tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59501018399543994072024-03-13T12:33:58.604-07:00Fair RosamundFairytale ArtLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-91038926575574594712013-06-12T15:47:00.000-07:002013-06-12T15:47:28.351-07:00Prints, Journals and Bugs :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi everyone! I have been keeping busy and have a few new goodies in the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FairRosamund">shop</a>: some prints (including these three 8x10 ones), postcards, and hand-painted journals :)</div>
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Also, I am finishing up this little bug set: just need to get hangers onto the backs and then they will get listed!</div>
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I have a couple more paintings on canvas sketched out, and am trying to keep up with regular practice in my sketchbook. Life has been super busy, but that means I have been even more sure to take time for art: it keeps me sane! ;)</div>
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I hope you are all having a fabulous week! :)</div>
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Hello! I am here to very sheepishly peep my head in after way too long! Things have been very busy and wonderful. I have finished two semesters of my grad program (which I'm loving) and working at my part-time job helping a librarian (which I'm also loving), and squeezing in art whenever I get a chance! I have been doing regular updates on Facebook, but I thought it was time that I gave my blog some love :) Above is the current piece I am working on, and I am quite happy with how it is coming along. <br />
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This is Cecilia whom I just listed today...I am thrilled to say that she has a great home already!<br />
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I have also been collecting (maybe it is becoming hoarding?) more art books lately, including this absolutely stunning (and huge!!) Mark Ryden one. These books always inspire me!<br />
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I hope that you are all doing wonderful!! :)Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-158292159163253802012-10-31T19:35:00.000-07:002012-10-31T19:36:11.403-07:00Happy Halloween!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi there lovely blog friends!! I am back to wish all of you a very Happy Halloween! Grad school has been keeping me busy, but I have been making sure to set aside time for painting and sketching; I am really itching for a good painting day, so hopefully this week :) I have been better about posting on Facebook lately just because its quick, but I am hoping to get back in the blogging groove!</div>
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What are you all up to for Halloween? Today was my husband's day off, so we went for a great hike. Now I have two stuffed pumpkins in the oven for dinner <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130704456&ft=1&f=1053">(here</a> is the recipe--its amazing!!), and we are watching Mad Monster Party :)</div>
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Below is a pic of some little paper mache coffin boxes which I painted as favors for my little Halloween party with a few friends on Saturday. They were so fun!</div>
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I also made these little treats out of pretzels, hershey's kisses and candy corn.</div>
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And here is the table, before all of the food was on there :) I made some orange punch and got some adorable Halloween sugar cookies from Trader Joe's.</div>
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And below is our sweet little Rosie in her pumpkin hat; she only had to keep it on for a minute for the photo op ;)</div>
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See you soon!</div>
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Hi there everyone! Well I am <em>finally</em> back, so so sorry for the delay! I am beginning graduate school this week, going for my Master's in Information Resources and Library Science, so I have just been getting my head wrapped around that :) I am very excited to start!</div>
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Thank you all so much for visiting my Tea Party and leaving such sweet comments! I had so much fun visiting the other parties!</div>
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Well I chose a random name from my party hat, and the winner of my Alice and Mad Hatter kokeshi dolls is:</div>
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<strong>Laura</strong> of <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://laurasfavoritethings.blogspot.com/">laura and her favorite things</a>!</span></div>
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Congratulations Laura! Please email me your mailing address at <a href="mailto:laurenstar1@yahoo.com">laurenstar1@yahoo.com</a> and I will send them on their way :)</div>
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Thank you to everyone who entered!!</div>
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Since I am behind a bit on blogging here are a couple of my newest paintings:</div>
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"The Peacock"</div>
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and "Briar Rose"</div>
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They are both available in my etsy <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FairRosamund">shop</a>.</div>
