustainability Matters!
This story is:
For all ages & genders.
3 Short Chapters, 18 page story using FSC Certified Uncoated Paper (non-toxic)
Unique easy to read font & layout style.
The certified organic cotton ribbon bookmark colour for this series is a navy blue, using natural vegan organic vegetable dyes.
Text Language: English (More languages coming up!)
All books are signed by the author. For custom inscriptions written by the author, please send your personalized message here.
There is a beautifully dedicated space, designed for you to write your own inscription, to show your Love for Dear Ones.
Sustainable, ethical, non-toxic, handmade, organic books. A Gentle Life Book Collection: Peaceful, beautiful, healthy inspiration for a Gentle Life. Take our books with you everywhere you go! Give the gift of Love & Peace by being Purely You!
*View information about my original story characters and health benefits for each book, visit our Book Page here!
*Coming Up: View original artwork, art prints, and stationery for this item in the Shop.
*When shopping for toilet paper, choose to not contribute to deforestation. Allow the Earth’s ancient forests of trees to be healthy and growing, and don’t let them be flushed down the toilet. Research and Choose Sustainable Toilet Paper: Responsibly sourced, undyed, unscented, FSC recycled, and made of post-consumer materials. Choose non-toxic, natural, unscented toilet cleaners. Natural organic cotton underwear and apparel, from responsible ethical companies, is a healthy way to dress yourself and your family. Allow your home and family to live in good health: aware, sensitive, and positive.
My loving stories are positive messages that encourage the imagination to take the words and inspire new nursery games, playing new chapters, invented by your Dear Little Ones.
These books are excellent presents for holidays, birthday gifts, and for every day!
Don’t forget to include the text for your customized inscription from the author!
You will also be able to write a special Love note to the gift recipient right in the book. There is a little area designed just for your personalized words.
Message me or include your message in the special shipping instruction section at checkout.
Give the Gift of Love & Peace by being Purely You! ~ Amor Milagre
Coming Up: Audiobook for this Book!
Music of the Moment: Skinnamarink, Sharon, Lois, & Bram
To be ‘impeccably dressed’, comfortably in harmony with the Self, and feel effortlessly chic are one in the same. I love well-tailored, good quality, ethically made apparel. I have a few pieces and wear them often. I make much of my wardrobe to fit the whole ‘me’. Dresses are my go-to. I root down, here in our new home at Christmas Rose Cottage, and I’m getting back to my origins…which include soft ballet wrap sweaters and trousers…my painting clothes, but with extra attention to quality tailoring and cozy, responsible fabrics.
Once we love that ‘perfection’ does not exist, except in the harmony of Nature’s designs, we are free to explore our soul connections and today’s choices. Here is today’s colour mood of Black Mulberry for your berrylicious moody reading day pleasure. Self care means staying true to the inside of you, and expressing that outwardly, too! Wisely choosing clothing to last is a pleasure, even though it takes time to research and find items, it can be a positive strategy like choosing your food, environment, or interior design. It is there for a long time, so let’s choose what we love, what coordinates with the rest of the wardrobe, and what helps us have a…. Good Morning: Washed, skin-cared, dressed for the day, and ready for new inventions and adventures!
The word ‘impeccable’ can be a positive word, to mean mindful and trying to be done well. Nothing about the idea of perfection, but rather it could be about a feeling of ‘put together’, ‘ready’, and ‘gently confident’…one can look chic while feeling comfortable! If your body is healthy and at ease, your soul, heart, and positive light are the focus. Comfort is not only a physical texture, but an aesthetic. No need for fussy things, especially when you work from home, but setting a good example for the Self, family, children, and friends is a love-booster for all. Care and respect for your Self shows others you care for them, and shows them how to care for their Self. Children are impressionable and learning their ‘norm’. So…pajamas all day?…or…day time clothes, a time saver, all ready to go to town or for a stroll in the garden? This sets the mind for ‘doing something’ instead of ‘laying around’. One mindful action inspires another positive thought. If you’re ill, try getting dressed, and see if it changes anything. Lightening a mood changes chemicals in the body, and fresh air heals and aids in sleep improvement…and sleep is…very healing.
I like to dress in the colours of my favourite foods…berries! This personal amusement and magnetic connection to colour inspires me to eat more berries, which as we know, prevent and heal so much illness. And…berries are beautiful to sense.
PS My new novel series, The Love Letter Diaries, features Leona and a loving town…including beloved tailors! I believe this is a field of skill that needs to come back to every town as a necessary part of everyone’s wardrobe for clothes that fit and last. This would allow for creative, custom organic non-toxic designs to more aptly suit skin tones and silhouettes, sensitive for skin and body, while boosting community spirit by supporting local businesses. This would greatly reduce waste and toxic materials being used in the fashion industry, and help lower the cost of things. Too much is overpriced right now, especially poor quality items. Sustainable design of positive, healthy products and systems can heal the world. XOXO ~Amor Milagre
Everlane Trousers and Cashmere Wrap Cardigan, Ethically Made. A weekly part of my long-term wardrobe.
