A Sister Act

Those Prim and Whimsy girls...Carolyn, a Jersey Girl and her sister Sara started working together in 1985.
Now 25 years later we've decided to stop doing local art/craft shows and sell exclusively on Etsy. So today I spent several hours getting the shoppe set up and tomorrow I'll start listing our Ghouls Jewels made exclusively for Halloween.
I spent a week doing the designs and my sister spent a day cutting them out of recycled wood from the inside of vintage cigar boxes. We're very into upcycled, recycled and repurposed items. And this wood has a distinct distressed appearance just perfect for the folk art designs I painted on them.
Tomorrow I'll be sure to add a link to the shoppe and post a few of my favorite necklaces. We're going to be working hard to promote this shoppe because at our age we don't want to get a job. After all women of a certain age need to keep working at what they do best!

Deadly Candy 4 Halloween?

Watch this video! Check your children's candy stash after trick-or-treating!

And the winners are:

My son, Evan, picked arbitrary numbers for each of the three sets of ACEOs and I matched them up to the blog postings. This was done at 10:02 this morning but just got the time to announce the winners to the public.
Giveaway #1 - Shirley Avelis
Giveaway #2 - Tricia Everetts
Giveaway #3 - Deb Jones
Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to everyone who participated in this giveaway. Stay tuned to this blog as I'm going to make this a monthly event!

FREE, FREE, FREE!!! HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY

Posted below are three sets of Halloween ACEOs that I'm giving away FREE. At 10 am, Saturday, Oct. 25th I will randomly pick one person from the comments left under each posting as the winner and will get them in the mail before noon that day so you can enjoy them for Halloween.

The way to enter the giveaway is simple. Below the post that contains the set you love the most, leave me a comment. That puts you in the running to win that set. And if you'd like it, and I WOULD LOVE IT, add yourself as a follower of this blog and I will in turn link to you so that we can create a network together. The followers section is the second section down on the right of this page.
I've got LOTS of followers of my art and this invite is going out to them as well. So linking to me can only bring you MORE traffic. With 980+ freedback on eBay I've got a goodly amount of people who LOVE my work and that, my friends, is a very good thing!

Happy Halloween y'all. Now go post to one of the blog postings below.
Hugs from Jersey!

FREE ~ HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY #3

I've decided to have THREE free giveaways for Halloween on my Blog. From now until Sat. Oct. 25th post a comment on the posting that contains the set you like best and I'll randomly pick a name from the postees. Also, if you add yourself as a follower of this blog I'll return the favor and link to your blog. Thus, we'll create a 'web' of links that will help us all network. So get ready to comment.

This is number three of three sets of ORIGINAL Halloween ACEO from the_wild_gypsy, Carolyn, a Jersey Girl. If you want to see other pieces you can purchase click on My eBay or My Etsy to the right of these posts. Good Luck and Happy Halloween!!

FREE ~ HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY #2

I've decided to have THREE free giveaways for Halloween on my Blog. From now until Sat. Oct. 25th post a comment on the posting that contains the set you like best and I'll randomly pick a name from the postees. Also, if you add yourself as a follower of this blog I'll return the favor and link to your blog. Thus, we'll create a 'web' of links that will help us all network. So get ready to comment.

This is number two of three sets of ORIGINAL Halloween ACEO from the_wild_gypsy, Carolyn, a Jersey Girl. If you want to see other pieces you can purchase click on My eBay or My Etsy to the right of these posts. Good Luck and Happy Halloween!!

FREE ~ HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY #1

I've decided to have THREE free giveaways for Halloween on my Blog. From now until Sat. Oct. 25th post a comment on the posting that contains the set you like best and I'll randomly pick a name from the postees. Also, if you add yourself as a follower of this blog I'll return the favor and link to your blog. Thus, we'll create a 'web' of links that will help us all network. So get ready to comment.

This is number one of three sets of ORIGINAL Halloween ACEO from the_wild_gypsy, Carolyn, a Jersey Girl. If you want to see other pieces you can purchase click on My eBay or My Etsy to the right of these posts. Good Luck and Happy Halloween!!

FREE ~ HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY

I've decided to give away some ORIGINAL Halloween ACEOs. I don't think they'll bring in much money on eBay since it's slower than molasses and as far as Etsy goes, sales are slower than cement there! So my dear friends I'll be sorting through my pieces tonight and tomorrow will post the pieces that will be up for grabs.

All you'll have to do is comment on the post containing the set that you like and I'll randomly pick a winner by the 26th and send them out for you to enjoy by Halloween. Stay tuned for details.

Bland Blind Date

DD just called from the ladies room of the restaurant where she went on her blind date...50 minutes into it! Oh well, hottie or nottie he failed her own personal test and didn't buy the first round of drinks. If her wallet comes out during the initial date there isn't a second one! This is the shortest date on record, however. Her friend "Boo" is coming to bail her out.

Got so excited about her blind date I forgot to post the latest ACEOs that go up on eBay tomorrow. Here they are:

This will probably be the last week for Halloween goodies. Next week I'll start listing some Christmas pieces.

Another Sleepless night in Jersey

I simply hate those nights when your mind is racing with a thousand thoughts and sleep is as far away as the tooth fairy. After 37 years of marriage to a man who snores and a bed cat who likes to prowl around, I'm thinking of saving up for a twin size bed.

I mean how selfish is it to want to actually sleep through the night? I think that Beaver's Mom and Dad had the right idea...twin beds. But with a 6'7" DH I'm the one who will have to leave the king sized one for a twin. He always says he can't sleep when I'm not in bed but while he may believe that myth I've noticed that within 45 seconds of me leaving it, he's back to snoring again.
Now before anyone suggests he be tested for sleep apnea he has been. And it's severe enough to warrant a breathing mask. Unfortunately without health insurance at the present moment we're living with a worn out mask that leaks air and gives me nightmares of being stalked by a GIANT HISSING COCKROACH!!

However bad the nights are, the days are worse. I drag my butt from room to room wishing I was a fluffy fat cat like the ones who get to doze in the sun shining in through the sliding glass door and skylight.


Last night I listed a piece in the NFAC, Nibblefest Art Contest on eBay. OK, call me crazy, I was hoping that someone would actually bid on it. I have one bid of 99 cents but there are others on there with 18 bids and $15 this early in the game. I just had to do it though. I keep thinking that one day I'll find the right combination of colors or images and suddenly I'll be one of the 'in' crowd.

I'll be what I used to be when I was doing the gallery/art show circuit...I'll be a star! What used to sell for 350 dollars now brings me 14.99 if I'm lucky. I keep thinking it's because I suck as an artist, but I don't know if I'm right. I always thought I had talent but as the years go on I think I may be losing it...or maybe I never had it to begin with??? Here's the piece that's hitting 99 cents right now:



Oh hello...my Mom just called and said she's not going to church and so I'm going to play hooky myself and go back to bed. If you've got suggestions for me on this piece of art, PLEASE just post your thoughts in the comment section below. TTYL