Giveaway Day!

Today I'm participating in Giveaway Day over at Sew, Mama, Sew!

My giveaway item is this fine art print, Gentle Spirit:

This is an 8x10 fine art print of a mixed media original painting created by me. It has been professionally printed w/ archival inks on Kodak Endura quality paper with a matte finish. Gentle Spirit is signed and labeled and includes an archival matte.

This print says, "Gentle spirit give me the courage to spread my wings and fly."

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Please leave a comment below letting me know you stopped by to be entered. This drawing ends on Friday (the 16th) at 5 pm CST. The winner will be announced shortly after. Thanks for stopping by!

View in Etsy shop here.

Comments closed for this giveaway.


And the winner is...

Congrats baukje! 

Thanks everyone for stopping by and for all the love you left here with me. As a thank you I'm offering a 20% discount in my Etsy shop when you use the code LOOKWITHIN.

Be sure to stop by in January for another giveaway to celebrate my 1 year blogiversary! 

XOXO,

Quote - Wise

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"I am always regretting the fact that I am not as wise as the day I was born."  ~Henry David Thoreau

Pastel Play

I'm still playing with the soft chalk pastels!

This is the journal page I did for AEDM Day 30:

Here are a few more I've worked on recently:

Love Comes from within

Be a shining star

Hope - In the quiet of my mind I still believe

These are so fun to play with! 

XOXO,

Don't quit!

Quote - Gandhi

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"An eye for an eye only makes the whole world blind."  ~Gandhi

TGIFive on Friday

Did you have a chance to check out my post, It comes from within, on Creative Life By Design? Lots of inspirational posts and giveaways going on over there!

1) You are awesome because...*free* printable on Kind Over Matter
2) How are you talking to you? on Roots of She - beautiful!
3) The 2011 TomKat Studio Holiday Gift Guide
4) PG13 Elf on a Shelf Outtakes from Lil Blue Boo - hilarious! If you can handle that check out the Almost R-Rated version.
5) The World's Smallest Post Service on Oh my! Handmade Goodness - so cute!

Have a great weekend!

Where am I?

Today you can find me at Creative Life By Design guest posting in Jodi's Art Share-a-Palooza! Stop by to say hello and check out the incredible group of inspiring ladies.

XOXO,

Quote - Be Present

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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.  ~Buddha

Just Begin

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You are the main act.

The stage is yours.

Take center stage.

The stage is set.

Tell your story.

Tell it well.

All you have to do is begin.

The words will unravel from your heart once you start to speak.

The trembling will cease.

The butterflies will leave your belly and carry you.

Your voice will no longer falter.

Your words will release with ease.

They will be crisp and concise.

Your story.

The story your soul has longed to tell.

The release will exhilarate you.

You will feel refreshed and renewed.

This is your day to shine.

Your light will become brighter with each verbal expression.

The words will flow like silk.

You are becoming.

This is who you are.

And what you will become.

Exhale.

Feel your magnificence.

Rest in it.

Bathe in it.

You are a beautiful soul.

Watch the light radiant from within.

This is your time.

All yours.

Just begin.

Wishcasting Wednesday: What do you wish to celebrate?

Thanks for joining me for this week's Wishcasting Wednesday. If you'd like to join this magical circle of dreamers and doers, please visit Jamie Ridler Studios.

Today's prompt:

What do you wish to celebrate?

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I wish to celebrate Christmas with family and New Year's reflecting on the past year and dreaming about the upcoming year. I wish to celebrate the person I've transitioned into and the person I will become. I wish to celebrate my triumphs and also my fails. Especially the fails because those are the things that mold us into the person we are. I wish to celebrate the evolution of me.

In case you missed my Art Every Day Month posts:

Day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.

XOXO,