Bella's Halloween/Fall Bandana

I'm a little late on posting this, but I made Bella (my dog) a Halloween/Fall bandana.

I found a couple of different ideas on Pinterest and kind of combined a couple of them and tweaked them to my liking to suit Bella and how I wanted the bandana to work and look.

The bandana is very simple and does not tie around her neck, it actually slides unto her collar.

It is wonderful because she does not pay in any mind at all.

I did do a seam all the way around so that it would be machine-washable.

I didn't want it to just be plain polka dots, so I added a cut out a pumpkin design from felt and hand-stitched it on!

Bella has gotten lots of compliments on her bandana on our walks outside!

The main idea site off of Pinterest that I used for inspiration was: 

http://www.craftycritique.com/2011/06/tutorial-slide-on-dog-collar-bandana.html?m=1

Playing in the Water

Last Sunday was such a beautiful day.

We couldn't have such a wonderful day and not take Bella walking.

Her favorite part of walks is playing in the water at the boat landing.

These are a few of my favorite pictures from the many we took.

Hope you enjoyed them as much as I did!

Pretty as a Daisy

I have been wanting to work on my Illustrator skills more lately and have finally found the time.

Over the past several months, I have learned a lot in Illustrator with my (school) courses.

I decided I wanted to make something original and pretty.

What better subject than my cute puppy?

I started out with a outline of her face and filled in the features.

I then created my own daisy pattern in another window.

I then copied and pasted that daisy pattern onto my outline.

I applied it to a layer behind the outline.

I then used my eraser tool to get rid of the pattern in places that I did not want it.

I used a light pink for the ears, grey for the nose, and brown for the eyes.

I am very happy with how it turned out!

I think it really captures Bella's personality!

This print will soon be available in my Etsy shop.

If you would like to be notified of when it becomes available,

please leave your e-mail address in the comment section.

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Best Pillow Ever!

Best pillow ever!

I love this little girl <3

Snuggling with my Bella girl. She is Momma and Daddy's world. We love her so much!

She is such a great puppy! She is sweet and listens well (most of the time, lol). She is spoiled rotten.

Thankful: Day 3

Day 3

I am thankful to have such a wonderful puppy, Bella. She is our pride and joy. Bella is really a blessing. I love that little girl so much, just like she was my child. Robert and I looked for a puppy for months with much disappointment and heartbreak.. then we finally got Bella! That just goes to show everything happens for a reason because we couldn’t ask for a better puppy. She is perfect! We adopted her from a local shelter. She’s a lab mix. She is a Momma’s girl. She loves to get in my lap and snuggle and loves to play with her Daddy.