Wylde Women Award

Have you heard about the new blogger "Wylde Women Award" that Tammy Vitale recently created along with the artwork above? The Purpose of the Award is "To send love and acknowledgment to women who brighten your day, teach you new things and live their lives fully with generosity and joy."
Wow! Imagine my surprise when my blogging friend Debbie Overton honored me this wonderful new award. Thank you Debbie! I'm not sure how we meet, but I am blessed that we did. It always makes my day when she drops by to say hi, and share kind words of encouragement. She is a great artist, blogging friend, and I am blessed to know her.


By receiving the award I get to share it with some of my favorite bloggers. Just as Debbie, this is hard as there are so many out there that do deserve it. Here are the rules.
1. You can give it to one or one hundred or any number in between - it's up to you. Make sure you link to their site in your post.
2. Link back to this blog site (http://www.tammyvitale.com/) so Tammy can go visit all these wonderful women.
and remember the Purpose of the Award: To send love and acknowledgment to women who brighten your day, teach you new things and live their lives fully with generosity and joy.
In no particular order my Wylde Women Awards go to. . . . . .


(1) Kim Frey has become a dear blogging friend, and mentor. Her work is amazing, and she has the honor of being listed in the Early American Life Directory. Thank you for everything Kim!

(2) Leticia has also become a dear blogging friend. I'm not sure how we meet, but I'm blessed that we did. Her work inspires me! Thank you Leticia!

(3) Nancy Malay is a new blogging friend, who I admire so very much! She is an inspiration, as well as so very talented. Nancy has just received the honor of being listed in the Early American Life magazine. Congratulations Nancy!

(4) Celita. I'm not sure how we meet in the blogging world, but I am blessed that we did! Her "About Me" on her blog says it all; "I am a wife and mother of five. I am a woman striving to be "content in all things", and to be full of the grace, faith, joy, peace, and love of Jesus.I like to be creative and have hankering to learn some new things this year, maybe to play the guitar or to do some new homemade crafts, or to cook a new, easy meal... the list is endless."
She inspires me, has great original papercuttings, and has helped teach me the technical parts of posting! Thank You Celita!

(5) Snippety Gibbet. We have just "meet" in blogging land, and I feel blessed that our paths have finally meet. She inspires me so very much. Thank you Snippety!

These are just a few of the women in my artistic world...I am so glad to call them my friends.

Looks Like A Papercutting To Me!

This is a papercutting possibility!

Inspirations are endless!

"Bell"

"Bell" was inspired by a papercutting from the 1800's. Silhouette cut from black scherenschnitte paper, then mounted on contrasting parchment paper. Grained frame, under glass.

Papercutting Inspiration

Inspiration for papercuttings may be found in many places.

Books, magazines, vintage tile, or textiles, are just a few of the places

that will give you an inexhaustible source of ideas.

Alice In Wonderland Illustration By : Lewis Carroll

Vintage Teddy

I fell in love with this vintage, well loved teddy, while antiquing today!

I'm happy to report, she now has a new home....

"Toy Hoop" - Papercutting With Grained Frame

"Toy Hoop" with Grained Frame will be available @ TDIPT Mercantile August 1, 2008.

http://www.tdiptmercantile.com

Madonna and Child

"Madonna and Child" framed.

I Feel Blessed...

Look for me in the September 2008 issue of Country Sampler magazine!

My "Gold Earrings" print, on page 151.

Paper Flowers How-To

I spotted this tutorial by Dozi Design , and thought you all might enjoy it.

(How-To)

(1) Draw a spiral on a 4x4" square sheet of paper

(2) Cut out spiral along the lines you have drawn

(3) Begin rolling up the spiral from the outside

(4) Keep on rolling until there is no more left to roll

(5). You're done!