Photos of the Week

I think we've seen the last of the ice at the lake. 

We've been enjoying the warmer days by venturing out and exploring again.  This time we checked out the east side of the lake (opposite the side we live on) and had a grand time chucking rocks into the icy water.  It's simple little things like this that make me happy!

Photos of the Week

I pass this old truck on the side of the road several times a week and always I notice how amazing the color is. A rusty turquoise....... you can't beat that!  So one day I actually stopped and photographed it.

I'm learning that one major component to photography is seizing the moment.  When you see something amazing, you have to stop what you're doing and photograph it because it might not be there next time and light always changes. Carpe diem! 

Whales and Watermelon: Pink Watercolors

I recently bought a new color to add to my palette and I'm in love!

Winsor & Newton Quinacridone Magenta- it's the perfect hue of purple-pinkishness and it looks good on whales.

It also works for watermelon!

In the Works

My current projects- some finished....... some not.

 I found this pretty curtain panel at Savers and loved the fabric so much that I turned it into a couple of pillows.   One can never have too many pillows! 

The beginnings of a crochet jacket which I had intended to finish before winter was over..... oh well.  I'll finish it next year.  

A beanie! I couldn't get the original pattern to work for me, so I kinda substituted a different stitch.  I don't like how it looks on me though- so nope, I'm not modeling it for you!

Photos of the Week

Fog, frost, and snow. That was our week.  We aren't used to fog at all so it was fun for us :)

We live right next to these open hills and tried to find a geo-cache in them one afternoon.  Either the cache was gone or we dug in all the wrong places.  Either way- we loved the adventure and it was gorgeous when the sun came out for a few minutes.

Sometimes I get stuck in the house too long and forget how beautiful the world really is.  I thank my husband for his adventurous spirit and for getting me out to do things I'm sometimes not in the mood for, but end up loving afterwards!

A Creative Space

My art room is a work in progress, but I do have a shelf up now!

I'm so blessed to have a room for my passion, my hobby, and my sanity.  Here's a peek into what I call my "art room".  

P.S. Its usually not this clean........

My table is littered with watercolor lettering attempts and all kinds of ideas.  I have too many ideas in my head to paint right now!

This bulletin board makes me happy- so many cool color schemes to draw from.

Valentine's Toast

Does Valentine's Day make your hungry for chocolate? Or maybe something pink?  

I know pink is not a flavor but somehow just knowing that something is pink makes me think it tastes better :)

This year I experimented with toast, strawberry cream cheese, and strawberries- cut in the shape of hearts. 

Here's how you make Valentine's Toast:

You can cut the hearts out before you toast the bread or after (either way works).  And either way it tastes as good as it looks!