Oliver+S

I did a little research and found out that the artist for the cute little paper dolls of Oliver+S (shown below) is none other than talented illustrator Dan Andreasen. I found more of his work when I googled his name. I love his art. He has illustrated many children's and chapter books. 
I found this darling site quite a while back, wrote the info down on my paper of things to blog about, paper is somewhere in my giant pile of things to look through. So while I was looking around the Internet this weekend, I happened upon Oliver+S again. I decided to post about this delightful site before I misplaced my brain again. The patterns are so cute. They are also having a summer special, free shipping on all patterns. They run about $15 a pattern. If you are an avid sewer and would make more than one outfit with the pattern, it could be a justifiable purchase. I plan on buying one as soon as my sewing machine is working properly again. I have added this site to my links. Go check it out. 

Little Miss Firecracker

Here she is, Little Miss Firecracker. A day late and a dollar short, I finished this little illustration this evening. I didn't start the sketch until late last evening. I was able to rough in most of the bottom layers of paint last night and finished up the remainder of the painting after the girls went to bed tonight. I know the flag is wrong, her arms look disjointed, and all around its pretty goofy. I had a lot of fun doing it, and I guess that is really all that matters. Hope everyone had a fun 4th of July. 

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th everyone. I am happy to announce that our computer problems have been resolved thanks to the most amazing and wonderful, did I mention wonderful and amazing husband in the whole world? Dean surprised me with a brand new Mac. I can hardly stand it. I have wanted one for such a long time. He wanted something the whole family could enjoy, but something I would be able to use with my art also. I am so excited to learn how to use this brand new tool. I did have some more pictures to post from our fun filled week, however it may be a few days until I figure out how to bring all our photos from the old computer to the new one. Wish me luck!

PS. If you re a Mac owner and you have any helpful hints on how to work the programs, please let me know.

The Run!

We were greeted by this fun sight. Free balloon rides for all. It was such a pretty site to see first thing in the morning. Very unexpected.

Here we are, Melanie & myself right before the run. We jogged and walked and finished in 48 minutes. Not a great time by any means, but we finished and that's what matters.

The run was at the Sparks Marina. They had a ton of fun activities going on for families and I am almost positive once the sun goes down they have a nice little fire works display. This picture is of a homemade boat race. Can you say "Total blast"?

This run made me want to kick it up a notch. I am so blessed to have a great friend to walk with every morning. It is helpful to have someone to be accountable to for your morning workouts. I will admit there are some mornings I would much rather sleep in. We are already planning another run, this next one we want to beat our time and run for more of the race. I will keep you posted. I am most excited that I have met the first part of one of my goals I set for myself this year. Yeah!

My First 5k

I am off to jog my first 5k! I just started getting a little nervous (only because I am still sooo out of shape). I will post more about it later today. Wish me luck!