Word Themed Inchies

I completed these word themed inchies over the weekend as part of the 100 inchie project on Swap-Bot . I knew exactly what I wanted to do for this theme. I watercolored each of the inchies' backgrounds and then used the words as inspiration for the design.

There is nothing like an inchie for a quick burst of creative refueling! I keep a container full of them on my workspace to play with, doodle on or draw inspiration from.

I'm Lovin' It Monday

Yes, I am still alive but with Cooper still fighting a bad infection and lots of movement on Christopher's case, I just haven't been able to blog. I am praying that round three of antibiotics for Cooper and today's hearing for Christopher will bring some much needed peace!

Now, to business......this Monday I am lovin' Sassafras Lass' Paper Whimsy Blossoms . The large ones already have inked edges, what a time saver. I ran out and bought every set and I am saving them for something special!

My Poor Beautiful Eyes

It pains me just to look at my poor, sweet baby boy's beautiful big blue eyes all red and swollen and this is after cleaning out the gunk (that coordinated with the snot in his nose) that sealed them shut while he slept on my chest like he did when he was a itty bitty baby. The doctor thinks it is a bad infection from his cold that has spread to his eyes and ears but since the other two babies are getting yucky eyes, I am fearing conjunctivitis. I don't know how to survive a house with three babies with pink eye.....

so far the older boys are doing okay. I, on the other hand, am hanging on to my sanity by a thread. I wish I had more arms to comfort and cuddle............

Needless to say, no art projects or tutorials to share this week.

Thursday Thought To Ponder

You can be sure of two things in life; there is a God, and your mother loves you.

Living an Inspired Life, or at least trying..........

The past few months I have tried to refocus my life (and my business) on drawing from inspiration from the world around and trying to find ways to "artistically channel"
that inspiration in all that I do. You may have noticed the beginning of these changes but there will be some much bigger ones to come.

Life is all about being in the moment and enjoying it. It may sound like such a simple concept but to me it can be a challenge in the busy world of being a mom and a wife, a blogger and a entusiastic crafter -slash-wanna be artist! I hope you will enjoy the upcoming changes and take joy in the journey with me!

I'm Lovin' It Monday

For this I'm Lovin' it Monday I first must do a shout out to my wonderful friends who I am extra lovin' right now. You'd think from the bouquets of flowers, jewelry, cookies, fruit and the home cooked dinner that were all dropped off for me on my Birthday that I was blessed with the greatest friends on earth, right? Well on top of all of that generosity, two of my closest girlfriends snuck into my house on Friday while I was at Disneyland and scrubbed my home from top to bottom.

How humbling that your friends would help you in a way that you need but would never dream of saying. Not that my house is a dirty mess but with the unexpected addition of two foster babies for the past three and a half months I have struggled every day just to try to keep my head above water. I hope that I can be even half the friend to others that they are to me!

Okay, now for the non-gushy stuff, I am LOVIN' my vinyl lettering from Uppercase Living . I have been wanting to order something from my friend ShaLayne for awhile now but I was so overwhelmed by the endless possibilities so I finally just custom ordered my own phrases. Here are the results:

Thursday Thought To Ponder

"Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once."