Paint in My Hair

Hoo Hoo Made That All By Herself?

What a fun week.  It was so nice to have Lily home for Spring Break.  We just played, played, and played.  Fortunately, St Louis is full of free family stuff to do.  And when we weren't playing outside we were playing inside.  Lily is a girl after my own heart, and she LOVES to make stuff. 

She found this owl project in the 2010 Sewing Calendar by Accord Publishing. They kindly sent me a copy. (My crate tutorial is on the Oct 7-10 page.)  It's full of beginning sewing projects--free tutorials you can also find on the Internet.  But it's really nice to have them all printed and sorted.  Lily has enjoyed digging through it.

Back to the owl.  Here is a link to the Owl Egg Cozy by Amy Adams. It was designed as an egg cozy, but Lily stitched completely around it and stuffed it. The best part was, she did the entire project without mom's help.  She was so proud of herself.  So proud, she had to teach her new found skills to her buddy Lindsey.  They made a whole family of owls.  Luckily, Lily happened to have a nest she had made from a brown paper bag. (That cracks me up.)

The only problem with that crazy creative brain of hers is that it's hard to throw anything away around here.  Diaper boxes make great Littlest Pet Shop houses.  Plastic bottles can be noise makers.  And oh the things she can make with paper bags. I can't tell you how often she says "can I keep that" as I'm making my way to the recycling bin.

 

Black Peacock

So, I've never lived anyplace where I've had so many artistically talented friends. It is so much fun.  There is nothing like combining your ideas with a friend's on a project.  I worked with two such friends--Brooke Macdonald and Mandi Crockett--to make this original artwork.  The backgrounds are hand painted and the damask and peacock are screen painted.  Brooke, a graphic designer, designed the screens.  Cool, eh?

 

Brooke recently moved to Arizona, so we've decided to close up shop.  We have a few pieces left in our inventory and we're having a little "going out of business sale."  For my readers we are offering a $50 rebate. Just say you came from Laura's blog and you want your rebate.  Woo Hoo!!!!  This is a smokin' deal on some beautiful original artwork.   This Thursday, the 11th, is the last day to order. 

The image below shows which paintings are still available.  You may need to refer to it when checking out our shop.  The store shows that they are all available.

  
 

 

On the Local Scene

I just became acquainted with a local children's apparel designer--Tiffany Albanese of Posh Principessa.

Aren't these sweet little dresses. Makes me long for a littler Lily.  But children will grow, won't they.

 

Check out Tiffany's interview on our local Channel 5.  
 

 

Folks have been asking where to find my new collection, Poppy.  It's been popping up here and there. My mom, elinor peace bailey, has the entire collection in her shop.  Just follow the link and scroll down.