Moats and Boats and Waterfalls

For this Home Wednesday I thought I would round up a few images from my own home of little things that bring me join in my place. These are all taken from my Instagram. Follow me @WhitneyGoller.

Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. - Oliver Wendell Holmes 

Ba-bling Ba-bling

I'm not really one for wearing much jewelry, but I have been making a conscious effort of late to accent my outfits with a little sparkle. I am definitely not one to over do it with a mess of bracelets or a grapple of necklaces dangling around my neck. However, in the ensuing photos I found, these ladies have pulled off a very bling-y look, while still allowing for subtlety.

All that is gold does not glitter,

Not all those who wander are lost;

The old that is strong does not wither,

Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,

A light from the shadows shall spring;

Renewed shall be blade that was broken,

The crownless again shall be king.

J. R. R. Tolkien

I'm Dreaming Of A Gold Christmas

It has been a while. In the past weeks I have constantly thought about what awesome post I could write, only to remind myself that I had multiple paintings to finish, thousands of words to type, and hundreds of answers to select. I have now dubbed the week leading up to Finals Week as Project Week. I even overheard a girl whining to her mom on the phone about how last week was really more stressful than this one (finals).

But, alas, it is all over now and I have but one small paper to turn in, goods to collect and then I’m off to Chicago to see Punch Brothers perform. Then it’s down to Texas to help my mom unpack from her recent move and time to work on applications to MFA programs. Do I get a break?

In celebration of the Christmas season though, I have put together an awesome grouping of Etsy products for which you should strongly consider returning those big name gifts you bought. The theme is I’m Dreaming Of A Gold Christmas.

Golden Bar Necklace by laonato on Etsy

Gold Sugar Owl by liwbanks  

Gold Framed Mirror Set by SecretWindowMirrors

Gold Mounted Triceratops Wall Plaque by MostlySunnie 

Cream Lace and Gold Tulle Skirt by TutusChicBoutique

Gold Plated Wild Deer Pin by LeMatch

Oak Leaf Earrings Gold by FawningInLove

Metallic Push Up Bra with Gold Spikes by laroxxhollywood

Abstract Textured Gold and White by ArtByCornelia

In the upcoming weeks I will update you on which masters programs I am applying to, and show you my finished drawing that I showed you the in-progress work last post. I also finished two more paintings after weeks of not picking up a brush. I don’t know why, but for some reason the added pressures of Project Week and Finals makes me want to paint like crazy.

Let me know what you think of my gift ideas!

Our talents are the gift that God gives to us... What we make of our talents is our gift back to God ― Leo Buscaglia