Be AWESOME

new prints celebrating childhood are coming to the shop!

Come take a peek, here

while we head out to be

AWESOME!

Howdy Partners!

Howdy Partners!

Just wanted to say a big Thank You to all of you for all of your continued support, friendship and encouragement. It's so great to have a place to share my artwork and favorite things!

Your visits and comments really make my days that much sweeter...and speaking of sweet...

A big

THANK YOU

to artist Joni Nickrent over at Pop Art Minis for this..........

Sweet Award - 

Have you seen her adorable characters?

You must hop on over here and say hello....

YAY!!!!THANK  YOU JONI from the very very bottom of my heart!

I will pass the award along as planned later on a future blog post!

*It's Western Spirit Day at my daughter's camp...The winning camp group gets the spirit stick!  I made all of the girls stickers with this illustration. Hopefully they will win! Good Luck Toucans!

bye for now my friends

Sunday Sketches - Just a a lazy summer day....

One thing I love about summer...is

The lazy days, when it's all about laying on a big snuggly blanket

reading a favorite book, and doing a little ....

daydreaming

watching the clouds go by

watching the fireworks

counting fireflies

oh! and wishing upon a star!

I have sketched this out - and I am going to color it either as an evening scene or an afternoon scene...

so, for now it's just a sketch, and I am going to share it with the Sunday Sketch gang over at

 The Blue Chair Diary.... 

What do you think,

daydreaming or wishing on a star?

Illustration Friday - Lesson

"No matter the weather, always carry your own sunshine"

This week's prompt for Illustration Friday is Lesson - I think this is a great lesson for kids of all ages....

I love this idea....

Bring on your own happiness....

Madeline Book Plates

Good Morning, friends.

 I have had several requests for children's bookplates, over the past few weeks.

Here is my first new design that is now available, here, in my Etsy shop.

My kids have always enjoyed putting their personalized "stamp" in their favorite books. We have been making our own personalized plates, for some time now, and are now offering them, here!

They are perfect for adults, too!

Enjoy!

Madeline loves reading books, ...

What book are you currently reading?

We are reading Silverlicious by Victoria Kann

PS - and Madeline's bookplates have just been featured in this treasury

Thanks!
here

Creative Tuesdays - Scarf

"Life's truest happiness, is found in friendships we make along the way"
It's time for Creative Tuesdays, with Mr. Toast.

This time around, the theme is scarf. I couldn't help but think of a cute little snowman wrapped up in a scarf....sharing a hug with his new best friend.

Yes, I've got winter on my mind....
So,  let's go visit, Mr. Toast and my Creative Tuesday friends!
- xo - heather

Illustration Friday - Spooky

Reading Spooky Stories was a Halloween 

tradition at Grandma's house.

Illustration Friday - Transportation

Cordelia's underwater transportation got her everywhere on time!

Illustration Friday - Stargazing

Stargazing....Hollywood Style

Illustration Friday - Breakfast

Bee really didn't see the harm in cupcakes for breakfast.

They were made with vegetable oil and eggs right?

Sunday Sketches - Cupcakes, for breakfast?

Bee really didn't see the harm in cupcakes for breakfast,

they were made with vegetable oil, right?

I love seeing the beginning of a drawing...rough ideas, quick details...lots of imagination...

For more GREAT sketch beginnings...please visit my friend,

 Sophia, over at The Blue Chair Diary

for more sketches and inspiring artists!

Happy Sunday, hope it's a good one.

xxoo

Heather

How do you....beat the heat

"Dirty hands, iced tea, garden fragrances thick in the air...

and a blanket of color before me...who could ask for more...?

Bev Adams

Even my garden needs a tall glass of  lemonade today...

Wow, it's hot! They have predicted record heat here today...

102 degrees....

How am I going to beat the heat?

I am going to run through the sprinkler...

 then pour myself a tall glass of pink lemonade,

and lounge on a blanket in the shade....

with my catalogs and magazines...

a nice lazy summer day...

What do you do to beat the heat?

Sunday Sketches - Let Freedom Ring

Happy 4th of July

to all of my bloggy friends! I am sorry this is so late, but I have been busy enjoying this wonderful day...Celebrating 234 years of our country and Her independence....

Here is a little sketch of my girls playing on the beach...free to have fun...free to wear whatever they choose...free to be girls....free to be whomever they wish...

God Bless America!

Today we are thankful for being able to have our FREEDOM...as little girls and as women...

Hopefully all of my friends over at The Blue Chair Diary are doing the same! Go on over and check out this wonderful blog...and all of the talented people that participate in Sunday Sketches...maybe you will join us next week!

Illustration Friday - Satellite

During the summer months, the staff of The Pet Gazette,

was known for holding their weekly meetings

at the satellite office....

Happy Birthday to....

Happy Birthday Cancer the Crab

You are creative, senstive, determined and kind...

This little crab is available for purchase over on my Etsy shop, here

Sunday Sketches - Kindergarten Here I Come

My daughter, Saylor, is graduating from Pre-School this week.

It's off to Kindergarten for my little lady!

This is a little something I have sketched for her!

Happy Sunday Everyone!

I hope all of my Sunday friends over at The Blue Chair Diary, are enjoying the day!

Hop on over here, to visit and say HELLO!

XXOO

Heather

Illustration Friday - Paisley

Momma Bear wore paisley....

You've GOT to see this!

I am so lucky that I have one of my original pieces of artwork included in this one of a kind book now up for auction on Ebay, created by the very talented Renee Troy, please visit her blog here.
Renee decided to create this book to benefit A Place to Bark, Bernie Berlin's rescue retreat for animals, a few months ago and has delivered an UNBELIEVABLE piece of art.  The book is absolutely AMAZING. There are 30 original pieces of artwork included in the book. That's 30 original creations by artists from all over using all types of mediums. You can see some of the wonderful artists participating here.
The book is up for auction on Ebay, you can view this special book on line here, OR when you visit Renee's blog...she has a direct link to the auction site.

Stop by and visit this amazing work of art...and help the animals!

Sunday Sketches - Got Bubbles?

Got Bubbles?

My friend Sophia and I must be on the same wave length today.

We have very similar entries for this week's Sunday Sketches!

Check out her work, here, and all of the other talented artists, at The Blue Chair Diary.

Happy Father's Day...

I am spending mine with my dad today...

so this is actually a sketch piece with black ink that I did a few weeks ago!

1976

2001

Happy Father's Day Dad!,

I love you!!

So glad we can spend the day together!!!

Heather

xo

Madeline and The Recital Part II

Madeline is practing for her recital

My Sunday Sketch of Madeline is finished,

and here she is.

I hope you like her!

She is for sale over at my Etsy shop....here

Have a great day

Heather