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Sonia - All the Way from Moscow!

This past July I entered a giveaway that the amazingly talented Olga from Wassupbrothers had put up on her super adorable blog and I just have to say, there are some giveaways I want to win... and then other giveaways I really want to win.  Olga had a hard time choosing between all the awesome entries, so she drew names... and so now Sonia has finally made it safely into my home.  I thought I would share her homecoming Wassupbrothers blog style, minus the mucho fantastic photography that her husband provides for her lovely creatures.

I opened my front door ... and there was Sonia! Yay!  

She then sat down in front of her suitcase to say hello...

She hopped into my hand... Sonia is super soft and definitely hug-able! 

I took her to her room and she already found a new friend... but then realized the little lady is only made of plastic...

She was a tad bit leery of this furry creature... but Sonia sat down next to him anyhow. 

The big fuzzy cat introduced himself, "Hello there, my name is Milo.  I am Jocelyn's cat.  Nice to meet you!"

They both felt the morning breeze, looked out the window, and watched all the cars go by on the street.

Milo obviously trusts this new owl friend he has made... otherwise he wouldn't feel safe enough to take a nap.

So there you have it.... a new home with new friends, and a window to sit by and see all that's going on in the outside world.  Is there anything better?




Thank you, Olga, I love Sonia so much!

Everyone definitely needs to go check out Olga's shop and purchase one of her owls... they are so lovable and cuddly.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/wassupbrothers

Blog... frog...

Pug Mug by muddymood

... clog, hog, dog, bog, log, pog...


pug, chug, mug, hug, rug, drug, lug...


Now that I got you wondering... it's time to play a game.  Write a paragraph or two using all these words in a story.  I want to see what you got!

Time to announce the giveaway winners!

The names were written down...

Where they were then folded in half and placed in the mug for a good shake...

The winner for the first drawing goes to...

Congrats to Emily!  :-D!!




Names went back into the mug for another generous shaking...


And for the second drawing...

Yay, Donni!  You can pick any filigree ring from my shop! :-D





I will be contacting both winners this week!  Thanks so much to those who entered, you're all too awesome for words!!   ~ Jocelyn.

What am I going to do with these?

I went to Michaels yesterday and noticed some cool stencil stuffs that I knew I had to try out. It was one of those times where I was just not paying attention to the actual product and thought I was going to be buying them to use for my packaging. When I got home, I realized the stencils were Ha-UGE (which I am going to say that means laughably huge...) and so I used the Ditto Glimmer Spray (a product created for card making) I purchased and tried them out anyhow.

I love the golden glimmery shimmery paint that's added to this spray bottle! While the stencils are very large and can't really be used for what I had originally planned, I am definitely going to put them to good use.

What is it that I am going to do with these finished stencils?

... One of two things and I may do both, but you'll just have to wait and see.  ;-)

A Thank You Giveaway!

I am not giving away thank yous... well, in a sense, I am giving out a huge thank you to all the customers and amazing fans I have had on Etsy and outside of Etsy, so I guess I am giving away thank yous!

So here we go... I am currently at 700 + sales in my shop and all this was reached a couple weeks past my 3rd year selling on Etsy.  This is just too awesome for words, so I want to celebrate by giving away two prizes.

The first winner, picked at random, will receive a $20 Gift Certificate to go toward your purchase in my shop.

The second winner (also chosen at random) will receive their choice of one of my filigree Scrabble tile rings in my shop.

The Grand Hall Scrabble Tile Ring

Rules for the giveaway:

1) Say hello to me right here on my blog and let me know your favorite item from my shop:  

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Flowerleaf

2) Follow my blog since I will be posting the winners here.  Let me know you followed my blog in a separate post. 

So that makes two possible entries for this giveaway and don't forget to leave me your e-mail in each post so I can contact you if you happen to be one of the winners.    

That's all you have to do, but if you would like to go the extra mile, you can share this giveaway on your FB, twitter, and blog about it as well.  It won't count as an extra entry, but it sure would make my day! 

So thanks to all my customers and fans... you are all so awesome and I appreciate everyone for supporting my shop since 2009! 

The giveaway will end on Thursday, May 31st... and the winners will be drawn on Monday, June 4th! 

Spring time means...

For me, spring time means bright and sunny... and something cold and fizzy... more specifically, something Izze.

I have acquired quite a collection of Izze bottles and the Sparkling Clementine is such a vibrant sunny color and it just so happens to be my favorite flavor. I was inspired by this bright yellow orange color, so here's some lovely and lively finds for your viewing/tasting pleasure...

This sorbet looks almost too delicious and the recipe actually calls for the Izze Sparkling Clementine as an ingredient.

Royal Grapefruit & Clementine Sorbet @ Mama Me Gluten Free's Blog

A fun vintage dress by aiseirigh that makes me smile and also makes me want to be more daring and try bold colors.

1950's Vintage Paisley Cotton Summer Dress by aiseirigh on Etsy.

A little bit of disco for the gingers... or those who want to be a ginger...

