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back at it

after the holidays i took a really looooong break from painting. i just wasn't really feeling into it and wanted to concentrate on my notecards and subway art.

i suppose the Lord done had different plans for me because over the course of about 2 weeks i got orders for several signs from friends and family. i'm not going to lie - i took my sweet time getting to them and wanted to make sure i was fully back in the groove before i got started.

i was also a little discouraged because i had a perfect system before the holidays of how i painted my signs and the loss of my computer (and therefore microsoft publisher) kind of threw a hitch in my giddy-up. i had to figure some things out before i could fully commit to doing signs 100% again.

luckily i think i have it somewhat figured out. so anyways - here is a look at a couple of signs i've made lately for my friends!

love will 1

my friend leanne's sister got married on march 10th. through a bit of a process of deciding what to have on there we finally decided on the words to a meaningful song, their names and the wedding date. you can read the entire story here.

love will 3

as i finished up i thought it was looking a little bland so i just free-handed some doodly things in the corners for some extra color. turns out those are pretty much identical to the design on their invitation. pretty cool! :)

love will 4

family name 1

my friend sarah asked me to paint their last name for a specific spot in their kitchen. she is a fabulous cook so i know they spend a lot of time in the kitchen and i know they will think of me every time they look at their pretty sign.

family name 3

sarah and i have been friends like forevers. every time i visit somewhere i try to remember and grab a magnet for her kitchen wall. she has a huge collection that finally over-ran her fridge and she painted her wall with magnetic paint to display the overflow.

family name 4

i have a couple more in the works - one that is taking me forever to finish because it is huge and intricate. i can't wait to show it to yall!

what have you been working on lately?

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    1. shake yo groove thang shake yo groove thang!
      i will officially have that song on repeat in my head all day!
      xoxo

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    1. thank you kelli! i have really enjoyed doing them!!

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  3. Beautiful signs :) I didn't realize you did your lettering by hand! that takes some serious skill ;)

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    1. thanks kate!! it does take a little skill but mostly a good hand massage every now and then. sometimes i walk around with a creepy claw from all the fine details!! ;)
      xoxo

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  4. so talented Skye! glad you're back at it! love them.

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    1. thank you thank you manda!! i'm glad to be back at it also!

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  5. I'm partial to the 2nd one, myself. ;) We LOVE our sign. It's perfect! Aaron got it hung up in the right place, so I just need to snap some pics to show it off in it's new home! :) Yay!!! Thank you! :)

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    1. BY the way - I have a magnet for you from Spain. It is currently living on my fridge and every day I look at it and try to remember to bring it to work so I can mail it to you. FAIL. I'm putting it on my phone calendar so I won't forget!!

      I'm so glad you love your sign! I can't wait to see it in you pretty kitchen!

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  6. Oh, oh! I bet I know which one is taking so long!!! We can't wait to see the finished product!

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    1. I'm happy to say it is coming right along! I can't wait to bring it to you guys and meet Spare so soon! :)

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  7. Yay!!! So glad you are getting your groove back!

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    1. Thanks Kelsey! :) I'm glad to be getting back in my groove too! :)

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  8. So beautiful! I am so glad you are painting again - you have an AMAZING talent for it!

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