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I have been enjoying some summer fun reading and art books before school really gets into swing, including this gorgeous little Marion Peck book, a lovely gift from my friend Briana. </div>
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On a lovely overcast day, five friends gathered to enjoy breakfast, cake, pastries, tea, lemonade and sweets :) </div>
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There was sugar and fun galore, as well as sweet favors for the guests (handmade by my mom)!</div>
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As a special treat for the occasion, I will be giving away my hand-painted Alice and Mad Hatter kokeshi dolls to one guest! Simply leave a comment on this post, and I will draw a winner at random next Saturday, August 4th.</div>
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Easter greetings, everyone! :) I hope you are all having a really fun and relaxing day. My mom and I and her best friend got together yesterday and did some fun Easter festivities. My mom had picked up some cute papier mache eggs at the craft store, so we decided to paint on them :) <br />
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Here are our eggs: Mine and Tonya's on the left (mine is the pink egg girl) and my mom's three on the right. So much fun! :)<br />
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We had fun putting egg head girl in different poses ;)</div><div align="center"><br />
I also baked up some mini cupcakes with caramel frosting and caramel corn on top.<br />
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Today I am just relaxing with the hubby, and we are going to try to get our patio spruced up a bit for spring :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And last but not least, "The Queen of the Night Sky," on an 8"x8" canvas.<br />
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I hope you all have a lovely Easter with your family, friends and furbabies!! :)</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-44792986420271071302012-03-28T10:19:00.000-07:002012-03-28T10:19:46.487-07:00Poppy and Petunia, plus Snow White<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lIH9s3sjP-0/T3NDvBzJcqI/AAAAAAAABvk/bm14vl0DUA0/s1600/poppyandpetunia1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lIH9s3sjP-0/T3NDvBzJcqI/AAAAAAAABvk/bm14vl0DUA0/s400/poppyandpetunia1.JPG" width="331" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">I am feeling on a roll this week! :) I have two new paintings in the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/96323260/original-acrylic-painting-on-canvas-snow">shop</a>, the first of which is "Poppy and Petunia." I had been wanting to do a spring-y painting with a bunny :)</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Visiting the wonderful <a href="http://faeriemooncreations.blogspot.com/">Theresa's</a> blog yesterday, I saw her beautiful new Snow White painting (she is doing a series of princesses for an exciting project), and it inspired me to do a Snow White as well! I haven't painted any classic fairytale characters in quite a long time, so I really enjoyed it. </div><div align="center"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">It is so nice to get back into the swing of things. I had so much fun planning the wedding and making decorations, but I must admit it is nice not to have to worry about it anymore and just work on what I</div><div style="text-align: center;"> feel like :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">First of all, I wanted to thank everyone so much for your sweet comments about our wedding :) Each one made us smile. I was so happy to share our photos with you! I am so lucky to have made such wonderful blog friends: you all contributed some bit of inspiration for the wedding in one way or another :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is my latest painting, "The Castle On The Hill." I was feeling ambitious and did a 16"x20"!! That is huge for me! :) It is available <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/96167590/original-acrylic-painting-on-canvas-the">here</a> in the shop.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">We were lucky enough to go to Disneyland for a few days for a wonderful honeymoon, and one of my favorite parts of the trip was going on the Storybook Land ride. For those of you not familiar with it, it is a little boat ride through a tiny-scale village, complete with houses, windmills and castles. I'm pretty sure we were the only ones above 5 years old on it, but I had a blast ;) </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">When we got home I couldn't stop thinking about the magic of that tiny village and this little pink castle. So of course I had to paint it! I hope you all like it :)</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">Happy Spring to you all, and I hope you have a wonderful beginning to your week!</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-7623498027787887602012-03-22T10:06:00.000-07:002012-03-22T10:06:06.364-07:00The Wedding!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h7Be3R5RmdI/T2tPB4jhmEI/AAAAAAAABpY/GFpGHk5tTCw/s1600/008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h7Be3R5RmdI/T2tPB4jhmEI/AAAAAAAABpY/GFpGHk5tTCw/s640/008.