On Zazzle

Zazzle has some pretty cool items on their site...

and I'm adding new designs to some of these items on a pretty regular

basis.

The Ornaments are a brand new item and I've been

working on all kinds of sketches and designs

to be able to offer a really nice assortment.

Some of these designs may be duplicated on the

Egg Ornaments

in my Rustic Goth Shop..

but most of these designs will only be available

on merchandize in my Zazzle Shop.

I've painted a few egg Ornaments.

I've painted Egg Ornaments since 1993.

Actually...my husband started painting them...he knew me

well enough to know that if he started doing them

and they were 'well received'

then I would 'jump in' and do my part.

So..we took our eggs to a Holiday Show...they did very well...

and we painted them every season from '93 through 2003.

Every season since '03, I've had a few people who wanted to know

if I was going to do any eggs....and I always said 'no'.

It was one of those things my husband and I did together ... and I really

didn't want to do them on my own.

Problem was...my husband had blown, sterilized and base painted

about six dozen eggs that have just been taking up space in my closet.

A few of them even had subject matter on them.

So...the girls and I discussed doing what was left

and offering them at the shows...

then...

we decided not to do anymore shows this year...

but..

I had already put the 'word' out that I would

be doing them..

at least for this year...

so...there you have it...

I'm doing a 'limited' number of egg ornaments...

wish I could get better photos though.

Under the Weather

I have been feeling a bit 'under the weather' the past few days.

It started out with a little bit of chest congestion...then a sore throat...

and a nasty little pain on the right side of my back

whenever I move or take a deep breath.

I'm not one to run to the doctor, unless all my own efforts fail...

so I'm pouring down the Echinacea Teas...Zinc and Vitamin C...slathering myself with

Vicks VapoRub...bundling...and trying to rest.

Mostly...I'm trying to 'will' myself to feel better...

believe it or not...

that usually works.

My Bonanza Shop

Now that I've found I have more time on my hands

than I thought I would normally have during the holiday season,

I've decided I'm going to do some

new pieces especially for my

CMZ Art Bonanza Shop.

The shops there operate a bit different than they do on

Etsy

and for some reason...

I do like this little shop.

I just haven't had enough 'new' stuff to put in it...

(It started out as my 1000 Markets Shop)

and then I could separate Rustic Goth and CMZ Art

which was my original intention.

Since I can't really do that anymore..

I want to remove all of the Rustic Goth items

and make it exclusively

CMZ Art.

I'm looking forward to it...because I think it

will be fun to do some new art for this shop.

A Solitary Celebration

Today is my husband's birthday...

and I'm usually a little depressed on this day...

but

today I decided to do something a little different.

I'm having a 'solitary celebration' of sorts.

I'm scratching off Bingo tickets.

You'd have to know me to know this is not something

I usually do.

When we moved to Lincoln in 1997...my husband

started playing the lottery and the scratch off Bingo.

Even if he bought me a ticket to scratch off...I usually let

him do it.

He got more of a kick out of it than I did...

besides...

he ALWAYS won way more than I ever did.

I have continued to play the lottery numbers that he picked..

every single day...

and I haven't won nearly as much back as he did over the years.

He managed to almost 'break even'...and I admit

I'm a bit 'in the hole'...

but

I do it

because it is something he was very passionate about

and I figure

ONE DAY!

Anyway...when my sister and her husband

helped get my son here a week or so ago...she bought

a bunch of scratch off tickets.

Mostly the 1.00 and 2.00 tickets...

and managed to win most of her money back.

So..she kept playing.

When she got back to Wyoming

she discovered she had a bunch of winning tickets

that she couldn't do anything with.

So..she sent them to me.

I got tickets with all of the winnings...and won

a bit more than the tickets she sent me...

turned those in...won some more (but not quite as much)

and so on...

Finally I decided

BINGO

that was the game my husband played from the day we

moved here

until the day he went into the hospital for the last time...

and I turned my winnings in for a batch of Bingo

tickets...

We'll have to see...

Maybe I'll win BIG on his birthday:)

Show Season Over

I have posted much of this information on my

other blog

but I wanted to be sure to include

this information on both...

since this is the blog that I give on the business cards

that I hand out at local shows.

We will not be doing the November or December Shows

at the Lancaster Event Center.

I have been dealing with a family emergency since

mid October...and we just will not have the time or resources

to be able to finish out the scheduled shows.

Our apologies to those who had planned to visit our

booth for their Christmas shopping!

You can find the same items in our respective shops...

CMZ Art d.b.a. Rustic Goth

Mike and Jaime Best d.b.a. Best Art Studios 2.

Be sure to visit our shops frequently as we will be offering items

especially for Christmas...

not available at other times of the year...

Family Visit

I've had a family emergency that has taken a lot

 of my time these past two weeks...

much of this week was spent visiting with family

(my youngest sister and her husband) from Wyoming were here...

I hadn't seen them in a couple of years

so it was wonderful to spent a few days with them...

but I really did get backed up with my work.

They've always had exotic pets...my brother in law

LOVES his Raccoons...and their latest 'baby' is so darned cute.

Cora is a blond raccoon and about 7 months old now...

and she IS spoiled.

My sister says she is like having two or three

toddlers running around the house getting into everything.

I rode with them on a trip to visit our last living uncle

who is quite ill...

and Cora decided she wanted to 'meet' the new person on the ride.

So she pulled my hair.

It didn't hurt...but it did startle me.

She is a cutie though!!