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1st Session Done

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YARD WORK –

I set a mental alarm for half an hour on weeding the planter. The temperature is fine, but the sun is pretty intense, so I stopped at the given time, emptied my full weed bucket and came inside. I’m drinking a big glass of water and resting before heading back outside for session #2.

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HANDMADEHAVENBYLINDA ON ETSY –

Memory Box – Hand-Painted – “Autumn” – Dimensions are 5 inches tall, 9.5 inches wide, 4.75 depth, and 31 inches circumference. It can hold buffet supplies, photos, souvenirs, and more. $26.95 with FREE SHIPPING to the contiguous U.S.

Questions – lindawlewis1@gmail.com

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I’ve been moving a LOT more – though not doing my yoga as I should – and I’ve been watching what I eat, but this is NOT resulting in less snarky scales. I’m frustrated, in that we have adjusted what we’re eating to include more water (now filtered), LOTS more fiber, little to no sugar, other than from fresh raw fruit, cutting WAAAAAY back on salt, watching portions, etc. BAH. HUMBUG.

Time for Session # 2 in the planter. Wish me luck, please.

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Featured Pieces – May 16, 2017

“Lake Sunset” Multi-Media Painting by Sherry Dell’aria-McGrath

 

 

Planter – Faux-Terra-Cotta – “Old-Southwestern” by Linda Lewis

CREATIVE ARTWORKS! –  Handcrafted – Hand-Painted – Unique -AHHHH!

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Featured Pieces – May 8, 2017

Planter – Hand Painted – “Daisies” by Linda Lewis

 

Pencil Sketches for the Young and the Young at Heart – “Go Fly a Kite!” by Bethany Kerr

FREE SHIPPING to contiguous United States!

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Featured Pieces – May 7, 2017

“Alaskan-Memories”-Original-Pastel-Painting by Nora Ruth

 

“Fancy-Butterflies” – Glasses – 10-oz – Hand-Painted – Set/4 by Linda Lewis 

Always FREE SHIPPING to the contiguous United States.  Email me for shipping outside the contiguous United States.

Paypal payment? – email me at linda@creativeartworks and I’ll send you an invoice for your purchase.

CREATIVE ARTWORKS – Handcrafted – Hand-Painted – Unique -AHHHH!

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Featured Pieces on Creative Artworks – May 5, 2017

“Rose Coronet” Seed Bead Necklace by Robyn Soules of Creative Artworks

 

 

“Plants-Are-My-Passion” Hand-Painted Tote Bag by Linda Lewis of Creative Artworks!

Come see us!  CREATIVE ARTWORKS – Handcrafted – Hand-Painted – Unique -AHHHH!

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Finishing Christmas Ornaments

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Art 4 Playkids – Menina Pintando

I’ve been working some more on my “Gingerbread Cookies” Christmas Ornaments this afternoon.

Most of them are listed on the website now. I ordered more unfinished wood shapes so that I’m ready to take orders. While I was ordering, I found a butterfly I liked better than the one I made, and so ordered some of them. I’m painting a sample of that one, plus a cute rocking horse ornament, and a lamb.

Tomorrow I’ll finish them and post them so you can see them. I’ve had SUCH a good time on this project for the custom “Gingerbread Cookies” Christmas cards and personalized ornaments in the same theme.

My husband saw several of them on a plate while I was taking pictures. He picked one up, thinking they were cookies!

I couldn’t have a better reaction – though HE was a bit miffed they weren’t something sweet he could eat… :0)

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New Clearance Items on Creative Artworks

Right now there are two new categories of clearance items at Creative Artworks:  Fun scarves and hand-painted soap bars.

These are hand-crocheted super-long skinny scarves designed to wrap around your neck several times or around your waist as a fashion statement. They have long, fun fringe, too, to help you play.

The ones above are just two samples of the scarves on sale. Usually, they’re $30, but they’re on sale now at half price. PLUS, as always at Creative Artworks, shipping is free to the contiguous United States.

 

Also on sale are hand-painted bars of soap!

 

"Little Dove" Hand-Painted Soap Bar by Linda Lewis

“Little Dove” Hand-Painted Soap Bar by Linda Lewis

Fun bars of soap to dress up your guest bath – to celebrate the coming spring, in the case above. Each bar is OOAK, using a Jergens Mild Soap bar.  The top of each bar is hand-painted, then sealed with two coats of varnish. This allows the painting to remain for as long as possible while the bar is used as usual.

Usually the price if $5.50. Now $2.25 with free shipping.

See all scarves and soaps on clearance

Happy shopping!

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Last Minute Valentine’s Day Ideas

If you order quickly, you can still have the following in time for Valentine’s Day –

 

 

 

 

"Memory Box" - Hand-Painted - "Heart" or "A Rose is a Rose" by Linda Lewis

“Memory Box” – Hand-Painted – “Heart” or “A Rose is a Rose” by Linda Lewis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Order right away to be sure you have these items in time for gift giving.

