"I'll be at SURTEX in NYC for the first time this year at Booth *463 and the dates are May 20, 21 and 22!
I will be presenting three collections: "Each one is distinctive in theme, style, and how I created it.
Some are created digitally, some by hand.
Yet each is founded in my appreciation of the deep beauty and wonders of Nature."
Here's a little peek...
...more to come soon!
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold,
everything is softer and more beautiful. ~Norman Vincent Peale
Is that "Santa Claus" across the street? We got a white Christmas this year!!!
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May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through! ~Author Unknown
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...The sign of Christmas is a star, a light in darkness.
See it not outside yourself, but shinning in the Heaven within,
and accept it as the time of Christ has come.
"Blessed Be All"
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He comes demanding nothing.
No sacrifice of any kind, of anyone, is asked by Him...
from “A Course in Miracles" (page 327-329) combined volume, third edition.
Chapter 15, The Holy Instant, Subchapter XI, Christmas as the End of Sacrifice.
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The results for the
Blogversary give-a-way • #3
is to wonderful artist and baker
all the way over from
Sydney, AUSTRALIA!
I
met Messy Fish through the Cactus Monday group and have truly enjoyed
visiting her fun blog. She is so very real in many, many dimensions!
I totally encourage you to visit her realm @ http://messyfish.blogspot.com/
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A tidbit about Sydney, AUSTRALIA this is the city that did the first:
EARTH HOUR will occur again on March 28th. all over the world - I invite you to join in!
For more info go here: http://www.earthhourus.org/faq.php
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Thank you for your visit & comments... Soon there will be the opportunity of another Give-a-Way gift!
...the custom cahiers have found a home with lucky Carol Adamec.
Carol is a fabulous "wordsmith" and "painter", multi-gifted and hard working.
You can see her work and words at her blog: ART by CAROL ADAMEC
Carol has been a dear friend of mine for over 20 years! She is the person that has help me express myself through words, there was a time in my life it created panic and terrible fear to write something! To put words to my work - to even talk, I thought I could just stay visual. Having a blog has been a challenge... it has been an incredible learning experience. Even leaving comments at your sites and blogs was hard at first :-) Now you can't keep me still.
Today, I still request Carol's professional help when needed... she is my "ghost writer".
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For a long time now I have tried simply to write the best I can.
Sometimes I have good luck and write better than I can. Ernest Hemingway
...from the drawing of names for the 15 Art-eStamp Set turned out to be Indigene.
A very dear & talented artist, with a deep and wise spirit. A wonderful collaborator to the blog world with her regular visits, comments and marvelous posts + art on her site / blog: www.indigeneart.com
This was the dear song Indigene left in her comment to Flying Colors' for one year of blogging
THANK YOU !!!
Happy Blog Year to You, Happy Blog Year to you,
Happy Blog Year, dear Lisa, Happy Blog Year to you!
Way to go! Yeah! Congrats!
I love these stamps! How are they made? I'd love to know!
Peace & Hugs, Indigene
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I want to thank everyone for all their great comments and visits!
I am the lucky one to know that Flying Colors is held in such high regard.
Thank you again and there are more give-a-ways posted and also coming up.
So just keep coming back you might just get lucky the next time :-)
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♥«´¨`•☺"Thank You Box"☺•´¨`»♥
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We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
Winston Churchill
This is Flying Colors' Blogversary give-a-way • #3!
A one of a kind wooden box covered with ultra-thin ricepaper with a custom design.
To win, leave me a comment at this post.
This gift/prize is a courtesy, a special THANK YOU! for visiting and it is totally free.
Thank you for your visit & comments... there will be 4 more gifts coming up!
... another Blogversary give-a-way • #2!
3 custom covered MOLESKINE® cahiers.
These plain journals are covered with
my paper scrapes and print samples.
The design inspiration comes from
"Baby Toes" a painting that is part of
my ongoing cacti / succulent art series.
See that complete post HERE
This cacti series comes about from my weekly participation with the artist group CACTUS MONDAY. An open group from all over the world that meets regularly every Monday on the web and it is all about fun with "The Cacti!".
Find the seed at the bottom of your heart and bring forth a flower. Shigenori Kameoka
To win these 3 custom covered "cahier" journals leave me a comment at this post.
