Starbucks red cup challenge. :) #REDCUPCHALLENGE

So people are freaking out about the Starbucks red cups and how they aren't "Christmasey" enough and first, I say who cares.. if that's your biggest problem congrats on your truly beautiful life.

And for those that feel the need for more Christmas, well... I'll get to that.
What I LOVE about the cups is that they are beautiful, gorgeous holiday red.
WOOOHOOO
Blank Canvas.

Aren't they beautiful?

I love them!!!!! BLANK CANVAS people!

So I did this. With my Venti peppermint cocoa. Yum. Peppermint cocoa!

 And then I did this to my friend Sarah's eggnog something. :D

Which is what I wanted to do from the moment I first saw the cups.

BLANK CANVAS.

Which made me think about the holidays... and why do our holidays have to fit into a nice little box?

So I'm issuing you and everyone you know this challenge.

This holiday (whichever one you celebrate) take some time...to do something that you think embodies the spirit of the season for you. Whether it's a RAK, or volunteering or spending time with family or something awesome I haven't thought of...
Then go get a cup of Starbucks something and decorate a cup and share it with me here or on twitter or instagram or something using the tags #redcupchallenge and we can put all the festive in the holidays we need... without it being predefined.

On New Years eve I'm going to give away a gift card to Starbucks. Winner will be chosen at random. :) Tell your friends. Pass it on. Have them play too. #redcupchallenge

Why am I pushing Starbucks at you for this? Because today is Veterans day... and while everyone was freaking out over the red cups... Starbucks also did this.  And if that doesn't speak of doing something awesome, I don't know what does, so I'm happy to spend a few dollars with a company that I want to stand behind.

And if you don't want to Starbucks it up..that's ok. Pick a blank canvas to use and you can still play along. 

So, there you go. :)

This is how I"m kicking off the Happy Holidays, and if I know what you celebrate personally, I'll make sure to wish you that when it happens!

Sugar, Spice, a little Chemical X and a whole LOT of awesome!

Today I want to share some things with you that I am super excited about. Like... superhero level excited.
I give you....


The Powerpuff Girls.

They aren't done yet... I have so much I want to still do with them. I am a huge PPG fan though, of all the things my kids ever watched, I used to get excited to sit down and watch Bubbles, Blossom and Buttercup with my daughter. My son was too little and has only recently discovered the awesome with us during our rewatch sessions.

I don't know if this pair is ever going to make it into my shop. They're my size... I bought the sneakers because they were on sale and I couldn't resist the colors. So they may find a permanent home on my own feet for once. :D

Speaking of feet...
So I said that there was a lot of awesome right?

Well, if you aren't familiar with Peach's Neet Feet you are about to be.
:D I'm going to be volunteering time and artwork to their cause.
I took this directly from their site so you can hear it summed up in their words.
"Peach’s Neet Feet is a random acts of kindness based, non-profit organization that provides custom, hand-painted shoes to children living with disabilities and fighting serious illnesses."

So that means I can take some of my creativity and channel it into a cause that I really believe in and am HAPPY to participate with. Voted one of the best Non-profits of 2014 and with a random act of kindness philosophy to stand behind this is a no-brainer for me.
AND I get to paint shoes?!?! YES PLEASE!

So, please go check them out, show them some love on social media and stay tuned because I'll have my first pair of shoes for them in hand hopefully soon. :)

Seriously, it makes my heart so happy to have gotten involved with this and I'm really thrilled to be sharing it with all of you.
I will be adding a peach to all of the shoes I do for that cause and today I'm going to design what mine will look like as my creative project.

I hope you have an awesome day. :)