Happy Valentine’s Day – Last Call!

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I’ll Drink to That!

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Two one-of-a-kind pairs of toasting goblets for you and your love. The one above is called “Entwined Hearts”.  

 

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This one-of-a-kind pair is called, “Tied with a Bow.”

Each pair is frosted in a sand-blaster and then painted with metallic paint. The paint is cured in an oven so these are dishwasher safe.

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!

 

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The Rest of the Gingerbread Cookie Cards

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“Butterfly” and “Fancy Angel”

 

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“Two Trees” and “Fancy Snowflake”

 

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“Rudolph” and “Peace Dove”

 

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“Christmas Bear”, “Candle,” and “Rounded Snowflake.”

I’ve had such a good time working on these custom Christmas cards, even though it’s the wrong time of the year, and I won’t see any sales for quite awhile. Now I’m working on wooden Christmas ornaments in the same theme. I’ll show you pics when they’re finished.

 

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Custom Christmas Cards – Take 2

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As I told you yesterday, I’ve had a lot of fun creating these “Gingerbread Coolies” Custom Christmas cards. I’ll be listed them on Creative Artworks soon, but I wanted to show them to you and see what you think. The design on the left above is “Christmas Bell,” and the one on the right is “Gingerbread Girl.”

 

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The one on the top is “Giant Gingerbread Cookie,” and the one on the bottom is “Starburst.” The customer can choose any combination of 8 cards in a package, and then can customize words on the front and on the inside at no extra charge.

 

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Since each card is made to order,  customers will need to allow approximately 3 weeks for delivery to be sure I can fill the order in good time. The one on the left is “Angel,” and the one on the right is “Blue Bird.”

 

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The one on the left is “Snowman,” and the one on the right is “Christmas Tree.” I can do the same design as you see in the picture or I can customize it further by changing color accents if you like.

 

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The design on the left is “Christmas Ornament,” and the one on the right is “Christmas Bird.”

I used cookie cutters for some of the designs, and wooden ornaments for others, painted them the gingerbread cookie brown, and then had fun decorating the cookies! :0)

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“Gingerbread Cookies” Custom Christmas Cards

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I’m almost finished with the “Gingerbread Cookies” Custom Christmas cards. Here are “Bird House,” and “Christmas Stocking.”

 

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Here are “Gingerbread Boy” and “Christmas Mitten.”

 

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These are “Christmas Cookie” and “Christmas Bell.”

I’m planning to offer these in packages of  the customer’s choice of 8 cards, any combination of 25 available designs. The cards will be personalized as to words desired on the front and message on the inside of the card at no extra charge. The inside has a good amount of room for a short note that could be continued on the back of the card. The back has “Gingerbread Cookies” stamped with individual letters. Each card is signed and dated.

I’ll show you more of the designs tomorrow.

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Valentine’s Day Gift Suggestions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See all of our Valentine’s Day Gift Suggestions on Creative Artworks

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!

 

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The Clearance Sale Continues!

From now until February 15th, I’m running a clearance sale on more of my handcrafted and hand-painted greeting cards. Usually each card is $4.00. For the clearance sale, they’re $2.00 each, plus free shipping!  There is a “Buy Five Cards and Save Even More!” item that allows you a choice of any 5 cards for $8.00 and free shipping.  Series in the sale are “Butterfly Quotes,” “Stained Glass” series, “Cat Quotes,” “Frogs,” “Zen Thoughts,” “Dog Gone!” series, and hand-painted OOAK cards.

 

"Butterfly Quotes Series" - Caterpillar by Linda Lewis

“Butterfly Quotes Series” – Caterpillar by Linda Lewis

This is a sample of the “Butterfly Quote Series” cards. This one is called, “Caterpillar” and it says, ” “How does one become a butterfly?” she asked. “You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.”  Can be used as a greeting card or an all occasion note card.  There are  4 different cards in this series.

 

"Stained Glass Birdhouse" Card by Linda Lewis

“Stained Glass Birdhouse” Card by Linda Lewis

There are four remaining cards in this series. This one is called “Birdhouse.” It’s blank inside for your message. It’s hand painted with raised silver paint between the colors, like the solder in stained glass.

 

"Purple Flowers and Pastel" Hand Painted Greeting Card by Linda Lewis

“Purple Flowers and Pastel” Hand Painted Greeting Card by Linda Lewis

This is a sample of the OOAK hand-painted greeting or note cards. It’s 4″ x 5.5″ and blank inside. There are four cards in this series.

 

"Mice" Cat Quotes Card by Linda Lewis

“Mice” Cat Quotes Card by Linda Lewis

This is a fun series for people who love and appreciate the personalities of cats. This one features a quote by Faith Resnick – “People who hate cats will come back as mice in their next life.”  There are 2 cards available in this series.

