The Star Angel

 Hello everyone! It is so lovely to be back--after having computer problems for the last couple of months it is finally fixed and we are up and running again! :)

Above is my latest painting, "The Star Angel," painted on a 7"x7" wooden plaque. I added mica glitter to her wings to add some fun sparkle. She is available in my shop.

Above is "The Gentle Forest," which I never got a chance to show you here. I am happy to say that it is on its way to a good home! I intended to get some Christmas prints and postcards in the shop this year, but with all of my computer problems I couldn't make it in time. Next year for sure!

Daniel and I were very excited to do our first Christmas tree together this year. We had a wonderful time picking out a tree, then putting on some Christmas music and decorating :) I hadn't seen many of my old ornaments for years, so it was a lot of fun to unwrap each one and put it on the tree.

And if you look closely, you can see Rosie relaxing under there :) It is her favorite new spot.

Here are a few more little decorations (my mom made the adorable card on the left for us). We have done a lot of fun Christmas activities this past weekend, including our yearly tradition of going to the Christmas parade, then coming home to watch "Elf."



 It has been nice and chilly and rainy, which makes the perfect backdrop for a cup of hot cocoa and a good book (or two).

I hope that everyone is having a fun and relaxed holiday season! I'll see you soon :)

20% Off Sale!

Hi there everyone! I hope that all who celebrate it had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Mine was absolutely lovely. Daniel and I hosted at our house this year and it was such a fun day surrounded by family.

 I wanted to let you all know that I am doing a sale in my shop today through Monday--20% off everything! This will be my last sale this year. I just couldn't resist joining in on all the sale fun ;) Just make sure to use coupon code HOLIDAY11 when you check out to get your discount. This is good for originals, things already on sale, everything! Just a little thank you to all of you for making the year so great :)

I hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!!

Lulu and Ginger

Here is "Lulu and Ginger", my first Christmas painting of the year! I decided to go for some bangs on this girl, I hope you like them :) I have one or two more holiday paintings planned. I am also hoping to get some postcards made of one of them, if I can get them in time! As usual, I wish I had started earlier :)

I hope you are all having a lovely Friday, and have a fun weekend!

The Blue Rose

Hi there everyone! Here is a new 8"x10" painting I finished yesterday, "The Blue Rose." I got the idea from a mystery novel I was reading having to do with a blue rose. It is available in my etsy shop.

Here are a few more things I have been up to lately: "Snow White and Rose Red" (speaking of fairy tales has anyone else been watching the show Once Upon A Time? I absolutely love it!),

A Ginger the Cat handpainted paper mache box,

And three little kitties on wooden plaques, Kiki, Ginger and Rosebud! I am happy to say that these three have found homes already, but the rest are available in my shop :)

I have been in the mood to do some baking lately. I made some pumpkin buttermilk scones the other day and I am thinking I will try a pecan pie next :)

I hope you are all having a wonderful week!

The Song Bird

I have a new painting in the shop, "The Song Bird." I painted this one on a 7"x9" wooden plaque. Wood can be such a nice change from canvas now and again, I love the smooth texture :)

I also listed a handpainted Hoots the Owl box a couple of days ago. I just love painting these little paper mache boxes.

I am in the mood to paint some little kitties today, so there should be another box and some little wooden plauques coming to the shop soon! I am enjoying a nice quiet day today, painting and listening to a book on CD :) I hope that you are all well and are having a lovely Friday!

Happy Halloween!

Hello everyone!! I know that I am shamefully behind on my blogging, but I wanted to make sure to pop in and say Happy Halloween! I hope you all are having a fun and safe evening :) I have a savory stuffed pumpkin baking in the oven and we are hoping for some trick or treaters (none so far, unfortunately). We also had a little get-together with two of our best friends yesterday, and I made some chocolate cupckaes with vanilla frosting.

Since it has been a while, I am posting some of most recent paintings below. You may have seen these already if you follow me on Facebook or Etsy. They are all available in my shop.

"The Feathered Headdress"

"The Pink Parasol"

"The Little Moth Girl"

"The Wishing Tree"

"Masquerade" One and Two

I promise to be back very soon!

Labor Day Sale!

Hi there everyone! I hope you all are having as nice a weekend as this kitty, he he :) I wanted to pop in and let you know that I am doing a little Labor Day sale in my etsy shop this weekend, 10% off anything and everything in the shop through midnight on Monday! Just enter the coupon code LABORDAY11 upon checkout.

The new little painting above is entitled "Sweet Dreams." The original is going to a wine tasting/silent auction for a wonderful local organization called Pawsitively Cats. The wine tasting is here in Tucson at CataVinos on Sunday, September 11 from 4-6 p.m. The wine tasting honors the victims and heroes of 9/11, as well as all cats who didn't live long enough to find a loving home. The money from the auction will go towards badly needed kitty eye surgeries. I am hoping to get one more painting finished for it!

I hope that everyone is having a wonderful weekend, and I'll see you soon! :)