Fall Trees!!!

Hi Everyone!! Well summer is almost over and the holidays will soon be upon us. Except we have been having terrible hot weather here. It's been in the triple digits here all week. I don't go outside unless I have to. I have been working on Fall trees all week. I have these trees listed on Ebay. Its been fun working on Fall items. I'm still decorated for July 4th in my living room. I think I will start to decorate for fall next week. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!! Denise :)

Ethan Robert

Well I finally found the time to post that my Grandson was born on July 20th. His name is Ethan Robert. I stayed with my daughter for a week at her house. Boy did I forget what it takes to take care of a newborn baby. I was so tired.  I love him dearly but I was sure glad to get back home and sleep in my own bed. She is lucky he is a very good baby. I'm posting a picture of me holding him the day after he was born. I don't usually like to post pictures of myself but I couldn't resist this one. My first picture as a Grandma!! Now I have to catch up on all my special orders and my Fall painting. Have a great week everyone!!!!

Whimsical Fall Parade Tree!!!

Hi Everyone!! Hope you all are staying cool. It got really hot here in Southern California this week. So I don't stick my nose out the door unless I have to!! I worked on some Halloween this week. I finished this tree yesterday. I wanted to paint this design last year but never got a chance, so I made sure I got to it first thing this year. It's a Terrye French design called "Whimsical Fall Parade". This tree is packed with lots of Halloween goodies. It stands 29 inches tall. I have it listed on Ebay. Also don't forget to stop by Painting with friends blog and check all the new designs for Christmas in July. www.paintingwithfriends.blogspot.com

Hope you all have a great day and stay cool!!!!! Denise

Not Long Now!!!!

Hi Everyone!! Hope you all had a great 4th of July. My daughter had us over for a bbq and some swimming. She just found out on Tuesday that she is scheduled to have her baby on July 19th in the morning. So we don't have much longer to go:). So I'm trying to get some painting done before my Grandson is born  because I will be helping my daughter out for awhile. In the beginning of the week I finished painting this scarecrow on a small case. I have it listed on Ebay. I also just started selling figurines from ESC Trading company. I have always loved these cute figurines and decided to start selling them myself. Now I just have to remember to sell them and not keep them for myself. The Pumpkin Lad and Lass are in the picture with the case. Well I hope you all have a great rest of the week, if you can with this awful heat. Thanks so much for stopping by:)

Happy 4th of July!!!!

Hi Everyone!! Hope everyone is enjoying there summer. Not long now before my grandson is born. Two more weeks to go and Grandpa and I can't wait for our first grandchild. I think I will be busy for a few weeks helping my daughter. Thank goodness she lives close by. So I think this week I'm going to start working on some Halloween projects to get ahead of the game. I'm ready to start painting something different. Yesterday I finished working on a small saltbox tree. It's 15 inches tall and could be displayed all year. I have it listed on Ebay. Well here is wishing you all a wonderful 4th of July weekend!!! Denise:)

Santa's Cookies Christmas In July!!!!

Hi Everyone!!! Hope everyone is having a great summer. Now that the baby shower is over I had to buckle down and finish painting the design for Christmas in July with Painting with Friends. This one is called Santa's Cookies. I designed a tree to go with the theme of the canister. The pattern for the Santa and many more from other artist will be available in July at

paintingwithfriends.blogspot.com. I can't believe that it has been 2 years since Terrye French started the group. Thanks Terrye for the great opportunity!!! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great week. Denise :) The tree now is listed on ebay!!!

Baby Shower Photos!!

Hi everyone!! Sorry I have been MIA I was getting prepared for my daughters baby shower which I had on Sunday. Here are some of the pictures from the event. The tissue flowers, diaper cake, and the baby in the watermelon carriage (which isn't a very good picture) I got these ideas off of pinterest.