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Thank you to Sarah from geek x nerd!

I just wanted to post this entry about geek x nerd's Sarah for choosing me to do a great write up about! She's done a great job and you can read about it on her blog tomorrow ( Monday 21 April)geekxnerd. Thanks again Sarah, I really appreciate it! Smiles and more smiles and more smiles! I should also mention how talented Sarah is! I can do allot of stuff, really I can. But Knitting was something that I could never get the hang of! In my opinion knitting is as difficult as math in a foreign language with ear plugs in ! So to all you knitters out there, you truly amaze me.

Happy Days...

Today has been a bit of a whirlwind( in a good way). I woke up to joyful emails from people letting me know that I had been featured on their blogs for my artwork, which is so kind and generous of them. It puts my faith back in humanity. This morning before I got busy trying to finish up three half started zodiac gals, I decided to apply, on a whim , to trunkt. They are an organization that connects retailers with amazing artists. I felt it was a long shot as they are known for being highly professional, and very selective about the art they choose to feature. So after spending about 10 hours painting( yes being an artist is enjoyable, but nobody would say it's easy ) I decided to check my email, to my surprise they had already accepted me! I'm so thrilled, as I am a completely self taught artist, and 13 years ago was denied entry into a very well known art college! So I must say how honoured and pleased I am to have been accepted. Trunkt is upgrading my portfolio currently, so when it is finished I will of course be posting a link. To wrap it up I managed to finish the three zodiac pieces that I was working on ,and they are on my etsy retail site. Here's a peek at Cancer, Leo, and Taurus.

Good Morning It's Friday!

It's an early day for me today, as I wanted to get a head start on some of my zodiac sweeties. I've managed to get the Gemini twins finished, and She's an Aries. I have to say that they are turning out the way that I wanted them to, and that's A good sign. I've also received a lovely email from macaroni and glue, the blog . Letting me know how she featured me on her blog today! What a great post. Here is the link. Macaroniandglue.com, also I'm apparently going to be featured on Etsy blogger street team as part of their blog carnival. I feel like I've won the lottery today, I'm just as exited!

Going Global!

W'ell the last few days I've really been working on getting the word out there about my art. I'm proud to say that you can visit primped paperie on so many venues now! And, it's beggining to garner alot more attention.You can see me on indiepublic.com, stylehive.com, seekingdesigners.com,talentdatabase.com, mintd.com, and of course all roads lead to my shop on Etsy.I'm working again with painting on wood panel( which is my new favorite medium) and I can't wait to show you the new paintings. They incorporate astrology in the cutest primped fashion. And did i mention that i'm officially 4 months pregnant now! Because this is my third I can really recognise those little flutters to be kicks!

One Busy Weekend!!!

This was a great weekend! We had company in from out of town, my husband and I met up with old friends saturday night, we all ate a The King And I restaurant here in Calgary. The food and service were fantastic. We gathered up the crew and headed over to Aussie Rules! A fabulous duelling piano bar. Not knowing what to expect it was a welcome surprise!!!I cut out early and headed home to prepare for a baby shower that I was hosting for my good friend cheryl and her 3 week old fourth baby Owen! Cute stuff! Also my friend Tara has opened a new salon and eco boutique in Okatoks and she will be carrying prints from my shop primpedpaperie! All is so exiting!

Margret bar in Toronto

So exited for my best friend Jill Rooksby , and her partner Chris Brown for the feature they had in the globe and mail about their new bar and hotspot margret! The add even includes a recipe for one of their signature drinks, " the dirty schoolgirl" I must say that I love the name! See you in may Jill! I have a few pics, along with today's write up.

Finally, Print Sets for sale

I've finally compliled two print sets for the shop. Some of the prints were just meant to be together, I don't know why I didn't do it sooner. It's a better deal for the person wanting to buy more than one of the same theme. You can visit them in the shop.

DALI!, Oh Dali.

Chapters was having a sale. Imagine my luck as I eyed a once $100.00 Dali hardcover book, marked down to $20.00!
It was meant for my eyes to see it lurking under other books piled on top of it. Today I had a nice Italian lunch at a restaurant with my husband and two kids, we dined and laughed as I remembered how much I loved holly hobbie as a child, though secretly wishing that I was an owner of Heman's castle grey skull...... yes, this is true.

New Art!

Yes I havn't updated for a few days.... I 've been a busy beaver! A major drawing fever is taking place ( I love it when that happens) So before you now are four new girls you can find in the shop! I'll be giving a weekend update soon. TTFN, Amanda

Just added to the shop primpedpaperie.etsy.com, is a little illustration called " A Wishing Bird" she's sooooo sweet, and I truly adore wind up birds! My 2 for 1 sale is still on for a few days.