Giveaway Day is Here Again!!!!!!

We Have 4 Winners!!!!!!



I am so excited to announce the winners in the January Giveaway on PoppyPlacePdx!!!!!..........................................(silent drum roll) .................................................

The winners are ****

Alicia Istanbul Designs

Bowquet

Created and Felted

Curtis Collectables

**** YAY!!!!!!

Congrats to you all :)

I would like to thank everyone who participated, commented on my blog, went to my Etsy shops, hearted them and everyone who is now following my blogs :)

This is such a great way to make connections with fellow Etsians and I love reading other people's blogs! There is so much great talent out there.

Watch out for next month's giveaway I really think you will like it :)

Happy Monday :)

Happy New Month :)

Happy Painting/Creating! :) T.

The Little Grey Jacket.

When my kids were little they all wore this jacket. :)

It was a cuddly winter coat. I can't believe it survived all three kids thru multiple Winters and countless washings and so many adventures, mud pies to snowy mountain tops and many a pizza dinner.

Because it was a size 6 and they all wore it from ages 2 thru 4 the sleeves were always rolled up.

My kids were all tall so the length was great with room for scarves and sweaters underneath.

Invariably they tended to wear it open a lot of the time.

So, when the youngest had out grown the jacket, I did this quick sketch as a memory keeper. (Is there another theme to my blogs other then the weather :)

It was, as you can imagine, well used. I couldn't resell it, I couldn't donate it. It had so much of us in it that I decided to pack it into a box, along with a couple of my fav. baby items and stored them away in the attic.

You can imagine the challenge I had trying to sketch this with 3 kids running around; charcoal isn't the best thing to have out but with my best parenting skills in place I got them occupied being creative along side me using their own personal art supplies.

Happy Wednesday!

Don't forget to enter my January Giveaway :)

Happy Painting/Creating! :) T.

January Giveaway!

Well, it is the New Year and I think it is time for another giveaway :)


I finally got the Christmas tree down and the decorations put away so I am on a roll.


I racked my brains to come up with a little different giveaway this time. I've done the Art giveaway, the Vintage giveaway, the Hand Made giveaway so what is left????????...................


Then it dawned on me I have started to list a few de-stash items in my hand made store and with all the bead fans out there I thought this one would be very appropriate.


So, here we are! :)

I have these beads, but sadly I do not know much about beads and can't tell you too much about them :(

I do know they are glass, have some beautiful striation to them. There is 8 all together, each has a some clear bead at the base, followed by an almost tiger striped bead (measures approx. half an inch) then topped by a green bead and then a clear bead all on a wire. Just adding a wire and you have a gorgeous earring.

As there are 4 pairs, I think it would be fun to have 4 winners. :)

It is really simple to enter this giveaway :)

Just be a follower on my blog and leave a comment on this posting, you will be entered into a drawing, which will happen on January 31st, winners will be announced on my blog on February 1st. :)

So, have fun :)

Happy Monday!

Happy Painting/Creating! :) T.