how tall are you???

so latetly i have been making growth charts. i have an option to buy one on etsy and they are available to order at labattles@hotmail.com.

Upcycle Project

Here is an ugly tshirt that i bought from goodwill for about twenty five cents with the intention of cutting up and making something cute for june. I used one of june's tshirts as a pattern, and i used fabric paint for the bus and peace signs. LOVE IT!

auction submissions

these are the three paintings i am entering into the orpheum summer art auction. i'm so nervous but equally excited. i dropped them off today and lets just say mine are alot bigger than the ones i saw already submitted. either i'll stick out like a soar thumb or rock out, i don't know. i hate to put my artwork out there. over the years i have become better about having confidence in my work, just because i have more experience. if i sell one i'll be thrilled.

NEw PainTing!!!

lotus tank

so, i really really love freezer paper stenciling. it has been my favorite new past-time. there was a cute yoga mat in class last week so i took a picture of the lotus, printed it out on regular paper and then traced it onto freezer paper. i got a craft knife, cut out the pattern,ironed it on a tank, used some tulip fabric paint and then poof, i had an awesome yoga top.

T-shirt gown

New gown made out of old t-shirts for JUne. she's actually worn it about 6 times since i've taken this picture but i just got around to posting it. Can you guess her favorite color??

Autumn

New Painting! Acrylic.

Koi

this is a koi drawing i did with pastels. june stepped on it and was terrified to tell me. i found her statue still in the kitchen with a look of panic on her face. " I stepped on your picture momma" I hugged her and said " it's ok momma can fix it". i hated to rub in the little footprint but it was actually commisioned work.

Tiles

These are 9 wood blocks that my dad and I made from scrap wood. they are about 8x8" and 1" thick. i made these for a friend at work.

From Stool to Cool

I wasn't planning on recovering these stools but this fabric reached out and grabbed me at Hancock Fabrics. It only took less than 1/2 a yard and it was 50% off, and my BFF Banana bought me some foam for valentine's day. So these 30 year old stools from my husband's grandmother got a VERY cheap but extremely stylish makeover.

paintings

i've been painting.....so i don't know if this is something people already do, but i had this awesome idea to decopague crinkled tissue paper on canvas, prime over it, and paint on it, and then love it. hence the tree on the left.

quilting

I haven't posted anything lately b/c i have been crazy busy making this quilt. it was originaly a duvet cover that i loved the pattern but hated the bunching. i just cut it up and made a quilt out of it and some other fabric i ordered off etsy about 6 months ago.I also made pillow cases with the extra. i absolutely love it! joann's had all kinds of seamless quilt binding and that makes things alot easier. my husband and i have really enjoyed it since it's been below 20 degrees on some nights. of course when i was taking pictures june insisted on being in one. how could i resist? ps. my dad and i actually built this platform bed about 5 years ago. go us!