Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Belly Tree Of Life












Belly, 27 weeks. Painted by Ashlee & Arianne. Photos by Arianne.

I'm also getting artsy over here today, too.


75 comments:

Jessica Smith said...

Absolutely beautiful! (the painting AND the belly!).

Thank you for sharing this with us.

Crooked Eyebrow said...

I love it, it is beautiful.

Natalie said...

How adorable! I was wondering what y'all would paint on your belly. I'm so glad you had a good time! :o)

DesignHER Momma said...

that is so GORGEOUS! I love it so much! What a beautiful memory to have for your little girl!

IRISHKAT said...

That is amazing!! What a great photo - wish I would have done something like that with my boys :)

half pint pixie said...

That's so beautiful!

Megan (FriedOkra) said...

Gosh, that is really beautiful! I bet you hated to wash it off. Assuming you've washed it off. Assuming it's washable.

Anyway, beautiful!

Beck said...

Gorgeous!

Momma On The Go said...

Beautiful! I love it.

Life With All Boys said...

So beautiful!

pinkmommy said...

Oh my word, gorgeous!

AnnieM said...

Wow! That is the coolest painted belly ever!

Kathryn said...

That's awesome!

Tonya said...

That is one of the coolest thing I have ever seen!

Ruhiyyih Rose said...

WOW!!! Amazing, so beautiful!!

Casey said...

very cool! I like it

Steph said...

That is amazing and absolutely beautiful!

Cassie said...

Holy crap, that is awesome!!

gretchen from lifenut said...

Beautiful!

Lynette said...

Way too cool - you should have that printed and framed. Nice work.

seeryusfam@msn.com said...

Absolutely beautiful! How special!

Summer said...

Oh how neat! I don't think I've ever seen this done before. What talent!

Tina said...

Steph, that's beautiful!

Mimi's Toes said...

That is amazing art work and one Large little girl inside there...

Darcie said...

Now *that* is cool. Warning: possible dumb question here. How long does that stay on there?

Robertson Family said...

Beautiful! I love it! You look awesome as well!

MoziEsmé said...

That is beautiful! I love the concept.

It's inspiring, too - I hated baring my belly when I was pregnant and now wish I had more photos of that time.

Andrea said...

Beautiful. I love belly paintings. I cherish mine and this is so much nicer. Wow!!! You know some amazing artists. =)

mj tam aka sugarmama said...

So beautiful!!! But I must say that it is making me feel so ticklish just thinking about having had my pregnant belly painted.

Awesome job Arianne and Ashlee!

my wonderful men... said...

That's really neat what they did on your belly.

Aimee said...

That is absolutely beautiful!

casual friday everyday said...

What a stunning painting! They did a great job. And that belly...so full and beautiful.

Lizz @ Yes, and So is My Heart said...

Oh, that is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing such a sweet thing.

lilmomthatcould.com said...

WOW that is all I can say~ talented artists

Erin said...

That is so awesome! Gosh, you're only 27 weeks? I can't imagine you making it all the way to 40!

To Think is to Create said...

I knew you'd get comments on "size", but I have to say that your belly is not that big in person. Everyone should be telling you how great you look!

So glad we got pics of this, it was a very special moment for me there with you two (three). Thanks again.

Kelly @ Love Well said...

AMAZING! Really.

(Can you imagine what it would look like if you kept it through childbirth? That's making me giggle right now. Sorry. I didn't get enough sleep last night.)

It All Started With a Kiss said...

Ah, that is beautiful.
I henna tattooed my belly during my last pregnancy. It's such a celebration.

Becoming Me said...

Beautiful! And I love the way you celebrate your belly and baby...precious.

Sharon said...

LOVE THIS!
Steph, this looks incredible.
This alone makes me want to get pregnant again, lol. I better stop looking! ;)

(btw, do you have NO stretch marks?!)

Cyndi said...

That is so beautiful. I'm sure it was hard to wash off, I would want to keep it forever.

Guinevere Meadow said...

That is AWESOME!!!!

How long is it going to stay? I'd be afraid to bathe, it's so gorgoues!

Drea said...

WHOA haha. thats neat! u should do a henna one ;-)

Erin said...

Wow! That is absolutely breathtaking. I'm not so sure that I'd ever want to shower again if I had something that gorgeous painted on me--of course, your perfectly rounded belly makes a great template.

Neurotically Yours: said...

That is one cute baby belly :)

Peanut Butter and Jelly Boats said...

So cool!

jil said...

that is so cool. look at your belly! you're such a beautiful pregnant mama.

Damselfly said...

That is so extremely over the top way superbly cool!

Elizabeth S said...

Ok...if my belly had been HALF as pretty as that one, WOW! Love the tree!!! It rocks!

erika~ the inspired mama said...

beautiful!!!

Tracey said...

Lovely!! Good job Ashlee and Arianne!

Jana (sidetrack'd) said...

Very cool. They are quite the talented artists.

Jane @ Kidzarama said...

That is so gorgeous!

I wish I'd thought to do something like that while I was pregnant. :)

No, no, I am not having another child just so that I can paint my belly gorgeously like yours...

Although it is tempting.

Ali Blogger said...

beautiful

Amanda said...

How beautiful! Such a lovely idea.

I'm a first-time reader...I'm a new blogger exploring mommy blogs :)

Monkey Kisses said...

that is totally awesome.. love it

busybusymomma said...

Beautiful! :)

Janel said...

That is simply amazing. Wow.

MyUtopia said...

How awesome! Thanks for sharing. I will have to try doing something like that for my next pregnancy.

Crunchy Domestic Goddess said...

wow, that is simply gorgeous. arianne and ashlee did a beautiful job. and your belly looks amazing.

Naomi said...

wow, really great!

Laura said...

beautiful!
thank you for stopping by my blog and noticing our baby Hazel

milk&honey said...

I love the little bird nest!

Elizabeth F. said...

How wonderful! They did a good job. I always wanted to do that and to have the cast made of my tummy when I was pregnant but never did. So cool.

Sheena said...

Woweee Steph, that's a big belly! I love it! I must do a belly painting next time around. This time I did a cast which I have yet to paint.

The picture of you on the left is awesome. Frame it!

Lori said...

That is just gorgeous! Congrats on the baby shower too.

Pinks and Blues said...

so cute!
props to ashlee and arianne! very creative ladies!!
- audrey

Heaven Sent said...

Who knew your belly could get even more beautiful! :)

Staci said...

I always wanted to have that done..

absolutely beautiful.

Staci

Danielle said...

wow. That looks amazing.

Andrea McMann said...

That's amazing! And how lucky are you to not have stretchmarks all over the place like I do! UGH!

onemotherslove said...

What beautiful artwork!

Jennifer said...

That is just awesome. I've seen belly paintings, but that has to be the greatest one ever! I so wish I'd had something painted on mine. :( Yours is amazing.

Lisa~Crazy Adventures in Parenting said...

sooo gorgeous!

More Than A Single Mom said...

That's so awesome, I don't even have words to describe it.