Mosaic Installation

The Douthit, Frets, Rouse, Gentile & Rhodes Law Firm Mosaic is underway!

Their new space being finished at Park Place in Leawood, KS is moving quickly.  We went to field measure for the new custom tile artwork and see the space recently.

There's me in my hard hat pondering what it will look like when finished.  There will be three large panels hanging as a triptych in that recessed niche and one long horizontal landscape in the photo below on the wall behind the future reception desk!

Here is a rendering of what both pieces will sort of look like when finished:

Of course, mom couldn't help herself, she had to take the "mom" pic of Christopher and I going over measurements in our hard hats.

More photos of the mosaic process to come soon!

Grey & Yellow Nursery

I am so excited to share Brighton & Violets' adorable grey/yellow Nursery with you!

Aren't these twin girlies just the cutest little things?

[Left =Violet, Right= Brighton]

Their awesome crafty momma, Melissa, painted wood letters from Michael's black and hung them on the wall with 3M stickies.  She also used left over fabric scraps in old-fashioned wood cross-stitch loops hung on a tiny nail.  She made the fabric bird mobiles too; using a tutorial much like this one. You can download the free pattern here!  Melissa also made the framed family tree illustrations in the background of mom and dad's side of the family with the girls.  She was inspired by Rifle Paper Co.'s Personalized Stationary.  She did the drawings and watercolor herself!

These are the oh-so-cute wall book holders her mom sewed from Melissa's fabrics (some Dwell Studio, from Calico Corners) and hung on double curtain rods!  The cute framed artwork above them is an illustration from the artist Aled Lewis.

Pause for some play time...

Melissa & Jeremy previously had the long dresser and painted it a mustard yellow to match the fabrics.  The cribs are from Nebraska Furniture Mart and the glider is from Babies R Us.  The walls were custom screen printed by The City Girl Farm! Her mom also sewed the bed skirts, pillow, and curtains.

One last look at those cute personalized vignettes above the girls' beds!  I love the shadows of the birds on the wall.

Nothin' like ending a day of photo-shoots with some outdoor swinging!

Too cute.

"Silverized" Christmas

So, I HAD to make a post solely about my amazing friends Susan, Sally, & Emily, especially after seeing their Christmas decor from my friend Lindsey's blog!  Here is their awesome family:

Since Susan is in the process of remodeling her home, she didn't hesitate one bit on spray painting things silver for Christmas!  These photos, taken by Lindsey, should seriously be published in a magazine.

Check out more photos and details of Susan Ebright's home decorated for Christmas on Lindsey's blog!

she even hand-made and screen-printed pillows!
[Papa is modeling the pillows and chicken footstool for the camera]

Susan & Sally are the creators and force behind The City Girl Farm which has made it's name known from the amazing handmade chicken footstools they sell!

They've made some big waves at art fairs across the country - being featured on the local news stations as well.  Here are some photos of their last booth in St. Louis:

They hand-dye, hand-spin, and hand-weave wool, sew, and screen print items among other things they find inspiring and want to challenge themselves to learn.  With backgrounds in Interior Design & Architecture - their capabilities are limitless!

For our church Farm Party this past fall, they were gracious enough to let us borrow two chickens for a day [for cute photo-ops] and donated screen-printed aprons, t-shirts, & onesies as raffle give-aways!

My husband, Matt, and I showing off [or riding] the chickens!

Kids LOVE them!

... and the winners are ...

see, real men wear chickens!

I wonder what they'll do next???

The City Girl Farm:

website

blog

Knit Together

I recently painted a series of 9 12"X12" textured canvases for my dear friends Lindsey & Ryan.

Titled: "Psalm 139:13"

I was inspired by the word "knit" in the verse, and wanted an abstract representation of fabric being knit together with a crosshatch pattern.

I wanted it to be more neutral in grey, grey-blues, silvers, and charcoal in the background with punches of purple, black, & blue.  They wanted more color in their house but weren't sure what.  So I decided to  choose for them!  Since they both went to K-State- purple would be a a color both could agree on!

I'll post photos of it in their living room once they're hung after the holidays!