its here! my doodle book is finally here! actually, it came late december, but who has time to blog amidst making MANY christmas cookies and wrapping lots of goodies? : ) 2011 was such an amazing year with milestones, joy and tears. So my first post of 2012 is really a thank you to [...]

I’ve told this story before. When my husband and i first started dating, i learned that N is not the mushy kind of guy. Sentiment is not his game. He is awesome and caring and funny and scary smart, but not super expressive about his feelings. i couldn’t count on him to remember anniversaries or [...]

Artsy kids might seem shy at times. They might retreat into their sketchbook, or coloring book or picture book. Their christmas list might be filled with items like colored pencil sets, air dry clay, and anything with “Crayola” in front of it. And if an artsy kid grows and matures into an artist as an [...]

Ah…this dress was one of my favorites. Imported Alencon lace was used for the center-seamed, deep v bodice. i lined the bodice with a silk that took forever to find. i was going for a color that would fall somewhere between nude (ick!) and natural white, which was the color of the gown. i wanted [...]

Um, this sketch stole my dream hair. Touseled, wavy low ponytail with perfect pieces around the face. Ah well, my hair does not have quite the volume to pull this off, but pencil chick here is rockin it! This sketch was for an asymmetric beaded/sequined skirt with a charmeuse keyhole, racerback bodice with beading along [...]

Hello all! Here is what i’m thinking. Since i am up to my elbows in commissions and it can be tricky posting progress pics “during” the creation (clients like to be the first ones to see a work and still others might consider me stealing their thunder if i posted theirs) i am going to [...]

Soooooo……back in the day i used to make dresses. i have many, many sketchbooks filled with designs and a few minutes ago, while looking for some tracing paper, i got sucked into the trap of flipping through a few. Oh boy. i just had to post this one. The date says 2002. i totally don’t [...]

i was going to save a wedding post for my anniversary in august. But Tara Gentile at Scoutie Girl challenged me today with her We Scout Wednesdays and so i’m posting all my wedding-y goodness a little early. August 23, 2003~ i chose the date because i love the way “august” looks in print, and [...]

This is a photo of a floral kids mannequin from my friend’s 6-year-old daughter’s room. i helped decorate! We did a darling french art studio kind of theme. i made tulle curtains with black grosgrain trim, a blackboard “galerie” sign and her folks got a drafting table and tiny stool. She even has ledges on [...]

As browse through my “vault” of images to post this “looking back” entry, i am realizing i really wrote and story-boarded quite a few children’s tales when i was a new mom. That doesn’t seem weird to me. That’s where my head was after all. But i just don’t remember doing it! HA! Not remembering [...]