Sunday, February 17, 2019

January Recap

Happy Sunday. I hope the weather is warmer where you are. After a few days in the 50's we are back to snow and cold.  Winter is definitely here and I am already over it. Spring can't get here soon enough. I hope your New Year started off well. We woke up to snow on the ground but other than that It was pretty uneventful here which is good.
I was inspired to make this piece from a few different things I saw on Pinterest. I did mine digitally on my Ipad Pro using my new watercolor skills that I learned in the Watercolor Wonders Course.

Things with Lily continued to be stable and she was doing well. We had a recheck a few weeks ago and the vet said the mass looked the same which was great news. We decided to continue to do the same regimen since it seemed to be working. Last week she started coughing and retching though which has me worried especially because it has been happening the most after she has been sleeping.  I just hope that does not mean the tumor got bigger. She is acting pretty normal other than that though. I think it bothers me more than her. I just don't want her to suffer. My biggest fear is that the tumor will get so big it will block her airway. I pray that will not happen. All we can really do is continue to take things one day at a time though.  In the meantime I will try and continue to focus on the good.  I think this piece I made with inspiration from Pinterest will help remind me of that too.

Things in our Etsy shop continued to keep us busy which was great. I had a custom order to make matching party decor to go with our bird tutu set. Below is a collage with everything we made for her.
We also got this great photo from a buyer of her daughter wearing our winter wonderland outfit. She also bought the matching party decor. Isn't she a cutie? 
One of my favorite Letting Artists Stefan Kunz started a new weekly challenge sharing his sketches and allowing us to put our spin on them. They have really inspired me to create more especially because I have a really hard time coming up with layouts on my own.  I really admire his work so this has been great for me. These are my first three pieces and I really enjoyed making them. I look forward to continuing to do more in the future.

Finally I made these Paleo Cinnamon buns at Christmas time and forgot to share them here. I loved them and would highly recommend them.
That's all for now I hope the rest of your February is a good one and I will be back with more to share next month.