Skirts!!!

Don't all girls love SKIRTS???? Well I am adding these fun little skirts to the Polkadot Fairies store ...Perfect for playing, going to school in, or well just "Twirling" around! I am selling the skirts in a variety of color combos , and the pattern is for sale as well so you can make them for your own little darling !!! POLKADOT FAIRIES STORE

New Retro Apron for Polkadot Fairies store!

Here is Jessica with her new Retro Apron with Polka dot pockets! I have created this apron for my Polkadot Fairies store . Available now in this and other prints. I am also selling the pattern for this lovely little dish...( the apron) here is a link to the store http://polkadotfairies.bigcartel.com/

Just cooling off a sizzling summer!

Poppy Paradise

My long awaited poppies have begun to show their pretty little faces! These little flowers love to shout out their presence in a beautiful array of colors , bright enough to put any ball gown to shame. I love growing Shirley Poppies, but it has been a few years since they have graced us with their appearance. Thank you , Thank you , Thank you !!!
Oh to be a "fairy" and wear one of these delicate beauties as a gown!

Heavenly

Ahhhhhhhhhh......... Sweet....So many blessings .Here is sweet Adeline.

Beautiful outdoors

Life is spinning by!!

Well the summer...and my life!!! Keeps spinning by!!!!! We have had a lot of fun as a family, but every day seems to be slipping through my fingers like water!!! We have had rain forest weather... ( I was pretty sure we lived in a desert ...but oh well...) The days have been cool and wet and the roses are absolutely in rose heaven ...Or maybe I am... I think my peas are pretty happy as well, not to mention my beautiful red lettuce ...both of which I have never been successful with before.
I have been sewing too... currently 5 little flower girl dresses, aprons, doll clothes, and hopefully soon skirts and jackets! I will be including patterns for these items in my store soon!
My camera and I have been very close as well... of course I am trying to save my moments with the adorable kids and the beautiful lush flowers on film (or computer , which is the case with my digital world...) .
Illustrating is also sneaking in there as often as possible...it is so much fun to do art!!!

Paradise?

When you plant flowers ...you can create your own little paradise! I am so grateful that I have had this small piece of land and the opportunity to do so. What a blessing . When I am in my garden, I often think of Celia Thaxter and her writings and sentiments about her beloved flowers in her book "An Island Garden" .
The way she talks about each flower with such poetic verse and love amazes me. I especially love her detailed explanation of poppies ,her delicate description of each painted petal is so sweet. She talks about every flower in her garden with love and admiration , as well as the song birds, and toads that serenade the days and nights away. I would recommend the reading of this lovely book to anyone who deeply loves the garden.

Beautiful

Thinking Pink!

Why is pink so lovely? When I think pink my mind can just take me to such beautiful places.
My garden theme this year will be pink! ( of course there will be other colors that I wont be able
to turn away too) But mainly the beautiful pinks! Well off to the Nursery! and then to the dirt!

Bloom

I have been so busy lately that I have neglected my blogging!!
However... I have been enjoying the beauty of the outdoors ( The lilacs and snowballs are in bloom) ...and my family. I have also been so excited to become an illustrator selling stock on line! It is way fun! I have always loved art, drawing ,doodling ...and now ...to have an excuse to do it is so much fun!! Images are racing through my head, and I never have a time when I dont have oodles of things I want to get down on paper! And I can still stay home and be a mom. Perfect!

For the birds!

There are those who dont think of Starlings as a beautiful bird...but I think most birds are adorable. We have a nest of Starlings in our yard, I love it! It is great fun to watch all of the different birds that adorn our yard. Recently we have also discovered a Robin's nest! What joy! The mother patiently sits and waits...She has chosen a very secluded location, and we just peek up occasionally, and leave her water , and an occasional worm down below. Of course her mate takes care of her very well. But we just want them to know we are friends.