Photo of the Week

Love this time of year....... love the lilacs!  These are from a neighbors yard that I walk by often.  We've planted two tiny lilac bushes in our yard and I can't for them to grow up and produce blossoms like these :)  

Hope you're all having a good start to your week!

A Happy Three Years of Blogging

Today marks three years since I started this blog!  It's been a fun journey.  I never thought I would be doing so much when I started it, but it has been a blessing in my life.  It's helped me grow in many ways.

But on the flip side, the more involved I get, the more time it takes.  I'm constantly trying to find the right balance with blogging and the rest of my life.  I'm sure one day I will have to slow down.  We've been waiting for what seems like for-ev-er to have more kids while we sorted through my health problems and now that things are going well and I'm off all my meds, we may be getting close to that!  We couldn't be happier!  We'll see what this next year brings!

Here are my favorite posts from my third year of blogging:

Tin Can Lanterns

Bike with Balloons Painting

Infinity Scarf Pattern

Ocean Painting on Fence Boards

Decorative Stones

Watercolor Portrait Tutorial

Bag of Flowers

Watercolor Birds

P.S.  Don't forget to enter my Blogiversary Giveaway for a chance to win a Giclee Print from my shop!  It ends May 23rd!

Blogiversary Giveaway

Guess What?!   Tomorrow is my 3rd  blogiversary!  Whooooowhooo!

In honor of all of you readers out there I'm hosting my very first ever GIVEAWAY! You get a chance to win a Giclee Print from my Etsy Shop!

Details:

• Giveaway starts Thursday May 16th 12:00 AM Mountain Time and ends Thursday May 23rd 12:00 AM Mountain Time.
• I'll announce and contact the winner on Thursday May 23rd. 
• Make sure to visit the Giclee Prints Section of my shop and leave me a comment on this post about which one is your favorite and you could win it!
• Don't forget to leave your email with your comment so I can contact you if you win!

Just follow the form below and have fun!

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Mother's Day Postcards

Since I was vacationing at the beach before Mother's Day, I took the chance to do a little painting.....

These watercolor postcards are what I sent to the Mother's in my life.  I wish I could paint at the beach every week!