Thanksgiving....Just when you think...

that maybe you are one person and one person can't do anything....along comes a little boy like this.....



Have a wonderful wonderful Thanksgiving and make a commitment to "make a difference" in someone else's life each day....

A couple...

of new pieces I've recently listed on Etsy...I hope you like them!

The first one is a fantasy collage that invites you to let your Dreams Take Flight...

the second is Liam and his special garden...everyone knew he had a green thumb....but REALLY....hope you enjoy the beautiful world Liam dwells in...

Marie Antoinette....giveaway...

I used the Random generator at Random.org and the winner is.... drumroll pleaaaase.........dadadadadadadaddadadadada...............boom.....Rhonda of Rhondamum's blog Congratulations Rhonda and Happy Birthday...I noticed when I went to your blog that today is YOUR birthday....pretty apropo!!! ...please email me your addy privately and I will pop that off in the mail to you! Thanks to everyone for playing and for posting and linking to my blog....Thank you one and all!!!

Marie Antoinette..a Birthday Soiree...and a Giveaway...

Go over to Joy's Cupid's Charm blog where she is hosting a Happy Birthday Soiree for Marie Antoinette on Sunday November 2nd...and check out all the wonderful Marie Art that is going to be posted....meanwhile to make it a little more fun...the piece (or one of them anyway) that I will be posting as a part of the soiree....(you'll see it Sunday) I will be giving away.... as a present in honor of my own Birthday (isn't it best to give away presents on your own birthday???) My birthday is on Thursday the 6th of November....so please leave a comment here on my blog and I will enter you into the Birthday Soiree GiveAway, if you add a link on your blogroll to my blog you'll get another entry....AND if you POST on your blog about my Birthday Giveaway....I'll put a 3rd entry in your name. Be sure to let me know when you have placed a link to my blog on your sidebar and/or when you have posted an entry to my giveaway. I will wait until the 7th to draw the winning name...so leave a comment...and please tell your friends to stop by the Soiree on Sunday...Marie Antoinette

Great Christmas Giveaway...

Over on Angelina's site....I hope you'll go check it out and give yourself a chance to win a lovely piece of art...she's got a bunch of wonderful things she's giving away...so do yourself a favor and check it out!

Cherish....

I made this canvas along with the 3 canvases on the previous post.....to sell on Etsy....HOWEVER....



I fell in love with this one in particular....(although I still love the other's) as they to me at least are so very different and each mean so much for different reasons....this one I'm drawn to and find that I can't part with it...




at least not today....

Some new canvases....

I've been working on some new canvases for my Etsy shop...and FINALLY got them done...here's the first 3....

this one was my inspiration...it is in my favorite color PINK!!! I just love the little bits of ribbon and lace and the grungy rusty hanger and nails that give it extra bit of texture...I'm loving the little vintage pink flowers and the little green paper flowers they're kinda chartruese or light lime....yummy!!! I'm really enjoying this one in my living room! but I hope it will find a good home!

This one was fun because the little whimsical girl (from a Paper Whimsy collage sheet) has THE Biggest eyes!!! adorable...and the lace and the gorgeous!!! ribbons are just ooo la la!!!
I had to add something to the lace as it's sooo fine you might not notice it...so I added the little butterflies to bring your eye down to the lace to see just how gossamer looking it is....offsets those big baby blues of this darlin'...perfectly!!! and the rusty wire hanger and rusty nails...the grunge to contrast the frou frou of the rest of the piece....I just know this sweetie will find a home quickly!!!




and this little miss has Attitude (notice the capital A).... When she says Believe in Your Dreams....you better listen...hehehehhehe!!! I used my chalks and some copic markers and my white pen...to give her dress some zip...and I love these new peachy orange roses with the green paper flowers that pick up the colors in the vintage lace trim on the bottom....what texture...and the ribbons...yummo....and then top it off with the rusty hanger and rusty nails...just a fabulous piece full of cheer!!! I just got them up on Etsy....so...run on over and check them out...I have more side pics and detail shots on Etsy...


hope you'll check them out and let me know what you think!...

Nestled.....

This is the piece that I made at the ZNE Convenzione. My teacher was a magnificent artist that I admire personally and artistically JoAnnA Pierrotti of Moss Hill Studio...I had a couple of adjustments to make (in particular adding the second loop in the chain and moving the egg from the middle to the side) and then it seemed to take forever to get the time to take the picture and post it... I LOVE it...and hope you do to!!!


THANK you JoAnnA and I highly recommend that if you have a chance to take a class from JoAnnA that you do...she's a great teacher....if you're on the East Coast she's going to be teaching in Conneticut I believe in October ...check out her teaching schedule and she's also scheduled to teach at next year's ZNE Convenzione which is scheduled for April 2009 in Pleasanton....I know I will be there!!!

Ties That Bind...

a group of artists bound together by art and the desire to create a collabortive art doll to help raise funds for Ovarian Cancer Research. I was invited about 2 months ago to create a charm to adorn the wire form that makes up the Art Doll. Here is that charm.... I have Faith that

together we can help to find a cure to this terrible disease and I pray that it is found soon.

PW Quote Challenge....

