A Great BIg Thank you

and hats off to the following sites...

who have recently featured my art work ~ I am so appreciative of your thoughtful words and awards!

http://tinkerwareblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/twitter-treasures.html ~ for featuring and purchasing my "Family Surf Check" hand painted collage

http://thefarmchicks.typepad.com/farmchicks/2009/07/girls-by-the-shore.html ~ for featuring my "Beach Ball", "Girls by the Shore", and "Shakin it up at the Beach" hand painted collage pieces. And for your purchase of my collage and painting.


http://roseworkstreasury.blogspot.com/2009/07/christmas-in-july-etsybloggers-style_20.html for featuring my hand painted pottery martini plate


http://stuffundertwenty.blogspot.com/2009/07/summertime-on-boardwalk-hand-painted.html for featuring my "Summertime on the Boardwalk" hand painted collage.

And to these fellow friends and bloggers for their thoughtful awards:

http://folkartbycampbelljane.blogspot.com/2009/07/sunday-shout-outs-surprises.html
http://aquarianbath.blogspot.com/2009/07/thanks-so-much-premio-meme-blog-award.html
http://studiomdecor-freshonthescene.blogspot.com/2009/06/one-lovely-blog-award.html

PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK OUT ALL THESE DELIGHTFUL SITES!

Illustration Friday

The word for this weeks Illustration Friday is...
Cracked.

Welcome Visitors
The door is cracked, come inside
Leave your cares behind.

In our humble beach bungalow, even though the school year is not yet finished and the official date is still weeks away, SUMMER has arrived!
So,
kick off your shoes,
grab a beach towel and boogie board,
a glass of sweet tea,
or a cup of homemade ice-cream
and celebrate
the delicious
care-free
days of
SUMMER.

Cheers to sleeping in, bike rides on the boardwalk, freshly made ice-cream, and sun-kissed skin.

Another day to celebrate!

This morning a telephone call from our public school system woke us up. An automated voice kindly informed us that there would be a two hour delay due to hazardous roads. Yippee, 45 more minutes snuggled up in bed! What a nice gift on a cold, snowy Monday morning.
We do have a little sunshine this week..my son is home on spring break. Even our pup is enjoying
some extra attention!
Today's Production Schedule: Painting two commission pieces (sweet sixteen and celebration plates), painting wild and delicious cake plate and wild thing martini plates, painting surfer girl and martini necklace charms, and posting my "Frozen Margarita and Lime Necklace".

Thanks to IndieSpotting: Your hand made shopping connection! Click here: http://www.myshoppingconnection.com/indiespotting/2009/index.php to visit their hand made shopping site. Enjoy seeing all the talented artists whose work is shown here!

Wow, What a nice post!!

Jackie,

Thank you so much for your wonderful comments about my whimsical plates. How nice to have such enthusiastic feedback on my art work! Truly appreciated.
Click here to see Jackie's article:
http://etsyitemoftheday.com/whimsical-trend/comment-page-1/#comment-92
Cheers

*******REASONS TO CELEBRATE*******

So many reasons to celebrate!
Reason One: Yesterday, my husband, daughter and I headed to UVa to watch our son compete in a college club swim team meet. It was great to see him back in the pool again. We’ve been going to swim meets with him since he was in the first grade. Now that he’s in college, we’ve been missing the camaraderie of the swim community, and the hard benches and humid air of the swimming pool. Never thought we’d miss the sore tush, permanent smell of chlorine, and never-ending pile of damp towels! How wonderful to be able to experience that again. Afterwards, at dinner, we were thoroughly entertained by him and his “belly-busting”roommate. What a great day!

Reason Two: Today, back at home, we got an afternoon snow shower with big, white, fluffy flakes! Totally unexpected! I enjoyed watching my daughter and dog running and playing together. Reason Three: Great art class today! And then a pizza and birthday cake celebration with my husband’s insanely large family. ;)

Celebration Plate:

In gratitude for the special people who have touched our lives, we celebrate their unique gifts, accomplishments, and support. We honor our mothers for their gentle gifts of love and devotion and our fathers for their knowledge and strong shoulders of support. We remember our best friends and the hours they spend listening to and laughing with us. We cheer on the success of our brothers and sisters. We express delight in the accomplishments of our sons and daughters. With each day we have an opportunity to express our gratitude for and celebrate the special moments and people in our lives.

This is why I love what I do.....

starfish buttons ~ custom order

charcoal sketch class

Today was one of those days that help keep me going. I had two great groups of students for my art classes, the pottery pieces I fired overnight came out looking "sweet", (Jeni will be happy to hear that her starfish buttons and necklace are almost ready for shipping), and my pottery plates were featured on Cheryl Van Dyck's art blog: http://lavendercottageoriginals.blogspot.com/. What can I say but, "Thank you Lord for all my blessings!"
Cheers!

Happy Birthday Shannon

HappY BirthDaY ShannoN!

Have a wonderful "It's all about Me" day.

xo ~ me