I hope everyone who celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday had a good one. We sure did--it was fun for our family to get together. It's so hard anymore to find the time to do this. The only one who couldn't make it was my one son Nick : ( But he was happy enjoying himself at home. He decided to get out and take a walk in the morning, and while he was walking, he ran into a parade that was going on. It's called the Macy's Day Parade--ever heard of it? ; ) He sent lots of pics, via facebook, of a lot of the floats, and even some celebs--very fun!
So, yes, it's my first year anniversary of blogging. It is downright scary how fast time just FLIES!! This blogging idea all started in my head after my first online class with Mystele's Gut Art. To this day, it's my favorite class that I ever took. It was a small group, but alot of us are still in touch each other through our blogs, and I think that they would agree that this class was a very special one because of the bond that we made with each other.
And my one friend from that class, Buffy is the one who encouraged me to start my blog. We've supported each other all year. Go check out her blog--she has a new piece up that she's putting in her Etsy store, and it is very cool! Plus I just read that's she's going to be a grandmother for the 3rd time, BUT with her 1st granddaughter--Congratulations Buffy!! Buffy, aren't you glad that Mystele started this Gut Art class last October? Maybe we'll meet each other someday--Florida isn't that far away, you know.
Okay, I'm rambling---on with the giveaways.
I still have these pieces from my shows, and I feel that they need homes. So my first giveaway is this original collage--
And the second winner will receive this box--
So for those of you who have entered my giveaways before--you know the drill. First of all, just leave a comment (and you don't have to be a blogger). To have your name entered twice, be a follower (make sure to tell me), And to have your name entered for a third time, mention my giveaway on your blog (and tell me this also). I'll be drawing the names on Dec. 6--good luck!!
So what are your plans for this black Friday? I was planning to just stay home and putter--that's such a cute word, and I never do it. But plans have changed. My daughter wants to go out and brave the mall later on this afternoon. I've always liked a challenge, so I'm going for it!
120 comments:
Happy birthday Diane !! Your box or GORGEOUS and the collage too.
I would love to be their new mummy ;o)
And of course I am a follower. XX
Glad to hear you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family, Diane. Happy Blog Birthday too and what a fantastic giveaway to celebrate. I would love to own one of your gorgeous pieces of art so please put my name down. OH and yes, I'm already a Follower ~ ;)
Have a great weekend,
Serena
I am glad you had a wonderful Thanksgiving ! I am looking forward to Christmas, when we all get together for good food, wine and laughters ;-) I just love this time of year ! And, congratulation, happy happy blog-birthday ! Although I would love to win, I do realise it might me hard, and expensive to get your art to my little country ... In case I do win, I am sure we can work it out ! Lots of love, and thank you for your wonderful blog ;-)
Forgot to say, yes, I am a follower !
Happy "B" Day, Diane!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Oops, I am a follower already :)
happy happy blog birthday to you diane...your creativity & skills never cease to amaze! count me in for your drawings AND i am a daily follower ... love your twinkle & shine! ;)
congratulations Diane! First anniversary, that is a milestone!
as i was typing this i went to my blog and realized i recently had my 1st anniversary also - time flies when you are making art!
anyway, congratulations again, and may you have many more. it's been fun 'knowing' you in 'blog-world'
Beautiful work as always.
Awwww thanks Diane for mentioning my blog and saying all those nice things about me. And yes I have to agree with you about Mystelles class, I really enjoyed it but mostly for the people that I bonded with and all their support. If it wasnt for you I probably wouldnt have continued to post on my blog. So thank you for being such a great friend.
I would love to win a piece of your art and you know I'm a follower.
Glad you had a nice family day,we did too. Have fun shopping,I'll be at my store all day,hopefully i'm busy.
Congrats on your one-year anniversary! It's been such a pleasure getting to know you and your art. :) Enjoy your day! Theresa
I do indeed follow your wonderful blog. :) Theresa
You are brave to go shopping, last year my daughter got her hand gouged by some lady that was digging through a bin of socks. Scary stuff.
