there's a first for everything.

 when my co-worker and some of my new found work friends found out i could sew they were all super excited. one of my friends is a fellow bike rider and he loved the hats i was making and made it his mission to find some fabric so that could make a hat for him. his hat would be my first custom hat for anyone besides me and tom.

weeks went by and then one day he came into work and handed me a vintage "hawaiian" print button up shirt. we talked about what he wanted and i got to work.

the shirt was so cute and he really wanted one of the birds to be on one of the panels so i made sure to cut out the pattern very carefully. what i didn't take a picture of is that i also put a bird on the underside of the bill. 

he was so very happy with it and i was excited to see how happy he was about it too. what i liked about it was that he found me the fabric. i have another hat i am working on for a fellow blog buddy and will show that when it is done.

-->> if any one wants a custom hat we can totally chat about it. contact me and we can discuss more!

xo,

cb

its time...

to get a new tattoo!!!!! i don't have the cash yet to get one so i am saving every bit i can and i think for christmas i will be buying myself a christmas tattoo! eep!

now, i have been contemplating what to get for some time... ever since my last tattoo of my daisy's i wanted to get more, it is that addicting!

right after i got them tattooed, a friend of mine wanted me to draw her another tattoo and i was more then thrilled do to it. here is what i drew her. i feel in love with it and really liked how it came out. it got my mind turning on what i wanted to get next....

 i love my little harvey oh so much so i knew i wanted another bird. for a while i had been drawing a quail in the style of day of the dead but just wasn't crazy about how it was coming out so i set that idea aside.

i then started doodling lazy eyed susans which i just love. they remind me of my mom as we loved planting them in my little section of the garden when i was little but for some reason i haven't gone back to them. i really like them but think i need to explore that idea further and that will maybe be the tattoo i get after this one!

 after the craft fair on saturday, i sat in front of the computer and searched for images of icelandic poppies and other poppies that are similar. i already have california poppies on my right shoulder and i just love all types of poppies and they make me so happy that i wanted to get more of them. while drawing the mister cuddled up right next to me and really liked the drawing so far which always makes me really happy.

sorry about the quality, taking a picture of pencil is hard

i look up to the mister so much when it comes to art. he is beyond fantastic and i admire his style and his work so much that his approval of my work makes me feel like i can conquer the world, silly i know but it is so true. anyways, he suggested a quail again and i still do love them so much. growing up in the sticks of northern california i was constantly surrounded by them and adored the little family unit scuttling across out dirt road all lined up in a row. i found an image and started at it....

rough sktetch

and i love it already. i ran out of room but that is okay. i can redraw it on a bigger paper and finish her up and figure out the placement of both the poppies and quail. i love it because i am a true californian lady, born and breed :)

now just to figure out where this sucker is gonna go! most likely on my left arm but i have to finish it all up and then have the mister draw it on me to make sure i love it.

i have a few other drawings i have done for other ladies and will be sharing those now and then, i think i just needed too take this leap and swho you my work first, i am a bit nervous. i love getting emails from lovely ladies wanting me to sketch them a tattoo! don't be shy! hehe


oh, i just opened up a twitter! come join me and lets tweet ;D

xo,
cb