I am excited to again take part in the wonderful One World, One heart blog event. I think it is an incredible way to make new friends and also give away a little goodness and the same time.
For any new visitors to my blog, thank you for taking time to stop by. I wanted to tell you a little bit about me. I am a professional piano teacher and church organist. I love sharing my knowledge of music with others, and incorporating their developing skills as a method to help them express themselves. I have a degree in piano and harpsichord performance and also an advanced degree in music theory and literature. So I have a strong background to share with my students. I also play the harp and still have much to learn with that instrument.
I've lived in Michigan my entire life but I spent my college years in the northern part of the state compared to my southeastern home. I share my home with my hubby of a little over 14 years and our two dogs. I am new to eating a whole food diet and love the richer tastes that I get to enjoy by using fresh, clean food. I just signed up to participate in a CSA for the first time this year and can't wait for the growing season to get underway so I can receive my portion of the harvested crops.
I love playing with art. I find it soothing to spend time surrounded with paint, clay, beads, and many other mediums. I’ve taken a few community ed. classes in polymer clay, but mostly I am self taught in my art making. I love taking on the challenge of working in new mediums and seeing how my skills develop.
For this year’s giveaway, I have a beautiful box. I made this a few years ago and love it, I painted, collaged, included copies of some of my artwork and glittered the heck out of the box. Its not huge, maybe about 3.5” round. The perfect size to store precious trinkets inside.
To enter please you need to have a current blog, and leave me a comment on this post. I'll be selecting a winner on Feb. 17th. Please make sure your comment allows a link to your blog so I can follow up if your name is drawn. Make sure you check out all the amazing participants in the One World, One Heart event. There is an amazing amount of talent represented in the event.
Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you’ll visit again soon.
Thank you for visiting my blog. You have craeted a wonderful prize.
ReplyDeleteHi! Thanks for visiting my blog! It's great to meet you! Please enter me to win your trinket box! Sending some smiles...:o)
ReplyDeleteWonderful prize!!!
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Very nice prize please count me in.
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Your altered boxes are always so lovely.
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Sophie
Hi, what a precious little box!! I think it would look great in my studio.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your blog and thanks for visiting mine.
Hi Artbrat! Nice to meet you. Love your trinket box. Thanks for visiting my blog! Hugs~ #500
ReplyDeleteYea! So glad to be here. You have an awesome blog! Come check mine out sometime. Thanks for entering me!
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Greetings from Kansas. Love the pink hair....Come visit me here:http://theheartofwords.blogspot.com/2011/02/owoh-2011-giveaway.html
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I'm having so much fun on the OWOH! I love your blog and I'm so happy to meet you! Hope you have a most wonderful and happy day! Hugs!
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Vintiquities Workshop
Hallo, nice to meet you
ReplyDeleteThank you for giving us the chance to win your great doorprice.
This is really beautiful.
Please count me in.
Come visit me on my blog,I join the OWOH- event too.
Regards from Germany and happy OWOH
Janine
Thank you for taking the time to offer this lovely gift and thank you for the opportunity to win!
ReplyDeleteHello! I am supposed to be studying. Instead, your blog provided me with a great source of procrastination. Your blog and your work is incredible...and your prize is lovely! Thank you for the chance to cherish your little art treasure from afar and for the chance to dream of cherishing it up close! Blessings, Marissa a.k.a MarissArt Dollmaker; http://marissartdolls.blogspot.com
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HI Brandy,
ReplyDeleteYou art box is awesome! I'll bet your harp music is also, you should play it in the background! ( Grins)
Thanks for my blog visit and I am number 627 on OWOH list!
You DO have a Beautiful blog!
Smiles, Cyndi
Hi Brandy,
ReplyDeleteGreetings from a fellow blogger / crafter in the UK. Love your work! I agree that creating can be so relaxing and a wonderful journey too.
Gorgeous give-away... love the bright colours... very happy!
Thank you for visiting me and it's nice to meet you.
Caroline
Hi Brandy, Love your Empathy Monsters, Your trinkey box is adorable, please enter me, and thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog via the OWOH event. It is always wonderful to meet new people and see where their interests are. Love your trinket box and I can see why it is such a treasure.
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I must confess that I love the idea of the gratitude box.
A big hug from Spain.
It's so much fun to visit all different blogs and get to 'know' people from all over the world! So glad you played along with OWOH too and that you visited my blog! Thanks! I love your precious little box - all my brads and pins would find a nice home in this, so count me in for your doorprize please! Love from the Netherlands, Marit (OWOH#501)
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Your blog captured me with it's awesome banner. As soon as I saw it I decided I needed to see more.
