Follow your Dreams

Hello everyone! These two months into the new year have flown by
so quickly. I can't believe February is already coming to an end.
How did that happen? I hope your journeys so far have been filled
with joy. Here is an art quilt I did awhile back that I wanted to
share for inspiration. Follow your dreams, my bloggy friends!

The following are some of the sweet wins I've received from the
amazing OWOH participants along with their blog links. It was
such a treat to open them all.


Maureen of http://mrsbeadsley.blogspot.com/ sent me this lovely
leather and brass bracelet.


Dolores of http://followingtrolltracks.blogspot.com/ sent
me this cute & fuzzy sculpted art doll.


Minxy of http://thealteredinker.blogspot.com/ sent me this
beautiful heart necklace and earrings set.


Andie of http://lefthandcreations.blogspot.com/ sent
me this adorable ACEO.

Thank you again so much! I will treasure
them always!


Sweet Janine of http://joinjanine.blogspot.com/ is having
a fabulous giveaway in honor of her one year blogoversary.
Congrats Janine! You have until March 7th to sign up.

Please visit all these lovely sites when you get a chance!

Hugs,
Lisa :)

Our Grand Opening Giveaway!

We're having a spooktacular giveaway in honor of the grand opening
for our Halloween Queen's Castle Bootique. The grand opening
and the special giveaway winners will be announced on March 1st.

Head on over to our group blog, http://artisticthalloweenqueens.blogspot.com/
to enter! You have until February 28th to sign up.

The Queens have donated their lovely creations for this fabulous
event! Here are all the magical goodies you can win!

Come join us and be a part of this wickedly sweet celebration!

For Renee and her Josephine

This painting is dedicated to sweet Renee of http://circlingmyhead.blogspot.com/. Her loving daughter,
Angelique has posted on Renee's blog with the stage of
illness her mother is now in. I am very saddened to say she
is not doing well.


I felt even more heartache when I saw that Angelique had
posted about Renee and her special relationship with her
granddaughter Josephine.


Renee asked me to create an advance birthday gift for Josephine
not long ago. I will be sending it out to Angelique soon. I know
Renee would want her Josephine to receive her gift. A hand-stitched
banner that she wanted to hang in Josephine's new bedroom.


My heart goes out to Angelique and her family. You are an angel, Renee.
My thoughts and prayers are with you. Thank you for always being an inspiration to us all!

Many Thanks!

Thank you Chrisy! These are the magical goodies I won from Chrisy
of http://sophismpress.blogspot.com/. Chrisy has a monthly
giveaway open to all her followers and I was very lucky to be her
giveaway winner for January. She randomly selects a winner at
the end of each month and sends out a special mystery prize.

I've been following Chrisy for awhile and her blog is always a
treat to visit. She shares the most beautiful photos of art,
collections & so much more. Eye candy ALERT! Please visit Chrisy
when you get a chance. Besides her monthly giveaway, she is
actually having another sweet giveaway that ends on Saturday!
You don't want to miss it! You can also find her special art for
sale here.

Thanks again for all my fabulous gifts, Chrisy! I love them!

I was given this sweet bloggy award awhile back from Chloe of http://littlegreenshoot.blogspot.com/. Thank you Chloe!

And as for my participation with OWOH, I'm a winner too!
Yay, me! I have to admit that I didn't get a chance to visit
all 1100+ giveaways. With the list of blog links still up, I
really hope to visit all the remaining sites.

I still can't believe I won any OWOH giveaway, but I did!
My oh my, I won 10 giveaways!!! Jumping up and down here!
The following are the links to my special prizes. I can't
wait to receive them all!

1. Thank you Andie! http://lefthandcreations.blogspot.com/

2. Thank you Antonella! http://quilling.blogspot.com/

3. Thank you Sandy! http://stempelchaotin.wordpress.com/

4. Thank you Minxy! http://thealteredinker.blogspot.com/

5. Thank you Vania! http://fantasywhispersblog-ooak.blogspot.com/

6. Thank you Tina! http://gardengoose.blogspot.com/

7. Thank you Naomi! http://bellamodiste.wordpress.com/

8. Thank you Maureen! http://mrsbeadsley.blogspot.com/

9. Thank you Lorri! http://auslorri.blogspot.com/

10. Thank you Dolores! http://artdollsonly.blogspot.com/
which is her group blog where I won and her blog http://followingtrolltracks.blogspot.com/.

I feel super *L*U*C*K*Y* to have won all these magical
giveaways! Please check out all these lovely sites when you
get a chance! Thanks again so so so much!!!

Big Hugs,
Lisa :D

MY OWOH WINNERS!!!

Thank you all so much for participating in my OWOH 2010
giveaway! I had so much fun riding the magical carpet.
I decided to add two more winners to be drawn for this special
event. Yes, that's right. A total of three lucky winners. I
wish I could give you all something, but I could only choose
three. I have tallied & added all the fabulous names in my
hat.

Winner of my original art quilt is Kristin of http://krishubick.blogspot.com/. Congrats Kristin!!!

My two extra surprise winners are...

Congrats to Liv of http://livluvsscraps.blogspot.com/!
You win a print of my original art!

Congrats to Sonja of http://sonja68.blogspot.com/!
You win a print of my original art!

Yay to all the lucky winners! Kristin, Liv & Sonja,
please email me with your addresses.

Thank you all again for your super sweet visits! I really
appreciate you following me on my creative journey! Your
warm support and love in my art means so much!

Hugs,
Lisa :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Art Journal Entry

It may seem difficult to grasp what you really want.
For others, it may be very easy to reach. Regardless of
the pace it takes for you to get there, the direction you
seek shall unfold and your destiny will reveal its beauty.
Be strong, have faith...

*B*E*L*I*E*V*E*.

Cupid's BLOG LOVE!

Hello blogland! I can't believe it's been awhile since I've
made a post. I'd like to thank you all for the wonderful
Blog Love I've been receiving. A big *W*E*L*C*O*M*E*
to all my new Kindred Spirits! I really appreciate everyone
who chooses to follow me on my creative journey. It means so
much! :)

As you may already know, I've been riding on the exciting
magic carpet for One World One Heart 2010. I have so many
super comments from such lovely OWOH passengers that I have
yet to visit. Please bear with me and know that each message
you send my way means the world. I'm #206 on the fabulous
list. We've already surpassed the 911 participants from last
year and it's still growing. It's not too late to join either,
you have until Feb. 8th to get in on the fun.

Meet Cupid!

She is the first canvas painting I've done for the new year.
Cupid was created using mixed media. If you are interested
in finding more info on her, as well as seeing more photos,
you are welcome to see her up for sale here.

I've been a busy bee with a customized stitching project
as well as a large painting commission that is far from
complete. I hope to share more soon. Thanks again for all
your sweet visits!

Creative Blessings,
Lisa :)