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So how about those New Years Resolutions?…… Oh yea, forgot about those! : ) Anyone remember what yours were?…. I’ve forgotten mine….

Ok so now that I cheated and looked up to see what they were…. Blog more often, oh yea….. that one needs some work. And the one that says paint one new painting a week needs more work too. The last one that about getting more organized is actually one that I’ve had quite a bit of success. Yea!

Opening a second shop this spring derailed the first two. Should have made that a resolution! I forgot how much time it takes to open a shop, all the writing that goes into a shop – policies, profile, descriptions for new items….making items and starting from scratch promoting the shop. But it’s all come together and I’ve even made my first sale! So as we are half way through the year, I will resolve to blog more, paint more, and sew! Hope you have had better success with your resolutions…. if you remember what they were!

June 19, 2012

Kathy

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Leap of Faith

Posted in Reference Photos

This morning I watched as the three baby bunnies took a literal leap of faith out of their nest into the big world. How exciting! I’ve written many times about the rabbits that live in the yard.

About 2 -3 weeks ago the dog was sitting quietly, watching out the backdoor window. When we came over to see what had his attention, we saw this:

Neither of us had seen a rabbit gathering dried grass before. She carefully gathered a mouthful of dried grass from a pile of clippings and carried up the deck steps and hopped into a tall planter. She could not reach the planter from the ground, but she could by hopping from the steps into it. The planter is 2 -3 feet off the ground.

Here she is jumping out of the planter. The photo was taken from inside and she moved so fast, but you can get the idea.

She noticed us at this point, but kept on with her task.

We left the planter alone, not wanting to disturb any nest that might have been in the planter. This week we noticed a small cave like hole.Yesterday we noticed this:

One of the three babies. They were starting to move out into view – although I could only get a photo through the screen door glass. They are barely 3 inches – so cute. This morning when I opened the blinds, I could see one leaning over the edge of the planter. That’s when I noticed that 2 tiny babies were already on the ground, scurrying under the deck overhang. As I watched, the last one took a leap of faith into the big world and joined his siblings. Would have been great to have had my camera but it was over in about 4 seconds. It was so cool to able to see the big event!

Hope your day is a happy leap of faith!

June 10, 2012

Kathy

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Local Paintings

Posted in Art Work

If you are local, today was the day for new incoming artwork at the Chester County Art Association at the Exton Mall. While I was bringing in new mini canvases, I saw lots of fantastic work. If you are in the area, it’s worth your time to drop by and check out some really cool art.

These are some of the newest miniature paintings I dropped off this week.

May 30, 2012

Kathy

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Storm Clouds

Posted in Reference Photos

After a day with temperature in the high 90’s, a cold front came marching in with magnificent dark clouds. Take a look:

The clouds looked like they were from the Wizard of Oz rather than Pennsylvania

They were moving steadily across the sky, loosely swirling. They looked like the huge clouds of large paintings of the stormy seas.

Luckily they were more bite than bark, and the storm itself was quite mild. But boy were they a site to behold! I will be using these photos in future paintings.

May 18, 2012

Kathy

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Purple Clematis Wall Hanging, Part 2 Finished

Posted in Peeking Behind the Easel, and Sewing: Finished Bags & Pouches

It's finished! What fun this quilt was! Take a look and see what you think : )

My favorite parts are the painted clematis and the quilting. I used a heat sensitive pen to sketch out the clematis across the purple and white blocks to use as a guide for the quilting on the side panels.

I'm ready to start the next one! You can find this quilt later this morning at my SibStudioSewing shop at Etsy

Author: Kathy

New Years Resolutions……?

Leap of Faith

Local Paintings

Storm Clouds

Purple Clematis Wall Hanging, Part 2 Finished