My Best Friend's Mural

   So, hello again! It's just about that time for the monthly entry. SO much has happened in just a month, and I am eager to see what other changes we will have this month! The Fall season is certainly taking its time arriving, but the holidays are already amping up for the landslide that will swiftly bring us the New Year. I find myself thinking alot about the future lately, and what changes will happen by this time next year! I have quite a few ambitions, such as build up enough inventory of my stuffed creatures and start selling them at a great local handmade art store here in Tallahassee! (I figured I'd start with what I know I can churn out quickly if I need to, and then see where it takes me--as in mediums...) And it's never too early (or I suppose late, depending how you look at it) to start working on some New Year's Resolutions! =D
   BUT! Before ALL of that happens, I wanted to celebrate my best friend's birthday this month by posting the wonderful pictures of the nursery I helped paint for the arrival of her baby boy in May! There are still a few little touch ups needed and things I need to make (a Sun-mobile, and a special stuffed animal for him, of course!), but still! Check out the room! =)

She decided long before she knew the gender of her baby that she wanted a Safari-type theme for the nursery.

She's still working on composing the picture frames to fill in the open spots on the walls. I can understand the indecisiveness--there are so many good photos, and not enough time now that the little one is here! 

Here's her dog, Laverne, guarding the couch, and posing for pictures, as usual... =)

My favorite was the window-cove! Her hubby-to-be helped build the bookshelves on either side of the window, and they turned out great! The animal stickers on the closet doors were the inspiration for the whole room's theme, and were the perfect finishing touch to bring the whole room together.

And here are close-ups of the ten animals I painted above the brown border around the room (you can click on the pictures to enlarge them):

I know that not all of these animals are safari animals, but, hey, you can keep laughing while the little one learns all the different names before he's in school! And it'll all be because of how awesome his Aunt Danielle is. =D

Aaand, it's about that time for me to go now, so, until next time, be awesome to each other! ♥ Danielle

Murals!

Just thought I'd try my best to keep up with posting my art (sorry I missed a few weeks. As always, life sweeps you up sometimes!), and as I always do, it takes me forever to decide on something fun to do for the weekend, and it is certainly fast approaching! It always starts out with a big list of To-Do's, and then ends with me throwing it away and claiming that we should enjoy all of our weekend, and only do what WE wanna do...and then we sit and stare at our beautiful new 42" tv...so much for my summer tan! =P Heheheh! Besides, we don't have easy access to a pool...sure, we could go jump in one of the apartment complexes' pools, but why would I want to go stare at a whole buncha college freshmen and blind them with my stark white blinding skin? =) I want to go to Wakulla Springs, or any beach within an hour's drive--THAT's what I wanna do!!!

BUT, before I can go on our excursion, I'd love to show you some pictures of a family friends' nursery I helped paint with my boyfriend Michael, and my sister (in-law, technically...) Adron! Our friends were expecting a little girl, but they live on about a half-acre of land a bit out of town...at the time with 5 dogs, 5 hens, and a goat! =D (Now their "farm" has grown to include another goat, a baby goat, a rooster, 3 more hens, and two more dogs!) So, of course it was perfect that they wanted an original nursery room mural...in a barnyard theme!!! Check it out! (By the way, double click the images for a bigger view.)

What's a farm without a barn? Adron's talented job on the wind vane is really really cool!

The sheep and the butterfly!

This little piggy is just behind the door!

Michael's handy work with the hay bale--we needed scenery!

I just love this--Adron's baby goat has little rectangular pupils!

Here's the baby chicks and the baby cow! I ended up gluing a cute pink ribbon to the baby cow's bell just to bring some 3D to the murals. The dandelions were Adron's idea, and they were PERFECT to tie all the walls together!

We decided that on the tiny patch of wall under the windowsill needed another small animal, and we thought, "Why not a smiling mole?" I'll try to find a picture of the mole's home because we added quite a few rooms!

Here's us, the artists! Me, Michael, and Adron against the largest wall completed! We worked for beer and dinner and they couldn't keep us away once they started that! =D

We had so much fun, and I would LOVE to find a way to work together again on something like this. *wink wink nudge nudge* ;)

Until next time...