tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19606844250667215642024-02-19T08:43:06.944-08:00Hallowe'en Artists' Studio Trick or Treat TourA blog to excite and inform our trick or treaters and artists about the annual Tour, sharing works-in-progress, Tour updates and statisitics and Hallowe'en memories, ideas and fun! All participating artists are invited to contribute.Scratching at the Windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325705702374652181noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-90151301144125098242015-11-08T12:32:00.003-08:002015-11-08T12:32:43.891-08:00And the porch light is turned off<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After hosting the tour for 7 years and literally being a 1 person operation, I'm considering ending its run. By now, with 7 years under our belt, I thought it would be easier to get new artists and to keep past artists but every year it's been a struggle as artists say they're "too busy". I need to re-assess the value of hosting the tour, especially as this year our numbers (both in trick or treaters and sales, and therefore donations) are low, about 1/3 of 2014's statistics. And I thought last year was tough, as I'd just moved and was not able to spend the time I wanted to on the tour. This year I did pretty well with my list of targets, so it isn't my efforts that were lacking as they were in 2014.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> We're not reaching our potential buyers, not like we did in former years, and since advertising is supposed to be the responsibility of each and every participating artist I fear I'm being let down. There is always the golden group, the gals I know who are telling folks about the tour, but those who share with me their promotional activities are few. (In case you're unfamiliar with the artists' guidelines, there is no fee for taking part in the tour but, by taking part, all artists agree to help advertise.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, what shape will the tour take in 2016? Or does it stay buried? Or will it morph into a smaller but more dynamic beast? If you have comments or ideas, please share them with me by email, woosel{at}scratchingatthewindow.com. </span></div>
<br />Scratching at the Windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325705702374652181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-67533267499205111972015-11-08T12:29:00.001-08:002015-11-08T12:30:49.326-08:00In the paper!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Scratching at the Windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325705702374652181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-6360988235740167462015-10-21T12:52:00.001-07:002015-10-21T12:52:17.224-07:00Pumpkins for sale!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just added these kits to the Tour: pumpkins! A kit includes everything you need to make a 1 1/2 x 2 inch pumpkin EXCEPT needle, thread and stuffing. Each costs $5 plus shipping, with the full $5 going to <a href="http://www.salthaven.org/home" target="_blank">Salthaven Wildlife</a>! Check out my studio page at <a href="http://www.halloweenstudiotour.com/artist1.htm" target="_blank">http://www.halloweenstudiotour.com/artist1.htm</a>, I have 11 kits ready to go! </span><br />Scratching at the Windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325705702374652181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-74319034289179563662015-09-29T19:17:00.002-07:002015-09-29T19:18:55.680-07:00Culture Days Preview 3-Minute Movie<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our Culture Days preview September 26th-27th was successful! Check out the video I filmed before the fun began:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and, as of today, we already had 10 sales! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Here's our corpse bride greeter and trick-or-treater Nancy Klebaum, who purchased one of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/kissinglass" target="_blank">Adrianne Jeswiet's</a> stunning candle holders!</span><br />
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<br />Scratching at the Windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325705702374652181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-11385149999994432592015-09-22T08:08:00.003-07:002015-09-22T08:09:19.531-07:00Culture Days -- getting ready!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hkePD4ejGarZtKFvbvhaSllpDfQMzn73OlNk1VycXhgiMni3HWAkPgtSv6RiKgZWbChOh0ZaTxMVvDo9k9vIhPWakW270SY4Ysi97i1J5ASrXD4TgLhb4WIC4vYY4NKsrE4pFPQzQWG0/s1600/Dodos-orange-flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hkePD4ejGarZtKFvbvhaSllpDfQMzn73OlNk1VycXhgiMni3HWAkPgtSv6RiKgZWbChOh0ZaTxMVvDo9k9vIhPWakW270SY4Ysi97i1J5ASrXD4TgLhb4WIC4vYY4NKsrE4pFPQzQWG0/s320/Dodos-orange-flowers.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's almost Autumn and the smell of apples, wet leaves and Hallowe'en fun are in the air! This is of course my favorite time of year, when the colors are just starting to tint the trees and plans for October are starting to solidify.