Zazazu

From time-to-time, I come across and do business with some positively swoon-worthy stores on Etsy.

Among those…

EarthArt – A wonderfully creative and kind seller who has such a varied offering of original artworks. She is cooperative and loves to work with people (like me!) with a true interest in art.

This was my Valentine to me:

Futurowoman – Amazing with her Polaroid! Futurowoman’s Blythe photos are so wonderful and even moreso in person! I got the Amelie one and now hope to someday have her whole Blythe collection.

And for any of you wishing to make a donation to a worthy cause, feel free to contact me. My next Etsy purchase will be a swoon-worthy pair of vintage leather “pomegranate” colored French boots by Charles Jourdan. They are currently on hold for me. Aren’t they grand?

All together now…

SWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!

I know that MANY of you are wonderfully creative people. I’m sure that MANY of you are also familiar with The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. I’m also sure that MANY of you – those who have read it or gone through or tried the program – know how good and beneficial it can be and is.

How many of you though – like me – have started it and flaked out?

Well, here is a chance for you to start again. I’ve just started a blog for anyone wanting to read the book, do the exercises and finally get through the 12-week program and unblock your creativity. I would LOVE for you all to join in if you’d like. We have people from Etsy, different creative blogs, MySpace, friends, and recommended creatives who might be able to contribute valuably.

So, if you are interested or inclined, check it out!

The Artist’s Way Blog

Hope to see you there!

{{{ Of course, the new blog will in no way take the place of this blog. Zazazu will still be around in full force. }}}

I’m not sure what I will win or anything like that but it is cool that my photo is in the running. If you have time and don’t mind, please go to the link listed below and rate my photo.

THANK YOU!

http://www.picture.com/voteforme/photovote1.asp?PID=1249505

I had talked about hosting a postcard swap here and I might do that at some point this Spring so be on the lookout for that. In the meantime, I found a neat Postcard Swap that is going on right now – sign up quick – that you can participate in. I know that a few of you expressed interest in one so this might be a good opportunity for you. Trust me… they are FUN! I might even do this one myself.

If you have any trouble figuring out how to sign up, just email your mailing address and “Postcard Swap 2008: The Love Edition” in the subject line to {{{chookooloonksATgmailDOTcom}}}.

As I mentioned, I recently participated in a fun handmade postcard swap. I had to make eight postcards with a holiday theme and send them out to the people who had been assigned to me. I got eight in return.

This was a fun swap. Not only did I get to do eight tiny pieces of art but I got to give them flight to fun places like France, Australia, The Netherlands, Switzerland and Kansas. I had a lot of fun with this one.

These were my creations:

(The lighting on some of them is horrible… sorry.)

These were made with the typical materials that I use for collage: pinking shears, the sewing machine, lots of thread, scrapbooking letter stickers, double-stick tape, rubber stamps, ink, sharpie, gift tags, etc. And trust me… MANY magazines were harmed in the making of these cards!

If any of you are interested in some sort of similar postcard swap here, just let me know. I might be willing to pull something together. This was by far one of the most fun swaps I’ve done. I loved the things I made and had fun making them and I got some super-fab and beautiful things in return.

Don’t we all just {::: love :::} fun mail?