Friday, April 22, 2011

My Baby Is Sweet 16!

Annabelle was born April 22nd sixteen years ago today. What a blessing she has been in our lives. Dave and I wanted a child we could share our creative and crazy life with and Annabelle added to our lives in more ways than we could imagine! She is the perfect blend of both of us. The best of both of us. Funny, artistic, compassionate, sweet, creative, curious, thoughtful, patient, kind, determined, steadfast, loyal, quirky, driven, loving, affectionate and most of all an exceptionally good person.


She is more than we could have hoped for.  I have loved the past 16 years with her; watching her grow and discover life. Here are just a few photos of her life and how she has grown into a beautiful young woman, inside and out.

Her first birthday!

Age two

Age six

Age 8-Nursing baby robins she found on the ground.

Age 13-That's her dressed as a zombie,left of Lil' Bow Wow

Age 13 at Star Island

Photo shoot for my catalog work; she's the perfect teen model!

With her Daddy, who has driven her to school every morning for the past 5 years

Age 14

Age 15 - With her cute boyfriend of a year, Isaac.

With BFF Olivia at Build a Bear for her 16th birthday



Thursday, April 14, 2011

Mummy & Daughter


I started these two mummies because I was inspired by the vintage hair wrap bandage I bought on one of my antique adventures. A few days after I made the bodies, my daughter Annabelle had a bad long boarding fall. She had not been skateboarding for awhile and was a little rusty to say the least. She was with her cute boyfriend, Isaac and a good friend, Reed both of who are avid skateboarders. They were street skating and the road was rough and she got going too fast so she jumped off to stop and fell - HARD. She was very proud of the fact she never cried. Both boys said they would have because it was the "worst fall they had every seen." They skated until they got to a store to get bandaids. I didn't get the call she had fallen until she was in our driveway. Smart girl. 

She terrifically scraped her hip, knee, left hand and wrist, and right wrist. Boy was she achy the next day. Her dad was not too happy. She said to look on the bright side, at least she was wearing jeans and not her shorty shorts she was planning on wearing! Small miracle. 

Hence, my dolls took on a new meaning for me.  The bigger one became "Mummy Loves You" (because a mother loves you even when you do something stupid) and the smaller doll became Mummy Skater with injuries in all of the matching places on Annabelle. I did add one to the head for effect only!

Yet you notice, Mummy Skater does not have a skateboard...it's because her Mummy took it away for awhile and gave her a yo-yo instead.  Annabelle would disagree with this storyline but hey, it's my doll!

Here are images following their creation I thought you might enjoy seeing.








Monday, April 4, 2011

Before and After Paintings: Who Doo Complete!

I have been busy putting my "who doo" on these vintage paintings and prints I found on my latest antiquing adventures. Hope you enjoy seeing the before and after!


Before - Ballerina Encore

Who Doo - Ballerina Encore

Before - Hip Kids

Who Doo - Hip Kids

Before - Ladies

Who Doo - Lady Rose

Who Doo - Lady Bird

Before - Peach Roses

Who Doo - Peach Roses

Before - Tall Bouquets

Who Doo - Tall Skull Bouquets