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Well hello everyone! I am finally back, and I am a very happily married lady!! I am so excited to share these photos with you. It was truly a perfect, fairy-tale day. I would not have changed a single thing. These photos are by our amazing photographer Melissa Millage, with a few of my sister's and mom's mixed in :) </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Above is one of the centerpieces. We made these peonies out of crepe paper (many of the decorations were a combined effort of me, my mom, her best friend Tonya, and oftentimes Daniel :) They were so much fun to make but definitely time-consuming! We found the little baskets in the dollar bin at Target, and spray-painted them antique white. Then we filled the baskets with moss. I love the way they turned out.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I painted a little portrait of me and Daniel, which we used on the invitations. We also made the guest book completely by hand, starting with two vintage book covers.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> One of the table settings. We made the favors by hand as well--we adhered vintage book pages, copies of vintage postcards, fabric and lace onto matboard, and topped them each off with a butterfly handpainted on muslin. My mom sewed dryer sheets filled with wildflower seeds into little hearts and those were sewed on as well.</div><br />
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<div align="center">Our mini cake and delicious mini cupcakes, made by my amazing friend Geri. She made three different flavors of cupcakes: vanilla, hot chocolate topped with homemade marshmallows, and red velvet with cream cheese icing.</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">My mom and I made the cupcake stands ourselves out of thrift store glass candleholders and plates (thank you to Geri for the great idea!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">I painted a little Lauren and Daniel on kokeshi dolls for the cake topper :)</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">My crepe paper flower bouquet. My mom gave me the amazing antique bouquet holder as an engagement gift.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">It was truly a perfect day, and we really had a blast. I can't stop smiling every time I look at the photos and relive those beautiful moments.</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-13893830144526542482012-01-25T22:26:00.000-08:002012-01-25T22:26:15.421-08:00Wedding Planning Madness!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eeH1GkuQ1Dw/TyDsPwJAH5I/AAAAAAAABow/gvrr4XxriVw/s1600/wedding1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eeH1GkuQ1Dw/TyDsPwJAH5I/AAAAAAAABow/gvrr4XxriVw/s400/wedding1.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hi everyone! Things are busy, busy, busy around here as we prepare for our wedding, just a little over a month away!! So exciting :) </div><div style="text-align: center;">I am doing a handpainted fabric butterfly for each guest as a part of the favors--40 more to paint!</div><div style="text-align: center;">My mom and I are handmaking a lot of the decorations (of course :) Above is a little bird cage which we embellished, to hold cards on the gift table.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We have also been collecting vintage bottles to use in the centerpieces. I can't wait to see how it all comes together and to show you all pictures :) I so wish that you could all be there! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">I also wanted to show you this little commission I did for the lovely Alia over at <a href="http://buccaneersandballgowns.blogspot.com/">Buccaneers and Ballgowns</a> before Christmas, of the adorable Sir Pugsley Wadsworth IV :) Thank you so much Alia!!</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">The painting below, "Growth," has been in my shop for a little while but I haven't had a chance to show it on here yet. I am really enjoying the wooden plaques :) I have a few other paintings back in the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FairRosamund">shop</a> which I had taken out in order to go to a local store here in Tucson. Unfortunately that store, Bohemia, had to close recently. It will be sorely missed!!</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I should be back with a Valentine's Day painting or two very soon! Hope you are all having a wonderful week :)</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-39781418248837826912011-12-19T10:59:00.000-08:002011-12-19T10:59:21.258-08:00The Star Angel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OF70OzvcE_k/Tu-ExM6Go4I/AAAAAAAABoI/2ZzvmNV1U6A/s1600/starangel1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OF70OzvcE_k/Tu-ExM6Go4I/AAAAAAAABoI/2ZzvmNV1U6A/s320/starangel1.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Hello everyone! It is so lovely to be back--after having computer problems for the last couple of months it is finally fixed and we are up and running again! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Above is my latest painting, "The Star Angel," painted on a 7"x7" wooden plaque. I added mica glitter to her wings to add some fun sparkle. She is available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/88957493/original-mixed-media-painting-on-wooden">shop</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Above is "The Gentle Forest," which I never got a chance to show you here. I am happy to say that it is on its way to a good home! I intended to get some Christmas prints and postcards in the shop this year, but with all of my computer problems I couldn't make it in time. Next year for sure!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Daniel and I were very excited to do our first Christmas tree together this year. We had a wonderful time picking out a tree, then putting on some Christmas music and decorating :) I hadn't seen many of my old ornaments for years, so it was a lot of fun to unwrap each one and put it on the tree.