MY NEW TATTOO!!! Shhhh...don't tell my parents!

I have always wanted a tattoo...secretly for a very long time and not so secretly for the past few years.
It's like this...this is mine...all mine... and for very many years, I didn't know how important that having things for "me" only, was.. IS. I'm a wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend...those..things are always first...but I'm also an artist making my way and finding myself.  I'm going to CREATE...art, happiness, joy, but most of all, I'm going to create myself...look out world, I got ink!

My love of Pinterest...and my addiction...

Sooo...I'm thinking that I need to start this blogging thing and keep at it...Consistency is NOT my forte...but I think I'll give it a whirl.  I sit here, my 4th day with a fever, sick and miserable, can't sleep, and all I can do is PIN!!  I am 100% addicted to Pinterest...I adore it, I love it, I never want to leave it.  I'm not sure if a girl who gets distracted by sparkle should have 24 access to it though...yes, when I'm sick it's just fine...but come tomorrow when I really need to make up for the 4 days off from creating, it will NOT be good.  Maybe I should suspend activity from my phone??? Who am I kidding?!  I need it, I crave it, I LOVE it.  Truly...SOO, I am going to post some of my pics that I have been busy doing for the last yearish and pin on my board...then, since I vow to keep blogging, as I write about my days of creative blissfulness, I can post pictures as I go....so, this is kind of like my experiment to post my own pics...cuz I got nothing better to do than sit here all fevered and icky....here goes...

zebra ceiling painted in a tween girl's bathroom :)

dull and ugly ceiling, no more!  client will be replacing fan with a fab chandelier!

This is one of my favs :) Ginormous artwork for a baby girl's nursery...

a little bohemian art...

paisley fun...

a soft, sweet tree....

There's a little witch in all of us...

OH! How I Love Halloween! Every year I try to make it to October 1st, and every year I fail...soooo today is Sunday, 9/22 and I have spent 4 days of my life, which I will never get back, to decorate every inch of my house in my beloved Halloween decor. It's the little things that make me giddy...a hidden witch in my favorite chandelier...

or, my kissing fish, who usually wears a golden crown, but trades it in for a sparkly purple witch hat ( which every good witch should do!)

or a mantle filled with spooky crows, sticks and spiders...but also a fabulous hot pink mirror...

soooo...here I sit, in my spooky 'ole house feeling festive and fiesty wondering what the season will bring. It's already brought me joy...in the little things...the creepiest crawliest of little things...

Where DOES the time go?!

What?! 2 years since the last update?! Ridiculous! I've recently discovered Pinterest which now has me back on the computer, getting inspired by any and everything!! Since the last update I have been busy, busy painting canvases and murals. I've always wanted to live this life and now here I am...loving every minute! Now....if only I can get a good camera and live up to the beautifully crafted blogs out there, I'll be set! I can only try my best :) Will try to post pictures of my Halloween displays later today...

Oh My...it's been so long! I guess since I saw my first hint of Halloween, I have the urge to blog again after all this time! Can't believe how fast this past year has gone!! This new school year is upon us and I know it will be bittersweet as I have a senior this year!! Where has the time gone??! A senior, a sophomore and a 7th grader!! Let's hit our wine glasses together and toast to finding our bliss...whatever and wherever that may be!

Eat, Drink, and Be Scary...

Oh No!! We've had a ghostly incident at our house and somebody has misplaced the memory card of my Halloween Book Club!! It still may turn up, so please come back later to see... But be sure to look down below to see my haunted house...

A seak peak at our menu: (please don't be offended-after all we are a book club of fun girls who love to read, eat, and mostly share a glass or few of wine!) bat wings, vampire balls and witch tits...which of course is chicken wings, saucy meatballs and two strategically placed and embellished, cheese balls!) Don't forget the dragon's blood (red wine) and rotten appletinis(complete with cinnamon sugar and a gummy worm!) Much, much more! Gotta find those pics!!

This is only my second post so I'm still learning the ropes--bear with me!

Have a GREAT day!!

Just getting started...

Well, this is my first post and I have a LOT to learn! I don't really know where to begin...I started the day talking to my sister in Virginia who I miss so much! We decided together that we absolutely MUST stop this obsession with Halloween...not really gonna happen for either of us--but admitting we have a problem is half the battle, right? I mean, how many skulls can one girl have? I think my last count was 27...If I could find black crows out there, that would be my next thing, but sadly, I'm stuck with the 5 I have now. Who knew hanging bats from a chandelier could bring such joy to one's life?!

This week I've been doing some decorative painting--POLKA DOTS! I'm telling you, painting polka dots can really mess with your head! My 9 yr old client has minty green walls and I painted hot pink and brown spots all over the walls--FUN! The room came to life overnight. I love what color can do...my next job is big, fun, whimsical swirls of brown & gold on baby pink walls. A sassy room for a sweet little girl named Gi-Gi.

I hope to learn some tricks to this blogging thing...my creativity stops with a paint brush and decorating. I am not very computer savvy, but I love the thought of sharing ideas and thoughts with others who "get it"...