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting and entering my giveaway. Your prize is so cute.
Cheers,
Kyles =D
Hi Brandy!, nice to meet you, and thanks for stopping by too :)
ReplyDeleteYou seem like a very interesting person, are you the girl with pink hair? If yes, you look awesome!!!
I like your giveaway, so enter me :D
#555
http://ruthsimplelife.blogspot.com/
Visiting from One World One Heart 2011! Thank you for dropping by.
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Ruby of Friendship and Smiles
Bacolod City, Philippines
# 672 One World One Heart 2011 List
so lovely! my first time to join and i am glad to meet lots of lovely bloggers out here! i am glad i am able to participate! Count me in! ^^)
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Fresno, California :-)
ReplyDeletePlease enter me in your drawing for your lovely give-away gift.
~Cheryl over @ Artsy Fartsy
cheryl-comfort.blogspot.com
So very nice to meet you, I love visiting all these wonderful blogs and seeing what everyone is working on, there are so many talented people here..
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Bonnie in Florida
ladycolmn(at)aol(dot)com
Visit my blogs
# 566 and # 567
Hi, Brandy. It was nice of you to stop by and visit me at Under the Florida Maples. What is a sea bean you ask. It is something that creates a Seabeaner of a person. It excites me to get out of bed early in the morning, especially after we have a storm pass by out in the ocean, and walk the shoreline. I stoop and graze through the wrack (sea weed) looking for far away, tropical beans that have fallen from trees and have drifted for hundreds/thousands of miles in the weed to land on the shores. Here is a link: http://www.seabean.com/ People make all kind of crafts from these seed pods. Snuff boxes made from sea-heart seabeans were once very popular. There are even hamburger and porcupine beans. It is a cool way to spend time on the beach. Next time you are at the shore, take a look in the weed and see what treasures you might find! Brianne
ReplyDeleteHello from Thailand!! you're really a very creative person. I love that pretty box!
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Greetings from Michigan! I love your little collage box! This would be great in my scrapbook studio! Thanks for sharing your blog!! Stop by and see mine at:
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Thanks Teri
abella4@att.net
Love the trinket box, your blog header is beautiful. I checked out your empathy monster too, lovem! Happy OWOH, nice to meet you :)
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How sweet! I love this little box! ♥ Thank you! Visit me soon! I'm # 389 ! ♥
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Hello. It is so very nice to meet you. You certainly have a wonderful place here :) Your little box is absolutely beautiful.
ReplyDeletePlease stop on by my blog for a visit... I would love to see you there. I am #78 on the list.
*hugs*,
Jenn
I love your box...It is just gorgeous! Please visit me at Irish Muses #678.
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Hi Brandy, so lovely to meet you! Please add my name for your giveaway, I would so love to win your delightful little box:-)
ReplyDeleteMake sure you come by and enter my own giveaway if you haven’t done so already!!
Hugs, PEA from Canada xox
Hi Brandy, it's great to meet you! Happy OWOH. Your art makes me smile. And I really do love glitter. :) Glitter makes everything wonderful! I hope you'll come over and visit with me:
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Sincerely, Theresa
Hi Brandy! I'm Wanda in Ohio. It's been awesome running around your blog. Love the empathy monsters and the mermaid boxes. They are too much fun! Love your trinket box too. Oh yes and I love your pink hair! Stop by for a visit #220
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Thank you for stopping by my blog
ReplyDeleteI love classical piano but sadly can;t even play chopsticks and the harp I bet that is hard to play.
Kind regards
Jinny
Really cute box!! Thank you so much for the chance to win =D
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http://rey-gato.blogspot.com/
Hugs!!!
Very cute. So nice to see you and your blog on my journey around OWOH 2011. Enjoy the rest of OWOH. Kim (No. 724)
ReplyDeleteI've wanted to play piano or harp like harpo marx since I was a little girl. I teach music too, for 18 yrs now, and it is so rewarding. Thank you for the gift!
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http://www.cathyhorner.blogspot.com
Hiya! Love your little box! I have also done the thing with toilet roll tubes - great fun! I love your empathy monster, still haven't got around to making mine! I really enjoyed the course although I still have a little to do to my journal (and the EM of course!) Thanks for dropping by my blog, Cindy #487
ReplyDeleteooh, this is really nice. I used to make one like this. Please enter me.
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ooh, this is really nice. I used to make one like this. Please enter me.
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ReplyDeleteNice Giveaway~Hello from Ontario Canada. Please count me in for your giveaway.
