michelle my belle

5 day giveaway starting monday!

to celebrate our closing on our commercial building and me being back to blogging...
beginning monday, august 1st we'll be doing a contest everyday for 5 days.
each day giving away a $50 shopping spree to close2myart !!!
considering i haven't been much of a blogger of late, and i've lost probably most of my readers...
i'd say you have a pretty good chance of winning! :)

Stella's on 21st & CHAP

if you're in the Portland/Vancouver area...
i'll be painting live at the fabulous and fun Stella's on 21st.
come say hi and support CHAP!
i would love to meet you. :)

excuse note

dear friends,
please excuse my absence. :(
things have been busy and quite frankly i've felt like i have nothing to share that would be of interest to you.

my days have been filled with preparing and going to the atlanta gift show...

pricing, ordering, displays, emails...

FINALLY closing on our new building!!! and beginning to move in!

cleaning up my disaster of a studio so i can begin to be creative again!

allen designs catalog in the mail!

after much ado, press check was done last tuesday at brown printing.

  catalogs were completed and picked up thursday evening.

the hubs and i spent till after midnight stuffing them.
he loves me!!! :)

friday we all finished stuffing, labeling and sorting them.
and then to the p.o. to write the big check.

bulk mail is so much fun... NOT!
but it saves sooooo much money it's hard not to do it.

ahhhhhh! glad to have them done.

uber loving the cover and that new octopus clock!

happy bday & french toast stuffed with nutella!

my youngest turned 11 yesterday.
she makes me smile.
her freckles, enthusiastic personality and her big heart.

she can't get enough of soccer.
says she wants to be a pro.

nutella stuffed french toast was her request for breakfast!
good choice. yum!!!

we celebrated her birthday and 4th of july with a full mexican feast.
it was a good day.
hope you had a happy and safe 4th.
God Bless America.