Benefit on TDIPT Mercantile

Please join us on the Merc during the month of February when participating members will donate 100% of their sales from a select offering to charity.
This time around, Make a Difference Rescue in the Metro Detroit area will be the recipient of the charity in our hearts.

To see more about this rescue, and the lives they save, please visit them by clicking on the links below.
And as always, Thank you for your support.
http://www.facebook.com/MakeADifferenceRescue?ref=ts&fref=ts
http://www.makeadifferencerescue.org/

Mixed Media at Zip 37 Gallery

Sorry, I'm a little behind on posting for this event! I have a mixed media art doll in the "Mixed Media" exhibit at Zip 37 gallery in Denver. Here's the invite...

My doll made the invite...very exciting! Here is a close up of my piece, "My Creative Process."

Vintage Ledger doll

Happy New Year's Eve! I thought I would give you a sneak peek of my doll for the TDIPT Mercantile. She is made from vintage ledger pages. She does look a bit like Little Bo Peep...she lost her sheep!

And the winner is....

The winner of our multi-artist blog hop giveaway is...

Carol Stuck from Buttermilk Creek Farms!

Congratulations Carol, and thanks to everyone who participated! What fun!

Splenda, Sweet & Low or Equal?

Anyone out there addicted to this stuff?

MULTI-ARTIST BLOG HOP ... Begins NOW!!!

MULTI-ARTIST BLOG HOP ... Begins NOW!!!

Carly Smith from Boggy Bottom Bayou is hosting this event and I am so happy to be a part of it!
This blog hop will run from Monday, December 10th through Sunday, December 16th.
A winner will be picked Sunday night and announced on our blogs on Monday, December 17th!

Here are the rules to be entered to WIN!! Please follow all 3 rules!

1. You must visit each of the 7 blogs. (They are listed below.)

2. Once there, you must sign up to be a follower. If you already follow the blog, please say "I'm already a follower." in your comment to enter ... see Rule #3.

3. After you sign up to be a follower of the blog, you must leave a comment in the comment section (under this post) asking to be put into the giveaway.

That is it! We will enter your name in the giveaway. One lucky person wins it ALL!!

SO LET'S GET STARTED!!! ---- There are 7 Artist's participating. The above pictures are numbered according to the Artists listed below. They are:

1. Carly Smith (our Host) from Boggy Bottom Bayou - Carly is giving away a gorgeous set of vintage, mercury glass and lamp work bead ornaments. Oh so pretty and very vintage! As a BONUS ... (If she get's 20 new followers on her blog), Carly is giving away a 10" Santa in an adorable quilted outfit! (See middle picture #1) Love that Santa!!!
Click on the link below to go to Carly's blog.
http://boggybottombayou.blogspot.com

2. LeeAnn Kress from Charmed Confections - LeeAnn is giving away a cute set of six Charmed Confections Cupcakes in a holiday tin, along with 2 candy cane ornaments and 2 lollipop ornaments. All handmade! (See bigger pictures below!)
Click on the link below to go to LeeAnn's blog
http://charmedconfections.blogspot.com


3. Jody Johnson from Sweet Bear Creek Whims - Jody is giving away a beautiful handmade reindeer pillow. Sooo cute! (LeeAnn (above) should know .. she has one!) Absolutely darling - You won't want to part with it!
Click on the link below to go to Jody's blog
http://sweetbearcreekwhims.blogspot.com

4. Brenda Griffith from The Rusty Thimble - Brenda is giving away the sweetest snowman ornament that will grace your tree! We know ... You want him!
Click on the link below to go to Brenda's blog
http://therustythimble.blogspot.com

5. Mary Bell from The Mary Bell - Mary's giveaway is a knitty bitty knit couture Santa sweater set. It comes with hanging hardware underneath that is a poseable wyreman made from recycled cat-5 wire. So cute! Santa needs one of these for his tiny elves!
Click on the link below to go to Mary's blog
http://www.themarybell.com/blog

6. Nicoletta Farrauto from Niky's Creations - Niky is giving away an incredible cross stitched pocket keep with a darling cross stitched reindeer and tree on it. So pretty! Love that you can put fresh herbs or sprigs of evergreen in it! It will smell so wonderful!
Click on the link below to go to Niky's blog
http://niky-nikyscreations.com

I'm giving away a tiny angel doll ornament. She's about 8" tall, made from vintage fabrics. So cute!

Here is a bigger picture of my offering!

Good luck to you all!

WooHoo! Huge Giveaway!!!!

Something exciting! I'm going to be participating in a multi-artist blog hop ornament giveaway starting on Monday, December 10th! If you are interested you'll need to come back and visit my blog on Monday to get all the rules and see which blogs you'll need to hop over to for entry in the giveaway!

The giveaway starts Monday, December 10th and runs until Sunday, December 16th at 5:00 pm pacific time. Then a winner will be picked and announced on my blog on Monday, December 17th! Some very talented artists are involved in this giveaway...you don't want to miss it! Now, I just need to decide what ornament I'll be giving away...