Joker Valentine

Here is my latest Valentine. I think he looks like the Joker. Do you love him or hate him?



To purchase him visit my Etsy site here.

Up Close and Personnal

I have a new blank card addition to Funny Ernie. I love this one. I call it "Up Close and Personnal". To purchase this card visit my Etsy shop.

Custom Portrait of Coty

Here is my latest custom portrait. This is Coty, a Shar-pei who is getting up there in years. The daughter in law of Coty's owner commissioned him for a christmas present. Here is Coty's picture Doesn't he make you smile?

And here is Coty's portrait

For a custom portrait of your dog visit my Etsy shop.

New Custom Portrait of Bernese Mountain Dog

I completed my third custom portrait yesterday. It's of a Bernese Mountain Puppy. Isn't she cute? The buyer wanted me to make her eye blue which inspired me to do a watercolor instead of a line drawing and she loved it! So, here she is!


If you'd like your own custom portrait of your dog you can purchase one here. I also offer simple line drawing portraits here.

Custom Portrait of your Dog

I had someone contact me about doing a custom portrait of their dogs. Why didn't I think of that? Here are the completed drawings though I don't have pics of her dog to put up. I'll be posting another custom portrait soon along with the pic of the dog so be sure to check back. If you're interested in commissioning a custom portrait here is the link.

My latest project.....

My brothers and I had the cutest stockings growing up. A family friend, who has since passed on to heaven, made them for us when we were little. We each had one with our name spelled out in glitter. Each toe had a jingle bell on the end making it entirly difficult to sneak into our rooms with our stockings.

This will be Ada's first Christmas and she needed her own stocking. So, I made one for her just like the one I had growing up. You have no idea how hard it is to find red craft fur. Why in the world this would be difficult in November I have no idea. Apparently JoAnn's missed the boat on this one because they don't even carry it. I did find some thick red faux fur at Fabric Depot for a whopping 24 dollars a yard (eek!) but purchased 1/2 a yard out of desperation. It just wasn't the same.

So, I posted the thick red (expensive) fur stockings on Etsy and kept hunting for the craft fur. I eventually found it at Hancock Fabrics down in Salem, Oregon. It cost me a measly 7.49 a yard so I bought some and made Ada her first Christmas stocking. I think it turned out pretty well. I hope she loves it as much as I love mine.

And the best part is......when she's old enough I'll be able to hear when she sneaks her stocking into her room!

Merry Christmas!

My first Craft Fair......

was a total bust! But, I had fun and I can now say I'm addicted to craft fairing, though I am in the hole 25 buckeroos. I have my second fair next month at an actual art center so maybe it will go better. My craft fair neighbor and I decided that our work was far to artsy and talented for the shoppers at our fair. We did, after all, sit at a craft fair in a town the size of my pinky. That's what ya' get. Here is a picture of my table. I thought it turned out pretty good.

Little Ada got to hang out the entire day with Daddy. They came to visit me and boost my ego for a while. She was such a good girl for Daddy. I was so proud! Daddy, however, has been banned from choosing Ada's outfits. She came out in public with a navy blue dress and brown and pink flowered pants. Ugh! I said, "oh, Daddy! What is she wearing! This will not do." And I promptly went out to the car to change her (and feed her). She will soon be dressing herself in these hideous outfits and so I am taking charge at this time in her life when I can make sure her outfits match!

EtsyGreetings Team Carnival

EtsyGreetings, the handmade greeting card team at Etsy, is hosting a fun blog carnival all this week. I am participating and giving away a full set of 5 Merry Kissmas cards like these from my shop.


To participate in my giveaway, just leave a comment below with your favorite item from my Etsy shop. I'll choose a winner by random number generator at the end of the week.

To enter to win other fun prizes offered by the many talented members at EtsyGreetings, stop by our blog for a linked list of all the giveaways happening this week.

Page 2 of my Children's book

Here is page two! I'm on a roll now!

Page 1 of my Children's book

I wrote a children's Christmas book for my 4 month old baby girl and here is the almost complete first page. I still need to ad the words and sketch out the baby's face. I'll add the words once all the pages are complete so you'll have to check back for that. I made the page with scrap paper and lots of glue.



I was also thinking of printing the book in two languages. Both of our families have alot of German heritage so I was thinking about having my German friend translate it for me. I want to teach our children German so this would be a good opportunity for us to learn it.

Elton the Cat

I found this article in the Nov. 08 issue of Cat Fancy called Miracle of a Cover Cat. His name is Elton and I thought he was so pretty! I love his eyes. Turns out Elton had a big of amishap with the anethesia during a routine surgery and he almost died! Luckily he pulled through his ordeal but now has to eat through a feeding tube (it's a long story). Hooray for Elton!

Merry Kiss-Mas Card

I finished a new card. Here he is! I think he's cute but I wonder if he needs something else.......hmmmm......

What do you think?

I've started a Flickr account

Oh, yay for me. More things to do. I was doing Twitter but I don't like it so I'm switching to Flickr. I think I'll like it better. Here is my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/funnyernie/

Christmas has arrived at Funny Ernie

I finished two new Christmas cards for Funny Ernie. The first one is called Watching For Santa.

The second one is called Waiting for Christmas.

Both can now be purchase at my Etsy store.