one tiny little peek...and one tiny little hint...

you asked for peeks...

Here's the best I can do for now...

Hey...it's better than nothing!~

Click for a larger image!

Any guesses?

and a hint...

I'm working on "something" that I've had lots of requests for...

working away to get it done for CHA for sure...

but maybe...

just maybe...

Carson???

REALLY? I hope so!!

Have a great weekend and remember to take time to...

make art!

wendy

ps...sorry to tease you ...

well...

NOT REALLY!

2 with...one without...

flowers...that is!

So, you guys REALLY do read the goofy stuff I write.
That makes me laugh...

When I was teaching in SC a few weeks ago, a gal asked why I haven't posted any summer FLOWER shoes yet...

Then I got an email asking the same thing...

I would never want to disappoint my blog friends...

SO.................

I went shopping JUST FOR YOU!
Hey...I needed some photos to post anyway!

I made a quickie stop in the shoe department @ VonMaur before the bird class on Saturday...

I spotted these guys...



Hmmm...very comfy...with a flower or 3...

So I said..."do they come in black".

He checked & said "yes....we can order them for you. They should arrive in 6 weeks".

WHAT???????

Obviously he doesn't know that I have ZERO patience...
6 weeks?
Summer will be over!!!!!!!!!
He must be mad!!

So I bought the green...

Then I decided to see what I could find on the net...

I HIGHLY recommend zappos...

They had the black in stock...

I didn't pay for the quick shipping...
I thought I could survive the wait... 4-5 business days & get free shipping.

BUT...a few minutes after I placed my order...I got an email that said I would get QUICK shipping for free!
YIPPEE...

So the order I placed on Monday arrived yesterday...I'm impressed &...
they're BLACK!


The withouts...

these have no flowers but are way comfy...& they had my size @ Von Maur!
I'll be able to fly thru airports @ record speed...
I'm certain of that!




I'm not associated with zappos...yada yada...
but when I like something...

REALLY like something...
I tell everyone.

Somedays I'm a cheap date...
some days...
NOT!
oh well.........

make art!
wendy

build a better bird workshop photos...

Get ready to see an AWESOME FLOCK that was created @ Scrapbook Friend'z in Bloomington, Illinois on Saturday.

Special thanks to CHERYL & APRILE for coming to the rescue & sending photos.
I forgot my camera...DUH!
Old age sucks!

Each of these started out as a generic wooden bird...then they were embellished with the goodies I brought.

First...the gals dug for treasures...in the goodie pile and chose bits & pieces that inspired them...
then...
they sanded the critters and applied distress inks...

They made custom embellishments using...

grungepaper and studio 490 stamps.

You'll also see some Maya Road pins...(those cool pearls and the leaves)...

Some chose to use foliage parts, from tim's idea-ology line...

Each one seemed to develop a personality as you'll see below...

Grab an iced tea...and click on each photo to get a better view.
I think you'll be amazed!

It's fun to see each person's TAKE on the charms...watch closely & you'll see some of the same pieces used different ways...

Jeanne is test driving her bird on a vintage pair of binoculars...
her hubby couldn't understand why she would BUY binoculars with broken lenses...

Silly man...
the answer is very SIMPLE...
to...

MAKE ART! ha!


funky flower as tail feathers




studio 490 leaves as tailfeathers...the possibilities are endless!

Sheila laughed when she gave her guy a sombrero looking hat...

the bow tie makes me laugh!

Aprile made this...

and she went home & immediately made another!

monochromatic...I LOVE IT!

studio 490 butterfly used as wings...

Ah...that was fun!

Please leave a comment & let the gals know what you think of their art...

*

Have a great day and as always...

I hope you've been inspired to...

*

make art!

wendy

and the winner is........

THANKS SOOOOOOOO much to everyone for the sweet comments and for playing along with us.

We thought this was fun...and...

we just might do it again! (hint!!)

I was worried about choosing a winner...
I didn't want anyone with the correct number to be disappointed...

but ALAS...

only one person guessed the correct number.
SHOCKING for sure!

From what I can figure...

This set is what changed the odds...

Make Mine Mini Art has 14 mini stamps ... and one nice long border stamp!

The sheet is FULL of minis!

It's the stamp bargain of the century! ha!

So...without further ado...

DRUMROLL...............

The WINNER............

Michele K said...
Here is my guess, Wendy! --145--
June 6, 2009 12:56 PM

YIPPEE Michele!!!!!!! CONGRATS TO YOU!!!

Please email me your address & I'll foreward it to Daisy @ eclectic

Paperie and I'll get a surprise box of goodies mailed to you too!

Thanks again everyone!

I'm off to ink those mini's and...

make art!

wendy

PS...come back tomorrow...

We built better birds in Bloomington!

They are totally AWESOME!

EDITED! I think Michele is excited...here's her email!

Pinch me! I can't believe it! Thank you so much for the goodies that I will be receiving. Know that I will put them to very good use. I will share with you what I create using them...OK? My mailing address is:

+++++++++++++++

PS Can't wait to see the birds I missed out on in Bloomington! I bet it was a blast. Take care and thanks again! Also, let the girls at Eclectic Paperie know that I was excited to get introduced to their online store through this contest and should be placing an order very soon. Have a great day!

the...CONTEST and the details...

Ok...here we go...

