Seriously . . .

How cute can a baby get?? And that hair! I love a baby born with a head full! I'll be putting one up shortly on the site's home page!

Thank you, Elizabeth - for letting me post these!!!!

Images by Amy Free.

Margo . . . .

Like normal, late with a post! Today is the first day all week that I truly feel normal - and it's FRIDAY?!?! I feel like my whole week was a bust! Unfortunately, 3 of my kids have some nasty cold now - Ugghh! I hope I didn't pass it along. {The one thing I hate sharing!}

Now, I have to work it overtime this weekend to get back on track {which I plan to do!}

Mazie {You're almost complete}

and

Paisley {I've got to email you!}

This was some super, cute bedding I got to work with! Love it! I was asked not to match any patterns in the bedding - since you only use this bedding for a couple of years! So, we worked with the colors.

I was told to use the 'Stella' painting as my inspiration.

Unfortunately, I kept getting so many different background shades of pink with every picture I looked at! So, I used SEVERAL shades on the canvas!

And since taking these pictures, I actually added small, pearl accents around the pink center of the blue flower. Too cute - You'll just have to take my word for it!

bedding pictures are from baby supermall site.

I have no sneak peek - but will surely be back with another completed one tomorrow!!!

Blake . . .

I finished up another one! And that has really put me in a good mood! Great, actually!

Somewhat new design - only because I've never painted the name like this. The "B" with the name above it. And of course the layers! The green really looks bright in the pictures. It has a muted tone in life.

The fabric for this room is fantastic!

This is a 24x24 by the way.

And another sneaky peek!

I'm feeling so much better today - my throat hurts - but not too bad. Completely tolerable, but I'm now tired. I'm going to bed at a "normal" time tonight. Hopefully that is all it will take to be back to norm! That means my kids have to go to bed before me! So I got to start NOW!!!!

Court . . .

Did you all see the ticker counting down the orders on the left?? I'm glad I'm doing this. I was unsure at first, but it lets me {as well as you } exactly where I'm at. Although I almost threw up when I saw the number in the beginning, I really need it! Amazing what a visual can do. As of last week, I've dropped from 84! {One of those was a retracted order - wait ended up being too long.} But hey, that is a great drop from 84!!

Sweet baby Court is baby brother to twin girls! This momma has her hands full - they are all 2 and under!!! {Just glad to know I wasn't the only one!}

This room is fantastic! So calming and soothing!

I'm so jealous of those who can use such a tight color pallet. {I'm all over the place with colors!}

I'm thinking I see the perfect spot over the crib for this . . . .

I'm not the only one who likes the layers . . . it seems to be the common thread among all the art here lately!

The fabric swatches she sent - were fantastic. And that wall color is the prettiest color! It reminds me of sea glass {which might be the name of it?!}

I matched the wall color {perfectly} in the stripe! I can't wait to see this on on the wall!

You are going to see more of this layered look! I have several girl pieces coming up with this request!

Alden . . .

First off, I have to tell you guys that it is still gloomy and we've had zero sunshine in well over a week! Besides putting me in yuck kinda mood, it also kills what little picture taking skills I have! Ugh! Just bare with me and know that this one is rocking in her own right in person!

I do consider this one the female version of the "Manning" or the "Boone." I'm getting a ton of requests for the 'layered look.' And like I always say - I aim to please!


This painting goes to the sister who got these! I loved all the swatches and pictures and paint chips . . . loved them all that she sent me! This mother was awesome, because every time she saw something she liked from a painting that I would blog about, she would shoot me an email! I loved going through them all and writing down all the specifics she loved and creating her daughter's canvas from the notes {You can see my notes hanging - haha, there were alot over the past several months.}


The darker pink you see in the painted stripe {not stripe fabric} is actually the wall color.


The font really dresses this one up!


And did I tell you that this one is 16x40? Yeah, that is HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And as promised - another sneaky peeky!

Hooty-who!

Like normal, I'm late. With this post anyways! I'm hoping to get some sunshine in the next few days or get a professional over here to take some good shots! I love these OWLS! And I want good pictures to remember them by!

These are for Gracie. She really loves owls!

Her mom wanted all 4 to coordinate. I'll admit I was stuck for a time! Trying hard to find the direction to go. One night, the kids and I were here alone. After I had put them down, I fell asleep on the couch. Literally, the idea hit me so hard, it woke me up. I ran upstairs got all my "stuff," brought it back to the couch and started painting.