Beautiful prizes that are just dying to be part of my home. I also am a follower.
What fun! I love your give-a-ways. They are always so clever and colorful! I'm a follower, too! Happy Day!
Ok Diane, I will give it a go and because Dec 6th was my father's birthday I could not pass this up! I am a follower as you know! smiling here!
Hi Diane-here I am and I'm a follower also. Love your blog give aways and would love to win one!!Congratualtions on your blogiversary! You are brave--I am not leaving my house today!!!
happy blogaversary !!!!
love this place, very inspirational !!
Happy Blog Anniversary, Diane!!! May there be many, many more!!! I hope a lucky star is shining overhead when you pick the winners. BTW - I'm a follower too! Hugs, Terri xoxo
Oh yes, I'm a follower and I just love your blog! Happy Blogiversary! I'm off to put you on my sidebar, I'll be back when it's done......
What lovely giveaways! Happy Blog Anniversary to you! I'm a follower too!
Ok, You're now on my sidebar! Thank you for putting me in your draw - I love them both!
(and the draw is just before my birthday so it would be a wonderful birthday present too!!)
x
your work is lovely! the box is sooo cute what a great idea with the blocks. The collage colors are my favs! congratulations on one year. and i also follow your blog. gailjefts@aol.com
happy blog birthday to you.Your giveaway is so precious.Love both of them.Today Im going to start my holiday baking.its a cold and windy brr kinda day so its just the kind for baking.
Please count me in for your giveaway!
Ive been a follower as well!
Happy Anniversary. I just realised I'm getting close to my 500th post!! Can't believe it.
Best wishes Lisa (already following of course)
Wow Diane that year just flew past didn't it!!?
I remember when you were first talking about starting a blog and look at you now, millions of followers and friends, good for you :)
I'm so glad we 'met' in Mystele's class it was an awesome group and for sure the best class I ever took to this date!!
Please enter me into your giveaway and of course I am already a follower ;)
Micki x
Have fun today!!! I don't like the crowds, but I have o admit I'm now in the mood to shop! I have 8 people coming over for dinner, so I'd better clean instead...♥ Thank you for the great giveaway, and happy Blog Anniversary, too! I LOVE the friendly and encouraging Blog WOrld!
Oh! And I'm a happy Follower of your blog!♥
Love the prizes! Glad you had a nice Thanksgiving... and I've been a follower for a while!
Congratulations! I think we are the lucky ones to have a chance to own one of your wonderful pieces. I am a follower, so I'm lucky to get two chances! Have a great weekend. Connie
Congrats on your first blog year!!! It's a thrill I know!
Enter me twice please as a follower and a commenter!!! ;-)
Good luck finding a parking place at the mall! LOL
How sweet of you to think of us! I LOVE your boxes and all of your beautiful art! Would be THRILLED to win!
I'm a follower...and friend!
And I went for a bike ride this morning...not sure what I'll do this afternoon! It's so nice to have another 'free day'!
Hugs, Diane ♥
okay...you ARE brave...going to the mall on black friday...you're my hero! and i am already a follower!
i hope you score, but i know you will, you're like a little hound dog when it comes to good finds! xo
Happy blogaversary! You are very generous to be giving away your beautiful works of art!
What a blessing you are. I am a follower already.
Hugs and many blessings to you.
Well done Diane!!! I am looking forward to seeing you around many more years. I am still a follower and will mention your giveaway in my next blog post.
Thank you!!!
i want to win this... i am a follower and i posted on my blog....good luck to me... ;-)
Congrats on your blogoversary :) Sorry to hear that your son couldn't make Thanksgiving. Mine couldn't make it either because it was his dads holiday :( We made the best out of a sad situation though, didn't we? :) Have a good day Diane! :)
Congrats Diane! How fun...I think I'm almost at 3 years on my blog. Time does have a way of flying by.
Hope I get win something of yours : )
Happy day to you
Hi Diane!
