Happy Christmas and New Year!

Happy Happy Christmas to you All my friends!

And the very best to you in the New Year!

Thank you for sharing all of your joys, triumphs, artistic accomplishments and

sometimes rough patches too ~

And thank you each and every one for your encouragement and sweet visits and comments.

Hugs and Smiles!

Julia

Starbucks Art, Little Gems, and Holiday Baking!

Had to share - just hung my canvases in the local Starbucks this morning! They look wonderful and I'm so proud they asked me to share my art in such a fun location!

Aren't these little bookmarks cute! 4"x2.5" - great stocking stuffers! $4 each  ~ I've got these in a local bookshop and one local coffee shop - We'll see how they go. 

i'magine, dream, believe, explore'

My favorite!  So tiny and so cute!

Oh yes we've been baking!  Would you believe every one of these cookies was

gone the same day my little boys and I baked them! 

Love the frosting and sprinkles 'skirts on these angels!  This is about as fancy as I get :-)

All the kids contributed to this fun little house!  Turned out sweet!

What are you all up to this holiday season?  I hope you are enjoying lots of time with your families and friends - Such a joyful season! 

 

Wishing you the very best of the Season!!!

Smiles

Julia

Did you know you can open a shop on Facebook?!!!

Did you know you can open a shop on Facebook?!!!
I just opened one on my art page 'Serendipity Art'  for my bookmarks and canvases and prints - Go give it a looksee and let me know what you think!  It has a glitch currently where it won't take me to the individual item when I click on it, but I hope I can iron that out and get it working soon.

I have a lot more bookmarks and cards to add, but at least I got two added to the shop :-)
I am so open to any and all feedback, so let me know what you think!

Some of the custom bookmarks I just finished ~

An Art Show and Xmas with the Family!

Posing with one of my canvases - Amazing to see my work giclee printed on such a large canvas ~ the original work measured 12"x24"...This canvas was 18" x 36"!  It turned out so well!

All dressed up for the art show last Friday nite at Ryan Chanel's here in town!  The owner there put on a mind blowing hair and fashion show also ~ It was amazing!!!!!!  I got so much wonderful response to my canvases!  May have one possible buyer too so that is exciting!

My son Jordan and I - He is the only one of my boys (I think) that looks a lot like me ~ out of four you'd think there would have been more!  :-)

He's 6' 4" and was still much taller than me even though I had high heels on!  So wonderful to share my exciting night with my kids!

Probably the most exciting part of the past two weeks is that the local Starbucks has asked to feature a trio of my canvases in their main shop here in town!  STARBUCKS!  I went in yesterday and one of the barristas flagged me down and reminded me that the manager is anxious to get my art in there!  So I will head in there tomorrow to talk to her and set up a time to install them.  Pinching myself...!

                 ON TO CHRISTMAS TIDINGS :-)

 And on to Christmas - this was the whole group (except Britt who was snapping the pic) out to pick out our xmas tree!

Three cuties: Rayne, Amira, and Vidal - love the braces on the older two!  So cute!!!

We got to ride on a wagon pulled by two ENORMOUS black percheron horses - Eamonn, above, was a bit overcome...Not to mention the pressure of finding just the right tree!  :-)

A smooch from Papa made it all better!

With so many of us on the hunt we were sure to find just the right one...

Liam seems pretty optimistic :-)

Silly girls...

And we found the perfect tree!  ALL of the kids insisted on the tallest one they had! 

Liam, tuckered out after decorating the tree...He has been soooo looking forward to getting the tree :-)

Had to share this little bookmark I blinged out for my friend!  Oh I had so much fun creating this packaging!  The pink outer 'envelope paper had a velvet embossed floral pattern and has a velcro closure.  I glued lots of little crystals to the bookmark and the envelope - All hand made - The gold paper on the back of the bookmark and little crystals really make it extra special!

I hope you are all enjoying your holiday season!  May your lives be filled with JOY and PEACE and of course...

Lots of   S M I L E S!

Hugs

Julia

Getting ready for my art show tonite!

I'm so excited!!!  Above you see my canvases ready to be hung on the wall for a show during the months of December and January!  Yeah!  Tonite will be an event with a fashion show and my art - should be very busy!

I have been very busy in my little studio creating custom card/bookmarks for the show too...

Aren't these cute!  I love how they turned out!

Mass Production! :-)

My favorite!  Brown strip of paper has a velcro closure on the back of the card - so fun!

And this was our table at Thanksgiving - Had all the kids over and some friends and it was so fun!  Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving too!

So many wonderful things happening this season - Have to say congratulations to Heather of Rose Hill Designs for reaching 100 fans on her facebook page!  She is creating some really magical holiday cards and paintings!  So is our dear Sophia over at Blue chair Diary!  Head over to each of their etsy shops to take a look!  Fun fun fun!

Smiles to you all and lots of JOY!