Life With Dogs Giveaway! :)

Be sure to hop, skip, & jump on over to Life With Dogs for a grreat giveaway! Three lucky pups will win a fine art print signed by moi! ;)...and if you feel your precious pup needs to be immortalized in oil be sure to contact me and/or visit my website at Studio Lara .com
Cheers!

Christmas Gift Ideas & $50 NOVICA Giveaway!

With Christmas right around the corner, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to share some gift ideas from NOVICA. They have some truly beautiful handcrafted items from around the world! I found this beautiful handbag in their accessories section...perfect for the holidays & under $50!

 They also have accessories for men, like these sterling silver cufflinks:

and handcrafted walking sticks like this one with a Boston Terrier:

And they have a wonderful selection of some gorgeous womens scarves like this one: 

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(And of course artwork is always a great gift idea! ;) 

Stay tuned for my review of a product from NOVICA & in the meantime ENTER to WIN a $50 Gift Certificate to NOVICA! Also, NOVICA is looking for those people interested in becoming consultants for NOVICA Live, their home party division...from NOVICA: 
For our consultants, getting in early is a big opportunity in direct sales.  They'll be able to make some good money and support artisans worldwide.  We're expanding across the country right now and signing up new consultants every week.

The starter kits are only $199 and have over $400 worth of samples and $150 in business materials.  We have a lot of promotions going on for our early consultants, including anyone that becomes a Director this year will go to Bali next year.

Be sure to contact them if you are interested & let them know you heard about this from Lara Harris at A Vintage Touch! :)

TO ENTER the $50 NOVICA Gift Certificate Giveaway 

(amt. includes shipping cost):

Doing each item 1-4 will give you an 

additional chance at winning! :)

1) Visit NOVICA & LEAVE a COMMENT on THIS POST telling me which product is one of your favorites.

2) Become a follower of this blog & LEAVE a COMMENT here telling me so.

3) Tweet about this giveaway & LEAVE a COMMENT with your twitter id. (my twitter is: StudioLara316)

4) Become a friend on facebook & post on facebook about this giveaway & LEAVE a COMMENT here telling me so.

Winner will be chosen next Monday! November, 21, 2011 at or before 9pm EST.


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~Upcoming CSN Stores Product Review & Art Giveaway~

I have had the pleasure of working with CSN Stores this past year doing some great giveaways as well as some reviews of their wonderful products, so when they asked if I would be interested in doing another review I jumped at the chance!

CSN Stores has over 200+ stores with all sorts of products for your home, such as stylish bar stools like this counter stool by Riverside Furniture.  

My personal favorite is this one by Holsag, they come in all sorts of fun colors!:

CSN Stores has other items for your home as well, including furniture, home decor, and cookware. Their bedding sets are gorgeous, such as this set by Harbor House:

I will be reviewing one such product soon, so be sure to check back to see what I've chosen to review! 
*Also! Visit CSN Stores & leave a comment on this post telling me one of your favorite products from their site...you will be entered to win a FREE art print from my store on etsy! ;)
Winner will be announced Friday, Nov. 12 @ 9pm EST. 

**You can also enter on my 2 other blogs as well:

here is the 2nd blog: Painting a Pup a Day

& the 3rd blog: Aussie Dogs Up & Over

The Vintage Bath (After Cassatt) , A Special Thank You, & Giveaway!!

 

  

"The Vintage Bath (After Cassatt)," 11"x 14",

oil on canvas, (available on etsy)

I cannot tell you how enjoyable this piece was to paint! I absolutely love Mary Cassatt's work and have done a study of "The Bath," once before which you can view here...I loved the colors so much I decided to do a larger piece using the same painting by her. I think Cassatt is one of the best at capturing the special bond shared between a mother and her child, don't you agree?

I wanted to say a special thank you to Linda MacDonald & the Flea Market Style Magazine team for their wonderful post about my work on their blog which you can view here!

 

(On Newsstands Now!)

And one last thing! Be sure to check out the GREAT GIVEAWAY on Whimsy by Victoria as well as this awesome French GIVEAWAY on Chicory Nits!