One World One Heart - Drumroll please!

I am joining hundreds of other amazing blogging artists on a magical carpet ride and I invite you to come along. Lisa, from The Whimsical Bohemian blog started this event in 2007 and wanted us to present our giveaways in an interesting way this year. My oldest son is a musical theater major at the University of Hartford and his college years have been a wild carpet ride for our family. I asked him to help me with this project and he is smart enough to know he owes me bigtime! All YOU have to do is click on the video in this post and enjoy a short slide show while my son, Jamison, sings for you. See our journey together in under 3 minutes.

At the end of the slide show you'll see what prizes I am giving away on February 15th.

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and I will

draw 4 names from all the comments I receive. I am looking forward to visiting many new blogs and being blown away by

tons of incredible creative energy. Good luck!!!!! ***TURN OFF MY PLAYLIST FIRST

All You Need is Love!

If you haven't seen this video of the Global Chorus put together by the Starbucks Love Project last month, you need to check it out! My second graders LOVE it because it shows so many different people coming together to sing one song with a message the world needs to hear! Take five minutes, click on the link above, give it a listen and let me know what you think!

Make sure to click on the arrow to start the video and turn up the sound on your computer.

*****Turn my playlist off first!

Cheers! Happy 2010 People!!!!!!

Happy,Happy New Year to my art friends everywhere! I've been busy starting a brand new art journal and making my vision board for this year! I am celebrating with good friends at home and I have a new cocktail I'm making. It's a Berry Merry Martini- Yum!So, here's a toast to all of you who love ART like I do and are sharing your dreams by honoring
your creative spirits! Thank you for stopping by my little corner of blogdom- I love sharing my

art with you and reading the comments you write! You rock!

New Angels

Even though December was a jam-packed busy month for me, I managed to get some art done thanks to my buddy Suzi Blu! I decided to take her online class for some much needed inspiration. I love angels and had fun with these pieces.

New Dreambox for Helga's challenge

I made this Dreambox today in response to Helga's blog challenge. I had to combine 3 of her previous challenges in one! O.K.- I was inspired by my loved ones,( my boys)I used pattern in the painting of the metal box, and I was inspired to make this project by looking at the very cool Dreamboxes from Helga's class at Art and Soul. I made transparencies from my boys current photos and made little birds from their newborn photos. I attached charms along the bottom edge. The word SOAR and the bird images and charms remind me of how they are flying away more every day. My greatest wish is that they will always soar into their futures.

The inside collage was difficult to photograph because of the reflective surface of the plastic transparencies.

Christmas Moments

Christmas moments to remember!The whole family will have fun with this !!!!
The cousins are all teenagers now!
My mom and her first great-grandchild, Dexter, 5 months old.
My new Lambie snuggie and slippers- so soft and warm !!!!!!!
My cousin, Tina, and my boys Jamison and Weston.
Weston and Jamison getting to know Dexter.
My lab, Samson, with a Christmas bow around his neck.
Awwww! A baby's laugh is always the best moment!

Take a look at this amazingly cool Christmas Card made by my dear friend,Terri. I loved the design and how she used all the different paper to piece together the picture. My step-daughter Sera noticed that the bird was made from phone book pages that contained Terri's last name!

The bird house perched on top of the tree is made from OUR last name in the phone book!

So, I needed to post a shout out to Terri for her attention to detail that my 40-something eyes didn't catch! I love this card! Check out my friend's blog on my blog list Tinker Art!