I will make something handmade for the first five people who comment!

If you have a blog, facebook, or twitter account please post this in return and make something for your first five as well. Let’s make this a fun and exciting 2012.

The Rules: it must be handmade and completed by the end of 2012.

~It can be as simple as making a friend a cup of coffee if you wish

I loved having my first giveaway last month. I met some new blogging mom’s, one of which did an awesome post on her new cape that she received from my giveaway. Since, I had so much fun with the last giveaway, I have decided to try and have a handmade artisan giveaway each month.

This month’s artist is Kelli from Adventurez in Child’Rearing. I met Kelli, when I decided to try out for the first time the HSBA Post, homeschooling swap. Kelli was my swap buddy and we started emailing back and forth and praying for each other and got to know each other more and more. I mentioned to her that I wanted to try and do an artisan giveaway each month and she said she would be interested. So, now please meet Kelli –

Kelli’s Artist Bio

I really consider myself more of a “crafter” than a genuine artist. But, I do so love to paint & create. I’ve been creating art in one form or another ever since I can remember. As a young child, I would see a broken piece of wood & instead of passing it by I had to bring it home and clean it up. To me – it wasn’t a broken piece of wood at all – but instead a beautiful castle. We still have that piece of wood somewhere, my father put a clear coat of paint on it to help preserve the shape after I had cleaned it and worked with it until it was a thing of beauty (at least to me).

Have I mentioned that I love to paint? I just love slinging paint. I am drawn to the bright bold shapes and colors of primitive art. These days you will often find me working on fun animal paintings with my three boys.

Kelli has been so gracious in letting me giveaway one of her fun animal paintings.

And, here is a close up of that wacky bird…

How to Enter the Giveaway:

Please leave a comment on this post and a winner will be chosen randomly using random.org. The Giveaway will end on May 6th @ midnight!

If you would like to get to know more about Kelli and her precious family then please visit her on Facebook and her blog.

Celebrate Earth day and stop by your local Lowe’s and get your free tree. April 23rd, Lowe’s is going to give away 1 million trees. Call your local store for more details.

Thank you ~Happy, for the heads up.

Thank you so much to those that entered my first blog giveaway. I was so excited and cannot wait till the next one. To those of you that did not win, not to worry, the capes will soon be for sale on my etsy page (info to be posted soon on my Facebook page).

And, the winners are –
1. Deanna
2. Megan
3. Terri

Just a heads up, my next giveaway will be in May. It will be from another artist friend of mine, she is very talented and make some very cute items.

I will emailing the winners, so please look for an email from me in your box.

I have been inspired by “The Ultimate Blog Party”, to do a small giveaway. This will be my first giveaway and I am a little excited and nervous. I am giving away – a duo kids cape & apron. It is 100% cotton and hand dyed. I am giving away three of them and whoever wins them, if you want me to, I will hand paint your son/daughter name or initials on it. My precious models decided to pose for me, so that you could see what you are winning.

He had a blast showing me just how the cape works!

Never having actually cooked on the stove before, she was a little disappointed that this was only a photo shoot.

To win, please leave a comment on my blog and the winning contestants will be chosen at random. (I will post the winners on 4/9/11)

(These are the colors of the cape/apron’s that you can choose from)

My husband made a good point, so I wanted to make sure everyone else understands too! I am giving away three cape/apron’s to three different people, not all three of them are going to the same person.

Don’t miss the next homeschool swap. Head on over to “The Homeschool Post”and sign up.

Sign up by February 25th (this Friday), then get your present in the mail by mid-March. Photograph your loot when it arrives and post a thank you on your blog… then email them the link! Their next sign-up won’t be until April 2011. Mark your dates on your calendars!

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