SO.
As much as I know you love listening to me chatter on about silly matters regarding the state of the lichen in my backyard and the afternoon light on the ridge causing the most beautiful sunflare, or my cocktail of choice last night at 5:00pm (pomegranate liquor, straight up) , or what tune I've had stuck in my head for days now to BC's bane (Chances by Jill Barber, I'm done with you now. Thanks for the good times. Now go and please do not leave Sweet Home Alabama in your wake AGAIN) I'll try to spare you the details and cut to the chase.
We've got a giveaway on our hands here, and I mean to deliver.
"But cool your heels" I hear you say, "We need proper Introductions first!"
Ahem.
This, my friends, is "Come Spring." Oh I know a GRIP of you out there are dealing with snowdrifts to the knees but here in the Pacific Northwest we're experiencing a Faux Spring. I return home from my runs and lay flat on my back in the grass, allow the still-chill wind to dance over me while I soak up the watery rays of sun and the heady scent of soil slowly warming. The birds are simply beside themselves, chattering on about their good luck and rich prospects. This faux Spring still manages to bring a bounty, and if nothing else, a little renewed hope.
Come Spring
Oil on Canvas 4" x 4"
- On To The Details of how "Come Spring" could come and live with YOU -
I had a long talk with the boys and they agreed to let me use a random number generator to determine the winner, so please leave a separate comment for each of the checkpoints below (it's just like more raffle tickets and who doesn't like a whole fistful of bright red raffle tickets?)
1. Just leave me a regular-o comment, say cheers or howdy-hey, or what's crackin' or... yeah, whatever's on your mind. = 1 red raffle ticket!
2. Leave a comment if you follow my blog (there's a button somewhere over here on the right side). = 1 red raffle ticket!
3. Become a Facebook fan of UmberDove (again, there is a terribly conveniently located button just to the right - I do like to make life easy for you). = 1 red raffle ticket!
4. If you proudly sport an UmberDove item - or several - woo! (be it purchased from my UmberDoveStudios.Etsy shop OR my UmberDove.Etsy shop) leave me a comment (because I appreciate you so!). = 1 red raffle ticket
5. For everywhere you post news of this giveaway with a link to my blog, be it on your own blog, your facebook, your twitter, wherever your webular steps lead, leave me a comment with a link to your post. = 1 red raffle ticket PER post
And there you go, so many amazing ways to earn yourselves fistfuls of red raffle tickets! But remember to post up a comment for each way you spread the UmberDove love. The giveaway ends at 11:59 pm PST on Wednesday February 17th and I'll be declaring a winner on Thursday February 18th so get crackin'!
Best of the Best Luck to You!
Credit where credit is due: I must say I've been so inspired by the rampant generosity of some bloggy friends of late - it really must be that Spring is in the air - and I just want to say thank you to YOU, Miss for the idea for this format. Cheers!
142 comments:
Good morning Umber Dove -
I love your work! I follow your blog! Thanks for the giveaway!
Ouuuu I follow you! Yes i do!
Hey Umber Dove- love your beautiful birdies and I love your ramblings about the lichen in your backyard.
I just became a Facebook Fan!
Look at all these prerequisites, I'd have better luck getting into Dartmouth:P
Yet, here goes!
Tweet-Tweet!
So now two out of the five are already complete...
M
Oh, and I have something BIG planned for you too in Late March, my place, when the Swallows Sparrows and Robins come back to play...
a showcase of sorts, on the power of numbers...
much like the Sparrows...
you will like...
So now I've done No.4
:P
There all done:)
Sheesh, you make us work for the love!
{Rightly so}
http://wherehasthewindtakenyou.blogspot.com/2010/02/birthday-bash-or-monster-mash.html
xo
M
Love... this would go very well on our hanging gallery wall (ask Jillian). So, may this number be the chosen. Amen. Hope you are well.
Here we go! 4 comments in a row! I absolutely love that you posted this REALLY early today! Lets hope I can add to my ever growing collection.
I now follow your lovely blog (officially)!
Facebook fan! *fingers crossed*
I do own some umberage myself.
