And the winner of the Beautiful Flower Treasure Hunt is.........

Congratulations, to EllieFitz, who is the winner on three of the participating blogs! Ellie wins her choice of ACEO from my Etsy shop! You may see the ACEO's she may choose from here.

Please take the time to visit Ellie's lovely blog here, and stop by her Etsy shop to see beautiful knit creations for infants, toddlers, teens, adults and around the house! Here are two examples of Ellie's incredible work......

Purple Baby Shrug with Eyelet Detail

Cotton Paisley and Blue Knit Shoulder Bag

Thank you so much to all of you for your kind words, and for taking the time to stop by and participate! We truly appreciate your time!

Be sure to visit the other blogs in the treasure hunt loop to see if you have won there as well. (I'll tell you a secret....one person won on three out of the five blogs! ) Here are their links:

Art Plus
Always Artistic
Marlene's Musings
Tapestry316

And stay tuned for the next treasure hunt! It will start on Monday, July 6th! Come by to join in the fun!

Have a great week! :), allie

Blog Your Blessings Sunday

Welcome to our Beautiful Flower Treasure Hunt!

This Treasure Hunt ends on Friday, June 26th at midnight EST. The winner will be announced on Monday, June 29th. I will include a list of all the people who qualified for the drawing. Be sure to come back to check to see if you are the winner! The rules are a bit different this time, so please read carefully!

Welcome to our Beautiful Flower Treasure Hunt!!!

Please note that some of the photos are listed and others are not listed at my Etsy Shop. However, if you see a photo you would love to own, just let me know, and I will list it for you. I love custom orders and am very happy to work with you!


Rules: (To win a free ACEO which measures 2.5 by 3.5 inches)

1. You must complete the loop of all participating artists to qualify for the drawing. Find the link to the next artist's blog under the last photo I have posted. This means to leave a comment under a photo at each blog. And be sure to read the rules, as each of us has done things a bit differently!

2. Leave a comment under a photo at each blog so that we know you have completed the loop.

3. Each comment made on the different photos at the different blogs will give you another chance to win. Yes, it is possible to win on more than one blog!

4. If you sign up to follow my blog, and comment on a photo you will receive 3 additional entries. Those of you who follow my blog already will receive three additional entries as a thank you for checking in!

5. If you have time, please stop in our shops and have a look around. If you go to my Etsy shop, look around, and let me know your favorite print or product, you will receive one additional entry. Click here or on the Etsy mini within the sidebar to the right to visit my shop. I posted all my photos separately, so that you can comment on the ones you like. Just click where it says "older post" at the bottom to move down the line of photos. I have posted 10 beautiful flowers in all.


Good luck, and thank you so much for participating!

Beautiful Flower Treasure Hunt - Image No. 1

Makes me think of "Horton Hears a Who" - "A person's a person, no matter how small."

Beautiful Flower Treasure Hunt - Image No. 2

raining rose

Taken at our local botanical gardens.

Beautiful Flower Treasure Hunt - Image No. 3

poppy


Taken at our local Botanical Gardens.

Beautiful Flower Treasure Hunt - Image No. 4

kiss hello


Taken on a walk around our neighborhood.

Beautiful Flower Treasure Hunt - Image No. 5

Beautiful Flower Treasure Hunt - Image No. 6

springtime

Beautiful Flower Treasure Hunt - Image No. 7

blue and white


One of my all-time favorites, blue hydrangea

Beatiful Flower Treasure Hunt - Image No. 8

water lily

Photo taken at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA.

Beautiful Flower Treasure Hunt - Image No. 9

Iris

Beautiful Flowers Treasure Hunt - Image No. 10

white poppy

Taken in the incredible botanical gardens in Fort Bragg, CA.


Now, on to the next artist in the loop, Pam of alwaysartistic. Visit her beautiful Etsy shop here, and her incredible blog here.

Blog Your Blessings Sunday - More Blessings

I am also very thankful for my father who has taught me so much all along the way. From your legendary sense of humor (just ask anyone who knows him) to your incredible work ethic and compassion, you have set an amazing example. I love you, Daddy. Thank you for everything! Happy father's day!

Blog your Blessings Sunday - Happy Father's Day

father and son



I am thankful for my incredible husband, my best friend, and such an incredible father. Happy father's day, sweetheart. I love you to the moon and back and even more than that!xo

Back Yard Bird Treasure Hunt - And the winner is..........

Good Morning!

Once again, I want to thank all of you for your participation in our Back Yard Bird Treasure Hunt! It has been so much fun for all of us, and we appreciate your comments very much!

And so without further ado...............the winner of an ACEO of her choice from my Etsy shop is Brenda Thour!

Be sure to visit the four other participating blogs to see if you have won there!

Always Artistic: The Blog
Art Plus
Marlene's Musings
Tapestry 316

Also, be sure to come back on June 22nd, to enter our second Treasure Hunt - Beautiful Flowers!

Blog Your Blessings Sunday

For more information on Blog Your Blessings Sunday, look here.

Our Back Yard Bird Treasure Hunt Has Come to A Close

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the Treasure Hunt. We all had a lot of fun and are very excited about the the next one - The Beautiful Flower Treasure Hunt, which will start on Monday, June 22.

