A wishful heart

Blog posts on Artfully Carin may contain affiliate links to products or services I think are awesome. For more information, see my disclosures page..Blog posts on Artfully Carin may contain affiliate links to products or services I think are awesome. For more information, see my disclosures page.. As I delve deeper into motherhood and arty […]

the fab four

Wow! You guys rock! Thank you so much for your wonderful response to Artfully Carin! Your comments completely blew my mind! Thank you! *** I don’t quite know how it happened. It just sort of snuck up on me. We’re a unit. A force to be reckoned with. We belong together. And we’re fine just […]

Hello!

Yay, you’ve made it over! I’m so happy to see you here! I am so excited to finally be able to share with you the big project I have been working on lately… a brand spanking new blog! So… A huge welcome to Artfully Carin! I hope you’ll like it here. I am so excited […]

Kirby’s first painting

I am so happy to show you this masterpiece today! Kirby’s first ever painting! I’ve been meaning to set Kirby up with paints for a while now, but life has kept getting in the way. This morning the timing was finally right, so I stripped him down to his nappy and let him play. And […]

Kids art kits

Hello my dears! It is so good to be back! Thank you very much for your kind words, thoughts and prayers over the past couple of weeks. Alan and I are very grateful for your concern. We’re doing okay and getting back to normal. Aoife still needs to talk it out a bit more, but […]

I AM an artist!

Finding my feet, art journal, 2012 I never dreamed of being an artist. I only ever wanted to be a mum. Yet somehow earlier this year, my dreams changed. I realised I no longer wanted to be a mum who does art on the side, I wanted to be a mother AND an artist. That […]

Art for Aoife: dance like nobody’s watching

Dance like nobody’s watching; love like you’ve never been hurt. Sing like nobody’s listening; live like it’s heaven on earth. ~ Mark Twain Yay! The first canvas for Aoife’s room is done! I have to admit I was a bit nervous about it. I mean, come on, the girl wanted pink and purple for Pete’s […]

how I {don’t} fit it all in, part 3

This is the third part of a blog post on how I don’t fit it all in. The first one can be found here. The second here.     *** Ha ha! So I set out to write a post on how I try to fit art and blogging into my daily life… and both kids […]

how I {don’t} fit it all in, part 2

This is the second part of a blog post on how I don’t fit it all in. The first one can be found here, the third here. *** Hello my dears! Me again! I had so many thought on that last post I decided to divide it into three parts. It’s something I’m constantly working […]

how I {don’t} fit it all in

Let’s chat. It’s been a while since I last sat down with you and had a proper chat, not just rushed through here like a whirling dervish. So I have had a few questions lately on how I fit it all in; art, blogging, mindful parenting, doing up our home, housework, reading… It cracks me […]