Painting for Pursey

Introductions first.  I'd like you all to meet Pursey Galore.

Hello, Pursey!

Pursey Galore is the centerpiece accessory over at Project: Purse and Boots, an endeavor started by the amazing Lori of In Pursuit of Martha Points.  In a nutshell, the purpose of the project is to parade Pursey on a year long tour across America.  Each stop that the purse makes along the tour earns money that is donated to The American Stroke Association.

When I heard about this project, I was immediately drawn in for a few reasons:

1. Lori writes a hysterically funny story about each stop on the tour, and their adventures with each woman.  Good stuff.
2. It seemed like a great way to raise money for a cause, while at the same time encouraging women to get dolled up for a girl's night out.
3. I was kind of blinded by the bling that is Pursey.  Literally.  That puppy really sparkles!

And so, in honor of this project, this month's giveaway is hosted over at the Project: Purse and Boots website.  The drawing runs through October 27, and the randomly-chosen winner will receive one 16x20" painting of their choice.  Please go check out the site, leave her some comment love, and learn about a great cause in the process.

Be prepared to laugh out loud at some of Lori's stories.  Also, when you stop by, be sure to wear your sunglasses.  Because, like I told you, the purse really sparkles.

Everything's coming up pink and brown roses

The latest artwork, and the last in a line of several pink and brown paintings I have done recently, was this tree-inspired piece for baby Adalynn's Room.  Her room was decorated in the CoCaLo Mia Rose line, and was accented with pink and brown dots, flowers and butterflies.

Pink and brown are definitely the colors for decorating little girl's rooms these days.  And I can see why.  It's quickly becoming one of my favorite color schemes!

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And, on a completely unrelated note, this weekend, I finally got around to selecting a winner for last month's Le Petit Prince giveaway.  Those of you who were waiting with baited breath... I hope you'll excuse the delay (too many pots on the stove these days).  

Without further ado, congratulations to Danielle, at My Life in Jenga.  You have a message waiting for you, with information on how to claim your paintings!

Giveaway: Le Petit Prince Handpainted Artwork

I finally got around to doing a little spring housecleaning the other day.  I know, it's August, not spring.  I'm a procrastinator.

Anyway, when going through my painting supplies, I stumbled across these lovelies:

I did these a few years ago because I absolutely love Le Petit Prince.  I had intended to give these to some of my friends that were having babies at the time, but we ended up choosing other paintings.  So they've sat in storage, wishing longingly to be hung on a wall.

Won't you give them a good home?

A little about these paintings:  They are handpainted on 16x20" stretched canvas.  The borders on both are a baby blue, with seafoam green polka dots, and a gold trim.  I will repaint the inner and outer borders, if you like, in the colors of your choosing so they coordinate with your little one's room.  You can also see closeups of both paintings here.

You can enter in two easy steps:

1. Become a Facebook fan of Bobo's Room Custom Nursery Artwork, if you're not one already.
2. Come back to this post and leave a comment about which one you'd like.  Depending on the number of entries, I may either split them up, or choose one winner for both of them. 

You can also earn an extra entry by following this blog.  And that's it!  Contest will close on Monday, August 16, at midnight PST.

And the winner is...

I should have seen it coming.  I have problems merely picking out what I'm going to wear each day, so I should have known I'd have a tough time picking a winner for this month's giveaway.

Let me just say, there were several great ideas and comments that were inspiring for me as an artist.  And I especially loved the comment about the "Bobo's Room cheer"; that would have made my day to hear that one.

I ended up choosing Rachel (sweetpea08) as the winner of a 16x20" custom piece of artwork.  Rachel asked for a sports-themed painting, and since I've never done artwork along those lines, it seemed like a fun new project.  Also, since I am a sports widow every Sunday (and sometimes Monday and Thursday; to say my husband is a sports fanatic would be the understatement of the year), I have plenty of good fodder for this one.  Rachel, I'll be contacting you to get the ball rolling.

Thanks to all those that entered this month's contest!  If you'd like to be informed about future contests, or to receive updates with other inspirational ideas for decorating your little one's room, please feel free to sign up for our RSS feed.

Enter to win: Custom nursery artwork!

ENTRY IS NOW CLOSED.

OK, folks.  I'm kicking off a new giveaway for this month.  The winner will get a custom 16x20" piece of artwork created by Bobo's Room.

Sound interesting?  Keep reading.
 
You can enter in two easy steps:

1. Become a Facebook fan of Bobo's Room Custom Nursery Artwork, if you're not one already.
2. Come back to this post and leave a comment about what kind of artwork you'd like hanging in your little one's room.  Please give me a few, concise details about what styles, subjects and colors speak to you, so I can get a feel for what look you're going for.

That's all you have to do to enter.  Easy peasy.

It's worth mentioning that this is a completely biased, non-random-drawing contest.  The winner will be chosen based on what sounds interesting to me to paint.  As a commissioned artist, I truly do enjoy working with parents to create all types of artwork, but I rarely get to pick and choose the projects I take on.  Thus, the inspiration for this month's giveaway.

Oh, and if you tweet or Facebook (is that a verb?) about this contest, please leave me an additional comment about it here.  This last step is purely optional, but will earn you big brownie points, and will probably sway my vote a bit if I get a couple of entries I really like.

Hey, I warned you this was biased.

What You'll Get:

• A custom, hand-painted 16x20" piece of artwork for your little one's room.  If your entry is chosen as the winner, I'll send you my contact information, and we'll work together to create something really unique.
• Shipping within the continental U.S. will be included with the painting.  If you live in Timbuktu (literally), or anywhere else outside the lower 48, you're welcome to enter, but I may ask you to help out with shipping a bit, depending on the costs.

Looking for inspiration?  Check out some representative samples of artwork I've done for other rooms here.

Contest entries will close on Friday, June 4.  Good luck!