More interesting..

I really wished I had a more

'interesting'

life...

not that "I" mind it all that much..

but

when it comes to 'tweeting'..

or updating my FB fan page...

or even writing a blog post..

I  realize...

I am somewhat boring

compared to those folks who actually get out of

their homes on occasion.

It's winter..

we've had a crapton of snow...

and the walks and driveway have

been like ice skating rinks

since early December.

I have been out a total of 5 times since the snow

began...

so..when I go to update my

Twitter..FB and Blogs I realize

"oh my gosh...I don't have anything to say"

Mostly I just work

day and night..

and there isn't much I can say about that.

I really do need to think about

'getting a life'

even during those times that I don't leave the house.

A Bookmarks Give Away...

Fire and Ice Photo

is having a give away on a few of my

bookmarks

on the

Fire and Ice Blog.

To see how to win a small

collection of my bookmarks

go here.

I think it is really nice of her to

feature me in her blog today...

thanks so much Heather.

I do like being busy ...

So I've been so busy lately working

on custom paintings

and a couple of custom

digital projects.

I'm currently working on

a Poe classic..

'Cask of Amontillado'

custom painting...

and a custom painting in my

'goth girl' style

featuring two of the sweetest little girls.

It's been quite a lot of fun..

and it's sparking a lot

of new ideas!

I got a New Planner...

I got a new planner.

I know we're halfway through 

the second month of the year...

and I just got it...

but it was on Sale at

Kinkos.

It only cost me $3.00...

so I couldn't pass it up.

Besides...I muddled through all of 2009

with only 1 calendar in the whole house...

I think that was a 1st for me.

FairyTale Art Print Sale

I've got a SALE on all of my

Fairy Tale Art Prints

in my Etsy Shop.

I will run the Sale through Next Week

and then I'll replace those

with something else in my Shop.

A Touch of Whimsy

It's taken me almost a week...but I

was able to grab another Treasury...

this time in 

Treasury West.

I've learned not to trust the 

Treasury Clock at craftopolis

quite so much.

It's fairly close...but not 'infallible'

It really is about heading to the

Treasuries with about an hour

left

and checking every few minutes until it opens.

Anyway...I grabbed these pieces

days ago..

and I was very happy that

I finally had the chance

to grab this Treasury and share these

"whimsical delights".

My Treasury is called...

"A Touch of Whimsy".

Why oh why....

 

You know...I just can't figure out

why people feel the

need to spam...

last week I received I don't know

how many 'comments' 

in a row..

all within about a 20 minute time span.

It makes no sense...

then..I wake up yesterday and discover that

a bunch of spam has been sent from my

email to friends and family...

then my account was 'locked' requiring

me to change my password

due to

"suspicious activity' on my account.

Damn it anyway spam`ho's...

get your OWN life

and leave mine alone!!

February Charity Listing

I'm a bit late

'announcing' the February

charity listing...

but..better late than never!

"From the Heart"

is my February illustration..

and like the January illustration..

for as long as this illustration is active..

a portion of each sale will

be sent to the
American Heart Association
because February is the month
we associate with 'hearts'.

March's charity will be

'Save the Children'.

I am no way affiliated with any of these charities...

nor they with me...

this is something I wish to do to on an

ongoing basis...

rather than to wait until there is tragedy..

or a huge telethon.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Cool New Products...

Some cool new products now

available in my

Rustic Goth Zazzle Shop.

The 'Aviator' Won Patron's Choice...

I am so very flattered

'The Aviator'

won Patron's Choice Award

on EBSQ

in the 'Grey' Show.

It isn't so much that I need

the affirmation..

but..I didn't enter many of the shows

until a couple of months ago..

because I thought..

"oh..what if people really don't like my art?"

So..it doesn't matter how old we get..

I think most of us still like to know

that someone, besides ourselves, like what we do.

 

I made the Etsy Front Page...

My "All In The Moment" Bookmark

made the Etsy Front Page

in the wee hours of the morning.

Since I don't get to the front page

too often... I

thought I'd share.

And a little note for my reader friends whose

comments I really do appreciate...

I've had to enable the comment approval.

Last night I received more than twenty comments in

about 5 minutes from the same user...

I'm sure it was all spam...

it didn't quit until I enabled the comment approval...

so sorry for any inconvenience

but after all of the problems I've had lately with

my computers...

I really didn't need to risk any new ones.

Rustic Goth Shop UPdates..

I will soon be taking my calendars

out of the shop

along with all of the

other digital downloads

I have listed.

I have sold a few downloads...

but I find that they are rather

time consuming to put

together..

and I just don't have the time

to do them

 for my Etsy Shop.

(And...it turns out...I didn't get them

off of my old computer before

it went completely down.)

I will occasionally

list new downloads in my

 Rustic Goth Artfire Shop.

And these I will save to my

zipdrive

so that I don't lose them.

No Fear of Flying is Featured..

My "No Fear of Flying"

is featured

on a wonderful 'finds' blog...

"TotusMel's Wunderkammer"

Check out this very cool blog.

My calendars are FINALLY being delivered.

My apologies to all who

had to wait a month into the year

for their calendars.

Forever we have taken packages to

the post office in the back seat

or trunk of our cars.

And none have ever gotten

lost in those small

but

sufficient little vehicles.

Suddenly...one of us has a

very roomy van with more seats

than they really need

and plenty of room for all packages

large and small.

Well...some of the smaller packages

found their way up under the very

back seat and were

temporarily lost.

(One of the packages that disappeared

was a painting that needed to

go to England.)

We've decided...ALL small packages now

must go into a larger bag

before they can ride in the new van.

Lost files...what a bummer!

Last fall I made up some background

images to sell as digital downloads

to folks who were wanting just the backgrounds

for use in collages,

pendants...that sort of thing.

Well..mostly I had decided to offer them in my

Rustic Goth Artfire Shop

but to have a limited run in my

Etsy Shop.

Well...losing my computer last week

was a real bummer for me

but, I thought I had gotten everything that I

had listed

put on my little zipdrive...

I hadn't.

So...today...I sell an ACEO tree background

digital download...

and I put in my little zipdrive

so I could get it promptly sent out...

only..

they are not on my zipdrive.

I lost my calendars..

all of my digital downloads..

my works in progress..

my digital resources

and

ALL of the digital brushes I had created

and used all the time.

Bummer..bummer..bummer.

I did get everything else that

I have listed though...

so that was something.

So..I spent all afternoon and evening

working on 'similar' tree backgrounds

to send in place of the originals that were lost.

They're close..but not exact.

A work in Progress.

Occasionally I like to show some of my

art...as it 'progresses'.

While I was without my computer

I did a lot of sketching...

this is one of those sketches

that I am currently 'painting'

in Photoshop.

I'm not sure what I'll do with the background...

but it is a bit different than what

I've been doing lately.

New Paintings

Now listed in the Shop.