Antique Store

One of my passions, beside painting is to decorate. I discovered this a little after we bought our house and I started to look for furniture and decor. My style is a mix of French Country, Romantic and Shabby Chic and you can see this not only on my house but on my paintings too. Following this passion I decided to rent a small space in the Antique Mall of Dunedin, FL. almost three years ago. I love to hunt for small pieces of furniture that maybe needs a little TLC and for pretty decor.
Just before the Holidays, I took some of my paintings to the store. I also have some prints, cards and necklaces. Pete, the owner, was so kind to decorate the window with one of them and the comments were great. Few weekends ago, he invited me to participate in the 15th Annual Downtown Dunedin Art Festival. This is a Howard Alan Event with artist from Florida and other areas.
I had a table in front of the store where I displayed small originals, prints, cards, etc. The other originals where hanging on doors. The whole experience was incredible. Lot of people visited me during the weekend and their comments were so encouraging and positive it made me smile. The sales were pretty good and I also was interviewed by Sarah Dees who wrote an article about the show on an important blog. Great honor for me! I can't way for the next one.                                                                                                                                      

My Word for 2012: Blessed

My online creative friends (Fly Tribe) are doing a "One Little Word" blog hop. The idea is to select a word that guide you throughout the year. My word for 2012 is Blessed. Yes, because I'm very blessed and I really want to remember it during the whole year.
I am blessed because:
- I am loved and I love
- I am healthy
- I have a wonderful husband
- I have three amazing children
- I have the best parents, sister, brother, nieces, nephews, aunt, cousins and more
- I have friends and fly friends that care a lot
- I can express myself and my creativity in my art
- I have a house that I can call home with a cute tiny dog included
- I can keep counting and counting my blessings

My purpose during the year is to remember how blessed I am and be grateful for that. I want to remember it in my happiness and in my sadness. What about you? Do you have a word for 2012?

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Happy New Year!

I'm back from my Holiday vacations. It was a great trip around Florida with my wonderful family and we received the New Year with my sister and her family. I hope you all enjoyed your holiday and I wish you a blessed 2012 full of love, peace, health and happiness.

Great Show

The Holiday Show at the Gallery was great! I got there one hour early to set up my table. I used a pretty runner over the black tablecloth to create the romantic look that I love. The prints were inside a decorative box and the necklaces were displayed on a pink mannequin. The cards were over fancy place mats (picture here).
The day started a little slow but got busy very quickly. I received great comments and a lot of complements on my art. I  really enjoyed the close contact with the people and be able to share my story. I have to say that the best moment of the show was when my nieces, nephews and relative surprised me with their visit. They came from Orlando to be with me. I want to thank you  Ms Eva and Mr Cayo for their support. After the show we got the kids and when to eat dinner all together. Priceless!!!

Holiday Gift Show

I'm almost ready for the Holiday Show. It's this Sunday, December 4 from 12 to 4 p.m. at the Gallery in Clearwater, FL. I am really excited because the greeting cards came this week and they are big and beautiful. I still have some more necklaces to finish and OMG they are CUTE!!!! Finally I need to work a little more on three small paintings (crazy!). So if you are in town, come and see me at 1403 Cleveland Street, Clearwater FL 33755. It's going to be a lot of fun and I can't wait to see you there!