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">And if you look closely, you can see Rosie relaxing under there :) It is her favorite new spot.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Here are a few more little decorations (my mom made the adorable card on the left for us). We have done a lot of fun Christmas activities this past weekend, including our yearly tradition of going to the Christmas parade, then coming home to watch "Elf." </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> It has been nice and chilly and rainy, which makes the perfect backdrop for a cup of hot cocoa and a good book (or two).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I hope that everyone is having a fun and relaxed holiday season! I'll see you soon :)</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-17974646522621144602011-11-26T10:38:00.000-08:002011-11-26T10:38:45.538-08:0020% Off Sale!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4Iisad0THJU/TtEw-NlHPzI/AAAAAAAABoA/uy5HtRNftrw/s1600/coupon+code+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4Iisad0THJU/TtEw-NlHPzI/AAAAAAAABoA/uy5HtRNftrw/s320/coupon+code+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Hi there everyone! I hope that all who celebrate it had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Mine was absolutely lovely. Daniel and I hosted at our house this year and it was such a fun day surrounded by family.<br />
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I wanted to let you all know that I am doing a sale in my shop today through Monday--20% off everything! This will be my last sale this year. I just couldn't resist joining in on all the sale fun ;) Just make sure to use coupon code HOLIDAY11 when you check out to get your discount. This is good for originals, things already on sale, everything! Just a little thank you to all of you for making the year so great :)<br />
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I hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-87583234229498161722011-11-18T13:27:00.000-08:002011-11-18T13:27:35.456-08:00Lulu and Ginger<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hHuVkKwEKwY/TsbMuUaSeTI/AAAAAAAABn4/30nFMlr4ofg/s1600/luluandginger4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hHuVkKwEKwY/TsbMuUaSeTI/AAAAAAAABn4/30nFMlr4ofg/s320/luluandginger4.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><br />
Here is "Lulu and Ginger", my first Christmas painting of the year! I decided to go for some bangs on this girl, I hope you like them :) I have one or two more holiday paintings planned. I am also hoping to get some postcards made of one of them, if I can get them in time! As usual, I wish I had started earlier :)<br />
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I hope you are all having a lovely Friday, and have a fun weekend!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-72713926659871043282011-11-17T10:54:00.000-08:002011-11-17T10:54:27.655-08:00The Blue Rose<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-monREYAsFVk/TsVU9uk5TKI/AAAAAAAABnQ/isBs9N28eRI/s1600/bluerose1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-monREYAsFVk/TsVU9uk5TKI/AAAAAAAABnQ/isBs9N28eRI/s320/bluerose1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
Hi there everyone! Here is a new 8"x10" painting I finished yesterday, "The Blue Rose." I got the idea from a mystery novel I was reading having to do with a blue rose. It is available in my etsy <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FairRosamund">shop</a>.<br />
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Here are a few more things I have been up to lately: "Snow White and Rose Red" (speaking of fairy tales has anyone else been watching the show Once Upon A Time? I absolutely love it!),<br />
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A Ginger the Cat handpainted paper mache box,<br />
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And three little kitties on wooden plaques, Kiki, Ginger and Rosebud! I am happy to say that these three have found homes already, but the rest are available in my shop :)<br />
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I have been in the mood to do some baking lately. I made some <a href="http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2011/pumpkin-buttermilk-scones/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Internal&utm_campaign=Editorial">pumpkin buttermilk scones</a> the other day and I am thinking I will try a pecan pie next :)<br />
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I hope you are all having a wonderful week!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-60650309016258975442011-11-04T10:54:00.000-07:002011-11-04T10:54:26.421-07:00The Song Bird<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jlD-nuX8QgE/TrQknqrg3tI/AAAAAAAABmw/Rj3ycjZwlOk/s1600/songbird2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jlD-nuX8QgE/TrQknqrg3tI/AAAAAAAABmw/Rj3ycjZwlOk/s320/songbird2.