Down the Wishing Well

Hello Gals!!!!

and lads too, if they happen to be joining in the fun

Well instead of being late

I'm early to this years Mad Hatter Tea Party.

It's a little awkward being the first to arrive

but with such mad company

I am sure to think it should be just as awkward to arrive fashionably late

Don't you?

I must say...

the route one must take to arrive at such a destination

is quite extraordinarily preposterous

I practically fell into a wishing well!

The company is MAD of coarse!

What more could you expect?

Such terrible manners too...

their mothers should be ashamed!

There is small chit chat

nothing more than the octave of a country mouse

And enough sweets and treats to fill one large cat

or to satisfy the appetite of a walrus perhaps?

I'm always so in awe of the Mad Hatter's fine taste

Each afternoon

exactly at noon

(or at-least that's what his watch always says)

He serves tea until a quarter to 3

and then he start all over again and

everyone move one seat to their left.

Oh what a splendid time I'm having

how about you?

Would you like another cup or two of tea?

No, you think you've had enough,

you've gone around the table twice

and sat in every chair thrice?

well I don't think your math quite matches up...

Perhaps you got too much pepper in your nose

when you visited that crazy old duchess?

oh, did you hear?

the duchess must go to court today

seems she did something to upset the Queen!

What?

You haven't met the queen?

oh, well you better be careful!

And hold your tongue

she seems to have a likeness to heads

and not in a pleasant kind of way

Oh my it is getting late...

I have enjoyed all of your company so much.

Make sure you say hello to Twiddle Dee and Twiddle Dum

before you go,

they always amuse me so

LOL!!!!

Being silly is so much fun!

Thanks for stopping by

I hope you have just as many crazy and mad adventures as I!

Toodles...

~Chelsea Ann

P.S.

The artwork was created especially for today...

take a peak in my shop if you like

you will find these and many more

The 23rd of June

2 Years of marriage

seems like just yesterday I was a young girl dreaming about Mr Right

I am such a lucky lucky lucky girl

I not only married the most amazing man

but my very best friend

To my husband:

"I love you with all my heart
thoughts of you puts a smile on my face
and joy in my heart
I'm not a perfect wife but I Love you
and each day I try to share the best of who I am with you
I thank you for loving me
just the way I am
for believing in me
when I doubt my self
and for being there with me and for me
when I fail and when I succeed.

I pray we shall always remember our love, our friendship, and our vows
that we will be strong when life seems unfair
and open to new adventures when opportunity knocks at our door
may we always walk the same road
hand in hand!

I LOVE YOU!

These are my very first digital scrap-booking pages.

It's a really rewarding process to put these together

...a little bit time consuming but fun

I can't wait to finish my wedding album

I hope you all had a nice Monday

Mine has been very very long and it's time to try to get some sleep

despite the can of AMP energy drink slushing around in my belly

I was going to try to pull a long night and get a lot of much needed work done

BUT...

I just don't think that will happen'

the problem is

I really don't want to be

"late, oh so late for my very important date!"

YES Mad Hatter Tea Party is this weekend and I procrastinated!!!!!!

and we have family coming and I have late nights at work

oh my! Oh DEAR!

Well I will have to get it all done one way or another wont I?

Sugar Belly Prints are here!

My first set of prints are finally done...

YEAH!

What an amazing feeling.

This collection of prints is based on my favorite treats at the moment.

Perhaps a hot dog does not count

but literally I'm having them breakfast, lunch and dinner these days

Junk Food is a topic I plan on exploring more

but crazy as this may seem

I will be debuting another new collection next week!

hint: I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, Sir, because I'm not myself you see.

hmmmm... what could I be up to now?

I've been going back and forth on pricing for weeks now

this is what I've decided to try out

.Basic Pricing structure for prints.

1st Print: $18 (price includes shipping worldwide)

fallowing prints $15 Each

Special Discounts on prints sold as a set of 3 or more

I'll try it out and see how that goes.

I've found that typically prints are sold in the $18 range

and that does not include shipping

ugggg. pricing is never fun! :(

Well it's late in the day and I have more coloring to do before next weeks reveal

The ittybittybirdy Print Shop is now open!

YEAH!

Have a lovely weekend!

~Chelsea Ann

P.S. The first sale in my Print shop will receive 1 free print of their choice!!!

Creative Breathing

~Creative Breathing Colors~

1. Vintage Ric Rac, 2. girls apron, 3. Babes in Toyland Disneykins Disney Vintage Toy Soldier by Marx, 1961, 4. embroidered atc (wip) with a few changes, 5. New fabrics, 6. Mr Smarty the Cat, 7. easter cookies!, 8. Rocky & Raquel Racoon Salt & Pepper Shakers, 9. junior deluxe, 10. Malabar Farms Afghan, 11. Martha, 12. Wooden Frosty and Santa, 13. vintage house, 14. Circle of Love, 15. Box of Roses, 16. red shoes, little gir#E2CB7, 17. Mabel Lucie Attwell, 18. Vintage Paper Doll Note Cards, 19. Circus cake, 20. heart, 21. gingham heart, 22. littleredriddinghood, 23. Quilt, 24. Vintage Fisher Price Pony Music Box, 25. margie

It starts with a heart

and a special message meant just for you

Perhaps a few of you already know who and what this blog post is about?

Perhaps you too have received your very own heart

perhaps you follow the beautiful stories

and gasp over each new labor of love?

But sadly perhaps...

a few of you do not know who or what this post about?

