I have a few 18M rompers available for custom painting and personalization. They work great for a boy or a girl and can be painted in any theme.
Art classes are being offered once again for adults. We will be getting our creative juices flowing on Saturday, May 10, from 9:00-12:00. The classes are offered at Chole's Art Gallery on Donnell Street. This time we will hopefully be painting outdoors around the lovely fountain and flowers in the yard. Please email me or check out the "art classes" link for more information or to sign up. I would love to have you!!!!
Lacy Pack redeemed a gift certificate she won in a beauty pageant for a canvas for her dorm room as she heads to college this fall. 
My whole family went to see Peter Pan at the Cumberland County Playhouse a couple of weekends ago. It was Ashley's birthday so we planned a fun evening out. It was such a good show! We are already picking a date to go see Beauty and the Beast which is coming this summer.
Lauren especially like Peter. She hung onto every word...and the pixie dust.
Renee Burch purchased a gift certificate that I donated for the Irving College 8th grade trip fundraiser. She chose to have something pretty made to match her kitchen. She sent me a paint sample for her unusual wall color. It is this really nice dark aqua blue. Her cabinets are white and she commented on how much she liked the one I did for baby Channing. I used the white and blue to make the diamond pattern. I think it looks so clean and modern...love it!
On another kitchen note, I attempted the chicken scampi recipe that Tabetha posted a while back. I got almost through it when I realized I didn't have any cornstarch. Yikes! I substituted a little four and it seemed to work out. Here is Carter giving his seal of approval!
Big and small pineapples...they really are pretty in any size! The big one is going to Joy Tubb for her kitchen. The little one was ordered by Anne Vance and Pam Shelton as a gift for their new neighbor. They make me think of beaches, summertime, palm trees...how much longer until summer break??
Andrea Freeze ordered these two pretty daisy canvases for her daughters to hang in their rooms. The dark pink, light pink, white, yellow, and lime were specially chosen to match their bedspreads. Very girly and so pretty!
I did this special little t-shirt for my niece, Addie Martin, who turned seven this month. I used flowers, paisley, and some funky colors! I wanted it to look a little more "big girl" than what I usually do.
Newlywed Tiffany Sadlon ordered this pretty canvas for her home. She actually found the design she wanted in some clip art and sent it over to me. She did the hard part in all of the designing...all I did was lay down some paint!
Our whole family helped Emily out on her first internship project, the Health Fair fashion show. Carter, Lauren, Ashley, and Ian were models. I was roped into emceeing, which I actually enjoyed. There is power in holding the microphone! Carter got into it and worked the stage. My little diva, however, basically looked like a deer in the headlights. 
One of my very favorite people, Miss Holly Hodges, ordered a special canvas for her Nana who is in the hospital. Holly tells me that Nana's pride and joy is her flower garden. She has been a little down lately because she is not able to be at home working in them.
I had my second beginner's painting class a couple of Saturdays ago. The focus was on Georgia O'Keefe and her flower series. I thought that would be appropriate for this time of the year. Georgia did some really beautiful work.
Here is my mother-in-law hard at work on her pansy. She did a great job on it. Learning how to blend the colors properly is not an easy skill to master!
I'll keep you all posted on our next session. You can also check Chole's link for updated schedules for classes for you and your children, contact info, and prices.
I have these two adorable little dresses ready for personalization and delivery. A dress personalized with a name, monogram, or even a short quote would make a perfect birthday gift. Get LeAnn to make you a bow to match and you are good to go! The black one is a 4T (Lauren has her eye on it already!) and the royal blue one is a 3T. 
I hate that the camera washed this one out a little. It really is bright and cheery with those funky flowers! I also have both colors in a couple of other sizes that have not been painted on...yet! They are ready to be truly customized. If you have a special theme or occasion and need the perfect dress, just let me know. I only have a few! They are $25 each.
Wonderful new customer, Andrea Freeze, wanted something special for her kitchen. She was concerned because her kitchen really didn't have a "theme". She just had neutral colors. She also wanted something other than a canvas to put on an easel with some black and white photographs. Sounds like my kind of kitchen!
The Mansfields have been one crazy busy family lately. Here is a sampling of our week: Monday - Mike's computer class, Tuesday - Carter's ball practice, Wednesday - dinner at church, Thursday - my TTU class in Tullahoma, Friday - Lauren's pageant and craft show set up, Saturday - craft show and Mike's baseball draft, Sunday - church and my niece's birthday party in Nashville, and today we start all over again. Let's not even add in haircuts, grocery shopping, exercise, faculty meetings, and so on. Whew! Where did spring break go?
Lauren's Aunt Emily has made quite the impact on her. After going to see her in all of her pageants, Lauren really wanted to do one. I think all of the sequins got to her! Me, being all practical, said no because she is so young. Mike's school, Irving College, had a very small fundraiser pageant. We caved and said okay to that one. Lauren got second runner up in her age group. Most importantly, she felt like queen for a day.
Here is our little princess getting flowers from her daddy. Notice that she also got a tiara from her Gen.
Finally, the best picture of the night...frustration sets in backstage.
It snowed on our last date and we had to postpone it. We have rescheduled for this Saturday, April 5, from 10:00-4:00. It is in the gym...rain or shine!
Sheila Boyd (check out her blog if you haven't already!) ordered this funny little monkey canvas for a friend of hers who just had a baby boy. The nursery was done in yellow and sage green with monkeys. That sounds so cute!
Kendice Panter ordered this cute pink and chocolate striped canvas with a ladybug. It is a gift for little Maddison Grace Ellis, a very pretty name. It was custom made to match the photo of the bedding she sent me. Love it with that wide chocolate satin ribbon!
