New Website Open --- Witches of Giggleswick!!

Hi Everyone!

I have a wonderful announcement to make!  After a year of planning and dreaming, Carly Smith of Boggy Bottom Bayou and I have opened a new website called Witches of Giggleswick.  We have wanted to unite Halloween enthusiasts and Artists under one roof for some time.  If you remember our wonderful bloghop, this is a take off from that concept.  

At our new site, you will be able to find fantastic Halloween / Holiday art, tips & tutorials, artists info, upcoming shows,  news about the artistic community, and so much more.  If you want to become an Artist Vendor with us, instructions to do so are listed on the site.  

Please go to http://witchesofgiggleswick.com and sign up!   To enter the site, you will need to sign up for the "free" membership.  Click on "Join Us" to sign up.  Again it is free, but by signing up, you will gain access to the site and the Artist Marketplace within.

Once you sign up for your free membership, you will automatically be entered in our first give-away.  Pictures of the give-away prizes will be posted shortly on the site!  You won't want to miss it!

Since Giggleswick has opened it's doors early due to the high volume of requests, please check back often as we are uploading information daily.  Our Webmaster, Mark Mock, is working his little fingers to the bone.  

Again, Regular Membership is FREE!  So hurry over and join us and get in on our first give-away!

See you there!

LeeAnn & Carly

Happy New Year Friends!! ~~ Creative Paperclay® Blog Hop ~~ Upcoming Artwork on STJ!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

Ok ... I am a little late getting out this post,

but my intentions are sincere when I say ...

Kiss 2013 goodbye and say hello to 2014!   

I hope this year brings you all much joy and happiness.  

I wish you health, wealth and a family that loves and holds you close 

to their hearts.  

May all your dreams and goals come true.  

Set your goals high and if you come close, you have achieved much.  

Keep God first and everything will fall in line.  

Like me, he wants only good for you. 

Have the happiest of New Year's!!

I hope your holidays were wonderful and that you are now getting into the routine of another year.   I am excited about this year and what possibilities it holds.  It is a new beginning for us all.  Hopefully, I will be able to live up to goals I set for myself.  That is always a challenge.  So far, I am late getting out of the gate, but sometimes it's good to be the underdog.  I will just plug along, keep on track, and see what happens.  

I don't really set resolutions for myself, as I always feel bad when I don't achieve them or even partially achieve them.  So this year instead of a resolution, I have a theme.  My theme is "Lighter and Brighter".  Lighter - meaning I need to purge my old things, clean the clutter, in my studio, my closet, everywhere ... even in my mind.  LOL!  Hopefully, by doing so, I will be Brighter and more accomplished.  It is amazing how much stuff clings to you over the course of a year.  I have come to the resolution that I am like a lint magnet.  So, I need to shed these things and lighten up!  How about you?  What are your goals this year?

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I also wanted to let you know about an upcoming special event.  Creative Paperclay® will be hosting a blog hop on February 8th.  So mark your calendars.  It should be a lot of fun!  You will be able to hop from each Design Team Member's blogs to see their latest Valentine tutorial.  I will have one posted on my site in which you will be able to win what I make.  I am still coming up with my concept art piece.  Wish me luck! 

In the meantime, go to www.creativepaperclay.blogspot.com  and check out all the tips and tutorials the Design Team has listed there.

 I will be posting another paperclay tip on the blogsite this Sunday, January 11th.  I would love for you to stop by and say hi!  

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www.spookytimejingles.com

On Tuesday, January 13th, SpookyTime Jingles updates their site with new artwork from some amazingly, talented Halloween Artists.  I am still so happy to be a part of this group.  It really was a pinch me moment when Charmed Confections was added to the site last year.  I am humbled to be among these artists, as I am still striving to excel in my artwork.

I will have a new Halloween piece available for purchase on the site.  It is a sweet, little witch.  She does have a wicked sister as well ... we'll see if I can get her done in time too!  :)

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We'll that is my news so far this month!  Thank you to all my followers of this blog.  You are truly the icing on my cupcake and make my art that much sweeter for it!  Hugs and love to you all!

Tutorial --- A Cookie Inspired Creative Paperclay® Tree / New Art!

Good Morning to You All!

I hope this post finds you well and happy!  Christmas is just around the corner and I am running around trying to get last minute things done.  If you are still looking for that fun project to do with the kiddies, pop on over the the Creative Paperclay® blogsite and look at my next tutorial.  It was inspired by using star cookie cutters in various sizes stacked up to make this sweet Christmas tree.  If you don't want to make a tree and make ornaments, I talk about how to do that too. Either way, they will be darling and so simple to do.

Here is the site:  www.creativepaperclay.blogspot.com

 I also wanted to post a couple of pictures of a sweet snowman I created this month.  I think he turned out great!  First time, I have used a candlestick in my art.  Not too bad for a first.  The candies on this guys tummy were made by using my candy tutorial on this blog.  Click on the tutorial label in the right hand column of this blog for the instructions.

Well, I am off to church!  Hope you all have a blessed day and I wish you the happiest of holidays!

Until next time ...

My Secret Weapon to Sanding - Tip #2 Posted on the Creative Paperclay® Blogsite

Hi My Sweet Friends!

Happy Sunday to you!  I wanted to let you know that I posted my second tip on the Creative Paperclay® Blogsite today.  It's all about my secret weapon to sanding - my favorite tool to use and one that I hope to never be without.  I've been using them for 25 years now. :)   Go to www.creativepaperclay.blogspot.com to check it out.  If you use sandpaper on your projects, you will want to see my tip.  I promise you, it will save you time and hassle!

XOXO

Sneak Peek -- Pfatt Marketplace New Offerings - Available December 10th at 10am!

Hi Everyone!

Boy, it's cold in California where I am!  Even in our little town of Wheatland, we got a light dusting of snow this afternoon.  I have never seen that in my 9 years of living here.  At least it all melted.  Good thing too, because I don't have a clue how to drive in the snow.  Hope you are warm and happy wherever you are.

Wanted to stop by the Charmed blog and give you a sneak peek at my new offerings for Pfatt Marketplace on December 10th.  Hot off the worktable are two sweet snowman ornaments!  I think they turned out pretty cute with their candy striped noses.

Each ornament is 6" tall (10" including the banner) and completely hand sculpted out of paperclay.  Their sweet faces are full of charm and character!  The hats are made out of vintage tart tins that I painted and glass glittered and there is a sweet Christmas bell under each of their collars (hard to see from the photos).  Each snowman was given a pearl paint wash over their icy skin to give them a frosty look.  Really beautiful in person!  They have been highly glittered and look beautiful on the tree!

The Red Snowman is named "Laughing all the Way" and the Blue Snowman is called "Dreaming".

Love this photo of the Blue Snowman.  You can see his silver Christmas bell underneath. 

This little guy is just too giggly! I am waiting for tears to pop out of his eyes - crying in laughter!

Oh ... these ornaments make me happy indeed!  

Stop by Pfatt Marketplace on December 10th  and see all the other offerings by the talented artists there!  Let's race!  Beat you there!   XOXO