tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83016794563178293452024-03-13T06:36:09.760-07:00Ivys AtticThis is my grandmas attic, a place of wonder and excitment to spend amongst the beautiful people and works of art i have come across in recent times.Join with me on my journey...Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-51095198678159257442010-11-20T00:21:00.000-08:002010-11-20T00:21:15.039-08:00Appologies to my followersAs you can see Ivys Attic has come to a bit of a standstill. Amongst other things i think trying to maintain three blogs was getting a bit much. I am trying to discover a way to integrate all three so i can simplify. I believe there is a way but have yet to try it. Thanks for your interest and patience but in the mean time please stop by <a href="http://fotf-constellations.blogspot.com/">http://fotf-constellations.blogspot.com/</a> to see what else i have been up to :)Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-5507367933948527202010-07-15T01:38:00.000-07:002010-07-15T01:38:13.199-07:00The goose is getting...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/TD7HrPOpicI/AAAAAAAABBQ/5XZSgCBV_8k/s1600/Picture+16.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/TD7HrPOpicI/AAAAAAAABBQ/5XZSgCBV_8k/s320/Picture+16.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>I'm an Illustrator/Surface Pattern Designer that works from home! I trained at Huddersfield Uni (Thats 10yrs ago now... oh where has the time gone?) I achieved a first in BA Hons Surface Pattern..... I loved it!! Anyhow after this I got a job in London designing print for Fashion, painting straight onto fabric. This was fun for a while but I missed the variety of designing on paper and in Photoshop! So I decided to try my luck else where! I got myself a Licensing agent and set about learning to design for the greetings industry! So 10yrs on I've been lucky enough to sell designs world wide, mostly in America but quite a few here 2. Its Christmas most days in my world..... but the odd bit of floral or birthday mixed in for good measure! Today I'm designing pop-up and 3 fold greetings cards....... eeek! I love cats, music and red wine!!! </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i><br />
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</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Creating handcrafted keepsakes is a pastime that has been passed down from one generation to the next in my small, Michigan family. That is one important reason why Children's Woodland is still a family owned and operated business.</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>I created Children's Woodland in 1996, when I was just sixteen years old and began by selling my cloth activity books at local craft shows. My customers were impressed with my attention to detail at such a young age and over the years my enjoyment of creating unique and well-made toys has not changed.</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Thank you for taking the time to visit us here at Children's Woodland!</i></b></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b> - </b></span></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Elizabeth Cole</b></span></i></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Ok so my childhood favourites seems to have come to a standstill, not for want of trying. I did have some Moomins lined up but since i got no reply from the store at Etsy it leaves me with a missing week and since there seems to have been a distinct lack of things that grabbed me with this theme I'm gonna have to re-think things. So with Christmas in July looming i am sharing one of my creations for this week. This is my Festive Candle Jar made using a re-cycled jar, <a href="http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk/">Lili of the Valley</a> die cuts and lots of enthusiasm. I personally love this as i do the Wedding Belles set i did this week found over at my main blog<a href="http://fotf-constellations.blogspot.com/"> Constellations</a>. Hope you like them :)</i></b></span></div>Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-10184107072129263932010-06-05T10:43:00.000-07:002010-06-05T10:56:00.045-07:00Childhood Favourites...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Meet</i></b></span><a href="http://stupidcats.wordpress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i> Stupid Cats,</i></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i> Michelle or rather </i></b></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/43754114/portrait-of-a-saggy-old-stupidcat"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Bagpuss</i></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i> created by Michelle. This month or three weeks possibly as we are now a week into this month is all about childhood favourites and i couldn't resist including </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Bagpuss</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i> in this showcase. As i child i loved to watch </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Bagpuss</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i> in the shop with Emily and Professor </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Yattle</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i> and i have a </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Bagpuss</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i> clock in the bedroom that my son loved to play with until we took the batteries out. It was so loud when </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Bagpuss</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i> yawned </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>lol</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>.</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i><br />
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</i></b></span><b><i> </i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>I've had a passion for drawing since I was small, but it wasn't until I was living in Iceland in the 1990s that I got involved with a group of creative folk who suggested I tried selling some of my work in a local gallery. I was quite stunned when people actually started buying my pictures! I drew the first </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>stupidcat</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i> in 2001 after a fellow artist introduced me to the crayon/ink technique that quickly became my preferred medium, and sold quite a few locally. I've been back in the UK for some years now, and it's only recently that I've started drawing again - mainly due to being made redundant and suddenly having a bit of time on my hands. I came across </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Etsy</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i> by accident one day, and thought "</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Hmmm</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>, well it's worth a try!" so started popping out a few </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>stupidcats</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>. I've been delighted with the wonderful feedback I've had from fellow </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Etsy</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i> folk, and also with the lovely comments people leave for me on the </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>stupidcats</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i> </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Facebook</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i> page, and on Twitter - it's given me the confidence to pluck up the courage to book a stall at my first ever craft fair in early June, which I'm very excited about. I've also been bouncing off the walls for the last few days after logging into my email account to find that I'd had my first sale on </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Etsy</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i> - hurrah!<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />When I'm not drawing (or working - I've managed to find a new full time job at last), I write stories for children under my pen-name of Rose </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Appleby</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>. I was extremely lucky recently to actually secure an excellent literary agent after only sending out three manuscripts - I can't quite believe that myself yet!<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />In a nutshell, I'm just someone who loves words and pictures, and likes to make people smile. Oh yes, and I love cats of course. The stupider the better!</i></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i><br />
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Is there anything in particular you might like to see theme wise. July will be a festive theme, Christmas in July, it's a good time to start thinking about ideas of which i have lots already.Let me know what you think :)Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-18189302952202299182010-03-25T01:19:00.000-07:002010-03-25T01:28:13.068-07:00Double Trouble<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S6sdYVxX1hI/AAAAAAAAA0k/JLlhVPgKfCg/s1600/Owl+pendant.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S6sdYVxX1hI/AAAAAAAAA0k/JLlhVPgKfCg/s320/Owl+pendant.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452484077860410898" /></a><br /><div>Meet Linda, i know you can phone a friend if you wish but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">i'm</span> sure you can see from the featured <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">pieces</span> why i asked to feature <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Linda's</span> work on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Ivy's</span> Attic, i think this actually covers the theme of Celestial and my love of owls.<div><br /></div><div>Here is a bit of information about Linda and her work.</div><div><br /></div><div>Scrimshaw is the name given to handiwork created by sailors, the indigenous art form of the<br />American <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Whaleman</span>, who, in his idle hours of cruising for whale, devoted himself to fashioning articles and jewelry of whale ivory.<br /><br />"The American Whaling Fleet ceased to exist in the last century, however, this art is being carried on by modern American artisans on materials that do not endanger any species.<br /><br />Linda <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Layden</span> has been a full time professional <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">scrimshander</span> for over 30 years. Her work is sold in fine gift shops, galleries and museums and found in many private collections. Her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Etsy</span> shop, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lindalayden">www.lindalayden.etsy.com</a> makes her work available directly to you and she welcomes custom orders."