This is awesome! Congratulations on making a year! Blogging truly does change your life, yeah?
Please add me to your drawing! I love your work! I'm a follower and I will blog about this too!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Lotus
Dear Diane, I wish you a very happy blog aniversary day, dear.
I would love to be entered in your beautifull giveaway,to have a chance to win a piece of fantastic art from you,- thankyou.
Hugs, Dorthe
Sweet, I am a happy follower, for long :)
XO, Dorthe
And dear friend, your gaveaway, will be on my sidebar, ofcourse.
XOX, Dorthe
Well....I am a follwer and you just know you really, really, want to give me your giveaway. Really you do. :) Because I really love both of them.
How wonderful...one year! Congrats to you! Thank you for a chance to win your beautiful pieces. :) You are brave to hit the mall....I was out this morning at 6:30. I survived! :)
I am a Follower of course!
I found your blog through Lotus and I'm so glad. I love your work and really hope I have a chance at winning.
I just became a follower and look forward to seeing much more of your work in the future.
How wonderful! Happy Blogaversary!!
Thank you for the chance to win. :-)
I've also had a blast being your follower and checking out your amazing art!
I also mentioned your giveaway on your blog! Hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving!
How sweet a giveaway! I am a new follower! I hope your putting around home was relaxing this Friday! Suzie purrpage3[at]verizon[dot]net
I am a follower too! Suzie purrpage3[at]verizon[dot]net
How fun to have such an anniversary! I'd be SO excited to win either of your fantastic pieces of art. Your blog was one of the first I started Following, and it is still one of my favorites. Glad the holiday was a good one for you.
happy birthday! hope you had a great holiday! i am a follower and would love to be in your drawing!
I would love a chance to win either one of your gorgeous creations!!! Of course I'm a follower too!! Happy Thanksgiving!
Karen
I'm glad you had a nice Thanksgiving! I'm a follower, and please enter me in your contest! I love your art, so here's hoping I win! :)
Yay 1yr!! Glad I found your Blog this past summer:O) I hope i win!!! And Im also a Follower!!!:O) Isabel
Please enter my name for the draw of your beautiful artwork. I have become an official follower - I have been an unofficial follower for some time - and I am mentioning the draw on my blog. Have a great weekend.
Hi, I love your blog I follow you on Google Reader. Thanks for your giveaway I really like the collage.
Congratulations on your first blog anniversary!!!
Count me in for this beautiful give-away!
And I am a follower of your blog!!!
I would love to be considered for the giveaway! It would lovely on the wall here in Ireland! We had a lovely ex-pat Thanksgiving here and now are in the middle of our first snowfall. Hopefully something nice to brighten our walls...I am blogging a year and a half. Time flies!
Kerryfelter
Hi Diane! Happy 1 Year Blogiversary! How fun! Your art is always such an inspiration to all of us. I am so thrilled that you decided to start blogging so I could "meet" you and see all of your creativeness.
I would love to provide a nice cozy home to a piece of your art. It is always so much fun to look at all of the details you put into a piece. The textures the layers and the mix is always just right.
As you know I am a follower and I certainly will blog about this giveaway (even though it reduces my chances of wining one of your wonderful pieces, I'll do it for youuu, cuz that's the kinda' girl I am).lol =)
Okay, I did it. I didn't like having to share in the chance to win one of your art pieces but I did it anyway. Hope my post sends some new followers your way, sweetie! Have a lovely weekend. I'm off so I will.
Happy Blog Birthday!
Glad to know you had a nice Thanksgiving!
You have inspired me to try many new things this past year, and I thank you so much for that- what a wonderful gift and giveaway that EVERYONE gets!
These treasures of yours are a wonderful giveaway, and I would be absolutely delighted to win something!
I blogged about it here: http://happyartgurl.blogspot.com/
And of course I am a follower- I LOVE your work!
Have a great weekend! xo
Congratulations on your second anniversary....time goes by so fast, uh?
I love both pieces and think you are so generous to give two....I am also a follower of yours....
