American Holiday Artists Challenge Under the Big top

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The American Holiday Artists "Under The Big Top " Event is under Way . Come on over and see what we have create just for this event!

All of our Artists went all out! We have a tightrope walker, fortune teller, clowns , talented bichons and elephant & much more.

Here are my challenge pieces available on Ahaartistsstudio.com

                                                            Circus Kewpie

Peanuts the Elephant

Prizes! Giveaway!

Starting on August 25th American Holiday Artist will be hosting a all member blog giveaway. Giveaway will end on Sept 12,2010. To enter on the 25th just leave a comment on each blog that has a announcement and prize for the giveaway. Each artist will have a prize giveaway , so be sure to visit all our wonderful artist members. For a list of artist blogs go to
www.ahaartistsstudios.com our new site to debut on Aug. 25th.

Our new deck!

I thought I would share something else with you today. Even though we are still in winters clutches for the moment our backyard is in glorious living color. My husband decided it was time for a real deck to enjoy our blooming backyard. We had a pebble concrete deck before which wasn't very foot friendly for those of us who go barefoot virtually all the time.
Now it is soft & smooth to the foot and so inviting! However, it is drizzling again, sigh, and the ground is squashy , wet & cold on my feet as I take these pictures. Pooka & Chloe' investigate while I take pictures, silly doggies think there might be something new out there to find. They are fascinated with the pond, probably because of the singing froggies. They are only 1 1/2 inches long fully grown but boy do they like to singing!
Notice the gray skies..... Our backyard is long and sort of narrow, our a corner lot the slopes down on the far side. We wanted to create a intimate & private setting especially as our neighbors are fairly close on the backside. I think we managed to create a private sanctuary with all of the towering trees and lush foliage. This is our secret garden. Where Clematis commingle with tiny pink climbing roses, on hidden trellis's and climb the vintage white rattan headboards set out for them. There is a small waterfall that has been over taken with green leafy ground cover with it's purple flowers. Now if only the sun would grace us for a while , we could have it all!
Can you find Alice , the white rabbit, Daisy, the caterpillar and the mad hatter ? Probably not since the pictures a so small, but I have Alice sitting near the front of the waterfall Daisy is nestled to her left and the caterpillar is tucked in amongst the ferns . The rabbit and mad hatter are sitting shaded under the burgundy and green leafed Japanese maple trees.
For those of you with the sun shining on you , I envy you , for those of us that sit under the gray skies of the Pacific Northwest, hang in there our day in the sun will come! Blessings Susan

Victorian Ornament Update !

Ship date for the ARTISTRY OF POLAND ORNAMENT is September 15th, I have decided to extent the contest for another week giving you all a chance earn another entry for this drawing.
1 entry for leaving a comment
2 entries for mentioning this contest on your blog [ please let me know if you have done this so I can verify this]
3 entries if you would like to become a follower of my blog!

Please scroll down to original Giveaway posting to leave your comments,

Be sure to leave your email address so I can contact you should you win! ~Susan~