Hellooo Kitty!

My latest project, Mika's Room, was a fun one to do!

Mika's nursery was decorated in shades of pink and chocolate, to coordinate with the pink and brown mod dots bedding by JoJo Designs.  Her parents chose a Hello Kitty theme for their little one's nursery.

To celebrate little Mika's Japanese, Hawaiian and mainland backgrounds, we designed three coordinating paintings.  The first, a kimono-clad Hello Kitty has the Kanji word "love" written across the top.  The second painting has the word "ohana" (Hawaiian for "family") above a luau-themed kitty.  And the third painting has the word "sisters" written above a big and little Hello Kitty, representing Mika and big sister.

Congratulations to Mika's parents, and to the soon-to-be big sister!

And the winner is...

I should have seen it coming.  I have problems merely picking out what I'm going to wear each day, so I should have known I'd have a tough time picking a winner for this month's giveaway.

Let me just say, there were several great ideas and comments that were inspiring for me as an artist.  And I especially loved the comment about the "Bobo's Room cheer"; that would have made my day to hear that one.

I ended up choosing Rachel (sweetpea08) as the winner of a 16x20" custom piece of artwork.  Rachel asked for a sports-themed painting, and since I've never done artwork along those lines, it seemed like a fun new project.  Also, since I am a sports widow every Sunday (and sometimes Monday and Thursday; to say my husband is a sports fanatic would be the understatement of the year), I have plenty of good fodder for this one.  Rachel, I'll be contacting you to get the ball rolling.

Thanks to all those that entered this month's contest!  If you'd like to be informed about future contests, or to receive updates with other inspirational ideas for decorating your little one's room, please feel free to sign up for our RSS feed.