12x12 "Cant's into cans" girl!

This is a 12x12 canvas that I made with one of my favorite sayings.  The base of this collage is made of real canceled postcards that are all from the same person.  There is quite a story behind those but it makes this canvas unique and different from some of my other pieces.  It is available and for sale!  What a great gift for one of your valentines! I donated this canvas to an auction for the non-profit organization, "Sibling House" for their auction.  It sold for over $100!  My husband and I went to the dinner and auction and what a cause to be part of.  You can learn more about Sibling House by visiting:  www.siblinghouse.org

Custom Sister Canvas #2

Here is my second of a set of two sister canvases someone custom ordered from me.  This is 12x12 and I LOVE this one!  This is for her sister that lives several states away which explains the quote that I chose.  You probably cannot read the little poem I wrote that I placed on the blue polka dot heart.  It says " even though you're not always near, in my heart, you'll always be, my dear".

This was a very fun piece to work on because I did something I have never done with hair as you can see here!  I was not quite sure how it was going to turn out but apparently it's "super cute" according to my two sweet little girls.  I have their stamp of approval and I look forward to hearing what my client thinks!!

Time to get some sleep!

Custom Sisters Canvas #1

I received a custom order from somebody who wanted to have me create a custom 12x12 canvas for two of her sisters.  Here is canvas number one and I will do a separate post for number two!

I am not in love with the quality of my photos so I apologize in advance.  It's late and the lighting is not favorable but I need to get this post up and ship her order of three custom canvases across the country ASAP!

Custom Mother Daughter Canvas

This is a 12x12 custom order canvas that I did for a Mother to give to her grown daughter as a birthday gift.  She loves her only daughter to pieces and wanted to give her something unique and special for her birthday.  I love being able to "interview" my clients and incorporate special, yet subtle, little details into the piece.  If you look closely, you might be able to see a date on the Mother's dress which is her daughter's birthday.  It was a lot of fun to create and I hope they both enjoy it!

Hope

As a follow up from my previous post, here is the second canvas that I finished tonight.  I LOVE Jane Austen and "Sense and Sensibility" is one of my all-time favorite chick flicks which is where this quote originated from.  I think this is a beautiful quote and fits well with the embellishments that I chose to place on this 10 x 10 canvas.

For Sale!

A garden of flowers

I have been plugging away at two floral canvases after work (or in the middle of the night when I couldn't sleep!) all week.  I finally was able to finish them tonight and am excited to share them both with you!

This canvas is 10x10 and is such a good reminder that we truly must look within to find happiness.  I try and live by this but it is always nice to have a reminder.

For sale!

A collage inspired by & made for my sweet girl

This is one of the first canvases I ever made.  I made it for my daughter who had just turned nine on the 29th of October.  The colors tell a story about the day she was born and the "29" on her dress symbolizes just that!

Because sometimes we need a friend

I love this canvas because I know so many of us feel this way about our friends.  We would do anything to make their world brighter when they're going through a time time.  The green in this canvas photographed brighter than it actually is unfortunately. The green is nothing but happy and cheerful which is perfect for this little pick-me-up!  For sale!

A girl who knows what she needs to do

This "girl" canvas was inspired by one of my most favorite quotes of all time.  I had a Mary Engelbreit card with this quote framed that I would look at daily while I was working toward my bachelors degree.  I love this quote so much as it can mean different things to different people.  This 6x12 canvas is a great graduation gift for someone who is ready to head off to college...or maybe someone going through a divorce.  It is a one-of-a-kind original and is FOR SALE.

A flower with some good advice

I love quotes and I love creating art which is how I came up with the name of my blog.  It's really hard to come up with something that fits perfectly.  This pretty flower is accompanied by a quote that I strive to live by on a daily basis.  This piece is perfect for someone who could use a daily reminder to  remember that we are all human and that we ALL make mistakes.  We are given the gift of a new day where we can start over and try again! For sale!