Cool stuff from my Bloggy Artist Friends

I’m going to spotlight some recent etsy purchases from my bloggy-friends.  The one thing they all have in common is the above statement written by my 12 yr old niece.   (She’s a precocious child…not too much gets past this one).  She had a birthday last month and since she’s always interested in the stuff I do when we visit, I thought I’d add to her little artsy-stash.



I went to Borders in search of Dawn’s book “Doodle Diary, Art Journaling for Girls".  I had to go to the children’s section and I almost missed it.  As you can see the size of this book makes it easy to overlook.  I was lucky to nab one before they were all gone.



Last week I got this nice handmade Thank You card from said niece.  In it she wrote the following:
Thank you for all the art supplies.  I love them!  I especially love the doodle diary.  I’ve already learned a lot of new art things in it.  In fact I’m using some of the things I learned in this card.

Just sweet, this card is!  I just wanted to let you know, that 12 yr old girls dig this book.  Kudo’s to you Dawn for creating it!



I was so happy when I received these prints from Rachel last week.  I had to hunt down white frames for them, and then I added some red textured poster board (in lieu of $13 matting per piece) to the back to make the 9 x 12 prints work in the 10 x 13 frames. 



I’ve created a Rachel wall in my spare bedroom, where I can share these colorful and insightful messages with family and friends who visit.

 

This is… without a doubt… my Favorite-must-have print.  I need this gentle reminder.

 

Then there’s Aimee-with-Attitude!!  I love her sense of humor…she never fails to crack me up because she ALWAYS says what she’s thinking.  What a way with words this girl has.  Like the card above says:  When someone give you an odd look and grumbles “That’s not the way it’s done” just smile and wink and say “I know but its my way and I like it”. Talk about spunk!!  She’s loaded!  I could use a bit of her confidence that’s for sure.

 

Purchased  4 prints from Aimee at Christmas.  I gave one away and didn’t click a pic of it, shoot!



A little reminder on our dry-erase board as I enter or leave the house each day.



And I have to mention my very first etsy purchase.  It was from the VERY TALENTED Rebecca of Penny Lane Ink.  I totally fell in love with her girly-postcards.  I even did a whole post last summer about it HERE.

My new philosophy is I WILL support the artists that I like here in blog-land.  No, I won’t buy something just to buy it.  If I can afford it and it speaks to me, I’m getting it!  Because I’ll tell you one thing …..you won’t find this quality and these unique type of things at Wal-mart or Target.  Why not be the first on your block with a fun artsy item on the forefront?

A little Shout Out…..

Now, that I have your Attention with this random doodle that has no direction, whatsoever…..!

I just wanted to post some links of…….

Project Participants.

It’ll be a good way to see what other people are up to with their projects. Give you some ideas on how to expand the book you’re working on. Or…..help you see that this is a fun project and You Can Do It Too!

Here ya go:

1. Rebecca at Daisy Doll Gypsy Caravan……her theme is “Faces in the Crowd”

2. Dawn at Cathartic Creativity…….her theme is “In Flight”

3. Hanna at iHanna's Blog…..her theme is “Grids and Lines”

4. Ingrid at My Peace Tree…..theme ???

5. Liz at On the Surface……her theme is “A Day in the Life”

6. Sketchbook Doodle Head group

7. Alice at Ally Louise…..theme ???

8. Dori at The Dreaming Bear…..theme ???

9. Kathryn at Dyche Designs…. theme ???

10. Donna at The Happy Painter….her theme is “In Flight”

It’s always fun to peek into other peoples heads/ or art worlds, I think. If you are doing this sketchbook please leave a link in the comment section. I’d love to see what your up to as well.