The winner of my give-away is Heather at http://croqzine.com/blog/ who won this sushi magnet set.

Thanks again to all that entered, your comments were extremely helpful and I really enjoyed reading them. I wish I could send you all a prize!

Thank You so much to all of you who entered my give-away! I am going away for the Thanksgiving weekend and will be back Monday night. I will announce the winner on Tuesday.

Along with a few other Etsy sellers we are having a little give-away this week. I am giving away a magnet set or pendant and cord. Your choice of design, anything you see in my shop is available. To enter just post a comment here and tell me why you like the item.
The contest starts Sunday Oct 5th and ends Friday Oct 10th. Remember you can pick any pendant or magnet set, not just the ones pictured here.
The link to the shop is on the right
And here are the links to the other Etsy sellers having give-aways:
Here's where to go and what you can win:

Laura Bucci *bags and accessories
Win a retro-styled felted wristlet
Enter here: http://laurabucci.com

Designed by RJ ~ Jewelry for the Playful Spirit
Win a pair of Lamplight and Brass earrings - Your Choice of Colour
Enter here: http://designedbyrj.blogspot.com


rikrak, modern & sustainable patchwork
Win a quilted wallet / card case made of repurposed vintage fabrics
http://transcanadaetsyteam.blogspot.com

Thanks!!!
Alesha

I honestly dont know how I end up with so many animal paintings, I guess because I do demonstrations of things my students are interested in. Sometimes I wonder what my work would look like if I wasnt teaching and I could paint whatever I want, [not that anyone is stopping me but its hard to find the time.] As Zackery and Rhiannon get older I am finding more of that so maybe things will change. Another thing that will help is that I am giving up the wholesale component of my home-based business. I will no longer be making those little glass magnets except for in my Etsy shop. Surely not having to make 3000 little glass magnets after a trade show should help me find more time to paint? I am hoping but I am teaching more as well so we shall see....
Here is a painting I completed in a wet on wet class I taught at Monterey a few months ago: