Day 1: 3 little birds.

I said I was going to do this, so here goes. 30 days. 1 painting per day. (And of course using a recycled element or non-traditional method for each work.)

Day 1: 3 little birds.

This is a salvaged piece of shelving that I scored from my new neighbors at The Habitat Restore. I sanded the shelf down, painted it up and made a cute bunting collage with vintage fabric at the top.

 

Finished size: 24" tall x 8" wide.

Five.

Someone asked me just yesterday how long I have been self employed. I did the math, gasped and happily exclaimed that in less than 2 months, it will be 5 years that I have been making a living as a freelance artist.

Holy guacamole. 5 years.

They so "go big or go home" and I have recently decided that I am going to do the first of the two. I want to go big. I am setting new goals for myself and trying to stay focused. I am going to do this. 

With my newly sparked inspiration and determination, I have made some changes. I said I was going to launch my new website (complete with portfolio) and I did. Check.

And with a new website: cute new biz cards! I designed them to be double sided: one side for me, one side for my shop. Recycled stock with soy ink (love that look!) and yes, I had to round all of the corners. Hey, it's the little things...

With the launch of all new things, my annual bank display opportunity at Meredith Village timed out well. (This is what it looks like when I try to be all corporate.) So I made a cute traveling display with some of my work and advertising for my shop.

Things are happening!

Yikes. This is embarrassing.

A year? It's been almost a YEAR since I have blogged? Gah! Well, I am getting back in the swing of things, revamping my website & blog (what do you think so far??) and I'll be back in action soooon! :o)

Happy Holidays!

Harpy First Birthday!

Harper turned 1 last month. I was like a kid on Christmas morning, msking sure all the cupcakes were perfectly sprinkled, his high chair was blinged out and I made a cute lil' onesie (see below) for him to wear in celebration of his big day.

 

 

He ended up taking a nap during the party and screaming his face off at the sight of 30 people singing Happy Birthday and a flaming candle coming at his face.

Momma...I do NOT like this.

But chocolate cake seemed to make it alllll better in about 2.5 seconds...

Harpy Birthday little one! Momma loves you to the moooooooon and back! oxoxoxo.

Happy Fall Y'all!

Sometimes you have to throw your hands up, abandon your work, and leave a sink full of dirty dishes to go APPLE PICKING!

 It was a beautiful Sunday, so we hopped in the car and headed to Cardigan Mountain Orchard for Harper's first taste of fresh-from-the-tree apples.

 ...he loved them!

 Yearly tradition? I think so!

Ok, now back to work...

Why, hello there. :o)

Ok, I'll admit it. I've got too much on my plate. But it's all good stuff. I have been SOOOOO busy with my new shoppe this summer that some things have taken to the back burner:  meals that take more than 10 minutes to make, haircuts, cleaning and of course...blogging.

 

Butttt...I'll never complain about this growing business of mine. I'm finding that as Harper gets a bit older (he'll be ONE in less than a month!), I am getting into a routine and am able to do more. (Of course any mom will say that once you get into a routine, be prepared for your adorable child to change ALL of it at any given time.) :o) Buttt, things are good but challenging. Fun with difficult moments. On a whole: awesome.

 

So for now, I'll share what's happening at my shoppe. As things start to slow down, I will once again get back in the blogging loop and hope to refresh the design of all of it. But here's my share of the week (and YES, I will be sure to post pics of Harper's first birthday next!) Thanks for your support! :o)

 

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As the summer starts to wind down, we're, well...we're NOT! We've got LOTS of fun stuff happening at the shoppe and YOU are invited to all of it!

First of all, we have ONE more Summer Market of the season! We'll be rockin' FREE old fashioned popcorn, live music with Jim Tyrrell & Co., lemonade, face painting, hula hooping and more! Interested in vending? Call the shoppe for details- we have a few spaces left! Hope to see y'all there! :o)

Also, we're bringing this one back by popular demand. A FREE clothing swap.

How it works: Bring in clean clothing & accessories that are still in usable/wearable shape but you just don’t wear anymore. (Time to cleanse those closets!) We're taking in and swappin’ mens, womens, kids stuff and accessories- from boots to bags to belts to blue jeans! Stuff a bag with clothing people have brought in. We’ve got bags, beverages and a dressing room. Leave with a new fall wardrobe! (And probably some new friends!)

Can’t make the swap but want to donate clothes? Bring bags of clothing by anytime from Wed., Sept. 19th - Saturday the 22nd!

Got questions about ether event? Call 968-2378 for the 411. :o)