my newest.....

....from my sweet friend kim......who saw it in an antique store in washington dc, and new it was meant for me......

....it is the coolest owl paper clip ever.......

....love these kinds of finds....and love sweet friends even more.....

xo

meet nan.....

...here is miss nan in all her glory......

.....she is a commission piece that I did for a sweet baby girls nursery......

.....love those knobs with the pink......so fun....

....hope you enjoy

a pair....

.....of lovely birdies will be in the etsy shop later today......

....and I have a before and after coming today as well......a little pinkaliciousness......

...see you soon...

xo

creating awareness...

one of my lovely sponsors and friends....rachel from create by ret......is raising awareness for autism this month in honor of her son brett......

rachel has created a special collection......cREaTing awareness...... of her beautiful quote canvases and some brand new prints especially for this month. all proceeds from the purchase of these specific prints will go directly toward their cause.....

to find out more about rachel and her passion read her blog here...
...thanks friends.....

xo

only happy clouds......

....love this little "happy cloud " necklace from wingo......

....those are the only kinds of clouds to have right? happy ones......with little silver linings !

....I also want to say CONGRATS to my sweet, sweet friend JL {creative visionary behind all wingo designs} on the birth of her beautiful baby.....I can't wait to meet him.....I know he will be delicious....

xo

a day to remember.......

{the most brilliant yellow}

{freshly cut...the smell was awesome!}

{hangin' on the outside of the cabin.....ski parts?....flags?...who cares....love 'em!}

{the tallest waterfall I've seen so far.....160 steps and a little mountain climb...but SO worth it!}

....we met some sweet friends on friday for a day of being outside.....and just hangin' out near maggie valley.......it was such a gorgeous day.....and so many fun memories were made......

.....here are a few shots that inspired me......and the yellow forsythia in the top photo......you'll be seeing on a piece of knack soon.....maybe this week......

happy monday!

xo

this week at knack....

cover to cover.....loved it....

....good eggs......

....bad eggs.....but my boy likes them, and I love the inspirational color that happened......

....skipping rocks on our walk.....

...tried these on at target....and I felt spiffy....

.....in the works....

....a finger painting my son did when he was three.....of Jesus on the cross......so glad the story didn't end there....and we celebrate this weekend......

...hope you all have a delightful one too......

xo

silly me.....

I forgot to tell you that I listed these in the etsy shop this week......

...there is a whole alphabet set, and a punctuation set........but I will be listing words as well......if you have a specific word you like, shoot me an email......and I'll put it together for you......

xo