More Kokeshi Dolls...

I put these up for sale here. So, it will be interesting. Japanese dolls made in Utah??? Hmmmmm..

Hand Painted Love Boxes... The most requested...

The elephants are my personal favorites, but this is the most requested box. The best one I ever made is part of my youngest sister's collection and appears in lime green.

Lean Cuisine...

Lean Cuisine has some new meals that I really like. I like this butternut squash ravioli and the new potstickers meal, thai chicken is very good too. I haven't really been on a diet and I am not losing weight, but it is nice to have these around for a healthy lunch when you're busy. I'm tired of peanut butter and soup for the moment. The portions are small so I heat up some frozen veggies to go with this and it makes a great lunch and right now Albertson's has them on sale for $2 so thats a cheap lunch too and what is really great is the trays wash up and then they are perfect for holding paint.

Pink Elephants...

Not the baby pink elephants yet, but I do love pink elephants... more are coming soon!

Somewhere Over the Rainbow...

My favority painting by an award winning and yet anonymous artist... :)

My Funny Valentine...

Made these funny valentines...

Alexandra's Newsletter is Posted...

See it here.

Love These Colors...

The top photo is a Valentine heart that I made last summer and I just love the color combination. I grew up with red and blue because they are my mom's favorites and to just add my own favorite fushia to the mix makes this really fun for me.

Last night we put together some bluebird valentines in these colors. We had a great time making them while we watched You Got Mail with Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks.

I love to buy potted flowers and put them in the little white wicker baskets they sell at my nursery. They are inexpensive and really cute in my house, especially in a grouping. Daisies are one of my favorite flowers, partially because they are so tough and less likely to face an early death under my care.

The last photo a copy of a painting I made in 2005 and had copied so that I could make little things like Valentines and greeting cards out of it. I love my fat little bluebird.

Lovely...

See it here.

Granny Chic Cute of the Week...

A special someone sent me these Valentines! Thank you, Thank you!!! I love them very much and I just keep looking through them again and again. I think the bluebird is my favorite and then I love the fuzzy ducky. These are so lovely.

Movie Night Again...

We've been having movie night almost every night recently while we do our little/big projects. I had about 3 hours of sanding to do last night. We watched What's Up Doc? This movie is a favorite. And, I think it would make a great Valentine.

A Simple Elephant...

This soft & simple elephant is the baby boy gift that I am giving to a friend. I think this elephant looks really cute all wrapped up with Swedish Fish and Lemon Heads...

Granny Chic... Outfit of the Week...

See it here.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico...

Beautiful Mexico! Shawna sent these lovely pictures from

her trip. I wanted to share them so that everyone

who is dealing with smog, fog or inversion

has something beautiful to look at. Those

pink flowers are heaven. Shawna said there

are so many pink flowers that they have

to rake the petals into piles and she

really wanted to dive into a pile

of pink petals. How did she resist???

I never would have been able to.

A New Leaf...

This is a favorite movie of mine. I seem to be the only person who thinks it's hilarious. I love Walter Matthau and his adorable droopy dog face and how he plays irritated. It's so funny.

This movie is about a guy who has a trust fund which would live forever if he would just spend $90,000 a year, and this was a long time ago, but he insists on spending $200,000 a year and so he loses his capital, his... He loses all his money. He becomes poor. Suicide seems the only option... until his butler explains to him that as an alternative to suicide, marriage might be considered.

You will not enjoy this movie if you take any of it seriously. It is dry and very subtle in places but funnier to me every time.

The New and Improved Studio...

All this stuff was on the floor. This little shelf is a Martha Stewart Everyday item from K-Mart. I love it! I was really surprised at the quality. It is really heavy enamel coated metal and I think it will be very durable. I thought I was out of the college furniture stage, but... this was 39.99 and it solved my floor troubles and I love that I can tie all sorts of do-dads to this thing.

Alicia Paulson...

Alicia Paulson is in Romantic Homes this March, right on the cover, (this looks like her to me). I love her blog and her little shop. You can see both here. Very Granny Chic!!! I can't wait to get my issue! Ok... off to paint... :)

Fishs Eddy...

Thanks so much Jenni! This is a fun site. If you only knew how right you are. Aren't these things beautiful?!?!!

Room Service Home... Sale!!!

This is cute!

Fun Valentine Stuff from Kate's...

See it here.