Time to create.....

My word of the day is "originate".

originate : to give rise to : initiate

The kiddos are back to school and the creative juices are flowing!!

I spent 6 weeks this summer with all of my favorite people in Utah, which means lots of whimsy!!!

Yummy foods galore, window shopping, novel reading, and best of all IDEA GATHERING!!!

Did I ever gather ideas... too many ideas!

So, now that my three 'olders' are back in school and I have to fill my days

to the brim so that I don't miss them (Yes I actually prefer having them home), I am going to focus on a

plethora of projects.

Time to originate and get these projects going... 

First up.....

It's hard to imagine this chandie looking really rustic and cute, but I have a plan

for it that I hope will be just the ticket.

I will keep you posted!!

Now go be originative (do we think that originative is a word?),

and start something!! Anything...

And,... let me know what you have started. :)

 

Reclaiming my whimsy.....

I was looking around my room the other day, and I thought

"why in the world are all of my doors white?"

I am in the process of reclaiming my whimsy.

I am an artist at heart and for months I have been feeling stagnant.

I have been doing the mundane things that we need to do to keep life going, to keep the household functioning.

laundry, dishes, chauffeuring, cleaning,

the list goes on and on.

(Like any of you don't already know that...)

I don't even mind doing those things. Especially with some good music in the back ground.

BUT... My magic is fading. I use to be fun and whimsical.

Lately I have been finding myself becoming

so

so

practical.

Not that there is anything wrong with practical. In fact I totally plan to hang onto some of

this new practical me!! It's really handy!

The part that troubles me is that my light seemed to be fading.

The pixie dust is wearing off of my wings...

the red is draining from my hair...

the paint has dried on all of my brushes...

the caffeine is gone from my diet coke!!!

You catch my drift.

SO... I am reclaiming my whimsy!!!!!

I am starting with baby steps, but my first project is my closet door. I have just finished painting it

Martha Stewarts 'Tidewater'.

It is my new favorite. I now have 4 frames and a bedside table recently painted 'Tidewater'.

(I have never believed in overkill. :) )

So here is where you come in...

Please vote on a door knob.

Choice 1

Choice 2

Choice 3

A decorative door knob for my colored closet door.

I think it is the necessary first step to re-whimsy-fying.

I know it's not practical...

but...

that's kind of the point.

Chicks, a duck, and a dancer???

Jen has done it again!! She did the most adorable mini photo sessions this Easter with chicks,

a duck, and a cute fuzzy bunny. Although my boys would not indulge me,

my girls loved every minute of it. When their turn was up they would not leave until we

had said goodbye to each individual animal.

Jen has such an eye for artistic photography, and is really

gifted with the ability to catch those moments that make a photo unique.

This is the first year that my Chloe has been in one continuous dance class, and has been able to enjoy

the costumes and recitals that go along with it. I have been so spoiled by Jens'

mad photography skills that when it came time for the dance studio to do their annual

photos, I went running straight to her for ours.

I will NEVER go back to traditional studio photos. I loved having

Chloe outside for her pictures. It catches the colors in the costume and the

whimsy of the whole idea of a little dancer girl so much better than any of my studio pictures

growing up ever did.

I love the way Jen plays with light, and makes my dancer girl sparkle!!

Once again...

THANK YOU JEN!!!!!