</div><div><br /></div><div>Please take the time to stop by and check out <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Linda's</span> other lovely <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">pieces</span>.Thanks for sharing Linda :)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S6sdYIhfHsI/AAAAAAAAA0c/hjNvteeNiSM/s1600/il_430xN.122396954.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S6sdYIhfHsI/AAAAAAAAA0c/hjNvteeNiSM/s320/il_430xN.122396954.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452484074304118466" /></a><br /></div></div>Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-59681119023440903662010-03-17T12:56:00.000-07:002010-03-17T13:08:33.122-07:00By the light :)<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S6E1BRz0fPI/AAAAAAAAAzs/M071ND-Zu_Y/s1600-h/il_430xN.128636099.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S6E1BRz0fPI/AAAAAAAAAzs/M071ND-Zu_Y/s320/il_430xN.128636099.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449695320171904242" /></a><br /><div>Check this out, isn't it beautiful, can you tell what it is yet?<div>The temptation would be not to use it but just admire it but wouldn't it just look great, in the bathroom or bedroom! </div><div><br /></div><div>Meet Bubbletub, maker of all things pampering and beautiful. Couldn't help but ask if she minded me including her in my month of all things celestial. This is what she had to say.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Hi Fairy thank you that is so sweet of you. I have no idea what to tell you I have been tinkering with soaps and toiletries for 25 years. My mom got me interested by introducing me to different herbs and what I can use them for. <br />I love my job and wouldn't do anything else in the world :o)<br />I love to garden and I am passionate about keeping things natural and holistic. Our mascot at Bubble Tub is my grumpy cat called Frosty Pawz he rules the roost making sure everyone is doing their jobs and stops to pet him lol.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div>Oops i forgot to include Frosty Pawz but had to include this ode to the Goddess of the Sea Amphitrite. Please stop by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/bubbletub">Bubble Tub</a> and check out her gorgeous goodies :)</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S6E1AjS4qSI/AAAAAAAAAzk/7lrx8dcVmIM/s1600-h/il_430xN.109861532.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S6E1AjS4qSI/AAAAAAAAAzk/7lrx8dcVmIM/s320/il_430xN.109861532.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449695307685734690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-73775587366548445652010-03-10T08:31:00.000-08:002010-03-10T08:43:28.231-08:00Celestial Delights<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S5fJ0ESDRaI/AAAAAAAAAzE/chxpYfGnKJk/s1600-h/il_430xN.113501943.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 263px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S5fJ0ESDRaI/AAAAAAAAAzE/chxpYfGnKJk/s320/il_430xN.113501943.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447044170667738530" /></a><br /><div>Continuing my theme of Celestial Delights please meet ShadowMoon. I think these beautiful pieces of jewellery pretty much speak for themselves. I know they caught my eye the minute i saw them<div><br /></div><div>This is a little about ShadowMoon. I work full-time in an office where I sit and stare at a computer all day. I'm constantly being threatened with layoffs in order to make the company I work for very lean and unfortunately, mean. It has created an environment where the survivors of two previous layoffs are jumping through hoops and cannibalizing others work responsibilities in order to stay in the game Soooo, in dire need of an escape from all this, I turned to crystals and semi-precious gemstones. It was my salvation and an escape to something I loved. They brought me much needed peace, brought out my creative side and introduced me to Wicca. In an effort to keep my new love for the metaphysical properties and beauty of crystals and gemstones close to me (for protection against negativity) I started putting these items into jewelry. Then through word of mouth I discovered Etsy! A way to do what I loved AND make some money? What a concept! Although I do not make enough from Etsy to support me </div> or my family, it does support my habit, which is the joy of finding the things that I love and loving what I create with them. Add to that the thrill of getting a sale is just the cherry on top! :)</div><div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S5fJz8FQ2DI/AAAAAAAAAy8/PzEZaXjbyUg/s1600-h/il_430xN.125437863.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S5fJz8FQ2DI/AAAAAAAAAy8/PzEZaXjbyUg/s320/il_430xN.125437863.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447044168466618418" /></a><br /></div><div>I think it's interesting what attracts you to the craft of another, of course i couldn't help to be grabbed by this beautiful jewellery but have also had an interest in crystals and their use for quite some time. My biggest problem is remembering what I've bought and what attracted me to it in the first place lol. Thanks to ShadowMoon for letting me share with you and thanks also for your comments about this blog, it has a 'very good aura about it' what more could i wish for truly :) </div><div><br /></div><div>Please stop by ShadowMoons Etsy store found <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ShadowMoon">here</a>.