Monday, April 20, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
For the love of paper :)
please click on image for expanded view :)
Enjoy!
Hugs and Cheers!!
Hils
Posted by Hilary at 9:50 AM 13 comments
Friday, April 17, 2009
Illustration Friday - Impossibility
Silly Mer-Kitty, you know its impossible to catch fish with tridents! ;)
This is my Illustration Friday painting.
5" x 7"
It is up for grabs on Etsy!
Hils
Posted by Hilary at 12:36 PM 12 comments
Etsy Update! Kitty Dreams of Saving Endangered Animals
Item will be available on Etsy
1pm est
A fabulous addition to any Goldbutton kitty collection! :)
Posted by Hilary at 7:31 AM 9 comments
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Renee Award!
Thank you very much to Suzi from Art With a Touch of Whimsy for this wonderful Renee award. This is a brand new circulating award and: This Renee award was created by Bella and Ces in honour of their friend Renee. In Bella's own words "this is a brand new award and I the pleasure and honor of spreading the seed, watching it grow. I hope it finds it's way to those who are like Renee: the acorn, a small package becoming a tall and sturdy oak, giving more acorns, becoming tall and sturdy oaks, giving acorns..."
Now I will nominate 8 women who I think are wonderful!
1. Paris
2. Michele Reed
3. http://thebeehivestore.blogspot.com/
4. Jerdle
5. http://bowquet.blogspot.com/
6. http://www.florlariosart.com/
7. Maria
8. Laurie
Cheers!
Hilary
Posted by Hilary at 10:50 PM 5 comments
Oh the moss and the Sunshine!
I was doing a little bit of cleaning up in the backyard yesterday and happened upon a whole bunch of moss! Its my favourite thing about spring and summer, so fuzzy and spongy. I always want to bring it in the house with me and grow it in my windowsills...lol...not sure if that can be done or not. They should really invent moss carpets! :) These little green treasures were being sheltered by the beautiful cherry tree that resides in in my yard, they are so sweet poking their little faces out to see the sun! :)
Posted by Hilary at 1:31 PM 10 comments
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
No end in sight for my glasses!
A little while back I was wanting to save up my money and go to get laser eye surgery done...I was asking friends who had had it done and they raved about it, "Its so simple!" "only takes 45 seconds per eye!" "you have to get it done!" So I was all excited about the possibility of not having to squint at hot guys, whom I thought were good looking but in the end would be someone only a mother could love...haha...anyways....back to the story, so I thought it out...priced it out and after many a heart attack thinking about how much it would cost, an angel fell from the sky and it was called...."How its made" or "How its done..." something along those lines....a television show from heaven. That day it happened to be....How Laser Eye Surgery is Performed! I was so excited! I could finally see the process and be in awe of how simple and wonderful it was! So I watched....and I watched....and I covered my eyes.....and I squirmed.....and almost barfed....and I decided I never wanted laser eye surgery again!!.....I mean, why do you need to cut open the cornia or whatever to perform the surgery?! Why not just shine the big laser into my eye and well get it over with! Anyways....needless to say within 10 min I had changed my mind completely and Im not going to have it done unless they bring in the booth where you pay your 2 bucks and be done with it...no cutting....no nothing! Maybe they can throw in a gift certificate to have before and after pics done in the booth next to me!
Cheers!
Hilary
Posted by Hilary at 4:07 PM 10 comments
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Scrap-Kitty Clutch! :)
I was at the sally annes earlier today and a burst of creativity came over me, what if I made...little black kitty plush toys from recycled clothing!? They would be so cute on Etsy! So I scoured the rows looking for soft cat like fur when I happened upon a girls jacket made by a certain H***nah Mo***na.... haha.....hopefully she doesnt mind me cutting up her clothes. lol
So I pranced back home with all my new things...sewing thread, cotton balls (filler) and a not so worn jacket I was about to hack up. So I looked and looked at the jacket wondering where to make my incision, and a clutch jumped out at me! Well....not exactly...I just saw in in the bottom of the arm. I started cutting and cutting and cutting....fuzzies flying everywhere...sewing and sewing and finally I came out with SCRAP KITTY!! A clutch/purse/handbag to scare all your friends and relatives! ;) Actually he is darling, and as much as I would love to keep him for myself I must allow him to be in the public eye cause hes just that cute! Hopefully he fills someones life with as much fur flying joy he has created for me!
Hilary
Posted by Hilary at 7:09 PM 6 comments
Mer-Kitty Learns to Swim
5" x 7"
What a gorgeous day for a swim up to the surface, mer-kitty is just learning to swim, his sweet little mermaid friend is helping him out.
Item available on Etsy!
