"dude you should check out the giveaway over at V and Co. sponsored by csn mattresses for a chance to win the most gorgeous pillow"

You should know I'm all about the free stuff, so check this out:

http://www.vanessachristenson.com/ There is a gorgeous petal pillow here that I will probably recreate at some point.

And to top that off, here's my dream site: http://www.totallyfreecrap.com/ They mean what they say, so much cool free crap it took my breath away. I'm still a little weak in the knees, let me go sit down.....

Indoor Fireworks

Here's a PC I made for a swap, and I am totally in love with it. (Sniff, sniff, goodbye sweet postcard!) The swap was "Receive Your Own Postcard" and the idea was to make a PC from materials sent to you from your partner. Well, Russ sent me SO MUCH great stuff, I was overwhelmed, and for about a month, I just looked through it over and over. This effort came from a combination of a calendar cutout of fireworks, the red/white paper and some of the card stock I got, and an EC song. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a response, I hope it's well received. I have a huge amount of all kinds of supplies left, so I will be making more. It was most definitely an inspiring swap, so much fun.

Pnut Envy

Here's another PC from the last group made. I cropped it for the pic, it was shiny and had lots of glare. On the back, I explain that Pnut is in the throes of jealousy, she wants sparkly fur in a bad way. The glitter coat on the bottom left Pnut photographed poorly, in real life, it is colorfully sparkly. Also , there's the punny title. Ha.

Last Night's Efforts

Okie Dokie, here are the PCs I did last night. I'm currently too exhausted to try and make the pics go where I want them, so I'm going with what I've got. The top left pic is a detail from the card to the right of it. This was my go at a lesbian-themed piece (my partner listed these in her likes), and I hope it's not insulting. (I dunno.) Two random magazine images, the 'woman controller' is from a holiday advert, the boots from some fashion mag, and presto, together they are a humorous PC. To the right of that one is a print of my Warrior Cat drawing. And lastly, the yellow one is another Amelie tribute. I printed the pic out, used two kinds of nail polish on the rabbit in the clouds, a little sparkly nail polish on the girl's hair, and sealed it all under a coat of clear nail polish. Ta-da.

I just don't know why every idea must percolate for so long before I'm able to enjoy that first first cup of creativity...

Freida Kahlo Post Card

I had this clipping of a Frieda Kahlo painting that I loved, so when I wanted to make a postcard for my painter friend JJ, I grabbed it. It is made of fabric stitched over paper, and the pic and words have plastic stitched on top to protect them for mailing. As you can see, when I'm in the throes of creativity I can rarely manage straight lines and right angles. Oh well, at least one knows it's handmade....And I really do want that unibrow sometimes.

Free Candy, Anyone?

What's better than chocolate? Free, free, totally free chocolate, of course. Follow this link, they will send you an e-mail alert. Starting at 8am Central Time each Friday till September 25, you can log on and get a free candy bar. The number is limited to around 250,000, so be timely. Also, I think they limit you to four free candy bar coupons. I just got my first one yesterday; Snickers here I come!!!!

https://realchocolate.com/default.aspx

Get Some Free Paint

This link was on my Facebook from Craftster, I think, and I was tickled...not pink but Candy Apple Red, the free paint I'm getting!

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glidden.com%2Fpromotions%2Ffree-paint-giveaway.do&h=fe496e3feaa5e82e03b3bde32755c759