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Meet little Amos!

My 3 fosters came from a litter of 5 ~ I took 3 & another foster mom took the other 2.

Sadly, 1 of hers didn't make it ~ a sweet little girl named Annie.  Bless her heart.  I offered to take her brother Amos so he could be with his siblings & not be alone.  He's just LOVING romping & playing with his brother Mowgli & sisters Moppet & Mitzi & is so happy! 

I took all the kitties in a few days ago for a checkup & vaccs.  They are all doing GREAT & just need to gain a few more ounces before they can go back, have their spay/neuter surgeries & be all ready for adoption!  I know they'll be snatched up quick ~ they are too adorable!

Having foster babies sure keeps you busy!  I have a sketch for a new Frida Kahlo & Cat painting I want to start but haven't found the time yet.  Really wanted to have it ready to list for Cinco de Mayo on Saturday but that's doubtful.  Darn.  I'm taking my daughter to "Junior Day" at K-State tomorrow, then taking her to KU in Lawrence where she'll meet up with her fellow Journalism students for the State Competition on Saturday.  Busy, busy, busy!  Not much time to paint.  I can show you the sketch at least.

Can't wait to fill her full of bright, happy

COLORS!

Ok, back to my foster duties...  =^..^=

Frida & her Furry Friend

I was in the mood to paint FRIDA last weekend!

She is such a FUN subject! 

This is another version of a painting I did a few years ago (below).

I wanted this one to be RED & TURQUOISE!

Of course she still has her CAT!

"Frida & Her Furry Friend" is available right now on Ebay.  Just click HERE!

Prints of the other painting are available in my Etsy Shop! 

Hope you're having a purrrfectly wonderful Monday!  meow

New Cards & Print now in the Shop!

Frida's Funky Braids~Art Print

Halloween Note Cards

All Packaged up Cute!

Happy Saturday!  Hope everyone's having a great day!  I've been spending mine getting a few new things listed in my Etsy Shop!  Hope you like them!

My son & I are going to the "Kansas" concert tonight!  Our Wichita State University Symphony is playing with them & it should be awesome! 

CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SON!

Frida Art Doll!

I've always wanted to do a FRIDA doll & I'm excited to finally get one done!

I hand painted her face along with her arms & black kitty.  She also has 2 pink buttons sewn on her dress & bright pink crossbones on the back of her head!

I love how she turned out ~ very prim but bright, funky & lots of fun!

She's in my ETSY SHOP now & would love to go home with YOU!

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!  (you know Frida would!)

FRIDA Day of the Dead Painting

Frightfully Fun Frida!


Just wanted to post my new FRIDA painting I finished last night!  She's all ready to celebrate Day of the Dead!
I love how she turned out ~ not too scary & not too sweet!
She is now listed on  EBAY!  BOO!

Triple Good Mews!

Wally

Erma

Charlie

Just a quick post to spread the good mews!

My sweet fosters Charlie, Erma & Wally ALL 3 were adopted last weekend!  YIPPEEE!

I had just taken Erma & Wally back to the Humane Society last Thursday after they finally recovered from their colds & a mere 3 days later they have a new home!  I LOVE it when that happens!  That just made my weekend!  And I'm not 100% sure but I think my other 2 former fosters, Clarence & Muffin, who have been placed in our Petsmart, have also been adopted.  They aren't on the "Available" page anymore so I'm waiting to see if they show up on the "Adopted" page soon.  Keeping my fingers crossed!

YAY for my babies & their furever new homes!!!

Working on my new Frida Halloween painting today & should have a photo later tonight or tomorrow.

Check back!  Happy Tuesday!

Sketch for a New Frida Painting!

Well ~ SCHOOL has started & that means the craziness has begun!  It also means less time for blogging so that's my excuse this week for the lack of posts.  Not to dwell on that though...

 I managed to get a rough sketch done today of a new FRIDA painting I want to do for Halloween!  I can't wait to get this on canvas & color it up all spooky looking!  Unfortunately it'll probably have to wait until Sunday but for a good (and FUN) reason!  It's our ANNUAL GIRL'S WEEKEND & I'll be busy having an awesome time with my mom, sissies & niece! We have a theme every year & this year it's FRIGHT NIGHT!  Lots of scary stuff will be goin' on!  Can't wait!

On the FOSTER front ~ I'm so happy to report that Chia, one of my former fosters, was adopted last week! YAY!  I took Clarence & Muffin back last week since they were healthy again & tomorrow I take back Erma & Wally.  I had to keep them a little longer since they weren't quite well but now they're good as new. I'm sure going to miss those sweethearts!

