merry everything!

from the top, middle, and bottom of my very grateful heart,
i thank you so much for all the love, comments,
personal notes and support you've sent my way this year.
and especially for your sweetness in response to my
"fuzzy wuzzy dad" post,
i'm so very thankful for your kindness.
your words were a big hug of comfort,
and i'm forever grateful to you for
sharing a piece of your heart with me.  xox

♥♥♥

i hope you have a beautiful holiday season….
i'm sending you big holly-jolly wishes and
many chocolate-covered hugs for a very
Merry Christmas and happy, creative 2016!

big love,
lori
xox
{and puppy kisses from gidget!  :)) }

garden of happiness {elvie-encore-post #7}

he who plants a garden plants happiness.

to all of you who take the time to stop by this little spot in cyberspace.....

to all of you who share your big beautiful bloggy smile.....

to all of you sweet-little-purple-flowers-with-yellow-centers in my bloggy garden...

thank you.....you make my heart happy!  xox

{happy may-day, mom!  love you!} 

{i'm currently on a little bloggy break...this is an encore presentation 

of a post originally featured on may 5, 2010}

thankful hugs

we're celebrating Thanksgiving here in America today,
but no matter where you live in this big-while-small-at-the-same-time world of ours…..

please consider yourself thought of…..and thanked beyond measure…..
for all your visits to my little corner of blogland, and all of the tremendously kind comments you leave here.   your love, friendship and support of my artwork mean more than i could ever properly put into words, so please accept the enormous hug of thanks that i'm sending to you right this very minute!!

happy Thanksgiving to sweet, precious, wonderful YOU!
xox


{this was created in my wings journal using derwent inktense pencils, pitt pens,
white pilot choose pen, 3B graphite pencil}

my heart goes out to you.....

i'd like to thank you for all of the wonderfully heartfelt Christmas and anniversary wishes that you've left for me and my little dutch boy! i can't begin to tell you how much i appreciate your visits to my little blog.....and your gift of friendship is certainly at the top of my list of "most favorite things"!!!

thank you from the top, middle and bottom of my heart for all of the love and happiness you share with me! please consider yourself hugged in a very big way!!!

i'm also sending out mega-thanks for your tremendous support of my etsy shop this year!!! it's because of your confidence in my artwork that my blessings journal was nominated and accepted into the etsy voter last week (thank you to all who may have seen this and voted!!). and now i'm thrilled and honored to have been selected as part of the group of runners-up and have my journal featured in the member's choice gift guide!!!

i'm as giddy as a schoolgirl over this!!! thank you SO much for helping me to dream these artistic dreams, and actually see them come true.....

you are the absolute BEST!!!!

you can see more of the etsy gift guide here and the member's choice guide here.....congratulations to all those participating!!

from the top, middle and bottom

a big thank you....to all of you....for your support and encouragement of my blog, my artwork, and my first video attempt!! i value your opinions and suggestions, and have them safely tucked away for future videos!

but, first things first.....join me on monday for a bit of a celebration.....and a bit of a giveaway!!

see you then!!

artwork finished using micron pens and derwent watercolor pencils on fabriano medioevalis paper

heartfelt thanks

                 "how beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it!"

thank you, everyone, for making my days beautiful...because when you peek at my blog from time to time, i feel your kindness.  i'm especially thankful for all of the wonderful comments that you leave.  i SO appreciate your willingness to share your wisdoms with me.  you have encouraged me in ways that i could never express!   thank you so much for giving my artwork a purpose.