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Curtains

Thanks for joining us. To our American friends, have a fantastic Thanksgiving. To all of our international neighbors, we'll eat a little extra for you!

Hi everyone!

I have a brand new BEAUTIFUL original painting today - a wonderful collaboration between myself & my husband Matt - "Madonna and Child at Night" and it is BIG and GORGEOUS- and it's on eBay for just ONE PENNY now! In addition, I have prints available right away! Not only that, you can even choose your own custom framing & matting, or even BIG print sizes up to 31"x78" in size (BIG prints start at just $13.80). This is a GORGEOUS painting and very appropriate to the season too!

All righty, the new original painting! "Madonna and Child at Night" is the title - and that's the subject exactly! Madonna and Child at Night" is the title - this truly is another masterpiece! One of my favourite collaborations between me & my husband Matt so far! This is one done in high Gothic style - a solid poplar wood panel first cut & carved by my lovely husband Matt - and then finished by me in an antiqued gold leaf finish. "Madonna and Child at Night"- the classic image of mother and baby, a sweet and touching scene in front a night sky (maybe even Christmas night?). The colours in this piece are gorgeous, and both mother and child have gold leaf halos - similar to those in medieval and renaissance art. I love how you can see the sky up through the gothic "window" arches at the top! A good size - 26" high and about 10" wide. All ready to hang - this can truly make your house look like a Gothic Cathedral or a fine art museum! And of course it is ready-to-hang - hanger already on back. Would make a fantastic holiday gift! This ORIGINAL acrylic painting is up on eBay starting at just ONE PENNY for a 10-day auction ending the evening of Friday, December 4th at 8:27 PM Central Time, and you can see her below:



"Madonna and Child at Night" 26"x10" ORIGINAL PAINTING!

And as always, to see all of my other currently available original paintings, click below - I have some BEAUTIFUL originals up right now at great prices:

Jasmine's Original Paintings

Now, as I promised - trying something new - I'm making the "Madonna and Child at Night" prints available NOW. If the original isn't in your budget, grab one of these! These are BIG prints - starting at just $13.80 - and guess what? You can add on custom mats, frames, glass, etc. however you want it. And you can choose the paper type - glossy, matte, canvas, poster, whatever. Small sizes are available as well as HUGE sizes - up to 31"x78" size (that is SIX AND A HALF FEET TALL) Just use the options in the upper right hand corner of this page to choose the size you'd like - leave it plain as a poster print or add framing options. No need to wait any more!!



"Madonna and Child at Night" PRINTS are HERE!

Enjoy!

Until next time...
-Jasmine

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Hi everyone!

I have THREE NEW ORIGINAL Faces of Faerypaintings for you and both start at just ONE PENNY on eBay! #53, #54 & #55 in my "Faces of Faery" series (a lovely little goth girl, a green girl, and some Witchy Sisters!). In addition I have PRINTS up for my "Christmas Candle" painting! With custom framing & matting options available too!

Okay! The new original paintings....to see ALL of my currently available original paintings, including the new ones click below:

All Jasmine's Original Paintings!

Or individually - here is "Faces of Faery 53" - the 53rd in the series. Ready to hang - 2" deep cradled masonite as well - she (like ALL of my Faces of Faery) is 6"x6" an ORIGINAL acrylic painting. My Faces of Faery are all the same size & shape and look fantastic when displayed together with their sisters, if you are collector! Stunning with silvery streaks in her hair - a tiny blue heart in the center - matching her startlingly blue eyes! And yes, to give everybody a chance, she is starting at just ONE PENNY! She's up for a 10-day auction ending the afternoon/evening of Thursday, December 3rd at 5:23 PM Central Time, and you can see her here:



"Faces of Faery: 53" ORIGINAL PAINTING

And - same size & shape of course, 6x6, ready to hang original painting - Faces of Faery #54 - Her brilliant blue eyes stare out of her solemn green face, while a faery crown of sparkles glimmers at her brow! And yes, to give everybody a chance, she is starting at just ONE PENNY! She's up for a 10-day auction ending the afternoon/evening of Thursday, December 3rd at 5:28 PM Central Time, and you can see her here:



"Faces of Faery: 54" ORIGINAL PAINTING

And - the last original painting I'm listing tonight- same size & shape of course, 6x6, ready to hang original painting - Faces of Faery #55 - A very special one featuring my Witchy Sisters - two lovely solemn witch sisters with cute pointy hats stand against a GOLD LEAF background (shiny!) - I adore this one! Also this one is starting at just ONE PENNY! Up for a 10-day auction ending the afternoon/evening of Thursday, December 3rd at 5:34 PM Central Time, and you can see it here:



"Faces of Faery: 55" ORIGINAL PAINTING

Now, as I promised - "Christmas Candle" prints are available NOW. If the original isn't in your budget, grab one of these! These are BIG prints - starting at just $13.80 - and guess what? You can add on custom mats, frames, glass, etc. however you want it. And you can choose the paper type - glossy, matte, canvas, poster, whatever. And you can get BIG sizes (31x23, etc.). Just use the options in the upper right hand corner of this page to choose the size you'd like - leave it plain as a poster print or add framing options.