These are my most recent pieces for the Paper Whimsy Quote Challenge...
Naturally the pink one is my favorite but I like the softness of the Friends one....I hope you like them....and I can't wait for my next post...it's an exciting one....don't know if I can wait till tomorrow...we'll see....
 

 

Sepia moos.....

these are my Sepia moos for the month of August....and just to give you a head's up I wanted to let you know about a wonderful artist Patty Szymkowicz - Magpie's Nestthat is having a giveway to celebrate her 400th post....and from there be sure to head over to
my dear friend Kristin Hubick's shop and blog... Retro Cafe Art ...she's having a giveaway and you don't want to miss out!!!

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo Ball Gown

 

This is the gown I made for the Paper Whimsy Bibbidi Bobbidi Ball. If only I were a size .001 and could wear it....I will be displaying in my room next to the Fairy Slippers I received from Rella...from the PW Fairy Slipper Project you can find their pic here....

ZNE....Convenzione....long post...

Well many people from my computer came out of my computer and into my reality. What a wonderful wonderful time. From the registration at Serenity Stoneworks to the shopping at various stores in Pleasanton...a very pleasant town!!!...getting a bite to eat with friends...to a book signing by some dear friends...to the screening of 1000 Journals by Someguy at the Amador theater the first day just flew by!

The second day started with breakfast with SARK....what a "wild and succulent" time....that was!....off to meet some more friends as we mingled....and then off to the hills of Livermore for a wonderful class. Our teacher was JoAnnA Pierotti...artist extraordinaire!!! and in my class was Danielle....Vintage Dragonfly....Kristin (sweetie pie) Hubick of Retro Cafe Arts .....Lani Kent of Healing Expressions, Bonnie, Kathy, and Dori...a great class...wonderful women...fabulous art...and great views!!! then we were off to the Blue Agave for dinner...great food...by now dear dear friends and a silent auction for various ZNE causes!!! this day was over waaaaayyyyy toooo sooon.....







Sunday.....The vendor fair was filled with booths full of fabulous art....suppliers like Hannah's Drygoods....Shoshannah and Mike...fabulous....Chrysti Hydeck and her partner....and Vicky Breslin and on and on...Divalicious goodies...Antique ephemera and just lovely lovely stuff....something for everyone and just as the entire weekend had been filled with the live music of Jon Troast....what an amazing artist!!! I helped JoAnnA, Kristin, Lani and Gina Gabriell( Eleven Morning)...so they could shop and visit and get water and whatever else they needed....and we all had such a lovely lovely time....WOW.....my heart has been full of Joy all weekend....




Monday....for me a short hop over the Carquinez bridge to Port Costa ....Wendy Addison's Theatre of Dreams and her nearby studio all the glitter this glitter diva could want...WOW!!!!....and a cold soda at the Wharehouse bar/restaurant...the only game in town....and then off to Crockett for dinner at Dead Fish restaurant....what a delicious end to a wonderful weekend....Thank you CHEL for ZNE!!!! and for this weekend!!! and thank you to each of you who contributed and who attended....I count it as truly one of the very best weekends of my entire life!!!! I can't wait till next year!!! April 2009....wooohooo!!!!

What I did this summer......VBS and Family Fun Day

Here is just part of my Pre K and K class.....
my class averaged any where from 7 to 12 students a day....we studied the Bible .... we colored we played...
we sang...









and on Sunday afternoon we had a Family Fun Day with Bouncy houses...Water Slides....


cotton candy.....slip and slides....games....popcorn, hot dogs, sno cones, and entertainment as the kids showed us the songs that they learned.....





and they played.....and they played......and they played.....







and a good time was had by one and all......

July...that must mean it's...

Blue...
Blue Moos...for the Paper Whimsy swap....

The Secret Life of Bees...Part 3....the

DRAWING.....well I assigned everybody a number and for those that posted on their blog about the giveaway...I then assigned a second number.....and for those that have me on their blog roll...I assigned a third number....and the winner is....entry #31 (her entry #2) for her posting on her blog about this giveaway......is.......the lovely BARB BURKARD....congratulations Barb!!! and thank you one and all for entering and adding me to your blog roll's and for posting about the giveaway!!! I plan on doing another giveaway soon ...so check back..frequently..and see what's up....

I can't wait to meet Michele Beschen!!!! at ZNE Convenzione!!!

I am SOOO looking forward to going to the first, Numero Uno....ZNE Convenzione!!! August 22-24th in Pleasanton, CA and I will be meeting Michele Beschen at the opening day luncheon/bbq!!! If you hurry and register you too can meet her!!!AND if you register and follow the instructions on her blog you could win a shopping spree valued at $200-250 AT that luncheon... please check it out here at her blog.........and not only am i meeting Michele Beschen
but I'm taking a class from dear JoAnnA Pierotti of Mosshill Studios... and I am amazed to say that the last I heard there was still room in her class?!?!?!!!!!!! soo....RUN....RUN....do not walk!!! RUN and sign up and take her awesome class....check it out...don't be late...don't miss out...

I've been busy making some art using...

Paper Whimsy's collage sheets and digital sheets




...and much of it is available on etsy