Put a Shoe on It!

A Win, A Swap and a Purchase and a Freebie

I have been keeping up with a few swaps and trades lately and always mean to share and publicly thank the senders but then time seems to slip on by with our busy life. I'd like to post a few of the things that came in the mail this month.

These were from Sue from Divajools.

She was offering them up in her Madeit shop to raise money for the flood relief in Queensland Australia.

They've become my favorite earrings lately.

I had picked them out and in the time it took to communicate that they were the ones I wanted these "Gelato Orbs" had sold. She quickly made up another pair for me.

This was just a week after I had been yearning for a hard to get disk cutter for myself.

She generously sent me some precut disks of different sizes that she had produced.

I'm still on a waiting list for mine.

Then came the package from Lorna at Artymess.

We just seem to swap back and forth for any reason at all these days and most times one of forgets to put the item we had been saving out for the package.

No matter, it will go into the next package!

She really knows what I like.

Then I noticed that the fellow from the image site Artefacts was giving away prints on his other site

http://thecreativepath-redssr.blogspot.com/

I don't know as I have permission to put up the image here so you'll have to see for yourself the bright yellow chrysanthemum print that he sent to me in record time.

Then today my One World One Heart package arrived from Cindy.

Its a darling little decorated box which was full of die cuts

thanks Cindy!

She's from Australia as well.

Heh!

Now that I have a little more time on my hands I've decided to take up the Art Challenge over at 

Kesha's Blog

I've been building up my studios (one in Alaska and one in Arizona) since my retirement.

I figured that since there was a bit of money left from the sale of my house when we bought the Arizona place I could have a little fun hoarding  filling it with art supplies.

Now it's time to really ramp up and use some up before we head north again.

Right now I'm in the process of figuring out if my grounds and glues survived the deep freeze we had a few weeks back. Something I'm quite cognizant of in Alaska but Arizona? Who knew?

I did this collage the same day as the "It's Spring" collage.

I actually find it easier with collage if I keep my options for scraps and images down, otherwise I get overwhelmed with possibilities.

Detail of "Heh!"

Yeah, I have a shoe thing going on with my collages in case you haven't noticed.

Just wait there's another one drying as we speak!

Don't forget to stop by to comment on my 200th post giveaway here if you want a chance at some

*numinosity* goodies

200th Post Giveaway!

A *Numinosity* bead

It's been quite a whirlwind this last month with travel and guests 

and now I have a few moments to catch up!

I'd like to have a little giveaway to celebrate this milestone.

There were a few things that I did accomplish this last month in

between all the hubbub.

I got my new website up www.numinositybeads.com

and have been in the process of beefing up my Etsy shops after a year's break.

I'm liking the "circles" concept and it seems to be helping me connect and reach folks with similar tastes and I've been able to link up with some of my blog friend's shops that way too.

For the first time ever I've sold some items immediately upon posting which is quite encouraging indeed!

Have a look on my sidebar for the links if you wish. I have one for my beads and jewelry and another for vintage.

Of course my giveaway has to include some of my recent finds~

Asian postal ephemera

and the ancient Chinese coins

One of my collages

and some soft handmade Dim Sum coasters

The drawing will take place in the evening of Sunday March 13th.

All you need to do is comment on this post.

For extra chances, blog about it or put it on your side bar (one or the other)

or become a follower

and send me a separate comment letting me know that you have done so.

If you are already a follower just send me another comment even though I know that you are

so it will make it easier for me to use the random number generator!

Thanks for joining me on my blog journey. It's been so much fun.

XOXO, Kim

Just so you know...It's Spring!

I was walking around the yard checking out the budding plants

witnessed green on an Arizona Willow

snuck back into the studio for a few hours

and made this collage and two others.

It's sold immediately to my visiting Swedish guests which

was a bit startling to me. 

How do you sell stuff to friends especially if it is hot off the press?

I let it go because it's spring and it made me feel good to see such an instant response

but a little shy about naming a price.

It's flying away 

and I'll be back in the studio and blogging and all that 

full force very soon.