My Week

the snow came and went  i wore my snowflake boots that were made in christchurch, new zealand my heart breaks for the devastating loss ther...

New works

This photograph of a tree was taken last summer at Lake Tahoe.  Continuing with my experiments with image transfers, I made a print of the p...

My chalkboard wall

It's been over a year since I mentioned [ here ] painting one of our walls with chalkboard paint, and I'm happy to report that I fin...

Who Ate My Thin Mints?

It's that time of year!  Yep, girl scout cookies are on sale.  As you know I'm a lover of the Peanut Butter and Thin Mint Patties.  ...

My Week

Apparently, I'm digging reds and greens right now . . . my latest work, Cherry Blossoms // it just got snatched up as a swapathon trad...

Moleskine love

  Willy Ollero Suhita Shirodkar  Adriana Lozano Román Cecilia Murgel Jacklyn Laryea

Handmade envelopes in a jiffy

This week I found myself crafting envelopes- not out of a desire to start a new hobby but out of necessity.  I've been looking for small...

New works, "Cascade" and "Enchanted"

A couple of weeks ago, I almost gave up on this piece after a major mishap with a clogged paint bottle.  After some problem-solving and repa...

Fabulous Baby Finds - Baby Uggs

Are these baby Uggs adorable or what?   Mother 2 Mother has found another  fabulous find for you.  The baby Uggs are available at www.shoes....

When craft becomes art

For the past week, I've been leisurely going through the book By Hand: The Use of Craft in Contemporary Art . The book features 32 artis...

Buzzy Bumble Bee Pet Pillow

I love spoiling my grandson.  He loves The Bee movie, and fell in love with the Buzzy Bumble Bee Pet Pillow when he saw it.  Mama surprised ...

Fabulous Baby Finds - Personalized Pacifiers As Seen On Kendra

Looking for a great baby shower gift or a gift for your little one?  Try these adorable personalized pacifiers.  They come in an array of co...

Mother Mails Puppy

A Minneapolis mother tried to mail a 4 month old puppy via Priority Mail to Georgia for her son's 11th birthday.  Yep, you heard me rig...

Swap-a-thon is back!

Swap-a-thon Winners! Friday, Feb. 11- Jennifer Allison Saturday, Feb. 12- moodymama Sunday, Feb. 13 - Kate Monday, Feb. 14 - Couve Illustrat...

My Week

added a couple new pieces to the shop // this one is called Escape leisure reading // book review to come my friend brought back goodies fr...

Fun with image transfers

I don't like to see things go to waste.  So when my experiment with acrylic gel medium as a top coat didn't quite turn out like how...

Artists I like: Tracy Rocca

Moonstone Beach This painting by Tracy Rocca had me at hello.  Earlier today I came across Tracy's art on Artist A Day , and I had to s...