</div></div>Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-87608642407282568102010-03-06T23:25:00.000-08:002010-03-06T23:38:22.110-08:00Starlight<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S5NXSQW5oMI/AAAAAAAAAyo/OghmEBjQscs/s1600-h/il_430xN.124659774.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S5NXSQW5oMI/AAAAAAAAAyo/OghmEBjQscs/s320/il_430xN.124659774.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445792345561342146" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Meet Starlight, you can find her<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thedreamygiraffe"> here</a> and the best bit is she is in the sale over at the Dreamy Giraffe :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Those of you that stop by regularly will know i am a big fan of Kathy's work so this is my second post here at Ivy's Attic featuring her work. This month, and I'm a bit late posting is my Celestial themed month so you can appreciate my reasons for choosing to include this piece.Thanks to Kathy for letting me include it, you can read more about Kathy and her work <a href="http://ivysattic.blogspot.com/2009/05/star-of-week.html">here</a>. Please stop by and take a look at Kathy's other wonderful art.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S5NXR_pGuQI/AAAAAAAAAyg/APHNj30-CrE/s1600-h/il_430xN.125116862.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S5NXR_pGuQI/AAAAAAAAAyg/APHNj30-CrE/s320/il_430xN.125116862.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445792341074295042" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Thought i would include her 'Finding Wonderland' piece too, seems only fair while some of the world is going mad in wonderland lol.</div>Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-52306610552805480912010-02-26T10:22:00.000-08:002010-02-26T10:35:51.598-08:00Starry Moon Owls<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S4gTc3Rv5tI/AAAAAAAAAyA/2joikwpvF-E/s1600-h/il_430xN.121133428.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S4gTc3Rv5tI/AAAAAAAAAyA/2joikwpvF-E/s320/il_430xN.121133428.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442621536272901842" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Welcome to the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtofVicki">Magical Art of Vicki</a>, she is responsible for the cuties above and look at that moon, draws you right in doesn't it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a little about Vicki. I have painted Fantasy art about 10 years. I am inspired by the Moon and all things Magical! I paint Goddesses, Witches,Vampires, Angels, Unicorns, Gothic Lolita's ~anything enchanting, romantic or Magical! Acrylic is my favorite medium, I also paint in watercolor. I am currently licensed with Artistic Minds.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S4gTcuo3gGI/AAAAAAAAAx4/_pYzLCvDgqI/s1600-h/il_430xN.113458333.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S4gTcuo3gGI/AAAAAAAAAx4/_pYzLCvDgqI/s320/il_430xN.113458333.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442621533953949794" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Vicki is the last of my choice artists for this the month of February but all being well i will be looking out for a new theme for the month of March. Don't forget to stop by and check out Vicki's other pieces. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-38221286268141458202010-02-17T08:48:00.000-08:002010-02-17T08:56:44.615-08:00In the Pink<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S3weHDJ87gI/AAAAAAAAAxM/U9HDHmMEMTE/s1600-h/Pink+Owl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S3weHDJ87gI/AAAAAAAAAxM/U9HDHmMEMTE/s320/Pink+Owl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439255556411682306" /></a><br /><div>Meet Susan Boerman of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/susanville">Susanville</a> Wow another amazing artist and another beautiful Owl amongst other pieces. I asked Susan if she would like to be featured on Ivy's Attic and this is what she said:-<div><br /></div><div>'Thanks for your interest in my work and I would love to be a part of your blog!<br /><br />Here's a short summary of myself:<br />I have drawn and painted all of my life and have a Bachelor of Arts degree. In the '90's I discovered acrylic paints and decorative painting. In more recent years I started doing whimsical artwork with touches of realism. I like painting what some people refer to as my "little people", which are child-like figures. I also like to paint animals; owls and sheep have been my favorites this past year. Joining Etsy has helped spark my creativity greatly and it was from finding a lot of owl products over the past year that I got excited about trying them myself. Now I don't know if I can stop! I'm currently working on owl pendants and brooches.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am very excited to see the Owl pendants, i know how predictable am i lol :) Thanks for letting me feature your work Susan. Please stop by and see all the other wonderful creations Susan has for sale at her Etsy shop the link is above.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S3weGq6bBUI/AAAAAAAAAxE/_MIFbLeaN9w/s1600-h/Romance.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S3weGq6bBUI/AAAAAAAAAxE/_MIFbLeaN9w/s320/Romance.