Organic sunburst painting

Baby shower elephant!

Trying some new patterns and designs. What do you think? This will go to my cousin to decorate her new baby nursery.

My most recent listings March 2016

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Zaidey

We celebrated my granny Edna Basham's 100th birthday a couple weeks ago! I hope those genes have been passed on to me and I could be fortunate enough to live that long! Here's a picture of my kids swinging at the party with their cousin Elyse--aren't they adorable!? That day was chilly but nice enough for the kids to play outside. While they ran around, my little one (on the far right), Zaidey, fell on the concrete driveway and got a huge goose egg on her knee (you can actually see it in this picture!). She was pretty much over everything else after that and refused to do anything (except swing) until we went home. Even when we got home, though, she refused to walk for like three days. I had to carry that kid everywhere. A week later she is still pointing at her knee crying "boo-boo!" and demands band-aids daily. I think she was a little traumatized! Even though she is two, she really has not gotten any major ouchies during her lifetime, so I think this was a HUGE awakening for her. Sorry baby girl!

Some of my new favorite accessories

Farmers market

I was thinking about taking the glass out of these old light fixtures and adding some spray paint to make a planter.  One of my many projects around the farm.

Tshirt scarves and necklaces

DIY tshirt scarves.  Super easy and adds a little loveliness to your day. I have also done these as a craft for my MOP’s group, and it was a hit with the ladies!

Pumpkin and Cream Cheese sandwich cookies

These pumpkin and cream cheese sandwich cookies were delicious!

Pumpkin Cookie

4 eggs
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups fresh pumpkin purée
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Dash cloves, nutmeg, vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda

Combine the ingredients well until most lumps are gone. Pour into your baking molds and bake at 350 degrees until done. Remove cookies and allow to cool. Once you’ve used all the batter, make up your cream cheese icing and fill the cookies.

Icing

- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- pinch almond extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar

DIY Photo Book

I wanted to make my husband Adam a photo book for a gift, and you know what---those photo books you buy online can get pretty expensive!  So I took a cheaper route and made my own.  The hardest part is the binding.  I was looking online at college art courses the other day, and I found out you can actually get a Master's Degree in book binding.  No joke, it's that intricate!  Lucky for me, I found an easier way to bind my book.  I used a hole puncher, some ribbon, and a few knots later called it good!