I'm a huge Alice in Wonderland fan & have been plotting a series of Alice paintings for years. There are so many fantastic scenes that would make amazing paintings that my biggest problem has been not knowing where to start. If I'm going to do Alice, I want to do justice to both Lewis Carroll's… Continue reading Alice in Wonderland
Yay! I'm nominated for a Poppy award over at Poppytalk.com. It's a fab site run by a fellow Vancouverite that showcases some of the most interesting and unique designers, artists and crafters. I've got a whack of pages bookmarked for their tutorials and images saved in my "dream house" folder. In the Affordable Art category,… Continue reading Affordable Art
My introverted inner hermit is getting a workout with all of the visits as of late. We had the mister's parents stay with us for a week over Christmas, then off to visit my folks for a few days and then on Friday I had my two sisters and their respective crews in for the… Continue reading Cagey Reviews
I had the loveliest afternoon planned with my mister the other day. First off - skating at the new outdoor ice rink in Robson Square: photo credit: entheos_fog via Flickr Now I haven't skated since I was a kid, but the weather has been nice, the skate rental was only $3 & I figured my… Continue reading Drat! Foiled Again
It's only the 7th of January and I've already broken my resolution to blog more, but at least it was for good reason - I caught the ferry on New Year's Day and took off for a few days of rest and relaxation with my folks. They have a lovely cabin overlooking the ocean that… Continue reading First Painting of 2010
Despite taking it easy for the last few days - visiting with family, playing with my nephews, eating lots of home-cooked, home-baked yumminess, sitting around our big farmhouse kitchen table to play cards - I still can't believe 2009 is over! This year flew past for me and I'm so, so excited to see what… Continue reading Goodbye 2009
Happy holidays everyone! I spent a quiet Christmas at home with the mister's parents, lots of new books and way too much food. Pretty much perfect! I've actually never stayed home for Christmas before; we always end up traveling to see his family or mine. It was a unique experience to have to cook the… Continue reading Merry Christmas
Having a birthday right around Christmas is not ideal. I usually get my presents lumped together or forgotten about completely, since everyone is already so busy with the holiday craziness. I totally understand - I'm swamped too. But it still kind of sucks. When I was a kid, most of my classmates couldn't come to… Continue reading Happy Birthday to Meeeeee!
Though I really should be cleaning right now, I'm instead virtually trimming my tree and imagining decking my halls with cute stuff I'm finding all over the place. Since it's probably too late to have anything shipped to Canada, I may have to get out the old sewing machine and use some of these fab… Continue reading Fave Christmas Finds
One of my favorite holiday traditions that always gets me in the Christmas spirit is baking shortbread cookies. I have fond memories of rolling the dough out with my mom, selecting which cookie cutter to use (to maximize the dough layout, of course) & then that smell. Mmmmmmm...nothing beats the smell of fresh baked cookies.… Continue reading Holiday Traditions