this day could not get much better...

i love rainy days. i just do.

there's something about cloudy, rainy, wet days that make me feel happy and thankful to work from home....

in love.

so much to share today... i've finally completed the rest of my commissions. they were each a joy to work on... i feel strangely nervous when i do commissioned paintings. a million times more than a regular spur-of-the-moment-idea painting. it's scary.... you know, a little. :)

so it made my day (i mean week!) when i saw these photos of Emily opening the commissioned painting that her sweet mom had made for her....

made my heart so happy.

here are the new custom girls....

for Carrie.

for Chunling (& Fluffie).

For Janel.

for Vera.

for Marjolein.

yay!! i feel accomplished. these are shipping out in the morning with lot of treats. :D

i won't be taking commissions for a while now because i've started production for autumn & winter RVA items (yayyy!) that need my full attention. thanks for the interest. i enjoyed painting these!

a few red velvet peeks for today....

he! these little guys made me laugh... i guess they are probably girls....

and i added the Panda Party print to my shop..... finally! :D

this afternoon i spent some time with Amy & Story.... smoothies & Vintage Vice. it was niceee. she's only in town for a couple weeks, but i wish she was staying forever!

well, i'm off to finish cleaning my studio... 2 reasons...

1. magazine feature photo shoot coming up... must tidy & add extra cuteness.

2. tomorrow i am getting a pup!

:))))))) XO. elsie