Is it so wrong to self-promote?

Is it? Maybe it is a more of "for your information and for you to pass on to anyone interested..." sort of thing. I thought I might show ya'll my newest plaques and offer them here before putting them in my etsy shop. Click on the picture if you would like to see them a bit bigger. If you are interested, email me at piccalillitoo@gmail.com and let me know which one you would like.

Happy-winged Bird - SOLD

Bright-eyed Rainbow Bird - SOLD

Orange Bird Picking Berries - SOLD

Gray-winged Bird - SOLD

Flowers - SOLD

Floating Flowers - SOLD

Gilded-winged Bird - SOLD

Green Flower - SOLD

Orange-winged Puff -SOLD

Each plaque is unique. $39 each, shipping $8.

Add a bit of color and cheeriness with a welcome plaque perfect for your front door or one of the walls in your house. Great for housewarming, wedding, off-to-college or a birthday gift or just to adorn your own home. I promise you will smile each time you see it.

Painted and adorned with acrylic paint and paper. Measures 10 x 15 inches, 3/8 of an inch thick. Felt back added so it won't scratch the surface where it lays. Hung with a d-ring and plenty of ribbons. The blank plaque is treated to be nature proof, weather proof and water proof and is made from recycled materials. The finished product is sealed with indoor/outdoor enamel so that you can use it outside if you'd like.

I do my best to prevent it, but extreme conditions like LOTS of moisture and LOTS of sun will change the colors and durability of product.

~mavis

Giveaway!

Dove has convinced me (Mavis) to do a giveaway with my own goods. It kind of makes you feel naked, ya know? But here we are.

A few years ago I decided to make my own door plaque that didn't look like the rest on my street. So I painted one up. Then friends were kind enough to ask me to make one for them, either for themselves or a friend. And a hobby was born.

Today, I am giving away a door plaque. You get to choose between these two plaques:
























The white blossom gal measures approximately 13 inches wide by 7 inches high. The two birds plaque measures approximately 8 inches wide by 10.5 inches high.

The plaques are made from an environmentally friendly wood composite. They are designed to be moisture resistant and have been sealed against the elements.

Dove is off on a great adventure but provided some questions for me:

What is your creative process?
I am a bit of a scatter-brain when it comes to getting things done. I never completely finish one project before starting another - working many at one time. This applies to house cleaning, gardening, child-rearing and creative endeavors and might have to do with having 3 little kids. For instance, right now I have two plaques at about the halfway point, 2 primed, 30 hanging out just waiting for my hands to grace them and about 15 sewing projects in various stages of completion. I like to look at pretty things. I love to touch everything - love texture. I like having color (which would explain my kelly green living room) around me. With the plaques, I usually find some paper that I love and built around that. I paint and repaint. I cut and paste. I repaint again. Sometimes one sits lonely for some time before I pick it up again because I am just not feeling it. Other times, it just fits together. I wouldn't ever say I am an artist but I like to pretend sometimes. And I do appreciate things I find beautiful and engaging. Plus, I see of my plaques and they make me happy and I hope they do the same for those that look at them each day.

I have a great little "studio" in my basement so I am able to go to work at those times that I need a little shift in my attentions. Being able to do something creative is a great release for me. I have always grown up around creativity, been surround by creative women. My mother is an artist, doing anything from watercolor to punchneedle patterns (she and I have a little business creating and selling patterns). I wish I had paid more attention when my mom tried to teach me to how to sew, crochet, knit, draw. I am trying to reacquaint myself with it now.



How does Diet Coke play into your creative process?
Ooh, hadn't thought of that but it might explain why I haven't been in my studio very often in the last 40 or so days.

Thanks for letting me share a little about me with you. I hope you all have a great Easter weekend. Oh, and please enter so I don't feel so naked.


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