I notice the little things more since reading your blog and getting to know your art. Little seed pods, the way the light hits the frost in the morning, bits of moss clinging to the wall. I love it.
What a great idea! Spring is on the way, but it's a test a faith down here in the south.
I am a new Facebook fan~ Nice page by the way ;-)
I am PROUDLY sporting some Umber Dove on my studio walls~ Dusk Fern, yes I love it!
And I've been following your blog for a little while now ;-)
comment.
you know i follow your every breath.
i just fanned you on facebook, though i happen to be taking a small february hiatus from the evils of facebook...
but i like that you made a fan page, great job.
umberdove item i proudly sport is a huge ass painting in my dining room.
linky to post:
http://candacemorris.blogspot.com/2010/02/this-crazy-girl-is-giving-away-art.html
Hooray for spring and sweet sweet trills!
And I follow you of course ; )
Ha ha ha...cute! but you make silly matters sound so good, and of course we are curious about the state of the lichen in your back yard, the mold, the frost, the bird that flipped his/her tail at you, the tune in your head (now stuck in mine) and so on...whew! I am good already for uno, dos, tres and cuatro but will work on numero cinco. I have to ask the cats to come up with a tail. WooHoo!
This is too much fun!
xx
That little fellow was just at my feeder!
Love your new works Umber!
Kelly, I don't say this enough, but you seriously inspire me. I so wish I could have been there on Thursday. Hope all is well. Miss you girl ;)
I follow your amazing blog!!
xo,
A
What is crackin'? (per your request ;) )
Seriously, though - I am so excited about this bird, as I am about all of them.
Gems.
xoxox,
A
I am a proud owner of an umber artwork!!!
xo,
A
Three raffle tickets for meeeeee!! :)
Hi! I love your work! (I also love talking about lichen)
I'm now following your blog.
Now following you on facebook!
What a loverly little painting! I am thrilled at the chance it could come to live with me :) WA-HOOO!
Ah, could use some springtime here after all the snow we received yesterday!
I own a few pieces! Fingers crossed I can add to the collection!
Hello Lady! What a great idea for a contest woohooo.
I proudly own a little birdie, she's still looking for a perfect frame but enlightenment will soon be hanging up in my apt..I love it and now she's hoping to win this companion :)
I follow you, you're on my Google reader, etsy shop, etc. That seems a bit stalker-ish but I am a good seed, I promise.
I should totally be working, but is a snow day so... here's my post http://razzmatazzya.tumblr.com/post/382320293/who-doesnt-love-little-birds
Beautiful work! Thanks a million.
Hey Kelly! Ooooh, check it out- my word verification is "earth." That's a sign!
I have faithfully followed your blog! If I win, the painting is going straight to the baby's room. She already loves chickadees.
Everyone who's anyone follows Umberdove on facebook! And now I'm anyone.
I heart my pillows!!! Can't wait 'til I win a painting!
I love your spring bird, and your description of your faux spring. :) And your giveaway. ha ha. Well, fingers crossed.... number generator! xo
Got here from your husbands game blog. Very nice.
I thought it was 4:30 and have come to realize it is 3:30 and because time and space have succeeded in crushing my spirit I have dedicate my single entry to the cause of evil and, aside from enjoying the lovely painting, will, if I win, rub my victory in the face of Candace Morris.
Love your work!
Well I think I've missed my chance, but at the very least know I love the work of your hands and you entirely... and hope that one day soon I will get to tell you so in person! Happy Spring!
"What's crackin'?" Love your little painting.
Hello sister, looking forward to seeing you soon!
I already subscribe to your blog!
I not only follow your blog...
Fanned you on Facebook this morning. Proud to be #13!
...but I am also a proud fan on Facebook...
...I own two lovely UmberDove prints...
...AND I've posted a little link on my facbeook - http://www.facebook.com/aubrey.l.bell?ref=profile#!/aubrey.l.bell?ref=profile
I'm crossing my fingers!
<3
I do not YET have any Umber Dove items, but will soon be the proud owner of some custom-made Umber Dove items that have never seen your Etsy pages. Does that count?
