Snippet Winner!

Out of the magic randomizer and supervised by Maisie, the wonder dog...came Sara Harley of Paws for Charity. Congrats, Sara...you are the winner of your very own Snippet! Just head to my Etsy Shop and choose whichever Snippet image you'd like to have (there are nine there right now)...then send me an email and I will ship it to you asap.

And speaking of Snippets...here's one of a brand new painting I just finished. I'll be back tomorrow to show you the entire piece. Have a beautiful Fall day out there!

New Canvas Art Prints

Snippet #1
from "Upon Delicate Earth"
6" x 6" x 1.5" canvas print on birchwood panel

You can purchase one here on Etsy

The word "Snippet" is defined as a "bit, fragment, morsel, part, piece, scrap, smidgen or snip".

As many of you already know...I have a thing for Snippets so I am launching a new series of them today. I'm taking visual bits and snips of my original paintings, new and older and am making special prints of them with slighty different compositions. I'll be making these with both abstract and still life imagery.

The Snippets are printed on primed canvas with archival pigment inks and are adhered to a birchwood boxed panel with archival matte medium. The prints measure 6"w x 6"h x 1.5"d. They are varnished for UV and handling protection and are ready to hang! They look great sitting on a shelf, desk or grouped together on a wall.

The great thing about these boxed prints is that they are an affordable gift for yourself or anyone as an alternative to original art.

I'm giving away one of the above Snippets as a gift to one of YOU, my awesome and supportive blog friends. Just leave a comment and Maisie, the wonder dog, will put all your names in the magic randomizer. She will announce the winner next Wednesday, October 13th.

Good luck and see you soon! xox

Snippet #2
from "Tranquil Voyage"
6" x 6" x 1.5" canvas print on birchwood panel

You can purchase one here on Etsy

Maisie Eats the Winner!

Maisie picked a winner this morning! Email me your address, Miss Donna from Mourning Dove Cottage...and your Abby Creek Calendar will be on it's way to you!

The lottery process was to spread out pieces of paper on the floor with everyone's names and wherever Maisie's nose landed was to be the winner. In the above photo...she had nosed it and put her teeth marks on it carrying it to a safe place. In the photo below...you can see where the piece of paper ended up. I'm sorry, Donna...but you have been eaten and probably digested by now. :)


My brother left last night...we had such a wonderful time together. I HAVE to share one of our shopping finds with you. We were passing by a bookstore yesterday...and we saw one of the best books ever! We both burst out laughing. I think this is a "must have" for any male dog lover who knits...and I know there are lots of you out there!

Have a great Tuesday! xox

Friday Giveaway!

Happy Friday everyone! Per Maisie's request...I am giving away one of my 2010 Abby Creek Calendars. Just leave a comment and Maisie will pick the lucky winner next Tuesday. The calendars are still available for sale in my Etsy Shop as well. They make great stocking stuffers!

My brother is coming to visit for a few days so I'm very excited about that. Just wait until Maisie nudges his door open in the morning and jumps up on his bed to snuggle. Surprise!

Hope you all have a great weekend. See you Tuesday!

The Dogs of 2010 (with a bunny and a pig)

And the Winner is?!?!...

...Manon Doyle of Hoochie Poochie Studios...YOU win the 2009 Dogs of Abby Creek Calendar! Yay! Congrats, Miss Manon...I'll send that out to you on Monday.

Maisie did a very good job picking the winner I think. What you don't see in the photos below though...is her running out the dog door with three pieces of paper in her mouth. James had to go after her to retrieve them. Two fell out and Manon's was the slobbered one left.

Hope you're all having a good weekend. James and I are having a Holiday Open House tonight so I'd best get crackin'! xox!

Holiday Giveaway!

You could win the new 2009 Dogs of Abby Creek Calendar!

Maisie told me that I should post one of the new Abby Creek 2009 Calendars as a giveaway today...just because it's Tuesday. She thinks that everyone should have dog pictures on their calendars to look at every month anyway! You can look here to see the entire calendar.

Soooo...all you need to do is leave a comment and Maisie will pick a winner this Friday, 12/12. We'll write all the names on paper...put them in a hat...then Maisie will pick one out. She'll let you know who it is Friday afternoon.

Happy Tuesday and good luck!