Slipping

 Having a dog in the house, and me not always being very diligent about making sure he has clean paws, can make for a mess on the furniture. My couch in the cave didn't look that bad but I found some slip covers that were very inexpensive and they even had one that would fit the lounge cushion. I didn't bother getting slip covers for the back cushions. Mostly because I didn't want the added expense but also because they are actually attached to the sofa and I didn't know how well the covers would fit on them.

I was happy with how these looked and I think even Gibbs approved. The color is a perfect match to the actual couch.

The best part is that if he gets these too dirty I can pull them off and throw them in the wash. Now I don't need to put the blanket on the end of the one cushion anymore either. I don't know why I ever bothered, because he rarely confined his muddy paws to that part of the couch any way.

Red white and blue

 I had a cake order to do on the 4th of July. What other colors can you put on a 4th of July cake besides red, white and blue.

In other news:

Yesterday Grace left the following comment: I love the bird one - it has a 'style' to it - like your trolls and the ladies. And I'm admiring your technique - is that all instinct or have you been taking lessons, so to be speak, like instructional videos - I was particularly struck by the eyes on the zebra and the shading on the the ice pops...

No, I haven't been taking any lessons or watching videos. I go through Pinterest and find pictures that I like and try and copy them. Some are almost identical to the picture I'm working from and some I just go with the concept or take parts and work from there. I have a board on Pinterest with the label "Artsy Fun" When I find something I think I might want to try and draw I pin it to that board. 

Week 4 drawings

 Here is another weeks worth of drawings.

This next one starts by tracing around your hand.

It is ok to not be perfect. Sometimes you copy another picture and yours isn't perfect because the word perfect was supposed to be spelled wrong. However when i was copying, I couldn't manage to spell it wrong. Therefor, even though the word is spelled right, I got it wrong. The original picture had perfect spelled "perfeckt". 

It must be a sign

 While I was out one day, I happened to see this on a shelf.

Something told me I should take a picture of it. 

Then I got home and was scrolling through Facebook and I came across this.

So I'm taking this as a sign that I am to continue to be my weird little self.