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Illustrations That'll Make You Laugh & Smile!
2008-05-08 01:23:00
I just happened to come across this wonderful website & wanted to share it all with you. It's all about the art of illustrator, Jim McBride. And it's funny as heck (or rather, @#$%*&*!). ;-)The site even has these really fun, adorable cut-outs of his art (in PDF format) which you can download & print out, for endless hours of amusement. So check it out!
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Onto The Next Show
2007-10-21 18:17:00
The Sirani Gallery was a beautiful place to have a show. In fact, I've got photos of this show, which I promise to post whenever I can find the time to do so.It's been very busy here, as I'm preparing for the next trunk show, which will be in Central Pennsylvania. Click here for further details on that show.I'll check in again when I have a moment! ;-)Until then, I look forward to seeing everyone at the upcoming show......
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Day 1: Sirani Gallery Show Opening
2007-09-29 14:59:00
Yesterday was the opening night of the gallery show. My sister, Abby (i.e., a.k.a. Missladybug of Ladybugandco.blogspot.com) & I got there at around 8:30 am & starting setting up the display. We set up the display for about 4-5 hours or so. Maybe it was longer, I don't know. Started to lose count of the hours after the first few, since I was so focused on getting the display done in time. The gallery was supposed to be officially open at around noon or so, even though the opening was supposed to officially start at 6 pm that night. The good news is that we were able to make several daytime sales before the opening, so it was good that we finished the setup that afternoon.The gallery is beautiful & huge, & we had two gigantic areas to set up the jewelry. The display looks really nice. Ab took several pictures of the display & the gallery, so hopefully I'll be able to post some of the pictures at some point to show you what it looks like. (Hopefully she...
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OMG, More Awards!!!!!
2007-09-20 23:24:00
YEA, YEA, YEA, YEA!!!!!! WHO-HOOOOOOOO!Now I know Barby of Meh is just way too modest & doesn't want me to make a big deal of the award she recently gave me, but nonetheless, I'm going to jump up & down & get just as excited as I did when I got my very first award.So there. ;-) My apologies to Barby for being such a spazz (& for taking so long to post this!)......But I think it's very cool that she thinks enough of me & my blogs to nominate me for an award. Her blog, "meh" is totally hilarious; you'll definitely want to check it out if you don't already know about it! My sister, Missladybug of Ladybug & Co, was the one who originally introduced me to Barby's blog, so I must thank her as well! ;-)So, here's the award:...and the link back to Barby's original post.
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Wow, More Awards! Thank You, Yet Again!
2007-09-15 08:27:00
Geez, I don't know if I can handle being showered with all of these great awards! :-) You sure do know how to make a gal feel special. Thank you everybody!Yes, I can't believe it myself, but I just got ANOTHER "Rockin' Girl Blogger" award, this time from Missladybug of Ladybug & Co, which brings the count of awards to four - two "Rockin' Girl Blogger" awards, one "Bodacious Blog" Award, and one "Totally Fabulous Blogger" Award! Wow, this is so COOL!Thank you, Missladybug!!!!!!! I appreciate the wonderful mention on your blog, as well as the exciting, blogalicious comments you left on my blog.For those of you who don't already know, Missladybug writes a witty (no, make that HILARIOUSLY FUNNY!) blog filled with all sorts of useful tips & advice. You will probably fall off your chair from laughing so hard!As she's a doctor, writer, musician, gourmet chef, & just all-around talented renaissance woman, she's got a lot of good solid advice to give on multiple subjects....
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Wow, Thank You, Christy & Ann!
2007-09-15 07:45:00
This is me doing the "Happy Penguin Dance"!!!!Whoo-hooooo! This is just too cool for words. I've won a Fabulous Blogger award from my blogger pals, Ann Clemmons of A Nice Place in the Sun (& two other great blogs) & Christy Zutautas of Totally Fabulous.I would just like to say a huge thank you to Ann & Christy for my Fabulous Blogger award. Ann & Christy are not only talented writers & bloggers extraordinaire, but also very kind & thoughtful souls.I will proudly post my award on this blog's sidebar for all to see, with a link back to Ann & Christy! (Click here & here to visit Christy's blogs & to read more about her. Click here to see a listing of all Ann's blogs & to find out more information about her.) So please check out their excellent blogs!
