Show Us Your Life - Workout/Health Tips

Today I am linking up with Kelly's Korner to feature our health/workout tips.  Let me just start by saying that working out is NOT my strong suit.  I do try to walk 30 minutes a day, but honestly, sometimes I don't even get that done.  It's hard and I have so much admiration for those of you who make it a priority!

My family and I trained for the Titan's 5K last summer.  It helped for us all to have a goal and motivated us to work together.  It got everyone off the couch and out the door for a little while anyway!  We are going to do it again this year and maybe even look for another one in our area.

Jackson

This really pretty 16x20 canvas is so classic and just plain pretty.  The colors are so nice and calming.  The argyle just adds the perfect touch of masculine.

The chocolate brown name stands out over the background pattern.  I also love the ticking along the stripes.

Here's a pic of the bedding that it was designed to match.  I think it is going to look soooo good in that room!

Aleigha

A little pink owl here...

a little pink rhinestone there...

All of these elements together make the prettiest canvas!  The soft lime green stripes in the background, the fine yellow border, the fancy hot pink lettering, the super cute owl, and even the little rhinestones all compliment each other so well.  I know this will be the perfect finishing touch to little Aleigha's nursery!

Click here to see the sister piece that was done a few years ago.  Congrats on the new baby girl, Ashley!

Eat Pray Love

I'm back from spring break and feeling very much recharged.  I took a little girl's trip to the Smoky Mountains.  We just laid around in our cabin, read, got in the hot tub, and even did some yoga!  We also did bunches of shopping, went to the Hatfield and McCoy's dinner show, and even the Titanic museum...talk about a bunch of tourists!

Today it is back to the real world...

One of my favorite customers, Andrea Brock-Pierce, ordered this 10x10 for her kitchen.  To coordinate, she asked for a few touches of red.  I added that in the ribbon, the trim, and the buttons.

I absolutely love this vintage postal trim.  I also love the distressing and the vintage buttons.  I also added the brown and taupe pearls and flower.  So pretty!

I'm On Spring Break!

I am officially on spring break - yay!  I love my job, but the little breaks that we get are so nice.  It's kind of a chance for me to catch my breath.

My spring break started with a bang.  My husband suddenly developed a kidney stone and we've spent the last two days in and out of the hospital.  He's home today and the kids are out of the house, so we had a really quiet Saturday just resting and watching movies.

I am putting a hold on taking orders for a little while.  I need to catch up on the ones I've got before I add any new ones to the list.  I do have some super cute gift certificates available.  They ship easily and make a great gift.  People can order whatever they need whenever they need it!

Enjoy your break, too!

Liam

New customer, Amy White, ordered this 12x24 canvas for a baby shower.  She asked for colors to match the bedding pictured below.  She also asked that I be sure to use the orange in the giraffe.  I have to admit that I am not a big fan of orange, but it is so perfect here that I could just about change my mind!

I love doing this design with the dots around the outside and then stripes in the middle.  However, this bedding had the yellow chevron.  I decided to substitute that for my usual stripes.  Look how great it turned out!  I love it and I love this color combination.  It's so calming and that chocolate brown name just pops!

Here's the sweet bedding that was the inspiration.  It's from Target and I know I say this almost every single time, but if I were having a baby boy any time soon...it's just so cute!  That gator cracks me up!

Thanks, Amy!  Enjoy!

Yellowy Goodness!

It's almost spring time!  My favorite color changes all of the time, but yellow is always right up there at the top.  Always has been.  It is just the perfect color for spring!

It was always yellow and baby pink.  And then I did a lot of yellow and lime.  All of those were pretty, but the yellow and gray combination is so fresh and modern.  I love it!  Pair that color combo with chevron, and it is a match made in heaven!

This one was ordered to match a baby shower invitation.  It was going to be used on the table as decoration and then on to the nursery.  I love that idea - so smart!  Thank you so much for the order, Whitney!

This yellow is a little paler but still oh so pretty!  It is paired with navy blue and light blue - along with that gorgeous gray.  This one was painted for a third brother.  Click here and here to see the other two matching ones.  I saw that pic of baby Carter that you sent me when he was born - how sweet!!!  Congrats on the new baby, Laura!

How about the new look for the blog?  I am loving it!  A super big thanks to Jennisa for doing such a fabulous job.  You can also check out my new blog, Dream Custom Artwork Classes, for information on some summer art classes.  Yay!!