Whatever Souls Are Made of... and some Chalk Art News

 

Just a little chalkboard I did with Valentine's Day in mind. We are getting excited because it looks like in the VERY near future we will be selling prints and downloads of our chalkboard art. In fact, we may have our first download one available tomorrow or Friday! This first one will be not be my handwriting but we have those in the works and may have them available as soon as late next week! Those ones we will be selling as prints and we are just waiting on the high end paper to arrive and making sure we get the prints just right. Once we do we will be listing them. We have one ready to go as soon as the paper arrives and several more in the works!  And then hopefully later this year we will be selling some actual chalkboards, but that will probably still be a little ways off. 

The girls and I did some Valentine's decorating the last two days and I took a bunch of photos so once I get them onto my computer and start editing them I will have a few Valentine's related posts over the next week! For now, though, here is a little corner where we didn't do any decorating but I did write the quote with Valentine's in mind:

Here's my Valentine with one of my little Valentine's =)

I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday!

Happy Thanksgiving - A little music and love for today

For each new morning with its light,

For rest and shelter of the night

For health and food, for love and friends

for everything thy goodness sends

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

I found this little music box at BHLDN, its really sweet and I am sharing its tune with you today.

I will leave you with this gorgeous white Thanksgiving table image from House Beautiful

I hope my USA readers have a wonderful Thanksgiving

May it be filled with Love, family, friends

and happy memories.

Lee oxo 
& 
Poppy

Thought for the Week

I took this photograph of Rangitoto  Island while on my daily walk. I think it suited this weeks thought perfectly.

Staying with the theme of inspirational quotes I came across  the book  below,  "Everything is going to be ok" through Amazon. This lovely book is a little bit different than the usual ones and uses art, design, craft and photography to encourage, inspire and lift your spirits. If you wish to learn a little more about the book or purchase a copy,  please click on it and it will take you directly to Amazon.

Have a great weekend

Lee x

Quote for the Week & International Artist Magazine Competition

Happiness depends upon our’selves.

Aristotle

I like this quote from Aristotle and try to keep it in the forefront of my mind, probably why I have times when I throw myself intensely into something new.  I am a believer in trying to make life  interesting by experiencing new things which in return usually brings more happiness.

Today I received an email from International Artist Magazine saying I had been selected for the next stage of their still life and flowers competition.  I entered the competition with my painting "Inspiration".

Inspiration - oil on canvas 1.20metres x 1.20 metres

I am not only excited but honored and "happy" as this is a world wide competition from a popular Art magazine. If I only get a mention in their magazine I will be ecstatic!  I will keep you informed if I manage to progress further. At the moment I am still trying to fathom out how to turn the 500 x 500 pixel photo I originally sent them into an A4 or 300 dpi size which they have requested to move me through to the next stage. If anyone knows how to do this, please either email me or kindly leave info in the comment box.  I have since sold this painting so its not easy for me to take another photo.  

I would like to leave you with some photos for those of you that love chintz and pink roses. This SUV below belongs to Interior designer, Carolyn Espley-Miller who has covered her car seats with a really romantic, pretty chintz. 

 Wouldn't it be nice to drive around in a car like this.  I can imagine wearing a romantic white maxi dress and raffia hat...oh! and I might be carrying this really cute bag, all of which I found at Shopruche.com, a modern boutique with a vintage touch.

You can see further photos of the interior of Carolyn's Espley-Miller's house at a neigbouring blog, "Inspiring Interiors", a  great blog with lots of inspirational interior photos.