I finished this cupcake painting (in between gardening) and listed it on eBay: "Rum Raisin" Finally a cupcake painting for those with a neutral kitchen. This would look great on ...
Ive been working hard in the garden the past couple weeks and yesterday I just slapped up my pictures for Vees Notecard Party and called it good. I may have to slow down my blogging for a while...
Below are Mays picks for Vees Notecard Party. These photos are evenings in Madrid during our trip in 2010. Im linking with: Thanks for joining! Catherine Holman
This set of 4 tin plates and 4 stoneware mugs are samples from my first instruction book," The Village of Stoney Point", that Ive decided to sell to make more room. Im listing these all toget...
I had a great time with this painting even though it seemed to go on forever. I kept adding little dogs here and there and had to stop before the pound showed up in the painting. Ive list...
Finally, its finished. Ive had several things come up that kept me away from finishing this painting. I will show the the final piece tomorrow after I have a chance to name the painting a...
This is my secret garden surrounded by a privacy fence and very few people get to see. We live in an older home and the soil is very black dirt. The yard at our previous home was hard clay and ...
This box was one of my projects from my first instruction book, The Village of Stoney Point. Its one of my favorite pieces and was painted in 1993. Check out my eBay auction.  ...
Im back with my latest class sample that Ive decided to auction on eBay. I listed it tonight if anyone is interested you can click the title(link) below to check out the auction."Folk Art S...
Remember when a customer asked me to personalize my Tea Shoppe print and make it into a Dog Treat Barkery? Thats where I got the idea for this new painting. I was hoping to get this painting fi...
A Haven for Vee is having a "Notecard Party". You just need to pick four photos that have previously been on one of your blog posts that might be suitable (none of mine are) for notecar...
Ive started what I call the "icing on the cake" or the really fun part of the painting. A quilt and bolts of fabric are part of the window display at "The Wooden Spool" quilt sh...
I didnt get any painting done yesterday because I had lots of gardening to tend to before the rain set in today. It was such a treat to have the day to play around with my painting and bring mo...
This week Im listing these two folk art projects that are book samples from my first instruction book, "The Village of Stoney Point". "Wood Napkin Holder and Ceramic Salt & Pepper Sha...
Today Im having my family over for our Easter dinner and tomorrow well be celebrating Easter at church with our church family, then heading to the the nursing home to visit with my fatherin law...
After the basecoating stage in my previous post, I start shading to add depth and some details bringing the buildings to life. Im still working through what each building will be and I really a...
Basecoating has been finished today on the main buildings of this painting and the fun begins next! Its so much fun to decide what each of these buildings will become. This past week a customer asked...
This is my second listing on eBay for my old class samples. As mentioned in this previous post about the "Blue Toile Lap Desk" , Im auctioning some of my older pieces on eBay...
Today I continued this painting by working from the background forward. Fence, paths, bushes, and details on the little stone house start to bring this little village together. Buildings in the...
Ive gotten a little farther on my new painting and thought you might enjoy seeing the stages that it goes through. Ill try to remember to photograph as I go along. You can see the very be...
Years ago when I was teaching art lessons and writing instruction books, I held onto some of my favorite book and class samples. I dont want to continue to keep them stored away and have run ou...
Ive selected a theme for a set of four notecards for Vees Notecard party. (These are pretend notecards) You simply pick four of your favorite photos that you think would make a nice set o...
The blog winner from my last giveaway, as mentioned in a previous post, was a reader from Russia, Nika Aksutin. Nika wrote to me telling me how much her daughters love cupcakes and how happy th...
Once upon a time a pretty little girl was born who dreamed of becoming a princess. She loved the color pink, zebra print, and Justin Bieber (her prince). Much to her great aunties (m...
Ive been so wrapped up in painting cupcakes lately because of the demand, that Ive been neglecting my folk art scenes. This is what came off my brush today and I listed it on eBay. I had ...
Ive been working on this image in Photoshop trying to get a reflection below it.... and now it looks like this..... I was so excited when I finally got it to this stage! You can check out a great tut...
I’ve been playing around with Photoshop trying figure out how to make my own clipart for my business cards and my blog. It’s been fun, but has taken up most of my time. It’s always hard for me ...
This year weve had such warm weather. Then, ever so gently, tiny flakes floated from the sky like...... sprinkles on cupcake! God sprinkled us with his love upon the sweetness of the earth. I wanted ...
Need a personalized gift for that someone special?I just finished this little painting and listed it on eBay."Cute as a Cupcake Hot pink frosting is piped high on top of a dark chocolate cupcake ...
The winner of the Valentine Cupcake Painting is Nika from Russia. Nika and her family have a wonderful ministry for the people there and she writes about it in her blog. Stop in and congr...
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