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439255549904094530" /></a><br /></div></div></div></div>Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-30680339861485191732010-02-10T07:11:00.000-08:002010-02-10T07:25:18.378-08:00Whoo...<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S3LPAurnXkI/AAAAAAAAAwU/nrPzMb0CyC0/s1600-h/il_430xN.121608153.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S3LPAurnXkI/AAAAAAAAAwU/nrPzMb0CyC0/s320/il_430xN.121608153.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436635311627525698" /></a><br /><div>Meet Marisol Spoon.<div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I think you can probably tell from the piece i have featured why i contacted Marisol to see if the husband and wife team would like me to feature their work on Ivy's Attic. Not only is the Owl beautiful but so is Elsa.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is a little bit about about Marisol Spoon:-</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you so much for you interest! Would love for you to feature us. A little about us - We come from the mountains of North Carolina and currently live and work in NYC. I am the painter. The girls, animals, and landscapes are mine from start to finish. My husband draws out the ships then I paint them. We collaborate on designing the other products in the shop (the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">wearables</span> and a few other things that are on their way). So in a lot of ways its a team effort. The work is inspired by nature, vintage aesthetics, off beat tales, and classical painting among other things.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Personally i think this is a brilliant collaboration of artistic minds and hands but you can make up your own mind. Please check out their web site <a href="http://www.marisolspoon.com/">here</a> blog<a href="http://marisolspoon.blogspot.com/"> here</a> or stop by their <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Etsy</span> Store at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/marisolspoon">Marisol Spoon</a>. Enjoy :)</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S3LPAQjo6eI/AAAAAAAAAwM/phie8TLpzv4/s1600-h/il_430xN.117493284.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S3LPAQjo6eI/AAAAAAAAAwM/phie8TLpzv4/s320/il_430xN.117493284.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436635303541008866" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div>Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-28255459171618703172010-02-02T04:06:00.000-08:002010-02-02T04:22:32.139-08:00Are you in the mood for love?<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S2gYGLSgffI/AAAAAAAAAt8/oD3OLEFn3pE/s1600-h/Owl+Guitarist.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S2gYGLSgffI/AAAAAAAAAt8/oD3OLEFn3pE/s320/Owl+Guitarist.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433619444811202034" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: left; ">Ok so this is the month to remember the ones we love. Not that we should need an excuse but sometimes we just need a quick nudge. Typically you would expect this post to be about valentines day but nope. This is about what i love and this month is about Owls and some of the wonderful artists i have found.</div><div><br /></div><div>Please enjoy the work of Nancy. I only came across her art recently and asked if she would like to be featured here on Ivys Attic and this is what she said.</div><div><br /></div><div>'That would be great!<br /><br />My name is Nancy Lee and I started as a graphic designer. When I got pregnant with my son, I decided it was best to work at home. So I started to do a few freelance jobs and then I decided to try Etsy for fun. I always loved to draw and having a baby inspired more kid friendly themes like the owls. Everyone seemed to loved the owls so I continued to draw more and more owls.'<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/leearthaus">I have to say i love all of Nancy's pieces but as it's Valentines shortly i couldn't help but include this one</a> Click on the highlighted area to pop along to see Nancy's other wonderful pieces. Thanks for sharing Nancy :)</div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S2gXX6gXpKI/AAAAAAAAAt0/L8d9El0I8EQ/s1600-h/il_430xN.120059553.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/S2gXX6gXpKI/AAAAAAAAAt0/L8d9El0I8EQ/s200/il_430xN.120059553.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433618650031957154" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-30034445880642240232009-11-10T12:24:00.000-08:002009-11-10T12:36:26.704-08:00<div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Hello everyone, my time is a flying we really are on the countdown to the 'most wonderful time of the year'. So as my attempt to feature a favourite artist has slackened off over the last few weeks/months i decided to feature some of my favourite Etsy sellers.</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/KimsCottageArt"><b><i>Meet KimsCottageArt.</i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>I am a bit of a sucker for anything Christmassy but have had this shop saved in my favourites for some long while. This is one of my favourite pieces in the Christmas shop currently. Stop by and have a browse :)</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/SvnNVeSUz_I/AAAAAAAAArs/TYHdEIr2PWk/s320/il_fullxfull.100400259.