Lissie

My sister introduced me to a new artist that she heard on 89.3 The Current.

Her name is Lissie. I am totally into her music and her bohemian/hippie style. Enjoy!

Rainbow SWAP

Nicole from California hosted a rainbow SWAP! It is hard to resist

something like this for a person like me who ADORES color. For me,

color makes the world go 'round. Ok, LOVE does, too.

Here my baggies, as I am just getting started.

And then . . . .

J'ai fini!

Rita and Monica You WON!

Rita and Monica, please see my comment from the previous post on what to send, so I can send you some cool stuff! Also, if you send me links to your blog and etsy shop, I'll make a special post about you!

Thanks for playing everyone!

This concludes the Follower Appreciation giveaways for October. Thank you Susie for the idea. I still hope to hear from Meagan from Australia, who writes The World of Miggi blog. Meagan, if you are out there, send me an email!

Wanna Play a Game?

If you are a "follower" of this blog and you are the first person to leave a comment to this post, you win this week's Follower Appreciation Giveaway!

Goodies I Picked Up at the Supply Swap

I almost forgot to show you all of the great stuff I picked up from the supply swap on Monday. Suzanne is a high school art teacher. She brought a stack of painted papers. She said that she has so many drawers full of it at home, that it was time to get rid of some. I happily took it off of her hands!

Second, I picked up a bag of zippers. The bag is labeled "old zippers". How could I resist?

Third, I picked up a baggie full of rubber stamps that have words about mail art and other cool stuff that I like.

Finally, the black box you see belonged to Roz. She placed a label on top of the box stating that whomever chooses the box must email her with details about how we use it (because she's curious). Also, inside there is a fuzzy red insert. On top of that was a dead dragonfly in a baggie. The owner of the box is instructed to draw the dragonfly (Roz is always telling us to draw) and send her a photo of our drawing. So, I will put it on my TO DO list. I'll share the drawing on this blog as well. What treasures have you picked up lately? Have you ever participated in an art supply swap? How about a swap through the mail?

MCBA Visual Journal Collective Meeting Supply Swap

On Monday, October 18th, I went to my monthly Visual Journal Collective meeting at MCBA. I was sad to have missed the September meeting when I was on my road trip out West. The meeting I missed was about travel journals. A bunch of people shared their journals with the group. I wish I could have seen them, but I was traveling! This past Monday there was a supply swap and auction. It was SOOOOO much fun. After the swap was over, people who had new things to share stood up or spoke from their spot, like Roz is doing in the photo below. It is wonderful to see other people's art work.

This is our fearless leader/facilitator Roz Stendahl. It is always so fun when she shares her journal pages with us.

Isn't that sketch just wonderful?

This man sketched his way through the entire meeting, except when the supply swap was going on. That was inspiring to see someone so dedicated. Other people were drawing or working in their journals, as well. I almost did, but didn't have the right journal with me. Instead, I brought my travel journal to share with people. I am still working on the journaling part, and will share photos with you as things progress.

I love the Visual Journaling Collective. I feel so blessed to be a part of it!

Follower Appreciation Month Weekly Winner and A Surprise Offer

Meagan from Australia, you won this week's follower appreciation gift! Send me an email message with your email and mailing address and I'll get your little gift in the mail on Saturday!

THANK YOU FOR PLAYING ALONG EVERYONE! There is still one more Monday of this month left, so feel free to "Follow" if you feel moved to.

Sorry this was 2 days late this week. Sometimes life happens, if you know what I mean.

So to make it up to you, I have a special gift for all of you. I will send you a virtual gift via email by Monday, November first. All you have to do is send me an email with the subject "Virtual Gift", and I'll send you a fun email message with something "arty" inside. My email address is linked to my profile here. Look on the right side of this blog and click "View My Complete Profile". Then click "Email" and simply send me a message. Don't forget to include the subject line as "Virtual Gift". I am so excited!