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">I have a new painting in the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FairRosamund">shop</a>, "The Song Bird." I painted this one on a 7"x9" wooden plaque. Wood can be such a nice change from canvas now and again, I love the smooth texture :)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I also listed a handpainted Hoots the Owl box a couple of days ago. I just love painting these little paper mache boxes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RJuFH6T0hlU/TrQkxmvgxJI/AAAAAAAABnA/s8ezYRJbEcM/s1600/hootsbox2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RJuFH6T0hlU/TrQkxmvgxJI/AAAAAAAABnA/s8ezYRJbEcM/s320/hootsbox2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XNsQRj4g6n8/TrQk4JThcVI/AAAAAAAABnI/0BwKVjN8mYM/s1600/hootsbox3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" ida="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XNsQRj4g6n8/TrQk4JThcVI/AAAAAAAABnI/0BwKVjN8mYM/s320/hootsbox3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am in the mood to paint some little kitties today, so there should be another box and some little wooden plauques coming to the shop soon! I am enjoying a nice quiet day today, painting and listening to a book on CD :) I hope that you are all well and are having a lovely Friday!</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-15218426053123520212011-10-31T19:47:00.000-07:002011-10-31T19:47:07.369-07:00Happy Halloween!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dyrxjlk_Qrc/Tq9Z8SPei0I/AAAAAAAABmA/HXHofS0du88/s1600/boocupcake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dyrxjlk_Qrc/Tq9Z8SPei0I/AAAAAAAABmA/HXHofS0du88/s320/boocupcake.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello everyone!! I know that I am shamefully behind on my blogging, but I wanted to make sure to pop in and say Happy Halloween! I hope you all are having a fun and safe evening :) I have a savory stuffed pumpkin baking in the oven and we are hoping for some trick or treaters (none so far, unfortunately). We also had a little get-together with two of our best friends yesterday, and I made some chocolate cupckaes with vanilla frosting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since it has been a while, I am posting some of most recent paintings below. You may have seen these already if you follow me on Facebook or Etsy. They are all available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FairRosamund">shop</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"The Feathered Headdress"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"The Pink Parasol"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"The Wishing Tree"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I promise to be back very soon! </div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-68927651982989848132011-09-03T12:42:00.000-07:002011-09-03T12:42:44.437-07:00Labor Day Sale!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mDCgHKJyjsc/TmKA0IshR-I/AAAAAAAABl8/PZEzgidYJmQ/s1600/sweetdreams.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mDCgHKJyjsc/TmKA0IshR-I/AAAAAAAABl8/PZEzgidYJmQ/s320/sweetdreams.jpg" width="256" xaa="true" /></a></div><br />
Hi there everyone! I hope you all are having as nice a weekend as this kitty, he he :) I wanted to pop in and let you know that I am doing a little Labor Day sale in my etsy <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FairRosamund">shop</a> this weekend, 10% off anything and everything in the shop through midnight on Monday! Just enter the coupon code LABORDAY11 upon checkout.<br />
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The new little painting above is entitled "Sweet Dreams." The original is going to a wine tasting/silent auction for a wonderful local organization called Pawsitively Cats. The wine tasting is here in Tucson at CataVinos on Sunday, September 11 from 4-6 p.m. The wine tasting honors the victims and heroes of 9/11, as well as all cats who didn't live long enough to find a loving home. The money from the auction will go towards badly needed kitty eye surgeries. I am hoping to get one more painting finished for it!<br />
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I hope that everyone is having a wonderful weekend, and I'll see you soon! :)Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-74126042159514957932011-09-01T11:51:00.000-07:002011-09-01T11:51:15.091-07:00Flora<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dUjH7JmhnGo/Tl_R9cyQXNI/AAAAAAAABlw/KOs24OzuLFE/s1600/flora1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dUjH7JmhnGo/Tl_R9cyQXNI/AAAAAAAABlw/KOs24OzuLFE/s320/flora1.jpg" width="237" xaa="true" /></a></div><br />
Here is my newest painting, "Flora." She is painted on an 8"x10" stretched canvas and is available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80925511/original-acrylic-painting-on-canvas">shop</a>. I figured I would try to sneak in one more spring/summer type painting before I start thinking about some fall ones! :) I am actually a little bit behind on that this year, which is surprising because I absolutely adore fall!<br />
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This painting has been in my shop for several days as well, "The Peacock Feather."<br />
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Things have been busy around here with me taking a couple of classes and doing a bit of volunteer work, but I am enjoying it! I am also super excited about my new Epson V500 scanner (thanks to my lovely mom and stepdad who got it for me as an early birthday present!). I have not tried it out quite yet but I am really hoping this will allow me to start scanning on my own and get some more prints in the shop! If anyone else does this and has any tips I would really appreciate it :)<br />
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I hope everyone is having a lovely week, and happy September! Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-47180858352340514732011-08-23T09:19:00.000-07:002011-08-23T09:19:37.474-07:00The Book Worm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UVQsmV9-huQ/TlO_bmXVZJI/AAAAAAAABlQ/rVV6uMTP5f4/s1600/bookworm3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" qaa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UVQsmV9-huQ/TlO_bmXVZJI/AAAAAAAABlQ/rVV6uMTP5f4/s320/bookworm3.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
