Sunday Sketches - Happy Halloween

The witches fly

Across the sky,

The owls go, "Who ? Who ? Who ?"

The black cats yowl

And green ghosts howl,

"Scary Halloween to you !"

- Nina Willis Walter .

 

It's time for Halloween and Sunday Sketches. 

Pop on over to my friends at The Blue Chair Diary for a howling good time.

As you can imagine, it has been very busy for us around here at my house this weekend.

My little ghouls have been to several Halloween parties, and we have been carving pumpkins, trying to bob for apples (another one of my great ideas...ha ha ha) and decorating our pillowcases (candy bags) for the big Halloween extravaganza today....

So, I'm off to watch one of my all time favorite movies, the original

Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory,

 isn't that a great way to begin Halloween?

with Pure Imagination and CHOCOLATE!

 
Happy Halloween to you!!

 

 

Creative Tuesdays - Curtains

This is my entry for Mr. Toast's Creative Tuesdays.

This week's theme is curtains.

These two little friends love peeking out through the curtains

at night to catch a glimpse of the beautiful moon....

Hope to see you over at Creative Tuesday's with Mr. Toast....

xo

This painting is also available here, at my Etsy shop.

Sweet Dreams...

Illustration Friday - Racing

Sophie and Teddy were racing for a cure....

Sunday Sketches - Piece on Earth

It's Sunday, time for Sunday Sketches with Sophia, over at The Blue Chair Diary. This is a sketch of a card I am working on for a Real Estate agent, that will accompany this gift, which you can find, here..... OK, isn't that the coolest gift? A cheese board in the shape of your favorite state? Yes, she is giving her clients these state boards as a holiday gift...I want one!

and this little illustration is complete....

Enjoy this beautiful Autumn Sunday!

and please do pop over to visit Sophia and my other Sunday Sketches friends, here

xo

Little Ghost

Trick-or-Treat,

 this little ghost is available, here

I hope to get lots of Reese's Peanut Butter cups this year,

 how about you?

Illustration Friday - Spooky

Reading Spooky Stories was a Halloween 

tradition at Grandma's house.

My drink, A venti skim misto....

"Ah! How sweet coffee tastes!

Lovelier than a thousand kisses,

sweeter far than muscatel wine!

I must have my coffee."

Johann Sebastian Bach

"A cup of coffee shared with a friend is happiness tasted and time well spent."

anonymous

“Coffee and love are best when they are hot.”

German proverb

"I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee"

Carly Simon

Care to join me for a cup?

Sunday Sketches - What would we do without....

"A friend is someone who understands your past,

believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are..

What would we do without our friends?

Mine make me laugh, make me cry

and hold my hand when the going gets tough!

This is a quick sketch for Sunday Sketches,

I just returned from a 2 day trip with my girlfriends.

It's amazing what a little friend time can do to help the soul....

to my buddies, love you all -

I am off to visit Sophia and my Sunday Sketch friends

over at The Blue Chair Diary, here.

They always have some great sketches to see,

won't you join us? 

What's working...

"I'm trying to focus on the parts of my

life that are working, and not on the parts that aren't ..."

Ali McGraw

When I heard this quote from the Ali McGraw the other day, I couldn't help but think, wow, she's right. So many times we focus on the negative...

but when you stop to look around, there really is a lot of positive....right here with you and in front of you!

I'm taking this thought with me....

for the day!

How about you?

Creative Tuesdays - Art

"C'est une œuvre d'art, oui," Madeline? asked Gustav

"It's a work of art, yes?"  Gustav asked Madeline....

Madeline wasn't sure if he meant his artwork or their love....

Madeline is my little mouse character

...she loves the ARTS and Gustav.

....this is my work of ART entry for

Mr. Toast's Creative Tuesday.

Come play along, it's so much fun

see you there....

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!