Congratulations Terisa Huddleston!

I just want to say a huge ,"You go girl!" To :
Terisa Huddleston!
She is an amazing seamstress,fabric and textile artist.
Today she is on the cover of Haute Handbag!
I am not surprised! But I am thrilled for her!
I have admired her work for years!
Even as far back from the days
when she made beautiful elaborate costumes
For all kinds of events here in our beautiful Napa Valley!
I also want to say "Thankyou" to Terisa
because she is the woman that told me I HAD to start a blog!
Terisa Huddleston You are so right! It is so fun!
"Running with Scissors" and SabiiWabbi"are her blogs
among others and her work with the Life Through Art Foundation
is a tireless labor of love!
Pop over to her blog and tell her congrats!
You will learn what an amazing artist,woman,writer,
mother&creative soul she is!
Hooray for you and dreams coming true! xoxo Sheri DeBow

Happy Birthday Renee!!!

Arts pixs 2008-09 502, originally uploaded by ostrich girl.

This is a Birthday wish for :
Queen Renee! from "Circling my Head"
I am hoping you have many blessings this year!
I am wishing for time to be creative for you!
I am praying for renewed strength and health!
I know you are a spunky girl so I only hope to get to read a million more exciting,thought provoking,intelligent,opinionated,wild and wise "Renee" posts! You go girl! I hope your day is special and I hope your year is amazing!
xoxo Sheri DeBow

"Allysin Wunderland & the Power of Suggestion"

Here is my little "Allysin" almost finished!
I thought I would put some of the process up for my fellow artists to check out.

I still need to get a better bottle so I can paint the little "Drink Me" on the glass
She stands drying in my little front Garden.

I will still add polka dots to her socks
and paint the base.There are a few more accessories
for her but that can be a surprise for the finished work.

Don't you love to watch your work emerge?

She has been so much fun to work on!
She is just a hair over three feet tall.And my one year old thinks he needs to kiss her.
It is so cute except for the sticky fingers that I have to keep attacking
with baby wipes to keep him from leaving his mark on her!

I swear it's almost as fun as watching your baby grow...well not that fun,
but it is definitely a labor of love!

The Whimsical & Beautiful Work
of Miss Vanessa Valencia
Creator of

"A Fanciful Twist "

Can you have any Idea how excited I was
to receive these precious presents in the mail?
Prints! Postcards!Stickers! Stampwork!
And yes, the adorable stampwork
on the outside of the parcel
will be cut out and saved by me!!!

I love the way she combines happy and sad emotions simultaneously!
They mesh together so well in everything she does!
Her work is a perfect example of the rollercoaster that is Life!

I love this little Princess.I have days I would love to escape
& just be in an
"Enchanted Wishing Tree"
Thankyou So Much for the "Ostrich Girl" print for this Ostrich Girl!
I am sooo excited that struck a chord with you!
I know your life will always be filled with Joy , Blessings
and many pretty packages filled with goodies in the mail
because of your amazing generosity!

Much love to you!
The Ostrich Girl
Sheri DeBow

They are such great buddies!
These two almost never fight! They laugh and play and almost always have to be in each others spaces, they even share toys which is unheard of for one and three year old boys!
So my first two started fighting the day the second was born.
They have had to grow to love each other.They are so different and I always try to tell them that they are each others history.

They are sixteen months apart but there are times that they seem worlds apart!

The Baby! He is as wild and fun as his hat!
He is so fun and squishy ! I don't want to stop kissing his softy baby cheeks!

This is my one and only Favorite daughter! Here she is with her big brother.
She is planted smack in the middle of the house full of boys.
She says she loves it. Hmmm... should I be concerned?
She can definetely hold her own with them.
So I have talked about having five kids and they started to seem like
the imaginary kids since I had not put them in my blog.
( well, other than to use them for the excuse of why
I am living on caffeine)

So here are all my monkies,big and little.
I love them soooo much!
They are fun,lovable,noisy,
frustrating,creative,independant,needy,
hilarious,wild, a constant lesson in patience
and the light of my life!!!

Saying Goodbye to the Carnival Fun!

, originally uploaded by ostrich girl.

It is always sad to see the carnival go.

At the end of last night my belly was full with buttery popcorn and a huge Iced tea .

Apples dipped in caramel and corn on the cob bathed in butter.

I watched the dancers dance out of sight!

Goodnight !
Goodnight !
Goodnight !

I hope you all enjoy my little video.
I think the work all goes well with the
Carnival Soiree event
that Lisa Kettell is hosting at Faerie Enchantment
All art work on this video (and this blog) is done by Me! Sheri DeBow
Hooray for Creativity and endless supplies of Dreams!