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This weekend was fun filled!

On Saturday, we had a girls day and went to the local farmers market. Clint met us for lunch and coffee at one of my favorite places Gatsby's.

LaLa and PaPa came by on Sunday and took us out for lunch to celebrate Clint's new job.

Amelia has 2 teeth coming in, and is making lots of funny sounds. We watch My Little Pony (FIM) Equestria Girls all day! She requests dancing to all the songs, its pretty cute.

Which MLP are you? I'm Pinkie Pie.

Somewhere Down The Barrel

The other day I had the itch to sketch it out, here was the result:

This was a totally different outcome than my normal sketches of cute things puked into my sketchbook.

When I was in college I had an unhealthy obsession with Daniel Johns from Silverchair. He had a side project called The Dissociatives, which was completely insane to my alternative loving self at the time, but the lyrics really spoke to me.

Here is the video to give you a visual:

Maybe my morning pages have been giving me deep thoughts, but here are a selection of lyrics that were swimming in my head while drawing:

"when everyone's a stranger
they call for you by your first name
and laugh at jokes you once made
when you were a kid"

"i'm plagued by small town fascists
like a rash on my skin"

"when paintings seem like bargains
but they're nothing but wallpaper"

The illustration reminds me of myself a long time ago. Kinda quirky, ready for crazy, and usually smiling on the outside. I've been thinking a lot about being "grown up" these days, which had me reflecting on the days where people ask you, "Where do you think you'll be in 10 years?"

Are you where you thought you'd be? Where do you think you'll be? Something to think about for sure.

On Repeat: Coeur de Pirate

I stumbled upon Coeur de Pirate when I was pregnant and looking for French lullabies. I had seen on the internet that Beatrice Martin, the singer/pianist for Coeur de Pirate, had released a lullaby album, but it was not available on iTunes. That did not stop me from downloading her other 2 albums.

I enjoy the sincere joyfulness in her vocals and the whimsical piano, taking you from subtle innocence to mature melodies. If you like French acoustic and piano driven pop songs, Coeur de Pirate is the perfect balance with a splash of whimsy. Both albums are colorful and charming, you will keep them on repeat like I have for months.

Here are a few of my favorite songs and their videos:





You don't have to understand French to enjoy the music. Not understanding the lyrics helps me to get a feel for the music and focus on whatever creative project I happen to be working on.

What music do you have on repeat? Any music you'd like to recommend?

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I always said I would never post a picture of my kid in the bath on the internet, and here I am....But her face is too funny. My mom got her these little animal bath toys that shoot water at you. She had the funniest reaction to the water hitting her, mostly this face and a look of disbelief.



Here she is eating an alligator. Her first tooth is starting to come in and she has to constantly chew on something. Teething is the worst, and I feel so bad for her.

Do you have any tips to help a teething baby? I'm all ears!

Unfinished Project: Power Ranger Felt Dolls

These Power Ranger dolls are several years old and I still haven't finished them. I actually started them as gifts for some of my friends. I loved watching the Power Rangers when I was young. I even had a Power Ranger birthday cake!

Making dolls like this from felt, were my first attempts at doll making. It's crazy to see how far I've come over the years. I'm not sure if I will ever finish these dolls, but they were part of my growth as a doll maker. I plan to make a new plushie pattern soon.

What unfinished project do you need to work on?

Who's is your favorite Power Ranger?





Mine is the Pink Ranger. Sometimes she pops out of my bathroom and surprises me!

Chibi Doll Giveaway at My Life As a Teacup

Today I am giving away a special edition chibi doll at My Life As a Teacup.





I am super excited! This doll has the cutest fabric!





Kristin is such a doll! Go check out her blog, give her some love and enter a super cute giveaway!

A big thanks to Kristin for having me, and being such a huge support!

That's What She Said Sunday

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I recently started reading The Artists Way by Julia Cameron, and actively doing what she calls "morning pages". In the book she refers to the morning pages as a sort of brain drain, to help get all of the junk out so you can start focusing on what really matters. I am not able to do mine in the morning, but when I get some quiet time I spew out 3 pages or so of nothingness, and I find I am able to find my focus for the day (or night).

I've been focusing on a 'creative recovery'. Lately, I have felt bombarded by the blogosphere, feeling a loss of identity. It seems that everyone is doing the same thing, and I felt like I had lost sight of who I was in this wave of unoriginality. After talking with some friends, I gained some insight into my own blog and the reason why I was blogging in the first place. I realized I was blogging just to blog, and in reality that was a waste of my time. I enjoy this blog, and it was time to put more thought into my posts, so you may see (or have already seen) some changes on here content wise.

The first step I took to my recovery was unfollowing people that didn't inspire me, and doing a 'spring clean' of all my social media platforms. I urge you to do the same!

I am looking for some new blogs to follow, and friends to make! Do you have any blogs to recommend? Is your blog awesome? Leave a link in the comments, I'd love to check it out.