I ran across a shop the other day that was so much fun that I had to share it with you.
The shop is WineArtWednesdays on Etsy and they have one of the most fun shops I've seen in a long time.
The concept behind this shop is simple. A group of seven friends and artists get together once a week to enjoy a little gossip, wine, slow food, and art every Wednesday evening!
Over an evening of delicious food, good wine and a night of gossip, Alex Whatton, Audrey Grice, Denise Lohr, Jen Lamie, Joan Pilarczyk, Naty Carter and Rita Paradis paint the night away and then share their completed pieces in this wonderful shop!
There are seasonal pieces and more, all gathered together to create a shop full of color and creativity that is filled with love and fun that overflows and comes through in every piece you'll find in this gallery of friends.
YOU CAN CLICK ON THE PICTURE ABOVE TO VISIT THE WINE ART WEDNESDAYS GALLERY ON ETSY AND TAKE A LOOK AROUND OR, IF YOU PREFER, YOU CAN CLICK RIGHT HERE.
If you like what you see in the WineArtWednesdays shop, you may also enjoy visiting the Wine Art Wednesdays and the Sober Blogger blog where the artists occasionally blog about their work, their time together as well as sharing promotional codes from time to time!
An Etsy Treasury curated by Gilliauna ~ Delight in Darkness
Click on the picture below to be taken to a page where you can browse individual items you like that you see pictured here as well as the shops where these items were found and artisans behind them all!
Credits go to: 9thCycleStudios, BevaStyles, FeltingFishDesigns, Gilliauna, gingerkellydesigns, JillianAudreyDesigns, JoyMadeIt , LittleShopofCrochets, madebyswirlygirl, MollysMuses, PeriwinkleNuthatch, RevampRenewedLiving, ScienceKitty, sofisticata, StumblingOnSainthood, TheJaneCo and WeirdAndTwisted.
An Etsy Treasury curated by Gilliauna ~ The Golden Glow of Autumn
Click on the picture below to be taken to a page where you can browse individual items you like that you see pictured here as well as the shops where these items were found and artisans behind them all!
Credits go to: blythelove, FusionSweets, GardenOfSecrets, hilariagalleries, HummingbirdEyes, IsabelFerreira, marywibis, NeekaKnits, NewToVous, PaisleyPlaceDesigns, REALBUTTERFLYGIFTS, thecoloursoflife, ttenden, VirginiaGeigerJewels, waterwaif and winterpeach.
As you all know, I love originality and artwork as well as the slightly strange and interesting. Today's shop fits into all of those categories and I'm very happy to have the chance to introduce you to the paintings and illustrations of Kellie Schneider.
Original Artwork and Prints by Kellie Schneider (aka. kelliedrawspictures) is a wonderful little shop with a collection of original artwork and prints with a slightly dark and mysterious air to them, and no small bit of emotion as well!
Kellie has been dabbling in the arts all of her life and has experience in a wide array of different mediums and techniques. Her latest works have been created using a self-developed combination of oil pastels, watercolors, charcoal, and ink on heavyweight watercolor paper.
The effects are both unique and interesting 
not to mention brought to life with a whispering of emotions just beneath the surface that rise through the eyes of the characters she portrays and the atmosphere of the prints and artwork she designs.
Many of her pieces remind me of Edward Gorey artwork, which has a dark and storytelling theme to the pieces, but with a softer touch in Kellie's case which adds an extra level of appeal for me.
If you like dark art created with a hint of emotion that can reach out through a piece to touch you and blended with a bit of cute for good measure, you'll love the artwork of Kellie Schneider and should stop by her shop for a look around.
TO VISIT KELLIE SCHNEIDER'S SHOP ON ETSY, YOU CAN CLICK THE PICTURE ABOVE OR, IF YOU'D RATHER, CLICK RIGHT HERE!
I could very easily go on and on about today's shop for pages and pages. The talent of the work in today's shop is just breathtaking, even more so because the works of art are done on such a very small scale.
Meet Heather Kent, the artist in question concerning the pieces of wearable art that I'm introducing you to today.
Heather is a wonderful woman from Long Beach, California who I first met via Twitter where she was helping others learn the ropes of the Etsy-verse. I have to admit that lurked on her conversation for quite some time before introducing myself, but she was such a wonderful and inspiring, not to mention helpful, person that I had to "meet" her myself.
Since then, I've learned a lot from Heather, and from the very first, I've admired her talent.
Heather Kent makes beautiful jewelry, you see, which in itself is my passion. But she puts a new twist on it because each of her pieces of jewelry is a framed piece of hand-painted water color artwork. GORGEOUS watercolor artwork!
