and the winners are....

the random.org number picker chose #14 and #6 as the winners of the give-away!  which means that....

michelle, you have won the wish stamp....and lisa, you've won the art stamp!!  please send me your address and i'll send your goodies out right away!  thank you so much to everyone who helped me celebrate my big 200!!

back to the books

i've been so excited by my stamp carving lately that i've missed sharing some of my new journals with you!  this first one is a revisit to some of my favorite "circles on blue" fabric...you can see the first book using this fabric here.

and, this journal may not look like much....but, that's because it's been left blank intentionally! created especially with the artist in mind, this blank journal is filled with 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper, and the covers were finished with arches textwove paper...perfect for most wet and dry media.  and, the binding is a 4-needle coptic stitch, so the book will lay completely flat while you're creating your next masterpiece!  you can see more photos and information about both of these books here in my etsy shop!

also, there's still time to put your name in the hat for my give-away...click here to leave a comment before thursday, midnight!

giveaway times two!

i'm celebrating!  this past weekend i wrote my 200th blog post and reached over 200 "favorite hearts" in my etsy shop!  i'm not quite sure how both of these things happened at the same time...all i know is that i think it calls for twice the fun!  and what could be more fun than a give-away?  so, give-away #1:  i tried to think of a way that i could show you how much i appreciate all of your sweet comments and words of encouragement...especially with my new obsession of carving stamps!  i received so much positive feedback about my "wish" stamp, that i decided to carve another one...just for you (and i think that this one is much better than the first!)!

and since we're having twice the fun, we've got to have twice the give-away, don't you think?!  so, give-away #2 is a new stamp that i carved...specifically made for you, my artsy blogger friends!  created like the "wish" stamp, i wrote out the word "art",  gave it a faux postage stamp border and then carved it into a staedtler mars plastic eraser.  

if you'd like to participate in this double give-away, just leave a comment before this thursday, midnight, east coast time.  please make sure that i can link back to your blog, or leave your e-mail address so i can contact you.  i'll be drawing two names (one for each stamp) and announce the winner on friday!  

thanks for helping me to celebrate...and thank you so much for your support and encouragement over these past 200 posts!  you'll never know how much i've enjoyed getting to know you...and how much i truly appreciate you!  :)

edited: two names have been drawn and will be announced on friday!  thanks for helping me celebrate!

and the winner is...

i tried to think of a really clever way to draw a winner's name for the giveaway, but sometimes you've just gotta go with what works best.  so, all of your wonderful comments went into my favorite bowl and my sweet dutch boy offered to do the honors...

...and it looks like tess is the winner!  congratulations!  i'll be sending your journal out to you very soon!  and, thanks so much to everyone who participated...i really appreciate all of your kind words and best wishes!!  :)

welcome to north florida!

well, the north wind finally caught up with us here in north florida!  after a quick stroll through our neighborhood this morning, i came upon this...i can't remember the last time i saw icicles!  thankfully, the sun is out and they're already starting to melt, but it's supposed to be even colder tonight.  yikes!

 there's still time to put your name in the hat for my give-away!  you can scroll down to yesterday's post or click here to leave a comment.  i'll be announcing the winner tomorrow!

one hundred fifty: time for a give-away!

there's a give-away extravaganza going on in blogland right now!  firstly, have you heard about "One World, One Heart"?  this is an annual event coordinated by lisa swifka for the soul purpose of  providing a way for all of us in blogland to meet each other!  plus, when you visit a participating blogger, you have an opportunity to enter in their give-away!  check it out here.  when you visit her blog, you'll see all of the participants listed on the right!  secondly, i noticed that the very sweet jenn over at noodle and lou is offering a chance to win some of her cute, cute valentine cards...don't miss this chance to own some of her fabulous artwork!  and lastly....

yesterday was my 150th post and i'm celebrating!!  i SO appreciate all of your support and encouragement, and i'd love for you to have this fabric journal that i recently made!  please leave me a comment so i'll know you want to participate in the give-away!  comments will be closed late wednesday night,  january 21st at 11:59 p.m. (east coast time) and i'll announce the winner's name on thursday, january 22nd!  good luck, and thanks for helping me celebrate!  :)

edited:  comments are now closed.  thanks everyone for participating!!  :)