Shop Update

Two new 4" x 5" x 1.5" canvases, now in the shop. Check 'em out!

Is it springtime?

Yes? I think it might be. I've been waiting for it to be sunshine-y and warm around here, waiting for pretty green things to start popping up. I think it finally arrived. Thank goodness...

Big Hair Rules...

Out of boredom and armed with a comb and a can of cheap hairspray, I wondered just how big I could get my hair. Verdict: pretty big, but not as big as I had hoped...too much fine hair to wrangle. Maybe big hair hair will come back into style? Is it already in style? Hmmmm...

5 Addictions...

The lovely Anna from colour + sound has tagged me to participate in the 5 addictions game. Typically, I am horrible at doing these kinds of things...I don't know how many times I have been tagged to participate in something like this. I have good intentions to follow through, and then don't do it. I'm just not so good about talking about myself...but I'm about to change that! So here it goes, in no particular order...

1. flickr, etsy, and icanhascheezburger.com.
I am SO addicted to these sites! I check them daily...multiple times a day. I love flickr and etsy just because I get to see what lots of creative, inspiring people are up to, and I get to connect with people around the world I normally never would have had the chance to meet, which is really cool. I love icanhascheezburger.com because it's always good for a giggle, and being a jr. high art teacher, sometimes you need a good giggle at the end of the day...

2. My ipod. I could not get through the day without music...so when the ipod came out, I could not have been more thrilled. I can carry around thousands of songs with me everywhere, in a object that fits in the palm of my hand? Yes! So now I am never without music...or my favorite tv shows...or movies. Thank you Apple...you are my hero! Now if only my mobile phone carrier will start providing service for the iphone...

3. Coffee. A must-have. Can't start my day without it, and if I try, bad things happen...whole day ruined. I only need a cup or two...with a little sugar and cream.

4. Art/Craft books. I have waaaaaay too many of these! I really don't know how many I actually have, as I am scared to count them. I have very few that I actually use, and the rest just sit on the shelf looking pretty. I just can't help myself! There I am, in the bookstore, unneeded book in hand, talking myself into/out of buying this book. Oh, but the pictures are so amazing! (I am a sucker for a well-thought out, well-designed book with fabulous pictures.) Deal's closed...I walk to the checkout counter and buy the book...

5. My dog, Gracie. I am a Gracie junkie...she is probably one of the most loveable, sweet, adoring creatures I have had the pleasure of ever meeting. She is 80 lbs. of pure boxer love, and she is hilarious to boot. I can't imagine a day without her. She is a giant puddle of sweetness, and I am putty in her paws.

Well...there we go. I did it! Five of my addictions. I won't tag anyone else to participate, but if you want to go ahead and give it a go, be my guest! I'd love to read what you are addicted to, so feel free to link back to this blog in the comment section. :)

Gah!

Winter, I was really starting to kinda, well, not exactly like you, but at least be more tolerant of you. I mean, you really haven't been to bad this year. It's been...dare I say, warmish? Not much snow. Or ice. Very pleasant, actually. Then, on the last day of Feburary, when spring time seems like a breath away, you go and do this. You snow, about four inches worth, and you make it bitterly cold. Is that very nice? I don't think so. Didn't you notice that my magnolia tree had buds on it? Well, now I don't think it's going to bloom this year. Very mean, winter, very mean...

Oh hey!

I kinda forgot about you, blog. I'm really sorry...things have been a bit crazy around here lately. Anyway, it seems like things are starting to look up, so hopefully I will pay more attention to you. How about a new listing in the shop? Okay, here it is...a new tag collage. :)

Wishing you a very merry Christmas!