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Our Tour is on, of course, and this year we are once again honoured to be a <a href="http://culturedays.ca/en/2015-activities/view/551a07a8-d0b0-4c6a-b3ad-238e4c4a89be" target="_blank">Culture Days event</a>! Not only that, but for the first time ever the Tour has a physical location for 2 days only, September 26 and 27 at our bed and breakfast, <a href="http://www.theflyingleap.com/" target="_blank">The Flying Leap</a>. The online part will run all month but the opportunity to see some of the art first hand is yours on these two special days. And there is LOTS MORE to see and do here in Elora, just take a look at the passport (below). We are "brightspot" #8:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The B&B part of our house is in the process of being transformed into our informational, demonstration and art areas. Here is a picture of the sun room with all the Culture Days and <a href="http://elorafergusstudiotour.com/" target="_blank">Studio Tour</a> (also on the same weekend) information and my bat conservation display. The two little bags contain stickers and bat cut outs for little hands to take home, while I have the true-or-false bat game on the table and lots of informative pamphlets. I hope to spread my love of bats and dispel negative superstitions about these amazing and gravely in trouble creatures. (By the way, Ontario has 8 different species: come and learn about them!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> And a huge round of applause to our Cultural Coordinator, <a href="http://www.grandandgorgeous.com/" target="_blank">Fergus & Elora Tourism</a>, Elizabeth Bender! She's pulled together a real "cornucopia of culture" and made it easy to be a part of this incredible group! Thank you, Elizabeth!</span></div>
Scratching at the Windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325705702374652181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-42616035887964034312015-03-30T20:13:00.003-07:002015-09-22T08:12:42.896-07:00Back from the dead<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Boo! It's time to start thinking about Spring... er: Hallowe'en!! Yes, indeed, I just created our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1602933693252625/" target="_blank">2015 Facebook event page</a> and our <a href="http://culturedays.ca/en/2015-activities/view/551a07a8-d0b0-4c6a-b3ad-238e4c4a89be" target="_blank">2015 Culture Days event page</a>! Take a look! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> And now I need artists! Contact me if you'd like to take part, and this year we are going to have a physical location for our Culture Days preview: Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm come to the <a href="http://www.theflyingleap.com/" target="_blank">Flying Leap Bed and Breakfast</a> to see our art, hear about our passions and be dazzled by the creative process! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The creaking gate has swung shut and is locked for another year! We had 23 sales that I’ve been told of so far, although a few artists have yet to report in. From our preview for Culture Days which began Sept. 27 to our closing at
midnight November 7th, we had 1547 unique visitors, which is pretty nice!
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busy (what with moving, quitting my job and starting a business) but the tour didn't get it's usual attention, for which I'm sorry. </span></div>
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Studio Tour in our <a href="http://www.theflyingleap.com/" target="_blank">bed and breakfast</a> so please give this a thought as you munch
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">498 unique visitors! That's spook-tacular!! And we've had three sales that I know of, so let's see how much we can raise for the animals while getting cool Hallowe'en treats! </span></div>
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<br />Scratching at the Windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325705702374652181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-87109305166076038692014-09-08T12:17:00.000-07:002014-09-08T12:18:03.524-07:00Starting to get ready - by Martha BurchI am really starting to get some new things ready for the Studio Tour. I will show pics soon.<br />
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<br />Martha Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00543752003647631757noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-6267947671592855902014-04-10T17:58:00.003-07:002014-04-10T17:58:19.372-07:00We're part of Culture Days!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We're a registered <a href="http://culturedays.ca/en/2014-activities/view/53470a21-d710-4984-9248-21af4c4a89be" target="_blank">Culture Days event</a>! If you're unfamiliar with Culture Days, the last weekend in September across Canada is designated as a time to celebrate all things cultural, with thousands of participants from coast to coast! It's huge! It's fun! And we're there! </span><br />
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Scratching at the Windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325705702374652181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-85251959628238259262014-03-09T20:30:00.000-07:002014-03-25T16:51:48.633-07:00New friends!<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First I'm relieved to say that <a href="http://claylindo.com/" target="_blank">Tamra Koh</a>l is with us again! Tamra had a VERY successful time with us last year and I so very much want to share her Day of the Dead creativity with you all again!
