As I mentioned I spent some time on Saturday night with my watercolors. Here is something I did on Saturday night. I started with the leaves on the left…and then moved onto the ones on the right.Tonight I have to rework the “bee”…remember the “bee” from the book? Well, I need to make him a…

It’s been raining pretty much all week- not just rain, but crazy Miami summer storms. It feels like today was the first day we’ve seen sunny skies for the whole day. A sunny day called for this ensemble— a fun find from this coming week’s “Thursday Threads”. I’ve also been enjoying my watercolors tonight. So–…

“You’re really good at keeping in touch with people.” is a comment I get a lot. Even in an age of Facebook– I am the one friends come to when they want to find out who’s been up to what. In honor of communication, today’s Thursday Threads will be not about the things you wear,…

Talk about summer weather in Miami! It’s been over 90 degrees with well over 90% humidity everyday. This calls for light fabrics and white jeans! Hence, my ensemble as depicted above. What’s your go to summer “uniform”?

Happy Monday!So, I “finished” the color sketch of Baby M’s- “M” under the sea. As you can see the “M” is still white, and that’s because I am not sure what to do… I did two mock ups of potential colors. I’m debating between a red “M” and an orange “M” (see below). What do…

Baby M’s mom decided she likes the “M” but would like it surrounded with sea creatures representing their family. So I that is what I have done here.I normally do like the monograms because they are more personal…but I think this will make for a cute piece. Anyhow–I hope you had a nice week and…

Joyeux Bastille mes amis! It’s July 14th and today is the day that the “D” in my monogram shines…because it’s Francias. Anyhow— in honor of Bastille Day I thought I would devote this weeks Thursday Threads to the bee. Not just any bee, but Napoleon’s bee.See, the cicada (the golden bee) was first used in…

Just when I am done with one…it’s time to move onto another one! My friend Mo had her second little treasure nearly 2 months ago. Mo and her crew live in Texas, but she is originally from Florida. She is coming into town with the kids in a few weeks…so I have to get cracking!…

I don’t know why it’s doing this… Anyhooo…here it is, the whale is done and has actually gone home. Again, since Baby Boy’s name is a secret and I am the only one who knows it (other than mom and dad), I can’t show you the WHOLE thing. Once he is born, I will show…

The whale is under way. Mom and Dad approved the sketch above — I am covering the name because other than Mom and Dad I am the only one who knows his name (eek!). I will say it’s a great name…it’s not anything weird like Peach, it’s a good solid name! So here is step…