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402574996798492658" /></div><div><br /></div>Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-48016846495096550152009-10-01T07:49:00.000-07:002009-10-01T07:56:00.396-07:00'She always had her head stuck in the clouds'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/SsTBoefqePI/AAAAAAAAAmA/a5gSptiN8vM/s1600-h/SAHHHSITC.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/SsTBoefqePI/AAAAAAAAAmA/a5gSptiN8vM/s320/SAHHHSITC.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387643955366754546" /></a><br /><div><b><i>It is rare that i post much of my own on here but today i thought i would. This is my 6</i></b><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><b><i>th</i></b></span><b><i> painting of recent weeks. Not sure where the inspiration came from but i think it's just a mixture of what goes on in my head and some of the magic i see everywhere around me. I'm pretty pleased </i></b><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><b><i>I'm</i></b></span><b><i> getting better at being happy with what i do considering this is all quite new to me. I'd be pleased to know what you think. What magic is going on around you?</i></b></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/SsTBoJYcHEI/AAAAAAAAAl4/Ft9nAN6bEYc/s1600-h/Felt+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/SsTBoJYcHEI/AAAAAAAAAl4/Ft9nAN6bEYc/s320/Felt+013.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387643949699308610" /></a><br /></div>Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-45895851951676729422009-08-27T09:25:00.000-07:002009-08-27T09:25:04.200-07:00Fannie Narte: Surround Yourself With Magic<a href="http://fanniecarte.blogspot.com/2009/08/surround-yourself-with-magic.html#links">Fannie Narte: Surround Yourself With Magic</a>Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-66955306582860291272009-08-18T12:11:00.000-07:002009-08-18T12:13:33.206-07:00A Few Of My Favourite Things<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:-webkit-monospace;font-size:13px;"><table style="text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.etsy.com/flash/spots/etsy_mini.swf?user_id=5669442&user_name=Fairytastic&item_source=favorites&item_size=thumbnail&rows=3&columns=3" width="280" height="280"><param name="movie" value="http://www.etsy.com/flash/spots/etsy_mini.swf?user_id=5669442&user_name=Fairytastic&item_source=favorites&item_size=thumbnail&rows=3&columns=3"></object></td></tr><tr><td><a style="text-decoration: none; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#D35701; font-size:14px; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.etsy.com/">Etsy</a><br /><a style="text-decoration: none; color:#D35701; font-size:10px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" href="http://www.etsy.com/">Buy Handmade</a><br /><a style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#0192B5; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/favorite_listings_public.php?user_id=5669442">Fairytastic</a></td></tr></tbody></table></span>Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-2570876951006754962009-08-10T23:50:00.000-07:002009-08-10T23:50:16.679-07:00kathy hare illustration: Impatience...<a href="http://moongazinghareillustration.blogspot.com/2009/08/impatience.html#links">kathy hare illustration: Impatience...</a> Please take a look at Kathys latest works, beautiful and worth taking note of! :-)Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-80431609919836689002009-07-17T07:43:00.000-07:002009-07-17T08:15:27.684-07:00Twit Twoo<div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">Hello, it's been a while. I have been a bit slow in updating </span></i></b><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">Ivy's</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"> Attic so i am back with a trio of artists...</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">My love of Owls seemed to me to be a fairly recent one. Recent in the sense of the last six months but to my surprise i am becoming aware that maybe they have been coming to me for longer than i realised. I bought some photo albums around Christmas time, or new year as mostly i off-load my pictures onto the </span></i></b><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">PC</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"> and no further but i got some printed and wanted to display them. For some reason the photos didn't quite fit, i think they just need trimming. I pulled them out the other day and realised one was covered in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">owls. Then it </span></i></b><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">occurred</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"> to me that as far back as 3+++ years ago i bought a little blue owl novelty keyring called 'Bobble' that was an affectionate term for my 'bump'. He still hangs on hubbies work bag but looks somewhat worn now. Anyhow i digress. Owls still </span></i></b><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">intrigue</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"> me hence the following (well two of them </span></i></b><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">at least</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">!).