Talented Tuesday

I've come to realize I am just not in the habit of posting anymore, hence the two week break again in Talented Tuesday. I am hoping to get back in the habit. Now that Fall is here, my photography is almost done for the year- I have this one last weekend of photos, and a few sessions to finish out, and that's it- I'm done until Spring.

I've also been crafting a lot- just not posting it. I do hair bows to sell, so that's been keeping me hopping. My friend and I are planning to do at least 1, if not 2, craft shows this year to earn some money before Christmas, so that's been keeping me busy as well.

Crafters- do you do craft shows? We're new to it- I've done shows in the past, but we're talking like 9 years ago. Here's my questions:

Both shows are smaller- $30 tables at one and $15 tables at the other. How much stock should we have on hand? What prices are good for craft shows? Both of us keep our prices pretty low for online sales, compared to many other shops that sell comparable items.

 We have a few additional items planned, besides our hair items. C is going to paint some glass blocks and add lights to them. I'm going to make Christmas ornaments. We're both making hair bow holders. I want to have a small tree on the table for ornaments, too.

Our first show is the weekend before Thanksgiving, so it should afford us some Black Friday spending money ;)

Anyway- on to the real reason why ya'll stopped by- Talented Tuesday.

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The Rules

1) Post a blog about something you've made- a refurnish, recipes, a craft project, a sewing project, room decoration, anything you've done!

2) Add a link to your blog post- not to the blog itself, but to the individual posts! You can post more than one project, just add more links! The links should look something like:

http://theherberfamily.blogspot.com/2010/01/love-banner.html

and NOT like this:

http://theherberfamily.blogspot.com/

3) Add the code above to each post you link to the Link Party, so that others can post their projects here as well! The list will accept new links through Saturday, so if you make something new, come back and post it! Don't forget to look at the links on the list, and let people know where you found their post at!

4) No selling things through the Link Party- do not hook up your Etsy shop, or Facebook shop, or eBay account. This is not the forum for that.

This Linky will remain open and accepting links through Wed night, so feel free to come back and add more links if you post new things!!

Talented Tuesday & ArtPrize!

This week, ArtPrize begins in Grand Rapids. This is like the ultimate in talent, so I felt it a good time to share some photos from last year's ArtPrize. ArtPrize is a HUGE art competition, using all sorts of artwork- from paintings to sculptures, and so much more.

Last year was the first year, and it drew hundreds of artists from all around the world. This year, it's even bigger. My favorite part? The sculptures and murals have made for some fantastic photo backdrops this year, and quite a few of them became permanently added to beautify the city.

First up, here are some that stuck around, which I've used as settings for some portrait sessions:

 

 This sculpture did not become permanent, but I loved it. It was a great place to take photos- very visually interesting.

This water wheel was installed in an existing water fountain in front of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. It's still there, and it's also a nice back drop for photos. I've done several shoots with this as a back drop now.

 

 

This mural is fantastic. It's made with mirrors, tiles, paint, and photos on tile. It's huge, and lines the side of the children's museum. It's also got some 3-D aspects to it, and makes a fantastic photo backdrop.

Here are some photos taken during Art Prize last year:

(this? It was HUGE! That's a vehicle bridge it's straddling- it was up through the winter and Spring- we saw it again over Spring Break, but then when we were over there in June, it was gone)

This was fantastic- it's a sculpture of Francis of Asissi, which is surrounded by druid like monks, circling it. This was in the lobby of a building. The artwork is all over the city- in parks, on sidewalks, falling from the sky (one guy released almost a million paper airplanes all at once from the top of a building), and more. 

The show is judged- by the public. Each entry has a number, and people can do text votes as they walk around. The top ten are then juror voted on, and there are huge cash prizes for the winners.

One of the favorites from last year, I never found, though the photos were gorgeous, especially at night:

These piles are made of salt, with sepia toned images of people from the Grand Rapids area photographed on top of them. Dangling over top of each one is a bare, clear light bulb. The artist was from New York, if I recall correctly, and because it was an inside event, it wasn't seen or heavily voted on for the first half of the voting. The design is called "salt & earth" by Young Kim.

It finally got a HUGE upswing in votes near the end as more and more people started talking about it, and it got an honorable mention prize, but did not win the competition.

Anyway, the competition is huge, and the talent is remarkable. Some of these are people who  do all of their art in their spare time, what little they have. Others devote their entire lives to creating art. The artists are out and about, talking to people about their art as you go through to see it. If you are in Michigan, I strongly recommend spending a day just walking through Grand Rapids for this.