"Christmas Candle" prints are HERE!

Enjoy!

Until next time...
-Jasmine

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I have been sketching some ideas for wire wrapped jewellery.
I ordered some copper wire,some pliers and a wire jewellery book.
I have been looking on Etsy and have found lots of great shops with jewellery findings,tutorials(some of the tutorials much too complicated for me!!) and also lots of lovely jewellery.
I have also been looking at steam punk inspired jewellery findings and polymer clay beads,i am not letting myself buy any of these though as i can't afford it and i need to start with a few things then progress from there.
I am thinking of combining polymer clay with the wire and beads,i do have some Fimo clay and a lovely polymer clay book(unfortunately in the book most of the beads require more supplies than i have or can afford)
But i can use metallic inks and powders i do have and combine them with stamped images on Clay,i think that i could get some lovely effects with the wire,clay and beads.
I am looking forward to trying out my ideas :)

Hi everyone!

I have a brand new BEAUTIFUL original painting today - an absolutely gorgeous and rather strange big original called "Dinosaur Friends I" (based on a true story) and she's on eBay for just ONE PENNY now! In addition, I have prints available right away! Not only that, you can even choose your own custom framing & matting, or even BIG print sizes up to 52"x68" in size (BIG prints start at just $13.80). In addition I have new #01 Canvas prints! All of my "Dragonling Garden" series #01 Canvases are up for penny auctions, as well as "Mechanical Angel III" and "Little Autumn Leaves."

First, the new original painting! "Dinosaur Friends" is the title - possibly my favourite painting I've done yet! Anybody know me when I was five? Remember my "dinosaur friends?" They were allegedly "imaginary" friends of mine I had when I was a kid. An amateur paleontologist even then, I remember them more clearly and distinctly than I do most of my other friends from that age. So I thought I'd create a series of paintings inspired by them. This litle girl has dinosaur friends as well (but seems to have a much nicer house than I did!). This time she has a stegosaurus, a triceratops and a little baby dino, and they're getting cozy on the stunning Rococo couch. I love the shading in this one. Savvy fans may recognize that she apparently has a copy of my "Marie Masquerade" painting on her wall, hehe. It's rather big - 20"x16" in size, READY TO HANG - 2" deep cradled masonite, hanger already on back. This ORIGINAL acrylic painting is up on eBay starting at just ONE PENNY for a 10-day auction ending the evening of Wednesday, December 2nd at 9:00 PM Central Time, and you can see her below:



"Dinosaur Friends I" 20"x16" ORIGINAL PAINTING!

And as always, to see all of my other currently available original paintings, click below - I have some BEAUTIFUL originals up right now at great prices:

All Jasmine's lovely Original Paintings

Now, as I promised - trying something new - I'm making the "Dinosaur Friends I" prints available NOW. If the original isn't in your budget, grab one of these! These are BIG prints - starting at just $13.80 - and guess what? You can add on custom mats, frames, glass, etc. however you want it. And you can choose the paper type - glossy, matte, canvas, poster, whatever. And you can get HUGE sizes - up to 64"x52" in size (practically a mural)! Just use the options in the upper right hand corner of this page to choose the size you'd like - leave it plain as a poster print or add framing options. No need to wait any more!!



Dinosaur Friends I Prints HERE (and posters, custom framing, etc.)

Next I have the new #01 Lt. Ed. Canvas Prints - each is one of a kind - hand embellished by me, signed & numbered #01 out of 25. Here is your chance to scoop up the very FIRST one - #01/25 of each edition. Each is starting at a penny, with no reserve for a ten day auction, each also ending on the evening of Wednesday, December 2nd 6:00PM-6:12PM Central Time. To see ALL of my #01 canvases all lined up together on eBay - click below:



All the new #01 Canvas Prints - CLICK HERE

"Little Autumn Leaves" 8x10" Lt. Ed. CANVAS PRINT #01

"Mechanical Angel III" 11x14" Lt. Ed. CANVAS PRINT #01

"Dragonling Garden I" 11x14" Lt. Ed. CANVAS PRINT #01

"Dragonling Garden II" 11x14" Lt. Ed. CANVAS PRINT #01

"Dragonling Garden III" 11x14" Lt. Ed. CANVAS PRINT #01

Enjoy!

Until next time...
-Jasmine

Hi everyone!

I have a brand new BEAUTIFUL original painting today - the latest of my "Alice in Wonderland" series - "Alice in a Bosch Landscape" and it is BIG and GORGEOUS- and she's on eBay for just ONE PENNY now! In addition, I have prints available right away! Not only that, you can even choose your own custom framing & matting, or even BIG print sizes up to 52"x68" in size (BIG prints start at just $13.80). Very cool!