</span></i></b></span></span></i></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/SmCQ3RbKbuI/AAAAAAAAAiU/C9tE-VaJkYM/s320/Owls+Hollow" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px; " border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359442835815427810" /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">The </span></i></b><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">piece</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"> above is called 'Owls Hollow' by Carmen Keys. I love stopping by </span></i></b><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">Carmens</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"> blog to see what she is working on and what is growing in her garden. This her latest </span></i></b><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">piece</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"> really grabbed me. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">Please stop <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">by </span></i></b><a href="http://carmenkeysart.blogspot.com/"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">http://carmenkeysart.blogspot.com/</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"> and enjoy.</span></i></b></span></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/SmCQh2xOfnI/AAAAAAAAAiE/p08d6NphBtk/s320/The+owl+that+stole+time.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 320px; " border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359442467882958450" /><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">This </span></i></b><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">piece</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"> is called 'The Keeper of Time' by Karen Davies. Karen is one of the only ladies i visit regularly that lives in England. I love </span></i></b><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">Karen's</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"> work, particularly this </span></i></b><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">piece</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"> and the relaxing atmosphere that awaits me when i visit her blog. Images that are magical and words that </span></i></b><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">conjure</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"> up magical images.</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">Please stop by </span></i></b><a href="http://moonlightandhares.blogspot.com/"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">http://moonlightandhares.blogspot.com/</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"> and enjoy.</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><br /></span></i></b></div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/SmCQppUBX3I/AAAAAAAAAiM/x6oaXApznbM/s320/hollow3.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px; " border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359442601709756274" /></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">Kathy has been a featured 'Star of the Week' and i think you can see why. She never ceases to amaze me with her beautiful </span></i></b><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">pieces</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"> and i couldn't resist adding this one to </span></i></b><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">today's</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"> post. Please scroll down the page for the link to her blog :-)</span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><br /></div>Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-8415691008332719912009-06-16T07:02:00.000-07:002009-06-16T07:16:20.778-07:00Ivys Attic Etsy Store<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/SjenI6jIb2I/AAAAAAAAAeA/tYMmtOqDn70/s1600-h/Etsy+Mosaic"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 129px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/SjenI6jIb2I/AAAAAAAAAeA/tYMmtOqDn70/s320/Etsy+Mosaic" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347926854123155298" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5669442"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">These are my newest creations and all but one are listed on my recently opened Etsy Store Ivys Attic. Please take a look around i hope you like what you see :-)</span></i></b></a>Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-29964826099437154482009-05-20T11:47:00.000-07:002009-05-20T11:55:52.736-07:00Blogs that make us smile<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/ShRQbHrAdgI/AAAAAAAAAbY/h9TZ6cLkTHs/s1600-h/Blog_Award%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 183px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/ShRQbHrAdgI/AAAAAAAAAbY/h9TZ6cLkTHs/s320/Blog_Award%5B4%5D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337979885187003906" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;">I was lucky enough to receive this award from my dear friend Michelle of Enchanted Inspirations who is featured on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ivy's</span> Attic. It is so warming when someone tells you that you make them 'smile' or that they like what you do which is pretty much why i originally set up this blog so that i could highlight those blogs that make me sit up and take notice for whatever reason, maybe in the artistry, words or sentiments behind their posts. So thanks again Michelle and i would like to give this award to each and everyone that i have featured so far, keep with the smiling :-)</span></i></b></span>Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-83188141423640878032009-05-14T12:48:00.000-07:002009-05-14T13:08:36.656-07:00Star of the Week<div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/Sgx4QsgjNEI/AAAAAAAAAao/lhSBwZTItuM/s1600-h/Emmy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335771886748120130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 237px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/Sgx4QsgjNEI/AAAAAAAAAao/lhSBwZTItuM/s320/Emmy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc6600;"><strong><em>Meet Kathy, she is my Star of the Week.