And on to your own Talents!

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The Rules

1) Post a blog about something you've made- a refurnish, recipes, a craft project, a sewing project, room decoration, anything you've done!

2) Add a link to your blog post- not to the blog itself, but to the individual posts! You can post more than one project, just add more links! The links should look something like:

http://theherberfamily.blogspot.com/2010/01/love-banner.html

and NOT like this:

http://theherberfamily.blogspot.com/

3) Add the code above to each post you link to the Link Party, so that others can post their projects here as well! The list will accept new links through Saturday, so if you make something new, come back and post it! Don't forget to look at the links on the list, and let people know where you found their post at!

4) No selling things through the Link Party- do not hook up your Etsy shop, or Facebook shop, or eBay account. This is not the forum for that.

This Linky will remain open and accepting links through Wed night, so feel free to come back and add more links if you post new things!!

Talented Tuesday

Today is the first morning of school. I have to admit, this early morning thing isn't much fun. I'm typing with my eyes closed. I've been taking sleeping pills for about 2 weeks now because my insomnia is bad. My pills were not meant to allow me to be up so stinkin' early.

On to something more fun.

First up, some great items from last week's list.

In honor of school starting today (oh, my, I'm so stinkin excited!!), a coke bottle gift for the teacher. This comes from Pony Tails & Fish Scales.

This SUPER easy Vellum luminary would be great for weddings, Christmas, and Halloween! Find some pretty, designed vellum, add a battery operated candle, and line the porch, windows, or decorate the dining room table. This comes from The Craft In Me.

Last up is an adorable tea towel apron from A little of this --- A little of that. This apron would be quick, easy, and customizable to your kitchen, holiday, and personality.

Next up- a WINNER! Last week I held a contest for 1 lucky person to win a $50 gift certificate to the jewelry website, Novica.

Novica is a site that caters to artisans, as opposed to big box store items. The items found on the site are hand crafted by talented individuals from around the world. You can see my own product review and site review on the page itself here.

And on to the winner. Only a handful of people joined the contest. The winner was chosen using RANDOM.ORG.

The random winner is number 5 out of the 6 qualifying comments for the contest.

Mama Lusco on September 7, 2010 12:12 AM said... I'd love to get these silver earrings: http://jewelry.novica.com/earrings/favorites/sterling-silver-dangle-earrings-evening-dew/174088/

 

Thanks for the giveaway. luscofamily @ XXXXXXXXXXXX

 

 Congratulations Mama Lusco! You've won a $50 gift certificate to Novica.com for jewelry of your own! I will be emailing you the gift code.

 And now, onto the business end of the post: Talented Tuesday. Show off your talent, ladies- I know you all have it!

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The Rules

1) Post a blog about something you've made- a refurnish, recipes, a craft project, a sewing project, room decoration, anything you've done!

2) Add a link to your blog post- not to the blog itself, but to the individual posts! You can post more than one project, just add more links! The links should look something like:

http://theherberfamily.blogspot.com/2010/01/love-banner.html

and NOT like this:

http://theherberfamily.blogspot.com/

3) Add the code above to each post you link to the Link Party, so that others can post their projects here as well! The list will accept new links through Saturday, so if you make something new, come back and post it! Don't forget to look at the links on the list, and let people know where you found their post at!

4) No selling things through the Link Party- do not hook up your Etsy shop, or Facebook shop, or eBay account. This is not the forum for that.

This Linky will remain open and accepting links through Wed night, so feel free to come back and add more links if you post new things!!

Talented Tuesday- Yes, Really!

All right, with summer winding down, and school starting up, I thought maybe it was time to get back to Talented Tuesday. I figure the first few weeks will be slow- many of you have long since given up on me, but I do still see a slight surge in views on Tuesday, so I figured I should try it out, right?

For today, I have no new crafts ready. But how about a FREEBIE instead? Or, rather, a WIN instead?

First though, post the code below to your page, should you be linking up today. That way, others will know I'm BACK!

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Next, the give away details.


It's simple, really. Go to Novica's Jewelry section. Pick your favorite piece, come back, and post a direct link to it, with the name of the item.

**IMPORTANT** Leave an email address in your post. If I can not email you, I can't give you the gift code!!!

1 lucky winner will be drawn during next Tuesday's Talented Tuesday to win a $50 gift certificate to Novica, to use as you see fit. The certificate expires November 30, 2010, so it needs to be used up soon. Treat yourself, or use it for some Christmas shopping, but enjoy it- my gift to you!

