Envelope Drawings

Another fun goal for the year was to draw more and I was inspired by this post which showed envelope drawings.

I started by illustrating the envelopes of thank you notes we were sending out, along with some random "letters" that Lucy insisted on mailing. Then I posted the finished products on my Instagram.

Then I decided to decorate all the envelopes that went with my visiting teaching letter route. Which ended up being seventeen?

I really enjoyed this project! It can be hard to find suitable photo references, especially when looking for so many! I like the first batch of realistic black and white flower drawings best, but I think I might need to get a flower book for future drawings.

Bluebonnets 2014

When we first moved to our new home I started asking around for a good photographer for family pictures. I was quickly recommended to a lovely lady from our new church congregation. I made it a point to meet her and we briefly discussed my desire to have her take pictures for us, but since it was the busy winter holiday season, I let her know that I wasn't in a hurry, and would gladly wait until the spring or whenever she had more time.

Fast forward to April of this year when I saw her post some adorable pictures of her daughter frolicking in a field of bluebonnets. I had to jump on that! She graciously agreed to take pictures of our girls with the flowers before they disappeared.

Here are the glorious results!

Sister Love.

The light was gorgeous.

Sharing a sniff of a flower.

Loving that bead necklace.

A behind the scenes shot.

Oh, I just love that toothy smile.

So, so lovely.

I was beyond happy with how lovely they turned out. A mother's dream! I only wish I could hire her every spring for bluebonnet pictures. Thank you a million times over, Kimberly!

DIY: Baby Headbands

My friend Natalie taught me how to make some headbands for Lucy and Clara, and sold me a handful of flowers for them. I love how they turned out. So easy and cute.

I made two plain white headbands to start with, one for each girl. Each has a piece of scratchy and soft velcro on it, so that the flowers are interchangeable, and any velcro on a bow or flower will stick to it.

Now that I have the white headbands I am excited to make even more bows and flowers to put on them, and maybe even make a few more headbands of other colors.

Another goal down!

Flowers For Lucy

Lucy has been loving picking the weeds flowers in our backyard and bringing them in to me. I've been putting them in a vase on the kitchen table where we all have enjoyed their beauty.

I decided to cut a few of my roses to add to the vase while they were still in bloom.Plus, one more opportunity to achieve a goal!

She loves flowers, just like her mama.