Also if the links do not appear to be clickable, simply copy & paste the full link text into the URL field of your browser!

All righty, the new original painting! "Alice in a Bosch Landscape" is the title - possibly my favourite Alice in Wonderland painting I've done yet! And it's BIG! This is the first in my sub-series called "Alice in Other Lands" which are paintings featuring Alice in a variety of unusual circumstances. Here we have my Alice in a Hieronymus Bosch (15th Century surrealist) landscape. You can see Bosch's tree-man, giraffe, and several other nods to his landscapes. This is a painting celebrating my loves of Alice in Wonderland and renaissance art - no reason why the two shouldn't go together! I've always thought that Alice's adventures should continue into many other bizarre tales, and you can expect to see more from me in the future. It's BIG - 18"x24" in size, READY TO HANG - 2" deep cradled masonite, hanger already on back. This ORIGINAL acrylic painting is up on eBay starting at just ONE PENNY for a 10-day auction ending the evening of Monday, November 30th at 8:12PM Central Time , and you can see her below:



"Alice in a Bosch Landscape" 18"x24" ORIGINAL PAINTING!

And as always, to see all of my other currently available original paintings, click below - I have some BEAUTIFUL originals up right now at great prices:

Jasmine's Original Paintings, wow!

Now, as I promised - trying something new - I'm making the "Alice in a Bosch Landscape" prints available NOW. If the original isn't in your budget, grab one of these! These are BIG prints - starting at just $13.80 - and guess what? You can add on custom mats, frames, glass, etc. however you want it. And you can choose the paper type - glossy, matte, canvas, poster, whatever. And you can get HUGE sizes - up to 52"x68" in size (that is taller than I am!)! Just use the options in the upper right hand corner of this page to choose the size you'd like - leave it plain as a poster print or add framing options. No need to wait any more!!



New "Alice in a Bosch Landscape" PRINTS, POSTERS, & FRAMED HERE

Enjoy!

Until next time...
-Jasmine

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Curtains

Thanks, again, for joining us. See you next week!

Hi everyone!

I have TWO NEW ORIGINAL paintings for you and both start at just ONE PENNY on eBay! They are two of the originals from my "Faces of Faery" series - both are lovely! As well as the new ACEO cards of my recent paintings! There are six ACEOs - one for a painting you've never seen before! Others include "Mechanical Angel III", "Dragonling Garden II," "Dragonling Garden III," and new Faces of Faery). Each starts at a penny as well.

The new original paintings - the 50th and the 52nd paintings in my "Faces of Faery" series - a series of paintings I've been working on featuring beautiful faces from all corners of the world of Faery. Each is READY TO HANG - you don't need a frame - 6"x6" in size and on 2" gallery style cradled masonite, original acrylic paintings (not prints of any kind). The great thing about my "Faces of Faery" series of paintings is that they are all the same size and are intended to hang beautifully in a group as well as on their own - for example they make fabulous groupings of several paintings together (I hung up nine of them on my wall in a square shape and it looked fantastic!). To see the new originals (and all other currently available original paintings) simply click below - they're near the bottom of the page here:

Jasmine's ORIGINAL PAINTINGS are here

Or individually - here is "Faces of Faery 50" - she is the fiftieth. Faces of Faery all feature beautiful faery-inspired creatures, and she is no exception. She is so lovely - her sultry pale blue eyes and pretty golden hair.... And yes, to give everybody a chance, she is starting at just ONE PENNY! She's up for an auction ending Monday, November 23rd at 5:55 PM Central Time, and you can see her here:



"Faces of Faery #50" ORIGINAL PAINTING

And here is "Faces of Faery 52" - she is the fifty-second in the series. She is so lovely - little bat tattoos, bat-like wings, and big beautiful eyes.... And yes again, to give everybody a chance, she is starting at just ONE PENNY! She's up for an auction ending Monday, November 23rd at 5:56 PM Central Time, and you can see her here:



"Faces of Faery #52" ORIGINAL PAINTING

Now for the new ACEOs - for more info about ACEO cards, how I make them & what they are (basically tiny hand embellished one of a kind canvas prints, trading card sized and highly collectable), consult the individual auction descriptions - they are each one of a kind, hand-painted with accents by me, the artist, and are awesome! All are each starting at a penny, with no reserve for ten-day auctions ending on the evening of Saturday, November 28th 6:00PM-6:15PM Central Time:

To see them ALL 6 together visit the ACEO section of my store HERE!



Or individually:

"Faces of Faery #51" ACEO (this was an original I sold at FaerieCon, so you've never seen her before!):

"Dragonling Garden II" ACEO

"Dragonling Garden III" ACEO

"Mechanical Angel III" ACEO

"Faces of Faery #48" ACEO

"Faces of Faery #49" ACEO

Also - I've been updating my new Zazzle store with even more new stuff! To see it all (including my new 2010 Calendar) click below:

NEW Zazzle Stuff

Enjoy!

Until next time...
-Jasmine


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