HM Magazine!

I'm very excited, that my painting, "It Just Comes Naturally" will be featured on the back of the next issue of HM Magazine! HM is by far my favorite music magazine...not to mention Flatfoot 56 will be on the front cover, which makes it doubly amazing!

Thanks so much Doug Van Pelt ! 

The world comes crashing...

I call this one "princess pms"

LOL!

...I feel much better now.

what not to do...

never drink from an open cup or mug while painting.

 ...it's bound to happen.

loldogs

Heheh! I made my first loldog picture on Ihasahotdog.com!
Please vote for it if you're feeling saucy. I don't even know what the voting accomplishes, but it's fun either way! lolllzzz


moar funny pictures

To Erie and Back...

Yesterday I traveled close to two hours to one of my favorite places, Erie Pennsylvania. Erie has by far the greatest Tattoo shops around! About a year ago I got my rose/paint brush tattoo at Ink Assassins in Erie which was a pleasure in itself. Since then a fellow Butler friend started tattooing at Karma Tattoo. Corey Thompson is a phenomenal artist, so I knew I was in good hands! Anyway, look at what an amazing job he did!

Let me tell you, it is extremely hard to get a good picture of your very own arm! :p

Corey's design and coloring went way above and beyond what I expected and I couldn't be more pleased. 

 I wanted to explain the meaning behind it a little. 

Stargazer Lilies...the flowers used at my wedding. 

The three flowers represent a phrase

that has stuck with me through the years. 

When Travis and I got married, 

someone gave us this little heart magnet.

It simply read:

"In a marriage it takes three, Jesus first, then you, then me."

There you have it!

Best advice there is.

Snow, Kindles, Painting and Crafty fun!

So, it's been crazy snowy around here! No school for the kids yesterday and today! Not only did I barely leave the house last weekend, but now it's been almost 48 house since I left once again! It's been nuts. Snow is piling up everywhere, which makes parking very difficult if you live down town. Don't even think about visiting me any time soon! If you actually do find a parking spot, upon returning to your car you will find that someone has let the air out of your tires! LOL. For some reason when I'm snowed in I feel like it's a mini-vacation inside your own house. This is bad. Very bad. Not only do I feel lazy and bored, but then I want to treat myself by making brownies and eating everything in sight. *sigh* I must break free!

So anyway, being trapped inside for multiple days has forced me to be semi-productive. I've just had it with doing nothing!  I've cleaned and organized my desk, got back to crocheting my blanket (yea, I work on this about once a year) and did a little reading.

I've started reading a book on Travis' Kindle which has been a pure joy! Ok, I'm a super lazy reader. I really don't like to read all that much, but I force myself to just to keep my wheels turning. Haha! As soon as I started reading with it I instantly was struck by the ease of reading and drinking tea at the same time! You can easily hold it in your left hand (and flip pages with the button on the left hand side) and drink with your right. It's also very nice to be able to simply lay the Kindle on your lap while reading...hands free! I would be fighting with a normal book the whole time! Not to mention the awesome feeling I have as if a crew member of the Star Ship Enterprise. Buahha!

Oh, and the book I'm reading is Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy. It's amazing! I mean, it really isn't saying anything I didn't already know, but it gives you practical ways to accomplish things and how to get motivated! Good stuff, I highly recommend it.

I've been working on a commission piece quite a bit...here's a in-progress sneak peak!

In other crafty brain overflow, I made a few little idea/sketch books over the weekend. I totally got the idea from a tutorial by Susie Ghahremani's of boygirlparty.com . I used an old calendar page for the covers, and random notebook paper for the insides. The only thing I did different was laminate the cover. Since I laminated the cover I didn't have to do any stitching on the sides. So fun and cute. Perfect little book to keep with you at all times!

Well, that's about it. Thanks for tuning in, and see you next time on brain overflow...here ya go!.

YAY! This is /snow/ much fun... :p

Hope you have a cozy and safe weekend!!

How much snow did you get?

Dreadful Dearies - Postcard Pack

BRAND NEW postcard pack! FREE shipping until Sunday the 7th!

Find here here in my Etsy Shop! 

We have a new family member!!

Say hello to Elora!

She's a chihuahua/mystery mix. She's only about 3lbs right now! 

She's so gentle and mild. The first couple nights were a little rough but it's already getting better. 

Neko is adjusting to her so well. At first he wasn't sure, and a little jealous, but overall he loves her! They play all the time, and sometimes it's really rough. I guess this is a normal thing?

They don't normally sleep like this. Neko was already sleeping so I placed Elora down with him. It lasted about 20 seconds. Neko just looked at her like "yea right..." and left. Maybe someday they will be cuddle buddies! 

Here's a few videos! Enjoy!