Summer babies...

Lots of crocheting going on here- summer baby showers & orders to fill!

Happy summer!

xo Sarah 

Inspiration!

No need to go far to be inspired~ 

took a rainy day off from work, kept my son home w/ me, broke out the paints & brushes and what a day we had together!!

Painted a few more beach rocks, opened a new package of canvases, and worked on a hope chest for my friend's daughter...

And... It's just about done! A few more touches...

What inspires you? 

xo Sarah 

Painting- on everything, but canvas...

I {love} to paint...it soothes my soul, relaxes me- it's my escape!

Found a slice of time in this busy weekend to paint this hope chest...

It used to look like this...

Can't wait to share the final transformation!

Then, I found a bit of time to finish our garden rocks...

I have a few more to make: arugula, jalapeños, and radishes! Yummy!!

Here's to a productive week!

xo Sarah 

Organization!

Ahhhh... My husband is such a huge help! I really needed some shelves for all of my art supplies {my brushes & colored pencils haven't even found their way to the shelves yet}, and my hubby surprised me by putting these up! 

I'm loving my new storage space!

xo Sarah 

Valentine sweetness!

Mmmmmm, mmmmmm! We are cooking up a batch of Valentine goodness & sweetness! Three dozen cookies are for our church cookie swap, the other three dozen are going into beautiful, blue Ball jars ( after cooling ) for Valentine gifts~ yum!! I'll post a pic of the Ball jars as soon as my cookies cool! ;)

Chocolate Crinckle Cookies...

How are you celebrating Valentine 's? Hopefully, in a simple, delicious way!!

xo Sarah 

Hello Monday...

Hello Monday, hello Groundhog (who saw his shadow), hello snow day...

Sitting on my couch this morning, watching the snow fly, uploadoing photos (that I'm behind on), and wrapping some Valentine gifts.

How are you spending your Monday?

Stay warm!! 

xo Sarah 

Whipping up some Valentine gifts, during a snowstorm!

We got buried with snow, and my son loved every minute of it!!

I do love that he's an "outdoor kid" - just simply loves being outside. But, when he came in to thaw out, his second favorite thing to do is draw. We worked on these mugs for Valentine gifts...

What do you think? Grama, Nana, and Aunty (Michael's Godmom) are going to receive these with some teas! 

I love to give & create gifts- thank goodness my son does too!

xo Sarah 

Ringing in the new year...

Happy new year!!

These bags helped my son count down to midnight...each hour from 6pm-midnight, he got to open a bag, and find a prize inside.

The first bag had bottles of rootbeer(a splurge for him to have with dinner). The other bags contained things like modeling clay, sketching pencils, and 2015 glasses, to name a few.

Happy & healthy 2015 to all!!

xo Sarah 

More projects...just in time for the holidays!

Here we go, the count down is on...how much shopping do you have left??

These lavender hand scrubs are wrapped and ready for my parent volunteers...

And Mickey is going to hang above the cutest little boys bed(his sister will be getting Minnie soon)!

My mom's crocheted scarves, hats, and bands are ready for gifts too!

Have a merry & bright holiday season!!!

xo Sarah 

Creative boost...

I've been in hyper-creative mode lately! Here's a sneak peek at what I've been working on for friends, family, & for sale...

I love this color!

And this gray would be great anywhere...

How about these jams that were created for a bridal shower!

And this chair for a friend's themed classroom!

Having fun!!

xo Sarah 

Combining our talents!!

My husband and I love entertaining, decorating, & filling our home with love, family, & friends!

We opened our barn this past week to share our love of food & art with family and friends - what a fun, successful day!!

We had hand scrubs, note cards, canvases, beach rocks with quotes, scarves, baby blankets crocheted with love...

Refurbished furniture...

...and lots of soups&sauces to sample & go home with!!

We ate, drank, shopped, laughed, and hugged at the end of a wonderful day! It's so good to have friends to share your happy moments with - our barn is always open!

Find your happy place!! 

xo Sarah 

The MORE of Soups & Sauces has been busy...

Well, we've been busy being creative in this house!! {love it!}

First, I finished a painting that I was hired to do for a baby girl's nursery...it's being shipped to another state- so exciting!!

My husband whipped up a couple batches of his amazing, homemade Blueberry/Cinnamon & Peach/Ginger jam. All I can say is YUM!!

I finally sat down in my studio and painted the beach rocks that I've been collecting- great for paper weights, inspiration, doorstops, or simply decoration on a table top. {I have beach rocks everywhere!} They're packaged & ready for sale and gift giving!!

 

I finished up a few more small canvases - a couple friends have ordered them for gifts- thank you!!

Finally ~ I love that while I ws painting, my son was sketching next to me! Love him!!

It was a great weekend, full of creativity!!

xo Sarah 

Blueberry goodness...

It all began with picking fresh blueberries! From there, we washed them, mashed them, & cooked them up {my husband did the cooking part}, filled the jars, baked the jars and jam to seal them...

...and voila!! Homemade blueberry/cinnamon jam!! ~Soups,Sauces & More~

Enjoy the berries of summer!

xo Sarah 

Art inspires art!!

We took a trip to our local art museum today ~ one of our summer bucket list items to do. We had a fabulous time checking out all the exhibits for a few hours, and then hit up an ice cream shop on our way home {yum}!!

When we got home, I just needed to paint!

Here's one of my creations. Then, I had a few other canvases that needed finishing touches, so they got finished as well...

Oops, upside down- I think you get the picture!

Anyway, some are for sale, some are gifts. Can't wait to share them all with others!!

Those of you who live nearby...watch your emails for exciting news! Our barn will be opening soon(August)...see you there!

xo Sarah

Another project...

Old windows- love them!! This one came out of our kitchen, and is being recycled!

I had a brainstorm, got out my sander {thanks to my good friend Alyssa, I asked for a sander for Christmas}, polyurethane, and paint...

First, I thought cream would do, then...I saw this blue-

And, voila... I created a memo board for the kitchen, pantry, wherever you think you need to jot notes or a quote!

Here's a better pic, without me in the reflection...

What do you think? It's for sale! And I've got others that are similar!!

xo Sarah 

How does your garden grow?!

Our garden is finally beginning to take off! I think our cool spring kept our plants from growing quickly, but the sunshine & heat this week is helping them along...

Our wax beans & arugula...

Notice my son's painted rock tucked in there. 

everything is coming along well- which means we'll be enjoying some delicious dinners straight from the garden ( cooked by my husband of course) very soon! 

Enjoy summer, & your garden veggies!!

xo Sarah 

Ahhhh, summer!

Summer....flowers in bloom, sprinklers on, reading a good book in the sun...

there's simply more time to enjoy the things you love in the summer. 

"Breathe, let go, and know that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure."

xo Sarah 

Flag Day...and my paints!

I thought Flag Day would be an appropriate day to add a flag to our fence.

I started off with my painter's tape, and then counted out my stripes- 13 beginning and ending with red...

Now, I just need to add the stars...not sure yet what I'm going to do or use. I'll post again when this project is truly complete!

Happy weekend!!

xo Sarah