eight is great

the other day we celebrated henry's birthday.  the big eight.  and let me tell you... eight is great!  he woke up to special decorations (our family tradition), he opened presents before breakfast, we played for hours at the arcade and laser tag place and then we ate at (his choice) cici's pizza.  we ended the special day with daddy's coca cola cake and blowing out 8 candles with a special wish.  henry said it was the best birthday ever.  i think he was right.

henry, you are my shining star.  my special little buddy that makes me laugh every single day.  a tiny little body full of tremendous love and giggles.  i love you so super much... more than i could ever say.  xoxox

(the awesome birthday card my
mom made!  crazy about it!!)

gather together

just poppin' in with a couple new goodies i just added to the shop.  a funky little mixed media creation...
"gather together" and a big red polka dot heart:)  happiness squared!

hope you are having a great day!  xox...jenn

love you tons...

hooray for the weekend!!  even in the summer... the weekend just seems better!  so, before i run off to my HOT day... (106 today!)... i wanted to share my newest painting with you.  lots of texture made this one a lot of fun to make:)

have a great day you guys!  xox...jenn

assemblage fun

mixed media assemblage fun! i made these with all vintage pieces.  favorite little bits of goodness pieced together with sweet vintage text.  the first is a wedding piece... "i promise darling, being married to you is so happy and heavenly".   and the second is a fun boy piece... "he is a terribly sweet guy who adores radio and television."

have a great night you guys!  xox...jenn

p.s. 20% off for a limited time in my vintage shop!  yay!!

stay close to me...

"stay close to me, i think i shall love you always"...

xox...jenn

summer lovin'

my little summer bathers always make me giggle:)  they are silly and sweet and scribbly and funky and all around FUN.  isn't that what summer is all about?  hope you are having a fun filled summer day!  xox...jenn

bits and bobs

made a few little goodies yesterday.  (in between wrangling the fighting brothers and the eating everything dog and unpacking the house a bit more)  love the sweet pendants that you can add to any chain and some little moleskin journals hand stamped from a lino cut i made.  lots o' fun:)  what are you up to today?  happy friday!  xox...jenn

a 4th birthday

spookytime jingles turns 4 tomorrow night!  i know i haven't updated in the past couple months... but i'm back for july and i've got a few halloween goodies and a sweet christmas goody!  hope you can stop on by.  if it's your first time, here are the deets...  every 13th of the month, the site updates with all new halloween and christmas art from a wonderful group of artists.  tomorrow night, thursday, when the clock strikes midnight (EST) the pages update with the new goods.  first come, first serve... just email the artist!  here's a direct link to my halloween page...  and one to my christmas page.

happy 4th STJ!  xox...jenn

the boys

 

the weekend is here!  i couldn't be happier.  just popping in to let you know i listed a new painting over at the shop.  a self portrait i created a couple homes ago:)  lots of yummy texture and big!!!  24 x 36 inches.

the brothers start their own business...

jake and henry... my 2 little "american pickers".  my boys have always enjoyed vintage things.  they have an appreciation for chippy and rusty old things.  we've certainly dragged them to enough flea markets their whole lives.  they have huge collections of old books to read and look through. (love that so much).  they love our old radios and records.  i think that they just "get it".

so... they have been begging me for years to have their own "shop".  okay.  they are now 12 and almost 8.  i had mixed emotions about this.  first off... i would be having to do most of the work.  (just keepin' it real here folks.)  second... they have the rest of their adult lives to worry about business.... just be kids!  BUT.  they wore me down.  and i'm sort of glad they did because i sort of love it.  they have a passion for old things.  and that is SO cool.  it makes my momma heart happy to see them appreciating vintage.  when we go out on our shopping adventures, they have a certain style they are drawn to.  the rusty metal... the tins... the toys...
so, why not.  i opened a new section in my vintage shop just for my boys' finds.  you can find it right here... jake and henry's corner .  these are all items they picked out on their own.  they spent their own money and they did their own research on each item.  any money they make will go into their savings account.  of course mom helps with the photos and the shipping... but i'm so proud of them and think it will be a really fun summer adventure for them:)

xoxo...jenn