The Wives of Hidden Hills Christmas 2022

We host the neighborhood Christmas Party every year, and The Wives of Hidden Hills are a special group of women that make up our close-knit neighbors. Every year I like to try to do something special and memorable for them because they mean so much to me in so many ways. It's a rarity to have a neighborhood that is so close these days. I thought about the gratification everyone has for their home and how inviting everyone is in sharing their homes throughout the year with each other. So that is what I did, 4 x 6 inch canvas paintings of each of their homes, a magnet added to hang on their fridge to keep grocery lists, or other special notes.  Love these gals!








......and a 2 x 2 for one neighbor to let them know the portrait for their newly adopted dog Coco was forthcoming!



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