Animal Safari

Here are a few room shots of a nursery with a three part series of "animal safari" blue chickadee paintings.

This is the best part for me!  I never get to see the paintings hung on the wall after they leave my hands. This is one of my favorite nurseries for a little boy!

Guess how many crabs?????

This post has nothing to do with blue chickadee however it has everything to do with CRABS!!!!!!  Can you guess how many we caught?????

You would be right if you guessed 60+!!!!  What a way to end summer around here...a day on the boat, a few beers and crab crackin'!!  Big R spent the better part of the afternoon picking the remaining 35 to get get 2 pounds of crab meat for crab cakes last night!!!  



What a wonderful day spent on the water!  What's the most number of crabs you have caught??

monkey and this little piggy.....

monkey man numero uno....

 These little piggies found a home on baby g's wall.  

Moving on, here is the most adorable toy box that my friend Margeaux made for baby G's room.  Cute huh?  The fabric matches the bottom trim on the changing table (she made these burlap panels as well).  Check out her blog-she is specializing in custom crib bedding.

monkey man numero dos....

PS-anyone want to help me with my photography skills???  how can i get the "white" to be more "white"??????

Tags and Bloomers

Here are a few things that I have recently been working on for some friends.  I so wish I had a little fanny to cover with one of these hand painted bloomers.  I have to admit, I have thought about putting them on baby g, just to see how cute they would be....i think big r would have a few words for me if ever found out. Don't tell!!!!

I just got these in the mail from an adorable shop on Etsy called Bitsy Creations.  These are iron on tags for my blue chickadee line.  She was able to take my logo and transfer it onto these adorable tags!  Don't you think they turned out well?!  I had to get iron on because  a)  I don't have the time to sew on each one and b) I am not very good with the sewing machine!  So, these were the answer....

Couldn't have done any of this without this little cutie pie!

Jiminy Cricket and Strawberry Shortcake

"Jiminy Cricket"

12"X12" painting for a little boy's nursery

 

"Strawberry Shortcake"

12"X12" painting for a little girl's nursery

check out my friend Margeaux's blog and you will find the strawberry fabric to match! 

(world's worst photographer!!!)

Chevron and Etsy Find!

So, I meant to post this a while ago and since I didn't, the chevron pattern is probably on the "out " list already!!  But, anywho, this painted wall pattern was something I did while "nesting" this past spring and I thought I would share it with you.  I had hoped for broader stripes, but after I was finished measuring and taping one wall, I decided to stick with what I had done-skinny stripe or not!!!  I can say without hesitation that I will never attempt this myself again!!! Thank goodness I was happy with the outcome because it took MANY hours to create!!!  A template would have been nice had I searched the web before beginning!!!! 

Foyer

I know it looks like my lines don't meet up very well (which is true) but there are some weird jut outs with the walls in the foyer-the space is only about a 4'X4' space so things were tight to say the least. 

So, below is my awesome find on Etsy, thanks to my friend Sidney Wagner over at www.eclecticinteriordesigngroup.blogspot.com.  A few days back she had a post about growth charts and one of the ones listed was a seller on Etsy at WowWall.  They are decal stickers so ou can move around from wall to wall if you so choose.  And the best part was it was only @ $35!  I don't know if you can tell, but the one I got is orange.  They do carry several different colors fyi!

Little R's Room

I am aware of how bad my photography is, but once again, the space when you enter Little R's room is very small.  The door to his room can barely open without touching the wall.  So, here are some attempts to get a few shots of the growth chart.  Next up, measuring the boys!

Two more terrible angles but you get the idea!

Oh my.....

It has been a terribly long time since I last posted!  Months and months have gone by and I don't know where the days have gone???!!!!  Since my last post I have had another baby boy and blue chickadee has been picked up by two new stores (possibly a third)!  I have been filling my days with bottles, playdates, babysitters, painting, beach, painting, tantrums, crying it out, painting...whew!!!  Life has been so busy its time to sit down and enjoy all of the wonderful moments we have had since the summer began (well at least until nap time ends)!!!   I feel so very fortunate to have such a wonderful family who understands my love of painting and supports me and my efforts.  Thank you hubby for dealing with the fact that our house is always a wreck, Robertson's teeth are never brushed (nor his hair),  and supper is always ready at 9:00pm! I love what I do and I feel I get the best of both worlds, being with my kiddos and getting to paint when I can! Thank you family for being so understanding!!!  I love you all so much!!!!  More pics to come (maybe during the next nap time!!!)