FINAL DAY FOR ARTFULIFE GIVEAWAY!!!

Its the final day to post a comment for a chance to win the painting of Owl mommy and her babies. The drawing will happen at 4 pm PST. Good luck!

Owl Mommy & Her Babies Giveaway

Owl Mommy & Her Babies

Well friends here is the next illustration I am giving away to one lucky blogger. This is an illustration I did tonight for one of the labels on my blog. I am trying to work on a few things to make my blog look a little more personal. So please bear with me while I am redecorating. The little sign that momma owl is holding is for my "4 kids" link.

Who ever wins this little painting will be able to choose the initials or name that they want painted in the sign that she is holding. I will also add ribbons on the little owls ears if it is for a girl. For now I am leaving it gender neutral. I feel it could work in a boys or girls room. I haven't found a frame for this yet (just finished it) but as soon as I do I will post a picture of it in the frame.

So all you need to do now to have a chance at winning this little guy is to post a comment. If you link the contest to your blog, I will add your name to the drawing twice. I hope that everyone has a great weekend!

Post Script. Oops! Silly me! I forgot to say when the contest ends. The last day for posting a comment will be on Monday, July 28th @ 4pm PST. This is so little Sloan, or maybe Zoe can pick the winner. This is so much fun! Look forward to hearing from you.

Introducing.....Drum Roll Please........

The newest members of the blogging community!

Suzannah over at Sitting Pretty Studio has created an art blog for her daughter Jolie.If you haven't ever visited Sitting Pretty Studio's, you should. Suzannah and I have known each other for years. I met her when she came to Ringling School of Art and Design to participate in a summer art program. We hit it off. She introduced me to her now Husband Jeff's Brother Jeremy. Jeremy and I hit it off too. He is Sloan's biological father. Even though things didn't work out for Jeremy and I (the wedding never happened) Suzannah and I have remained close over the years. She is more like family than just a friend. Susannah is also a very talented artist and she and Jeff have three darling kids. They live in Hot Springs Arkansas.

Jolie's blog is called Lunch Box Gallery. Sloan has been asking me to start an art blog for her and I finally took the time to set it up for her. She wants to call her blog Blooming Doodles. She will be making the header for her blog this weekend. Please feel free to take a moment and visit both of the girls blogs. Comments are always welcome.

Before I go I wanted to mention the most amazing blog I  found via Sitting Pretty Studios. Artist Geninne over at Geninne's Art Blog. She is a super talented artist, mother, and wife. She too has set up a blog for her two son's. They are very talented too. If you have some time I hope you will go and visit both Sitting Pretty Studios and Geninne's Art Blog.

New Links!

Upcoming Fall swap over at Morning Glories & Moonflowers

During my giveaway I had the pleasure of meeting some lovely and talented bloggers. Lori Drake is a wife, and a mother to two lovely girls, a crafter and just seems like an all around nice person. She has a super fun blog called Morning Glories & Moonflowers. She is also hosting a Fall Swap, I am pretty sure there is still time to get in on the fun. Just hop on over and take a peek and be sure to email Lori if you would like to participate in the Fall Swap.

The other blogger that I met was talented photographer Gillian Gauthier. She is an amazing photographer. She also hosts many fun and funky giveaways on her blog. She was kind enough to ask if I would like to participate in one of these giveaways in the near future. I can't wait. 

So run over and take a peek at both these fun blogs!

First day of 3rd Grade

Sloan's first day of school was yesterday. She is in year round and I love it. She was so nervous when I dropped her off. When school was over and I picked her up she couldn't stop talking about how much fun she had. She loves her new teacher and has some of her old classmates in her class this year.

After we dropped Sloan off at school, I had to run to the bank and Zoe and I saw this. Zoe started freaking out and wanted to play in the bubbles. In case you are having a hard time figuring out what this is, this is a really nice little fountain in the parking lot of a very nice shopping center. It sort of looked like a giant lemon meringue pie. I am guessing that some silly kids put soap in the fountain as a joke. I am sure it was a mess to clean up, but it couldn't have made my Zoe any happier. Today when we drove by the fountain, Zoe couldn't understand where her bubbles went to. She is so cute.

It is hard to believe that my little Sloan is in the third grade. I hope this will be the best year ever for her. Zoe misses Sloan terribly when she is at school. She asks all day long when we can go pick up sissy. I miss her too. I had so much fun with Sloan this summer break. I am excited that she is at school and learning and having all the fun new experiences that come with third grade. I do however wish I didn't have to do the homework hassle every evening. I dread it. Sloan is so strong willed and pushes her limits every chance she can. My mom just told me about a book titled "Setting Limits for your Strong Willed Child" by Robert J. Mack Kinsey. I am going to go and get it this weekend. I feel like I am spending so much of my time with the girls correcting and threatening Sloan with punishments. It isn't fair to her or the little ones and I am just to tired to keep up with the disrespectful behavior. Plus Zoe is picking up the bad habits and has started back talking also, she's only two! So wish me luck and I will let you know how the book is.