Head over to the lovely babyccino site to win one of my prints! Babyccino was started by four friends living in four different cities in Europe. I love that their blog was started as a way to maintain their friendship, and love getting little peeks into the city each calls home . We harbor the hope of one day living in Europe for a few month stint or so. I would love the kids to have a greater perspective on the world, and I would love to visit family in Germany. Someday, someday….
I have a new frame and canvas ready and waiting…love that feeling. I was hoping to get a few new things up in the shop today, but I have a sick kiddo home, so we’ll see….
My youngest brought home this drawing from school today. I commented on what a nice heart he had drawn and was quickly corrected. “No, it’s the little bunny from Totoro.” Hmmm, a good likeness….
(by the way, a beautiful movie!)
Happy birthday big brother!
I just listed some new items in my shop. I am just loving this frame, especially with the hare print. Blue and red, one of my all time favorite color combos.
We are heading south next month for a week of beach life, can’t wait. I saw this picture the other day and love everthing about it, not the least of which is that amazing vintage swim cap.
(via Black Eiffel,via Urban Grace Interiors + House & Life)
So I have been hunting around and saw this, pretty darn cute! Could I pull it off? Would I actually wear it? probably not, but hey it you never know!
It would atleast be good for a fun picture, right? And this image immediately came to mind, great album. Think I will go take a listen…
I think spring is finally here! Our lilacs are making their appearance.
Today I’m working on some custom orders and playing around a bit with some new ideas…
This awesome piece of nostalgia was recently unearthed during a junk drawer cleaning. It is, however, far from junk. J, I’m not just saying that, look I went and framed it and everything! Yes, it is indeed a mix tape. From the time before one could easily burn a cd. J made it for me back in the day, awww.
We’re gearing up for another bday around here, I is turning the big 5! He announced he wanted a space party…well I love planning. In some ways the planning, the plotting, is my favorite part. You get to do the invites, (and my very favorite) the party favors! I’m like this with vacations, too. I love the planning, the research, the shopping for, that goes into a vacation. The actual trip is just the bonus at the end!
Sometimes it is just the simple things (thank goodness!) that make me smile…
real cream in my coffee…
warm piggy’s…
happy weekend!
If you are in the Portland area, I am having a show this Saturday at Spoiled Rotten. It’s a lovely little shop and they are celebrating a new location. I will have examples of my portraits, prints available for purchase, along with some originals available for purchase. I will be there from 1-4. Please stop by and say hi!
If you live in the bay area, check out view from the bay tomorrow. Liz, from Cool Mom Picks, will be on to share her picks for mother’s day. My portrait paintings will be one of them!
ok, I have a major hat crush. I can’t wait to see if some lighter summer hats will appear soon…you can find this and lots more beauties at Terry Graziano Hats.
Here is how all my paintings leave to go to their happy homes.
I recently bought this beautiful italian cotton ribbon here. I love it, and there are also some lovely alphabet ribbons I may have to go back for…
This weekend I decided to fill the wall above the kids’ craft table with their artwork. A little less ambitious than my original plan of framing small portrions of about 50 or so of their pieces, but I wasn’t quite that motivated. Hey, atleast now I feel a little less guilty about the mass unorganized piles of their art.
We brought out this charming little 2bdrm house for the kids today. It was my moms and has been in safe keeping ’til now. It needs a little tlc but look at those details! My mom got it for Christmas when she was a child and I just think it’s so sweet. The door mat has her name and there’s lovely wallpaper and curtains inside.
That was me then
and now…
I saw this over at swissmiss the other day. It is just too fun.
Go here to submit your own photos and take a look at others
So much to share. Well I finally updated my site with some new portraits. First let me introduce my new portrait option, the ‘line portrait.’ These portraits came about through personal paintings I had been working on and decided to offer them as portraits. I think these would make wonderful gifts for anyone, from new parents to your parents. I’m thinking an old family portrait from your mother or fathers childhood, to your brother on his cool 70′s bike. Just send me a snapshot and I create a painting based on the photograph.
Also, I’ve added to my classic portrait line some ‘wallpaper portraits.’ I have a long, you could say love/hate relationship with wallpaper. I swore after pulling the stuff off of nearly every wall in our house I would ‘never…ever’ subject future homeowners to this task. Well, you know what they say about saying never. I’ve recently become quite obsessed with it. It’s found it’s way into some prints in my etsy shop and am contemplating putting it in our powder room. But until I take the plunge, I’ve created these portraits. I love them because they add just a bit of pattern and pop of color, without having to comitt to a whole room. I would love to fill a wall with old portrait paintings, and think these would look quite at home there, particularly with the wonderful oval canvas they are offered on.
Please take a peek and let me know what you think!
