Sweetbriar Sisters

Adorable Sewing Patterns

Color Study in Oil: Triad

Here's #2 in my 4 part color scheme study.  This time it was a triad theme, with black and white allowed (thank goodness- that green thing was pretty intense!). ... View Post

Beehive House at Christmas Time

I love old, traditional buildings!  I had a lot of fun going up to Salt Lake City and taking pictures of the historic architecture there.  This painting is of the Beehive House all dressed up for the holidays.  I still feel like my painting skills leave a lot to be desired (this isn't nearly as good as the one I painted in my head!) but it was fun to make all the same. ... View Post

Poinsettia Watercolor Step by Step

Now that all the holiday craziness is over, I'm finally getting around to posting some of my final paintings from last semester!  (it only took me until a month after Christmas!)   ... View Post

Red Velvet V-Day Cookies

I don't know why it is, but we seriously have so many cake mixes and they all need to be used up.  The weird thing is, I hardly ever make cakes and when I do it's a special occasion so I always make them from scratch.  So.... here I am trying to figure what in the world to do with all these cake mixes!  Here's one little invention I made up that, if I may say so myself, went over quite well. ... View Post