Well hello everyone! It has been quite a while since I have visited you here! I have a few new paintings to share, beginning with my newest, "The Book Worm." <br />
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Above is "Fanny the Flapper Girl" and below are three mini paintings with easels: "The Ice Cream Cone," "The Rose" and "Teddy and Me." These are all available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FairRosamund">shop</a>.<br />
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I was lucky enough to be able to take a short vacation with my sister to visit a friend in San Jose. We also went to lovely San Francisco. One of my favorite parts of the trip was visiting the Winchester house (here is a photo of me and my sister in front of it). You should try to go someday if you haven't, it is really amazing!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In other news, I was lucky enough to be able to do a trade recently with the lovely Julie from <a href="http://therubynest.blogspot.com/">The Ruby Nest</a>! I received this gorgeous painting "The Reluctant Consent (Waiting for the One). It is so so beautiful and I love being able to look at it every day! Make sure to check out her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/therubynest">etsy shop</a> and <a href="http://therubynest.blogspot.com/">blog</a> if you aren't familiar with her already, her art is amazing and she always has wonderful stories behind her work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And in yet more exciting news, I have done a collaboration with Kimberlie of B.B. Bellezza! She has made some lovely pendants out of my artwork--you can check them out in her etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BBBellezza">here</a>. She was also kind enough to interview me for her blog--if you would like to check it out it is <a href="http://artworkpendants.blogspot.com/2011/08/artist-interview-lauren-startzman-of.html">here</a>. Thank you so much Kim, it has been so much fun collaborating and the pendants are beautiful! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am returning to school part-time this semester, so I may be slowing down on the painting a bit (but hopefully not too much!). My goal is to get into the Master's program for Library Science next year. It will be strange going back to class after a few years, but I am very excited :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope you are all having a wonderful week, and I'll see you soon! </div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-22791948705807872742011-07-11T10:50:00.000-07:002011-07-11T10:50:54.879-07:00The Swan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_2hmankBI_o/Ths28sU-7ZI/AAAAAAAABlI/z8OjgzRo4qQ/s1600/theswan1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" m$="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_2hmankBI_o/Ths28sU-7ZI/AAAAAAAABlI/z8OjgzRo4qQ/s320/theswan1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
Hi everyone! I have a new painting in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77586811/original-acrylic-painting-on-canvas-the">shop</a>, called "The Swan." It is a 5"x7" on stretched canvas. I like how gentle these two came out looking :)<br />
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We are enjoying a nice cloudy day here with a little break from the heat! I am looking forward to a day of baking, drawing and reading in the company of my sweet fiancee :) Who could ask for more?<br />
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I hope that you are all having a nice day, and I'll see you soon!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-83267792751218777002011-07-08T15:25:00.000-07:002011-07-08T15:25:39.855-07:00The Garden Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G1-cB9-4HO0/Thd8gmkmjZI/AAAAAAAABk4/04hUpiBApgw/s1600/thegardenparty2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" m$="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G1-cB9-4HO0/Thd8gmkmjZI/AAAAAAAABk4/04hUpiBApgw/s320/thegardenparty2.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br />
Hi everyone! I have another new painting available in the shop, this one is an 8"x10" and is called "The Garden Party." I have been wanting to do a painting with a kitty for a while (the only time I usually paint them is for commissions), and I was still in a lighthearted, party sort of mood :)<br />
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These two little friends love having impromptu tea parties out in the garden when the weather is fine! :)<br />
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I was also very excited and lucky to receive a special little gift from the lovely Kim of <a href="http://www.bbbellezza.blogspot.com/">B.B. Bellezza</a>...<br />
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A gorgeous and whimsical little pair of clock hand earrings!! I entered her giveaway during the Mad Tea Party and was so thrilled to have won! I can tell that I will be wearing these ones a lot! :) Make sure to check out Kim's blog <a href="http://www.bbbellezza.blogspot.com/">here</a> and her lovely etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BBBellezza">here</a>, where you can also purchase your own pair of clock hand earrings! Thank you Kim!! :)<br />
