Show 'n Tell and Thank You's

Hello lovelies! I hope you are all having a wonderful Easter weekend! This post is longggg over due. I best get it all posted before it is all outdated *grin*. So much to catch up on, so I finally got to taking pics and gathering the links I needed. Now the normal person might have done this in several timely posts..but..I never claimed to be normal ha!

First things first: The "One World One Heart" door prizes! I know a few of you wanted to see the custom ACEO I was to make along with the other goodies for the winner of my door prize Teresa over at http://ourknitalong.blogspot.com/ . So I decided to challenge myself and try to draw the four family members contributing to the blog. It was a challenge because I haven't had a lot of practice doing anything resembling a real person much less four! You can see the photos I used for reference on the left hand side of her blog. Here's what I came up with, I think it turned out pretty good :)



I have also been meaning to show off all of the goodies I won on my wonderful OWOH journey! I was waiting for all of the prizes to arrive, I know some had to travel a long way in the midst of weird weather etc. I think there is one more out there in the hands of the postal service, but I couldn't wait any longer so I will post another blog when that one arrives.

I won this beautiful glass hear necklace made by the talented Niky at http://silverniknats.blogspot.com

It's even more amazing in person, I LOVE glass!

I won this beautiful piece of altered art by Alicia at http://alteredbits.wordpress.com 

I *do* love anatomy and body parts! It fits in very well in my studio :)








Cindy over at http://plantslist.blogspot.com chose my lucky number to win this incredible "diptych". I had never heard of this before, it's the same size as an ACEO/ATC but with two parts! A "triptych" would be three parts and so on. I love this concept of bringing 3D life to ACEO art! Pictures can't really capture all the color and texture, but it's pretty amazing.

Here it is open.

I also won this cool polymer clay and beaded necklace from Iris over at http://msnovembertuesday.blogspot.com I knew I won her door prize but it was to be a surprise so I didn't know what it was until it arrived, I love surprises! Neat huh?







So that's it for the OWOH related stuff for now. Have you signed up for the newsletter for the next event?
It looks like it is going to be just as much fun! I know I'm going to try to participate again, as this was my first year and I really enjoyed meeting all of you!

Another exciting note, I was published in "Cloth Paper Scissors: Studios" Spring issue for one of my DIY organization projects.  I must say that I was completely tickled to be in the same issue with Ty Pennington woohooo! I also figured it would be a little blip on a page with several other projects..but I got an entire page!   So I better show this off, because it's almost time to the Summer issue to come out...yeah I procrastinate :) (Page. 27!!!)

Ok let's see..what else is going on...OH! I replied to a post on Maureen's Facebook page and she said I won a RAK! Oh boy! I love winning stuff! What's a RAK? LOL Now I know.."Random Acts of Kindness". I love it!  She sent me these wonderful art prints and cards.

Be sure to visit her shop HERE to see more of her fabulous art!

That's it for now..time to go cuddle with hubby and kitties!

OWOH Winner!

Hello friends old and new! Thought I better pick a winner and get this posted, as I was barely into my first cup of coffee of the day, checking email and I've won a couple prizes already!(More on that at a later date) Wowwwy what a wonderful trip around the world that was! Lisa has certainly outdone herself putting this fantastic event together for 5 years. Even though this was the last year for "One World One Heart" there is something new in the works for next year. So be sure to stop by http://awhimsicalbohemian.typepad.com/ to sign up for the newsletter to be kept up to date on the next one!

Wheww I can't believe how many talented imaginative people there are out there in blogland! I'm so glad I decided to participate. I learned quite a few new crafts and artistry I had never heard of before. I learned that many many artists are...cat lovers > ^. .^ < , and animal lovers in general! I learned that I am not the only one that can't settle on just one style or medium for artistic expression.  I learned that blogger only allowed you to follow 300 blogs.*Humph* Now some might say..how can  you possible READ 300 blogs? Apparently even Blogger doesn't think this is possible. They don't know me very well LMAO! I mean, it's not like they all post every day ya know. There's all the Doll Artists, Teddy Bear Artists, Painters, Quilters, Stitchers, Glass artists, Halloween artists both year-round and seasonal and everything in between. So yeah...I thought I was following a bunch of you, I clicked Follow, it said you were added to my feed reader, then nothin!  It really threw me for a loop for..like..a day. But I'm trying to go with the flow and not let change knock my block off ha! I rearranged. I broke up with a few blogs. Some of you thought I stopped following you but really, I just moved you to Networked Blogs and I can follow you through Facebook :) Ok ok.. I'm rambling..without further ado; Out of 300 comments, 293 were "real" the rest were duplicates.