Traditional European Style Tip: A neck scarf keeps us warm while allowing different moods
to change an otherwise neutral outfit into something new to view!
Loving Life Inspiration for: Empaths, Sensitive People, and All!
A book for all ages from 0-100000+
NEW BOOK! Explore Leona’s beautifully sensitive and empathic world as she becomes a part of a compassionate town of friends. This loving book series is called The Love Letter Diaries #1. She spreads a light of love wherever she goes, and so can we all!
Inspiration for a loving family and a Gentle, Healthy, Organic Lifestyle. This story is helpful for anyone who is healing, grieving, sensitive, empathic, or beginning a new chapter in their life! Meet some new friends in this first story and follow along as each exciting new book is released. These are real stories for real people, teaching awareness for helping our Selves and others. Open to the glorious beauty of Nature that is everywhere and in all of us!
This book is my way of showing the world how to live a peaceful daily life which inspires a kind, healthy, and loving universe. Each book is themed after a season, and this is the Summer Festival! The story is set in a small European town. This way of living can be taken with you anywhere you go. I hope you enjoy experiencing all of the fun and sweet events through Leona’s senses, and perhaps you will be inspired to introduce your town to some new positive ideas each season of Nature. We can hand down loving traditions to each generation, and that is precisely what Leona’s Nonna did for her and all!
Sustainable, ethical, non-toxic, handmade, organic books. A Gentle Life Book Collection: Peaceful, beautiful, healthy inspiration for a Gentle Life. Take our books with you everywhere you go! Give the gift of Love & Peace by being Purely You!
These books are excellent presents for holidays, birthday gifts, and for every day!
Don’t forget to include the text for your customized inscription from the author!
You will also be able to write a special Love note to the gift recipient right in the book. There is a little area designed just for your personalized words.
Message me or include your message in the special shipping instruction section at checkout.
Give the Gift of Love & Peace by being Purely You! ~ Amor Milagre
At home, at Christmas Rose Cottage, I love richly romantic art, empowering for all genders, depicting gentle, natural scenes to encourage self reflection and a very personal relationship with the higher Self, the inner and true self. Be it my own loving artwork or prints of passions from long ago, little higher selves can live around these positive images, choose their own, and always look within for whole health Love to feel their bright light of love shining out into the universe, forever glowing for their true hearts to be in their world with clear senses.
Change your artwork with the season if you like to infuse your days with cozy, natural inspiration. Wander a museum, art gallery, online art history research, or your pencil and paper. What kind of artwork imagery are you drawn to? Where do our connections come from? What, or who, we connect to from forever ago, yes it may be familiar, but we can still choose, now in this moment, is this helpful or harmful? What feelings does an image, or soul, invoke? Familiar doesn’t have to mean positive…or negative…we have a choice. Peace and love this day, holiday, and all days ahead. Design is powerful and so are all of our choices, which imagery is peaceful and calming for you? Surround yourself in what you Love, XOXO ~ Amor Milagre
I love market day! There are so many fresh organic plant foods in every colour, texture, and flavour. A new day, a new recipe! My upcoming vegan organic cookbooks will release in 2020! Renovating is an important step for us to feel settled, productive, and healthy. It is also very important for this chef, and any little chefs in training, to have a functioning, serene kitchen to marvel at Nature’s beauty and to combine lovely flavours together. When we eat well, we feel well, and do well.
Be it a favourite book, a cozy painting, or a darling toy, unpacking colours and textures at a new home is like seeing everything in a different light, for the light is new to us here. Where to hang this or set that? Natural lighting is key for a healthy lifestyle, but it is also very important for curating your home. For custom designs, please send a message.
Reusable gift boxes and bags that match your home are beautiful decor and a good investment for your pocketbook and the environment.
Soft light, in the newly renovated living room, kisses the gentle painting scenes for an even more tender feeling.
When a space feels uncluttered, the mind unwinds and beautiful stories and imagery comes through. My new novel series will release in 2020. I just finished the 5th book, and I am in Love with them.
Designer Tip of the Day: When hanging art frames containing glass, be mindful of the reflections it will cause. Set the pictures on the wall at the right height and in the right spot to avoid glare. For example, a reflective glass frame can go on side walls, not opposite your view when seated on a sofa, chair, or bed. Soothe your senses with healthy design! Visit my shop for new artwork to freshen and cozy up your space! Custom orders are now available, too.
Healthy Child & Parent Recipes are coming up!
Renovation Tidy Up: Spring Cleaning is early for us, here in our new-old home, at Christmas Rose Cottage. We’re rinsing the sand out of our leeks and life, keeping it where it belongs, in our beloved garden.
