Wendy Johnson gave us a GREAT idea last night for a new Contest to run!!! (and Wendy, your name will be the first name put into the contest drawing)

We are asking all you fans to upload a picture of your space decorated with Art Moms Goodies and post it to our:

Art Moms facebook fan page.

This contest will start today August 11th and end at midnight August 18th

The winner will receive a 16×20 framed custom Braggie of their choice!!!

WAYS TO ENTER:

1. Post a picture of your space decorated with art moms goodies…it can be a playroom, a children’s room, a classroom, your daycare, your church, your store, you name it….JUST POST IT! (your name will be put into the drawing)

2. Post a testimonial on our wall…tell us a story how art moms has effected your life or where you first discovered art moms, or your favorite show to buy art moms (your name will be entered into the drawing) ~add a testimonial under your uploaded picture and your name will be put in twice

3. Post a picture of a Art Moms greeting card and tell us where your card is going (your name will be put into a drawing)

4. Suggest a Friend to upload a picture orwrite a testimonial (including your name as a referral) and both your names will be put into a drawing!

Show the world how your helping spread our joy, laughter and positivity to others!

On August 19, we’ll pull one name out of our hat and declare YOU the winner

(and for those of you who have already emailed me photos….post them again…you are still eligable)

must have at least 10 participants for the contest to remain standing….so start spreading the word!

We love to cook….but we love to be waited on! Especially after LONG days of being attached to our paintbrushes! Today’s List is ~your favorite restaurant and your favorite meal you order there~

Chantel’s Pick~ Bracco’s / Ahi Tuna Steak with that Godly rice they serve with it! Amazing!

This is the life:

This makes it even more delish!

and sharing it with friends makes it PERFECT

My Juice Stop Princess

Today’s Blog List ~ List 5 things your dream home would have~

Chantel’s List

1. big closets
2. my own paint studio
3. huge bathtub
4. an amazing kitchen, with a 6 top stove, stainless steel appliances, an island, and double oven
5. a deck overlooking a beautiful yard

A Love Letter to Art Moms:

Dear Art Moms-

You are continuously creating a new path for yourselves…your creative energy is almost always in overdrive!  You both live in Sioux Falls S.D. but live out of your suitcases for much of the year! As traveling gypsies you are tired but, you spread laughter and goodness on every road you cross! No mater what state you arrive in for each art show  (crazy, frazzled, exhausted, frantic), you always find pure goofyness and comfort  in each other…and you always go home transformed and inspired to save the world. Your artwork is all original and the light it spreads onto the world is amazing and self-fulfilling. You aspire to be great moms and love your family more than life itself. You say it’s artwork you do, but really it should be called “heartwork” Your pieces fill tiny corners in hospitals, gift stores, churches, day-cares, nurseries, and much much more. Art Moms greeting cards are sealed with love and shipped all over the world…TRAVELING MILES AND MILES as people receive them from friends and family.  Your goal to spread happiness by art is clearly working…because if people come up to you and tell you “HEY, WE DON’T HAVE ANY SPARKLE” You will help them find some! Happiness is not outside waiting to get in, it’s inside, waiting to get out!

What you’ve learned from each other is ~

~you can propel yourself into your dreams

~life is not about the big things

~having paint all over your hands is a sign of a very successful day

~YOU  can proudly state “we color for a living”

~Sometimes you are simply happy to attempt to keep up

 You live for being each other’s foundations…you thrive on each other’s ideas…and together you are a crazy pair topped with a side of ice cream and a huge dollop of silliness

 You both love~

~coffee, yoga, Gracie, reading, trinkets, baubles, color, creating, scribbling,  giving and family

Every night before you collapse into bed ~a little bit tired and a lot a bit B-L-E-S-S-E-D , you are thankful for the paint on your fingertips and the joy in your heart.

oh Art Moms~I love you so~ you fill the world to the tippy top with love!

Dear Summer, even though it is our busiest time of the year. even though we are constantly in paint clothes instead of swimsuits. even though you are flying by fast. VERY FAST. we still love you. we still relish in you, summer. we do

This seems so fitting for us to dream about free time and the option to do what we would enjoy doing!  Today’s blog list~ If you had all the time in the world, list 5 things you would enjoy doing~

Chantel’s List

1. sad but true, I’d still enjoy designing and creating (greeting cards, children’s books, artwork)
2. blog and write and edit photos
3. donate my time to charities
4. designate one day a week to poker time with my family
5. do yoga-or shop…(that’s a toss up)

Pennie’s List

All week, I’ve asked questions to Gracie~ Here they are

Favorite Color- Vivid Pink (is she an artist’s daughter or what?)

Favorite Movie- Roger Rabbit

When she grows up, she wants to be- an Art Mom

She will have 4 kids when she grows up- 2 boys, 2 girls and she will name them Conrad, Sally, Daisy and Ruffus

Her husband will work at- CU Mortgage Direct (like her daddy)

Favorite Restaurant- Huhot

Favorite Season- Winter

If she could do one thing everyday- Watch Movies

Where she is going to live when she grows up- At our house, “because I’m never leaving Mommy and Daddy, I’m going to live with them until I’m dead”

Favorite thing about mommy- she makes me food

Favorite thing about daddy- when he takes me to work with him

Favorite thing about mimi and boompa- spending the night at their house

Favorite thing about Nana and Papa- watching movies with them

If she could go on vacation she would go to- Florida*

*If she could eat one thing everyday it would be- chocolate chip pancakes*

Favorite subject in school- Library

She’s afraid of- Monsters

If she could get one thing for her birthday it would be- Webkinz

If she had one wish it would be- to have a baby brother or a sister and to dance with mommy and daddy forever

What would mommy do if she didn’t work- shop

What does mommy do for her job- paint and cook

What is mommy really good at- yoga

What does mommy say to you all the time- “I Love You”

What is your mom’s favorite food? all of them

What would daddy do if he didn’t work?- play with you

What does daddy do for his job?- he works

What is daddy really good at- running

What does daddy say to you all the time- “I Love You”

What is daddy’s favorite food- pasta

The “Mom’s” encourage you to do this with your children….it’s a great keepsake and a wonderful way to preserve the magic of childhood.

Mention that Gracie would eat chocolate chip pancakes everday in Spearfish and get 10% off your purhcase. Only valid today thru Sunday. 

It seems so fitting that this week is “daughter’s week” and it’s also my little darling Gracie’s 6th Birthday today! Today’s Blog List assignment: List 5 words that describe your daughter:

Chantel’s List:

1. happy spirited
2. innocent
3. tender hearted
4. loving
5. priceless

Pennie’s List:

1 . my life
2. my world
3. ambitious
4. loving
5.extremely kind

Happy Birthday Noodle!  No matter how big you get, you’ll always fit perfectly in my embrace. You fill my heart with joyful bliss and I AM the luckiest!