Source: Getty

Now I want to dye my hair more orange (not really), get myself a sunny summer dress and sit on the porch with a citrus sorbet. How about you? ;-)

Gorgeous Colors, a Gorgeous Shop!

Certain art just grabs my attention and it's usually art that has awesome contrasts or amazing colors and compositions. Shelly of Shellypsoucircles shop is so full of color and gorgeous organic shapes, I could not help but share a bit of her artwork.

My current favorite is so lovely:


It's titled Every Most Hidden Part Of It and the first thing I thought of was a gorgeous pomegranate. The lines and color blending are so wonderful and the pop of red... wow.

I just love this piece:


Some of my favorite colors are in this particular painting, and I love the values she has created with all the dots. The titles are so fun for these and this particular piece is titled "Dragonfly Chatter" . Immediately, I am searching for shapes that make me think of a dragonfly, or two... since there is chatter going on. ;-) It's kind of like searching for images when looking at the clouds on a gorgeous day, except these paintings are not limited to four or five colors.

Last, but not least:


Speaking of clouds, He Makes Clouds Rise From The Ends Of The Earth just intrigues me the more I look at it. I feel that way about most of Shelly's pieces though.

To check out the rest of shellypsoulcircles colorful works of art, step into her Etsy shop and stay a while...

http://www.etsy.com/shop/shellypsoulcircles

Making My Way to 300 sales!

It's countdown time! I have had so many awesome customers over the past 2 years and I always get so excited when my shop is right around the corner from the next 100 sale mark, so it's that time again! I am going to be giving things away and giving other things as I make my way to my 300th sale. It's my way of saying thank you!




So here's how it's going to go...

Neptune Earrings - $18 and under

Sales 295-297 -

Each customer gets to choose anything from my shop from $18.00 and under with purchase + 10% off next purchase.

White Poppy - $24 and under

Sales 298 and 299 -

Choice of anything from my shop $24 and under with purchase + 15% Off next purchase.



Annd... lastly...







Sale 300 -

$20.00 Gift Certificate that gives you $20 credit toward anything my shop. (I will convo you the code and you can use it for your next purchase from my shop!)

You will also receive a free ring of your choice! - and some other goody as a surprise!

Soooo...there it is! Thanks again everyone who has purchased from me in the past. You're all so very awesome and I appreciate you all so much!

Now...

...Get shoppin'! ;-)

{Link to My Etsy Shop!}

Ahh! Cup of beauty!

I am going through my Grammie's vintage glassware and trying to gather all the stuf I am going to eventually sell and came across this awesomeness:



I don't know if I am going to be able to pass this up. What do all think? Keep? Sell? Ahh! Decisions!


Music sharing....is anything better than sharing music?

Been listening to these artists lately. I'm pretty eclectic..haha.

Sleeping at Last -



Ivan and Alyosha -



Lacrea -

Tiny Creations and Inspirations.

I thought I would try a different way of getting inspired and create something aside from what I usually make. I bought these tiny scissors charms at a local bead store, and I will be using a pair for a new piece in my shop that I will be making soon, but I wanted to have a little fun first, so I made a tiny paper doll chain and no, I did not use the scissors charm, I used an Exacto knife instead and so it gave me an idea for the new piece. I thought I would share my sad results with all of you.




I think this would be fun if I could actually work this small (the paper doll chain ended up measuring 2"x3/4" ), but I just don't have the patience for it, I think. The poor little dolls seem to have two heads... :-/


So sometimes, doing something you have never done before will inspire a new project!

I will be posting the new piece this week, so stay tuned!

Tulips, Anemones, and Ranunculus...in 3 vases.

We had a final arrangement assigned to us in floral design class and I actually liked mine quite a lot and brought it home. We get to purchase arrangements we create (if we like them enough to buy them) so I bought mine and my little sister's arrangement as well. I was super excited that I got to use some Anemones and Ranunculus in my arrangement.


From class:




To my house:



I love having fresh flowers at home!

Slightly Underpainting...

I have been working on getting back to painting...even if it's not an every day thing. As I was sending off my little hand painted ring Into the Forest She Goes, I thought how cool it would be to make a small painting of my heroine in the woods.

I thought I would share the work in progress as a short entry for today since I am desperately wanting to blog more. The background is still a bit on the purple side and I will be adding many more warm tones to the forest and finish up the lady in the formal gown.



Hope you like it and I apologize for the horrible surroundings which are way more red than I would like. Disclaimers...haha. :-D

With Winter Comes a Tale...

...and a treasury.

...And Snow White Ran off into the Woods

I put together this treasury last night and it made me think of how there are so many amazing treasuries that have been curated with a story, a fairy tale, or classic tale in mind, so I am going to share a few of those with all of you - these are some of my favorites lately.

Mary Mary Quite Contrary by SarahSupplies.

Time to Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty! by Consentiodesign.

...and last but not least, a more modern story:

She Left Her Shoes in New York by VintageMixes.

These lovely treasuries are all created by my fellow Treasury League teammates and I wish I could post more, for there are so many gorgeous collections made by these talented ladies. Your treasuries are inspiring and you make everything that is beautiful even more captivating!