Dorothy Collier

🎀When in doubt, put a bow on it!🎀Browse this bow and more #DorothyArtYAYORNAY until 10am in stories! 🎀 I started this vintage personal shopper experience just this year but have been strolling the antique malls for years. It’s my quiet solo time that I love and it’s the main source of my inspiration for my artwork 🖼 🎀 Where do you go to get away for an hour or two?

🎨 Packed up my studio this weekend for the start of renovations at @arrowcreativememphis ! 🎨 🤩 In a few weeks studios will be built out where you can come shop directly from the artists in their studios and find unique handmade gifts from local and regional artists in our shop in time for the holidays! If you have any questions about studios, feel free to DM me or @arrowcreativememphis 🛍 HOW EXCITED ARE YOU, Memphis?! Let me know what sounds the most fun… shopping local art 🛍 🖼 or taking creative classes 🎨 🪡 🖌

🤩 Shiny and bright #DorothyArtYAYORNAY finds that are all up for grabs in my stories until 10:30am central Friday morning! 🥂 Swipe for lots of pretty detailed shots… and of one with my little helper. 😊

Last week’s mood board was such a wonderful exercise. Each piece I gathered from around the house represents either something I hold proud and stand by or a goal I want to accomplish. 💛 Here’s a little peek into a couple of them… 💚 Globe and airplane - I’m making it a point for our family to travel more often. For too long we’ve been saying “one day” because it’s easy to put things off. 💙 Black and White Floral Necklace - Most every piece of art I’ve created recently has florals and / or a black background. I’m really loving exploring how the colors pop against a stark black. 💜 Gifts Galore piggy bank - when I found this little girl bank at the antique mall I knew it was for me. Really helping my inner child understand that she has gifts galore. Learning that the more I explore them the more I have to give AND to receive. 😊 💖 What’s an item that would be on your mood board? Travel? Art? Family? Friends? Entertaining? Creativity? Comment with an emoji of what you’d add!

💚Sideboard Statement!💚 The most recent furniture project is dried and got some new rainbow crystal jewelry on her. 💎 🌈 💖 The dining room has gotten a lot of love lately and still has a ways to go. Here’s my to do list for this room - 💚find / have cut an 11.5x16’ rug 💚frame and hang more art 💚finally order my custom color Memphis toile fabric from @kyletaylorart to recover the chairs! 💚find more plates to hang 💖 Does your dining room need a little love? Anything I can help you search for when I’m out antiquing or furniture I can paint for ya? You know I’ll slap any color on anything 😂

Do you say Yay or Nay to Blue & White? All the Yay’ers head to my stories now! Pure goodness is up for grabs til 8pm central Tuesday 💙 💙 L M K below, Yay or Nay?! 🤩

💙🤍Blue & White🤍💙 #DorothyArtYAYORNAY in my stories Monday night at 8pm central time! Some old, some new, none borrowed, all blue! 💙 Share this post and / or my countdown in your stories and get $10 off or free shipping if you’re a winning bidder of any piece! 🤍💙

🐅 Happy Caturday! 🐅 I’m standing in line at an estate sale right now but thinking about next steps for this painting when I get back in the studio this upcoming week. Linework details with oil pastel and another couple layers of background magenta. 💗 In yesterday’s stories I asked how you would describe my style and someone said “magenta is a neutral” WOAH I love that! Do you agree? 💗💯💗

👏🏻 M O O D 👏🏻 This is me as a flat lay. 🤩 This is me celebrating all the joy that I feel! This is lots of trinkets that represent something inside of me that I long for or something that I currently have and want to share with you. This is goals. This was THE BEST assignment that @cathy.heller could have possibly given me in week 5 of #MadeToDoThis. Thank you, Cathy for helping millions reach inside of themselves and bring out the best parts. 💗 Swipe for some details 🤩 Which piece of the puzzle do you resonate with?

Today’s #DorothyArtYAYORNAY has me jaw-dropped! Head to stories to see over 60 fun pieces that you can bid on. So much brass! Service was lame-o while there so now bidding is open until 12:30pm central on Friday. 🍷 Also jaw-dropped for the sheer fact that 50% of you said nay to Waterford… wut the wut?!?! For those in the yay category, these are a steal!

Decided to finally tackle the buffet to match the new dining room. First layer down! What wax should I use? White, dark, or clear? Cast your vote below!

🪲 Beat the design competition with mix and match beetle prints 🪲 I LOVE how @1910frameworks framed mine! Swipe to the last pic to see. Bring any @dorothyart piece into @1910frameworks and receive 10% off on framing. 🪲 Beetle and animal prints in the shop online 🤩 💯

white, yellow, pink, purple, red, or xmas? 🤍💛💗💜❤️🎄? Don’t pass on these cuties for your bar! They’ll bring the compliments to your cocktail party. 🍄 Bidding has closed, but check back often for another round of #DorothyArtYAYORNAY in my stories!

🦚 New art for your #chinoiseriechic walls! 🦚

Yesterday’s #estatesaleshopping did not disappoint! Went with my little deal seeker and just like most things, so fun seeing it through his eyes. He always wants to go upstairs first - where the toys are. 🏡 I’ve learned a lot about estate sales and what to look for through my instagram friends @annaweaverinteriors and @capitolvintagecharm and @thriftwiththemakerista 🔍 First tip if you’re wanting to dip your toes into estate sales, download the @estatesalesnet app. 🧾 So Johnny likes to find the playroom. I like to go for the linens and china or the Christmas decorations. 🚪What room do you head to first? What’s category is always on your unicorn list?