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!)