"You Do It Well".

Floral Gradients.

Owl Illustration Gift.

Working on a project for nursery decor.

Take me back to the Caribbean.

I miss the warm sunny days of tropical summer. On this early and brisk April day, winter’s grip is still pulled tight over us - it doesn’t really feel that spring has  crept in just yet. Most days I imagine spontaneously jumping on a plane and flying to Aruba, the island of my honeymoon – the island of the happy people as I’d like to call it.  The week we spent on the island in late September of 2012, was a week of paradise. It was a week of lingering  purple sunsets, romantic walks by the midnight water, and chilled glasses of the “Brown Lady” cocktail.

I want that time back. Right now!

However, life doesn’t work that way. We cannot rewind and go back, we can only go forward. It will take some hard work and dedication to get on that track – while keeping steady balance – but it can be done. Things happen for a reason and if they don’t, you make them happen for a reason. For now, I will just have to share these photos and rekindle the wonderful Aruban experience with my husband...or I could just  kick off my imaginary flip flops and dance like a freaktoid  to the "Kokomo" tune in our cute little  apartment and pretend I have been taken back to the Caribbean –for next 5 minutes at least :-).

Inspiration Essentials.

Carve out a small area in your home to be the focal point of your creative thoughts and push yourself to get creative!!

Favorite Item of the Day.

Natural handmade soap goodies - love this store:  http://www.etsy.com/shop/PrairieSudsProducts

Presentation is just flawless. I am adding these soaps to my birthday wish list!

Ellie.

This is Ellie - the most adorable little creature bouncing around from lap to couch, couch to lap. She belongs to my husband's family and I get to see her wet little honker and furry little ears traditionally once a month. She is the complete opposite of my family's dog, Rambo. That is actually his name. He is entirely black with an onyx hue and weighs about ninety pounds - with an adorable grin but some seriously obnoxious barking. I will not be providing a photo of Rambo as of yet - it's too much fun leaving that page blank and letting your imagination do the wondering. I hope they get to meet each other soon. I know they will fall in love and run around holding each other's tails as though they were actually holding hands.