Okay, I tweeted, blogged (http://sweetbeeblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/umberdoves-giveaway.html), facebooked and commented. Am I meant to tell you all this or do you just know... like some all powerful being? I'm a fan too :)
I follow your blog, and am the proud owner of a few Umber Dove originals... this tiny beaut' would make me so happy =)
I follow your blog, I own a piece of your greatness, and I am a fan! My little Fiver would love some company on the shelf!!!
Oh, and does it count if I want to make your art eternal by inking it on my skin? Surely that is worth two tickets?!
What if I left comments on your facebook page, is that worth a ticket?
Gorgeous paintings.
Hello to the fair artist who has seen more of me than most...
and I don't just mean my perfect rack!
Not only do I follow your blog, but your work, your heart and your ethereal gaze!
hmmm... oh the products I sport
1. 2 delicious golden pillow cases with black felt embroidery.
2. calendars, calendars galore - all but this sad year, which was however, happly replaced by the talented melancholic.
3. a red and gold pillow case procured for my darling mother, who treasures it dearly.
compulsory link written and posted - however, it's a cheeky trick to get the word of your genius out to the world via the contestants so eager to be the only ones in the running.
i suppose the sacrifice of making your art known to the world is almost worth it!
http://iscahmara.blogspot.com/2010/02/quiet-announcement.html
muah!
Howdy freakin doody-do!!!
AND!!!!!
I'll see you tomorrow night!!
WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!
(Do I get an extra ticket for flying up to spend the weekend with you????)
Okay,
As I pressed the 'publish your comment' button I realized (too late...I have fast fingers) that your sister had been on MY computer and convinced MY computer that she was the 'host owner' of MY computer.
WRONG!!!
That comment from Aubrey is MINEMINEMINE
Do I get an extra ticket for this blunder?
I never miss an Umber Dove blog entry.
It is usually the high point of my chronically dull life.
Facebook. Oh yeah, I'm there, too.
Umber Dove is my friend and I am her #1 fan.
Sorry, mme. bookling...
Do I have Umber Dove STUFF??????
You have no idea!!!
A pile of gorgeous pillows, an awesome wall hanging, painted ceramics, hand thrown pots, drawings, paintingspaintingspaintings.
My home is decorated in late 20th century UmberDove.
I even have one of her oil pastels from 4th grade that hung in the Haggin Museum.
Top THAT!
(whadayathink? Extra ticket??)
hello friend! :)
and I DO follow your blog!
and I AM a facebook fan!
and I have 3 (count 'em THREE) beautiful UmberDove prints on my wall
AND you are now linked to from my own little blog
yay for raffle tickets! :)
WoW!! Chirp!
i feel kinda selfish even entering this contest, but i can't resist...thanks for hosting this giveaway, redwood.
i follow your blog in Google Reader...does that count?
i am also a fan on facebook! my devotion knows no bounds...
a finch named frank perches above my bed and keeps me safe and singing...
tweet-a-leeted! http://twitter.com/thehighestheel
blogged:http://shelovesthesethings.blogspot.com/2010/02/remember-my-post-about-frank-finch-and.html
Hello there, eh! Lovin' the faux spring a little bit north to you too. Love your work, it's beautiful and inspiring.
Oh, I'm a facebook fan!
And I own a lovely little pencil case that's home to my favourite pencils and erasers and two gorgeous prints (tribute 6 and frank!).
Thanks for the giveaway!
1. HOLY 91 COMMENTS BATMAN!! good show, that's amazing!! i'm in love with this little birdie...
2. i follow FORMALLY now, although as you know i've been informally following for awhile now ;)
3. done and done
4. not yet...unfortunately
5. check out my FB!
this is a very cool idea. love the structure of the contest! can't wait to hear how it all comes out!
1. Do I really have to say What's Crackin' for it to count as a comment?
2. I follow you (I heart Google Reader), and have been for a while, thanks to our mutual friend Kristen (of Speaking for Herself).
By the way - I also follow your blog. Thanks!
Oh my goodness, I have been making a list of things I can't wait for with spring...baseball, kayaking, river beach, ocean beach, sundresses, outdoor concerts, flipflops....
I am indeed a little follower as well!
