Since our Friday Night Cleanfest has our house in tip-top & lick-able shape, it afforded me the opportunity to finally work on a painting for Babycakes’ room. The pink walls in her bedroom are just screaming for a Mommy original. I sketched out this tree months ago and yesterday I finally worked up the nerve to paint it.
Here’s the #1 rule about creating things for your children:
It doesn’t have to be perfect.
When I was a child, my parents were always creating things for us. My mom sewed dresses & made us baby dolls and painted murals on our bedroom walls. My dad once built a kitchenette for me & a rocking horse for my sister. The items that they made for us so lovingly, are the things that I have always cherished the most. If they had worried about absolute perfection, they might have stopped before the first paint stroke or first cut of lumber. I think that when you’re creating something out of love for another, your determination level increases. As I painted yesterday, I thought of that sweet baby and radiated pure JOY.
“Don’t worry about mistakes. Making things out of mistakes, that’s creativity.”
– Peter Max
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Your tree is awesome! I love the little bird. So cute! I wish I could paint a tree that looked like that instead of one a three year old drew. I found your blog through LKM (just so you know I’m not some crazy random person
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You’re very talented. There is no way I could do that! I would absolutely have to go for the free form abstract look. . .
I’m with Whitney. My tree would definately look like the work of a 3 year old. Yours on the other hand is so cute.
Hi! Thanks for visiting my blog… I just saw where you had left me a comment about the nest painting! Thank you so much! And I wanted to tell you that your tree painting is absolutely precious! I’m so glad you did that for your little daughter. I know it will be special to her just like your parents ‘art gifts’ have been to you! Way to go and paint more! See you at the Coach’s wife!
Love it, love it!!!!!! So cute. Ellie will LOVE it- {forever}
And look at you with your paints all organized 
I forgot about this blog and am bookmarking it right now.