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Please visit my OHOW giveaway:
http://creativeskyyphotographydesign.blogspot.com/2011/02/one-world-one-heart-2011-giveaway.html
Thanks for inviting me over. The painted box is cute!
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www.vintagearabesque.blogspot.com
Hello from Oregon! Thanks for letting me peek around in your blog and enter your giveaway. Your little box is very cute. Thanks for the chance to win it.
ReplyDeletePlease feel free to come over to my blog and enter the giveaway there.
:) Gale OWOH #473
http://galevarland.blogspot.com
gizmo01@charter.net
Hello!! Nice meeting you :) Oh your little box is adorable. Cute, cute! Take care, Michelle of HippieDog #15
ReplyDeleteYou have a very warm and inviting blog. I really enjoyed the visit and your lovely gift. Please enter me in your giveaway and visit me, if you haven't already. I'm number 11 and my information is on my profile page.
ReplyDeleteHi Brandi :)
ReplyDeleteI think your box is lovely. :) Such bright colors. It reminds me of sunshine.
Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting. I hope you come back and visit soon.
Moonbeams & Blessings
Jesi
onceuponamoon (at) gmail.com
OWOH #692
Hi Brandy - it is a delight to "meet" you via OWOH! Do stop by my blog if you get a chance - I'm giving some fun goodies away too!
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www.intuitivesparks.blogspot.com
OWOH #704
What a great give away.
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Greetings from Louisville, KY - USA
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you and visit your blog.
Winning your give away would be awesome!
Thanks for including me in your drawing..Come visit me, I am playing too.
jacque4u2c.blogspot.com
jacque4u2c@gmail.com
Such a sweet box for treasures!
ReplyDeleteNice to meet a neighbor here - I live up on the northern MI/ON border.
Thank you for participating in OWOH 2011. I hope you get a chance to pop by my blog, #51, on your journey.
hugs from ON, Canada
Heidi
heidig@gmail.com
Hello from Iowa,
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute box, please enter me in your drawing.
Come visit me, I'm #417.
Hey Brandy! (I've always loved that name, it reminds me of a old song I like which in turn reminds me of the ocean... I could go on and on!)
ReplyDeleteI am loving poking around your art journey here! You are a talented lady, both musically and with your art.
It's so great to meet you and to get to see all your beautiful creations. This OWOH has opened my eyes to so many new friends that I wouldn't have met otherwise. I look forward to reading more of your posts and learning more about you and your artwork as time goes by. I'm now following you too!
Happy Creating!
Jaime
ARtsyFartsyMe
Indiana, USA
Your little trinket box is a great giveaway. I would love a chance to win your lovely creation.
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Lovely box!!!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Spain!!!
cal_rubies at yahoo dot es
Hi Brandy, My name is Cindy, I'm a mixed media artist that lives on the coast of California. I'm also on the praise and worship team at church. I enjoyed looking around your blog. Come stop by Crimson Heart Studios. Cindy#845
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Ipswich, MA
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to meet you. I'm #509
I'm a jewelry artist, watercolor painter, and over all creative adventurer! And...I'd be honored to have you follow my blog!
Great box! Please enter me into the OWOH drawing. Thanks!
I hope you get to visit my blog, too. I'm giving away a shabby chic denim necklace. Come any time to chat.
http://www.LamoreAllure.blogspot.com
email: Lamore225@gmail.com
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(¸.•´ (¸.•´Linda L
Hello from shelby twp, Michigan!! I love scrapbooking and alter art jewelry.
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I like your talents. Please include me in your doorprize giveaway.
Thanks for sharing your blog. Come visit me at
http://designforty-8.blogspot.com
Thanks Teri-abella4@att.net
Hello from Florence Oregon USA. Nice to meet you. I have enjoyed your blog. Please count me in on your giveaway.
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Hi Brandy, I would love to win your beautifully handcrafted art box project. How sweet! Please visit my blog, too. I am the author of "16 x MOM: A Mastery of Motherhood." I am giving away my book and a couple of laminated 4 leaf clovers.
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barbara@barbaracagle.com
http://blog.barbaracagle.com
You site is very cool. I love the little toilet paper journals. How unique!
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Thanks for the great giveaway. I hope I win. Best wishes...
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From the Florida Gulf Coast
ReplyDeleteI am entering for my daughter Melanie, she had wanted to participate in this year's event, but a fire changed her plans... I thought I would surprise her and do this for her..
Visit the site I set up for her on my blog #579.. and enter her name in the contest, thank You
USA
Pretty box! It's nice to meet you and thanks for coming over to #805 to say hi!
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