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!

My latest project: Gingerbread Garland. Tiny ric-rac, brown and red felt, red cording and buttons! I doulbled up the felt for stability.

First I have to share with you the owl cake I made for thanksgiving. It's not made of owls, it's actually yellow cake with buttercream icing and he was delicious. June named him "owly" and she ate one of his feet in one bite. mmmm.....fondant.

My first Christmas craft was making this tree shirt for June. It is a reverse applique were you sew a piece of fabric on the inside of the shirt and then cut it out from the front and then i added some button "ornaments". There is a great tutorial for reverse applique on lilblueboo.blogspot.com. it's one of my favorite blogs.

So I got these shirts at the Bargin Barn for less than a dollar for BOTH!!!

And then I morphed them into one awesome shirt. June refused to take a picture without her soccer ball so that's why it's there.

P.S. check out this incredibly ginormous maple leaf june found in the front yard last week. She wore it as a hat later, but of course, i didn't get a picture of that. we had moe's for lunch. that's a sticker on her shirt.

Last night i finished my 2nd Sienna Dress for June. I found the Cali shirt for 50 cents at Goodwill and the sleeves are from an old shirt of mine that was worn completely out. I love recycled t-shirt projects.

So, my friend kristi always goes with me to the retreat and i just had to make her a water cozy tote. don't they make a cute couple???

i've been neglecting my blog but i have a few projects i am ready to share with the world. first of all, the next little vacation in store for me is the yoga retreat i go to in Howenwald, TN every November. We have to take waterbottles with us everywhere b/c it's all about cleansing and detox with sauna's and whatnot, so the idea just came to me to make a water-bottle tote. i've been quilting lately so that inspired me to make it quilty.









The big project has been June's Halloween costume. "I want to be a carebear!" june exclaimed. Of course i couldn't find a store-bought costume so i just made a pink furry bear. june picked out the fabric. i can only hope that june doesn't have a heat stroke b/c it's pretty thick. she looks so freakin cute in it!!

I did another painting to hang in the bathroom at Eston. By the way, i sold the one of the poppies so this little tree will be replacing it.

June has been playing playdoh alot lately. we had some black playdoh for halloween and I asked june what i could make that is black and she said sunny our dog. i had to show the incredible resemblance of dog and tiny dog.hehe!!!

Last week June and I went and got a couple pumpkins from Lowes. I decided it was best to paint them b/c when i was younger i was digging the guts out of a pumpkin and my hands swole up and turned blue and i haven't bought a pumpkin since then. I found out i'm not allergic to painting pumkins thank goodness. I took June's picture with her pumpkin and then she took one of me with mine.

Here is a painting i did this week. i just felt like poppies for some reason. I'm going to hang it up at the salon and it will be for sell in the restroom.....LOL.

I haven't updated in a while b/c i've been super busy with a mural i'm doing for a client friend of mine. her daughter loves horses and i painted this for her in four 4 hour days. i know, sometimes i amaze myself. i couldn't really get a great picture b/c the wall was pretty big so i just took pictures in little spots i liked. sarah picked out each horse which was a little intimidating since horses have so much personality in their faces, but she loves it, so i'm thrilled. i'd like to thank the guy at walmart that mixed my paint b/c the machine jammed like 5 times but he hung in there. thanks Loyd. (that sounds like a walmart paint guy name, right?)

this horse was my favorite, i'm not sure why, he's just a beauty.

last weekend june and nanna went to nashville. june pronounces 'hotel' with such an adorable southern accent. muffins in bed, yum.

The lady that i did the mermaid painting for requested two little canvases to go with it for her daughter's bathroom.