You can read all about my site & product review here! I got a gorgeous necklace, and love it!

Also- I am looking for Guest Blogger Tutorials!! If you would be interested in posting a tutorial to my page, email me: herberkids3(at)yahoo(dot)com! Don't leave a message, that'll be cluttered already!

The "I'm A Slacker" Late Night Talented Tuesday

Yes. I slacked. I was full on in photo editing mode yesterday and today to get the photos from Sunday's shoot ready for my client, and frankly, it just slipped my mind. Then today, I spent a good portion of the day gone for a doctors appointment.

If you can find it in your hearts to forgive me, here's a late edition of Talented Tuesday, Slacker Edition.

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Talented Tuesday & A Winner!

Happy Tuesday everyone! (Or, Monday evening, since I typically get this posted on Monday and not Tuesday...)

Let's get the first part over with- a winner!

I want to thank everyone who has participated, blogged about, twittered, and facebooked about my contests!

Now, without further ado... The winner for the second contest:

Lucky Number 13!!!!

Congratulations FRUGALMOM!!! You're the winner of the purse pictured below!!

 

          FrugalMom on April 25, 2010 3:56 PM said...

I blogged about your giveaway. You can find the post at Frugality Is Free smartmomj@BLAH.BLAH

FrugalMom, You will be contacted via email by both me, and Brooke from Makin' It Domestic. You have your choice of one of the two necklaces shown below!

 And a GIANT Thank you to Brooke for providing the prize for this contest!!!

This week, I added a new section to my side bars- A feature section, showing off several different items that were posted last week on Talented Tuesday. My goal is to add and swap out the features through out the week, drawing each time from the Talented Tuesday links. If I feature you, you should get a message on the post about it!

And some features here from last week!

Junk Blossoms turned a blah old wooden table into this piece that just POPS!

 Crafty Crafts shows how to turn flowers into clippies!

Bird Crafts turned a tank top and fabric into this adorable summer dress!

 All Things Heart & Home made this great beach blanket out of terry cloth and bandanas! Seriously, how cute is that?!?

Keeping It Simple made this great car-roll-up- it stores matchbox cars, and has a figure 8 race track on it to race the cars around! Perfect for long car rides, Church, and family events to keep little hands busy! 

Lastly, the two links that received the most clicks last week are:

Remodelaholic shows you how to frame your mirror for a LOT less than stores want! 

Stories By Me shows how to make a really unique charm bracelet with your own photos!

Now, on to Talented Tuesday!!

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The Rules

1) Post a blog about something you've made- a refurnish, recipes, a craft project, a sewing project, room decoration, anything you've done!

2) Add a link to your blog post- not to the blog itself, but to the individual posts! You can post more than one project, just add more links! The links should look something like:

http://theherberfamily.blogspot.com/2010/01/love-banner.html

and NOT like this:

http://theherberfamily.blogspot.com/

3) Add the code below to your blog, so that others can post their projects here as well! The list will accept new links through Thursday, so if you make something new, come back and post it!

Don't forget to look at the links on the list, and let people know where you found their post at!

This Link Party will remain open and accepting links through Thursday evening!!

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Talented Tuesday & A Giveaway! CLOSED!!

THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED TO ENTRIES!! THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER TODAY!!

As you probably all know by now, it's Birthday Week! Actually, it's Birthday Day! Today is my 32nd birthday. I have HUGE plans. BIG. GINORMOUS! Ok, not really. I have PT at 9:30 (maintenance- I go in and do the exercises I've been doing), then at 1:30, the local theater is showing Gone with the Wind for just $3! I'm excited!

Have you had a chance to enter the first four Birthday Week at My Frugal Family giveaways? Julie from Singing Three Little Birds is hosting a cool jewelry prize,  Brooke from Makin' It Domestic is giving away a cute little handmade purse, Joy from Mommas Kinda Crafty is giving away a minky stuffed animal, and I (from here!) am giving away a pair of bib clips! If you did enter, please go double check that you left an email address- several entries did not!!

For Birthday Week, several of my awesome readers are sponsoring giveaways here on My Frugal Family! Today's giveaway comes from Brittany at Love Stitched. For this giveaway, Brittany is letting the winner choose from one of the following crafty prizes:

Pink Rosette Earrings- The winner would get 1 pair, not 3 pairs!

