Red Boat by Robert Knudsen

Red Boat

My brother, Bob, is a well known East Coast painter with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from The Maryland Institute College of Art. He paints the American landscape directly from nature with the objective of conveying the experience of life, light and movement to the viewer. He has participated in many exhibitions and is gallery represented. Click the pic for a larger view.

I chose to feature Red Boat because it reminds me of the many happy times we spent at Deep Creek Lake in Western Maryland. You can see more of Bob's work at American Paintings Online

My Chic Things: Cotton Candy Carousel

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Soapsicles - how much fun is this?

My friend, Beth, has come up with another winner! She has the coolest gift products. Click the link to her post above.

Beautiful Spring Butterfly Card by Creative Hands

This card features a hand-stamped butterfly and flowers on three different backgrounds: the white and dark mauve cardstock rectangles sit atop the floral background paper. The interior of the card is blank for your personal message. The card measures 5.5" x 4.25", opens from the bottom upwards, and comes with a matching white envelope. The envelope also bears a single butterfly in the lower left-hand corner.

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Moxie & Oliver

Oh my gosh, I just discovered Moxie & Oliver on Etsy. Take a look at just one of their hand tooled purses!

Visit Moxie & Oliver and see all their their wonderful leather creations including belts, journal covers, clutches, flasks and much more. Fashionable items always in style!

Fab Designers & Cool Things Blog: Jonathan Adler Dog Bed#links

We love this posh dog bed!

Fab Designers & Cool Things Blog: Jonathan Adler Dog Bed#links

Sam's Art

B. J. and Me

Sam is an extremely talented artist and the ACEO above is one example of his work. See his artistry at his Etsy Shop, B. J. and Me.

This is a print of a larger piece entitled "Groove-it". It is a tribute to the era of the sixties. As in most of my works, my dog, Baby-Jayne is in this painting. I decided to put her in the driver's seat of this painting, because she always likes to be in charge, but she is also floating around in a few more spots.

Jessie's Art

J. B. Guess & Co.

This is an original ACEO art card, created using watercolor markers, prismacolor pens, and a fine point micron pen. It is an abstract view of Central Park in New York City at midnight. Jessie painted the buildings using bright colors to represent the colorful and exciting urban lifestyle. If you look closely, you'll see that the Empire State Building is celebrating Valentine's Day by displaying a giant red heart in lights on the side of the building.

Click the picture and visit my friend Jessie's shop on Etsy

Fab Designers & Cool Things Blog: Tree Branch Table#links

Fab Designers & Cool Things Blog: Tree Branch Table#links

Very cool blog and cool table! Check them out!

New Handmade Cards

We are excited to be offering our new line of handmade cards from JoAnna Cool Carman Designs. These are luxurious 100 percent natural cards made using digital collage, swarovski crystals, chiffon bows, glitter, liquid pearls and various pieces of ephemera (decorative items vary). Each card varies slightly and is a gift in miniature. Visit our website at Serendipity Collections or see us on Etsy.