A Creative Giveaway...

finally the CREATIVE giveaway is here!!

sheesh...please don't judge on my lack of getting anything done by a certain time! ;0)

the one thing i enjoyed about SPARK was the range of creative mediums offered to the students...i'm telling you they had a little something for everyone...

while reverse applique and wool felting just wasn't my thing...{again no judging please!!} ;0)

the junk journal and mixed media classes made me *smile*...i could have spent the entire two days in those classes!

i hope with this little giveaway you *smile* and whomever the winner is i hope they can get a taste of what i enjoyed at SPARK and can let their creativity soar...

The CREATIVE giveaway will include:

a package of vintage ephemera for all your mixed media creations...

Mindy Gledhill's cd {Anchor} as well as the sheet music for the song...

i *adore* mindy and her vintage style...her music is something that i always have accompanying me on my creative days...

a 6 x 12 signed Prairie Girl Art created by yours truly during Christy Tomlinson's class...

a dainty and petite SPARK necklace to help remind you of the small spark of creativity and all the possibilities...

{this necklace was created by the *uber* talented canela of cinnamon sticks designs}

i was SO lucky to have chosen a table near hers in the artisan market and we became fast friends!! the end of the post brings a little something else from dear canela!! :0)

a 24 piece paper pack from pink paislee and the house of three...

{daily junque} was designed by the *fabulous* rhonna farrer who rocked the Luella dress at SPARK...

a set of 5 vintage inspired rub-ons and one pennant stamp from jenni bowlin...

as well as a set of {daily junque} stamps and 3 jenni bowlin ink pads...

still with me??...we are NOT finished yet!! :0)

canela, who is unbelievably sweet and unbelievably talented is also offering a capture life hand stamped sterling silver and gem stone necklace as well as 10% off any order from her two shops

Cinnamon Sticks Designs or Cinnamon Sticks on Etsy

just use the code fadedprairie...offer good through November 6th! {can you say just in time...uhm...holidays!}

sigh...*love*...

{winner will have choice of gem stone in the charm}

did i tell you she was *FABULOUS* or what!! *thank you* dear canela!!

so...how to enter...

~GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED~

1~ leave a comment telling me how you keep your creative spark alight..

2~ visit cinnamon*sticks fan page and like!! be sure to tell her how ever.livin. fabulous she is or some such love! leave an additional comment telling me of your visit...

3~ tweet, blog, you know the third entry drill kind of thing...please leave a link here letting me know!

giveaway ends November 6th 5:00 p.m. MST..

that's it and good luck to you all!!

oh, and i do believe this has been the llloooonnngggeeessttt post i have EVER done!

The Search...

this time of year is always so hectic...

due to the wet weather all summer and the gorgeous fall we have been having we were blessed with an extension on our permit. this means we are just starting into the fall gather when normally we would have been almost finished by now...{this is my little way of warning you that future posts are going to be crazy, full of cattle. the working of cattle, the herding of cattle, and of course the general cussing of cattle!!} :0)

before we are up to our ears in cattle we decided to make a trip to the pumpkin patch. we couldn't have asked for a more beautiful afternoon in our search of the perfect pumpkin...

acres and acres of orange orb goodness...

of course the kids found their perfects right off...

mine took a little more searching, but behold this beauty that came home with me...

richard was even able to find a perfect...

oh alright...he really couldn't have cared less...we were given the eyeball roll every time we packed another pumpkin over to the trailer, but the rest of us had a good time!!

now for the carving of our perfects, this is where my patience isn't all that great..oh, and not to mention i still have to sew a costume...did i mention i was a procrastinator?? :0)

enjoy your weekend dear readers!

i am working on photos of new goods that will be added to the shop on sunday...

also, the *amazing* giveaway from my little trip to SPARK has been postponed until monday...i have an *uber* talented artist that has decided to add in a little something, something for you all!! can't wait!!

beauty on the farm...

while attending spark marci and i had a free hour to explore beauty on a farm...

never before have i seen old, discarded farm goods given a new home as stunning as this...

i hope you enjoy the few glimpses...

wednesday's whisper no 7

Source: sueswink.tumblr.com via Kristin on Pinterest

the winged woodland...

sorry for leaving you completely hanging last week...

i had planned on doing some sneak peeks of my booth for spark and also of our trip to the pumpkin patch. that was before the panic set in and the realization that i'm a huge procrastinator of the worst kind!!

i didn't capture many photos of my booth, we had exactly 2 hours to set up my four foot space...

yep, four feet...this was a HUGE challenge for me considering my vintage milk cans, wire baskets and such take up four feet themselves...

the tables were provided and that was that...i did what i could, is it what i really had in mind...definitely not but hey, complete learning experience right!?!?

i present the winged woodland....

a lot of vintage ephemera, galvanized goods, and green glass..

i'm thankful to say not much came home with me...*thanks* to marci and canela for the help in packing up...you two are complete sweethearts!!

i will be creating some more goods that i didn't quite get to that i want to include in this line...

if the weather {and my procrastinating self} permits photographing the goods should take place this week with a newly stocked store by the weekend...

it was such a joy to meet some *amazing* artists!! christy was as sweet in person as in her e-courses, jen jensen blew my mind away with her junk journals, and don't get me started on the ever hilarious donna downey!! *loved*, *loved* her!!

it is always a treat to meet readers of this small space, wish i could have visited more with each of them! it was a little crazy, hectic, and by saturday i was in complete auto mode ready to go home to cuddle with my little ones...

a HUGE *thank you* to marci for trucking me around all weekend to check out some *fabulous* spaces! hoping to share some photos soon...

hope your week is going well dear readers, i have a little giveaway planned for the end of the week! i enjoyed shopping and finding wee trinkets to include...

talk with you soon...