Cheers!
Hilary
Posted by Hilary at 2:53 PM 4 comments
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Happy Easter!
I was not sure what to write about this time so I've decided to just post a painting I did a while ago that I think reminds me of Easter...the colours and the rain :) Spending Easter with my kitties and my own pack of chocolate mini eggs is puuuurfect for me!
Posted by Hilary at 9:14 PM 13 comments
Friday, April 10, 2009
Etsy Shop Update!
3 Little updates!
Feel free to click on images to get a closer look :)
This little guy is my painting for this weeks illustration friday :)
Posted by Hilary at 12:51 PM 2 comments
Illustration Friday - Fleeting
Posted by Hilary at 11:51 AM 6 comments
A Day In The Life Of My Fishtank
A few months ago a couple of my best algae eaters died on me :( Ever since, I have been dealing with this tank that gets out of control within a week! Every week when I clean the tank I swear that i'm going to go out and buy a couple new algae eaters, and in the end not doing so. I had gone out a while ago and gotten a few bottom feeders that were apparently supposed to solve all my problems, but they have not done anything except take over the local castle and wage war on my tetras. :( However, this week I actually did go get a few of the algae eaters and well....I guess we will see from here. Let me know if you have any tips or tricks on keeping your fish tank clean :)
Cheers!
Hilary
Posted by Hilary at 10:05 AM 8 comments
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Gratitude/Attitude Award :)
Thank you very much Silke for awarding me this Lemonade Stand Award for great Gratitude and/or Attitude!
1. Put the logo on your blog or post
2. Nominate 10 blogs that show great Gratitude and/or Attitude.
3. Be sure to list and link your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know they have received this award by leaving a comment on their blog.
5. Nominate your favorites and link to your post.
Here are my nominees!
1. Charlotte of We Blog Artists
2. Hilaria Galleries
3. Kim of Under the Ginnip Tree
4. Lapuertademisuenos
5. Bonnie of Boutique By Bonnie
6. Kimmie of Once Upon A Blue Crow
7. Laurie of The Litterbox News
8. Carol of Wytchwood Ramblings
9. Rena of Rena Jones
10. Lance of Crescent Hill Designs
Thank you to all these bloggers for making my day full of beautiful art and laughter. :)
Posted by Hilary at 8:55 AM 8 comments
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Ginger Cookie Time!
You know those yummy treats that make you say to yourself..."why do I even have these in the house?!"
I went on a baking spree on Saturday and decided to make spelt ginger cookies. Let me just say a few words......chewy.....gingery.... goodness.....get these things away from me! Thank god they are all gone now cause I won't be making these babies again for another month or so...haha. They are super easy to make and only take 8 min in the oven, and really if it took any longer in the oven I would have had enough time to eat all of the ones that JUST came out. The recipe makes atleast 24 and I think between Greg, his buddy Chris and I we polished off 15 before they even had time to cool!
Recipe!
Wet:
3/4 cup soft butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tbsp water
1/4 cup molasses
*Wisk together*
*Add Dry Mixture*
Dry:
2 1/4 cups spelt flour
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
*Mix together, consistency will be a little more wet than other cookie recipes. They are the most chewy, delicious things on the planet! :) Oven at 350 and bake for 8 min.
Enjoy!
Hilary
Posted by Hilary at 11:16 AM 6 comments
Monday, April 6, 2009
Are you scared of oatmeal??
Hi my name is Hilary, and I suffer from oatmeal-aphobia.....I have come to you today to share a story of a love hate relationship coming together in a bowl. All my life I have hated oatmeal, sticky and gross and soooo not my kinda thing. Now don't ask why I did it, but the other day I bought a bag of oatmeal from the local bulk food store. I have been testing new and exciting things out for breakfast, and for some reason thought that buying oatmeal on this particular day would mean that it was possibly grown differently...taste differently...I don't know....I guess I was hoping that Kellogs had taken over the oameal industry and now every piece would be an Oatmeal Fruit Loop.
Posted by Hilary at 1:41 PM 5 comments
Illustration Friday - Talisman
Mommy's boy was being a bad kitty when she went out to get him treats!
Posted by Hilary at 10:56 AM 1 comments
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Nana cracking the whip!
Haha, made you look at my little blog...i was talking to my nana recently and she told me, "Hilary, get your butt onto your blog and put up the kitty winners! lol" I was like, "I know! I know! my life is so busy, blah blah blah, yadda yadda yadda....I cant spare 20 minutes to type haha...." but alas my Nana is right and I need to get my butt into action. So here we go! The winners that I wrote on a piece of paper so very long ago lol please forgive me.
Posted by Hilary at 10:28 PM 5 comments