Illustration Friday - Transportation

Cordelia's underwater transportation got her everywhere on time!

Sunday Sketches - Be Cool...Follow the Rules

It's Sunday, again. Time for Sunday Sketches,

with Sophia and The Blue Chair Diary.

Time really flies, doesn't it?

I started this sketch the other night, after a visit to my daughter's elementary school.

Remember, it's not polite to talk out of turn.  

Sometimes we forget that little rule, even as adults...

This is just a simple reminder....Raise your hand, and please don't talk out of turn!

For more Sunday Sketches, pop on over here, hope to see you there.

We've started to color this illustration.

Mine is above,

and Summer's is below

if your kids would like to color this in,

simply click on the original and print,

and have fun! 

Scarecrows and Saturdays

"Summer's loss seems little,

dear, on days like these"

Enrest Dowson

It's another beautiful Autumn day here.

Don't you just love this season?

Hay rides * pumpkin picking *long hikes in the woods * the smell of leaves

football games (Go USC) * apple cider donuts * leaf peeping * outdoor firepits

and oh, the colors

yellows, oranges, red...

aren't they just beautiful?

What do you love about fall?

An Award...and Halloween Decorating

Here's just a peek at some of the Halloween decorating that's been going on around our house.

I love anything that glitters, and these pumpkins from Michael's do the trick.

We also filled out apothecary jars with

green moss and skeleton heads.

Apothecary jars from Home Goods are a plenty around my house!

Black candles are also a must!

and every house needs a witch's broom, right???

we do not want anything too scary around here,

so these soft, plush pillows, from Target (we have a ghost, too)

are perfect throughout the house.

Have you been doing any holiday decorating?

and a big, huge, giant thank you to Leen Christens for the wonderful Lovely Blog award.

Please pop over to her blog, to see her adorable work!

Thanks Leen!!!

Illustration Friday - Beneath

Madeline and her friends gathered beneath the full moon.

It was time for the Halloween Parade.

This painting is available for sale, here, in my Etsy shop.

Sunday Sketches- The Halloween Parade

Here comes the parade...

Here's just a little something I have been working on this week.

Madeline and all of her friends are getting ready for the Halloween parade at school.

This is my entry for Sunday Sketches, you can find more of my wonderful artist friends, here,

at The Blue Chair Diary...parade on over!

Why not join us today? I know you have

something to share from your sketchbook!

Happy October...We're in the kitchen

Frightfully Delicious Monster Cookies





These are a favorite in my house....

Try making them with your little monsters this weekend!

just click on the recipe below for full size recipe, print, and away you go!