Fabric Flower Headband

6-9 Month White Onsie with an Appliqued Owl in Purple and Lavender

The Rules For the Contests:

1. Each Contest is being sponsored by another blog, except 1 contest that I'll be hosting myself. To help thank these wonderful women, I am asking that you to Visit the Love Stitched Etsy Shop, and find either a product you love, a project you love, or a post they've done that you love, and comment back to me with it. This way, they get some new viewers, hopefully, and can feel the love from my viewers!

2. An email address is required- if you do not feel comfortable with email harvesting, please use something such as (at) and (dot) to break it up a bit, so that it can be used to contact you!

3. Twitter, Tweet, Facebook, and Blog about the contests for an extra entry. Post a link to where you twittered, tweeted (I know, it's the same thing), facebooked, or blogged about it, and post this as a second comment for a second entry.  

4. The winner chosen will be posted on the blog, and also emailed by me. Please check your emails & this blog to see if you won anything- if I can't get a mailing address from the winner after 3 days, I will have to pick a new winner!

Enjoy the contests, and please, visit the sponsors- they are a talented group of ladies!

The winner of this giveaway will be drawn on Monday, May 3rd, using Random.org to randomly pick a number from the comments. 

Winner:

• If no email address was given on the winning comment, a new winner WILL be chosen, so please, remember to leave contact information! If you are worried about web crawlers snagging the email address, please feel free to substitute the @ for (at) and the . for (dot) so your email address reads like this: herberkids3(at)yahoo(dot)com, instead of the normal way. As long as I can understand what it should be, you will be entered!
• The winner will be emailed by myself, and the sponsor of the contest. The prize will be sent from the sponsor, so it's important to make sure that you answer one or both of the emails with your snail mail address for shipping!
• If a response is not received within 3 days time, a new winner will be drawn, so please- respond!

Good luck to all the entries, and don't forget to check back again tomorrow for another exciting giveaway!!


Each of the contests ends at different times, so be sure to enter now so you don't miss out!


Giveaway #1-Fabric Jewelry, Ends 5/01

Giveaway #2-Pleated Purse, Ends 5/02

Giveaway #3-Stuffed Animal Baby Toy, Ends 5/03
Giveaway #4- Baby Bib Clips, Ends 5/03

Giveaway #5- Choice Of Prize, Ends 5/04

Giveaway #6- Handmade Jewelry, Ends 5/05
Giveaway #7-

Giveaway #8-

Now, on to Talented Tuesday!!

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The Rules

1) Post a blog about something you've made- a refurnish, recipes, a craft project, a sewing project, room decoration, anything you've done!

2) Add a link to your blog post- not to the blog itself, but to the individual posts! You can post more than one project, just add more links! The links should look something like:

http://theherberfamily.blogspot.com/2010/01/love-banner.html

and NOT like this:

http://theherberfamily.blogspot.com/

3) Add the code below to your blog, so that others can post their projects here as well! The list will accept new links through Thursday, so if you make something new, come back and post it!

Don't forget to look at the links on the list, and let people know where you found their post at!

This Link Party will remain open and accepting links through Thursday evening!!

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Talented Tuesday

Before getting too far ahead of myself, I would like to formally invite all of you to Birthday Week. Next week, I turn 32. In honor of that, the most dreaded of days, I have been in talks with 7 fellow bloggers who are each donating a prize.

For 7 days- Saturday the 24th through Friday the 30th, I will have a sponsored post each day about a different blog, each with a prize donated from that blog. Each contest is open to anyone who wants to enter, and believe me- there are some really cool prizes, from Jewelry, to Handbags, to Baby items.

I can't wait to show off these talented women! So, mark your calendars to come back to the blog starting Saturday, or follow the blog so you can see the daily updates!

Now, some features from last week's Talented Tuesday posts!

 

House of Hepworths took a plain Dawn Dishsoap bottle, and gave it a painted makeover. It turned out great, don't you think? 

At Second Street hosted this totally adorable Minnie Mouse birthday party. Seriously, it's just adorable!

A Vision to Remember makes these fantastic rag quilt car seat blankets. Whoever first came up with this idea is a genius, but here? She takes it to a really cute place with her rag work.

Makin' It Domestic turned a vinyl tablecloth into a useful diaper changing pad- which folds up to hold a diaper and slim pack of baby wipes. It's a great gift for any parent-to-be, or new parent!

Sawdust and Paperscraps took two empty walls, and made a fantastic framed photo collage wall. She used paint to make the frames match one another, and it makes a great statement on the walls, I think.

Sassy Style linked up this Framed Monogram, which she lined with a super cute green houndstooth fabric. Maybe I'm just partial to the H, but I love this!