Hope you're having a great week & now I'm going to go catch up on all YOUR lovely blogs!

Feliz Cumpleanos Frida!

Happy Birthday dear Frida ~ Happy Birthday to you!

Frida is one of my favorite subjects to paint!  This is one of my very first paintings of her from a few years ago.  I had fun with her hair - ha!

I'm working on a new painting at the moment ~ it was inspired by all the neat lighthouses we saw in Door County, WI last month on vacation.  I should have it finished tonight & posted tomorrow!

In the meantime...here are some cute cat pics!

What's out there???

Oh...it's Mrs. Cottontail sampling the salad bar!

Something sure was interesting out the back door but for the life of me I never could see what it was!  They definitely had their eyes on something!

I left out the little box from my foster kittens' canned food & Zoolou decided it was a nice place to take a nap.  Doesn't seem to bother her that half of her is hanging out of it!

"I'm not fat, I'm FLUFFY!"

Hope you're having a great day!

meow

New Frida Cards! Ole'

Close-ups of the 4 designs

*** ETSY UPDATE ***

I have a BRAND NEW set of FRIDA KAHLO Note Cards in the SHOP now!

4 FUN designs of Frida & her Cats!

Send someone you love a cheery note with these colorful cards.

Frida makes everyone SMILE!

Matching envelopes included & FREE SHIPPING - YAY!

Hope you're having a wonderful day!

Oh by the way ~ I'm picking up new FOSTER BABIES tomorrow!  Will post stories & pictures soon!  PURRRS...

New Painting & New Prints!

All American Dad now on EBAY!

New Prints in my ETSY SHOP now!

HAPPY~ HOT~ SUNDAY TO YOU ALL!

I have a NEW PAINTING up for grabs on Ebay now...

 "All American Dad" ~ a cute little 5X7 acrylic on canvas for July 4th or anytime! 

Also have an ETSY UPDATE...

2 new prints in the shop now ~ Frida & St. Francis

Check them out!

Have an awesome day & stay COOOL!

Foster Kitties Update

Shoe attack!

Sophie thinks shoelaces are FUN!

Sierra thinks so too!

Rough & tumble time!

I'm furrocious!

Queen of the Kitty Condo!

Happy Monday everyone!

My baby girls are growing like WEEDS!  They've practically doubled in size this past month.  They were barely over a pound when I picked them up & now they are a few ounces shy of 2!  I can't believe we've had them almost a whole month.  They are such sweeties & SO healthy & PLAYFUL!  I try & try but just can't get a good photo of them because they won't be still - ha!  Sometimes I come in the room & they're all curled up together sleeping like angels but the second they see me they're pouncing over & climbing up my leg!  As you can see they love my shoelaces & their rough & tumble sessions.  I don't know which one is ornerier  ~ they are  both wild little rascals!  I do notice that during their wrestling sessions Sierra is usually on top.

I'm scheduled to take them back to the shelter on Thursday (sniff) since they'll be 8 weeks old & 2 lbs. ~ the requirement for being spayed.  Their surgery will probably be Friday.  Then they'll be placed for adoption & on their way to their forever homes!  It'll be sad saying goodbye but I KNOW those 2 sweethearts will be adopted (kittens go fast) & if for some insane reason they aren't, I'll go back & get them!  I'm just trying to enjoy them all I can while I still have them.

I don't think we'll have time to foster any kitties before we leave for vacation next month but when we get back I'd like to get a mama & babies.  The Humane Society's been getting lots of those in lately.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!

P.S.  My new Frida Painting is NOW on EBAY!

Frida is Finito!

I got FRIDA painted up all colorful & fun & she'll be on EBAY tomorrow once I get caught up with things.  This painting is an 8x10 ~ much bigger than my usual 5x7s.  I really like how she turned out.

I'm getting ready to go visit my BFF Cindy in Kansas City for the weekend ~ yay!  We've been friends since 2nd grade & I can't imagine life without her.  We're gonna have us a FUN weekend of relaxing with no kids, going to see Letters from Juliet, eating lots of junk food & catching up on girl talk!  Can't wait!

Tomorrow is Feline Friday!  I hope to have some new pics of my foster kitties along with an article on Litter Box issues! 

Cute New Bookmarks for the Shop!

Need a new BOOKMARK for your current read?

These 2 will be added to my Etsy Shop tomorrow!

They are made from prints of my original paintings & collage papers & finished with cute ribbon.

The pictures show both the front & back of the bookmarks.

These cuties will make you SMILE!

