I love holidays! I’ve been getting so much done 🙂
Today I’m delivering a commissioned painting to its new owner. I’m looking forward to seeing it on the wall!
I have been working on a large triptych for a friend, and doing a few watercolours.
“Summer Field”
“Bright December Day”
“Growing Family”
Hopefully in the next few days I’ll be posting up some new wearable art pendants too 🙂
You would think that now I’m on school holidays I would have gotten my act together and had my Friday Favourites published on time… but you would be wrong. So this is more like Saturday Favourites (but that doesn’t have the same ring to it!).
I’ve been busy working on a commissioned piece so that’s my excuse 🙂
Next Friday as you know is Christmas day, and I will be busy cooking up a storm (or setting things on fire) in the kitchen – so I won’t be posting a Friday Favourites. So this week I’ve decided to do a Christmas themed set of red and green items.
First up this week are these beautiful Christmas Cards by Moonmum (who is a fellow Aussie!). I love the fact that these are something a little different to what you normally see on Christmas cards. The birds are cute and the stitching really adds another dimension.
I know it’s probably a bit late to be thinking about Christmas cards now, but Moonmum has lots of other cards in her shop for all occasions which are just beautiful, so make sure you check it out!
Next up are these cool Amoeba Kelly Green earrings by Under Glass. These unique earrings would be lovely for any time of year, not just Christmas!
Time for another red item – This wonderful bracelet titled “Blooming Garden” by Blue Dove Studio. I think this bracelet would go perfectly with my red Christmas dress – but like the earrings it’s not Christmas themed so would be pretty at any time of year. I just love the antiqued brass branch charm in this bracelet.
Next up in my little red and green pattern (did you notice?) are these lovely Green Holiday Earrings by AZ Bead Girl. I just love the little diamantes!
Finally, I have to break my red-green-red pattern because I just couldn’t resist including this beautiful soap by Aniselle Bath & Body.
Isn’t it just gorgeous!? Would be wonderful to have in the bathroom as a handsoap around Christmas time when guests come around. The soap is Sage and Pomegranate with Olive oil and Goats milk, so it sounds like it would smell and feel as lovely as it looks.
Well that’s it! My last Friday Favourites for 2009! I should be back with another blog post before Xmas though – I’m hoping to do a painting for Monday Artday if I get to it in time.
Have a lovely weekend!
And the winner of the $25 gift voucher is: DebD from Two Cheeky Monkeys Jewellery. Congratulations Deb!
I’ll be contacting you shortly with your gift voucher 🙂
Thank you so much to all those who entered, and for your lovely comments!
This week’s topic over at Inspire Me Thursday is Handmade Gifts. Perfect for this time of year!
My contribution is these wearable art pendants I have just listed on Etsy. I think they would make wonderful Christmas gifts:
And if you’re looking for a beautiful jewellery box to give the pendant in, one of my keepsake boxes would be perfect! This picture really doesn’t do them justice – they look much nicer in real life.
I have ordered a new shipment of boxes which I’m told will arrive before Christmas. Some styles of the boxes actually sold out last time before I even picked the order up from the post office. So if you’re interested in a particular style, please let me know asap and I’ll put one aside for you!
These are the designs coming in the next order – if there’s another painting you’d like to see on a keepsake box, let me know and I’ll put it in the next order:
One last thing – I’ll be drawing the winner of the giveaway later today – so if you’re interested in entering, please do so soon!
I know it’s not quite Friday yet, but I thought I’d post my Friday Favourites now as I don’t know if I’ll get a chance tomorrow.
This week’s selection is inspired by this painting:
It’s actually stinking hot here right now, so I’m a little envious of my northern-hemisphere friends and their white winters 🙂 To get me into a cooler frame of mind, I’m featuring beautiful items in blue, white and silver.
First up this week is this sterling silver necklace with interchangeable amazonite and pearl pendants, by Emily Wiser Jewellery. I love that you can wear just the white or just the blue pendant, but I think they look great together.
You may have noticed that I am very taken with swirls, and they feature heavily in my artwork. Bearing that in mind, I’m sure it isn’t difficult to guess what caught my eye about this beautiful necklace, titled “Romantic Getaway” by Beach Glass Gone Wild!
The next blue and white beauty on my list is this gorgeous vintage vanity fair robe in periwinkle blue, from Fine Vintage Apparel. It’s just too pretty for words!
This Silver Snowflake necklace from Inbal Jewelry and Design is just lovely. It would make a lovely addition to a winter outfit, but I think it is so pretty I’d wear it all year round.
