Saturday, February 11, 2012

A Valentine Giveaway







Happy Valentine's Day! Well, in a few days, that is. Would you like a giveaway? I'd enjoy giving something away as a Thank You for visiting my blog. And, as you've heard me say several times....I can't give something to everyone...so there will be one person chosen to win these goodies. You never know...it might be you!

There is a 6" x 6" heart collage...made by me in the downtown studio this week...just for that someone special...representing all of you. The collage consists of a canvas, painted...then embellished with paper napkin roses and a painted heart. A Cheerful Heart. A real vintage two cent stamp is in the lower right corner. A paper butterfly flying above the heart. I drew the heart freehand, painted it, the embellished it with those FUN dots. Who knew painting dots on a canvas with the sharp end of a wooden skewer could be such fun...that skewer has become one of my favorite painting 'tools.' Then, words gathered from an old book....another of the things I find I love to do, finish the heart. I also have a rubber stamp that is about a two inch square and it is nothing but rows of dots. So, I painted the stamp and randomly added dots around the edges. I enjoyed making this collage and I want someone else to enjoy owning it.

There is a little heart Journal...just a cheapie from Michaels, but it does have a heart, so it's included. A strand of red, purple and pink glass hearts tickled my fancy, so I bought two. One for me...one for you. You know I love birds, so I'll write you a personal note inside the bird card.

So...to win, dear friends, just leave a comment on THIS post....and I'll have the old navy man chose the winner late Tuesday night. Hopefully, you'll be out having fun that night, so check to see if you've won on Wednesday!! If you are the winner, kindly let me know your mailing address in an email....and these goodies will be on their way to you. If you are not the winner, do not despair, I'll be having another giveaway before the month is over....as the 23rd is my blog's anniversary....4 years. Who knew I could keep it going this long?

As always, thank you for visiting and have a good weekend out there...stay warm, safe and cozy! pat

24 comments:

Gaby Bee said...

What a generous giveaway, Pat! Please enter me in your drawing.
Your canvas is just beautiful and I LOVE the heart shaped beads.
Thanks for the opportunity to win such lovely prizes!

Have a wonderful Sunday!
Hugs,
Gaby

Julie Fukuda said...

I bet if those beads were hanging in the window of my greenhouse/room, they would send little bits of light all around the room. No one has enough journals and the painting is so lovely. I feel a touch of greed coming on.

Cathie said...

Such a special little collage. How I do love Valentine's Day and all things - associated therewith (like sweet little heart beads that I would love to incorporate into one of my little art quilts.)
Oh I do hope Navy man picks ME!

Patti said...

Happy valentines day. I like using journals to write my thoughts and sometimes my to do list. It looks so much nicer than a piece of ordinary paper. The canvas is beautiful with all of the details, I have a spot picked out if I should win. Thanks for the chance.

Erin in MI said...

Pat, you have the best give-aways!! I hope I get to win this time ;) I love your canvas!!

Brenda said...

Me Me Me!!! LOL!! Everything in this giveaway is just lovely, as usual Pat!! Please enter me!

Thanks!
Brenda

deb/purpleprincesstx said...

As usual, your work just blows me away, Pat, and puts a smile on my face. So, to reciprocate, here's a quote for you:

"Life stops when you stop dreaming, hope ends when you stop believing, love ends when you stop caring, friendship ends when you stop sharing." --Unknown

Thank you, dear friend, for dreaming, believing, caring, and sharing.

http://thankfullga447 said...

You are putting smiles on all of our faces. So sweet!

Skoots1moM said...

sweet, sweet, sweet...
love the canvas
presh beads....
please, dear old navy man, choose "skoots1mom"! ;)

jacki said...

paper roses on valentine's day... how lovely. Never thought of adding such lovely roses to my art collages. your an inspiration for all of us. You have a lovely Valentines day too.

Vivian said...

What fun things to giveaway. Maybe I'll get lucky. Have a great day!

Jeanne Gwin said...

This is such a fun giveaway. Thank you so much.

crafter1953 said...

Hi Pat, you did a great job on the canvas it is just beautiful and thanks for all of it and Happy Valentines to you also. Hope your weekend was as good as mine.

bluangell said...

HI PAT,AS A PREVIOUS COMMENTOR POSTED~"SHE FELT A TOUCH OF GREED COMING ON"I SO UNDERSTAND THAT GREEN ENVY FEEL!LOL!WHAT BEAUTIFUL CREATIONS ARE TO BE WON AND I SO HOPE TO BE THE LUCKY ONE ;)THE COLORS ARE ABSOLUTELY LOVELY AND THANK YOU LOVE FOR OFFERING SUCH A TREMENDOUS PRIZE!HAVE AN AWESOME HEARTS DAY YOURSELF~YOUR FRIEND~JAKI

Pat Salada said...

February is such a wonderful month....Valentine's Day, President's Day, and my birthday;
so Hope I win your lovely give
away.

Pat S.

Anonymous said...

Happy Valentines Day to you.
Thank you for sharing.

Cresside (Cressida)

Anonymous said...

Happy Valentines Day to you.
Thank you for sharing.

Cresside
Sounds like Cressida

Claudine said...

C'est vraiment très beau. Gros bisous patricia et très bonne semaine

Sheila said...

A beautiful giveaway. I would love to be entered into it. Your work is just beautiful.
Have a Happy Valentines Day.

Quiltgal said...

Thanks for being such a generous blogger, lovely beads.

Threads-r-Flying said...

As always I enjoy your blog so much ! So glad you still have it for all of us ! Your work is so much beautiful and fun to see what you have collected or brought out of your closet to share with everyone ! Happy valentines ! Laurolle from Alaska

Lady J said...

I would love to own one of your pieces of art,they are all so very special. Your are one special lady. Happy St. Valenties Day!

Julie Cistone

Claudine said...

Petite visite pour te souhaiter une très bonne soirée Saint Valentin. Bisous

Anonymous said...

Pat
Your work is so lovely and so thoughtfully made. It would be so much fun to visit your town's gallery some day. I'm hoping we can drive up to Branson this spring and stop in Searcy on the way. From the map, it looks like it is right on the highway we always take.
God bless you for your generous spirit in giving away so many lovely goodies.
Hugs
Alice

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