STJ Update at midnight tonight!

I hope all of you have a beautiful weekend! We have had a wonderful stretch of 70 degree weather, so I plan on taking care of any outdoor house/yard chores tomorrow before the normal November temps kick back in on Sunday. I'll be inside that day working on painting little snow mice and a holiday hedeghog.

Here are my offerings for the Spookytime Jingles update tonight! Make sure to visit the site and check out all of the fun and fabulous artists' treasures.

The Cat's Pajamas ornament....a grinning kitty who is clearly up to no good this Christmas!



Up, Up and Away....a frog witch headed on a moonlit adventure sure to be full of tricks and treats!

Pfatt update sneak peek!

I feel like I have been totally out of the blog loop over the past few weeks. I have had some challenges lately, but hopefully things will be back to normal soon. I have LOTS of ideas for fun Christmas SnipPets and am anxious to get rolling on them!!!

I just finished up a holiday owl for the Pfatt update tomorrow. This one is a bit larger and more detailed/realistic than my Halloween owls. I think he has sort of a Scandinavian look. He is quite dapper with his golden acorn cap, diamond dust encrusted star wand and red and green collar.

Fall SnipPet SALE!!

It hit me that I haven't had a sale in quite awhile, so I just marked everything in my shop at least 20% OFF (except custom cake toppers)!!! It's never too early to do a little Christmas shopping, so please stop by if you get a chance! A gazillion thanks to all of my wonderful customers for your amazing support over the past few years. You have allowed me to live my dream of creating whimsy and fun every day :).

Click HERE to visit The SnipPets....

Storybooks and Sweets Baby Shower

I hosted a very special baby shower for a dear friend of mine. She is having a little girl who will be named Olivia Anna-Lucille. I decided upon a "Storybooks and Sweets" theme since I collect children's books....built in decorations :)! And I wanted to fill the house with all sorts of colorful candy in glass jars and fun homemade cupcakes. Needless to say, I had a blast preparing for the party. I love creating a wonderland feeling in my house. The day turned out perfectly delightful...a big turnout and perfectly gorgeous weather too!

The invitation and miniature vintage children's books wrapped and inserted in the envelopes....


Bunnies, cupcakes and candy galore....



Olivia the pig with red velvet cupcakes and her favorite candy...



Splat the Cat and The Wizard of Oz...



Puss in Boots and his Swedish Fish...



Alice in Wonderland...



ABCs and 123s...

Another Halloween Trio and an Angel Cat!

Here is a little trio of rascally raccoons in their snazzy Halloween costumes! They are dressed and ready for the Spookytime Jingles update tomorrow night at midnight.



This happy holiday angel kitty will also be up for grabs.


This happy holiday angel kitty will also be up for grabs.

Hoot! Hoot! October Pfatt Update!

My little owls are dressed in their spooky best for their favorite holiday! This Halloween Trio is my offering for the Pfatt Marketplace update on Sunday at 9am.

Happy Friday, everyone!!

Reclaimed Wood Wall Project

Have you ever watched "The Antonio Treatment" design show?? Well, I LOVE it and was inspired by a recent episode. Antonio revamped a cute cupcake shop into an amazingly stylish and whimsical explosion of eye candy!! He incorporated a patchworked, reclaimed wood wall into the shop and I went crazy over it. I decided that I had to recreate that look somewhere in my house. I thought that the big blank wall beside our master bath's tub would be the perfect place. So, I enlisted my talented and handy artist friend, Jennifer, to help me make this project happen!

We found old window casings and some odd accent pieces at a salvage store as well as some antique door casings at our local Habitat ReStore. We yanked out the old, rusty nails and scrubbed years of dirt away. Then the puzzle began. We laid out the pieces to create the pattern we wanted and then Jennifer sawed everything to size. We adhered a piece of moisture resistant paper to the wall and Jennifer nailed everything in. The last step was painting some of the pieces in soft sea shades to match my rustic, beachy bedroom decor. I am now waiting for a pendant chandelier that I ordered to arrive so that we can install it over the tub. I love mixing weathered, rough items with elegant elements. I still can't believe that I actually have a wall like this in my house!