toothies (the friendly tooth monsters)

since my nieces live so far away in the land of potatoes, i am always looking for ways to be close to them in hopes that they don't forget their "ya-ya." in recent weeks, caelan and riley have started the tooth-losing process of growing up (it is strange to think that they are now kids instead of babies). i came up with this idea that would make the tooth fairy excited to visit...friendly tooth monsters called "toothies." the girls can put their tooth in the pocket and the tooth fairy can exchange it with money in the belly pocket of the toothie. i am just crazy over the idea and the final result. in fact, before i even had a chance to send louski and raerae their toothies, i made my first international sale with one of the toothies on my etsy shop! the girls will soon receive their toothies and hopefully they love them just as much as i do.

all toothies are made of upcyled materials. many more will be added in the coming days as i have created a bunch of toothies, each with their own character and personality.

black apple doll for haylee.

besides the art for haylee, i wanted to make an attempt at "the black apple" doll pattern. i have seen the black apple dolls on etsy and watched her appearance on martha stewart. i am very happy with the final result. hopefully this little doll gets lots of love from her new friend. (if you are interested in "the black apple" shop, go to www.theblackapple.etsy.com.

make room for haylee.

my dear friend jolie has just given birth to a very sweet little girl, haylee. of course, i was over the moon to help her decorate the nursery. jolie picked a polka dot quilt that was the jumping off point for the artwork. we bought loads of canvases and painted circles on each of them to coordinate with the bedding. this labor of love (no pun intended) continued by painting each letter of the alphabet on each of the canvases in varying fonts. we also painted a larger canvas with tons of circles in which we painted her name in the coordinating fonts. i just LOVE the final result. glad we finished just in time for her arrival. (tia elena could not be happier for haylee to finally be here!)