You can see a fat/horizontal stripe, fat dots, thin/vertical pin stripes and a harlequin pattern in a tone on tone pale pink on the background.

Each of the owl's tummies are also of the same designs.

And the borders are all different.

Tell me - what do you guys think??!?!!?

Fantastic color scheme . . .

I'm somewhat frustrated with my computer and photoshop - only because I don't know how to use it?!? I've been running to the other computer for picture uploads. But Lonnie was on that one, so I had to brave the MAC - only I'm not very brave. And I've not had the time to learn this joker! So, I've spent the better half of naptime screaming obscenities at this thing - because you know, I'm the kinda girl that does that! Classy, I know!

BUT as promised - better pictures!!!!! I still have not adjusted my camera settings, but I had alot of direct sunlight - which obviously helps.

Since I was having PS issues, I combined fabric swatches, paint chips and room pics into one picture.

I normally hang whatever I have for color matching on this doo-hickey when I paint. I love it - makes for some major convenience. Check out the fabrics! I love the patterns together! Notice there are 2 beds?? But there is only 1 child {in this room - not in the family!} So, we decided to paint a "W" for her first name and an "M" for her last name! Lucky us, it was the same letter flipped! Makes for great balance!

I'm really liking these tween rooms! Most that I've done are not the "girly" type - but the mothers still really want them to be {just a little!} So, I really enjoy making it work between the 2 personalities.

I swear these are 2 different canvases!! {I did NOT flip them - remember my PS issues!?} {And for the record - Photoshop for a PC looks different than Photoshop for a MAC!!!}

And what can I say - I LOVE THE OVERSIZE ANIMAL PRINT!

Since I just spent all my quite time with the pictures and this post - I gotta go! I promised this to be shipped out TODAY! And I haven't boxed these up?!?

And let me just give you another sneaky peeky on my way out!

Have YOU emailed me? I'll get on it tonight!

Thankful for Sunday . . .

Last week was an incredibly, long week. Nothing bad happened to me, it just wasn't a great week. I have been doing really great about staying on top of the blog . . . but this week I spent more time glued to the TV watching all the devastation in Haiti. A reality check of how wonderful I have it - how blessed my life truly is.

And even though I feel blessed, I still had a "long" week. Nothing went the way I wanted it to go. Obviously, the world doesn't spin around me - so I need to get over it! Right? And I am over it. But it still doesn't help the fact that I told people I would do things - and those things didn't happen! But it is a new day - a new week - and things are going to happen this go around. {Even if the world doesn't turn around me!}

First order of business - to get the settings on my camera adjusted! {Pictures soon to show you why!}

Saturday, I hosted a baby shower. We did an ice cream sundae bar. Do you know how many toppings you can find for ice cream? Oh.my.word and my new favorite is Smuckers apples and cinnamon {limited edition!} "Du'Wishus" as Hudson would say!

Since I had made her bedding 4 years ago {for her first son,} I knew what I was working with. She told me "funky bird on a branch." Really - that is what she said she wanted on a painting.


I am to please!


Definitely a bird. on a branch. and he is funky!


I love the wings.


And just because I haven't done a sneaky peeky in a long time . . .


Let me do something with the camera settings and I'll show the whole thing! When I was looking at the pictures I took, I cringed! The colors are really distorted.

Ainsley . . .

This is the last one before Christmas! I really told myself that I was NOT picking up a paintbrush until tomorrow morning . . . but I was just fooling myself! I still have a goal that has not been met - and the end of the year is a but a week and some days left! I'm a huge goal maker - don't always meet them, but strive none-the-less!

The dots are ivory, cranberry, pale pink and a citron color. My room was a little too bright this afternoon when I took the picture.

I love the room this painting is going in! The walls are a pale/muted pink and the furniture is an ivory color. Like normal - I do not have permission to use these photos, so they might disappear!

The painting may go over the changing table or . . . .

the crib! Check out the mobile?!?! Love it!

I did wrap the dots around the sides.

I have painted for this fabric before in the past . . .

But that canvas looked like this!


Makes it easy when the paint colors have been matched to the fabrics! {Yes, I used the exact same colors!} Crazy how different the two canvases look after they both came together!!!