Happy Mother's Day and Last Chance!!

This is your last chance to own a piece of original art work by some wonderful artists from all over. Click HERE to take a look. The bidding ends at midnight Pacific time USA. So pop over and see if anything tickles your fancy. Remember those gifts you will be buying and consider a piece of art for someone special. There are some really fun items to be had.

Wishing all of you wonderful mothers out there a Happy Mother's Day!!One of my absolute favorite quotes on motherhood is this one "Making the decision to have a child is momentous.  It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body".  ~Elizabeth Stone
I hope your day is full of love and laughter and a warm heart. 

CHARITY ART AUCTION AT INSPIRATION AVENUE STARTS TODAY Yay!!

The above mosaic shows the 20 pieces up for bid HERE. The auction runs May 1-7.
Below are the pieces I am donating to this wonderful cause.

 Starting bid $8. USD (FREE SHIPPING) To bid click HERE

   This summery bracelet measures approximately 7 1/2". It drapes around the wrist."Earth laughs in flowers"  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

 Starting bid $9. USD (FREE SHIPPING) To bid click HERE.


This door makes me so happy. I love everything about it. The chippy paint, the colors, the rusted iron, the wavy glass.   
“Color possesses me. I don't have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour: Color and I are one. I am a painter.”

 Starting bid $15. USD (FREE SHIPPING) To bid click HERE.

Necklace measures approximately 19". It is made with brass and copper chain, along with some mother of pearl and freshwater pearls in white and bluish purple. 

"I believe that it's better to be looked over than it is to be overlooked" ~Mae West "If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves"  ~Thomas Alva Edison

Starting Bid $15. USD (FREE SHIPPING) To bid click HERE.

"Daffodils"(1804)
By William Wordsworth (1770-1850).

I wander'd lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretch'd in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed -- and gazed -- but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
nor oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

Starting Bid $15 USD  (FREE SHIPPING) To bid click HERE.

Original piece signed on back. Measures approximately 8"x12". There are layers and layers of papers and ribbons, an antique skeleton key and the words FLY and INSPIRE. Two words that have great meaning.  
"Our chief want is someone who will INSPIRE us to be what we know we could be" ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Art Auction begins today HERE. There are lots of fun pieces of art to bid on. To bid on one of these, please go to HERE. 
The Art Auction is to benefit Angel Faces. You can read all about this wonderful organization HERE. 
Happy bidding!

Hello

Here are two items I made for the Art Auction coming up May 1st. I have a couple more items I am making so be on the lookout for those and there is supposed to be a sneak peek at some of the other auction items coming soon. I'll post a photo here so you can see. This first image is an asymmetrical  necklace that was calling me to make it. As soon as I saw the focal piece I knew what I wanted to do with it. I almost want to keep this for myself. : ) There is mother of pearl, white and bluish purple fresh water pearls, copper beads, copper and brass chain links and a sweet little cross.

This bracelet feels like summer to me. I used some green and glass leaf and flower beads mixed with silver flowers and leaves. I really like how it turned out. It also is asymmetrical.
I was off today and I am off tomorrow too. It felt so good to sleep in. The last couple of weeks have been so busy. Do you ever wish you could just say, today I am going on vacation and I'll be back in a week or so. But no we have to plan ahead and request the time off and la ti da. Oh well...such is life.

Life is made of Dreams, Love and WIshes

Dreams, Love and Wishes are what life is made of. Adventures and nature are what this art piece is composed of. There are feathers, vintage laces, an antique key, seashells, inspiring words and all sorts of wonderful tidbits. This piece will be up for auction on Inspiration Avenue, starting this Sunday, the 7th at 7am. This Art Auction is being held to benefit Angel Faces, a wonderful retreat for young ladies ages 11-19 yrs. These brave young ladies have facial disfigurements. This retreat allows them a week to be surrounded by others just like themselves. Through Art therapy, group and one-on-one therapy programs these young ladies learn how to cope with looking different, as well as learning techniques to deal with inquisitive and rude people. This week is a really emotional one for them and gives them the resources to lead normal, productive lives with a much better self esteem. It is a wonderful program.

This is the other art piece I have donated to the Art Auction. 100% of the proceeds will go to Angel Faces.

So please come join us in the fun. There will be art from around the globe! Thank you in advance. If you can please bring some friends. The more the merrier and it is for such a wonderful cause.

Art Auction and Giveaway

There is a Charity Auction Event being hosted by the Inspiration Avenue Etsy Team. The Art Auction will take place March 7th-14th. There will be art from all over the globe. There will be jewelry, photographs, mixed-media, paintings, etc, to bid on. The event is to benefit Angel Faces, a wonderful retreat for adolescent girls (11-19 yrs) with facial disfigurements. These young ladies get to meet up for a week and go through art therapy, group therapy, one-on-one therapy and learn how to respond to the general public when someone makes a comment about how they look a little different. They also learn how to apply makeup so that their scars are not so evident. These young ladies walk away with a bit more confidence, a whole lot of healing and the proper tools to get them where they want to be. It is a fabulous program! These girls get to be themselves without any worry that someone will judge them, for one whole week. It is a major self esteem booster and a place that will touch them emotionally for the rest of their lives. 

So if you would like to have a part in this event, then please come join in the fun the week of March 7th-14th. If you would be so kind to blog about this using the above flier along with a link HERE, I/we would be ever so grateful. 

I will have a giveaway for all of you who blog about this Art Auction. Just leave me a comment on this post telling me you have done so. The giveaway winner will be chosen by the random generator and announced on March 15th, here on my blog.

I am so excited about this!! Eeek!