We're having MORE storms this evening - woohoo!  You probably think I'm strange getting excited about a thunderstorm but I love them!  Something about the gathering clouds, darkening sky, rumble of thunder, & rain on the roof.....it's exciting & soothing at the same time. 

I DON'T like the tornadoes that sometimes come with the storms & we've had our share of those this week!  The sirens have gone off TWICE in the last 3 days!  I guess this IS Kansas!

Happy Mom's Day * WIP * Facebook!

Wishing all the MAMAS out there (whether 2 or 4 legged)

a BEAUTIFUL MOTHER'S DAY!!!

My sister sent me this cute kitty cartoon.

Also wanted to give you a sneak preview of my WIP:

a new Frida painting!

She's going to get all painted up bright & colorful!

Frida is such a FUN person to paint don't you think?

There's no end to the colors, hairdos & accessories - ha!

*And 1 more thing ~ I'm FINALLY on FACEBOOK!

Click on my badge in the side column & visit!

Have a wonderful day ~ see you tomorrow!

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Frida's on Tonight!

image via sashasoren

Hope you all are having a GREAT Cinco de Mayo day!

I was SO excited to see that the movie FRIDA is on tonight!  I love that movie! Have you seen it?  I'm recording it to watch later after the noisy people go to bed so I can thoroughly enjoy it.

Busy day today ~ but the Mexican holiday inspired me to start on a new FRida painting so hope to have something to show soon.

Time for American Idol results ~ woohoo!

All in a Row

Aren't baby ducks the CUTEST???  image via nerdbird

I was driving by a small lake the other day when I saw a mama duck & all her little ducklings waddling around behind her.  So sweet!  Every April we see them along with baby goslings.  I always worry they're going to wander out on the street into the traffic but these guys stayed safe.  We have lots of Canada Geese & ducks around here & you'll often see traffic stopping to let them cross the road.  I love that. 

I love little duckies!  I love fuzzy baby birds!

I love SPRING!

P.S.  My FRIDA PRINT was featured in an ETSY TREASURY with a "CINCO-de-MAYO" theme!

Lots of really fun & colorful items!  Come look right HERE!

Happy Tuesday! xoxox

One Last Valentine Painting~Frida!

" Frida's Valentine's Day" is up for grabs on EBAY!

I got a sudden spark of inspiration yesterday morning & decided to do one more Valentine painting. I love painting Frida, especially holiday themes of her, so here she is! I can't remember the last time we had a bright sunny day here (although I love the snowy, wintery weather) so I had to shoot a pic in dull lighting & the colors in the photo aren't as vivid as they should be. Will try to get a better picture soon.

In the meantime, check out Frida & my other paintings on Ebay! I'm starting a Mardi Gras themed painting next ~ should be fun! Hope you're having an awesome weekend! xoxox

Heeeeere's Frida!

Check out Frida on Ebay right HERE!

FRIDA KAHLO has the honor of being my very first painting for 2010! She's BIG, bold & beautiful in her snazzy dress & matching tote bag to carry her kitty. This is an 8 X 16 canvas & seemed to take forever with all the details but it was really fun just making up her dress & all her accessories as I went along! I still need to apply a varnish & take more pics but then hope to get her listed on Ebay tomorrow.

All our pretty white snow is melting with the temps going up today but at least maybe I won't worry so much about the homeless kitties out in the freezing weather. Hope everyone's having a happy Monday (despite it being Monday)! xoxox

Frida's Christmas

Happy Thursday to ya! Here is my new Christmas Frida painting. I think Frida's got the right idea ~ don't stress, sit & relax with a warm cat in your lap, a cup of tea (I'll take Irish coffee) & gaze at something pretty like her blooming Christmas cactus! Hopefully Frida eventually gets up & does a bit of Jazzercise! Looks like she's enjoyed a little too much fruitcake & sugar cookies!

"Frida's Christmas" is up for auction right now on ebay. Just click right HERE!

MERRY CHRISTMAS & FELIZ NAVIDAD!

Yikes! 9 Days and Counting...

I've had so much fun looking at all the festive decor my blogger friends have posted I decided to join in & post some pics of my own Christmassy home! I love Christmas & love to decorate! I turn on some Christmas music or dvd, grab a cuppa coffee or glass of wine, haul the boxes up from the basement & go to town! I enjoy it as long as I can cuz all too soon it's New Year's & time to take it all down again (sniff).

On a painting note ~ I finished a Christmas Frida today (probably my last painting of the year) & will post a pic of her tonight or tomorrow! She's looking very festive! Feliz Navidad!