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From our encounter at last year's <a href="http://www.plastikwrap.com/bazaar/" target="_blank">Bazaar of the Bizarre</a>, I was able to entice <a href="http://danholstsoelberg.com/" target="_blank">Dan Soelberg</a> to share his magic with us! As an illustrator of his own little world, Dan brings characters to life using only the power of a pencil or pen! Incredible!</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Prints, postcards, calendars and of course these beautiful books all graced his table, I wonder what he'll have for our tour! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I've been hoping to share with you all <a href="http://www.forlorndolls.com/" target="_blank">Samantha Meyers</a> for a few years now, and here she is! I can't wait for you to see her elegantly macabre doll art! </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, what do you think? Care to join us? There are a limited number of spots left, so don't delay! Not an artist? Then visit our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/538376349586418/" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> and follow us there for all the latest news and a reminder to walk through the gates on October 1st!</span></div>
Scratching at the Windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325705702374652181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-24093535045040851522014-03-02T15:56:00.003-08:002014-03-02T15:57:24.625-08:00Tour poster 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once again a HUGE thank you to artist <a href="http://www.billslavin.com/" target="_blank">Bill Slavin</a> who created the oh-so-subtly-spooky image, used as a book cover for the anthology <i>Chills and Thrills</i>. I think it's a very Ontario farm house, just right framed by the gnarled trees and the rising moon. Thank you again, Bill! </span></div>
<br />Scratching at the Windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325705702374652181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-88410805663234485922014-02-19T17:13:00.002-08:002014-02-19T17:14:32.656-08:00New blood!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My dear Trick or Treaters! I am thrilled to announce that the home page for our tour has now been updated and shows off a list of the artists that will be taking part this year! Please do take a look and enjoy becoming familiar with these exceptional artists, all coming together to share Hallowe'en, art and a love for animals! </span></div>
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<br />Scratching at the Windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325705702374652181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-75486563881178194942014-01-19T16:44:00.002-08:002014-01-19T18:18:28.136-08:00Bleeding for your attention<br />
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Continuing to get the word out, our 2014 tour is now listed on the Perth Arts Connect event calendar! Take a look by <a href="http://www.perthartsconnect.ca/events.php?ts=1412136000" target="_blank">clicking here</a> and click through to October. <br />
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And, of course, the Halloweeners need to know, so we're listed on their haunts page, <a href="http://www.canadianhauntersassociation.com/dev/directory/haunt-category/ontario-commercial-haunts/" target="_blank">click here</a> and scroll down to our tour's button. Once I get our poster fixed for 2014 I'll send it in to be added to the <a href="http://www.canadianhauntersassociation.com/dev/home/calendar-of-events/" target="_blank">Calendar of Events page</a>.
Scratching at the Windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325705702374652181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-23979403211549133472014-01-05T16:39:00.003-08:002014-01-05T16:42:20.644-08:00We're a "Global Online Show"<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We're listed on "Artist Bears International"! Yes, this exciting online spot to see some of the newest soft sculpture creations from around the globe has included our tour on their "Global Online Shows" page. Take a look by </span><a href="http://artistbearsinternational.com/en/content/21-global-on-line-shows" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">clicking here</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the spirit of sharing the flame (of course ours is a spooky, haunted flame!), Brenda from ABI suggested the following: </span><br />
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artists on an ongoing basis. The artists can promote their work that is going
to be in your show on our site and add a link to your page during the show.
Nice way to cross promote :-)."</em> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Indeed! Yes, there is a cost to have your critters on the Artist Bears International site, but I think you'll agree that the rates are very reasonable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you, Beth, for the heads-up about this website!</span>Scratching at the Windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325705702374652181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-19699798560223121582014-01-01T18:40:00.003-08:002014-01-01T18:44:47.095-08:00Taking a bite!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just added our tour to the online calendar of shows hosted by the magazine <u>Teddy Bear and Friends</u>! Take a look by </span><a href="http://www.teddybearandfriends.com/events-a-directory/calendar.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">clicking here</span></a><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">An annual international online studio tour
running the entire month of October featuring Halloween and seasonal
art! With different artists taking part every year, you'll find artist
dolls, soft sculptures, Teddy bears, jewellery, masks, paper art and many other
artistic treats! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Benefiting animals through 20% of every
sale, each artist selects the animal charity they wish to support.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Questions? Contact Karen at
woosel@wildmail.com<o:p></o:p></span>Scratching at the Windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325705702374652181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-34456144687302633522013-12-29T17:07:00.002-08:002013-12-29T17:07:29.561-08:00Last days of 2013...<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Never too early to start? I just included our 2014 tour on the </span><a href="http://www.teddy-bear-artists-and-friends.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teddy Bear Artists and Friends</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> event calendar and asked that it be included in their "Teddy Bear Shows" listing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you create or collect Teddy Bears or dolls it's a lovely group to join. Not only can you take part in their annual TBAFF event but you can browse over 1000 members' profiles and see the posted "New Borns". Neat!</span><br />