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From being able to meet this way, Kim and I have also decided to do a collaboration, which I am very excited to share with you soon! <br />
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I hope that you all have a lovely weekend :)Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-17795681598803650872011-07-02T21:35:00.000-07:002011-07-02T21:35:39.117-07:00New Paintings and Giveaway Winner!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1ze7XZVZhSM/Tg_vGXqK-dI/AAAAAAAABks/LBYnkAZACfY/s1600/aspotoftea1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1ze7XZVZhSM/Tg_vGXqK-dI/AAAAAAAABks/LBYnkAZACfY/s320/aspotoftea1.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><br />
Thank you so so much to everyone who stopped by my little Mad Tea Party, I had so much fun participating for my second year and visiting all of the wonderful parties!<br />
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I have finished a couple of paintings this week including this little 5"x7," "A Spot of Tea." She was inspired by all of the fabulous Mad Tea party fun! She is available <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77066529/original-acrylic-painting-on-canvas-a">here</a> in my etsy shop.<br />
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I also finished this one, "Sunflower Angel." She has already been claimed and is going off to her lovely new home soon!<br />
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And finally I would like to announce my giveaway winner, Gigi from <a href="http://paintingapples.blogspot.com/">Painting Apples</a>! Congratulations Gigi, I hope that you enjoy the print and the toadstools! :)<br />
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I hope that everyone has a wonderful and relaxing weekend, and I'll see you soon :)Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-71567088272395335732011-06-24T23:28:00.000-07:002011-06-24T23:28:37.638-07:00A Mad Tea Party!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GnOe9mOW9eE/TgVmESFInvI/AAAAAAAABhA/ax1FtSyOBp0/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GnOe9mOW9eE/TgVmESFInvI/AAAAAAAABhA/ax1FtSyOBp0/s640/1.jpg" width="483" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">There was once a girl, who sat down to read one day and opened a very special book...</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As soon as she opened it, she found herself thrown into a colorful world of wonders and delights...</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">She couldn't quite believe her eyes, and looked all around. Suddenly she spotted a little white rabbit. She tried to speak to him, but he seemed to be in an awful hurry...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">{<span style="font-size: x-small;">the rabbit was found in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleElfsToyshop">this</a> lovely shop}</span></span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She spotted a very tempting little piece of cake and decided that she really should follow the instructions on the pretty box and take a bite or two (she didn't want to be rude, after all)...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">After this she was quite thirsty, but luckily she found a lovely glass bottle and sipped the sweet liquid within...</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She began taking in more of this strange place's beautiful things...</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">...<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">when who should she run into but the Mad Hatter himself!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He made himself quite comfortable next to a large fruit tart, and kindly offered to share...</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He invited her to partake in the many treats, but she had difficulty deciding which to try first...</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Soon she found herself in a sweet daze of lemon drops, candies and confections...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She was getting quite full, and decided to take a break for some lovely mushroom tea...</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She then spotted a red rose plant which really could use a fresh coat of paint, so out of gratefulness for the many lovely things she decided to touch it up herself...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She decided to reach for one last cupcake...</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">...when the little white rabbit showed up yet again! He reminded her that it was getting quite late...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">...and when she looked at the time she decided that she really must be on her way.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She went to take her formal leave of the Mad Hatter...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">...and then everything began to look a little blurry...</span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She awoke back in her home, but found the tiniest and prettiest of teacups resting upon her book...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">...and she kept it always, to remind her of her magical journey.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thank you so much to the lovely and talented <a href="http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/a_fanciful_twist/">Vanessa Valencia</a> for hosting this magical Mad Tea Party! Be sure to visit her <a href="http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/a_fanciful_twist/">blog</a> and check out the rest of the parties!