The winner is #147 Teresa from http://ourknitalong.blogspot.com/
You win the eyes, heart charm, and I'm already buzzing with ideas for your personalized ATC. 


A big welcome to new followers...stay tuned...I feel another give-away coming up soon!
Happy Creating!

One World One Heart 2011

Hello Bloggers around the world! This is my first year participating in the "One World One Heart Blog Event". It is the 5th and final year for this event so I thought I better jump in! If you would like to learn more about this click HERE .

Ok so a bit about me. My name is Aimee, I'm so glad you could stop by! I'm 36, me, hubby, and two cats happily live in South Carolina, USA.  My passion is being creative and learning as many new artistic techniques as possible. I love working with polymer clay, air dry clays, paint, and fabric. One or all of these mediums are at my mercy for doll making, dabbling in jewelry making, or wherever my muse takes me. I've learned to never say never when it comes to art or it's mediums. I would have sworn that I would *never* try embroidery, wasn't interested. That's only because I didn't know how to do it. Once I learned, I tried it and enjoyed it, but it might not be something I choose to do often. But seldom and never aren't the same thing, so never say never! The first time I tried working with air dry clay it was a disaster, I hated it! Now that I've  learned how to work with, and get it to work with me..I love it and plan on using it a lot on my dolls and art in the future. So that's me in a large nutshell :)

On to the door prizes! If you are new to "One World One Heart" or didn't read the link above, it is about bloggers around the world meeting and getting to know one another through each other's blogs. Each participant offers a "door prize" as a thank you for stopping by, fun right? :) Last I heard there were at least 1,000 participants! This event officially runs from Jan.31st - Feb. 17th.  So I thought a bit about what kind of door prize to offer. All blog events I've been in in the past were among doll makers, or people that like similar things. So what dear reader, could I possibly offer not knowing ahead of time what visitors to the event would like? Something that could span countries, ages, and interest? So since this is after all...One World One Heart...and I HEART YOU all! Or should I say EYE HEART YOU? Teehee..ok ok a way to slip my quirky sense of humor into the door prize :)  Drummm rollll...

Polymer clay doll eyes, hand made by me. Not a sculptor or a doll maker? You could use them in scrap booking, Halloween jewelry?  An interesting practical joke? The possibilities are endless! ;)

A polymer clay faux opal heart ornament, handmade by me. This one is hard to photograph but it's a pretty pale blue with reflective colorful bits just like a real opal. It could easily be put on a chain to wear as a necklace as well!

What's this then? A blank piece of paper? Hehe..this is the "YOU" part! I will also be making the winner an ATC (Artist Trading Card). They are small collectible pieces of art. I will create something based on what I learn about you from your blog! You never know what I will decide..it might be your pet, your hobby..etc. chosen by me and the winner will not know what it will be until they receive it :)

The winner will be drawn and announced on Feb.17th. I will also email the winner.

How to Enter:

• Leave a comment on this post. Make sure I have a way to contact you if your name is chosen, and so I can visit your blog as well :)
• This is open to all bloggers worldwide.
• If you are visiting from another network ie: TheHive, Facebook, etc. please leave your comment on my *actual* blog post to be entered, thanks!

Thanks so much for visiting!

****Edit: *Sigh* I'm kinda bummed, there were sooo many of you that I wanted to follow, and THOUGHT I was...I clicked follow. Google says it's usual confirmation that it was added to my followed blogs, BUT it doesn't warn you or let you know you have reached the follow limit of 300 until you try to manually add a blog. So I guess now I know, and I'm trying weed out my list a bit to make room :(

*Though you may still comment, entries for the door prize is now closed*