Happy Holiday Decorating, Eating, and Celebrating! XOXO ~Amor Milagre
Just in time for cuddling up for the holidays, this fireplace renovation design is now bright, light, clean, and cozy. Slowly and steadily, smoothly and patiently, we are renovating our entire new-old house. An earthy deep plum hugs the walls of this darling sitting room. Cream linen parge kissed the dusty bricks a million times to form a protective, clean, and chic cloak. I design by instinct, to soothe the senses for maximum energy, using sustainable, healthy materials. This shadowy sitting room design keeps to it’s natural moody tendency, but instead of looking dingy or dirty, the darker walls and the lightened fireplace are a crisp, delicious focus. The room is now centered, and we feel more balanced being there. This colour combination is uncluttered and very fun to decorate and accessorize. Deep red wreaths and blacksmith pieces complement winter holiday decor of sweet stockings, Christmas tree ornaments, table runners, mini glitter houses, golden gift boxes, tartan plaid gift bags, all chosen to match and to be reused each year in this loving, celebratory room. This is the old fashioned children’s toy playroom as well. Wooden trains, an antique puppet theater, musical instruments, and a rocking bear all love to be here. Berry rich velvet pillows and fluffy cream throws lounge on the new caramel sofa, to be revealed soon! Happy Holidays! XOXO ~Amor Milagre
Glorious, fluffy, sparkling snow falls as intricate tree lace on our paws and everything that grows! This morning, we happily play in these delicate crystals. How endlessly inspiring Nature’s beautifully unique darlings are…just like you! Happy Winter Nature Explorations! XOXO ~Amor Milagre
Coming Up: More from this New Winter Garden Series, and in 2020 I’ll release my photography collections!
December Holiday Sale!
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(Now through January 1st 2020)
Music of the Moment: The winter wind in the trees and the light dusting of snow that falls on our eyelashes…
Flocks of W’s and V’s wrap up the walls of our new home at Christmas Rose Cottage. Patch, sand, prime, paint, repeat. Stretch and bend, over, under, on tiptoes, and balanced on ladders. How tall are you, what is your reach, and how tall are the ceilings? Which tools could help you ergonomically paint your darling home?
I’ve received some questions about renovating. Here are some painting tips. Your best friend is practice, nothing fancy, but your home will look fancy!
Rollers & Extenders: I find an extender useful with a roller for the middle to top in one position, then stretch to bend for the bottom. With so much to do, the body needs care and caution. For high ceilings, steady ladders and a good extender help your back. This also helps to finish the job much faster and smoother.
Angled paint brushes are great for striking out ceilings, woodwork, and corners. Go slow and steady. You can always touch up ceilings later if a bristle flecks paint.
Use No VOC paint and open windows. Towels under closed doors help other rooms stay unscented.
Tiny art brushes are great for narrow window grid trim. Painting tape keeps trim and window glass clean. Use the tape like a straight edge. Pull it to bend, and press to seal. This reminded me of my 2D foundation design class for colour theory. We taped boards to layer shapes and colours with paint and matte medium. Once you get the trick of it, by practicing, you’ll never scrape paint off glass again.
Stretch like in yoga. Bend, balance, strengthen, but don’t breathe in the paint. 🙂
Reuse rollers and brushes by keeping in airtight bag during a project. Wash when done with a colour, and let dry. If painting many areas, a rotating routine helps by having several brushes and rollers to use. Label colours on each bag and set with matching paint can.
*Don’t spray the paint as it’s unhealthy for your breathing air.
Playing music, for whichever mood you’re ready for, helps you sway with the brushstrokes. Take your time to save time.
I like to paint the trim and doors the same as the wall for a serene aesthetic.
Taking breaks is good for muscles, drying times, and an energy boost. Eating well and sleeping early helps complete renovations faster with less frustrating accidents. I like to map out a painting routine for the week with room goals. It helps keep track of what is done, and what is ready to do next.
Supportive shoes, ones you don’t mind getting a bit painty, lend strength and longevity to painting sessions.
Tarps help keep splatters off floors and walls. Burlap ones rattle less than plastic ones when windows are open.
Temperature is important. Is the humidity right? Is it warm enough to paint? Stir paint before using.
Check and clean up as you go. Check for drips, and smooth out overlap marks.
Remove hardware when possible and reattached later. Tape and cover permanent hardware to keep it unpainted and useful.
Use the right paint for each surface. All your work is worth the energy if the paint stays nice and doesn’t chip due to the wrong paint choice. Look at the labels. Trim paint for wood trim. Wall paint and often paint/primer all in one for walls. Anything metal, plastic, or other, find the matching paint type. Ask the shop for advice.
Check the paint colour on the chip to see if it was mixed properly before leaving the store. Check the colour with a sample before ordering large gallon quantities. Paint a spot on each wall to check how light and shadow change your colour.
Surface preparation is key for smooth walls. Fill in cracks, holes, and dents. Sand smooth and prime. Check before painting.
When choosing paint colours, the natural light and room purpose are important to consider. Look for healthy no-VOC paint options. Find the family of colours you like, then choose one with enough earthiness for a soothing countenance. Try it on every wall to see the shadows at all times of day. What feels comforting to you?
Any more reno questions, I’ll be here painting, and I’ll get back to you once I wash my painty hands. Happy Colours! XOXO ~Amor Milagre
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