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Shamrock Your World!


Happy St. Patrick's Month! Okay, I know it's only suppose to be celebrated on the 17th – but since my heart is 100% Irish – I'm proclaiming this St. Patrick's Month. Who wants to sign my petition?

To duly honor this month I've drawn a shamrock inspired by celtic knots and it is accompanied by the first two lines of one of the most known Irish Blessings.

Maybe the interns will join the party later this month...I'm just ecstatic that I am actually posting my design on the first day of the month! We'll give the interns some breathing room though :)

Shamrock Your World!


Widescreen Version

MOST computers allow you right-click to choose an option like "Set as Desktop Background" which makes the whole process so much easier! Just make sure you open the large image first. Otherwise: Click on the desired image above, then right-click on the image, and choose either save image as/save target as/save as.

Feeling the Leaping Love for February!


This is a special month! As usual, we have Valentine's Day but we also have Leap Year! All those Leap Year babies get to have a real birthday this year :)

I invited my interns to create calendars for this month - yay! Their creations are below mine. I think changing your wallpaper all month is a great idea - you'll get to enjoy three different designs and you don't have to deal with any wallpaper paste. It's serendipitous.

So, February - Leap Year, Love Month. What to draw? A Sweeter Meter of course. It made me think of the carnivals and county fairs where you can slam that hammer down and try to ring the bell at the top - or maybe one of those strength measuring games in the arcade. Fun :) So this measures...sweetness? No more explanation, just let your imagination fuel the meter!

Enjoy February 29th - you got an extra day this year!


Widescreen Version :: Shawna

Widescreen Version :: Intern Jes

Widescreen Version :: Intern Laura

MOST computers allow you right-click to choose an option like "Set as Desktop Background" which makes the whole process so much easier! Just make sure you open the large image first. Otherwise: Click on the desired image above, then right-click on the image, and choose either save image as/save target as/save as.

Doorway of 2012


Did you know that January was named after some Roman god of the doorway? Now I'm not a big mythology person, but I thought that was kind of cool. January is the doorway to each new year.

Therefore the January calendar is about doors accompanied by an amazing quote from Abraham Lincoln. The doors I drew reminded me of the movie "Monsters, Inc." and for some reason I felt a little church mouse needed access to 2012 too. So, he has a door too.

I have no idea which door - or doors - I may walk through in 2012, but I do pray that my steps are lead by my God of Doors - Jesus! (KJV John 10:9)

Happy 2012 everyone!
(oh and there is only a widescreen calendar this month - but as a BONUS there is also a wallpaper without the calendar on it!)


Widescreen Version

Blank Version


MOST computers allow you right-click to choose an option like "Set as Desktop Background" which makes the whole process so much easier! Just make sure you open the large image first. Otherwise: Click on the desired image above, then right-click on the image, and choose either save image as/save target as/save as.