…meet Skadi, a lovely Yellow Lab that owns my friend, Lisa.  She says she’s the norsk goddess of wintertime and the hunt…which means she’s probably a Minnesota Vikings’ fan too. Clearly, she’s smart…& beautiful. Thanks for letting me paint her, Lisa!

Meet Stella….(aka Princess Puppy Paws) a quirky & cute Jack Russel Terrier. I “discovered” Stella on Facebook. She’s the perfectly pampered, rescued pooch of a Facebook friend of mine who gave me permission to paint her. Here’s the before… …and the after. I am still looking for more dog models!  If you have a great frontal shot of one of [...]

I had the opportunity to paint a dear friend’s “pup-in-law” recently and I was quickly reminded how much I’ve  missed working on dog-paintings!  Life has beenbusy lately but I am committed to setting aside a few hours in the evenings to work on my digital pup-paintings! If you have a pup I can paint (for free) click here to email [...]

Let me start by saying that I have a love-hate relationship with dentists.   The hate-part started when I was a kid and my dentist tortured my sisters and I.  And by tortured…I mean – tortured.  My sister bit him once and he deserved it.  Enough said. …that’s why I was pretty specific when I chose a local dental office [...]

Busy working on a new bulldog project for a good friend of mine.  Beauty is relative, right?  Mind you, I think he’s pretty fantastic…colorful or not. Still looking for more dog models!  Click here for details!  

Admittedly I spend much of my time updating and improving *other* people’s websites. Unfortunately, that means my personal sites (and I have more than a few) end up taking a back seat. Therefore I decided to enjoy a little “me-time” tonight and update the Daily Deal Directory. Normally I knit and watch mindless shows (like Real Housewives of…wherever)…but this was [...]

I love when little kids recite the alphabet and say, “elemeno-p”.  Therefore I created a fun, fresh, funky & funny t-shirt tonight featuring the alphabet…the way it should be….abcdefghijk….elemeno-p…naturally. Elemeno-P! by traci_designsBrowse more Elemeno p T-Shirts

  I just launched Trick or Feed.com.  It started with an effort to get my kids involved in a service project and turned into something bigger…and better.  My kids and I were talking about ways that we can collect food for our local food bank and naturally the “door-to-door” trick-or-treating ritual seemed like a natural fit.   I’ve created some flyers and [...]

So I spent the afternoon totally photoshopping my favorite (girl-pup) .  Mind you, I love my boy-pup…but he’s not nearly as serene and peaceful as the girl and I couldn’t get a shot of that crazy-muppet-dog…to mess with. I love the saying, “Wag More…Bark Less”.  It speaks volumes, right? So here’s my photoshopped version of my peaceful, sweet, girl-dog…that I [...]

I recently completed a quick blog redesign for my friend Amanda over at Sand Plums.  She has fantastic craft ideas and wonderful recipes for foodies like myself.  Her photos just POP on the new design and I am loving…LOVING her articles! Click here to check it out!