LOVE fabric letters {anthro inspired}

hey howdy hey! some crafty friends of mine decided to do a monthly craft night and here is what we made this month... fabric letters! mine are 12 inches tall and covered in fabric that matches the colors in the quilt on my bed. i just LOVE these :)

(and so do little hands! i also love those little hands!!)

v is for violet!!
she loves to be in the mix making things with me :)

so. much. fun.

xoxo

she's done... {putting the pieces together, cont'd}

YEY!! my fireplace project is complete!! after being blocked off from my kids for, well, way too long we can finally appreciate it. it's much lighter in color than the dark reddish-brown boring tile that was there before. i think it adds interest and a breath of fresh air into the room. it's different and took me a few days to get used to, but around here we approve :)






and what really sent me into high speed work mode was that dang game 6 of the world series! i got to one point where i couldn't watch it anymore, but i could listen, so as i listened i scraped dried grout off of the tiles. it was a great way to calm my nerves :)

hope everyone is enjoying fall and family!!
xoxo

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