Fourth grade flower!

Yes, it's been a while.  Sigh.  I have not touched a canvas since the beginning of February because I simply don't have the time. However, I LOVE being able to create these for so many reasons but with two daughters in elementary school, an infant and a full-time job I just have not been able to squeeze it into my schedule.  And, shhhhh, don't tell anyone but I am a bit of a work-a-holic. I really am trying hard to find a work-life balance but it's not going so well as you can tell by the lack of activity on this blog!  Can you say life coach?  I think I need to go see one to get it figured out!

I had started this flower for my daughter's fourth grade teacher in December and it sat in my office/craft room for six months due to the reasons I mentioned above.  The school year came to an end and I just knew that I had to get it finished so we could give it to her as a gift on behalf of the entire class.

It felt so incredibly good to spend a couple of hours working on a canvas.  I decided that I need to find the time to create.  I have so many ideas that I want to get on paper canvas and this last project got my creative juices flowing again. Woo hoo!

I blurred out the name of the teacher and school for privacy reasons but you can get a good idea of how this one turned out.

Happy summer!!

Pretty pinwheels

I was so excited to step out of my "flower" comfort zone and try something new.  I love, love, love pinwheels, buntings and cute little flags.  I thought it would a lot of fun to make a canvas with pinwheels accompanied by a quote that speaks to me.  I love Emily Dickinson quotes and thought this was the perfect sentiment for my happy little pinwheels on this 12x12 canvas.

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!