Happy Holidays

I want to take a moment to

wish everyone

a

Very Merry Christmas

and a

Joyous New Year!

Thank you!

New art for 2013

I am working on so much new art for 2013....

and I am starting with...

"old" art.

These pictures are pictures I did in 1987.

I did a collection of about 10 and have decided

 that I want to

re-do them.

I still have the original paintings...as I painted them

to hang in the rooms of my own children...

but now

I want to update them

and make them 'new' again.

FairytaleZ 'N FantasieZ is now open.

Before all of the craziness on Etsy...in October

I had begun to put together a new shop...

mainly art for kids' rooms and nurseries.

FairytalezNFantasiez.

I thought...wisely, I might add...I would wait

to see what was going on at Etsy

before I put anything 'live' in the new shop.

Instead...I decided to open

SugarNSnails

on Artfire.

Let's face it though...even with all the changes on Etsy...

which I might add that I'm not exactly

fond of...

it still seems to get more traffic

than the other sites I am trying

at least for my 

Rustic Goth shops.

But...to be fair to the other sites...

I've had five years to build a following on Etsy...

back before all the changes...

and the traffic may be coming from the folks'

who favorited my Shop there.

At any rate...I wanted to open similar shops on Etsy

and Artfire...since it now comes down to

SEO rather than renews and relists...

and I am promoting both shops...equally.

Now...we'll see what happens...

but for anyone who is interested in some

'happy' art...

I do have a coupon code for my Etsy Shop...

it is

MNS2012.

Use it at check out and receive 25% off your entire order.

I will be listing new items Every Day for the next few weeks.

TopHatter Auctions and CMZ Art

I recently joined TopHatter

having learned about it through Artfire

and sold my 'Alice in Wonderland - Encore' print set in the

"Thanksgiving with Artfire"

auction at Tophatter on Thanksgiving morning.

Because I am new to TopHatter

and will have to establish myself through sales and feedback,

I am only able to schedule one or two auctions per week and

I have already reached my limit.

I will, however, be posting auctions for three Original Small Works of Art,

little acrylic paintings on 140# Watercolor Paper,

as soon as I am able.

The first auction will be for the above painting,

"Poppy".

The next will be for

"Sunflower"

And the finally,

"Friends"

I will be posting the auction schedules on my

Pinterest

'TopHatter Auction Items - Mine'

Board

as they are scheduled, which will link directly

to the auctions in which they are scheduled.

Once these paintings are sold, I will make the prints available

in my 'Sugar 'N Snails' 

CMZart 

Artfire Shop.

CMZ Art Announces "Sugar N Snails"

I have spent the past Five years 'branding' my

Rustic Goth Art.

Branding and 'getting the word out' about

one's art, shop(s)  is

NO easy task...and it really consumed most of my time.

Now I have 'expanded' the art that I am creating to be

more uplifting and 'cute'...

creating a lot of new pieces especially as

Wall Art Decor

for Nurseries and Childrens' Rooms.

My newest shop is

CMZ Art's - "Sugar N Snails"

on

ArtFire.

I currently have only a few items listed

but I will be adding brand new

Fairytale Art,

Nursery Rhyme Art,

Nursery Room Art,

Kids' Room Art

and

Bath Room Art

over the course of the next few days and weeks.

 

My Tribute to Whitney

In spite of what appears to be

a tragic detour in her life...

I have always liked

Whitney Houston.

It's not for me to judge her life

or her death...

suffice it to say..

I think she contributed so much

to the lives of most anyone who has listened to popular

music the past thirty years...

and with that in mind...

I created an image...

my version...

of Whitney.

I had originally posted the image on several Zazzle
products...but it seems I am
not allowed to post anything 'resembling' Whitney
as it infringes on celebrity status...or something.

More New Products in my Zazzle Shop

These are a few of my newest items listed in my

CMZ Art Zazzle Shop.

I am stoked about all of the new products that are being made

available to us on a regular basis.

I will be creating...

throw pillows,

kitchen towels,

messenger bags,

candy jars,

tea pots....

and oh so much more..

over the next few weeks.

I'll keep you posted as more 'pretties' get added to this shop.

Honey Badger products on Zazzle

The video that is going around everywhere,
about
Honey Badger,
really made me laugh.
It does have some 'language' so be prepared
if you decide to watch the short video.

I guess the popularity of the videos
created a demand for
Honey Badger products...
and with the election upon us..
I couldn't resist creating a few myself.

So...
I did this t-shirt
and I'm waiting for other
non-apparel items
to upload...
with the same design.

I've got a couple more
Honey Badger
ideas that I'll be working on in the next
day or two.

Check my Zazzle Store
to see what else I do with this
nasty little creature:)
As soon as I'm ready to move
the items from the
New Products section...
I'll be giving them their own
Honey Badger section.

What I've been 'up' to...

I'm so busy doing my art...of course...

but now I'm also a Distributor

of a Health/ Nutrition Product that is

hands down

the best I have ever tried.

I've been taking the product since September and it has been

great...

most importantly...I feel great...

and with each birthday that comes and goes...

I've been worried I'll start feeling my age.

That hasn't really happened since I've been 

taking the shakes and the vitamins.

So...I'm now offering a few of the products

on eBay...

and while I'm at it..

I've included a few

'motivational....inspirational'

original art prints

to go along with them.

I'm having to offer the products at

retail...to stay compliant with the company...

but anyone who is interested

and wants to learn how to get it at wholesale/ preferred customer prices

or Free...

just go to this link.