The Story Of Us

Its been three months since D came into our lives. But it was many months before that that we started to plan for his room. He may not have known it when he first came home but now we can see him looking around.. it is possible that he is staring at something else completely but I like to think that he smiles because he enjoys the colors around him. When we started out his room at been a make shift office for M and also functioned as a guest room. And it looked like this the day we started to paint. Our choice of color Lemon Pound Cake. We knew he was a he but we didn't want to trap him in a blue room just because he was a boy. We don't believe in excess so we didn't go crazy buying toys.. we thought we'd wait and see what type of a baby he was.. and shop to suit his personality also that it would be wise to wait till he was actually able to play with toys.. but a cute little train and a few others were just too hard to resist. Our crib is the Gra...

I am on the cover of Underwired Magazine's September issue! Well not me per se but my work.. but I do make it on the 3rd page under artists statement! I recieved a copy of the magainze a few days ago but couldn't post till now.. hubbay happened to knock my laptop off the counter over the weekend. Thank god my laptop is intact and in great shaape.. as if nothing ever hapened.. but my charger died.. Thank god for the warranty I'll recieve a new one soon.. but not soon enough.. it will take 6 days! It was a non paying gig but I'm not complaining.. I'm still beaming at the fact that someone found my work interesting enough to put on their cover. The image is of a set of birthday candles with the words Happy Birthday written in a variety of languages. A little something for everyone : ) Happy Birthday and here's me with the the published cover In other news D is almost 3 months old.. he smiles at us.. and he pretends to listen and understand when I ramble on.. a...

The air is cool, the sky is gray and the rain is falling.. I have spotted a few yellow leaves. It's here, fall is almost here, I can smell it in the air and I can not contain my excitement! I love the colors and the breeze, I love the layers and sweaters. I will miss my flip flops but I am ready to bring out my boots. Here's a few autumn themed photographs to kick off my favorite season. Orange Leaf   Shroom Climbing Delicately Dry Fall Themed Coasters Another Day Another Time Flora Droplets And they all fall down Colors Filtered Growth The cool weather makes me want to bake, I'm starting out with some warm banana chocolate chip bread.. but instead of a bread pan I'm thinking of using a muffin pan instead and make some delish muffins. The house will smell delectable. We are also celebrating D turning 2 months today.. wow.. how time flies. He now socially smiles, follows movement with his eyes and makes these adorable little noises. He lov...

Days and nights have become a blur and 7 weeks have gone by since D came into our life. He coos and makes eye contact with us.. feigns interest when I jabber on and on about nothing in particular. This post could do go on and on about all the wonders of D so I'll stop now.. yes, I have become one of those mom's who find their babies to be the most interesting subject matter. But motherhood hasn't stopped me from keeping my shop updated and though my promotional and marketing skills may have become a bit lacking I *Thank God* have still managed to make a few sales. Red Print  and The Inner Core And with the heat beating down on us.. summer is definitely here to stay so a few more flower infused art prints never hurt anyone.. right? So here is Live. Grow. Bloom.                                   ...

Tis the season to be jolly fala lalala... well we're still a good 6 months away but who can stop us from getting into the Holiday spirit a little early. Surely no one at Etsy with it's yearly Christmas In July sale in full swing. With me being a fresh newbie last year I didn't do much to participate and being a fresh new mommy this year it is becoming hard to find the time to promote my years sale. But I just took a refreshing shower and D just had his bath and he has decided to just lay there all happy and swaddled, looking around and making sweet little noises so I took this opportunity fill you all in on my sale and take time between every few words to stare at my boy.. Okay.. that just turned into a very very long sentence.. Getting to the Sale.. I have one word for you BOGO! Yes you read right.. Buy one print or photograph and get the second FREE! And to properly get into the Christmas spirit I added some great Christmas prints to the..  Shop ...

The days are passing by, I can no longer differentiate between weekday and weekend.. night and day no longer make a difference, for I am a new mother. I gave birth June 23rd to a gorgeous little baby boy and ever since I have been swept up in a whirlwind of diapers, breast feeding and crying. The computer has lost its importance.. so you may not see for a while.. I miss my connection with the outside world.. but I am busy making and strengthening this even more important connection with my baby. So I suppose I will see you when I see you.. till then take care. p.s the shop is still open.. so keep on buying.. :) I am also having a BOGO Christmas in July sale so stop by and take a look. Enjoy!

Oh what a crazy past few days.. weeks I've been having. The days are flying by.. yes sometimes they seem to stand still.. I've got just about 2 more weeks to go till the baby comes.. but then again it could come today too.. all the unpredictability.. all the uncertainity really isn't my cup of tea. I am a planner. I make lists. And this is just the beginning of plans never going the way you expect ever again! Ahhh! The bright light in all this is the nursery is almost complete.. I finished fabric stamping the curtains and I finished making the mobile. (Pictures to come soon.) We have yet to accessorise with cute toys and stuffed animals etc.. but I don't want to go on a crazy shopping spree just yet. I think I'd like to meet the baby first and there are presents to come.. so I will hold off on that for now. Though it is so hard.. and everything baby is just so cute! Another yay! is that my little brother is flying in tomorrow.. I haven't seen him in 2 1/2 yea...