A little gift

Our friends, Katy & Jason, started this great little business, ArtVenture, last summer. Jason is an artist & for $30, he will walk you through creating a painting step by step. You bring the refreshments & he supplies the rest! Katy takes care of all the rest--organizing, scheduling, assisting Jason, etc. As a non-artist, I can tell you they are lots of fun!!!! Check out their site here. Anyway, I haven't been to one since I got pregnant, but Barbara invited me to one last week so Ellen & I headed over to Harpeth Knoll for her first art party. I ended up deciding not to paint but it was still fun (Evening can be Ellen's fussy time & I figured since all of those other moms were out of the house for a girls night out, the last thing they wanted to deal with was a crying baby!). We hung out for about an hour & a half & enjoyed watching everyone paint. It was fun to be on the other side of the canvas (without any wine:) listening to everyone & watching their paintings come alive. I can't wait to go back again & create a new masterpiece!

So, the real reason for this post is that when I arrived at Katy's, Barbara had a little gift for me. Here it is:

A beautiful necklace with Ellen's name on it! Barbara makes all kinds of lovely, one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces. She truly is "Tallent"ed! (Her last name is Tallent--ha ha!) She made Katy's jewelry for our wedding and also created an earring & necklace set for hostess gifts for our baby shower. She made a different set for each hostess all in pearls since that is Ellen's birthstone. They were beautiful & all unique to each person. The girls loved them! I want to thank her deeply for my necklace--I haven't taken it off since I got it:) If you want to contact her about her work, e-mail her here.