Happy Thanksgiving!!

I hope everyone is having an absolutely wonderful Thanksgiving! I am out of town and will return on Monday, December 1st. Have a great day!

Amazing Carolina Etsians Team - ACE Team

I'd like to introduce to you the diverse group of very talented and creative individuals that make up the ACE Team, Amazing Carolina Etsians. The ACE Team is a relatively small Etsy Team of 28 unique Etsy shops located in the great state of North Carolina. ;) Last week I was given the honor of being offered team membership which I gratefully accepted! I'm very excited to be involved with such an energetic and passionate group, and am looking forward to working with such accomplished artists.

Here are the next ten amazing members and his or her shops:

Lauren of Austin Branson Company is located in Sophia, NC. She creates children's clothing and accessories. In her shop she has everything from door hangers, to bibs, to holiday dresses. Here is her cute Black and White Jumper.

Gayle of What's Her Name is located just outside of Charlotte, NC. She creates a wide variety of handmade items. In her shop she has items for children, holiday items, teas, and more. Here is her Spice Scented Hot Pad/Trivet.

Meredith of Merriwood Designs (who actually won the most recent giveaway) is located in Burlington, NC. She creates baby slings and carriers, t-shirts, blankets, and quilts. She is currently having a clearance sale in her shop. Here is beautiful her Pink Sparrow Pouch Sling.

Patricia of Tricia's Creations is located in Asheboro, NC. She creates a variety of hand-painted items including glassware, pocketbooks, ceramics, and more. Here is her Hand-Painted Ceramic Santa Head Container.

Dana of 31 Summers is located in Spindale, NC. She creates jewelry, bags, and baby things. In her shop she currently has several beautiful necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. Here is her Autumn Flower Necklace.

Debbie of Debbie48 is located in Charlotte, NC. She creates floral designs, decorative plates, hand-painted gourds, and more. Here is her unique hand-painted "Gone Huntin" Wood-Burned Gourd Birdhouse.

Elise of In The Light Glassworks is located in Asheville, NC. She creates hand-blown glass, jewelry, ornaments, candle holders, and oil lamps. Here is her gorgeous Natural Glow - Hand-Blown Glass Circle Pendant.

Jenn of Newfangled is located in West End, NC. She creates jewelry made out of paper, decoupaged objects, and collages. In her shop she currently has bangles, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, and rings. Here is her one-of-a-kind Elegant Flower Bangle.

Esther of Jazzturtle Creations is located in Mebane, NC. She creates one-of-a-kind hand-spun yarns, unique fiber batts, and wearable textile art. She also dabbles in decoupage here and there. Here is her Pumpkin Patch - Hand-spun Art Yarn.

Crystal of Pampered Ponytails is located in Thomasville, NC. She creates notepads, matchbook notepads, mini envelopes, mini note cards, promotional items, and more. Here is her Woodland Collection - Mini Notepad/Journal.


Stay tuned for more great and talented members of the ACE Team. Remember, if you are looking to shop with the ACE Team on Etsy, be sure to search with our tag 'aceteam.' Happy shopping!

Congratulations, Merriwood's Designs!

Congratulations to Meredith of Merriwood's Designs! She has won the giveaway of the $15 gift certificate plus free shipping to my Etsy shop! What I think is funny is that of over 130 entries, the winner is someone I "know." Meredith is a fellow ACE Team member and also has an Etsy shop at www.MerriwoodDesigns.etsy.com. She creates baby slings & carriers, t-shirts, blankets, and quilts. She also has a blog. Be sure to check out her shop! She has a lot of beautiful high-quality handmade items.

A big "Thank You" to everyone who entered! Be sure to come back around Dec. 15th for the new giveaway.

Amazing Carolina Etsians Team - ACE Team

I'd like to introduce to you the diverse group of very talented and creative individuals that make up the ACE Team, Amazing Carolina Etsians. The ACE Team is a relatively small Etsy Team of 28 unique Etsy shops located in the great state of North Carolina. ;) Last week I was given the honor of being offered team membership which I gratefully accepted! I'm very excited to be involved with such an energetic and passionate group, and am looking forward to working with such accomplished artists.

Here are the first ten amazing members and his or her shops:

Brandy of E.B Spider, Accessories and Gifts, is located in Charlotte, NC. She creates crocheted and knitted accessories, ornaments, gifts, and more. Here is her medium sized Mint Cupcake Purse.

April of April's Originals, Handmade Creations Just For You, is located in Mebane, NC. She creates everything from tote bags to diaper bags and everything in between. Look here to see one of her great bags, the Pleated Bag in Alexander Henry fabric.

