Welcome to Fairyland

Well, our lovely Diva seems to be enjoying her time with her boys (Artoo's home! 'Yay! *G*) and the clever Carol has filled in with a guest challenge that seems perfectly timed!  I've just spent the better part of two weeks with my seven-year-old Nieceling who happens to LOVE fairies!  She had a fairy-themed birthday party last year.  Her older cousin, the sweet and thoughtful K-kins, is now well-established in the double-digits.  When K-kins was quite young her Gran helped her create a little "fairy garden" at her family cottage in Northern Ontario, which is where my Nieceling spent the past week.  Apparently the generous-hearted K-kins bequeathed her fairy garden to my Nieceling last summer.  She had great joy walking me through it and loving all the wilderness within...

With lovely happy thoughts of sprites and lights, I can offer up this as my challenge response this week (and I THANK GOODNESS I'm home to do it!):

Happy Monday!

Hello Again!

Hello, lovely art people!  I apologize for leaving you alone for so long, especially on the week I was privileged to guest challenge for our fabulous Diva!  Unfortunately a family situation came up that required a quick reboot of my plans and the better part of a week away again.  *sigh* The office will take even LONGER to catch up!  On the other hand, my sister is getting better, her daughter is absolutely delicious and how on earth can you ever regret the opportunity to help the one and enjoy the other? *G*  I am in desperate need of a week of sleep but oh boy!  It was exhaustingly fabulous.  My nieceling demanded plenty of play in the lake, drawing with water on the deck (we had as much fun watching the patterns evaporate as we did making them!) and at least TWO (count 'em, TWO) art projects daily.  My imagination had a great stretch and my body had a great workout.  I'll get myself pulled together and hopefully I'll be able to post by tonight or tomorrow.

BTW, while I was away I went up over 100 followers!  THANK YOU EVERYONE!  I am honoured, surprised, humbled and delighted.  I had plans to do something special to mark this milestone, so I'll try to get it all together and surprise y'all later this week.

Happy Sunday!