 

 

"Leapin'" Frogs card by Linda Lewis

“Leapin'” Frogs card by Linda Lewis

Another series featuring googly eyes. There are two cards remaining in this series.

 

"Cholesterol" - Zen Thoughts Cards by Linda Lewis

“Cholesterol” – Zen Thoughts Cards by Linda Lewis

These humorous cards speak of a zen frame of mind, where things may not actually be as they seem. This card says, “I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.”   There are 3 cards in this series.

 

 

Dog Gone! Series - "Goal" by Linda Lewis

Dog Gone! Series – “Goal” by Linda Lewis

The dog quote says, “My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am..” Source of the quote is unknown.  There are 5 cards in this series available.

Dogs, Cats, Butterflies, Frogs, Floral, Stained Glass, and Zen Thoughts.  A nice variety for use as greeting cards or note cards that will get fun reactions each time you use them. :0)

Sale ends February 15th. Come and visit as soon as possible for the best selection.

 

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Stationery and Note Cards Order Finished!

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I told you that I had a delightful surprise recently of getting two orders for my work in the space of 10 minutes. That happens quite rarely, and I’m still walking a bit above the ground.  One of the orders was for a St. Patrick’s Day one-of-a-kind wooden plaque. The other was for a package of watercolor note cards and a package of deckled edge painted stationery and envelopes.  The above picture gives you an idea of the note cards. Each is different, accented with pastels and initialed.

 

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There are 10 different designs with correspondingly painted envelope flaps.

 

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Here is a sample of the deckled edge painted stationery and corresponding envelope. Again, 10 different designs in the package.

 

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Also included are 10 blank deckled edge sheets to use for longer letters. Personalization of each sheet or note card and envelope is included at no extra charge.

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Wonderful Change in Plans

Yesterday I finished cleaning up and reorganizing my art room in preparation to start working on a new theme I wanted to do for custom Christmas cards and wooden Christmas ornaments.

When I was taking a victory lap I received two orders! One was for a one-of-a-kind plaque I made for St. Pat’s Day. I have that packed up and ready to mail. The other order I received within 10 minutes of the first, was for a package of floral note cards

 

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and a package of deckled edge floral stationery!

 

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As I showed my husband the results of three days of trying to get more organized in my art room, I joyfully moved aside what I needed for my personal project and prepared to dive in what I love to do the most – create something I hope will bring someone a smile.

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October 2016 Creative Artworks Contest Winner

"Task" Grocery Tote Bag by Linda Lewis

“Task” Grocery Tote Bag by Linda Lewis

The winner of my OOAK hand-painted “Task” Grocery/Hobby tote bag is CYNTHIA from GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI.

Congratulations, Cynthia!!

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October 2016 Creative Artworks Contest

"Task" Grocery Tote Bag by Linda Lewis

“Task” Grocery Tote Bag by Linda Lewis

From the “Love our Green World” Series. 18″ wide x 12″ tall x 5″ deep, with open gusset in the bottom. This 100% natural canvas bag tells us, “The oldest tasks in human history: To live on a piece of land without spoiling it.” Aldo Leopold Quote. The design is on both sides of the tote.

Nice, big tote with woven handles and double stitched into top. Hand wash in cold water. Lay flat to dry. Iron, if needed, on the wrong side. This bag would also be great used for knitting supplies and current project, crocheting, books, beach, shopping. Even a green grocery bag! Possibilities are unlimited!

To enter the contest –

email linda@creativeartworks.cc with

  • your full name,
  • full shipping address and
  • phone number (optional) This will be kept confidential and won’t be shared – EVER. It’ll be used only if you’re the winner and I can’t reach you via email.

The winner will be chosen October 31st. Good luck!

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  • Hand painted tote bags and purses
  • Hand-painted glassware
  • Memory Boxes
  • Hand painted stationery and note card packages
  • One of a kind greeting cards
  • Hand painted baskets
  • Mosaics
  • Stained Glass
  • Decoupaged Gourds
  • Hand painted serving trays
  • Hand painted place mats
  • Hand painted aprons
  • Christmas ornaments and decorations

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BUY 5 CARDS & SAVE 50% SALE

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Choose any 5 cards by Linda Lewis anywhere on Creative Artworks and save!

 

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This includes cards for the holidays (you’ll find the cards for Christmas under “CHRISTMAS – WINTER”, for example.)

 

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The regular price for the 5 cards would be $4.00 each, or $20.00. For a limited time, you can choose any five cards by Linda Lewis and pay $10.00 and enjoy FREE SHIPPING in the contiguous United States.

 

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Choose the special sale item in red,

then put the names of the 5 cards you would like in the special comments section of the checkout (the page AFTER you input your billing and shipping addresses.) There is only one of each card, so act quickly for the best selection.

 

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You can take advantage of this special sale as many times as you would like. This is a great chance to stock up on cards to use as note cards, plus have cards for every occasion. HAVE FUN!

 

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