This is a lovely way to say "Be My Valentine" and makes for a lovely keepsake. Let that someone special know how much you care with written words of love that can be treasured forever.

A good read needs a beautiful bookmark. The Mardi Gras bookmark collection on my website makes sweet little gifts during carnival season too.

It's carnival season. Decorations are going up everywhere.

Beautiful photographs, art and lifestyle works, studio glimpses and life in New Orleans and along the Southern coast are at your fingertips on theRDBcollection's Instagram. So follow and delight in it all.

Here I am in this photo with mother decorating one of the many trees. This was a simple pink tinsel tree for a little sitting area where we'd read or play the piano. The lights would twinkle so brightly against the metallic tree and the myriad of Christmas balls creating a warm, sparkly glow while we talked or played music. It was such a cozy, happy holiday feeling.

Find beautiful artwork at theRDBcollection by Renee Dent Blankenship to enhance your interiors. Art adds so much to the rooms of your home. Custom pieces can be commissioned too.

Give the gift of art to yourself or to someone you love.

No bah-humbug here!

Having a mug of hot cocoa and addressing these beautiful Christmas cards from my collection to friends and family afar we won’t see this season.

The cards I designed use some of my fleur de lis artwork. It makes for a unique card that will delight the recipient.

Make your Christmas list on this unique stationery notepad from theRDBcollection.

Shop theRDBcollection for beautiful gifts of art, stationery, home decor, adornments and other lifestyle items this holiday season. Giving something special from an artist shows those on your gift list how special they are to you. Shop now for free shipping and holiday discounts.