Painting and Wine, Just My Style

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Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post. I received free product in return for my honest review. All opinions are 100% my own.

Are you someone who has always been curious about painting but a little nervous about the attempt? Perhaps this is in your new years resolution? Painting and drawing has always been something that my parents and brother excelled at more than me. The most I can conjure up on a good day is a good ole stick figure, less the details – this is why I stick to photography.

Here in the DFW area, a small business called Painting With A Twist has become quite popular. The basic concept is to come in solo or with a group of friends. You are encouraged to bring wine, snacks and will receive step by step direction to create a masterpiece of your own. Last week, I attended Painting With A Twist in Arlington with a group of girlfriends. I couldn’t have asked for a better time! Wine, snacks, Nicole was selected to have “the bell” in class meaning whenever the bell is rung, you must take a drink. During all of this, we paint!

Each attendee is provided with an easel, canvas, brushes and tray of the paint that you will need.

The class starts off with easy direction on how to create the masterpiece. It also starts off with wine. What a better way to relax than a glass or two?! What’s fun about this is on attendee is given a bell. Whenever that bell is rung, everyone drinks!

By the end of class, you will have this work of art created by YOU. (And yes, it will be a masterpiece, wine and all!)

Believe me, I was questioning how this would turn out and I couldn’t be prouder of my design! Take a look!

I decided to give my painting to my mom as a Christmas gift. It looked amazing in their living room with this candle light lite up. Also, it was perfect for the Vermont winter, bringing the outdoors in.

This is a whole lot of fun and we are already talking about going back. If you are looking for something different, to explore your artsy side and relax, this is your place. Check out the website and see if there’s a location near you! There’s a new painting nearly everyday, the options are endless!

Kicking It Off – 365 Project

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Happy New Year everyone! 2013 brought a lot of change into my life and I’m really looking forward to what 2014 has to bring. I’m predicting (hopefully) a lot of growth in many areas – traveling, a new job that’s more oriented with my goals, hopefully opening an Etsy shop and development in learning how to use this camera of mine a little better. I’m open and excited for any opportunities that come my way – so here’s to 2014!

In doing so, I’ve joined up with the Catch the Moment – 365 Project and Project 365. Here, I’ll be putting my camera (Nikon D5100 or iPhone) to the test. Each day, I’ll be posting a photo on Instragram capturing a sneak peak into my day and every Friday I’ll be doing a weekly review here on the blog providing a glimpse of the world from my eyes. Hopefully, this will also help to give me the extra push on becoming more efficient with my camera.

Since today is the first Friday of the year – here are the past couple days!

January 1st:
Flying out of Vermont to Texas. I had to leave my two cute and adorable nieces. Needless to say, the morning was rough.

January 2nd:
The Montreal Canadiens paid a visit to the Dallas Stars last night. I’ve been waiting for this for months! I went with a friend, sat in front of some great Habs fans from Ottawa (that enjoyed getting the Stars fans riled up). The game was awesome, aggressive, a couple fights, lots of goals scored. Entertainment at it’s finest! Go Habs Go!
Catch the Moment, Project 365 was started by Sarah, Stephanie and Mindi. Be sure to swing by their blogs to check out what’s going on in their neck of the woods and see their daily photos. Feel free to join and post from your blog or other media accounts or just do it on your own at home for yourself. It’s pretty amazing looking back over photos from throughout the year to see all that you’ve seen and accomplished.