Mixed Media Painting | Fluffy Puppy 2 My daughter and I tackled another mixed media painting together, after she asked me to paint her a second puppy portrait to place on...
Category: Blog, Family, GALLERY, Maltese, MIXED MEDIA Tags: Acrylic Paint, Art, Caran D'ache Neocolor II, drawing, Family, illustration, Janna Vanderveen Art, JKV, Maltese, MIXED MEDIA, Moon, Oil Pastels, Painting, Poodle, Puppy, Softie, Whimsical Dog, Winsor Newton Oil Bars
Watercolor Painting | Peace amidst Chaos I took some time to paint this weekend, amidst the stress that broken bones and too much time spent in an emergency room creates. After things settled, I contemplated...
Category: Blog, Family, GALLERY, WATERCOLOR Tags: Art, Big Eyes, Boardwalk, Broken Bones, Caran D'ache Neocolor II, Chaos, drawing, Face, Girl, Green Jacket, Maimeriblu Venezia, Mountains, Painting, Peace, sketch, Sunset, WATERCOLOR, Watercolour, Winsor Newton
Maltese | Lily Belle Lily Belle casts a ray of sunshine in our family. She soothes tears, inspires laughter, and spreads a whole lot of love with her unwavering loyalty and wet...
Category: Blog, Family, Maltese, PHOTOGRAPHY Tags: Cute, Dog, Girl, Hair dye, Hair tie, Lily Belle, Maltese, Pink, Pink Tipped, Puppy, Sweet
Watercolor of Open Window at Night with Two Moons She rose from her bed, Cobwebs in her head, And studied the light in her room. Through windows it played Pale fingers...
Category: Blog, Dreams, Family, Fantasy Foto Friday, POETRY, WATERCOLOR Tags: Balloons, Clouds, Curtains, Dawn, Dreams, Fairy, Fantasy, Fantasy Pictures, Imagination, MIXED MEDIA, Moonbeams, Night, Poem, POETRY, Sleeping, Two Moons, WATERCOLOR, Watercolor Painting, Window
Our desire to create is fueled by the power of our imagination. We only need to observe a child playing to see that this is true. Take my daughter’s artwork as an...
Category: Blog, Family, WATERCOLOR, Writing Tags: Castle, Children's Drawing, Fantasy, Fantasy Art, House, Imagination, Inspiration, Tree, WATERCOLOR, Watercolor Art, Watercolour, Writing
Craft day is always fun, especially when Grandma is involved. She researched ways to create cabochon/pendant necklaces, purchased all the supplies, and set up the creative day for her grandchildren to attend. I suggested that...
Category: Blog, Family, WATERCOLOR Tags: Art, Cabochon, Child Couture, drawing, Handmade, Jewelry, Necklace, Painting, Pendant, sketch, WATERCOLOR, Watercolor Painting, Watercolour
The unhindered imagination of children produces the cutest things. Yesterday, my five-year-old daughter created this drawing of herself, with brown hair (she’s convinced that’s the color it will be when she’s older), and a...
Category: Blog, Blog Articles, Dreams, Family, What-Ifs Tags: Alladin's Carpet Ride, Art, Disney, Disney World, drawing, Dreams, Family, Fantasy Art, Flying, Futuristic Technology, Imagination, Rocket Backpack, Wishes
Storybook characters really do come to life! At least Snow White’s 7 Dwarves did at Walt Disney world. Wait…is that Sneezy plugging his nose? Is it possible that I stink? Considering it was late...
Category: Blog, Blog Articles, Family Tags: 7 Dwarves, Characcters, Character Meet, Dopey, Gems, Picture, Sneezy, Snow White, Storybook, Vacation, Walt Disney World
My daughter has been asking for a rainbow and pink Penelope Bloom Bunny for over a year. Yesterday, I decided it was time to fulfill on my promise and make her one....
Category: Blog, Family, Plushies/Softies, Sewing, Sweetheart by Janna Tags: Boutique Bunny, Boutique Dolls, Bunny, Handmade, PENELOPE BLOOM, Plushie, Sewing, Softie, Sweetheart by Janna
My five-year-old daughter drew this village picture, with a house, pink cotton candy tree (her most favorite snack), garage, car, dog, and flowers. We added a few trees to fill in...
Category: Blog, Family, WATERCOLOR Tags: Art, drawing, Family, Imagination, Painting, WATERCOLOR, Watercolor Painting
Now that the kids are back on school, I have plunged back into editing and writing. It is always a challenge to keep life balanced when I immerse myself into my...
Category: Blog, Family, WATERCOLOR Tags: Art, Boy, Cartoon, Family, illustration, Painting, WATERCOLOR, Watercolor Painting
Watercolor attempt #15 Art day is always fun with my children. We pile the kitchen table high with markers, papers, crayons, pencils, paints, etc…and go to town creating. My kids hunker around me and...
Category: Blog, Family, WATERCOLOR Tags: Art, Birds, Costa Rica, Fiery-Throated Hummingbird, Flowers, Painting, Panterpe Insignis, WATERCOLOR, Watercolor Painting
Several summer’s ago, my husband and two lifejacket-clad sons swam to a tiny island off the shore of Lake Huron. They stood on a branch which jutted out the water and soaked in the view...
Category: Blog, Family, Inspirational Bible Verses, PHOTOGRAPHY Tags: Art, Family, Fantasy Artwork, Imagination, Inspiration, PHOTOGRAPHY, Sunday's Scriptures
We woke up to a big surprise this morning I have to confess, I was worried. The flooding was pretty bad and the storm sewers were backed up. Our neighbor, Shannon, took...
Category: Blog, Blog Articles, Family, Prayers Tags: Flood, Flooding, Fun, Grandville, Jumping, Michigan, Photos, Pictures, Prayers, Rain, Roadblocks to Writing, September 9 2013, Storms, Trampoline, Videos, Water, Wyoming Michigan
My daughter has spent the last several months begging me to make Lily (our Maltese puppy) a princess dress. We’ve perused countless Etsy websites, sewing blogs, and pattern sites together, looking for just the right...
Category: Blog, Dog Clothes, Family, Maltese, Sewing, Sweetheart by Janna Tags: Boutique Dog Clothes, Dog Clothes, Handmade, Lily, Maltese, Puppy, Sewing Projects
My daughter has spent the last several months begging me to make Lily (our Maltese puppy) a princess dress. We’ve perused countless Etsy websites, sewing blogs, and pattern sites together, looking for just the right...
Category: Blog, Blog Articles, Family, Maltese Tags: Lily, Maltese, Puppy, Sewing Projects
Snowmen and snow flurries! We finally had enough snow to build this crazy little snowman. With a trowel for a hat and who knows what for eyes and nose (I think sidewalk...
Category: Blog, Blog Articles, Family Tags: Family, Snow
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