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Feel the Love.....
2007-09-13 05:12:00
Oh my goodness, my BlogCatalog pal, Joolz888/JOolian/Julian, just bestowed a "Bodacious Blog" award on me. Thanks so much, Julian. You are too kind! I will proudly post my award on this blog's sidebar for all to see, with a link back to Julian's blog! So please check out his awesome blog!While I'm at it, I'd also like to thank all of my readers & blogger pals for your outpouring of good vibes & support. Right back at ya! 8-)-C
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And Now For the Awesome GUY Blogger Awards.....
2007-09-13 02:19:00
Now I just couldn't leave out the guys..... There are many very worthy & deserving guy bloggers out there too, whom I think deserve some recognition.And so, & in the spirit of gender equality, & to show my appreciation to those guys who've been, well, awesome (!), I've decided to dole out awards to my favorite guy bloggers!And so...... Drum roll, please! (DRUM-DRUM-DRUM-DRUM-DRUM-DRUM-DRUM!!!)I would like to bestow the following awesome guys with the "Awesome Guy Blogger " award:Chessnoid of Chessnoid Random Noid MusingsCymrusteve of Run Bulldog Run & 2 other cool blogsDavid B. Dale of Very Short NovelsVincent Wright of Wright Hand Blogger & about a zillion other websitesRennyBA of RennyBA's TerellaRoarinRow of R Playground & other blogs.Joolz888 of Just JOolian ~ Hippocampus Hi-jinxRyan0Rules of The Crazy NewsZMoney of ZBlogCastaway of Run-a-bout! & other interesting blogsNathan of Nathan's Running BlogGreg of Greg on the RunTom of Runners' LoungeBob of A Bob A DayFrancoyong o...
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I won a Rockin' Girl Blogger Award! This is SO COOL! I rock!
2007-09-12 21:21:00
Hi Everybody,I'm happy to announce that I just won a award from Sheila of Black Tennis Pros. Here's the original post about it: It's A Beautiful Day: I Rock !. So check out her very cool blog!In my next post, I will continue the good karma by bestowing this award on other Rockin' "Grrrrl" Blogger s out there in the blogosphere. So stay tuned & rock on!-C
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You Are All Rockin' Grrrls! Now Here's Your Award!
2007-09-12 21:21:00
Hello there everybody,As promised, I'm going to fulfill my responsibility as a winner of the "Rockin' Girl Blogger" award and pass the torch to other deserving lady bloggers. I'm happy to have the opportunity of passing on the good vibes & the respect! (Reminds me of the movie, Pay it Forward.)So, I'd like to bestow a "Rockin' Girl Blogger award to the following rockin' blogger girls:Bonnie of How Can I Do That?Nubia of The Disconnection: Encounters with StrangersWikta of London, The Music, & many, many other blogs! (Thought I had a lot of blogs! Don't know how she does it!)Missladybug of Ladybug & CoBadthing of Marilyn's Non-Violent Planet Newspage & other blogsCutetoes of MehSlugger of A Nice Place in the SunHeather of The Wishful WriterAnna of My HintsZvi Band of With The BandDana of Run Granola RunTequilaMockingbird of Tequila MockingbirdAmy of Runners' LoungeTracy of The Zen HousewifeSuz of Suz on a DietEJ Cooksey of Losing It - Getting FitAbi of Couch to 5K & ...
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Writing the Artist Bio, Take One & A Half 8-)
2007-09-08 21:30:00
So, I was looking at other bio examples, which is what it appears most people do to get ideas, & I noticed that bios vary widely. Some focus on "just the facts, ma'am" & are very cold & impersonal (date & city of birth, a chronology of major accomplishments, etc.), & therefore can make for some rather dry reading(!), and then others are very intimate & not only discuss the person's work, but their thoughts & entire life's history.My bio will probably fall somewhere in between.For writing in general, I think it often helps to have a framework from which to work. With these "official" pieces of writing, I particularly like to follow some kind of structure, as they seem to mandate it. I mean it's not exactly the place to be free-styling; people seem to expect that it will be a serious examination of the artist & their work.Ho hum. Right now, that's going to be particularly hard for me, as I can't seem to stop wanting to turn everything I write about into a laugh...
