Unfortunately, when I sold my Jeep, I must have also given a perfectly broken-in softball glove to the new owner as well. Lucky them. It was used for three years when I played in college, so you can imagine how upset I was when I was invited to play on a co-ed slowpitch team...and didn't have a glove. I ended up asking my old high school coaches if they had an extra glove I could borrow. They did indeed, but for a price!
Every year, the new varsity players get a wooden stool that they can paint that stays in the home dugout for their high school career. My high school coaches have moved to a new school, and this is their first year playing Varsity. Both coaches needed new stools, and as a trade for a used glove, I opted to paint Coach Rick's stool. All of the girls on the first varsity team have their initials around the edge of the seat.
Cheri, also known as my second mother, is in charge of leading Picket Fence Connections, which is a ministry devoted to using the visual arts to help women appreciate their own unique God-given talents and abilities. She asked me to design a logo for a portion of her ministry; something that would be whimsical, and of course fun and creative. Here is the first round of logos, before adding any color. Cheri needed a few weeks to look over her new options, and will be picking something shortly.
To find out more about Cheri, and her Picket Fence Ministry, check out her website: www.picketfenceconnections.com
A dear family friend of mine wanted to do something special for her twins, so she requested I paint them a matching table and chair set. She provided me the table and chair, an unfinished wood set purchased from IKEA. The only requests were: Luke loves the movie Cars, and Kennedy loves anything to do with a Disney princess; her favorite is Sleeping Beauty. After a few weeks of creativity, this is what I came up with:
