Lily and Max

I know I did not make these, but they do have wings and "other things" - It's Lily and Max (cousins to each other) - my two youngest grandkids having lunch at my little art table.

Etsy Update

3 new items in my etsy shop tonight!

A House with Wings

(19 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches, $59)

Sometimes I wish my house would get up and fly away, (and a brand new, bigger and better one would magically land in its place.) But if I whined about that all the time, I'd be missing the message that a truly great home has nothing to do with how it was built, how big it is, whether or not I have a kitchen island, or how many cars will fit in the garage. (ahem.)

3 Very New Things to Look At!

These 3 paintings were fun to do. Each is about 11 x 12 and they will sell for $53 each.

Live the Life...

...you've imagined.

...easier said than done sometimes, but I mean really, c'mon folks, what are we waiting for?!

{$59, 11x24}

We are Never Alone...

the heart......always finds its way home.

{$59, 11x24}

Special Order

Here's another recent special order I did for a friend who was looking for a personalized wedding present. The request was for neutrals and some blue. The challenge was with the couple's name. "The Homewood Home" with a picture of a house (like I would normally do) just felt too cheesy! So these two love birds have their initials carved into their tree home - aww...isn't that sweet!

Let Go & Let God

These 3 pieces are a special order I just finished for someone. She had seen this piece in my etsy shop and asked if I'd do some smaller pieces of just the hands holding up the heart. This customer was easy to work with - she was flexible on the size, and I got to pick whatever 3 color schemes I wanted! I really like how they turned out so I made sure I scanned them before I send them off. Not sure what I'll do with the scans, but lately making and selling some prints has been in the back of my mind. I do not have a quality printer or know much about how to go about creating quality prints. So that's on the way back burner for now. But if anyone has any advice for me on that subject, I'd love to learn more.

Cure-iosity!

Here is a mirror I just finished up. I'm donating it to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for their annual gala to raise funds. The theme this year is "Cure-iosity" I am pleased with the results and mixed about parting with it, but this was my full intention - to give it away - so no turning back now! And yes, her legs are bent the wrong way - a curious thing, huh?
A closer look at the lettering. I like how these photos are reflecting my plants.

If The Shoe Fits...

Hello.
My name is Laura.
I love shoes.
It has been too long since my last shoe purchase.

I love shoes. I love to buy shoes. I love to try on shoes that I will never buy. I go in spurts. It's been awhile. I think I feel a spurt coming on.

My Little Helper.

This is my little helper. I was cutting out letters the other day and she made me a whole stack of "L"'s. Sweet girl.

What's all the HOOPLA?

Here are a few paintings I'm working on. I painted on canvas material and painted and papered embroidery hoops. Thinking I might add some foo-foo at the top to hide the screw clamp.

Hallelujah! We've Got Mod-Podge.

Thanks Amy! I got this amazing package in the mail yesterday. It was like Christmas. Amy is a Mod Podge ambassador, if you will. She sees a mod podge need and she fills it. She caught wind of my mod podge diseaster (see previous post) and felt led to shower us abundantly. Thank you so so much. Please check out her blog at www.modpodgerocks.blogspot.com She has lots of fun and interesting projects using mod podge...of course.

Got Mod Podge?

Can I say how very much I like Mod Podge? Have you tried it? I've been using it since the early 70's when we use to cut little flowers from napkins and mod podge them onto styrofoam egg shapes. Those were the days. And now there are all different kinds (flavors) of Mod Podge I'm discovering. I can't imagine the quality of my life without it. It's helped me become the artist that I am today. And I want to say a special thank you to our new friend Mod Podge Amy for the wonderful package - Laura is sharing with Jill and I!!! You beginners out there - do not try this at home - just stick to doing art with it. (and by the way, Noah, I used frosting!)

Why, that's me!!!

OK, I could be "artistic" and call this a self-portrait or I could just be my wacky self and say that it's a mini-me! Here we have a 1968 face on a 2009 body!!! It's priceless, huh? So you can't buy it - just have a look and a laugh - that's what I was doing, just having fun!