Finished artwork and a very special giveaway!!

I finished the nature journal! It's amazing how long it took to complete this piece but it's OK, I enjoyed every minute of it! Each page is collaged and tabbed ~ each with it's own definition . . . I hope to get it in my Etsy store Friday!! I've pictured each spread for you to see . . . (If anyone is interested in this nature journal it's 32.00 plus shipping, just email me at sewmanyroses@yahoo.com)

UPDATE: SOLD ~ this little nature journal is heading to Denmark!

I also finished a mini composition book too. Look at me being all productive!!! Don't you just love these two images on the front and back? Too sweet ~ I hope to list this in my Etsy store Friday too.

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Now, for the very special giveaway!!!

Joy and Cindy at The Plum Tree are hosting

A Card Collection
for Our Troops

Giveaway!!

Just create or buy cards for the troops to use

or cards to encourage and support them

then send them in to The Plum Tree!

Your name will be entered to win

a $30.00 Plum Tree Gift Certificate!

Please click HERE to visit The Plum Tree blog if you have any questions and their address is listed right at the top in the banner.

I hope you have the best Friday ever!

xxoo, Dawn

OK, I admit it, I'm a goober ~

Well, as you know, Gail's having a contest over at the Mind Wide Open blog . . . and I just so happen to be on her design team for the Shabby Cottage Studio website, right? I thought that I was supposed to participate in the creative contest that she was having so I made this piece of artwork using her beautiful image:

Well, come to find out I didn't have to make it after all! Design team members are not entering ~ which I totally get now that I've put my thinking cap on!!

Please remember though, if you're entering the competition over at Mind Wide Open to get your entry emailed to Gail by midnight tonight EST!!

Oh well, that just shows you what a real goober I am! I'll be adding it to my Etsy store very soon ~

I have some wonderful new things that I'm cooking up for you so please stay tuned!!!

Wishing you a great Monday! xxoo, Dawn

New artwork and WONDERFUL news!!

I love these verses so much that I had to create a small artwork featuring them. It's created just on a piece of mat board about 8" x 8" ~ just a scrap, using remnants of ribbons, lace and forgotten little pearls . . .

A new button jar soon to be listed in my Etsy store ~

A pendant created from an old watch, little photo and a few charms ~ soon to be listed it my Etsy store too! I'll be adding the recent fairy jar and the dutch shoe pincushion. I couldn't access my Etsy store right now but will try again later.

And last but CERTAINLY not least, I am honored to tell you that JoAnnA Pierotti has asked me to be on her Design Team to create with her new collage sheets!!! I love JoAnnA and love her work as well. She's put together a great design team and I just can't believe I'm on it!

She's adding to her website daily so please keep checking in on it. You can visit Moss Hill Studio HERE!

Wishing you a wonderful Monday ~ xxoo, Dawn

If you should catch a fairy ~

I've been wanting to create this little jar fairy for awhile and finally did! I wrote a little poem to go along with her . . . a poem? who knew??

She has ultrafine clear glitter on her paper wings backed with vintage lace. I made her a little banner she's holding to remind you of what she's capable of! And last but not least, a tiny little fairy wand made from a straight pin, tiny beads and one little strip of shredded paper wrapped tightly down.

Doesn't she look like she could grant a few wishes?

Wishing you a wonderful Friday!

xxoo, Dawn