Here a bunny... there a bunny...

Dressed up bunnies!

With every snow storm I seem to become a little

more determined to rush spring~

We have enjoyed a little bunny friend all winter.

Our furry visitor lives near our garden compost...

Beneath the Forsythia shrubs~

Carrot ends, celery bases, cores... rinds...

All tasty snacks that we toss out a back window

to share while the winter winds continue to cover.

Our friendly rabbit will visit our gardens...

As long as I plant enough~ we can share!

My Etsy store is brimming with little faces!
...at least one tidy spot!
My studio has been a disaster for weeks as I have
been researching, painting, mixed media, carving...
A touch of mad-scientist in my blood~

Hope your weekend is perfect... and a bit messy, too!

Little Feathered Friends in Dresses...

These sweet little girls are in my Etsy store...

All dressed in little spring dresses!

I remember getting a new dress each Easter~

This little tomboy would clean up for one day each year!

Mom would dress my sister and I like twins.

(She is four years older than me)

Tall, thin... olive skin... hazel eyes...

My chubby cheeks are covered with freckles~

We're as opposite as they come!

The pictures look sweet... my oldest sister

made most of our Easter outfits.

I was always tickled to have a new stuffed bunny!

(Even more tickled when the dress was put away...)

These feathered friends seem to like

their little dresses~

Hope you like them, too!

Wishing you a wonderful week~

Happy Valentine's Day & Sunday Sketch...

Wishing you love, friendship... laughs and joy!

Happy Valentine's Day~

I will draw a name from the hat later this evening

for the giveaway in my previous post...

You're not too late!

Giveaway! Baby Bird & Nest Art...

GIVEAWAY TIME!!!

~Sweet Springtime Bird and Nest~

Two original pen and ink illustrations on fabric!

Please leave a comment on this post to enter.

Name will be selected on February 14th!

I know our feathered friends will soon be

building cozy nests...

I feel as if our winter "nest" is getting a touch

of cabin fever... yet another snow "event" on the way.

"Event" does make it sound a bit more chipper...

...I think it's time to begin sketching nests,

songbirds and all things fresh & spring-like!

Ooodles of new sketches will be in my Etsy shop soon!

Hope you have a wonderful week~

A new sketch... a gift & planning a giveaway!

A little late with my Sunday sketch...

My Sweet 17 is a joy!

She has a way of making the young, old and

everything in between smile... with her smile~

Little Man 14... well, he gets them to belly-laugh!

I'm a bit behind because as the snow piles high,

So do my deadlines! I'm having a great time

painting several new watercolor programs!

Or as a close-artist-friend stated...

"More goodies for the lazy artists to copy?"

I keep painting because it is what I love to do.

I license my designs because art should be seen.

I have not figured out why other artist

steal ideas, designs... programs... not just mine!

I feel sorry for them.

The joy of art is in the uniqueness!

I LOVE that MY art is one of a kind~

FRESH from my mind...

From my heart...

If certain artists try it too many more times~

My lawyers will be filled with joy!

Onto happy thoughts!

This GORGEOUS TREASURE arrived as a surprise~

A mug mat made by Donna...

Please visit her creative blog Brynwood Needleworks!

I wrote a little note to Donna that I will be framing

my gift~ we have kitty cats that adore

finer things in life and they would consider

this beautiful treasure a perfect nap quilt!

They have cozy beds...

Our laps in the evening...

This mug mat is a masterpiece for my studio!

Thank you, Donna!

A GIVEAWAY!

I've been trying to figure out what to do...

We have reached over 1,000 Etsy sales, Sweet Friends!

I will announce the new giveaway tomorrow...

I'll try to make this one extra-special!

Hope your day is safe!

This has been a very...

eh, what's the word...

very...

PERSISTENT!

Winter........

(smiles!)