Sweetbriar Sisters

Adorable Sewing Patterns

Kirtland, Ohio Stylized Watercolor

Here is assignment #2 from my Watercolor class.  We had to stylize something and I decided to stylize a place. I grew up close to Kirtland, Ohio and I think the historical sites in that region will always have a huge impact on me.  As a high schooler I'd often stop by the Kirtland Temple to sit and think (I took classes at a community college just down the road so I had the opportunity to stop by ... View Post

Free Customizable Baptism Printables

I'm always trying to think of something special to give to nieces and nephews for baptism gifts.  It's hard to think of something that's fun and still meaningful!  I've been so excited to see the fun LDS baptism printables popping up lately on Pinterest and was inspired by my niece's upcoming baptism to make a version of my own. ... View Post

Oil Painting 1: First Painting!

This semester in art class has been so fun!  I absolutely love my oil painting class- my professor is very detailed in his instruction and I feel like I have learned so much in just a couple months. Believe it or not, with all that learning going on, we've done only one piece so far this semester- a black and white still life done in gray scale.  Leaving out the color allowed us to focus on ... View Post

New Patterns

In August I made up a little Etsy site to see if I could get a little free business exposure.  It's become quite a fun little hobby!  I'm only selling my patterns as PDFs, so orders are simple to fill (just an email, not a whole package to put together) and without shipping expenses my patterns have been open to anyone in the world.  Well, anyone who speaks English anyway! ... View Post