Denise Silva

Paint this: Geometric Wall Design

Transform a wall in your home into a work of art. All you need to create this geometric design is paint from Sherwin-Williams, painters tape and patience.
My home is filled with colorful walls and…

Denise Silva
DIY, home
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DIY: Mexican Serape Pillows

If you’re a sentimental mama like me, then you’ll love this simple diy: Mexican fabric pillows that I repurposed from serapes I bought my sons on a camping trip to Baja California.
I have to…

Denise Silva
DIY, home
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Make your own block prints for Dia de los Muertos using a Speedball carving block found at your local arts and crafts store.
I’ve always been enchanted by woodblock prints. This technique, originated in East…

Calavera Frida Kahlo: Inspiring others through art

Occasionally I’ll receive an email from someone who was inspired by something I created. It’s a good right-down-to-your-bones feeling to know that something you made with your own hands excited another person enough to…

My grandmother’s hands

My Nana as a young girl, a young woman and as a young wife.

My little brown Nana from East L.A turned 86 years young last July.

As I think back on this lovely woman, scenes…

Denise Silva
family, love
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How to: Refresh a Patio Table

It usually happens this way.

I’m sitting down relaxing outside while my girls play, observing my surroundings and minding my own business when inspiration will strike.

Ooh, that would look cool if I painted it turquoise.
I…

Denise Silva
DIY, home
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DIY: Mexican Fabric-Wrapped Bangles

We love the Mexican fabric trend! Make your own fashion statement by creating your own Mexican-fabric wrapped bangle bracelets.
Bangles and bracelets, you can never have too many. I’m a jeans and tee kind of…

Frida Kahlo-Inspired: Blue Patio Wall

Bring Frida Kahlo’s La Casa Azul in Mexico City to your own home by painting an outdoor wall a vibrant shade of blue.
I’ve always had a deep love for Mexican artist Frida Kahlo but…

Denise Silva
home
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Birkenstocks never went out of style

I’ve always had a thing for Birkenstocks. What can I say? I’m a total 90’s babe.

Funny thing is, I never wore them in the 90’s. I coveted them, yes. But I was a struggling…

Denise Silva
lifestyle
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When your teenager turns into a stranger

Life with a teenager is hard. One moment they are the familiar sweet kid you’ve known all their life. The next — rude, moody and brooding. Someone send help because this mama is all…

Denise Silva
motherhood
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