Self ~

Thank you Diane, The Shutterbug Eye, for including me in your self-portrait series on your blog!

My question is ....

Jenn of LavenderAvenue selected my Fenway detail as her thank you gift for hanging out with us! Off to Colorado we go!

Thank you Danny! Maximonsterjte Photography has been one of my favorite Etsy shops (Thank you fPOE team!) She snagged her thank you gift too! A bit of San Francisco is on it's way to the Netherlands ...

So ... I have made no secret of the fact that this endeavor, blogging, is anything I really understand - impact-wise or relevancy-wise - in a society where we are reduced to 140 characters or simply a headline, why would someone be interested in me prattling on about .... what ... anything? Everything? Just art stuff? Are you as excited as I am that my daughter is learning new songs at school and can now hit a ball off the tee (she's 2, by the way) and run to a base? That I tried a hit Pinterest recipe and it was just awful?

I guess my question is ... what interests you? Why do you follow a blog?

The gift of art? Why, yes please!

ColorWorkStudio: ColorWorkStudio Giveaway Sunday!

Lovely Keri is so sweet to have a giveaway in honor of her new blog! Check out her Etsy shop  - her tranquil seascapes and za-za-zing fashion shoots are an incredible dichotomy and so hard to choose only one favorite! But don't dawdle! Deadline to enter is Sunday. Yes! This Sunday - what are you waiting for?

Thank you Keri, both for being a great Etsy/ Facebook/ Blog Buddy as well as having a great eye for art and photography. Your shop is such a treat to visit!

Cheers-
Chels

Thank you Jennifer (lavendarave) ....

'Colors of Summer' by lavenderave

Summer in red, white and blue from the Etsymom Team.

Norwegian Shoreline, Su... LoudWaterfall... $25.00	Personalized Gift, Fami... happiestdaysd... $66.00	Jolly Holiday Mary Popp... tinkerellacre... $189.00	Somersault Sketch Pad -... EcoImbiber $18.00
Bowl of Tomatoes-Origin... jensartshop $95.00	Country Bumpkin Patchwo... halfpintbolin... $24.95	Dark Aqua Blue on Oxidi... mompotter $20.00	girls dress, upcycled f... Jezbilinka $28.00
Boutique Turquoise Flow... anasbabycoutu... $14.95	America the beautiful s... momiboutique $89.00	Newborn- 3 months Boys ... SilkPurseVint... $22.00	ARCHIPELAGO - Artisan S... GemmaBeads $43.00
waxed mini - Red Balloo... bumblebellyde... $22.00	Genevieve Haute Couture... LuLuetGiGi $60.00	Block Printed Journal -... TeaAndLaundry $7.00	Secret Getaway - Origin... kimage $25.00

Treasury tool by StylishHome.

Celebration Time --

Maximonstertje's GIVEAWAY 

Have you found Maximonstertje's shop yet?  I adore Danny's work. Her eye is incredible - her images have this uncanny ability to pull you into a magical world. She makes me want to dust off my passport and my imagination for an escape - Nepal? Cambodia? Better yet, a leap back in time to an age of knights and castles? A pop into a fairy tale? Who could resist?! I haven't been able to - we have a few of her lovely images in our home.

Maximonstertje's Facebook page has reached 500 likes! Yay! What an achievement! To celebrate, Danny is hosting a fancy giveaway. And I am not one to miss a celebration nor a shot at more artwork. Now where to hang my new photo when I win .... ha! The giveaway is being hosted by Rafflecopter so it is quick and easy and fun. Good luck choosing just one image as your favorite ....

Congratulations again Danny!

-xo