::sigh:: a bit of annoyance

I discovered this week that I can not use 'Almost Heaven Studios' as my shop name because West Virginia's slogan is 'Almost Heaven West Virginia'... who knew that it would be an issue! ::SIGH:: I'm actually super annoyed with this because I really liked the name and my logo's and everything. So I decided to change the name to Hillside Studios. I think this fits perfectly because my studio and home are on a hillside and its my favorite place to be. With that said...
Yesterday I sat down and created my new logo/sign. I used sharpee's and watercolor paints. :) I actually really enjoy the way it turned out. After alot of research and things I have discovered that this name is available .lol. so it wont be changing .lol *crosses fingers*. Its just such a headache and alot of paperwork and things to go through. BLEH!

Andrea~

Commission: Toddler's Haven Day Care

My little sissy has decided to open her own day care! I'm so excited for her! She is great with kids so I know this is the perfect thing for her! If anyone is living in the Lemoore, CA area and are in need of a daycare... let me know and I'll give you her contact information. She is hoping it will be open by the end of April :) She asked me to create her logo, sign, and exit signs! I am very honored!!!! So I created the sign above and the exit sign below for her. She says she loves it so I am really thrilled about it! This is the exit sign....

Pretty cool, huh? Congrats sissy! I wish you the best of luck!!!! Thanks for including me in your new venture!

~Andrea

B is for Baby painted frame

It seems like a long while since I updated with my creations. I have had so much going on and havent been feeling well either. I hand painted this wooden picture frame last week. The white sparkles. I enjoyed putting this together. I have added it to my shop as well. It was fun to create. I love the fact that it can be used for a girl or a boy.

~andrea

Spring & Summer

Today I finished the spring and summer sides to the Season's wooden tissue box I have been working on. I think they turned out nicely. I still think that fall is my favorite of the 4 but I like the summer one also. :) Now I just need to finish the top and bottom of the box... Get some good shots of it for my shop.. and it'll be up and ready for sell. Fun Fun. Im so tired right now. I think I am going to head to bed early tonight. Good night all!

Painting a tissue box...

Today I began painting a Wooden Tissue box that I found at Michaels. I've decided to paint each side for a season of the year. Then it can be turned to display the proper season as the year goes on. Today I completed Winter and Autumn, so I thought I would share. I hope that tomorrow I can work on Spring and Summer. If the other seasons turn out well then I plan on adding it to my shop. So far Autumn is my favorite of the two, but Im enjoying the bright bold colors and using the cute little girl in each scene :)

I'm exhausted to be honest. My husband has something called Diverticulitis that has been causing him to be very ill for the last week and I have been helping him to get better as best I can. Then at 11 pm on Feb. 28th our dog Honey went into labor. :) She had her first puppy at 12:04 am on March 1st. She had a total of 5 puppies. 3 males and 2 females. They are gorgeous and all healthy :) Honey is a great mom as well! I'm so in love with them already. I suppose being there the entire time she was having them and helping her along the way. Then welcoming the little babies into the world would do that to anyone. :) On top of all of that I have been really busy with Church and our revival starts next week. We also begin our spring fundraiser which includes a spaghetti dinner and easter candy sell. We make Spaghetti Dinners for the Coal miners, and we make homemade easter suckers and chocolate easter eggs every year to help raise money for our church. I think it will be lots of fun, but lots of work .lol.

Thats all for now. I am so sleepy at the moment. night night :)