10 things. Today.

1.) I wake up content and grateful when my house is clean.
2.) Lately time seems to go faster than normal.
3.) Resting is not lazy.
4.) I'm coming up on my 1 yr anniversary of successful clean eating - that makes me feel awesome.
5.) I have a french manicure but instead of white tips mine are green.
6.) My peonies should bloom soon. They're my favorite.
7.) I bought organic seeds for my garden this year. Broccoli & jalapenos. Need some tomatoes.
8.) I'm looking for peace in the imperfect. It has to be in this mess somewhere.
9.) I love making art every.day.
10.)  It's time for a trip.

Deeply Rooted

Some days you just need to remember that

you are deeply rooted and what you are rooted in.

I am rooted in truth and life, deeply.

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life."

John 14:6

Decal Designs

Sometimes I make a decal and LOVE the design but it doesn't get ordered often. This is one of those. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this text piece. It could be done with any text you like not just these lyrics. So, since this design gets over looked in our shop I'm giving it a shout out on the blog today for much deserved attention.

Single Stone Studios

January Printable

I'm working on lots of new ideas for the blog and this is one of them - FREE PRINTABLES! Cute little designs you can download and print right from my blog just for fun!

Just click the button on the right sidebar and all of the posts with printables will show up.

Since January is Billy's birthday month I designed for him with a distinguished mustache.

Click the image below to download the printable.

I'm testing this whole download thing out so let me know if you have issues and I'll do my best to resolve them as quickly as possible. 

**All free printables from my blog are for personal use only. You may link to them from your blog or website but please do not offer them for direct download from your blog or website and please do not sell them. Thank you!**

One Little Word

There is this phenomenon that goes around every December/January called One Little Word. The idea is to choose one word that describes your upcoming year. One that keeps you motivated and moving forward towards your goals. It's always really amazing to see the words different people choose and to hear their explanations of why they chose it. This year I almost thought I wasn't going to choose one. It just wasn't coming to me. However, the other day I finally got quiet enough to hear my heart and the word that keeps coming to me is STEADY.

For the last 5 years I've (Billy and I) have worked incredibly hard starting Single Stone Studios from the ground up. We started with nothing, no contacts, no contracts just me and Billy and a heart full of determination. It's been a lot of hours, a lot of exhaustion and a lot of figuring it out. This year instead of words like overcome, determined etc I finally feel like I can just go steady on. No pushing. No mountain climbing. Just let the train that we've been getting up to speed travel in the direction we've been pushing it for the last 5 years. Steady. Just keep doing what we're doing and let it go. It's a contentment with our business I've never felt until now and it's kind of amazing.

What is your one little word this year?

Color Love: Seaglass

I have been seeing this color everywhere lately. I think I'm a little late to the party but it has caught my eye! I love it with emerald green which just happens to be the Pantone Color of 2013. Those Pantone people are smart. Emerald is a beautiful color as well. I also like a pop of navy with the seaglass. And once I put this together I realized my new blog header is sea glass and I bought a t-shirt today with seaglass colored graphics on it. I think I'm in love :)

Photo #1  Photo #2 Photo #3 

Photos #4&5 - dead links on Pinterest

So do you love this color too? Are you decorating with it? Wearing it?

Create 365 RoundUp

Slowly but surely I am getting into the swing of 2013! Here is my first Create 365 RoundUp post. I haven't done every single day but I am feeling good about my projects! The journal is a lot of fun!

PS - I am changing things up here on the blog. As I add content this year the buttons on the right side will work as quick links to the main subjects on my blog. Again, slowly but surely. I think that's going to be my motto for this year!

2013 - Create 365

It's been a while since I've blogged. I haven't known what to say thus the silence. I'm going to work on that this year. I want to make lots of art this year and share it with you. One way I'll be doing that is by sharing my daily creations from doing this journal... 

I'm doing it with a girlfriend and am REALLY psyched to see what creativity the year brings! She makes lots of videos so that is her medium. I have chosen to stick with mixed media art and focus on the theme of hearts. It's an exploration I'm continuing from some of my recent works that are focused around Luke 6:45.

This scripture has been occupying lots of my brain and heart and art lately. It's taken up residence and since it's moved in I've been trying to get to know it better. So I've committed my journal to exploring this concept. I'll be posting photos of the works on my blog but not daily. I'll probably do a weekly-ish round up. If you are interested in seeing the works daily you can follow me on Instagram - I'm PiecedTogetherArtist on there. And I'll probably be posting them to my Pieced Together Artist Facebook page as well. 

Below is my very first entry, made yesterday, Jan 1. 

The challenge was to start small with a creation that can fit in the palm of your hand. 

Is anyone else committed to creating something daily this year? Art or otherwise? 

Anyone else exploring their heart and scripture? 

I'm really excited to see where this little experiment takes me this year!

Bold & Beautiful Bezels!

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Etsy Shop!

Color Combo Monday

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