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How My Watercolor Pet Portraits Began Long before I ever painted pet portraits professionally, I painted them for friends. As a veterinary technician, I’ve had the privilege of helping families welcome new puppies and kittens into their homes, celebrate remarkable recoveries, and, sometimes, say goodbye to beloved companions. When you work in veterinary medicine, you quickly discover that every pet is loved—but every so often there is one that becomes someone’s heart dog

Some of the things I create begin with a sketch. Some begin with a piece of velvet or linen. The memory bears began with a conversation. A friend from work knew I loved to sew and asked me a question I had never been asked before. Her grandfather had passed away several years earlier. Each member of the family had kept one of his shirts as a reminder of him, but the shirts had remained folded away in closets and drawers. She asked, "Could you turn them into bears?" I had neve

Some people decorate with pumpkins. Some people buy another throw blanket they absolutely do not need. And then there are the people who quietly tuck tiny woodland acorns into every corner of their home until visitors begin asking, "Wait...was that acorn there before?" If that sounds like you, welcome. Here are a few favorite places to let little minky acorns wander this autumn.