Doing the Holiday Hustle!

    Here I am and I have a confession to make.  I've abandoned my
illustrations.  Working like mad to get those 5 finished for the
Bologna Book Fair when it hit me the day before Thanksgiving.
If I rush through these illustrations I will screw up and hate them.
I had transferred each one onto watercolor paper and they were
ready to go...but I just couldn't bring myself to do it.   I really want
to wait until I have time to commit.  These will be great for the 
picture book workshop I am taking in late January.
    I'm also busy exploring other things right now...listed a couple
elf dolls and a painting on Etsy.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/RachelBollmanDesign?ref=hdr_shop_menu
    My nieces are asking for American Girl doll PJ's for Christmas.
I know I will be busy with making several gifts and preparing for
Christmas for the next few weeks so I will not be posting regularly
until after the holidays.  I hope you all have a very happy holiday
season.  Here are a few gift tags I did to wish you well.  (My daughter
penciled in the to and from!)

 


I used brown India ink and watercolor for vintage looking tags.
You may have seen the girl illustration before.  Last year I painted 
her with watercolor and outlined with a Sharpie.  Happier with
this look.  These were very fun to do.

(If you want to make some special tags check out your local office

supply store first-less expensive than at art supply companies.)

  Oh and I almost forgot...this sweet paper cat doll.

Miss Kitty Tibbs, on her way to a party.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!!!