Fuzzy But Cute

Disregard the fuzziness. Darn Camera... ahem.. could have been the operator (me).. but, ah well.. moving on..

We got Emily a guitar for her birthday! Allison and Emily love to watch Daddy play his, and Emily has long since expressed that she wants one too, in purple. Her wish came true. Doesn't she even hold it well? She will be 4 on Wednesday. 4. 4. Wow. Seriously, the older you get, the faster time flies. I can remember when I was a kid, time seemed to move sooo slowly.. but now, literally, blink and you will miss it. I don't know about you. But I don't ever want to blink again.

Facebook!!

Kristin (me) went ahead and did something CRAZY! I created a Facebook page for ArtByKristin!

I also put a link to it in my sidebar to the right. It is telling me that I need 25 people to like it before I can change my username? I am not really sure what that is all about...I mean, isn't my username my username?

Please like me, and if by some chance, I have not "liked" you on Facebook, please leave your link and I will. Thank you.. and Happy, Happy Friday!!

Tinkerbell Pinata

It's Emily's 4th birthday next week! She requested Mommy to make a Tinkerbell Pinata. So, I searched the web for something I could re-create.

Pinatas can be really pricey, but if you can make your own, then they can be really cheap. The total cost for this one was 2 dollars. A dollar for tissue paper and a dollar for the streamers. I already had party hats (used to make the cones) and I already had balloons.

The fun we had making it was priceless. The girls got a kick out of tearing up the newspaper and dipping it into the flour and water mixture - and I took it from there!

I will post better pictures on the day it gets destroyed!

:)

Question: Where does a 60 pound dog sleep?

Answer: Anywhere he wants to.

Oh, Jacky-boy (his nickname), you crack us up!

A New Listing and Tinkerbell.

My newest listing. I am trying to paint one new vase a day, sometimes that goal is even a stretch, depending on what is going on at the house, what activities we have on our agenda, etc. My goal is to reach 100 items in my shop. I would then like to create a pamphlet to which I could bring to local flower shops and see if anyone would like to carry my vases. It is a goal, maybe one day!

Emily is turning 4 next week, and she wants a Tinkerbell pinata. You might remember I made Allison a big flower pinata HERE, and now it is time for me to make Emily's. A Tinkerbell pinata! Can it get any harder? At first, I thought it would be easy. I can make a big round pinata, print out a picture of Tinkerbell, add a little bit of paint and boom, done. BUT, no. Emily wants a Tinkerbell with legs, arms, wings.. the whole body. I must tell you, it looks pretty awful right now. It might turn out to be something that kids might not mind putting out of its misery, ha ha!

Have a Great Day!

Creepy Crawlie

Tarantula

THIS is what my husband found outside near our patio in the backyard. He so graciously called to show me this, shortly before I went to bed. Which made for some terrific dreams that night. Not.

My Little Graduate

My little Allison, a Pre-K graduate!

Kindergarten, here we come!