Monday, August 16, 2010

Art From The Heart

Hello friends and followers - I'm glad you are here! Thank you so much for entering my current giveaway and spreading the news about my blog - you are all amazing - the response has been incredible - I sincerely thank you for your lovely compliments! I have been having the best time visiting/reading your blogs and seeing all the creativity!

...for those of you visiting my blog for the first time (or if you haven't visited in several days), there is still time left to enter my milestone giveaway - just check out Saturday's post...

Today I received the most special package in the mail....it was from Karen at Purplecatscorner (I hope she doesn't mind me sharing it here - I just couldn't resist!)...I found Karen on Twitter through a mutual follower - I visited her Etsy shop and immediately fell in love with her art....then I found her special blog and I was hooked! Karen is a mixed media artist and seeing her original work automatically brings a smile to my face....you can tell each piece is definitely "art from the heart"...to me, her artwork is full of joy. Last week, to celebrate 300 followers and 100 Etsy sales, she had a blog giveaway....I shy away from any blog giveaway related specifically to cross stitch/needlework, as I am blessed to have many projects and a stash to last a lifetime....but Karen's giveaway was not needlework related, so I took a chance and left a comment....sure enough, I was a runner-up (I feel so extremely lucky)! I received both a magnet (approximate size 2.5"W x 3.5"H - seen right) and a mini print (approximate size 3.5"W x 5.25"H - seen left), both of her original work - both truly WONDERFUL!...and of course, after getting her package, I *had to* go order several more pieces from her Etsy shop. :-) I just had to share a photo of the pieces I received today with you - hopefully they will make you smile too...



















To see more artwork from Purplecatscorner, you can:

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9 comments:

  1. lyndaAugust 16, 2010 at 9:22 PM

    thanks for these links! I love this artwork.

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  2. MargaretAugust 16, 2010 at 9:33 PM

    I can see why you love her work! Beautiful! Thanks for the links.

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  3. purplecatAugust 17, 2010 at 3:22 AM

    Thanks so much for the feature!!! I am so pleased you were happy with your runners up prize. Thank you for your wonderful comments, its comments like these that make it all worth while, such encouragement is invaluable :)
    Hugs Karen x

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  4. Kelly aka STITCHNMOMMAAugust 17, 2010 at 4:47 AM

    I've been luck enough to know Karen for almost a year now. She is a fantastic artist and an absolutely wonderful person!!! You've picked a great shop to feature.

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  5. LouiseAugust 17, 2010 at 8:15 AM

    she is a very talented artist indeed!
    Beautiful designs, and they really do make you smile :)

    Raggedystitches,
    Louise

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  6. SallyAugust 17, 2010 at 8:38 AM

    They are adorable!

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  7. Dani - tkdchickAugust 17, 2010 at 11:24 AM

    Beautiful!

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  8. Sherry :o)August 17, 2010 at 11:42 AM

    congrats on your win...and congrats on hitting the 200 milestone...I just posted on the giveaway - love, LOVE the new Y Halloween sneek peek - and I am a Halloween fan, that's for sure!

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  9. LynnAugust 17, 2010 at 9:09 PM

    These are incredible prints! She's a talented artist indeed. Thanks for sharing these. I'm going to have to check out her Etsy shop for myself!

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