Redecorating updates

So I redecorated my kitchen a bit...here are a few pics:

I haven't finished what I'm putting inside the shelf yet. The basket and chalk need to find a home too.
Thinkin about putting jars filled with art supplies in the shelf.

Love our last name! It fits pefectly in the kitchen seeing as you cook in the kitchen:) My dad gave these to me after he closed his popcorn store and I just glued music note paper onto them.

 And I also added a few things to my living/family room:

Don't mind my smudged mirror:) Along with the letters, my dad gave me this book shelf (I have 2 more in my craft room) and the baskets too! Love him:) I want to put some sort of cute quote made of vinyl underneath the mirror or a cute board with hooks to hang up jackets/purses.

Pardon the flash. These pics are ones we took in California back in February. Cute huh? Unfortunately I didn't think to take one of all 3 of us next to the "C" lifeguard post until AFTER we got home. Boo. The frames and anchor are finds from D.I.

This is a watercolor painting I whipped up real fast and put in a cute deep brown frame. It's about 16x24" and is across from the circular mirror. It fits in perfectly with the rest of the room.

I updated my "Kids say and do the darnest things" page. Check it out:)


Have a wonderful day!

Intro to pastels

I decided the other day that I would introduce Amaree to the wonderful world of pastels. I love this medium and knew she would too (after all it's basically chalk:). Sure enough she was giddy about coloring with these. I have had this pastel set since I started my art class in Orem over 12 years ago. They are still in great shape and I still have EVERY color that was provided in the kit. I also have pastel pencils which are almost just as fun.

I loved how much she loved the whole experience. Art has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember ; it brings me so much joy to see my daughter have an interest in art at such a young age! Here are her beautiful pictures from the past 2 days:

I have decided to buy magnetic strips to put in my kitchen to put all of Amaree's beautiful drawings up. I love all of them and love showing them off. I am so curious as to how/why she draws the way she does. Why did she put that color there? Why did she shade that part and not the other? I know why I draw the way I do; I just would love to know why she draws the way she does:)

Here are the two drawings I did:

This is now inside a big red frame

My abstract Eiffel Tower. I want to make a big one and paint it for my front room. It has hints of turquoise in it so it would match perfectly. 

Have a wonderful day!