String o' Pearls

When I self-published my My Little ABC Book back in 2019, through an online site called Bookemon, I was really only doing it to be able to ...

I received an email recently that I've been expecting, but it kind of broke my heart a little bit nonetheless.  The publisher of my two ...

I was absolutely tickled--and touched--to receive an email from an old high school classmate, who sent me this picture of an adorable littl...

Not too long ago, I blogged about how I'd finished my ABC Book and had it printed up using a Shutterfly-like site called Mixbook.  I ord...

Well, I have completed my ABC Book project.  (Time to open the cabinets , I think!) For many, many years now it has been my goal to cre...

Today, I've been at work on the K's. Way back in 1993, when my youngest son was less than a year old, I painted a kangaroo on a wa...

I am finally, finally nearing the finish line with this ABC Book, with just four more pages of illustrations to do. Before I show you the N ...

Warning: ABC Book update coming at you.  (That's right, the ABC Book that was going to be a Christmas gift for the grandchildren this ye...

I have been working rather feverishly lately, trying to finish up the ABC Book project started long, long ago--back in 1993, when the younge...

Before I get started, I wanted to thank all of you sweet readers who have left comments here at String of Pearls in the last month or so.  M...