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Writing the Artist Bio, Take One
2007-09-08 21:13:00
I'm sitting here trying to write my artist bio, so atleast I've moved from the phase of procrastination to the actual writing process. ;-)I am normally not a procrastinator, as you aren't allowed that luxury when you run your own business, atleast not if you want to run a successful business! ;-)But this is a beast of a different nature. Yes, sure it's promotional writing in its own way, which I'm actually good at doing, but as I mentioned earlier, I'd rather write about the jewelry, & not me. I realize the usual tired concept of the "artist as product," but frankly I'm a human being first & it nonetheless still offends my sensibilities to be categorized like this. Yes, I am a businesswoman, but I'm also an artist, & so not surprisingly, still have an untamed independent spirit, thank you very much!As you can see, I think I'd much rather blog about writing my bio than actually writing it, but atleast we're getting the juices flowing.
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Is There Any Way I Can Get Out of Writing My Artist Bio?! ;-)
2007-09-08 21:03:00
Well I'm supposed to be writing my "artist bio" for the upcoming art gallery show, & haven't started it yet. Even though I find that blogging about fashion, business, & the like, comes rather naturally to me, I must admit I really don't like writing about myself.Now those of you who've read my other blogs might laugh at this statement, but while I don't mind sharing thoughts & feelings about experiences, I just don't like writing about myself & my background, atleast not in such an "official" way.Can anyone else relate it to this feeling?I think it stems from the fact that I am a very private person at heart. I know that my bio doesn't have to really be about "me" specifically, & that it can be about my training & my art, but I nonetheless really detest writing these sorts of things.There, I said it.
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Welcome Friends, Family, & Visitors!
2007-08-31 09:30:00
Hello Jewelry/Fashion Lovers Orbiting the Blogosphere:If you think/are at all like me, you are probably wondering why the heck, with all of the important things you have to accomplish in your busy day, you should read this blog. Well, that, my friends, is for you to determine, as I am not going to prescribe what you should do with your life & your time -- well, maybe only when it comes to your wardrobe & accessories! ;-) Maybe you should read this blog and then again, maybe you shouldn't. Whether you are fashion-obsessed or fashion-challenged, below is a mini-guide to the content of this blog, so you can decide whether or not you'd like to visit here often or perhaps subscribe to this blog (i.e., as an RSS feed):Read this blog if you?re curious to know any of the following:1. How to look & feel your best without losing your soul in the process! ? Get no nonsense, down-to-earth fashion & makeup advice; discover new ways to accessorize your look in a age-appropriate, modern ...
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Ferlanti Couture Makes the Newspapers!
2007-08-22 18:06:00
Exciting news! I was recently featured in the Pittsburgh TribPM & Shady Avenue Magazine, as well as several other local publications in the Pittsburgh, PA area, as the featured artist of the upcoming 3-day art gallery opening, exhibition, & trunk show on September 28-30 at the Sirani Gallery. The Sirani Gallery was chosen as Gold Medal Winner for Best Art Gallery in Pittsburgh in the TribPM?s annual poll of their readers? favorites.Press releases were also sent to local media to announce the event. You can view that press release here.
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Like a Fine Wine..... Pairing the Right Necklace with the Appropriate Body
2007-08-19 23:25:00
Tips for Finding the Perfect Necklace Style & Length:Pairing the appropriate necklace with the right body type is like pairing a fine wine with your dinner. You have to carefully consider the attributes of each to make sure they complement each other....Generally, when it comes to necklace styles, the person's stature (height, body dimensions, bone structure, & bust size) should be in direct proportion to the general dimensions of the necklace. Just like dress prints, in which the size of the print should match the size of the woman, the strand diameter of your necklace should match your body size & the length of your necklace is generally determined by your bust size.So, here's how this translates into jewelry choices:When matching necklace diameter with your body frame size, consider the following:Full-figured women (regardless of height) generally look best in chunky necklaces......whereas a woman with a slender frame (regardless of height) generally looks best in delicate ...
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