Here she is! :) My new baby! Isn't she beautiful?! Well, I'm sure I don't have to say how excited I am, but holy crap am I excited about her! :D I've been wanting to upgrade to a DSLR for some time now. I love my film SLR and I always will, but she will only be used for special reasons in the future. However, I did transfer my SLR camera strap to my DSLR.  I inherited my film camera, which used to be my Grandpa's.  I wanted to keep a part of him with me on my photography journey.  :) The only problem with showing off my new DSLR is that I had to take this picture with my phone :P

Cyber Monday & Free Shipping

I'm having a Cyber Monday Sale in my shop starting tonight at Midnight (EST).  Everything will be 20% OFF.  This will be the biggest sale of the year.  Mostly because I am also offering Free Shipping with a coupon.  The code is BLACKFRIDAY.  Just use it during checkout for free shipping. :)

So visit the shop and get ready for the big sale :) 
http://BlueDesertRose.artfire.com

Happy Holidays!

Thankful

Thanksgiving.

A day for family, friends, memories, good times, big meals, and more.  This year, my family had Thanksgiving on Monday.  It was the only day that we could all get together without work conflicts.  Then today, I gathered for Thanksgiving part two: Turkeys Revenge.  Well, more like Thanksgiving lunch, hot turkey sandwiches.  It was delicious.  :)  Soon we will be gathering again with more family for some T-Day dinner of some sort.

I just wanted to take a minute to say how thankful I am.  I'm thankful for my Sweetheart, my family, my friends, my health, my home.  I'm thankful for the food I eat, the clean water I have, the heat in the winter and air in the summer.  I'm thankful for my car and my job.  I'm thankful for the ability to express myself creatively.

Hope for those of you celebrating have a Happy Thanksgiving.

	Little painting. I painted this last Monday. First time working on canvas in a long time. It felt good to get a big brush in my hand. Compared to working on tiny guinea pig charms with teeny tiny brushes. I hope to paint more this winter. :)

Tiny Beginnings

I recently got a new phone. Its a smart phone. I feel like I've finally caught up with the rest of the world. So, I'm trying out this new ability to blog from anywhere. They will most likely be mini posts, but that's still pretty nifty.
Tonight I'm finishing up work on a guinea pig charm. Its behind on progress, but hopefully I will be able to finish it tonight. Not making excuses, but life happens and well... here I am.
Lately, I've also been going thru some sort of creativity lull. I don't know what the issue is, but I've been very lazy about creating, and creating is what I am.

Since I last updated, my sweetheart and I, but mostly him, have made a boat load of apple pies. Apparently a half a bushel of apples equals about 10 monster sized pies. Delicious ones. ;)
About a couple months ago, a new "baby" came into my life. I plan on sharing her with you all very soon. I'm very excited to introduce her!

This year has just blown by so quickly. November is already off and rolling. I was hoping to do more shows this year, but I'm not seeing it as an option right now. Unless I can pull it together and get some work done, build up mystock, and then maybe I can find a show its not too late to get into. We'll see.

As for now, its time to get back to work :)