As American as Apple Pie

For the baseball lover in all of us...I have to admit that I am not much of a sports fan period. However, I have come to appreciate baseball. My husband and son are absolutely enamored with everything baseball. As I was working on this one for the Sliger boys' bedroom, they were constantly peeking over my shoulder. I have to admit that I am now working on a Mansfield version for our home.
I took two photos, the top one is to show how nice it looks on a tabletop display. (That is Mike's glove and ball in the foreground!) The bottom one is to show more detail. This one is on my new favorite sized canvas, 14x14 square and the cost is $35.00. This one could also be done in other colors and even other sports. I would love to try a football version. Are you listening, Anne Vance?? Just kidding!

Brown is the New Black

I love the chocolate brown color that is being used in a lot of nurseries right now, for boys and girls. Any color looks so crisp and modern next to it. Laura Dunlap ordered this one for her nephew on the way. I used different sizes of dots to give it an even more modern feel.
I also love that she chose the monogram rather than the full name. This is the first one I've done like that, but I have a feeling it will turn out to be very popular! I put my kids' monograms on everything! That reminds me, if you like monogramming, check out the cutest new store in town, Sew Sweet Embroidery. They had great clothes, bags, pillows, and even hairbows.
This one is a small 8x10 and is only $20.00. That size looks good on the wall, but also on an easel. Anything the color of chocolate can't be anything but fabulous!!!

For A Princess or a Quarterback

I have had so many requests for work done where the name of the baby is not known. I came up with these two designs to help get a nice boy baby or girl baby gift that does not have a name yet! Aren't all girls little princesses? I know mine is! I don't know where she got her diva attitude. I promise, she was born with it!
I think all dads have a secret (sometime not so secret) desire for their little boys to be sports stars. That is where the little quarterback idea came from. These can be done to match any nursery. These two were made to match anything! The princess one has writing in silver metallic. It is beautiful in person, but the flash did not want to cooperate with the sparkly paint!

Jack's Stripes

I still surprise myself! I think that may be what I like about painting the most, the surprises. It never feels like the same old, same old! Sweet Mrs. Alsup emailed me with an order for a jungle nursery with a red, yellow, green, and brown color palette. We just didn't know where to go with this one!
That is where the surprise came in...this turned out to be one of my all-time favorites. I also really like it because even though it is the 5x5 size, it is not just for the doorknob. It could be hung anywhere in the room or on a dresser drawer pull. This one could be used for a long time. It works great in a nursery, but also in a "big boy" room!
These are a steal at $12.00 and make a perfect shower gift! Thanks so much Elaine for keeping the creative juices flowing!

The Frog Prince

Mrs. Elaine Alsup ordered "something in green" for a little boy's nursery door. She told me she knew they were using green and that there was a frog nightlight they had registered for on the Pottery Barn website.

When I went and looked it up for ideas, I fell in love. I know that sounds strange...to fall in love with a nightlight. It was sooo cute! It is this little frog prince nightlight made out of paper. I would love to see an entire nursery designed around that. That gives me some good mural ideas! I love that "frog prince" theme and all the different shades of green together.

These little 5x5 canvases are $12.00 each. Even though the moons were the original design, anything can be put on them. Thanks Elaine! I hope little Benjamin's family likes this one as much as I did!!

Another Sign for Stephanie

Stephanie Edens' new studio downtown is just beautiful! She is currently redecorating (again!), so don't go check it out just yet. I can't wait to see what she is up to now. I thought it was perfect before!

Anyway, she has a business sign that hangs outside but she wanted one for inside, too. I painted this large 24x30 canvas to match her already established color scheme and logo.

She plans to hang it inside on her chalkboard wall. This way she can write her schedule, price list, etc. all around it. She can also update and change with ease. I think this is a genius idea!

Keep these signs in mind for any business - no matter how large or small. What a great addition for any office, shop, restaurant, or studio. Thanks Stephanie! I love working with you!

Love Those Polka Dots!

I did this one a while back for Tara Collins. Her little doll, Courtlyn, has a hot pink and green ladybug bedroom - too cute! Her name is pretty long, so instead of "scrunching" it up, she chose the longer 12x24 size canvas. I think it turned out great and would look fabulous in a ladybug room! I can't wait to do another one for Tara. Congratulations on the new pregnancy to a great mom!
This one would also be great for all of those graduating seniors to put in their apartments or dorm rooms. I think it would be cool to add a tiny "Class of 2007" in one of the dots. A new hairstylist in town, Whitney Miller, also ordered one with a pair of little scissors and and a little comb to put in her new shop. These look great in any color scheme and with monograms instead of full names. To see more of the polka dots, check out prior posts.