Christmas is around the corner

I can't believe it , time is flying. Yesterday I enjoyed  being at my friend's  cookie exchange . Now I've got lots of yummy cookie and guess , who is going to eat them ? Other than that I'm totally busy making these necklaces in all different colors, they are selling like crazy!!! Can't wait until it's Christmas.

Brown Fiber Necklace

That's  another great color to go with lots of outfits - brown- looks good on black, blue , green  , you name it.

Multicolor Fiber and Yarn Necklace

Finally I want you to show how our Fiber Necklaces look like. They are light-weight with lots of texture to fit any solid outfit.

Advent Calender

Just got done with getting  3 advent calender ready for tomorrow. Since I have 3 kids I had to fill 72 little bags with candy, accessories and this year also Legos for the boys. It's always a last minute thing, but it was fun!

New!!!!!! Fiber and Yarn Necklaces at eurolenscape

Just listed 2 new fun Fiber necklaces in my etsy shop. These are great for holiday gifts, something brand new and not everybody has this kind of necklace yet.
You can check it out at www.eurolenscape.etsy.com
Have fun,
Gabi

Big Holiday Sale at my etsy shop

Black Friday will be tomorrow, that means every Fall and Holiday card at my etsy shop will be $1 off!
You better hurry, sale ends Tuesday, December 1st !

ArtPrize in 2010

ArtPrize just announced ,when it's going to take place in 2010. The contest will be from September 22nd until October 10th, sign up for anyone who is an artist will be in spring . I'll put down the date in my calender right away, I'll be there again as a visitor next year for sure. Maybe my friend Kathy Hilger will display some of her artwork, I'll need to talk her into that, but there is still some time to convince her. If you consider signing up, the webpage is http://www.artprize.org/

German Christmas Cards

Today we'll have 10 unique German Christmas Cards available at the auction of the German Club in Jasper. The photos of these cards were all taken in Germany and inside it says:

" Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein Gutes Neues Jahr" ( which means "Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year"). The Jasper High School German Exchange program will get all money tonight for their trip to Germany next year. What a great program!

First Christmas card

Can't believe it's already November and Christmas is around the corner. I' m about to get all my Christmas cards ready for sale, here is my first one as a preview. Isn't that angel cute? I had to put this photo on a pink card stock, so the colors of the photo stand out much better. So it's obvious, that it's not the traditional red Christmas card this time!

ArtPrize in Grand Rapids

Wow! This was an artfilled weekend in Grand Rapids, I've been very impressed by the amount of artwork and how many people 've been there! There was artwork everywhere, in the river, on the bridge, in the bars etc.. Really excited to be able to vote , can't wait to find out, who 's going to be the winner.

Tri Kappa Auction

Last Saturday was the Tri Kappa auction in town, where I donated a basket with a total of 10 greeting cards. The basket went for $ 50, that's amazing, that's more than I've expected!

I'm glad I could help out for a good cause.All money they made at the garage sale and auction will help local charities and that's great!

Back to school

We had lots of fun at the Strassenfest in Jasper, our booth was quite busy with customers looking for that special necklace or picture frame. I'm sure we'll be back next year.

In September I'll go to Grand Rapids to the Artsprize , a pretty exciting event. The artist with the most votes can win $250,00 , isn't that crazy? If you want to check it out, their website is http://www.artprize.org/

Enjoy the summer, I really like these sunflower cards, aren't they gorgeous?

Jasper Strassenfest

I can't believe it, but summer is going so fast and the Strassenfest will come up sooner than you think. Make sure you save the date, Kathy and I will be there at the Arts Market on Saturday, August 1st at the train depot. We are really excited to show our new fabulous greeting cards with motives taken by Waltraud Weller. She just got back from a trip to Amsterdam, Netherlands! And as you can imagine she made tons of pictures of bikes, which are all over the place in that wonderful city. These are real art objects, decorated with flowers, butterflies and so on. She also made a trip to Ruegen, which is a lovely German island in the East Sea. Can't wait to see these photos!
Kathy has spent some time in Europe with a friend and 4 teenagers ( can you imagine?)!
She is also very excited to showcase her new "Letters" and more of her cute necklaces at the Strassenfest.
Hope to see you there,
Gabi

Sample of our greeting cards

Just want to give you an idea , how our handmade greeting cards look like.

These brilliant, vibrant colors catch everybody's eyes and are the signature of Waltraud's photography. Wouldn't you be pleasantly surprised to find such a colorful envelope in your mailbox next to all your colorless bills and junk mail?

Chalk Walk in Jasper

About 10 days ago we've had our first presence at the ArtsMarket of the annual Chalk Walk in Jasper, In . We've shared a booth with my great friend Kathy Hilger of ELEMENTS in Ireland, IN. It was lots of fun talking to our customers and we really enjoyed the opportunity to show people our unique handmade greeting cards and Kathy's cute necklaces .
Thanks everybody for stopping by and we plan to be back at the Strassenfest on the first weekend in August.
You also may check out Kathy's blog at http://www.elements-gallery.blogspot.com/