Happy Birthday to Me!

Yesterday was my birthday and I ate cake!  Also, I did a little birthday post over at the Plush Team blog.  Go on over and read it!

Pregnancy and Newborn

I am so excited to share with you this great news!  Pink Cheeks Studios is Pregnancy and Newborn's Crush of the Month this month!  It's also my birth month, so I feel like it was a wonderful present to me.  Now I am craving cake! 

It's such an honor, and I thank you all for supporting me.

Ma and Pop Paintings

I designed these and my husband painted them.  It is a true Ma and Pop collaboration.

I kind of love them.  They seem like the perfect mix of us.  We've never done anything like this before, except for when we got married I made him do all sorts of collaborative crafts (crafty bridezilla! [our party favors were comic books we made]).

We'll be making these throughout the summer.  The surface is super rich and the colors are smart and muted and cool and calm.  I am really proud of them!  Show them some love!

This blondie boy reminds me of Walter, who lately keeps saying, "What the heck?" and looking around confused.  He says it completely out of context and quite a bit, as if he is testing the phrase out in his mouth.  I think maybe he said it once at day care and cracked everyone up and now keeps trying to relive the moment?  He also calls our new puppy Lucy "Ucy".  It's really stinkin' cute. 

A Wee Little Post

 It has been super busy in the studio, but somehow we managed to bring a puppy into our lives.  I can't even explain how she ended up here.  But, her name is Lucy Lou.  Also, I draw on the couch with sharpies!

Two Strong Men Mobiles headed to wee little ones.  You can almost hear the grunts!

Every time I make a new mobile I say it's my favorite.  But, this one maybe really is my favorite!  It's based on a book by James Vance called Wookie the Chew!  Check it out and have your heart melt!  http://www.jameshance.com/books.html

My Husband's Paintings

Ascending and Descending

The Red Guardian

Watchful Night

My husband makes beautiful paintings.  My favorite is "The Red Guardian".  Looking at them makes me nostalgic for those long, lonely, abandoned hours of unstructured free play as a child.  If you want to see more of his paintings you can look at his website.

A Caribbean Family

 This beautiful family lives in the Caribbean.  I always forget that people actually live their lives on island paradises.  Can you ever be stressed out if you live in the Caribbean?  I doubt it.  I imagine waterfalls and big cocktails with slices of fruit in them being an every day occurrence.

The mom for this mobile was really fun.  She is a wedding planner and he is a wedding officiate (is that a Jennifer Lopez movie?), so she wanted their plushie selves dressed that way----so fun.

I like how the little girls turned out in this one.  It would be something to try to make a life-size unicorn suit.   The unicorn is making a fierce comeback, no?  I think I love that.  Unicorns just seem like a protest to adulthood.  I am pro-unicorn.

Mr. Mustache Update

When things get rough (tax time), I like to fill my life with comforting things:  Reruns of Parks and Recreation, tea (heavy on the honey), Chris Farley anything, jelly bellies, and making old friends like these guys above.

They are in my shop waiting to comfort you too, if like me you wait until the final hour to do taxes, or just need extra hugs this week.