"Thank You" Cindy for Featuring My Art

For those of you who may not already know

Cindy Adkins

www.whimsicalmusingsmagazine.blogspot.com

and a very special person to so many

has started a new blog

to showcase the creative works of artists.

Today I have to tell you that I have been honoured by her by being featured

along with Liz from
www.lululizinlalaland.blogspot.com

- a multi talented mixed media artist

and vintage collector extraordinaire!!!

This is just a small sample of Liz's gorgeous creations!

So go and check out her blog - it is also full of the most beautiful vintage collections

that I have seen in blogland especially if you love French lace!

And

Cindy is currently running a most valuable on-line Seminar

called

"Blogging 101 - A free On-line Seminar for Women"

on her blog - Whimsical Musings Magazine.

Cindy has also published 2 e-books called

"Blogging - it's a Woman Thing"

and

"Blogging from the Heart"

These books are available at Amazon for only 99cents on Kindle

and

I can highly and personally recommend both of these plus

the on-line seminars

which I have been attending daily and

I can't tell you how much help they and Cindy have given me with

my own blog.

Cindy - you are a Genius!

and so loved and appreciated for all of your

continued support by all of us

blogging out there!

Make yourself a cuppa and stay a while to view more

of my artwork and visit my Etsy shop

at

http://www.suziqu.etsy.com/

New Item in My Etsy Shop

Thank you everyone for all of your wonderful comments

on my previous post about my

stacks of creations.

Now I would just like to share a couple of things I have been creating lately.

Firstly this new Shabby Chic Vintage Cut Lace Journal.

If you love vintage cut lace and French lace

then this will appeal to you!

It is all in tones of coffee and chocolate.



Back cover!

And inside lightly stamped medium weight water colour paper

stamped in the French style!

with

lots of room for journalling your own thoughts, feelings etc.

I was so inspired by Lilla at

http://www.justlilla.blogspot.com/

when she gave a little tutorial on her Card Holder

and this is my version

of that:

Thank you Lilla for sharing this with us - you have so many tutorials
available to advance our skills!

More cut lace here - can't you tell how much I love it???

This has already left home and gone to live in
Adelaide with a friend

as a gift of thanks.

And just one last thing I will give a quick look at is

this "Heart Felt" Rose Journal

with

more pages about this one later.

Well dear friends, that's it for now,

so go over to my

Etsy Shop at http://www.suziqu.etsy.com/

for a good look around!

Hope your week is going well for you - go quietly and thoughtfully as you move into

the new season

whether it be Spring or Autumn

in your part of the world!

Love Suzy xxx

Where Stackoholics Unite!

Whilst I was visiting some of my favourite and inspirational blogs

I cam across Seth Apter's challenge

at

www.thealteredpage.blogspot.com

Now Seth is inviting all artists and bloggers to present their

paper stacks and this could also include books, journals and in fact

any other of your favourite stacks you would like to share.

Take a photo of your favourite stack/stacks post them on your own blog
and email the link to him so that it can be added to the Link List.
This numbered list will be updated continuously and
eventually will end up on his sidebar permanently.

Now how inventive an idea is that?
Thank you Seth!!!

So here you can view a few true confessions:

Now we all love to collect and stack old books!

Can't tell you how much inspiration I have derived from the

antique book called "A Young Woman's Treasure Book" Pub. 1885

and, of course, with my passion for fabrics as well as papers

are my journals.

more paper and lace!

and quilts made over several years

and lastly a stack of vintage lace tablecloths.

So go over to Seth's blog and view the most beautiful art

that he has to share.

xxx Suzy

Who is Going to Win the Giveaway?

The time has arrived for the drawing of the

Giveaway for Gratitude

and

before announcing the winners I would just like to express

my sincere thanks and appreciation for

the kindness shown with so many positive comments

from all of my old and new followers

here

over the recent loss of my Dad.

It truly has been a constant source of strength and understanding.

I would like to add that this is hard for me

as, in my eyes, everyone is a Winner!!!

The Random Generator has spoken

and

First gift goes to: Yitte

at http://www.yitte.blogspot.com/

who will receive this:

and this

and this

Yitte is the creator of so many beautiful mixed media items and fabric journals.

Second gift goes to: Sharon
at http://www.craftroomtransformation.blogspot.com/

Sharon makes the most beautiful paper journals in her craftroom.

Sharon will receive this gift:

Dear winners please make sure that I have your email addresses!

You might like to pay a visit to these blogs and view their beautiful creations.

It is wonderful that one gift has gone to a new follower

and

one gift to an old follwer.

Thank you every body once again for leaving such heartfelt comments -
it continues to spur me on in my creative pursuits
and it is from all of you
that I derive so much of my inspiration!

I will leave you with some more Spring Blossom and Magnolia photos of my garden
for you to enjoy
as the weekend approaches here in our part of the world
whilst you are appreciating the more subdued and soft lights of the
approaching Autumn.

"If you see a friend without a smile -
give them one of yours".

Happy Weekend Everyone!

Love, Suzy xxx