nieces and nephews ....oh my!

I've been on vaca this week....have lots of stuff to post about, so I'll start with this little gang of ruffians! My Sis and her two kids came to Maine from Georgia, and we spent the day with the grandparents, my other sis Marissa and her little boy Gabe.

I like this photo of Emma

I'm off to a big estate sale this morning...so I've got to run!

posted by: sweetpeas at May 31, 2008 14:08 | link | comments (2) |

Spring Fling

This weekend I am off to NYC for a little adventure. Dawn and I are heading to the Javits Center to help Hope from Paper Relics and Leslie from The Paper Princess set up their booths for the National Stationary Show! Not only am I excited to see some of my favorite gal pals, I am dizzy with anticipation at the thought of ogling all of the fabulous stationary!

Speaking of Dawn, I want to shout out a big fat CONGRATULATIONS to her! One of her redesigns was featured in Real Simple magazine!!!! There's another reason to give her some love, but I think you should head over to her blog to find out for yourselves!

I've got lots to do this week before I leave but I wanted to get my two newest pieces up on Etsy. I've been all about the spring season and I think it shows through in these two pieces.

FLY ON

FAIRY-LIKE SPELL

posted by: sweetpeas at May 12, 2008 22:42 | link | comments (8) |

The seasons.....

Everything has turned GREEN! I believe only folks who live through snow filled winters can relate to the pure joy of seeing green. Our fields are green, we have green buds on the trees and there are some splashes of yellow throughout as well. When I open my front door to a morning like this morning, I feel as though my senses may explode! Birds are singing, wildlife is all about, everything is dewy, and there is a lite mist lifting.

As an artsist, the changing of seasons has always been one of my motivators to produce art. Fall is my favorite energizer. It really is a pure energy boost for me. In the spring, I am extremely creative as well, but it seems to be a slower more thoughtful proccess. I could sit on my deck with a cup of coffee for an hour in the morning, thinking and pondering. I simply open the door to let the dogs out, and I catch myself gazing at my garden or across the street to another field. How long was I standing there for? (I'm sure my Lab could fill you in on that, as she's been patiently staring at me with that dirty old tennis ball in her mouth!)

This is the time of year that I will write down a lot of ideas in my journal but may not carry through with them until fall. Do you do this?

posted by: sweetpeas at May 06, 2008 13:38 | link | comments (2) |