I can't wait for the items in the above comment due to the fact that I can't see out my window at work because there is a 10' pile of snow infront of it...
Facebook fan!
Baltimore has broken the snow record for EVER!! 50+ inches in the past week....
Purchaser of lovely cards!
I'm just going to indulge in your springy descriptions of Washington right now! Keep them coming!
i am completely intimidated by the number of people who have entered your contest, but i just can not resist that lovely little bird! so here is my tiny chirp for the tiny bird.
oh okay, luck be a lady tonite!...step one, howdy Kelly!
oh, I was number 100!..i never win anything! ( well almost, Eli sent me a Lakota Ways book) :)....well,
-facebook...been there done that!
-follow you anywhere!
done that!
-own some of your lovelies..
done that!
posted about your fabulous self!
-done
luck be a birdie tonite!
I love your little 4"x4"s.
And I'm following you.
And I'm a fan.
And I am the proud bearer and wearer of a pinky cheeky apron.
And unfortunately I am not savvy enough to actually post a link to this (if you even can), but I linked to the giveaway on my facebook (Gabbie P. Metheny).
Good day Umber Dove, what a lovely piece of work!
I follow your blog!!
Dang, woman...I had to do some serious scrollin' down to leave a comment! You marketing genius! <3
Love Love Mai Umber Dove
Bam! Three red-hot tickets! Haiiiilll Yeeeeaaahh...
Buenos Dias. I am stopping by your blog via Kerin Rose's blog. I am so glad I did, too! Your 2 d creations are very beguiling. I'm going to follow you on Facebook, too. Muchos Gracias para trebajo magnifico!
I love and follow your blog.
1) done
2) done
3) done
4) done really WELL
5) done
6) SURPRISE...come visit my blog!
XOXO
http://nancymckay.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-love-umber-dove.html
Such a bright and cheery bird. What a heart-warming addition she'd be to my teeny studio cottage. :o)
your art work and blog are adorable! I'm in LOVE
I have just become your brand spanking new follower and I'm putting you straight on my fave blog roll thigiee too because your work is inspiring me whoop!
Just became a fb fan
I LOVE your "wall o' smallies" not only because it is quite charming, but because my maiden name is Smalley AND on a VERY strange coincidence, my word verification is "mally"!
Well, why have I NOT become a fan on facebook yet? Well, I have now!
and a blog follower!
I just became a fan of UmberDove via facebookins! WOOT!
I love your work. I paint animals with abstract backgrounds and I find your work of a similar bent.
The colours you use are wonderful!
Thank you for the opportunity to have a little piece of bliss.
Andrea
I've been following waiting for the cat fights! ;)
Andrea
ooh, is it creepy if I say I want you to come live with me for a week? Your art is exquisite!!!! I want want want one!!!
I am a fan on face book, and I follow you blog.....
Mwa! Can't wait to stalk more of your gorgeous work.
Megs xx
:) love your art
I also follow your blog**
Now I have blogged too. : )
128 entries and counting
http://mrslittlejeans.blogspot.com/
Hiya :) I'm just leaving a "regular old comment" on your blog in hopes I'll win this little treasure. I could definitely use a little Spring right about now! Keep up the beautiful work!
I absolutely adore your work!
You are so talented. consider me entered. :)
and I happily follow your blog. :)
now a fan of yours on facebook as well. :)
WHEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
I just became a Facebook fan too!
xo
Rachael
Love your blog!
Im also a facebook fan!
And, I love my Umber postcards so much, I am having a hard time sending them to friends. Good thing there are two of each!
I love your artwork, and your writing style is fun and engaging! Put me down for one red raffle ticket please! Thank you :)
Hello lovely dove, I just became a fan on your facebook.
Wow, what a turnout! You are so generous to give this as a treat, and I would welcome this sweet birdy in my house gladly.
I follow your blog, I follow you on facebook and below is a link to my fb profile, I posted a link.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=726818285
Thank you so much!
Biz
Yabba dabba doo! This is one fine piece of art, it would be lovely in my home! I've just discovered your art thanks to a give-away FB post by...Bisquit...otherwise I'd have not found you...
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