She paints animals, birds, nature, plants... just about anything, and they're all beautifully done and rich with color and style. She even takes custom requests for only an additional $2 fee. You really can't beat a deal like that.
At the moment, she's in the process of re-shooting all her works and so her shop is just a bit sparse but trust me... you won't want to miss out in taking a browse around and you *will* want to come back to look again and again as more and more of her items return to being listed! So be sure to stop by and take a look. There are so many pieces in her shop already that I'm dying to snatch up and own for myself, I know you'll find something you love too.
YOU CAN CLICK ON THE PICTURE ABOVE TO VISIT HEATHER KENT'S SHOP ON ETSY AND TAKE A LOOK AROUND OR, IF YOU PREFER, CLICK RIGHT HERE.
I'm a big fan of the romanticism of watercolors. Soft shades and imperfection blending together to create... perfection. This concept is both touchingly beautiful and intriguing to me.
This is also how today's artist caught my eye. Cynthia Callan isn't just ready for Valentines Day... in my eyes she's living it 365 days a year.
Her shop is filled with wearable watercolors and decorative ornaments of the same. Each one is totally unique and absolutely perfect; romantic and beautiful through and through.
Cynthia has a wide variety of watercolor pieces. In fact, I had a really hard time choosing which piece to show you in this post. Her site offers necklaces, pins, ornaments and stationary just to name a few. There's also a variety of designs available in lots of soft, beautiful colors.
TO VISIT CYNTHIACALLAN'S SHOP YOU CAN CLICK THE PICTURE ABOVE OR, IF YOU'D RATHER, CLICK RIGHT HERE!
Meet Nichole Ashton Atelier, an artist that really knows how to set a scene to show off her art. Just take a look at that living room in the picture for this post and you'll see exactly what I mean.
Is that not one of the most beautiful settings for a painting that you've ever seen? The painting itself? Absolutely gorgeous, of course, and the setting shows it off to absolute perfection.
Nichole's artwork is very diverse, too. And, she does custom orders. She'll paint portraits from photos, landscapes from your color swatches or any idea you may have! All you have to do is ask.
Like her artwork itself, her inspiration comes from many different areas. Everything from things she considers simple beauty to her surroundings in Louisiana and much more!
TO VISIT ASHTONATELIER'S SHOP YOU CAN CLICK THE PICTURE ABOVE OR, IF YOU'D RATHER, CLICK RIGHT HERE!
Pendants, paintings and prints are what's offered by today's feature, and in particular, I was caught by the beautiful eclectic beauty in this artist's oil paintings.
The painting showing in this post was, in particular, what caught my eye and I'm so glad to have clicked through to look at the rest of the shop!
Wonderful pendants and poetic mindscapes in oil and color abound in this shop.
The artist is a Canadian painter, photographer and mixed media artist who graduated from the Emily Carr Institute of Design in Vancouver, BC. She finds inspiration for her work in a variety of venues, including all kinds of imagery, phrases, movies, everyday life, literature and other artist's works.
For a dose of the eclectic and colorful, check out artgirlx's shop and take a browse through a gallery of one-of-a-kind color and inspiration.
TO VISIT ARTGIRLX'S SHOP YOU CAN CLICK THE PICTURE ABOVE OR, IF YOU'D RATHER, CLICK RIGHT HERE!
That's what I stumbled across in my browsing the other day. Beautiful paintings ranging from large murals your walls to tiny miniatures you wear!
Pastel Originals doesn't just sell hand painted pendants like I have pictured here, but you can really see the detail and craftsmanship in those in particular!
The pendant pictured here is only about an inch-and-a-half in size and yet the detail is clear, sharp and beautiful!
And she doesn't just paint on pendants either! In her shop you can find Mini-Art painted on thread spools and full size paintings ranging in size from 5x7 to 18x24 and even a few that are even larger!
Melanie Moyle runs Pastel Originals and she's written up a beautiful shop introductory as well (not to mention a remarkable banner!)
"When you purchase an item from my shop, your not just getting a one of a kind original painting.
Your getting your very own quiet peaceful place full of fresh air and the sounds of running water and birds in the trees. The memory of children laughing in the distance.
This is where the stress of your day can melt away. Here in the memories of a happy yesterday."
For anyone looking for a taste of that sweet bliss described above, whether for a gift to another, a spot on your wall at home or even to wear, this is one place you shouldn't miss out on browsing through.
YOU CAN CLICK ON THE PICTURE ABOVE TO VISIT PASTELORIGINALS' ETSY SHOP OR, IF YOU PREFER, CLICK RIGHT HERE.
