A dear sampler

This is a very charming design by Primitivebettys. I love it!

My Valentine Girls

I finished a mermaid painting for my other daughter Chelsea today. She loves mermaids. I am so excited at how both of these turned out. I can't believe I have fallen in love with another new medium. I have got to pick one and concentrate on it. Jeez! I blame it all on Tascha, if I hadn't stumbled across her you tube video I would never have been bitten! :) Here is my mermaid:Here are both of my valentines together:

And here are my 2 valentine girls, Chelsea on the left and Isabel on the right. Happy Valentine's Day my darlings!

Snow Day!

We have had about 10 inches so far and it is still snowing. We didn't even go to church to get ashes for ash Wednesday. This must be the first time I have not gotten ashes since I can remember! Anyhow, I was inspired by a little video on the Time with Tascha blog. The kids were all home and I knew I wouldn't be able to concentrate on the pattern writing I should be doing, so I decided to try a little painting instead. This is a valentine for my 8 year old Isabel. What do you think?

And now for something completely different...

Here is Abbie!
Abbie is just in thyme to welcome spring! She is ready for adoption at ebay!Click the sidebar to see her auction.

Here is Abbie!

Ready for adoption!Just in thyme to cheer you into spring! Check out her auction on ebay in the sidebar!

Learning new tricks

These little guys represent about a weeks worth of work, developing a new pattern and learning the art of teddy bear making. I know they are bunnies, but the techniques are the same. The little brown one has been somewhat aged with tea dye, and the yellow one has only pins for eyes right now, as I am waiting for the German glass eyes that I ordered. They are both made of German mohair with cotter and pin joints. I hope to have something ready for ebay soon. Both of these little guys are experimental, so they will have a permanent home with me. Fun!

Good things on the weekend

I was inspired by Tanya's(Sampler Girl)blog entry to count my blessings this weekend.I usually consider Saturdays my "Jonah" days, because they are days I have to do things I don't always want to do. I rarely get to work on any art on the weekends. But I want to look at things from a happier perspective so I am counting my weekend blessings!

1.Made a mohair bunny on Friday night
2.Had fun at Girls Club with Isabel on Saturday and we made Baby books for all of the pregnant Mom's at the Life Center.
3.Went out to dinner with family Saturday night and had the best Chicago style pizza ever!
4.Came home from dinner to find Chelsea had cleaned the entire house!
5.Put together a care package for Chelsea's boyfriend and his room mate who moved into their first apartment this weekend and are starting from scratch-no furniture-no food!

So all in all it was a good weekend, and tomorrow I get to do my thing for another week!