Happy Happy Blogiversary Diane!!! I'm so glad your talents here with us! Thanks for your friendship. :)
Please enter me twice as a commenter and happy follower!
♥Jenny
Hey Diane-
Happy Blog-a-versary! I am a follower. What a nice way to celebrate your 1 year anniversary. I spent Friday, decorating and beading.
Smiles-
Melissa
Hi Diane, I just found you blog a few months ago, I am just now getting into the altered art. I did decorative painting for a living before I retired, and had a shop in Volant Pa. not far from you. It was so cool to have found someone close, but now I am moving to Florida. Any way I would love to be included in your give a way.
I love your work! Here is a link to my blog
http://redapplejunction.blogspot.com/
Thanks for including me
Donna
Hi Diane. Happy 1st. Blog Anniversary. Your work is great. Just stopped by to say I hope your Thanksgiving was great and have a great week ahead.
Congrat's on your wonderful year of accomplishment and friendships Diane! Thank you for your generousity, your work is always gorgeous! Of course I am a follower!
Congratulations on your 1 year of blogging. You have made a ton of friends and lots of wonderful followers and supporters. It didn't take you long to get a great following and I believe that is because you are so generous with your praise, help, information, and support. I will add this to a post today. BTW, I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and a stress free Black Friday.
Thanks for creating 'My Art Journal'. I just found you! and now will be an avid follower.
Noted that someone else had a December birthday and would enjoy a surprise gift - me too, with a Dec. 13th birthday. Both items you are giving away are beautiful and I LOVE the box. I will keep my fingers crossed but still keep coming back for more.
Happy Blog Anniversary Diane!! These look so lovely as is all of your work! Would love to win one! I am a follower already and I will be back to let you know when I add it to my blog! Hope you are having a restful weekend! :)
Just popped over from Lisa's blog. Things look so lovely here, I'll be following as soon as I finish this.Oh please sneter ne in this fun drawing,
Kate
Congrats on another year! Thanks for the chance to win...love the house collage!!
Forgot to mention...I've been a follower for quite some time.
Elizabeth has sent me over and I want to learn things and you share wonderfully. I am happy to be a new follower. I'm off to find some of your 'favorite things'- supplies! Thanks
Please enter my name.
happy birthday! so happy you had a lovely thanksgiving! your artwork is so gorgeous! i am always inspired by your collages and amazed by all of the detail!
best wishes,
juliette
WOW! Look at all these comments! First of all, thank you for your sweet message about Kendra - we put up our tree today and yes, at 5 she is REALLY looking forward to it!
Secondly, I am so impressed that you have 500! followers in your first year!!!! Your talents have not gone unnoticed and I'm sure you inspire many as you do me - you are such a kind soul and beautiful artist.
Congrats on your first year. I would love to be considered for your giveaway and I am already a follower. Thank you once again,
Kristin xoxo
Hi Diane me again I just wanted you to know that I have linked your giveaway on my post. X
Hi Diane, happy blog birthday! what an amzing giveaway!! thank you for the opportunity to be in to win some of your gorgeous artwork (I'm a follower too of course)! hope you had a lovely thanksgiving weekend and here's to another fabulous year of blogging ahead xx
Wow....what an awesome giveaway Diane!!!
Hey D! Would love to win your beauties!
Am happy to already be a follower...CONGRATS on your first year Blog Anniversary...looking forward to lots more posts from you!
No post since friday? uh-oh, hope you survived the shopping!
Congratulations on your blog birthday. Hope you have many more. :)
xo
di
I love your art and reading your blog. Thanks for your creative tips too!
Would love to win a piece of your art!
Congratulations on one year, Diane! You, your artwork, and your blog are beautiful!
oh yeah! i'm not too late to enter!
I love your collage and the box...both are wonderful works of art that would embellish any home with your flair and personality!
I have one month to go and I will have officially completed one year of blogging myself! And yes, it really has been a lot of fun...the sharing and the giving...the creativity just is amazing and oh so very inspirational!
