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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Sunday Sketches - Childhood dreams

Beatrice had dreams of becoming a hair stylist one day...

here is my entry for this week's Sunday Sketches, hosted by Sophia at The Blue Chair Diary.
Grab a coffee and come see all of the fun sketches, here
Won't you join us?
....show us what is in your sketchbook


Friday, August 27, 2010

Creative Tuesdays - Hair


"I will NEVER brush my hair,"
....said Penelope
See what happens when little girls don't brush their hair?????

For more fun hair raising art pop on over here to Mr. Toast's Creative Tuesdays.
Come play along with us...it's so much fun!

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Illustration Friday - Atmosphere


Madeline wasn't sure if it was the cheese
or the atmosphère in Paris,
but she was inspired to paint many great things 
while on her recent trip there....

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Sunday Sketches - A Tribute to Super Mom

This is a tribute to all of the Super Moms
(and dads, you know who you are) out there
who have ALMOST made it through the summer,
entertaining the little people in our lives.
So, I am sure you have had your share of
 Monopoly, arts and crafts, tennis, soccer, museums, beaches, pools,
musicals, day trips, zoos...camping, kayaking, movies, sleepovers...and more, right?
So, With Starbucks in hand I salute YOU!
Great Job!
I love my girls more than anything else in the whole world,
we've had a great summer, but now I am ready for a little camp of my own...
maybe a weekend here, or here...no plans, no ideas, no agendas just ME.


This drawing was actually inspired by my friend, Sophia, who hosts Sunday Sketches, here.
She's pretty super, herself!
Please visit her at The Blue Chair Diary for some great sketches and wonderful artists...
won't you join us this week?




Friday, August 20, 2010

Camp Mom - the final countdown

I like to refer to August as
Camp Mom,
at my house.
Regular camp is over, and I am the official camp counselor around here...now.
Ok, so we've done just about everything on our list this year.
We've gone here, here and here...and even here.
So, today, we discovered a great new art supply shop.
I just love a good art store...so inspiring, everything is so colorful...so new and clean....
we picked up some Prismacolor markers,  I have never really worked with markers before, but I had fun with the colors we bought and this little drawing.
the only bad thing? there was no Starbucks anywhere....in sight....
and we need a lot of that, at Camp Mom....
Enjoy your day!
xxoo
Heather


Monday, August 16, 2010

Blue Smoke - Love

I just had a wonderful lunch at Blue Smoke, one of my favorite NYC Restaurant.
The best part, other than the mouthwatering barbecue ribs?
They serve up little pig sugar cookies for the kids to decorate
and while you eat they cook their mini-creations.
and voila....dessert!
You can check it out, here


Sunday, August 15, 2010

Sunday Sketches - Popcorn & a Movie...and My Sea

We've been quite busy this week around here, ...I like to call it Camp Mom!
So, here is my Sunday Sketch . It's the rough draft of an invitation we are creating forSummer's
8th birthday party...
We are having a special screening of Camp Rock 2 The Final Jam....
the sketch begins with an idea of what I have in my head...to make the invitation unique!
(lots of ideas, there, by the way). 

 and this is what the end result looks like....You can't see the glitter on this one, but the popcorn is accentuated with sparkly glitter... the end result is so fun!  
For more sketches visit my friends over at The Blue Chair Diary, here...why not join us?

 



also, here is a sketch I did for an idea I had for Mr. Toast's Creative Tuesdays.
The theme is Sea...maybe you will join us over there,
I went with a different sketch in the end, but "Sea" would have been a perfect name for
Summer and Saylor's sister, don't you think?

Happy Sunday,
xxoo

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Creative Tuesdays - Sea


Down by the sea, she read an old favorite, Gift From the Sea
....check out more Sea inspired drawings at Mr. Toast's Creative Tuesdays, here

So, what are you reading this summer?



Tuesday, August 10, 2010

If-Caged


"Go outside and find something to do... "
"Use your imagination," cried Sophie's mom,
So, Sophie caged up her favorite stuffed animals
and took off for the zoo....


Sunday, August 8, 2010

Sunday Sketches - Do you adora the fedora?

Not only are fedoras all over the streets of NYC,
but they are in every magazine I've picked up this past week.  
Worn by such greats as Gene Kelly, Humprey Bogart,
and now teen idol Miley Cirus,
spins on the classic fedora are everywhere this fall.
( I actually saw one on the beach Saturday!)

So, what's your take? Are you a hat person....?
Do you Adora the fedora?

I found find some here. Try a few on for size.

For more Sunday Sketches, visit Sophia, over at The Blue Chair Diary.
This is such a fun group, have you thought about joining us?
Please do, we would love to see what you've got sketched!

Saturday, August 7, 2010

could it be mine?

...when I move to Pasadena, California, this is where I want to live...
care to join me for an afternoon swim?


they already have some zebra, too!
imagine this as a studio?
...I'm not moving, but when I saw this in the Wall Street Journal Friday, I thought...hmmm?
Maybe...
for more pictures, please go here
See you Sunday, have you thought about joining
our great group, Sunday Sketches?
....we'd love to see what you are working on!
Visit Sophia, here, and enter your sketch, tomorrow!


Friday, August 6, 2010

Our Life is What Our Thoughts Make it...and Part II


"Our life is what our thoughts make it...."

I love this quote...it's so true.
Think happy = be happy
Think positive = be positive
Think magical = be magical
(I have this quote taped to my computer,too)

and I am so pleased to share with you my friends,
Part II of Mr. Toast meets Rose Hill.
So head on over here, and
 read about a few of my favorite blogs....& more!


Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Illustration Friday - Artificial

The tree may have been artificial,
but their love sure wasn't...

I've been featured, hop on over to Mr. Toast's blog to read more....

Monday, August 2, 2010

Soap!


Samantha enjoyed spending the afternoon
watching her favorite
SOAP opera, "Love in the Afternoon"

This is my first entry for Creative Tuesdays, over at Mr. Toast's blog
I look forward to seeing you there!
and some new friends, too!

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Sunday Sketches -

Ooops! She was not very good at keeping secrets....
Have you ever noticed how some little kids,
just can't keep a secret?
...they are so honest!!!

Happy Sunday to all of my friends at Sunday Sketches.
Join us for more sketches at Blue Chair Diary, here.

Maybe you should think about submitting your own sketch?
pop over to Sophia's blog, here
see you there!