Global Talent Search Recognition!

Hello all my dear maker friends!

Just wanted to share some

news with you...

My Art is available for Licensing

My work received honorable mention

in the Global Talent Search

by a top art agency!

Nearly 1,000 artists submitted work

and 83 were recognized in some fashion.

I'm so thrilled to be among them.

You can read more about it on my

artist website here:

Pattern Camp Adventure

I have been in the company of more than 200

wonderful, talented people this past week,

led by pattern designer Jessica Swift.

I enrolled in Jessica's weekend online 
Pattern Camp

and I'm having the best adventure!

This class has been amazing. 

Having never used Adobe Illustrator

or photo shop before, I am thrilled

that in one short weekend, I actually did 
learn enough about both to

create successful patterns.

Yes, those are my patterns from 
my own sketches surrounding 
the "rockstar" button!

Inspiring Creative Women #5: Heaven's Walk

When you need a dreamy, serene oasis to drop the day's cares and feel centered and refreshed again, you must treat yourself to a visit to Heaven's Walk.

Meet Laurie, owner of this lovely 12-acre romantic-bohemian-farmhouse, where you will find peace and beauty reflected in the photography, decor, and furniture & craft projects. And to top it off, Laurie's lyrical writing style will soothe you like the waves lapping the shores of Lake Michigan, where she spent the summers as a child. 

The Inspiring Creative Women series is dedicated to

in-depth interviews designed to bring the

creative process into sharper focus.

*Learn more here.*

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Boho Bliss Bathroom

{Christina}  Tell us a little about yourself, Laurie.

Inspiring Creative Women #4: Bliss Ranch

She had me at "ice tong toilet paper holder." 

After all, such humor shows a truly creative mind at work. But it's her altered and lettered dressers creating a buzz in the blogging world. Bliss is the alter ego behind the little slice of humorous heaven known as Bliss Ranch. Sit a spell and find out how this artist and her "hunk-o-burnin' love" navigate the creative process and family life together. And more pointedly, how tuning in to her creativity and leaving her comfort zone introduced her to an old friend: herself. 

The Inspiring Creative Women series is dedicated to

in-depth interviews designed to bring the

creative process into sharper focus.

*Learn more here.*

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First Craft

Inspiring Creative Women #3: Creatively Living with Katie

Katie Goldsworthy is the DiY genius behind Creatively Living. Her projects wow me every week. Katie has been able to turn her love for renovation and her skill for thriftiness into a small business. In this interview she gives us great junking tips, how to do more with less, and she gets real about balancing projects, blogging and family. Here's a peek inside Katie's creative life: 

The Inspiring Creative Women series is dedicated to

in-depth interviews designed to bring the

creative process into sharper focus.

*Learn more here.*

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{Christina} Katie, I'm so thrilled to have you here. Tell us about yourself.

{Katie} I am a busy mom of 5 kids. The older three I home school. I enjoy running, playing the piano, and doing anything outdoors. I have a small dietetics job, but my biggest interest is renovating and decorating houses! When my husband and I first decided to buy a house, we got the cheapest, dumpiest one we could find. This not only made my love for decorating more practical, but it became a small business. I'm on my third house now and I'm completely loving what I get to do.

{Christina}  What personal characteristics do you draw on most in expressing your creativity?

{Katie} My thriftiness. I'm sure any of my friends would mention 'cheap and resourceful,' but also that I care about people being comfortable and truly loving the space they live in. I think my spaces tend to look happy and comfortable, but stylish. I think this reflects that I'm generally a pretty happy person.

Insulator Coat Rack

Inspiring Creative Women #2: Lizy B Bakes

Linky Party is *Here*

Elizabeth B is the heart and hands behind Lizy B Bakes. Always the girl with too many hobbies {can any of us relate?!}, she says, "You name it, I've probably tried it...except wood-burning." Trained as an interior designer, Elizabeth has spent most of her crafting time with embroidery. But if you've ever seen her amazing confectionary creations, no doubt you've been delighted by her talent with royal icing. Simply put: Lizy B Bakes extraordinary cookies! Here's a peek inside her creative life: 

The Inspiring Creative Women series is dedicated to

in-depth interviews designed to bring the

creative process into sharper focus.