This contest is to celebrate the association between eclectic Paperie & studio 490...YIPPEE!!

We're sooooooo excited to share these fun goodies with all of you!

Below is the prize package donated by Daisy & Joy...eP owners...

WOW!

A LUCKY someone will win...
one of my MOST favorite stamp sets...dreams of art!

and...grungePAPER!!

and...a blending tool

Like the infomercial says...

But wait!!! There's more!

The package also includes the following:

Maya Road - Fresh Clipboard (chipboard collection)

Ranger - Stickles Baby Blue

Ranger - Distress Ink Aged Mahogany

and...last but not least...

an eclectic Paperie exclusive Apron -
"so you think you can stamp"
I think it's soooooooooooo cute!!



Now are you wondering what I'm donating for the winner??

HA! I'm not telling!
It will be a surprise...you'll have to suffer!!

I LOVE suspense and being surprised!!
I hope the winner does too!

So...here are the rules and how you can enter to win...

I currently have 14 studio 490 stamp SETS...
a SET is a page FULL of stamps.

It looks like this...




This SET has 5 INDIVIDUAL stamps...
(it's currently SOLD OUT @ eP...but they did reorder!)

NOW...what you'll need to do is go to the eclectic Paperie site...
look @ the other 13 studio 490 SETS ...

COUNT the INDIVIDUAL stamps...and write down that number...

Here's the fun part...

studio 490 will release 7 new stamp SETS in July...
7 pages FULL of new stamps!!

You need to GUESS how many INDIVIDUAL stamps there are in the 7 new sets...

and add that to the total you found on the eclectic Paperie site.

THEN...
leave me a blog comment with the TOTAL number of individual stamps.

That means all stamps from the current 14 sets PLUS take a guess on how many NEW stamps I designed.

EASY?? FUN??
We hope so...

Don't try to suck up to Daisy & Joy!
It won't work! They're not seen the NEW stamps...
so they have NO CLUE! HA!

And...don't waste your time sucking up to me either! (go shop or make art)...

I actually have no idea what the total is. I'll be counting here & doing a RE-COUNT to make sure the total number is accurate.

Each person can enter our contest only ONCE...you must leave a blog comment here to enter...

We'll have the total number figured by TUESDAY morning...
and we'll choose a winner then.

If there is more that one correct entry...we'll have a random drawing...

So...good luck to everyone!!
HAVE FUN!!!

and after you finish counting ...
go...

make art!
wendy, Daisy & Joy too!

contest info...

coming tomorrow!!!

you'll have all weekend to enter!

I'm talking with Daisy from eclecticPaperie later today & we'll finalize our plans for the GIVEAWAY!

I'm thinking rubber...grunge...??????

Stay tuned...and in the meantime...

make art!

wendy

SC weekend report...

Morning!!

Talk about southern hospitality!!

WOW!!
I had a wonderful weekend in Columbia, SC @ The Stamping Place...
thanks Barb/Judy for inviting me.


It was a total BLAST!

Lots of laughs...lots of art...lots of new arty friends...
LOTS of VERY inky fingers...
it'll wash off...eventually...
REALLY...
TRUST ME!

We officially opened Barb's new AWESOME classroom with 4 fun classes.

It's HUGE...you lucky gals...
what an ideal place for classes & crops...
go & check it out!!

One of the classes we did was the famous...
Build a better bird class...they LOVED IT and I was blown away by their ART!

I pulled out my camera @ the end of the class...got a few photos, then my camera battery croaked...
the charger was back @ the hotel...grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

But I do have these beauties to show you ....
unfortunately I only have 3...

Maybe some kind soul has some photos to share??

I'd love to post them all...you've got to see these cool creations...

This gal had a TIME theme...
her dad was a jeweler...
hence the theme...
perfect!


Maya Road's leaf trinket pins made an adorable embellishment for the hat...


And the last...

These wings were made from the studio 490 butterfly stamp...
tailfeathers are made from the funky flowers stamp
and the hat is this flower stamp.

They are all stamped on grungePAPER...
we warned...it's addicting...
flexible & FUN stuff!!




You all created FABULOUS birds...or as they say in SC...
Y'ALLLLLLLLL did a GREAT JOB!!

I noticed one thing...

They sure talk funny there...ha!

And speaking of STAMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
studio 490's release #3 is here & I got each of them inky yesterday!!!!!!

YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!

I hate to brag.........but...

they're COOL...really COOL..
if I do say so myself!

I have mentioned the new "make mine mini art" set here before...

Here's a tip...
SAVE your grungePAPER scraps...even one inch squares will work...

mini stamps...
yep...really small...
perfect for cards and???

I'm just saying...don't waste a thing!!
Be prepared!!

Later this week I'll be announcing a giveaway...from eclecticPaperie & studio 490!

Daisy, Joy & I want to celebrate our association with you...

So.........just as soon as the details are worked out...
I'll post the info here...

it's a contest ...with a very nice prize for the winner!

Stay tuned!

Now I'm off to the studio to...
make art...(with those NEW studio 490 stamps!)
wendy
ps... the next bird class is THIS Saturday @ Scrapbook Friend'z in Bloomington, Illinois.
Come join the fun and make art!

PS...stop the press...

the emails are flowing in about the NEW STAMPS release date...

Hmmm...they will debut in Carson...on July 11th...

so...some good peeks early July!!!

It's a promise!