merry christmas sign-off...

This is our trusty mare, Sweet Sally. She's fat and sassy and literally only gets in a hurry when she thinks you have food. When I was taking a pic of a canvas this morning near the fence, she broke a sweat coming to check and see if I had her a treat.

I had to take a quick pic, she's so pretty!

well, I'll start by wishing everyone the merriest of holidays and a great start of a brand new year. I simply can't wait to stay around the house the next couple of weeks and spend some much needed time with my wonderful family.

Anyway, I am posting to say that I will be taking a lenghthy break from painting, and I will not be taking any orders until further notice - probably May, Junish...

Although I hate to do this, I have a really big job getting ready for Canton, MS Trade Days in the spring, and my family has been neglected for some time already. Thanks so much for understanding, and I'll catch up with you some time soon. Til then...I'll catch you on Pinterest! (my newest obsession)

for a sweet little boy to be...

for an out-of-state louisianian...

new crop of cards...

okay, it so doesn't feel like it has been a year since last Christmas! Here are this year's crop of yard cards. Thank you to my patient customers, and I hope they turned out like you imagined them... I think they're fab!

(Thanks also goes out to my wonderful hubs for the assistance.)

thinking outside the box, or window...

This precious antique window was a little change from the canvas I usually paint on, but SOOO much fun! The bottom pic is the canvas I did a couple of months ago for Miss EK, and this window will make her nursery complete! Thanks again, Katie.

Sorry it took a while, but I hope it's worth it;)

a hunting they will go...

This top pic makes me smile everytime... it's of my two favorite boys going deer huntin'. This is usually a very 'serious' affair, luckily I got to snap this quick pic before they hit the woods. I think it is a bigger challenge for the big hunter to keep the little hunter quiet on the stand!

The second pick is of a few of the ornaments I had in my booth last weekend at the Holiday Boutique. Had a great time! It was so good to see lots of my favorite customers;)

are you ready for the weekend?!...

This is an invitation to the 24th Annual Holiday Boutique in Oak Grove, at the Lingo building, Friday and Saturday. Come on out for some great shopping! I will post pics soon. What a great way to kick off the holiday season! See you there!