*Learn more here.*


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Flower Cookie Pops

Inspiring Creative Women #1: Katalina Jewelry

I'm thrilled that my first artist of the Inspiring Creative Women series is someone whom I 'met' early in my blogging. Her work caught my eye immediately, and she has been a kind and generous follower. A fantastic, published jewelry designer who doesn't tend to wear jewelry, meet Kathy Thompson from Katalina Jewelry ...Her creativity extends far beyond jewelry!

The Inspiring Creative Women series is dedicated to

in-depth interviews designed to bring the

creative process into sharper focus.

*Learn more here.*

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Shake It Up Baby!  The silver caps from

salt & pepper shakers inspire this gorgeous pendant

Introducing: Inspiring Creative Women + Party Link

Welcome to my series that will feature YOU 

and benefit us ALL 

in a whole new way from regular linky parties.

Creative inspiration comes from more than seeing fabulous projects {although that is fun and certainly helps!}.  

Creative inspiration can come from:

• Becoming more attuned to our own creative process. 
• Discovering how to juice up flexible thinking. 
• Being able to access more of the talent residing within us.

By sharing their stories, the women featured here 

will inspire, uplift, and validate our common experiences, and spark some Aha! moments. 

Being creative is a profound approach to life. 

If you thought you were 'only' decorating a room, refinishing furniture, making a craft or cooking up a meal...

look more closely. 

I believe we are actually strengthening the 

higher part of our nature that allows us to see unique connections, take flexible perspectives, admire diversity, and embrace adventure. 

Yes, creativity is not just an act, 

but an approach that adds depth, meaning and joy to our lives. 

This series will bring that creative process 

into sharper focus.

The name of this series points two ways: 

We will hear from inspiring, creative women. 

And we will be inspiring 

creative women.

If you're reading this, you're one of them.

{ahem. unless you're a man... and in that case, we want to inspire you too!}

Check out these featured Inspiring Women interviews:

Kathy at:  Katalina Jewelry

Lizy at: Lizy B Bakes
Katie at: Creatively Living
Bliss Ranch
Laurie at: Heaven's Walk

AND:

Click the icon for the latest linky party 411

For your chance to be featured, Link Up at the latest party! You might be next as part of the Inspiring Creative Women series! 

       

Plus...leave a comment to tell me what you'd like to hear about from fabulously creative women.

{I'm sharing my Inspiring Creative Women series news with...Monday:  Craftomaniac, Making The World Cuter, Marvelously Messy, Project Queen, The Girl Creative, The Gunny Sack, Alderberry Hill, A Round Tuit, Skip to My Lou, Cherished Bliss, Northern Cottage; Tuesday:  Not Just a Housewife, Sew Crafty, Tip Junkie, Today's Creative Blog, Uncommon, Oopsey Daisy, Gingersnap Crafts; Wednesday:  The 36th Avenue, Blue Cricket Design, It's Overflowing, Nest of Posies, Savvy Southern Style, Someday Crafts, The Trendy Treehouse, Very Merry Vintage Style, What We Wore & Made; Thursday:  Shabby Nest; Friday:  Finding Fabulous, My Simple Home Life, Romantic Home, Tatertots and Jello, The Shady Porch, Thirty Handmade Days, Faith Trust & Pixie Dust, Naptime Crafters, Too Much Time on my Hands, Classy Clutter, Stuff & Nonsense, Craft Junkie Too; Saturday:  Be Different Act Normal, Funky Junk Interiors, French Country Cottage,  Sisters of the Wild West, Sew Country Chick; Sunday: Nifty Thrifty Things, Under The Table and Dreaming, My 1929 Charmer, Sew Darned Crafty}