* i think your treat worthy *

mmmmmmm
click image of treat to bid :)

enjoy!

~ skiing ~

do you ski ?
i haven't for years ... but i am back in skis & teaching my ten year old...
he had lessons over the holidays ..
& well ... instructor was nice ... but didn't teach colman how to get up when he fell ..
poor little guy ... i have nick-named him my little tumble weed! :)
seems to be a good fit being with this his first winter out of arizona!

anyway .. i taught him to get up ...

:)

* cats enjoy tea & turtle rides *

they do.. they like party hats too :)
click here for auction...

* fresh from the garden *

i love funky flowers ...
just added yesterday .. just click here..

enjoy!!

driving on ice

oooooooh sooo freaky!

if you roll down the windows you can hear cracking..
i of course was clueless of this the first spin my son & i took on lake minnetonka..
found out from husband who grew up on the lake about this when we got home & he
said " didn't you hear it ?"
hear what???? we were laughing.. singing to the radio & screaming "ice road truckers" as we sped across the ice!!

here's my truck in the middle of the lake.. sorta cool huh?


so we did it again yesterday ...
i love to check out ice houses ..









anyways ...
so my little Eskimo




& i were out on the ice taking the photo of the truck above & we heard it ..
the god awful crack glug sound as another car drove past us...
if you have heard it before you know the freaky sound i am talking about!!

little eskimo after hearing the sound..


from now on we are staying in the truck..windows up & music playing!

enjoy....

* blue moon *

click to enlarge ...

12x16 on canvas...
love the colors

available.. click to bid..

* snowman love *

neighborhood snowmen..







the little guy above is mine..
he looks sorta tired huh? he has been around a few weeks .. he needs some fluffing up..
... look at his nose... it has totally wilted.. guess what it was...



celery ;)

enjoy!

night time in the city

click image to enlarge....


i love this ..
i spelled abstract wrong in the title & when i went to change it ..
it was already bid on ..
so it sits
with my spelling error...
see

geez i need to spell check more often.....

enjoy!!


.

life goes on....

so ...
some of you may remember i recently relocated after 13 years to minneapolis..
from phoenix.....

i need to pause a second here it shocks me too!!




ok ..
& needless to say it has been a total complete nightmare...
we are still trying to sell the first home we purchased in June ..
we lived there a month & a half &

it IS IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE...

home has sold twice.. both times has fallen thru...

so in the mist of this incredible nightmare our spirits have really plummeted
to an all time low...
so i have be making things to remind us ..

LIFE GOES ON
believe *color* laugh* kick ass *dance *hug


yes we all must give our best & get out there & kick ass!! :)


i decided to offer this one up for auction .. i get so many compliments on it.. it absolutely puts a smile on faces!
i hang mine right on the back of my front door so i see it every time i leave the house!

to visit auction click here...

~ my alarm clock ~

it is actually 2 wet cold noses & a fuzzy orange cat!
up for bid click here ....

they sleep behind me in the day while i paint..
look...
( aerial view from my chair )



that's herbie peeking... :)

~ enjoy ~

~ magical rabbit ~

come make a wish!!
i just love her.. she is loaded with magic ..glitter..sequins.. & all sealed in beeswax.....
she's painted on a canvas panel then i tacked her to a board with round headed upholstery nails.. ... this is beautiful.. soooo difficult to capture in photo..
rabbit is ready to grant wishes!
click here to bid...




this was the last weekend of my 10 year olds winter break... we had fun hanging out .. i will miss him not being home with me ... but i will enjoy having more time for me..
on friday we went antiquing ...
yes he enjoys it also :) ... he likes the match box cars.. old trains ...boy stuff.... i am fascinated with the photographs & old advertisings from magazines...
i could page through old magazines all day!!
also went to see the movie fred clause ... it was funny ... i am waaaaaaay behind on movies.. this was the first movie i have gone to since i moved to this state in JUNE... that is a LOOOOONG time ... colman has been going with his grandma so he isn't so outta it but i love to go to the movies ....
& yes
we went to a christmas movie on jan 4th... HA!
oh well ...... it is nice having so many movies i haven't seen coming out on video or at the $2 theater!!
today we went ice skating with my brother & his family... it was fun...

hope you had a terrific weekend.........

~ my angel guide ~

what uttered from the heart alone will win the hearts of others to our own....
~ Goethe

today i went antiquing... SOOOOOO fun... i found some little vintage valentines..
i just love that stuff... postcards..ads... little trinkets... vintage photos..
... i am sorta in limbo still.. most of my powertools are out in the garage .. the garage is NOT close to the house
&
quite honestly it has been cold & i just have been so bummed that i don't have my workshop set up..
but i will .. it will be warming up a bit.. until then i have a stack of canvases .. raw wood i am going old school.......... maybe i will throw in some of my papier mache.. or perhaps the doll i am making ...

stay tuned


oh this beauty is for sale here on ebay...

enjoy!

elijah...

click images to enlarge photos...
so my girlfriend a busy mommie of a beautiful 2 year old ...
has be disappointed about not having a fabulous room for her baby boy...
my opinion it IS fabulous...
but i agree it is difficult when you are in a rental and you can't really paint the walls ...
besides that they just moved in!

so i painted this little ditty for her baby elijahs rooom for christmas...

you like?
i love..
she loved to ..
& elijah was a very happy boy..
he held it & giggled ..
i love that ..
seal of approval!

it was difficult to photograph because it has so many textures & is so shiney ..
but if you click images the image enlarges & you can see details....

if you are interested in one for yourself or your little tiger..
i can hook you up too!!!

just shoot me an email....

happy happy new year..
~ Maggie ~