its over...

Well my first contest is officially over.  I have to tell you, I am absolutely floored by the submissions and the creativity that flowed from them.  Amazing!  Thank you so very much for all your ideas and the time it took to pull them together and send them to me.  

Now my plan is to review all the ideas and come up with a winner (or two).  Since there were so many awesome ideas, you will have to give me a day or so to digest them all and sketch them out. I will be undergoing a very technical voting system with the accounting offices of Page and Page (Jon and Drew) and results will be kept secret until I unveil them here on my blog.  I will contact you personally if you have won, and we can figure out the details of preferred colors, shipping info, etc. My goal is to announce the winners on Thursday, September 4th. 

In the meantime I am waiting for feedback on an adorable jungle themed tile for a nursery and have finally finished Drew's baseball vignette! I'm also just about done with a large logo sign.  It has been  a busy few days!  

Sunday night I had a bit of a panic attack about Christmas.  I mean I received such an awesome response with this contest, I am nervous about the holiday season.  Not to mention some of the not so subtle hints from friends and family about what they would like for Christmas. So lets talk about Christmas!  

I have decided that since it is now September 2nd, we can officially discuss the holiday season without seeming too obnoxious.  That being said, if you are interested in having a painting done for the holidays for yourself or as a gift here are my guidelines:

• All requests must be in by Friday, November 14, 2008.
  
• If your request is submitted after November 14th, we will need to discuss the nature of your painting and delivery date options.  
  
• My goal is to have all paintings out by Monday, December 15th, 2008.  That way you are insured of a Christmas Eve delivery.  
  
• Please don't think it is too early to think Christmas!!!! If you aren't sure if you are ready to order, we can at least start the collaborating process.  If you want a custom piece those usually take a few emails or conversations to get on the same page.  

I have several new projects in the works some very, very big and some a bit smaller.  I am so very excited with all of the variety that has been presented to me since I've started.  I want to thank all of my clients for their creativity and most of all trust and faith in me to deliver something special enough to hang in your home.

Thanks again and have a great day!!!