the summer days are in full swing here in sunny Florida and i'm feeling the full brunt being super preggo. our swimming pool is a god-send the floating takes off the added weight i'm now carrying, helps with the swelling and the anxiety of the next thing.... birth.
one thing that i can't seem to get enough of is fruit salad any kind really whatever fruits are available & fresh - just up the road from us is the most amazing street market and that's my favorite place to buy our fruits & veggies - they even carry organic. this is my favorite salad so far
the perfect fruit salad for pregnant or not pregnant individuals
1/2 of a ripe cantaloupe
bunch: strawberries
1 nectarine
1 peach
handful: blueberries
handful: blackberries
1/2 pint: raspberries
as many as you like: red & white grapes
1/2 of a pineapple
couple tablespoons of flaked coconut
mix all-together lightly sprinkle with raspberries & flaked coconut
CAN'T. GET. ENOUGH!
one thing that i can't seem to get enough of is fruit salad any kind really whatever fruits are available & fresh - just up the road from us is the most amazing street market and that's my favorite place to buy our fruits & veggies - they even carry organic. this is my favorite salad so far
the perfect fruit salad for pregnant or not pregnant individuals
1/2 of a ripe cantaloupe
bunch: strawberries
1 nectarine
1 peach
handful: blueberries
handful: blackberries
1/2 pint: raspberries
as many as you like: red & white grapes
1/2 of a pineapple
couple tablespoons of flaked coconut
mix all-together lightly sprinkle with raspberries & flaked coconut
CAN'T. GET. ENOUGH!
with the baby shower just around the corner my focus has been registering & finishing touches on the nursery there is much to do yet - but 1/2 of it isn't really 'necessary' as my husband calls it.. its just cosmetic.. ya know pretty things so when i'm up all wee hours of the night & morning i can have something pretty to look at & enjoy.. besides my gorgeous new son of course!
anyhow part of that decor was a mixed media canvas - my 1st to be exact and i'm very happy with the way it turned out - if i do say so myself!
living next to a nature preserve we always see owls & wild life - last night is was a family of deer (the dog was going nuts!) so i like to think of this canvas as our back yard when we're out celebrating... and i look out the window as the party is dying down and see one of those perfect messy moments when everything is just where it should even though its not
the fence is made of chipboard which i painted & crackled, added rub-ons & of course that little die-cut owl which i built up with foam dots & molding paste
the background is a many layer of gesso, molding paste, about 8 different paints & 2 or 3 mists, but all that alpha texture was create with a template & molding paste
the banner is paper which i mod-podged on
pearl mist in turquoise - the tree is a cricut die-cut + a pet a loo branch
the dozens of leaves where all cricut and layered then mod-podged around the tree to create a more ethereal or abstract tree
on a super foggy day
right after it rains
first thing in the morning
well, that's it! thankx for checking it out!
Oh my oh my Bekah! this is freaking BRILLIANT!! absolutely gorgeous work with the mixed media, talk about going from strength to strength in only a matter of months! This one would certainly have a place on our living room wall. Love how you built that tree, the banner is ever so cute, my fave bit is the grass - luscious!! My hat's off to you preggie mama-to-be! xoxox
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