Here are the eleven people who completed the entire treasure hunt trail, posting on each blog in the loop:

1. Remembrance
2. Brenda Thour
3. Mia
4 .MoonandStars
5. Judi FitzPatrick
6. Janet
7. TheEye
8. Starmountaindreams
9. Jessie
10. Pinkglitterfae
11. Artistsuetaylor

Each comment you left on my blog earns an extra entry into the drawing. Good luck! The winner will be announced on Monday at 9:00 AM EST at my blog. Then, be sure to check all the other blogs in the loop to see if you won there. There were five blogs total in the loop.

Good luck everyone! And thank you again for participating!

Back Yard Bird Treasure Hunt

Welcome to our blog to blog 'Back Yard Birds Treasure Hunt'!

Start on any of the participating blogs, and go from blog to blog. Comment on each blog to be entered to win 1 ACEO from each blog. Each comment counts as 1 entry. You have until June 13th to complete the loop.

At the end the week on June 14th the names of the people, who have left COMMENTS and who have COMPLETED the entire Treasure Hunt Loop, will go into a hat to see who the lucky winners will be from each blog.

I will give away a free ACEO to the winner of the drawing for my blog. Each participating artist on the Treasure Hunt Loop will do the same thing. Yes, it is possible for you to win more than one ACEO---and all you have to do is have fun looking at beautiful birds.

Here is what you do:

1. Look at the bird photos and comment.

2. At the bottom of the photos you will see a blog link and shop link to the next participating artist on the Treasure Map Loop.

3. Click on the blog link.

4. Go there and look at the photos and comment and go to the next blog and so forth until you have completed the Treasure Map Loop. Again you have until June 13th to complete the loop.

Optional:

1. If you have enjoyed yourselves, tell a friend and send them here to participate.

2. Visit a shop and have a look around.

*Some of the work shown on our blogs will be listed in our shops and some of the work will not be listed. So if you have any questions, just contact us.

Thanks so much for participating and good luck!

The next artist on the Treasure Hunt Loop is Pam. Stop by her Etsy shop, always artistic, for incredible nature photography and cool ACEO's, and visit her blog here, to take the next step in our Treasure Hunt Loop!

Back Yard Bird Treasure Hunt - Image No. 1

Back Yard Bird Treasure Hunt - Image No. 2

Back Yard Bird Treasure Hunt - Image No. 3

Back Yard Bird Treasure Hunt - Image No. 4

Backyard Bird Treasure Hunt - Image No. 5

Backyard Bird Treasure Hunt - Image No. 6

Keep going - there are two more photos in my set!

Back Yard Bird Treasure Hunt - Image No. 7

Back Yard Bird Treasure Hunt - Image No. 8

When our first child was about ten months old, this little ruby-crowned kinglet appeared at our window every day for several months. He seemed very interested in what was going on inside, and we all excitedly awaited his visits. What a gift!


The next artist on the Treasure Hunt Loop is Pam. Stop by her Etsy shop, always artistic, for incredible nature photography and cool ACEO's, and visit her blog here, to take the next step in our Treasure Hunt Loop!

Blog Your Blessings Sunday

To learn more about Blog Your Blessings Sunday, look here.

ACEO Giveaway Reminder!!!!!

If you love birds and love ACEO's, then plan on being here on Monday, June 8th at 9am EST for instructions on how to participate in our Back Yard Bird Treasure Hunt. I have joined with four other super talented and fun-loving Etsy sellers in this great ACEO giveaway! Each artist will giveaway an ACEO from their shop to the winner! Stay tuned for further instructions!

What is an ACEO?
☆...ACEO stands for Art Cards, Editions and Originals
☆...miniature artwork measuring 2.5 x 3.5 inches in portrait or landscape orientation
☆...extremely diverse, highly collectible, giftable / tradeable artwork that travels the world

They are made in all media, and a re a great way to collect artwork that you like in an affordable way. Many people display their ACEO collection in a special ACEO album or in a basket on the coffee table, inviting friends to browse the incredible artwork. Their size also makes it easy to tuck an ACEO into a card as a gift for someone special.

Check out a great ACEO thread in the Etsy forums here. There are also many other threads about ACEO's - just search the forum title section. There are even challenges and giveaways. So much fun!

Be sure to tune in here at 9 AM EST on Monday, June 8th for the rules on how to enter our incredible ACEO giveaway - 5 beautiful ACEO's could be yours!

Be sure to tune in on Monday for an incredible giveaway!

If you love birds and love ACEO's, then plan on being here on Monday, June 8th at 9am EST for instructions on how to participate in our Back Yard Bird Treasure Hunt. I have joined with four other super talented and fun-loving Etsy sellers in this great ACEO giveaway! Each artist will giveaway an ACEO from their shop to the winner! Stay tuned for further instructions!

Our sweet little Dodger died today.....

Please be thinking of us - our little trooper, our tough little sweetheart passed away this morning. We are very sad and miss him so much. But we know he is ok now, and frisking around in heaven.

Dodger, you will always be in my heart, little guy. Thank you for loving me through the ups and downs of 13 years of my life. You were my roommate, my beach buddy, my baby, best friend. You always knew when someone needed a hug, you have such a sensitive little heart. You brought joy to so many people, and made my life so much richer. You taught me about perserverance, living joyfully and allowed me to experience what it feels like to be loved unconditionally. I will love you forever.




My friend Pam sent me this story, which I think is very comforting.

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

Author unknown...

And the winner is.....

Thank you so much to all of you who entered my May giveaway! Congratulations to Janil, who won the poppy print!



Be sure to visit Janil's blog here.

Thank you, again, to all who entered! Stay tuned for my June giveaway!