Holiday Cards

As the holidays are approaching I decided to partner with minted.com to offer a beautiful line of Holiday Cards. They also offer gorgeous designs for Baby Announcements and Save the Date cards. Please click to visit my storefront to see the designs that they have to offer and to learn more about their company. I am looking forward to working with them for all of my clients stationery needs.

Plano Balloon Festival

This year I have been attending quite a few of the local festivals. This weekend was the Plano Balloon Festival. They were celebrating their 30th year and it's become a magnificent event. Of course the balloons are the main attraction but they also have good local music and vendors of all kinds. We decided to give Outback Jack's peppersteak sandwich a try and it was awesome! I was very impressed by the attendance, it seemed like every inch of space was taken up by people. The balloons are quite a sight and it's exciting to see them take off into the sky. The day is capped off by a balloon glow which is definitely something to be seen. They also had a fireworks display last night, but we opted to leave early to beat the traffic. The festivities continue today so there is still a chance to attend. Here are a few shots and more can be seen here, with more to come soon: Colleen G. Drew

Southlake Kiwanis Butterfly Festival

Today I went down to Southlake to check out the Kiwanis Club's Annual Butterfly Festival. It was a rainy day and inside the tent it was a bit dark, but I managed to get a few shots. Their festival is going until tomorrow evening when they will release the butterflies. It was interesting, there were some flowering plants and to lure the butterflies they had pieces of watermelon that you could attach to a stick. When we were leaving we noticed a lady selling butterfly specimens and you could purchase Painted Lady caterpillars that you raise to butterflies. So, we decided to give it a try. I will keep you posted on their progress. Hopefully it works out alright. Here are a couple of shots, more can be seen here: http://colgdrew.redbubble.com

Highland Village Balloon Festival

Since moving to Highland Village, Texas 7 years ago from New York, this is the first opportunity that I had to attend the Annual Lion's Club Balloon Festival. On Friday evening a couple of balloons launched and then they have a Balloon Glow, which is something that I have never seen before. Several balloons are set up and then the announcer counts down so that the pilots know when to light their flames. It's a beautiful site to see them all lit up at once. The next morning I went down bright and early to get shots of the morning launch but there was too much wind and had to cancel. I will definitely be returning next year. Below are 2 shots, one from the glow and one that launched Friday evening as the sun was setting. More can be seen here: http://colgdrew.redbubble.com

New Shop on Zazzle

Please visit my new shop on Zazzle. There are some great products from greeting cards to mouse pads.


create & buy custom products at Zazzle

A Trip to Clark Gardens

Yesterday we took a trip out to Clark Gardens in Mineral Wells, Texas. It's the first time that I have ever been there. They have beautiful water gardens with gorgeous waterlilies. Here is a sampling of the images that I created, they are also available for sale at: http://colgdrew.redbubble.com

The Chic and Green Blog

Karley at The Chic & Green Blog featured my work that I have for sale on 1000markets.com as a member of The Village. Please click on the link to read about it on her blog: The Chic & Green Blog