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Scratching at the Windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325705702374652181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-31140697427031564692013-11-11T16:46:00.002-08:002013-11-11T16:48:41.601-08:00The gates are locked...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For another year our tour is over! Thank you to all who took part: the artists and collectors who helped make the world a better place for so many animals. In the end, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's pretty incredible! And we had 1066 unique visitors, the graph shows the highs and lows in traffic from September 27th to November 7th:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Overall, I think we can count the tour a success with $954.60 in donations
for our selected animal charities! Awesome!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Until next year, BOO! </span>Scratching at the Windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325705702374652181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-29515760314245411042013-10-24T09:05:00.001-07:002013-10-24T09:05:49.620-07:00Hi all!<br />
I just spent the past hour promoting us on Every group I am in on Facebook, Etsy and Linkedin...Let's get those stats moving UP!!!!!!!!!! I also asked my cousin who runs the Walkill River School in New York to post for us, so keep your fingers crossed! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02436991616055209554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-83511211457997058812013-10-24T08:29:00.002-07:002013-10-24T08:29:44.681-07:00Hi,<br />
I've had a great time enjoying everyone's Wonderful art pieces for the tour. If anyone could give me some advice or tips on improving my website, I'd appreciate it. Being new to all of this, I am not sure if I have too much, if my site loads too slow, due to all the pages, etc... any suggestions or advice, comments are welcome! Thanks to all for the great touring of some Bootiful Creations! It's been fun looking!<br />
DeanaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02436991616055209554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-27619389485590713712013-10-23T19:19:00.000-07:002013-10-23T19:19:03.562-07:00Glorious Hallowe'en display!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just wanted to share with you the current display in our library which includes <a href="http://dianasmerrybears.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/online-halloween-artist-studio-trick-or-treat-2013-show/" target="_blank">Diana Ussery's</a> art! Last year Diana created the black bat (on the left of the paper maché pumpkin) for our Online Hallowe'en Tour and, unknown to me, my sister purchased the bat and later gave it to me for Xmas! Wow! I was delighted and surprised! So this year I wanted to show him off and so there he is, for all to see.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In fact the paper maché pumpkin was created under <a href="http://papersculptress.blogspot.ca/2013/09/my-studio-on-halloween-trick-or-treat.html" target="_blank">Tammi Beaulieu's</a> excellent tutelage!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the mini fabric pumpkins? They are for sale, see <a href="http://www.halloweenstudiotour.com/artist1.htm" target="_blank">my studio page</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The display is called "Get Ready for Hallowe'en" with three craft ideas: paper maché, card making and fabric pumpkins.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've had 776 unique visitors for the period of September 27th up till today, with 24 sales.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We seem to have plateaued, though, so let's push for another run of great sales! Please do use your physical and virtual connections to let the world know about the tour and the work we're doing to raise money for our animal friends! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday we were in Elora and left bookmarks and posters at the Visitors' Center, the public library and a wonderful little store called <a href="http://www.seasonsandcinnamon.com/" target="_blank">Seasons & Cinnamon</a> which had a Hallowe'en assortment of treats!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Please do share our tour's address with your buddies, friends, colleagues, collectors, strangers, zombies that still have credit cards... and let's beat last year's record of 2071 visitors and 38 sales! Yeah! Boo!</span></div>
Scratching at the Windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325705702374652181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-25209667458246811662013-10-01T11:23:00.000-07:002013-10-01T11:26:50.562-07:00I added a couple of new items today to kick off the trick or treating.<br />
Best wishes to everyone for raising money for our animal friends!<br />
I am donating 20% of my sales to the Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center<br />
<a href="http://www.wolfeducation.org/">http://www.wolfeducation.org</a><br />
I grew up just a couple of miles from where the center is. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02436991616055209554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960684425066721564.post-4369452102446234542013-10-01T08:42:00.003-07:002013-10-01T12:16:00.479-07:00Crreeeaaakkkk! The gates open!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our tour is officially open, come and trick or treat with us!!! We've already enjoyed a phenomenal success, with 6 sales including the 2 incredibly sweet soft sculpture pieces by <a href="http://www.blondheart.com/halloween.html" target="_blank">Kelly Dauterman </a>pictured in her welcoming photo:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Grue and Willies have both found their forever homes, with $74 combined going to the charity Kelly selected: </span><a href="http://www.sharktrust.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shark Trust</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ! Yes, these lovelies are supporting the much-misunderstood sharks, many species suffering terrible losses due to over-fishing and pollution. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">these 2 panels are from the book <u>Sharks</u> by David Burnie</span></div>
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