Wedding Art

I had so much fun working on these "Save the Date" postcards for the upcoming wedding of some friends! The photography they gave me to work with was absolutely beautiful and made my job a breeze! The invitations are next on the to do list! I am looking forward to working on them too.

Ten Years

My DH and I have been together 10 years today! Our junior prom/first date was ten years ago to the day! Little did we know where that little date would lead...marriage and now our little girl on the way! So thankful for him and God's plan for our lives!

He Is Risen!

He is risen indeed! We celebrated Easter with family, friends and this yummy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake! I found this recipe and feeling tempted to lick my computer screen decided I had to make it. It is probably the most sinful thing I have ever made and eaten. I don't usually think of food as being sinful, but when I tasted the peanut butter frosting after making it I felt a little guilty...but that didn't keep me from licking the beaters clean! The cake is chocolate with peanut butter frosting and a chocolate peanut butter glaze on top. Here are a few pictures of my go at this cake.

Fabric Parade

So I have been perusing fabric since we got pregnant, or if I am honest a little bit before, in search of the perfect patterns for our little one's room. Now that I know we are having a girl the choices seem to have gotten more difficult. There are so many to choose from and I am only planning on sewing 3 different pieces. I am going to have to get a little more creative and choose a more elaborate design if I want to fit all my choices in.

Here are some of my faves right now. I need to make some decisions if I am going to get all of this done for our little girl!

Baby Talk

My dear husband and I are having a Baby! A baby girl that is! We are elated and can't wait to meet our little bundle of joy. I love feeling her move around and can't wait till my DH can too! We have started another blog to document this pregnancy and the life of our growing family. This baby and all the cute gear has taken a front seat in my creative juices. I will be sure to share my progress as we go!

Here is a link- theloyds.blogspot.com

Tis the Season!

This Christmas was hopefully the first of many more ornament exchange parties. The party was at the beginning of December and kicked of the Christmas season for me. Everyone that attended created 14 ornaments to exchange for 14 different ornaments that others made by hand. It was fun to spend time with friends and everyone's ornaments were so creative! I can't wait to throw next years party. Here are some photos of the ornaments I created as well as some of the spread my mom and I put together to feed our guests; including cranberry upside-down cake (mmmm...) and the bags a made for everyone to keep their ornaments in. A fun time was had by all! Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!

My Latest

I haven't done a piece this large for quite a while. My aunt wrote lyrics to some beautiful hymns and I had the pleasure and honor of designing the packaging for the music. As I was sketching out ideas at the beginning, I had visions of scenes from Narnia. I kept thinking of the snow beginning to melt in "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." Without having told anyone that, my aunt said it reminded her of Narnia when she looked at it! I was so thrilled to have successfully captured the feelings of hope communicated as the snow melts and Aslan's return draws nearer in those wonderful stories. It makes me feel so hopeful even now.

May we always have this same unwavering hope and excitement as we wait for our glorious Savior, Jesus Christ's return!