where have you gone...

summer that is. holy moly time has just been flyin' lately. my day job has been taking over more time lately and so creative work has been slow going. i'm hoping to get more time in the studio once school starts again but for now i'm trying to squeeze in a couple of hours here and there. i've been dying up a storm and should have some things to show for it very soon. but for now here's a few updates that i've wrapped up - they're skirts that have been given face lifts as they were hanging around the ole' etsy shop a bit too long for my tastes soooo - without further ado, introducing dottie and buttons:

dottie got her name for the 7 unique "dotties" that now adorn her...

buttons got a new collage type patch in front and back with loads of stitching and such...

they'll be listed in the shop soon - join my mailing list if you wanna' be the first to know.

here comes the rain again...

well - after much dryness (the storms have all seemed to go around us lately) we've got the rain - off and on again yesterday and today. yesterday the kiddos and i decided to turn our kitchen into an art studio and do some painting and collage-ing - we had loads of fun and even made some gifts for some grandma(s). here's what we came up with - we all made houses of some sort - the first is by my #1 - new york at night - the second by my #2 - it's our house of course and we're there waving out the windows...

and lastly is my creation (i'm a bit rusty haven't actually picked up a paint brush for non-home improvement purposes for a really long time)...but i've been so inspired by this that i needed to get out the paints and paper and glue...if you're wondering what those plastic bags are - well i told my family that "i want to dye" for my birthday and thankfully they were supportive so i am now the proud mother of a huge box of dye - oh the fun i've been having...i'll share pics soon

anywho - in some "work related" news - there's a house cleaning sale going on in my etsy store if you're on my list you already know about it - if you're not on my list - well, sign up i tell you - you won't regret it!