Delma Joy Temple: Bio Mom

Cecilia Ramirez: Mom

Mother in law: June Anders with her Momma, “Toots”

I wish I were in India for the Holi Festival of colors

This week in India is the Holi Festival of Colors. I WISH I were there!

see more here and here

So good

Happy Valentines day to those reading here

Some love in the mail from art pal, Karenann Young

What can be said in New Years rhymes?
That has not been said a thousand times?
The new years come, the old years go
we know we dream we dream we know
We rise up laughing with the light
we lie down weeping with the night
we hug the world until it stings
we curse it then and sigh for wings
we live, we love, we woo, we wed
we wreathe our prides, we sheet our dead
we laugh, we weep, we hope, we fear
and thats the burden of a year

e. wilcox

We stabilized the base of the tree and the tree stand and got it back up yesterday.

It certainly makes a house feel homey.

I spent two days decorating a sweet little Christmas that a friend gave me. It came attached to its own stand and yesterday it crashed. Not sure what happened but I did lose a lot of ornaments, BuMmE r!!

I’m a big Junker Jane fan

I love the fabric that the green monster is made with. The piece is a reminder to me to keep jealousy at bay

This ornament by Lalainia Lloyd is one of my favorites, so cleverly composed.

Links for both artists are in my side bar and they both have etsy shops. BUY HANDMADE!

Giclees of this original painting; Girl Looking Askance, are now posted to my etsy shop.

This ornament from my collection was painted by Lisa Martin Bowman. I am a big fan of Munnys and this one is especially sweet!

I had meant to start posting ornaments from my collection, of all handmade, artist made ornaments but I have bee so sick the past week I did not even get started. So. I’ll post three today to make up for lost time and also one that I designed last year for sale in my etsy shop.
This is one available in my shop:

From my collection this one is made by artist “Dolly Gagging”

This one is by artist Diane Redmore Moore:

and this one is by artist Carla Naron:

I do so enjoy my unique ornaments!

Also I have been working on little collage folios, they are about 4 x 5 inches and can hold atcs or aceos or little photographs or they can be stared at and displayed
this is one of them:

I used thick canvas and they fit so nicely in the hand!

Well, its that time of year again. The time of peace and joy and love. hahahah, yeah tell that to the people in the mall parking lots! Lighten things up with a little bit of humor:

I’m listing prints and cards of this piece on etsy. I will be giving only homemade and handmade this year. Maybe gift cards. ie, staying OUT of the malls. Anyway, here in Ojai, there are no malls! love that.

On a nicer note, from last years design I am selling this print and cards on etsy: The Girl Who Swallowed a Tree

Also offering up this piece which is a Money Tree hat:

And in memory of my beloved Balthazar, the pug nosed reindeer is back:

I MISS my dog so much!!!