When life gives you bananas....

Make Banana Caramel Cupcakes....mmmmmmm....these turned out sooo yummy....used a sour cream cake recipe and added some allspice and a mashed banana to the recipe. Then, when the little cakes were done and cooled, i cut them in have and spread a layer of caramel ice cream topping and some banana slices...for the icing i whipped some fresh cream with a few spoons of the caramel added....mmmmmmmmm....then i shaved some dark chocolate on top....diet? What diet? These were sooo delish and pretty....had to share!

Wine-Oh!....

The place you have left forever is always there for you to see whenever you shut your eyes. ~ Ian Mydral

My inspiration for this funky little piece of collage art was a wine label...it was just too bea-U-tiful to throw away, so i painstakingly removed the label and decided to create a little bit of art around it...the quote fit so well with the label since the lovely lady had her eyes shut.

I added a funky hat cut from a vintage handwritten envelope and stapled a piece of ribbon to the top....I also added some painted blue circles and some hand-stamped images. Makes you wonder what she is thinking.... dreaming of? who?....hmmmmmmmmm....

Surprise!

Yes, this weekend was full of surprises! My best girlfriends surprised me with a 36th birthday par-tay at a little French place in the city....a little place that served only crepes.....yummmmmmmmmy. Friends and family truly touched my heart this weekend and I feel so special and soooo blessed to be surrounded by such wonderful people...so thanks to all my girlfriends, my sister and my momma for makin my special day extra-special...did I mention I've NEVER had a surprise party....I'm still tickled pink...say hello to my little birthday angel....party girl, whatever you want to call her....isn't she cute!

Back in the Saddle...Again

Ever heard of the 3 wells?...My son Jake asked me this today, so I took the bait...."3 wells?"...

Well, well, well....

I thought that a befitting start to this post, since it has been soooo long since i last wrote...and sooo much in my life has changed...fortunately my love for art and creating art has remained constant.....So, to celebrate my return to blogging, I am going to share a picture of an art card I created, I call it "determination"...used a line from a vintage book that really struck me:

So, this has been like-well, like flying in a dream, without any bumps to wake me up.

I added some crystals to her crown and wings (of course)...a beaded fringe hangs from the bottom. I'm hoping the road ahead will be "bump" free...and this little card is my reminder to keep flying and remain determined, my dreams for the future will come true.