FAREWELL and WELCOME

Farewell to 2014.
It was a wonderful year and I learned so much!

Now we're balancing on the last petal of 2014 and in just a few hours a brand new year will be opening up right before our eyes.  I have no doubt that it will be a beautiful one, filled with new opportunities, new experiences, and new challenges.  

May we all go into the new year with a smile on our face and a 

sense of adventure in our heart for all that it may bring.

*****

New in my shop . . . "Word Paintings" - large scale art with a message.

"I LOVE YOU POSIES"

24 x 24 inch acrylic/paper 

on canvas

"A SPLENDID TIME"

acrylic/paper on canvas

30 x 40 x 1 1/2 inch 

Thanks for visiting 

and 

Happy New Year!

-Nan

SALE AT GILLYFLOWER COTTAGE

We're hovering on the brink of 2012, so it's time to clean house!  New year, new stuff.  For the first time ever, I'm offering a 20% off sale for everything in my Etsy shop, Gillyflower Cottage.  Some items are custom designs, and some are ready to ship.  Just click here to go directly to the shop and see details on each item.  If you see something you like, enter the coupon code GILLY at checkout, and the 20% discount will be applied.

The first four paintings, Suntory Rose, Field of Poppies, Red and White Irises, and Red Bearded Irises, are currently at The Painted Lady, Chicago priced at $175.  The 20% off would bring them to my etsy shop sale price of $76!  So, check it out!

Sweet 100 Giveaway!

Spring is coming and who wouldn't like to celebrate with a sweet little bird's nest adorning their wall? When my followers list hits 100, I'll be giving away this original 5"x5" acrylic painting on gallery wrapped canvas, to celebrate the milestone!

AND

one of these labeled jars to hold that first green sprig when spring finally arrives!

To enter the giveaway, all you have to do is:

1. become a follower of You Could Make That, and

2. leave a comment stating where you might hang the "Little Nest" in your home. For an extra chance to win, please post the giveaway to any of your social networking sites (facebook, blogger, and/or twitter),

and don't forget to leave a separate comment here for each social networking

site you posted the giveaway to. You must leave a comment for each entry! If you choose to remain anonymous, please leave me your email address so I can contact you. The winner will be determined by Random.org.

Good luck and spread the word!

Makings of a fun day!

Last weekend when we went down to Chicago, we brought

four of my paintings along.  We took a chance that maybe 

Beth Harlow, of "The Painted Lady",

would see them as a fit for her shop.  Well, she DID

and now it's so exciting to know that my paintings are 

hanging on the walls of "The Painted Lady" in Chicago!

Here are the paintings that went along with us . . .

Icelandic Blue Poppy

Three Pears

Still Life After Cezanne

Coral and Cream
SOLD!
at
The Painted Lady-Chicago