What is Creative Breathing?

I think there is no short answer...

It's more than just about creating pretty things,

having a good eye, or a flare for design.

It's a way of life.

I want to start to share with you my favorite blogs, artists and friends.

As my own blog grows in popularity

I wonder to myself

"Chelsea Ann, why do they like your blog,

What makes it special?."

Comments are always so sweet and I learn so much about all of you through them

but there are so many of you who are just readers...

and this is fine

but it does make me wonder...

and this led me to wonder about my own blog reading style

for there are blogs I read and ponder and love

but never leave a comment

and others I can't seem to say enough...

well now I am rambling.

I guess what I'm saying Thank You for following along on my constant rambling

and for sharing my ups and downs

my joys about silly things

and my little creations.

Whatever brings you back

I am glad for it!

So back to Creative Breathing...

http://creativebreathing.blogspot.com/

I can't say enough about this dear dear friend of mine

she has touched me in such a significant way

as an artist, friend, and even a mother when I needed

Her kindness, generosity, and wisdom

has truly helped me find my own inner

Creative Breather!

THANK YOU E!

ittybittybirdy Buyout

It's really not as bad as my title suggests

it's a little sad but at the same time very exciting

I've decided to CLOSE my ittybittybirdy vintage children's store

I'm not sure if there is just no market for such sweet things

or the economy, or my poor marketing skills

but the shop has been a flop

But don't fret.. not all is lost

ittybittybirdy Print Shop

is moving in

YEAH!!!!

The move will happen Friday

&

I will featuring a new set of prints!

From a series entitled:

Sugar Belly

(here is a little sneak peak to perk your taste buds)

So what will happen to all the vintage children's stuff?

Well I'll just have to use it myself I guess!

OH HOW I NEED A BABY!

but

just incase any of you had an eye for something in the shop...

You can make purchases until thursday afternoon

&

with ANY purchase you will receive a $10 Coupon

towards a purchase at ittybittybirdy Print Shop!

~Chelsea Ann

Time is a Circus

I've gathered all these circus images

but funny how I can't seem to find a thing to say...

perhaps it's just finding a place to start that is the problem

Usually when I put a post together it takes weeks and weeks of preparation.

Last night after work I was trying to find something 

I could quickly put together for todays post

I started with one idea and quickly moved onto another

and then all of a sudden everything came together

a post full of Circus Day Fun

These sweet illustrations are from the 1950 Wonder Book

The Baby Elephant

I love the little sash around the babies neck

and the bright primary colors

Unfortunately this little book has seen better days

it's spine is all but gone ... so sad!

I've been collecting vintage coloring books for years now

I cut them up and categorize them for quick reference

This is one I scanned for you to use!!!

I would LOVE to make digital sets to share

but sadly, very sadly I never kept the copy-write pages 

so I have no way of knowing if it's okay to 

make profits on these images or not :(

So I've started to scan them, so that I will always have them

and in some small way I can share them with others

by making little craft packs and such

I started to make a circus themed craft pack for my shop 

and soon it turned into something much more fun

much much more special

A very special Birthday Party pack!

Includes:

Streamers, vintage cake decorations, a little circus conductors vest,

a spinning top, vintage birthday cards and oh so so much more.

I can only imagine the fun such a party would bring

so very very unique...

Or perhaps you could use the supplies to decorate a little nursery room?

All is tucked safely in a box ready to ship out to someone special...

It's funny how organically blogging comes to me

When I first started I would stress about what to share

It is time or rather the lack of it that causes me the most stress now

I always have so much to share

and so my ideas start piling up in one straight line

I work on each one from time to time

until one is finished and I press "Publish"

"Time is a circus, 

always packing up and moving away."

-Ben Hecht

Well I must be off

I MUST stop procrastinating and finish painting the guest room :( 

I hope you all had a lovely week!

Hugs~

Chelsea Ann

 

Up to the Neck in Alligators

I've been procrastinating...

truly its not in my nature to do so

but in this case it seemed to work out quite well

 I've been wanting, planning, and yes putting off

sharing my vintage children's book collection.

But now that I am drawing I'm finding my nose 

who knows where, and quite itchy 

from too much old dust and sadly some mildew too

As my very very big dream is to one day illustrate a children's book myself

I can think of nothing I love more than rummaging through beautifully illustrated book

of whimsical places, dastardly ordeals, and sweet happy endings...

well in the case of Larry the Lizard

NOT so happy!

Perhaps the best part of this book is the special insert

it seems this book was a special gift to some little girl...

The Legend of Larry the Lizard was written and illustrated by 

Peter and Jeanne Meinke and published in 1968

"The legend of Larry the Lizard 

is champion, super, and wizard;

it will cause you to sigh,

to laugh, and to cry,

and give you a pain in the gizzard."

-page 1

It's a lovely lyrical book about the importance of not getting too big a head,

for poor Larry just did not know when to go to bed.

(hehe I rhymed!)

I really love the organic quality of Jeanne's illustrations

simplicity at its finest

I would love to share a book or two each week if you all are interested.

I'm pulling them off my shelf one by one

and it's not to much to make a scan or two or three

Hope you are all having a lovely week so far...

Our airstream will be finished at the paint shop later this week

 and I'm hopping to have pictures by the end of the month :)

I'm so excited. We have weekend trips planned for the first 3 weekends in July

I can't wait to share our adventures of the road with you all!

P.S. Yours truly is a featured seller on Lollishops at the moment 

along with my dear friend Evelyn