</em></strong></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc6600;"><strong><em>Kathy of 'thedreamygiraffe' hails from South Carolina. I came across her work some time ago and we have chatted from time to time. </em></strong></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc6600;"><strong><em>Kathy describes herself as a mixed media artist. I love her bright, cheerful, whimsical yet inspiring and encouraging paintings and prints. </em></strong></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc6600;"><strong><em>I know Kathy has been having a bit of a hard time of late so i hope things are looking up. </em></strong></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc6600;"><strong><em>Please stop by and take a look by following the linked piece below :-)</em></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc6600;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc6600;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=50177"><strong><em><span style="color:#cc6600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335772592547375666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 163px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/Sgx45x0NKjI/AAAAAAAAAaw/v84uHDk_ATk/s200/il_430xN_70522677.jpg" border="0" /></span></em></strong></a><br /></span><div><strong><em><span style="color:#cc6600;"></span></em></strong></div><div> </div></div>Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-82558468029025021582009-05-07T06:45:00.001-07:002009-05-07T08:57:28.193-07:00Star of the Week<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/SgLnP_nSZYI/AAAAAAAAAac/mpzAZg6Et4Y/s1600-h/reindeer2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333079170720359810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/SgLnP_nSZYI/AAAAAAAAAac/mpzAZg6Et4Y/s320/reindeer2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div></div><div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff99ff;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc6600;"><strong><em>Meet Kathy, she is my Star of the Week.</em></strong></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc6600;"><strong><em>Kathy of ‘Moongazing Hare’ never ceases to amaze me with her artistic talent. At Christmas I was taken by her drawing of a girl with a reindeer shown above, adorable.<br />Kathy describes herself as a traditional artist working mainly with coloured pencils and pastels. You can see the detail that goes into her work, millions of strokes of the pencil. Kathy definitely enriches my life with her abilities. Stop by and take a look for yourself by following the linked piece below :-)</em></strong></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff99ff;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></div><a href="http://moongazinghareillustration.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff99ff;"><strong><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333078451214736754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 140px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/SgLmmHPx3XI/AAAAAAAAAaU/eb6OJAA1miA/s200/legendary1.jpg" border="0" /></em></strong></span></a> <div></div></div></div>Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301679456317829345.post-15221521985444662122009-04-16T05:04:00.000-07:002009-05-07T06:56:05.852-07:00Star of the Week<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/Secg4E9P4YI/AAAAAAAAAXY/Yx9M_BTm2ow/s1600-h/Lisa.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325261232164299138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 197px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kHCnsPKq0fU/Secg4E9P4YI/AAAAAAAAAXY/Yx9M_BTm2ow/s200/Lisa.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc6600;"><strong><em>Meet Lisa, she is my Star of the Week.</em></strong></span></div><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc6600;"><strong><em>I so enjoy finding new artists and love to check in and find out what new pieces they are working on. Art on the net is kind of like a spiders web. On most blogs you’ll find a list of the owners favourite blogs. I’m guessing that’s how I came across Lisa but once you get hooked you keep coming back for more.</em></strong></span></div><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><em><span style="color:#cc6600;">Lisa’s work is just like that, for me anyway, makes you want more. Lisa paints but what they in the know call ‘Mixed Media’ allowing for raised images that come alive from the page and her work sure does come alive. I don’t yet own a piece of Lisa’s work but hope to one day, in the mean time I visit her blog for my fix :-) Please take the time to check out her art. Lisa's blog can be found at </span></em></strong><a href="http://llcreations.blogspot.com/"><strong><em><span style="color:#cc6600;">http://llcreations.blogspot.com/</span></em></strong></a></span></div>Fotfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04081356386647092810noreply@blogger.com4