Purple

Always changing my hair. I just used this:

to get this:

aaaaaand I love it.

5.5 Pounds GONE in 3 days

I'm doing a cleanse, ya'll. I'm on 7 of the 9 days. I'm down 5.5 pounds and several inches.

Over a year ago I gained 10 pounds when I went through my divorce. I've never really struggled with my weight, and although 120 lbs isn't overweight, it looks like a lot on my small frame. I grew up doing competitive gymnastics and the love of working out stuck with me through the years after I quit. I've never really had a hard time getting back in shape but for whatever reason, I've only lost 3 of the pounds I gained almost a year ago, despite regular workouts and eating healthy. I've toned up but couldn't get rid of this layer of fat that seemed to want to snuggle my muscles. I finally figured it must be toxins and hormonal imbalance due to my IUD (took it out about a month ago), and after watching a friend go through the same exact struggle and finally lose the weight and keep it off after doing this cleanse I decided to try it. 

I have two more days of deep cleansing. See you then! 

Imagination takes over with The Little Mermaid

Finished! Onto the next, this time it's a Beauty and the Beast theme :)

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Interview on It's Just Hair

I was flattered when someone commented on my instagram feed asking if I'd be interested in doing an interview on her blog. Thanks for asking me Erin! I am honored! Click here.

A dollhouse makeover

About six months ago my sister gave us a dollhouse a friend had given her. It sat in the corner of the playroom with it's peeling wallpaper, dusty velvet carpet, and fading paint. I could see the potential but didn't get around to it until about two weeks ago. 

I decided it would be perfect as a Lalaloopsey dollhouse. After countless hours, late nights, and several trips to the craft store, I finally finished it just in time for Christmas! Mae loves it. I had such a blast doing it, and I see more mini house designing in my future!

BEFORE 

My little niecey poo helping out.

AFTER:

Daily Click - Those EYES!!!

I had the honor of photographing the lovely Miss Katie Lohman! Her eyes are INCREDIBLE. No touch ups or enhancements here. Every photographers dream!

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Eiffel Tower

My latest commission.

Illustration Friday- "Sky"

My contribution to this weeks Illustration Friday topic.

Just for fun

In between commissions I did a simple, fun piece based off some drawings in my sketch book.

I finally got around to windexing my scanner. No more goobers.

"Waiting"

"Waiting"

in the shop

"Swinging In The Sky"

"Swinging In The Sky"

in the shop

"In the Wind"

More from Ogden

I've finished a few more from our trip to Ogden. I'm also including some shots of Mae, taken by a lovely photographer that was along for the photo shoot, Heather Mickey.

:Heather Mickeys:

:Mine:

From this to that

This is my daily diddy. (That word is already getting annoying) The one below is a pen sketch I did while I was

bored. And then I thought, "that would make a pretty cool
oil painting." And it became the piece on the right. I have to say, that this is one of my favorite paintings I've done. After I was done painting it, I thought, "why the snail?" well...I like animals and little creatures. And I've been told that the girl looks like me. Its interesting, because most of my work has a meaning behind it, but I don't quite know what it is until I'm done and I have a chance to really look at it and analyze it. I believe that this painting is a representation of me, staring procrastination (snails=slow/lazy) in the face. which I felt I had been doing for a long time. I hadn't done anything artistic for awhile, and so this is me finally accepting that I was being a lazy bum and I needed to get to work. TA DA! I know...its so deep you can hardly wrap your brain around it.