Hello, Monday!

I hope this Monday morning finds you well! 

:: This picture is from my aunt and uncle's lake house where we spent the better part of last week. I'll tell you more about this wonderful trip and its many exciting activities, but as per usual, I have over 500 pictures to weed through and edit before I post about it. 

:: One of the many activities involved floating these handmade boats. I'm going to share the step-by-step process my mom and grandpa used to make these for a special Crafty Friday this week!

:: I'm going to be taking advantage of this travel free week to finish a few illustrations I've been working on. [Please forgive the super grainy Instagram pic. I'll take better pics for you once they're done.]

:: I'll also be spending some time with the kids in our rainy day tent.

:: And, because I can't help myself, here's one more pic from the lake house...

Happy Monday!

xo

nessa dee

Until Next Week…

Well, I’ve been consumed with a couple of projects this week, celebrated my anniversary, and am now heading out of town this morning, so I didn’t get around to crafting with my kids. So, we’ll make paper dolls next Friday. In the meantime, here’s a couple of pictures of one of the projects I’m working on:

What, you can’t see it? How about this one:

I guess I need to work on focusing my camera. Oh well, here’s me obsessing over my project and the mess I create when working:

It was taken last night, hence the lamp, and poor lighting. The face over my left shoulder looks kind of creepy.

Have a good weekend!

nessa dee

I can be quite messy...

...when I'm working. Unfortunately, this is my breakfast room table mid painting. It's not pretty. In fact it's downright chaotic.

An organized chaos, though. See....

I actually have an unused dining space that would be perfect for a studio with two exceptions. One, it doesn't get good light. Two, it sits right off the entryway, and I don't want to greet my guests with this mess.

Do you know what I dream about when I'm painting?

This:

Photo from Ochs Design

or this:

photo from Juner Properties.

Sigh.

One day.

xo

Nessa Dee