Presents!

Finally the tree is packed away,

 old toys donated & new toys in their place.

Life is settling down to it's cozy winter pace.

I know it's mid January, but I'm just getting around to showing off a few of my Christmas goodies!

I've talked about my niece/child wrangler Chelsea before. 

She's graduating from UT Austin in May, where she studies art. 

This amazing portrait of the kids was a total surprise.

She nailed Philip's little smirk.

I love her unique style, she does all her work with colored pencils.

A close up of Lily & Owen, she totally captured their spirit.

This was by far my favorite gift of the season!

Santa totally tricked me with this next present.

New butcher block counters & a farmhouse sink!

I don't know when he managed to sneak off to Ikea without my knowledge.

What do you think about my back splash?

I call it 'faux finished'!

I'm debating over white subway tile & ceiling tile. 

Armstrong & Home Depot sells these lightweight sheets that you can paint & distress.

Anyone have any back splash suggestions?

You are a clever bunch!

And my sink.....

I love it so much.

I don't know why someone would pay hundreds of dollars for one when you can get them for $300 at Ikea.

Yes, the holidays were full of surprises for me.

On Christmas Eve I opened the mailbox & found this!

 I'm so honored to be featured again in Somerset Life!

It's another great issue from Christen & the gang, lots of beautiful inspiration.

I'm in some pretty good company too, including my friend

Miss Sandy.

(thanks to Quill Cottage for the pictures)

The most amazing project!

Sandy's art & blog always inspires me!

As always I'm behind on deadlines,

 so much I want to do.

So little time to do it all!

I have a couple of exciting things to share with you, stay tuned!