our new mantle

Trent surprised me with this on Christmas Morning! A mantle and soon to be added gas fireplace. (the bright flamish light is just a wad of Christmas lights for effect. It's not quite done yet but he's working on that.


P.S. here is what it looked like before the mantle was up.


Oh and another thing, the window won't be missed to badly because that is the garage wall and would have been removed anyway once we get our garage built.

Charlie Motel Stationary

OOh Merry Christmas to ME!!!!
Look what my sister Merrilee sent me! I love all of the illustrations from Meg at CharlieMotel.etsy.com

Thanks MER!!! I love it!

Gingerbread makes the season BRIGHTER

EVEN WHEN ITS NOT REAL CANDY, Making Gingerbread houses makes the season BRIGHTER!! Here is the cutest virtual Gingerbread house I found and had SOO much fun playing with! Here is the link! CLICK ME
ENJOY THIS BLESSED SEASON!

Dreaming of ice papier mache sculpture

She dreams of being a real ice skater while running and spinning in
the freshly fallen snow. She is also available in my shop!

shop update

A new print and an original painting are up in the shop right now so
take a look. More Comming soon.

Domestic Disaster

Today I wanted to make a cake before Trent came home.

I wanted to surprise him with a beautiful cake with yummy cheesecake frosting.
I wanted to be a domestic goddess.

My daughter requested pink be the main color.

Everything went great....






till I tried to frost it.

All my hard work.

MY beautiful cake!!!!! :( :( :(

All my dreams of becoming a domestic goddess crumble to the floor.

Well not really because when my daughter saw it sitting on the counter in all its falling -apart-ness she said in the sweetest most sincere voice "MOM its sooooooo beautiful!"

I'm almost ok now and this post is part of the "get over it, its just a cake" healing process for me.

I have to be able to laugh at these things.

New painting and happy package

Lucky Lucky you!!

You get to see my newest painting-

"Sophi the blacksmiths daughter"

IT IS UP IN THE SHOP NOW!! GO CHECK IT OUT!!

And guess what came in the MAIL!!!!

Thats right its the so so pretty ornament hand painted by the talented Jenn of Noodle and Lou

I love it so much! If you can belive it, it looks even more beautiful in real life! I am so pleased! THANKS JENN!!