Please enter me in this fabulous giveaway!
and soon, I shall have to arrange one for my blogaversary!
ciao bella!
creative carmelina
I became a follower! I love your art. Thanks for a chance to win some.
iamvictorias at gmail dot com
I, for one, and so very glad that you became a blogger. you are an encouragement and a very talented lady. Blessings to you,
T
I'm already a follower and I'm happy to put this giveaway on my blog.
congratulations on your first year! i can't resist your giveaway but i suppose the second one would cost too much to ship internationally.
yes, i am a follower
Would love to have my name entered! I am a new follower as well:)
Happy blogoversary :) To many more years of creative publishing :)
Yaps, I'm a follower also :)
Hi Diane...thanks for the Mystele gut art tip. I meant to comment yesterday and got sidetracked on her blog. I see the bond created. I'm a follower, too, and would love to win a piece of your work. Thanks for commenting on my blog. I appreciate it.
Howdy! Happy Bloggy Birthday! Very cool!!! I've been a follower for a few months...and always love to hear what's new. Keep up the good work!
Wou;d love a change to win such great art!!
Thank you
Shel
Happy Blogaversary! I always love visiting your blog cause there are always nice things to drool over! Patsy from
HeARTworks
Dear Diane, I have been following you for some time now! Patsy from
HeARTworks
Okay girlfriend, only 102 comments. Well, sweetie, I am also a follower and I love Bob and Oliver loves Bob so enter for Oliver too! Congratulations on one year of incredible blogging! Hugs!
Hi Diane! I am back to let you know that I just added a link on the top of my sidebar about your giveaway! :)
Oh Oh! Yes! I would **LOVE** to be entered..and I am a follower...:-) Thanks for the opportunity!
Happy Anniversary, Diane!
Hi Diane, so nice to meet you and join your blog! This is a fantastic giveaway! So count me for 2 entries. I will also post on my blog about your giveaway this afternoon but since the giveaway ends tomorrow night, you don't need to count me for that one... I kinda missed the boat on this one. I'll be here for the next ones though! :)
Thanks for entering my 1st giveaway!
Jaime
http://artsyfartsyus.blogspot.com/2010/12/1st-giveaway-my-200th-post.html
Diane,
Congratulations on 1 year of blogging. All of your posts have been so full of advice and tutorials-it's no wonder you have over 500 followers! Congratulations on that as well.
I am amazed that you are giving that fabulous box! I absolutely love it and if I win, it will go straight to my new grandson. He will love putting small items into it and his parents will love it in the playroom....that is...IF..I can part with it.
Thanks again. I have enjoyed being a follower of yours and will continue throughout 2011.
happy blog anniversary!
please enter my name, i am a follower.
your work is beautiful.
blessings,
terri
Happy Blog Anniversary!!!! Hugs Diane!
Hi Diane. For a third entry I not only mentioned it on my blog, but linked back here too. I really want to win one of your lovely creations!
Wow, just found your blog, and just in time for a wonderful giveaway i see!!! Noelle x
I mention my giveaway on my blog . Ag
Happy Blog Birthday ! Ag
I am follower! -Ag
These are lovely prizes, worth of any effort.:-) I wish I can win one. Thanks
Lubica
lubaska dot k at gmail dot com
I follow your blog
lubaska dot k at gmail dot com
Very beautiful work Diane !!
Happy blog' birthday !
xo
These are both stunning. How honoured I would be to win one of these. thanks for the opportunity. I follow your blog through google reader only.
Happy anniversary of blogging Diane, your giveaways are looovely...it is my pleasure to leave a notice on my blog, even tho, it might be too late. In any case, I wish for you more creativity and inspiration so you can share with others the magic of your art. Bright Blessings. Griselda
(for some reason I thought I had subscribe to your blog before, but I did it again this morning)
oops, I forgot to leave the link to my blog (I have so many)
http://gristello.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-art-journal-giveaway.html
Bright Blessings and Happy Blogging Today. Griselda
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