Kelly of Gone Doggie, Handmade Items for the Dog and Dog Lover, is located in Pinehurst, NC. She creates dog-related items like dog collars, leashes, plushes, and tote bags. Here's her WONDERFUL large Duke University Blue Devils Dog Collar. Maybe while my husband is sleeping I'll trade out Kasey's collar...

Michelle of Mychelle creates a variety of things and is located in Graham, NC. Her common theme is that she likes to use recycled and re-purposed materials. She currently has bags and a couple hairbows in her shop. Here is her Blue and White Geometric Placemat bag.

Stefanie of Stefanie's Bownanza creates hair bows, braided & woven headbands, korkers, streamer bows, hand-painted bows, bow holders, and more. She is located in Asheboro, NC. Here is her Thanksgiving Woven Headband with Detachable Tommy the Turky Bow.

Jackie of Survivor's Therapy is located in Pinebluff, NC. She creates pillowcases, grocery bags, and more. Here are some of her beautiful Handmade Cotton Pillowcases.

April of Moore Magnets is located in Siler City, NC. She creates magnet boards and other fun stuff. She is also my fabulous supplier of wooden tiles for my hand-painted pendant necklaces. ;) Here is her Brown and Blue Wall Mount Magnet Board.

Beth of UberArt is located in Greenville, NC. She creates a wide variety of journals and pendants. Here is her beautiful Amber Gothic Pendant.

John and Emily of McCoy Toys, Hand-Crafted Toys, Games, and Puzzles, is located in Asheboro, NC. They create wood toys, games, and puzzles. Here is their fantastic Wooden Train Set.

Bernie of Laksaware, Handcrafted Scrubbies and Other Wares, is located in Stallings, NC. She creates scrubbies and other kitchenwares, diningwares, bags, and cases. Here is her brightly colored Cherry Berry Kitchen/Dish Scrubber.



Stay tuned for more great and talented members of the ACE Team. Remember, if you are looking to shop with the ACE Team on Etsy, be sure to search with our tag 'aceteam.' Happy shopping!

NEW - Fine Art Resin Pendant Necklaces!

I've been a busy bee getting ready for upcoming holiday art and craft shows. Today (and probably tomorrow) I have been and will be listing LOTS of new hand-painted pendant necklaces in my Etsy shop! I have numerous different designs ranging from cartoon dogs to Christmas ornaments. I have also added a new shape; the rectangle!

In addition to ones that I have already made, I am also offering custom-made pendants. One of the custom listings is for a custom portrait of your pet. You can find the listing here. Basically it's a tiny acrylic portrait of your pet that I create based on a photo you give me. The other custom pendant that I have listed in my Etsy shop is for a pendant painted with your business logo. I made one for the K9 Circle as an example.

If you're looking to do a little Christmas shopping, why not swing by my Etsy shop? ;)

JPLC 4th Annual Shopping Extravaganza Tuesday Night!

Looking to cross some loved ones off your holiday shopping list? If you live in or around the Triangle area, head over the the Johnson Pond Learning Center in Fuquay-Varina tomorrow night, located at 6523 Johnson Pond Road. From 6:30-8:30 you browse the wares of over 40 different vendors all in one convenient location.

Several of the vendors, myself included, will be hosting raffles but you'll have to come out to see what fabulous goodies you can win. ;) I will be there with a plethora of new hand-painted resin pendant necklaces that are not yet available online, along with some original oil paintings, reproductions, note card and envelope sets, and more!

So whether you want to get a little Christmas shopping done or buy a little something for yourself, come pay me a visit at the Johnson Pond Learning Center tomorrow night. I hope to see you out there!

It's Giveaway Time!

It's that time again. Time to win some free stuff! :) This month's giveaway runs from Saturday, November 15th to 11:59pm EST Friday, November 21st and the prize is a gift certificate for $15 plus free shipping! The gift certificate can be used in my Etsy shop, www.alloverart.etsy.com, where I have a wide variety of items. I have several hand-painted fine art resin pendant necklaces, fine art prints of some of my original paintings, note card and envelope sets, original oil paintings on canvas, and more!


Here's how you can enter:

1) Go to my Etsy shop and pick out your favorite item.

2) Come back to this post and leave a link or comment telling me what your favorite item is, as well as a way to contact you in case you win. This could be an email address or your Etsy shop.

3) Only one entry per person, unless you blog about my giveaway. If you blog about the giveaway, be sure to leave a link to your blog in your comment and you will be counted twice.

4) I will assign each entry a number. The winner will be chosen by a random number generator. I will announce the winner on November 21st on this blog, as well as contact him or her.



Good luck!! :)