These are just a few gift ideas from the shop and I welcome you to drop in to take a look yourself. Remember, the sale starts Friday and continues to Monday. Regardless of what your plans are for this weekend, shopping, relaxing, eating...
I wish you warmth, love and happiness.

Most of my inspiration for my prints come from everyday life, experiences or observations, however, this weeks inspiration was based on just plain old fantasy. I am currently working on a series of artist trading cards and the goal of this set was that each card would have its own image but together the whole set would make a larger image. I shared my progress pictures on my instragram feed and have decided to compile them here. I started with the grid and the desire to create an image that is part wonderland and part dream sequence. 

I am back from vacation and now getting things ready for the upcoming Vaughan of a Kind art + craft  show.
​I will have a booth there offering my full selection of prints, cards and Christmas items. If you are in the neighbourhood, please come by to say hello. There will be 80 artisans, a kids art room for the kids and and lots of unique items to help you get started on your Christmas shopping.

If you are interested in any custom pieces, please let me know soon and so I can have them ready for pick up at the show. I look forward to seeing you there!

Fathers are awesome!
As a wife and mother my heart fills up with joy when I see my children snuggled up with their daddy, having quiet conversations or listening to their squeals of delight as they wrestle and get tickled by him. He is truly an amazing father and I hope the shower of handmade gifts and little store bought items the kids picked themselves, (plus all the extra hugs and kisses) will make him feel super special.

As an adult and a daughter, my heart fills with such appreciation for my own father. Even though I am a grown woman, with a family of my own, he is always there to support me, to help me when I need an extra hand during the day when the hubs isn't around and even to bring my ideas for craft show display stands to life. Always a father, always my dad, always there.

As I said, Fathers are awesome. The two in my life certainly are and they inspire me and inspired this Father's Day print.
To all the fathers out there, enjoy the day, relax, sleep, golf, drink beer or do nothing...you deserve it!
Happy Fathers Day!!!

I have been busy creating custom orders including these custom Teacher Appreciation Prints. 
We have one for preschool teachers and grade school teachers, customized with their name and in plenty of colours. 
Place it into a 5x7 frame and you have a great end of year gift. If your school year concludes at the end of June, there is still time to order one for that special teacher in your child's life. 

CANADIAN CUSTOMERS: If you are interested in ordering one and paying in CAD, you can now do so via this link here. 
As always, email me for any inquiries, custom orders or to just to say hi...I truly love hearing from you.

I have a young daughter and I love to see her play, sing, learn and be the little girl she is. Like all parents, my wish for her is to grow up happy, healthy, successful and confident. She has so many wonderful characteristics about her now and I can only imagine how they will develop. Our goal is to guide her, to encourage her and to instil a strong sense of self-respect and strength of character, to ensure that she will be able to navigate the sea of media and peer influence successfully. To understand cause and effect. To be strong yet compassionate. To respect inwardly and outwardly. To be brave, to be herself and to do good. 

That is what inspired me to create this print as a visual reminder of the most valuable things we can possess; our character, our values, our strengths and our complexities. A reminder of what we are, what we can be or aspire to be. A back to basics. A wish list. A bucket list. A list of the reasons you are loved. All of these is what this print can mean.
What do you feel this print could mean for you? I would love to know. 

Happy to report that you will find my prints and I at the Craftadian Spring Craft Show. 
It is on April 18th 2015 and runs from 11:00am to 5:00pm.
Click here for a coupon for discounted admission. 

If you are local, please stop by...it should be a great day with great vendors and fun activities for the kids.
If there is anything you'd like to order for pick up at the show, please send me an email and I will gladly have it ready.
Hope to see you there!!!