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I am doing a little giveaway as part of the celebration! The winner will receive an 8"x10" print of my painting "Alice in the Forest," as well as 10 handmade clay toadstools made by my mom and her friend Tonya. Simply leave a comment on this post to enter, and please mention that you would like to be entered into the giveaway. I will draw a winner next Saturday, July 2nd.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I would also like to thank my mom <a href="http://mysticbluecreations.blogspot.com/">Joni</a>, <a href="http://mysticbluecreations.blogspot.com/">Tonya</a>, and my sister <a href="http://michellestartzman.blogspot.com/">Michelle</a> for a fun day of helping me with the party! We also had another enthusiastic little helper named Rosie, but from the way she is eyeing that fruit tart I think she may have had an ulterior motive ;)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thank you so much for visiting my little party!! :)<br />
</span>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com70tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-6422558593261752652011-05-27T11:58:00.000-07:002011-05-27T11:58:14.473-07:00By the Sea and other new things<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MItyEvxrkHk/Td_v3HYKKFI/AAAAAAAABgk/NgcpLaiK_D8/s1600/bythesea1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MItyEvxrkHk/Td_v3HYKKFI/AAAAAAAABgk/NgcpLaiK_D8/s320/bythesea1.jpg" t8="true" width="248" /></a></div><br />
Hello my lovely blog friends! I must apologize that I have gotten a little bit behind on my blogging lately. I have a few new paintings to show you, the one above being "By the Sea," something a little summer-y :) I don't usually do short haidos on my girls but she felt like she needed something a little retro :)<br />
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This one above is "Rosalie" and her little bee friend.<br />
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This one is called "Theater of Dreams" and is a little larger, at 11"x14." I really took my time on this one and enjoyed it. All three paintings are available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FairRosamund">shop</a>.<br />
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I am having a lovely day today of painting, tea and lowfat (but still scrumptious) carrot cake bars. I have lost about 15 pounds since last November and am trying to lose a little more before going wedding dress shopping, so I am trying to indulge my baking hobby in a slightly more waist-friendly way :)<br />
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And last but certainly not least, I am thrilled that the lovely <a href="http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/a_fanciful_twist/">Vanessa Valencia</a> has announced the date of this year's Mad Tea Party! Just click on the flyer below to get all the details on her blog, anyone with a blog is free to join in! I had such an amazing time last year that I can't wait to do it again. (You can check out my party from last year <a href="http://fairrosie.blogspot.com/2010/06/mad-tea-party-and-giveaway.html">here</a>).<br />
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I hope that you are all having a lovely Friday!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950101839954399407.post-70205435016940780972011-05-02T14:15:00.000-07:002011-05-02T14:15:39.234-07:00The Pink Shell<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HXNk11jB4rU/Tb8YvRqa02I/AAAAAAAABgE/yxPv2xGJhwE/s1600/pinkshell3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HXNk11jB4rU/Tb8YvRqa02I/AAAAAAAABgE/yxPv2xGJhwE/s320/pinkshell3.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br />
Here is my newest painting, "The Pink Shell," which is available in my etsy <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/73321862/original-acrylic-painting-on-canvas-the">shop</a>! I have been wanting to paint another mermaid, and I did a larger one this time, a 12x16. For some reason I have been wanting to paint a little bit larger than usual lately. She took me about four days to paint. Here is a closeup:<br />
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I also wanted to let you know that the originals of "Free Bird" and "Metamorphosis" have come home from the art gallery and are available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FairRosamund">shop</a> :)<br />
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I had a really fun commission recently, from the lovely Heather over at <a href="http://rosehilldesigns.blogspot.com/">Rose Hill Designs</a>! She asked me to do a painting of their adorable Chocolate Lab, Brownie. He is now happily at his new home :) I love painting other people's pets as I am such an animal lover myself. Thank you so much Heather, it was so much fun to do! :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I also wanted to let you know that my mom Joni has started her very own blog with her friend Tonya! They are good friends at work and spend their weekends making beautiful mixed-media artwork (such as the lovely spring bird box below) and hunting for vintage treasures. I know it will be a lot of fun to read, and they would so appreciate it if you popped over and said hi! You can find their blog <a href="http://www.mysticbluecreations.blogspot.com/">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I hope that everyone is having a great beginning to the week and enjoying the spring days! See you soon :)</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384069486082520588noreply@blogger.com17