Sunday, February 20, 2011

Here come the Little Chicks!

I made these little chickies for Easter, to be used as gift tags.
In Italy we usually receive and give as a gift chocolate eggs of all sizes. 
I'll personalize my eggs with these:
Prints of my original ACEO artwork.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Doodles and ATCs

This will be my last week with my nephews.... Two of them are going back to the other side of the world (they were here on holiday), and - if my wallet will allow me -  I'm going to see them in August.
We have been working a lot on creativity and drawings this year, and I'm really glad they have exchanged their ATCs with kids and adults all over the world. :)
While they produced their little pieces of art, I had the time to create some myself.
Here they are:
 


Monday, February 14, 2011

Treasuries on ETSY

Yesterday I made an amazing (for my average) amount of sales on Etsy thanks to a wonderful BNR TREASURY created by GUFOBARDO for our MADEINITALYTEAM.
 
What is an Etsy Treasury?
You can create a treasury by selecting some favorite items you have seen in Etsy Shops and put them in a list that can be viewed by the selected artists and all the other Etsyans. 
 
My last two Treasuries are:
 
What is an Etsy BNR Treasury?
BNR means "Buy and Replace". You are put in a treasury and the admin sets up a minimum purchase (2.00, 3.00, 5.00 Dollars). If you want to be included in the list you have to purchase an item from a listed seller.
It's fun! You make lots of friends and sales.

You don't need to be Italian to join madeintitalyteam. 
To belong to this team must have one or more active shops on Etsy, speak Italian (even just a little) and speak English (even if only a little). We also welcome private accounts who love Italian products and want to have one of a kind products and high quality.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

On with my Online Drawing Class

Still experimenting with eyes and body....... but you know that I MUST make something different. :))








Sunday, February 6, 2011

Vintage French Alphabeth "Arts et Metiers" - PRINTABLE SHEET

During these last days I haven't doodled a lot. My nephews discovered the world of ATCs and I've been helping them with their drawings. I can see them only once a year (they live in a Country on the other side of the World), so my free time if all for them now. :)
I decided, then, to fix my Etsy shop while I'm at my parents' house.
I recently found this wonderful Italian encyclopedia from the 1950s and started scanning some interesting pages.
This one in partcular is my favorite, at the moment. I'm planning to use these images for my ATCs!!

Friday, February 4, 2011

Valentines Printables at my Etsy Shop

Today I'm not writing about doodles, zentangles or ATCs.
I'm in the mood of some self-promotion. :)
In my ETSY SHOP you can find very cheap VALENTINES PRINTABLES for all your scrapbooking/cardmaking needs.
Here are some samples: