And the Winners Are …

Chica the Yellow Lab asks :

“So who are the winners of your 700th Post Giveaway, Momma ?”

Well, sweet Chica of mine, with help from the Random Number Generator, the following three people have been chose to win :

Prize Package #1 goes to

Comment # 40, Andrea of Falling Ladies !

Prize package #2 goes to

Lynn (and Henry the beautiful Cat) of Getting My Feet Wet!

And the final Prize Package #3 goes to

Lynne Hoppe !

I will have fun packaging up your prizes and sending them off to you early this week

with lots of Queen of Arts Love!

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Speaking of Momma and big LOVE,

I want to send a big Happy Birthday Shout Out to my Beautiful Mommy, Nadeja,(pronounced Nadia) today !

It looks like it will be a Nadeja festival for my Mom’s birthday this year !

Today is the official day but we will continue the celebration in two weeks when she comes down here for a visit ! Yay !

I love you so much, Mommy and wish you healthy, joy-filled, peaceful and life-loving moments in each and every day !

Congrats to the winners ! I will send you off an email to get your mailing addresses today !

Happy Spring Sunday !

With the Wind to my Back…

David and I woke up to a very rainy day on Cape Cod.

We talked about how many times we get bad weather on our vacations.

Too many !

Oh well, I had to brave the elements anyway.

The waves and rocks and bits were calling.

The beach was deserted.

Maybe that’s because it was pouring rain, 40 degrees and very very windy.

Ah, but I had the whole beach to myself !

Walking down the beach wasn’t so bad. The wind was to my back.

 

I walked down to the rocks I could see in the distance.

And left some rocks of my own…

Then, with my backside soaked, I decided to turn around and head back.

With my face in the wind.

With rain like little darts on my cheeks.

I walked fast.

Not quite as pleasant.

But hell, I could manage a smile anyway. Kinda…

After all,

I am just so happy to BE here !

Happy Tuesday, Beautiful Ones !

 

(and if you haven’t commented on my 700th Post Giveaway, you still have lots of time ! Check it out here.)

My 700th Post and a Giveaway, of Course !

TA-DA !!!!!

Today’s post is my 700th Post on Queen of Arts !

Wow, that is a lot of things to share !

I have been writing this blog for just over 4 years

(March 8th was my 4 year anniversary which I missed ! Ooops!)

and it has been viewed over 87,000 times !

(Thanks, Blogger stats page !)

I have sat down 700 times to share bits of myself, my art and my heart !

That is an amazing number to me !

I really love my blog.

I am proud of it, for the positive messages it shares.

I am grateful for it, for the amazing, dear relationships it provides in my life.

I am committed to it, for it brings love, joy and connection into my world and gives a special place where I can shine my light and be myself.

So here’s to the next 700 posts !

Of course, there has to be some treats involved in such a celebration !

For my dear Blog Pals that visit, cheer me on, send me love and make me feel so wonderfully seen,

I am giving away some Queen of Arts Studio treats.

There are three packages for the winning.

Package # 1 includes a “Green Angel” postcard, a set of two “Looking for love” magnets, and one “Joy” car jewelry rearview mirror dangle.

Package # 2 includes one bag of 13 Rock My World rocks and a “Just Open the Door” postcard.

And Package # 3 includes 1 5X7 “Mermaid” card, and one set of two “If You’re Alive, You’re Creative” magnets. Oh, and I will probably add in a bit of rock joy, for good measure !

To be entered into the giveaway,

just leave me some comment love on this post !

I will be away next week, enjoying the sea with my Honey, so I will randomly draw the names of the three winners one week from today,

on Sunday, May 7th.

You will all have a chance to win one of the three prizes.

I will email the winners to get your mailing info. after the drawing.

Good luck, Beautiful Ones,

and thank you for all the wonderful stuff that you bring to the world !

Big, big, Love !