meet ruby

meet ruby!
she's a lovable labradoodle "puppy", the first child, of my lifetime friend leona and her husband landon. if you looked up the term "lucky dog" in the dictionary i think you could easily see her picture! ruby is so loved and for good reason- she's happy-go-lucky, sweet and minds her manners. she is rewarded with gourmet dog treats, trips to anywhere and everywhere a dog is allowed, and lots of play time :) fun stuff! when leona asked me to paint her portrait i was so excited! she wanted a fun, loose, painterly look that she could hang up in her soon-to-arrive little boy's nursery.

this photo is known by her parents as "the nefertiti"- love it!

and here was my interpretation... signature red collar and all :)
xoxo

beautiful struggle... {a quote}

putting the pieces together... {new mosaics}

well hello there :)
and BEWARE crawling babies! my fireplace is under construction! here it is, almost half done.

i have had this project in my head for the last 4 years. i never knew exactly what it would look like so i waited. i'm loving the versatile neutral colors and the random glass piecing for this space. i grouted today and just love how that pulls all the pieces together. i will be working on the vertical portion soon and plan for the pieces to be a little different from below. will update with that. i'm loving it so far and loving working on it!

i try my best to keep up with my projects, and posting here, but if i'm slow in posting just know, i'm being inspired!

xoxo

summer dress... y'all like?

i wanted an easy summer dress to wear day or night... this little number was my first go at it :) thinking of trying my hand at some more... longer lengths, different colors

what do yall think? what color would you wear?

painting a house

so, i'm not literally painting a house, but i AM painting a house :)

this is a work in progress and far from being complete,

but i wanted to share what i've been up to these days cause things are still going on over here despite the thin postings. this is a painting for my in-laws that will complete a wall of their past and now present homes! i was so excited when they asked me to paint their current house and eagerly broke out my oil paints (from college!) yes, it's been a while since i've done any oil painting, but since then (college) i have always considered it one of the mediums i enjoy working with the most. working on this has lit the fire for painting once again!

once it is completed i will be sure to let yall know :)
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