Last, but most definitely not least, is this stunning card featuring artwork titled “Buckwheat Branches” by IsabellaFlora. The card is blank inside so it could be given for any occasion – it’s just beautiful!
Christmas is sneaking up on us once again!
We put our Christmas tree up this weekend, and I’ve started thinking about Christmas cards.
Last year I painted a Christmas picture and used the image to make my cards:
I’ve finally gotten around to painting something for this year’s cards. Its a bit different to last years, but I hope people will like it all the same. I’m going to get the prints made up sometime tomorrow and I’ll post a picture of the cards when I’ve made them.
Don’t forget to enter my giveaway if you haven’t already done so!
It’s Friday again (Hurrah!!), so that means another edition of my Friday Favourites.
This week’s selection is inspired by my most recent painting, ‘Colours of Nature’
I’ve picked out something in each of the rainbow colours of this picture.
My favourite RED item is this beautiful red pearl necklace from Fine Heart. It would be perfect to go with that red Christmas Day dress, don’t you think?
My favourite ORANGE item is this signed art card print titled “Alone at the End of the Day” by Fine Art Prints by Amy Giacomelli and Natalia Skye. I love the colours and think the birds are just so cute!
Now, I have to admit, YELLOW is not my favourite colour. In fact I didn’t have any yellow items in my favourites list! I went on a yellow things search and was immediately taken by these beautiful ‘love knot’ earrings by Wing by Sea. The citrine stone is lovely.
My favourite GREEN item is this wonderful original watercolour entitled “Listening In” by Ali Herrmann. I love the beautiful soft green she has used.
I just love BLUE, and have a lot of blue things in my favourites list (as you can see from my last edition of Friday Favourites!). My favourite blue thing this week is this stunning pair of earrings in blue and silver by Chaton Designs. They are such a pretty shade of blue and are on sale at the moment too!
Last, but definitely not least, is PURPLE. I am just loving everything purple at the moment, but especially this pair of earrings entitled “Magenta Tears” by LunarBelle. They are such a gorgeous colour and I think they’re very elegant.
I hope you’ve enjoyed my rainbow edition of Friday Favourites! As always, please check out the other items these wonderful sellers have on offer.
Don’t forget, I am hosting a giveaway of a $25 gift voucher, to be drawn on the 12th of December. Grab your entry now – you never know your luck! 😀
A new painting!
If you would like to purchase this original watercolour, it is $40. I accept paypal and bank deposit. Contact me if you’re interested!
Oh, and don’t forget about my giveaway – there’s a $25 gift certificate for KL Bailey Art up for grabs!
To celebrate the fact that Christmas is approaching ever-so-quickly, (which means school holidays are nearly here!) I’ve decided to host my very first giveaway!
Up for grabs is a $25 gift voucher for KL Bailey Art, which you can spend at My Etsy Store or use to purchase a painting directly from me via this website or Facebook. There is 1 gift voucher to be won, and I will send it anywhere in the world!
Here’s how to enter – each of the things below will get you one entry in the draw. Please post each entry as a separate comment (if you write everything in one comment it will only count as one entry!).
1. Visit my Etsy store and comment here about which item you like the best.
2. Become a fan of KL Bailey Art on Facebook.
4. Write a blog post about this giveaway, and post a link to your blog in the comments.
5. Tweet about this giveaway.
6. Post a link to this giveaway on Facebook.
7. Post a link to the KL Bailey Art fanpage on Facebook.
8. Purchase any item in my Etsy store for 5 entries. Be sure to comment as ‘purchase #1, #2, #3, #4, #5’ so all entries count.
Entries will be drawn on Saturday 12th December. Best of luck to you all!
Welcome to my second edition of “Friday Favourites” – this week I’m lising four of the items on my Etsy favourites list.
My first choice this week is this stunning Lace Noir Vintage Olga nightgown, from TiaLey Vintage. I’ve been eyeing off this one for a while 🙂 Almost looks like an evening dress, not a nightgown!
The next item on the list today is also a nightgown (I have a lot of these in my favourites list – wish I could afford to buy them all!). This nightgown from Haute Country Vintage is in the most gorgeous shade of blue – I just love it!
I hope my husband is paying attention to the Christmas present hints here! 😀
Next up is this beautiful turquoise and sterling silver bracelet from Julie’s Jewels. I love the colour of the turqouise, and I think it would go with so many outfits – you could wear it with casual or more dressed-up clothes.
Last, but most definitely not least, are these stunning Versailles earrings by feminesque. I love the colour and the swirly shape. The matching necklace is just as beautiful. These are definitely one of my favourite Etsy jewellery items!
Well, that’s my Friday favourites for another week! Please check out the stores mentioned, as they have other lovely things available too!