Adventures with a Can of Chalkboard Paint

Justin and I have recently fallen in love with this fancy kind of apple juice. Yes, yes, the pure-juice, good-for-you thing is nice, but what we really love is the glass bottle. It reminds us of moonshine.

So, once we'd drunk all the juice, I couldn't bring myself to throw the bottle away... and after a good soak, a bit of a scrub, and two coats of chalkboard paint, we've got a funny little jug for all those home-made drinks I always mean to make.

One of our autumn favourites is Lylabeth's cinnamon lemonade -- so simple to make, just add two sticks of cinnamon to store-bought or home-made lemonade, and let it sit for an hour or two.

Cheers to falling leaves, and the put-on-your-slippers chill!

Featured!

Thanks very much to 88Links for featuring me today as Thursday's Tucson artist! She picked my favourite print to show off: 'Betsy Makes Lemonade'

Check out the feature HERE! And you can see more of my prints in my shop.

I'm very pleased to have been chosen this week, as next Thursday is offical Moving Day, and I'll no longer be a Tucson artist. Eeee...exciting!

If Life Gives You Lemons...

...you make lemonade, right?

Well, that's what Betsy's doing in the newest print! She's in her favourite gingham dress, with a nice tall glass of iced lemonade, and a big pitcher to share with you!

Here she is all nicely framed:

And a detail:

(And today, Tucson is giving me lemons: it's horrible and rainy outside, but I'm using the weather as an excuse to stay inside and draw instead of going to my least favourite place in the world... my local Post Office!)