OLD STUFF
Since I've been working on a lot of Christmas presents lately and can't really post them, I thought I amuse you all with some really old artwork of mine.  A self-portrait that I drew when I was 15 years old, a portrait of my father (which is a really old photo of him, I tea stained the paper before I drew on it with conte to make it appear old), and two acrylic paintings.  I'm sure one will look really familiar!!  No no, I am not the thief who stole "the scream".  
Happy Friday to you all and enjoy your weekend.  Perhaps I will have something new done for Monday

RAIN AGAIN
Yet another rainy day in Ottawa.  The only good thing is that I've managed to get a lot of stuff done. I think I have about 5 projects on the go right now.  Keeps me busy!!  
I can't believe it's Friday already tomorrow.  I love the weekends because Marty's home and I get a little bit of a break from being on mommy duty 24/7.  I'm hoping we will have some nice fall weather this weekend, that would be nice.  Next weekend is my birthday and all I want to do is go pick apples at an orchard and hit up "Third World Bazaar".  If you don't know about this place, it's in Manotick, just outside of Ottawa.  Very cool place.  It's this country barn type building and it's a great place to start your Christmas shopping.  People travel the world all year long and buy lots of great things like home decor, clothing, jewellery and so on.  They then have a 7 week sale in this barn and sell it for great prices.  It's a really great concept and a good place to get a unique gift for someone.  Anyways check out the website www.ThirdWorldBazaar.ca


Well happy Friday tomorrow!!! Gotta go out in the rain to pick up the hubby.

BABY PORTRAITS 
I recently finished a pencil sketch of my baby Willow.  I then decided to start one of her little buddy Ruth, however Ruth is not quite finished.  I love drawing portraits and even once considered being a sketch artist for the police. I then found out that sketch artists mainly work on contract and are mostly used in murder trials.  I guess I figured I couldn't make a career out of that.   

 If anyone wants a sketch done, let me know!!

LOLOS PETALS                  

As some of you may or may not know, I recently had a precious baby girl.  We decided to name her Willow Mae, simply because we loved the name and my husband and I got married under a beautiful willow tree last summer.  That being said, every since she was born I have felt that she has been an inspiration to me in many ways.  One being my creativity.  I guess I felt for a long time that I didn't have a subject matter.  Now all I want to do is take photos of her, draw her, and make really cute things for her.  

I've been wanting for a really really long time to start some sort of business.  I've never really been able to narrow it down to what exactly.  I have so many interests and I can't seem to pick just one.  Long story short, I want to start trying to sell some of my stuff online.  So I've been racking my brain for a company name. 

Last night, little Willow was playing on her play mat and I heard her start fussing.  I went into the living room to discover her with a little plastic doughnut type toy on her face that she was attempting to chew on.  Don't ask me how she got it there, but she did.  It was definitely picture worthy.  So of course I took the most perfect picture of it.  It looked like if I were to put petals around her head she would look exactly like a flower.  A few minutes later, my husband was talking about something out of a Christmas movie involving the word "petals".  Oh and I should mention that my nickname for my little Willow is "Lolo".  Right then and there it hit me..."Lolos Petals".  I quickly opened up Photoshop this morning and got straight to work on a logo and banner design.  Here it is!!!  

Keep your eye open for my designs....coming soon!!  My main focus will be baby/kid products, but I'm always working on something else that's not always for the little ones.  

A little color can go a long way 


We recently painted our living room
and I just love it.  It was starting to get really beige and black in this house and I really thought it needed  a punch of color.  It feels so much cozier and really adds a lot to the room.  Everyone knows how much I love to decorate.  Here are a few photos of the new living room colors.  Who knew that i would enjoy purple, or a shade of purple.  

COMFORT FOOD

I just felt the need to write about the most delicious meal ever that my husband makes.  I love it when he cooks, because it's a nice little break for me.  Don't get me wrong, I love cooking and great food.  We've made this recipe several times over the last month and I honestly don't think that we breathe while eating it.  It's very simple, but has that expensive meal kind of look to it.  What better combo then salmon, bacon and cheese!!!  Top it off with a bottle of red wine and that's the perfect meal, in my opinion.  YUMMY!!!

I also find that Fall is definitely when I start cooking a lot more, so I'm excited that it is that time of year again.  Looking forward to making some great soups!!

BUSTED OUT THE KENMORE

Yay, I'm so excited!!  I've finally gotten the sewing machine out and running.  It's been packed away for about four years now.  I actually remembered how to use it and now I'm on a mission.  Now if only Willow would co-operate, she's a cranky pants right now.  She's got a full belly, clean diaper and is just about sitting on my lap with toys and soother in hand.  What else could she possible want!!?