Busy, Busy, Busy!

Well in the past 3 days I have been busy in a good way! I finally finished the Sea Turtle last night (YAY!) I started making another Travel Fish Game and another Travel Checkers Game. I also have some ideas for a Flower Game and a Lady Bug Game. My to do list is growing … Continue reading →

Monster Book…

Monster Book…

Origami and I are mortal enemies but every now and then I actually do something right. I made a book. I can’t remember where I originally found the instructions to do it but I retyped everything from my experience and added a PDF for everyone to share. My book was a quick thing I made … Continue reading →

Yay Another Etsy Sale!

So my mornings are pretty straight forward… coffee, coffee, coffee, and checking my email from my phone. This morning much to my surprise I sold another item on Etsy, I am overjoyed I sold the Travel Fish Game I made and have been hiding from Jillian. Great news and now I will have to make … Continue reading →

Hummingbird Feeder

Hummingbird Feeder

As with most of my ideas this one was not mine but I “improved” it or in Princess’s words it doesn’t look like the picture – so sad. This idea came from the May 2010 of My Big Backyard, I thought this would be a great rainy day project or in our case a very … Continue reading →

The Pen and Ink Sea Turtle…

So I enjoy torturing myself when it comes to pen and ink drawings. I have always enjoyed pointillism (stipple) for some reason I always revert to a stipple drawing. I have been working on this 5″x7″ sea turtle for almost a week now. There are several reasons why it is not finished the biggest one … Continue reading →

My first Etsy Sale!

Well this week I had my first Etsy Sale EVER! I was so excited and inspired to do more, so I started painting and drawing and have not stopped since. I haven’t created this much artwork in years and I am loving it! I painted butterflies which I have painted since high school, if I … Continue reading →

Do you know your states?

I really wanted to do some educational things with Jillian this summer. So I drew a blank map of the U.S. on poster board and Jillian and I are working our way through the United States alphabetically. We are on the letter “N” it is really neat to see her learn the states and where … Continue reading →

Painting and Drawing for a Good Cause!

Well I have always had a soft spot for wild animals, I can’t even remember how many birds, bunnies, cats, and squirrels I brought home through the years. A charity that has always remained near and dear to my heart is the National Wildlife Federation. It has once again tugged at that heart strings with … Continue reading →