A Beautiful Mess

i've blogged too much today! (final blog party post & some winners)

hey you. 

thanks for coming to my blog party. :) it was fun to write so many posts today. Special thank yous to Amy, Promise, Jeremy and all of my sponsors for your contributions! i love you. 

Before I share giveaway winners, I thought I'd share some beautiful things...

new loveliness by Ashley G. I have more of her work in my home than any other artist (it's kinda addictive, I suppose) and here is the newest addition, in my bedroom... 

 
I'll show more pics when I do a home tour soon. XO.

oh my goodness... here's my best Etsy find in a while. I picked up this SWEET paint-by-numbers 3 bears painting for Doren, Sarah and Penelope...

and someone else should buy this dress so that i can stop being tempted... 

:) 

GIVEAWAY WINNERS: 

the winner of Sponsor Giveaway 1 is.... 

the winner of Sponsor Giveaway 2 is.... 

the winner of a RVA Print of Your Choice is... 

and the winner of Jeremy Larson's CDs (for yourself and a friend) are... 

CONGRATS! e-mail me if you won with your shipping info elsie@redvelvetart.com.  I'll save the other two winners for tomorrow. XO. elsie  

Nursery Giveaway

awe... how sweet.  

this giveaway is for all of my pregnant pals out there! If you are expecting or have a little one, sign here for a chance to win a Nursery Print for your wall (valued up to $35) from Art Wall Online. Here's one of my favorites... 

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If you don't have a little one to decorate for, sign up a friend who does! XO. elsie 

ps. speaking of cute babies.. want to see a photo of Penelope? I knew you'd say yes..... ;) she's the best.

OH Yes, and there are 4 or 5 other giveaways from the past few days... scroll down to enter! There's still time.

Summertime studio & my first oil painting...

Here's a quick peek of my Summer studio space! I've been redecorating it to be pretty, inspiring and (most importantly) super functional for creating. 

Also, here is a peek at my first oil painting. I'm experimenting with a lot of new ideas right now and oil painting is one thing I've wanted to try for the past year. Anyone have tips for oil painting? (especially interested in solutions for eliminating the chemical smell... or is that just part of the process?)

Fun news--- Starting tomorrow, June 1st, I'll be listing new paintings every single day for a month! The collection includes both huge statement pieces to teeny-tiny original works. New pieces are done in Oil, Acrylic, Gouache and Water Colors. 

I think I'm going to spend my first day of summer in my new studio. How are you going to spend yours? 

XO. e

Beautiful Scenes/ Favorite Films

Hi!  It's Jeremy.  I'm pretty honored to be a part of this little get together.  Elsie and I get a lot of inspiration from movies, so I thought I'd do a post with a bunch of stills from some of our favorites.  

These are from Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, 28 Days Later, and 2046.  

If you'd like to win a copy of my first two albums for yourself and a friend, sign your name and you friend's name in the comments.  I'll choose a winner on my blog tomorrow.  By the way, I'm finishing up my third album currently, and I'm planning to share some sneak peeks on Elsie's blog later on in the year.  We are also working on a music video concept right now; we'll share more as we get further along in the project.  Thanks for reading!

Jeremy