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I love having the opportunity to shop small and thought I'd share two of my favorite online handmade shops. My sweet cousin in law made these Mommy and Me masks and we love them. She also has a whole host of products incorporating her photography. Her site is beautiful and fun: Joy Within … [Read more...] about Shop Small and Buy Handmade

I am so exited to introduce to you my new sweet friend and fellow Little Lamb Books author, Janet Christensen. She is guest blogging today and is sharing a special interview with the main character of her new book, Cairo's Christmas Journey. It is releasing very soon on Amazon and Barnes and … [Read more...] about Guest Blogger: Janet Christensen

Today has been a fun and celebratory day - the book birthday for my debut children's picture book, The Christmas Color! This book has been a long time in the making and I am so excited to see it come to fruition. The whole book making process has been nothing but a joy and I know it's because I … [Read more...] about Book Release Day!

Today is the day! It's my official cover reveal from my wonderful publisher, Little Lamb Books. It's available for pre-order on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. This is such a dream come true. I'm so excited - stay tuned for more things all book related. Christmas is right around the corner. :) … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal

Here is a sneak peek of my children's book cover. Tomorrow is the big book cover reveal over on my publisher's site and social media (Little Lamb Books). I'm so excited! This whole process has been nothing but a joy and it's wonderful to finally get to see it out in the world soon. I'll share … [Read more...] about Book Cover Sneak Peek

It was a watercolor sort of day today. I used a photo from our trip to Japan last year. I want to paint more! :) … [Read more...] about Dreaming of Japan

My nine year old daughter and I each started our own Redbubble shops this week. My daughter worked on it all week and loved every minute. She calls it "working on her company." :) My favorite is her back and white collection. You can access my shop by clicking "shop" on this website or clicking … [Read more...] about Mother/Daughter Redbubble Shops

For the last couple of years, some of my girlfriends from college and I have gone to the California poppy fields together. This year we couldn't go, so I decided to water color my friends from photos I had on hand from last year. I actually took those photos meaning to paint them right away and I … [Read more...] about California Poppies

My husband gave me the loveliest Mother's Day gift from one of his x-volleyball players from our time spent in Mississippi. Her etsy shop is Casa Demian. Her work is so intricate and beautiful. They are truly works of art. … [Read more...] about Beaded Jewelry