Corner View {TrèsBonn} - Home Alone

Oh hello my poor little neglected blog!  How great to see you again.
I thought that a Corner View might be the perfect way to get you going again!
The theme of "What You Do When You Are Home Alone" is perfect for what I have to share!

I've been busy ...

A month ago, I opened an Etsy shop!
I called it TrèsBonn ... a play on my name, Bonnie, and the French words for 'very good'.

It has been a bit of a whirlwind and I'm loving every minute of it.

At the beginning of 2014, I took an online course that dealt with being ok with imperfection. 

The course involved keeping an art journal ... 

something I had never really done but found I really enjoyed. 

Each week, I had an 'assignment' or two that I very quickly finished. I wanted more.

In my art journal, I had begun to experiment with water color paints. 

Having always loved quotes, I decided that I would try 'painting' some of my favorite ones. 

I posted them to my various social media sites and got a very encouraging response.

As family and friends started telling me how one of my little paintings meant 

something to them, I started mailing them to those individuals. 

I loved being able to send a little encouragement in the mail .... 

especially when I was able to do it as a surprise!

Another love of mine is birds.
I could watch birds all day long ... if only they would stay still for me!
One night I discovered that I could paint them. 

Again, I started posting them on social media and got a favorable response.

After a while, people started encouraging me to open an Etsy shop. 

I thought, why not? Might as well give it a go!

So, here we go!

I'm excited to see where this next step in my journey leads ...

Never been to Etsy? 
Well ... if you follow this link and sign up, Etsy will give you $5 towards your first purchase! 

PS ... I can't wait to come visit all of you Corner View friends, old and new!
I've missed you.