and the winner is...

If you haven't had a chance to see my latest work please scroll on down  to see it.  I feel terrible that it didn't a get a couple more days as "lead" post.  But I do have some anxious ladies who want to know who's won my first contest.  So with out further ado:

Lori G. - race car with car tread spelling out name or monogram

Stephanie K. - night fairies and imps

Now you may be saying that these are so similar to what I have.  Oh, but they aren't.  There were so many awesome entries, and it isn't to say that I won't be using them at a later date - (and the creators may get a little gift or discount when I do them).  My thought was that the race car zooming by, looking at it from up top and seeing the tire treads spell out a name would be such a cool look.  As far as fairies are concerned, well I have some, but this night fairy/imp image is something I envision being like the creatures of the Spiderwick Chronicles.  Where the fairies are actually the flowers, the bugs, kind of transform into these beautiful fairies if you look close enough. 

I will say I was inundated with boy themes - I have struggled with this from the beginning. It seems to be when thinking of themes and imagery it is so easy to conjure up a million things for boys.  Girls on the other hand after fairies, princesses, and butterflies - it gets tricky.  But you can vary the look and create something totally new.  

This was so fun!  I want to thank everyone who participated and took the time to email me. Thank you for your interest!  I will be contacting the winners and working with them, so check back to see what we come up with on those new themes.  If you didn't win, but still would like to see your idea become a reality I am offering a 15 % discount to participants, please email me if you are interested (ann@pennypickles.net).

As a reminder - all Christmas orders need to be in by November 14th.  Please check a few posts down for more details.  

Thanks again and have a great day!