St. Patrick's Day

Taken

I have these two cute little 5x5 canvases with beautiful beaded handles all ready for St. Patrick's Day. One already belongs to Mileah Knowles, the other is up for grabs. If you would like it, please leave a comment or send me an email.
$15.00

Herbie the Lovebug

For a very special little boy. Thank you, Anne.

A Day in the Life of a Canvas

Canvases are delivered to my home. I always love pulling up and seeing the big box on my porch. I order in bulk so if anyone orders last minute, I have what they need in stock.










After the backgorounds are painted and dry, I use a small brush for the lettering and details. This is a new design that will be featured later. It looks great in any color. I will be using it for upcoming high school/college graduation gifts. All of my work is done at my kitchen table!
















Sometimes I have to fight the cats for space, especially when the sun is shining.






















After all of the painting is complete, all pencil marks are erased with my big yellow eraser and then each canvas is sprayed with a clear sealant. This step is usually done on my front porch!

When the sealant is dry, the ribbon or beaded handles are added. Finally, the canvases are ready for a business card and delivery. They are off to their happy homes!

Bubbles

Cool bubbles in black, aqua, khaki, and white. Ordered for a teenager, perfect for anyone.

Mr. Clark

My fifth grade girls and I had the idea to take Mr. Clark a gift when we were on our visit last week. I was thrilled to do a special canvas for him. I don't know if he liked it or not, but he sure acted like he did. He screamed and jumped around like we had given him a golden ticket. He called over the maintenance man and told him to go hang it in his office right then.
You would think it would be hard to get so excited over such a small gift escpecially after receiving things like a $365,000 check from Oprah Winfrey and unlimited flights to anywhere in the world from Delta Airline. But no, he made us feel special. I can only imagin how it feels to be one of his students.

Many of you already know Ron'se story. If you don't, you need top. You can check out his website at www.ronclarkacademy.com or even better, see the movie! His story is very inspirational for anyone, but especially teachers.

To see more pictures from our trip, click on the link on the sidebar to my class website. They are a hoot!

Spring Cleaning

They are all taken except for Gunner. Thank you so much for all of the quick responses. I may have to do this again soon!!

I've been cleaning out things in storage for consignment and hopefully a spring yard sale. I found these samples that I am ready to part with. I want to do all new ones for the May craft show. Their sizes and prices are listed with each picture. They are being sold as is. Please email me if you have any questions. Thanks!






8x10 $5.00












8x24 Ready for personalization $10.00













16x20 $5.00















11x14 $5.00















4x12 $10.00



















16x20 $5.00








16x20 Ready for personalization $30.00

The McCormicks

This is a variation on the family canvas for those of you who want something with a little more pattern and movement. The established date is worked into one of the swirls in metallic silver. That silver is picked up again in that gorgeous striped silk ribbon. The simple black and white is always a favorite, but it can be done with any colors to compliment your home. This one was done as a wedding gift...good idea!