Chocolate Lab

White Lab with Snowflakes

12x12" acrylic commissioned painting.

Painted Cats Pet Portraits

The Thing:

Dita:

Sneaky Pete:

Little Man:

Penguin:

(Email)Christen sparkle at yahoo.com

Pit Bull Pet Portrait

Gracie the Pit Bull:

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Sam, Abby, Maggie and Duncan Pet Portraits

I had fun working on this sweet family of dogs this week! Christensparkle@ yahoo.com

Minka's Dog Portrait

Here is a lovely dog named Minka that i had the pleasure of painting today...

If you are interested in a custom pet portrait, contact me at christensparkle AT yahoo.com.  Starting at $99 for a 12x12" gallery wrapped canvas :-)

Schnauzer Dog Portrait

Here is another dog portrait I was commissioned to do:

For more info on pet portraits: Christensfanmail at yahoo.com

BeYOUtiful Appliqué Monogram Pillow

So, I made this pillow today for my 13 year old daughter.   

I used my scrap pile for the letters, some yarn for the "you" and a piece of fabric from a dress for the back and trim.  

One thing I did differently this time...was that I cut the back piece of fabric about 2 inches longer on each side and then I just folded it over twice and sewed it one time to sew the whole pillow together.

Braided French twist loose updo.

Start with braiding a strand on either side of the head going away from the face and towards the back.  Secure with a rubber band when both braids meet in the center and hang comfortably in the back.  

Then pull all hair together at the nape of the neck and twist the hair together.

Finally pull the twisted hair up and over, then behind the braid.  Secure with bobby pens.

Home is where...

The art is.

Tea Pots

Faces...

Sketches...Just for fun...

There are always flowers

For those who want to see them!

If at first you don't succeed...

Try try again!

One of my favorites!!!

Dog Portraits

I'm offering my services to paint custom pet portraits.  Starting at $99 for a 12x12" gallery wrapped canvas.  

Send the 3 photos of the pet you'd like painted to christensparkle AT yahoo.com

Flowers on Chair

Acrylic on canvas.  C. Rogers.

Flower Paintings

Painting, painting, painting...

A burst of inspiration!

Planet Memorization Craft

This week we are memorizing the planets, so I came up with this craft to make things more interesting :-)

First, I found this great printable for free from sprouts:

http://sproutonline-pmd.edgesuite.net/o15/Content/birthdays/crafts/printables/Solar%20System%20Party/Planets-Cutouts.jpg

I had the children color the planets and cut them out. Then I decided we were going to glue them on a dark background.  So I found some paper bags and cut off the sides.  I left the handle for a hanger ;-)...

Then we glued the planets and their names in order from the Sun.

My kids wanted to include Pluto, so we put a little Pom Pom thingy in its place. Then used glue to write:

My

Very

Easy

Method

Just 

Speeds

Up

Naming 

Planets

Then we sprinkled fine glitter over the glue...

After we shook the glitter off, we were finished!!