On Terri, on Brenda, on Tori, Joyce and many more . . .Blog Hop with the Artists

Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall & the genial flame of charity in the heart.

What do a Happy Holiday Season for 2009, Hospitality and (blog) hopping each have in common? A community of creative women, each of whom license the art we each create for products we all love - everything from stationery, to tabletop, to gift & wall decor & more.

With your first hop here, let me first welcome each of you to my creative world - and express my heartfelt gratitude for your visit.

Upon your visit to each artist's blog, you will learn how to create something fun & festive, cultivate new friendships (this is a fabulous bunch of women!), and communicate with each of us.

These ladies have some fabulous products in the marketplace, and we each want to give our guests an early Christmas present! 

Here's how to Play, Post & Win:

(1) Between today and the 22nd visit each artist's blog

(2) Leave a comment, letting each of us know you stopped by for a visit

(3) Post our "Blog Hop With the Artists" invitation on your blog with the links below, sharing the joy with your readers

4. On November 24th, (just in time to give thanks) each artist will randomly select a winner from those comments on her blog (including mine) and your very special gift will be on its way to you.

Feel free to visit and comment on each artist's blog - the more the merrier!

Terri Conrad Designs                 November 14th

Brenda Pinnick                          November 15th

Tori Higa                                    November 16th

Joyce Shelton                           November 17th

Phyllis Dobbs                            November 18th            

Cherish Flieder                          November 19th

Joy Hall                                     November 20th

Barbara Johansen Newman     November 21st

Sharyn Sowell                          November 22nd

Tis the holiday season for gathering together with friends, colleagues & family - when you're invited to a party, come with a small gift in hand - a sweet expression of gratitude. I am in LOVE with the whole french nordic style, its simplicity, sense of age, texture & softness, its rich, warm & inviting. If you find yourself running behind schedule, short on all the fancy tools, bells & whistles BUT still want to make something pretty, you'll love this . . .and it just so happens to go beautifully with my dream Bella Notte bedroom in this post.

Instructions on how to make this little lovely are below (the second of the two is from my Joy to the World collection - we need a little of that don't we all?):

Now, we all agreed to share a few fun tidbits about ourselves with each of you, so here goes:

5 things we might not know about you that you'd like to share

1. I once wanted to be an actress (psst...you can see me in Jerry Maguire)
2. My favorite feel good food is a peanut butter and brown sugar sandwhich with a tall glass of ice cold milk
3. I cry when I feel overwhelmed or too stressed
4. I dream of living at the beach again
5. I need connection with people

*5 things going on in your creative world*

1. I just completed Belle Maison, a black & creme collection
            2. I just completed a vintage wine collection
3. I'm learning illustrator, but I still love drawing traditionally

4. I have some fabulous vintage fruit & floral table top, kitchen, and holiday & everyday decor launching in January
5. I have two new paper collections being released soon for K&Co.

*5 things that really inspire you*

1. anything vintage, can't get enough of it - why is that?
2. LOVE, PASSION, COMPASSION
3. my little ladybugs (Jess & Katelyn)
4. You
5. my desire to inspire, encourage and nurture the unique beauty, beloved spirit & unlimited possibilities in the female spirit.

That's me in 15 little nuggets. Okay, mes amies, leave your comments here, then post, play and on November 24th one lucky person will win a complete collection of my Feather Your Nest paper products, including paper plates, napkins, cups, scrapbooking supplies, coffee mugs and note cards, all beautifully packaged in one of my Feather Your Nest boxes.

Remember to visit each of the artists,  comment on their blogs, and to post our invitation with our links on your blog if you have one.

For more ways to feather your nest this holiday season visit my webstore

I am off to share my wares at a local boutique today - hope your day is filled with joy.

Comments

[diane]

aha! i see now, so here is the start ~
i came in the middle and missed the best part : ))

you see as i visited my friend joyce's site
i discovered the holiday hop in mid-flight!

so, forgive me for being so late to the ball
but i wanted to visit so i could say i did them all.

your work is just charming, i love it in here.
we share many passions, i'll come back often, dear.

[Susan]

First time visitor, very wowed by your blog and amazed at our similar "likes". You are oh so talented!!! I know know what my kitchen is going to look like when I win that lottery someday, thanks for saving me designer fees, lol!

[Lisa S]

Thanks for the tag instructions. I will enjoy finding new artists as I follow this blog hop.

[ellen s]

it's beautiful!
i loooove the canvas touch.

[Sandy Laipply]

Hi Terri-you are a new artist to me but I will be following you now-such beautiful and inspiring work! Thanks for organizing this blog hop-such fun!

[SuZeQ]

I can't wait. Thanks for this opportunity!

[Tori]

ps - i forgot to mention that i love your tutorial as well! great project!

[Tori]

hi terri - thank you so much for organizing this! you have done a great job - it will be so much fun!

i clicked on your "gifs & wall decor & more" at the beginning of your post and had so much fun looking through your collection. you are one busy artist! i didn't know that your feather your nest collection was that large - you did an absolutely beautiful job on everything.

and jerry maguire, huh? how fun is that?

anyway - thanks again for your creativity and inspiration (and vision for this blog hop!) wishing you all the best at your local boutique today...

:)