This gift/prize is a courtesy, a THANK YOU! for visiting and it is free.
All countries are welcomed! No shipping fees, I will send it to the winner :-)
Last day
to leave a comment and to participate in the drawing of names will be Sunday, February 15th.
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Thank you for your visit & comments... there will be 5 more gifts coming up!
... First Blogversary give-a-way!
A set of 15 Art e-Stamps honoring the experience, the friends & joy of this blog world...
Win a sheet of Flying Colors e-Stamps that you could actually tear apart, lick and stick!
To win this custom set of e-Stamps leave me a comment at this post.
This gift/prize is a courtesy and a thank you! 100% Free!
All countries are welcomed! No shipping fees I will send it to the winner :-)
Last day
to leave a comment to participate in the drawing of names will be Monday, February 9th.
15 stamps (1.75" x 2" ea.) - Flying Colors blog e-Stamp set
Printed on perforated - dry gummed paper • 8.5" x 11" • Limited Edition
A name will be drawn and the winner will be announced on Wednesday, February 11th!
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Thank you for your visit & comment... there will be 6 more gifts coming up!
Rockport Publishers/Quarry Books is an international publisher of high-quality visual and idea books for design professionals and creative enthusiasts—crafters, artists, and designers.
Check out their distinctive books at: www.quarrybooks.com
They are seeking submissions for 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse, an upcoming book by Garth Johnson of www.extremecraft.com which will feature 21st Century craft and design, all made with recycled, upcycled, repurposed and reused items. We are looking for the best examples of paper and book arts, jewelry, clothing, home and personal accessories, furniture, art, and miscellanea for possible publication. We invite designers, artists, visionaries and crafters of all stripes to submit their work.
As I placed all the little folded papers,
with your names into a bowl to...
I happen to breath on them,
one of them "flew out" of the bowl!
Like a little grasshopper jumping to be,
and this would be the one and
it is Diane! I just smiled...
because this was her "first time ever"
to leave a comment
(she emailed me asking me how to make a comment)
and she is now a winner!
Way to go Diane!
Now you need to go and visit
all "the wonderful people" who
left a comment and learn about them.
That is all I ask of you in return...
Email me your mailing address,
so I can send you this notebook that now has your "precious name" on it!
And to everyone who participated thank you for your comments,
they were wonderful, inspiring and downright fabulous, such poets...
You all made me feel so appreciated and happy!
Satisfaction does not come with achievement, but with effort. Full effort is full victory. Mahatma Gandhi
PS1: I just found out Diane has a site! Here it is: http://diane-hamilton.blogspot.com/
PS2: Also the notebook is shown on the Quilting Arts / Cloth Paper Scissors® website!
http://quiltingarts.com/cpsmag/extras/compositionbookchallenge.html
The spine of this little notebook is like the trunk of a tree.
It will hold and carry the precious gems, seeds and fruits
from your mind, heart and hands!
A book is a gift you can open again and again. Garrison Keillor
Lisa Rivas © 2008 • "Grove for Fruit"
Ruled composition notebook (4.5" x 3.25), precious paper scraps, "swarovski" rhinestones, a leaf!
To win this small composition notebook you must leave me a comment at this post,
and there will be a drawing from all those names who left their comment.
I will announce the winner next Monday, 22nd. of September!
Thank you for your visit...
Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness! Richard Bach
So I waited up til Monday, July 7th. at 12:00 AM,
to give every one a chance.
And the lucky winner for the "Abejas de Miel"
-The Honey Bees- pendant is:
Valaine visit her wonderful blog: www.silentdreamer.net/blog
for it is definitely a winning proposition!
There will be more "give-a-ways" coming up again.
Winning is not everything, but the effort to win is. Zig Ziglar
Kindness in ourselves is the honey that blunts the sting of unkindness in another.
Walter Savage Landor, 1775 - 1864
A "Spoonful of Honey" a day keeps free radicals at bay.
More about honey:
Many have found "local raw honey" helpful for its positive effects against allergies and hay fever.
One or two teaspoons last thing at night can help with insomnia.
Also apply freely over burns. It cools, removes pain and aids fast healing without scarring.
Apart from being a salve and an antibiotic, bacteria simply cannot survive in honey.
You can view this image at my store FlyingColors on Etsy •click here•
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