With all the cool items that get linked up to the party each week, it's hard to pick just a few favorites, because I am always in awe of the creativity that flows in the blog world. Seriously- you guys rock! 

If I didn't feature your project, it isn't because I didn't like it- it's because I run out of room each week! ;)

Next week's Talented Tuesday Post is already being hosted, but if you are interested in sponsoring for a future Talented Tuesday post, please contact me!

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The Rules

1) Post a blog about something you've made- a refurnish, recipes, a craft project, a sewing project, room decoration, anything you've done!

2) Add a link to your blog post- not to the blog itself, but to the individual posts! You can post more than one project, just add more links! The links should look something like:

http://theherberfamily.blogspot.com/2010/01/love-banner.html

and NOT like this:

http://theherberfamily.blogspot.com/

3) Add the code below to your blog, so that others can post their projects here as well! The list will accept new links through Thursday, so if you make something new, come back and post it!

Don't forget to look at the links on the list, and let people know where you found their post at!

This Link Party will remain open and accepting links through Thursday evening!!

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Talented Tuesday!

Welcome to Talented Tuesday with My Frugal Family! This week, I'm hosting a week long Baby Week, so I'll be featuring crafts posted to my Baby Week post!

For Baby Week, please feel free to post any crafts made for babies- clothing, toys, blankets, nursery decorations, and more! You can post them both here on Talented Tuesday, as well as on Baby Week!

Dig deep into your older posts- I want to see all of your cool baby crafts!

On to the features...

Easy Peasy Stuffed Animals from Mommas Kinda Crafty- these are super easy, and made from scraps!

A Fun Car Seat Blanket Cover by Simply Designing. These are ingenious! I've seen them on several sites now. It's a great way to keep the sun out of the face of your little lovey, and keep wind and other nasty elements off him or her!

Easy, Functional Burp Rags by Rebecca and Maggie at Homemade Mamas. I love how easy these are to make, and how nice and thick they would be, as they make use of the old traditional "burp rag"- the cloth diaper!

Ruffled, Appliqued Onsie by Brandi at Rosie's. Super adorable, especially with summer coming up. These would make cute little summer outfits for those hot days when too many clothes makes for a fussy baby!



Interested in sponsoring next week's Talented Tuesday post with your own crafts, shop items, or a tutorial? Check out the details here!

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The Rules

1) Post a blog about something you've made- a refurnish, recipes, a craft project, a sewing project, room decoration, anything you've done!

2) Add a link to your blog post- not to the blog itself, but to the individual posts! You can post more than one project, just add more links! The links should look something like:

http://theherberfamily.blogspot.com/2010/01/love-banner.html

and NOT like this:

http://theherberfamily.blogspot.com/

3) Add the code below to your blog, so that others can post their projects here as well! The list will accept new links through Thursday, so if you make something new, come back and post it!

Don't forget to look at the links on the list, and let people know where you found their post at!

This Link Party will remain open and accepting links through Thursday evening!!

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Talented Tuesday with Stephie

Welcome to My Frugal Family's Talented Tuesday link party! This week's party is being sponsored by Stephie from Made by Stephie & Hicks Photography!

Hi everybody!  I'm Stephie from Made by Stephie and Hicks Photography. I am so excited to be here at My Frugal Family's Talented Tuesday!  I look forward every week to this linky party and I absolutely love checking out this blog daily!

If you have ever been to my blog you know how much I love to craft, upcycle Goodwill finds, and refinish furniture. But - my true love and passion is photography.  After finishing up my time at The Savannah College of Art and Design (studying photography) I opened my own photography business.  I am truly blessed to be able to capture special moments and events for people.

Here are a few pictures from my latest shoots:

I hope that you like them, and will stop by and check out the rest of my work! You can find me at Hicks Photography or at my Facebook Fan Page - stop by and become a fan!


Interested in sponsoring next week's Talented Tuesday post with your own crafts, shop items, or a tutorial? Check out the details here!

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The Rules

1) Post a blog about something you've made- a refurnish, recipes, a craft project, a sewing project, room decoration, anything you've done!

2) Add a link to your blog post- not to the blog itself, but to the individual posts! You can post more than one project, just add more links! The links should look something like:

http://theherberfamily.blogspot.com/2010/01/love-banner.html

and NOT like this:

http://theherberfamily.blogspot.com/

3) Add the code below to your blog, so that others can post their projects here as well! The list will accept new links through Thursday, so if you make something new, come back and post it!

Don't forget to look at the links on the list, and let people know where you found their post at!

This MckLinky will remain open and accepting links through Thursday evening!!

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