Thursday, May 26, 2011

Make Way for a Give-Away

Goldie with his favorite Nest!
It's time to heat things up over here at the Nancy Jean Home Blog. No better way I know of, than to host a give-away!

From now until the end of June I'll be collecting names for a drawing to give this sweet set away. You'll get to choose from 1 of my 9 Backyard Birds, and 1 of my Little Nests — a duet that's sure to brighten any spot in  your home!

No purchase necessary — just leave me a comment and your name will be entered into the drawing.

Want another chance to win? Of course you do — simply visit my brand-spanking-new facebook fan page and "like" it.

What's that you say? You want another chance to win? OK, OK pop on over to my Etsy shop — ThePaintedSky and come back and tell me what was your favorite item. That's 3 chances to win, 2 darling paintings from 1 very happy painter!

Good luck!

146 comments:

  1. What a smart marketing idea! Thank you very much for the opportunity to win an example of your lovely work!!! I'll let others know as well.

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  2. Oh Nancy - you are keeping busy so fun to see your work. Love the room with the yellow chairs, the Kentucky landscape and the Rooster painting. Very nice work...I feel boring, still doing regular graphic design and illustration. Glad you are doing so well :)
    Deb Wood

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  3. Thanks for stopping by Deb! I didn't even know that you did illustration! Love to see some of your work sometimes.
    xo
    n.

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  4. Hi Nancy - found your blog via Etsy's FFA team, and wanted to say how much I enjoy your work and painting style. Both of the paintings shown in your photo above are wonderful.

    Great idea for a give-away, and I really like these cradled boards you are using; they really go well with the paintings.

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  5. Thanks Sonya!
    Many folks think theat that's real wood on the sides of the Nests — it's actually the canvas that wraps around, painted in the faux-bois (fancy french for "fake-wood")technique.
    The canvases are cradled in wood, but it's covered by the canvas!
    Thanks for stopping by!

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  6. What a wonderful giveaway! Your paintings are beautiful. :)

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  7. I visited your shop and facebook page. I think my favorite (if I exclude the birds) is this incredible landscape:

    http://www.etsy.com/listing/66211655/robins-egg-farm-large-custom-farm

    The colors are to die for!

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  8. Thanks for visiting Amanda! And thank you for your kind words.
    Your name goes in 3 times!
    Good luck!

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  9. Hi Nancy,
    I saw your question on the etsy business topics and I came right on over to see what you got. And wow! I love it... Your work is awesome!
    Thank you for the chances(oh wait..chances) to win one of your works!
    Am off to check out and like your FB page.
    Apart from the birds, I really like the 'Huge Abstract Modern Bird Painting'.

    Keep up the good work.

    Susan
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    "A cloudy day is no match for A Sunny Disposition"- William Arthur Ward
    asunnydisposition.etsy.com

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  10. Also, your seascapes (storm lake 1 & night sky over lake Michigan) are easily my favorites. I adore the color and texture :D

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  11. Wow, very generous giveaway! I love birds and nests as subjects in art. Thanks for sharing. :)

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  12. Hello neighbor! (I'm in Sparta). Love the birds!

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  13. Love your paintings. Please sign me up! I'll go and Like your FB page too. Then I'll post a link to my FB page so maybe others will head your way.

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  14. beautiful work and I will share this as best I can off to tweet and any others I can think of good luck everyone. http://krishenkavintagetreasures.blogspot.com/2011/05/feature-with-debger-designs-5-giveaways.html

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  15. Just liked you and have shared your giveaway on my facebook

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  16. Beautiful work! Off to like you on facebook now. :)

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  17. Your work is just gorgeous! I adore art with birds!

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  18. Oh goodness, visited your shop and I just love your fluffy little robin! He is too cute!

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  19. Nice items and good marketing - wish you the best!

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  20. I adore your backyard birds!! Ohh how lovely they would look in my hallway :)

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  21. I can't choose just one favourite!! I love this one: http://www.etsy.com/listing/68278210/love-song-bird-painting-by-nancy-jean

    Buuuutttt... this adorable little Verdin [in the first photo of the double listing] speaks to me too http://www.etsy.com/listing/73383544/backyard-bird-paintings-you-choose-two

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  22. My favorites in your shop are the farm house and personalized love nest paintings. They are lovely!

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  23. What a wonderful giveaway!

    You're so talented it's hard to choose just one. I think this is my favorite: http://www.etsy.com/listing/72886689/backyard-bird-paintings-mothers-day-gift

    I'm also now liking your on facebook :)

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  24. Your artwork is beautiful. Best of luck with your giveaway! I'll be back shortly with a second post showcasing my favorite item from your shop, too. I've also followed your blog. :D

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  25. ...hmm, it's hard to choose one favorite, but I really love this:

    http://www.etsy.com/listing/74513696/quiet-morning-on-the-lake-huge-original

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  26. What a wonderful give away, and your paintings are really beautiful! This has to be my favorite: http://www.etsy.com/listing/73383615/backyard-bird-paintings-you-choose-two
    Is it a baby robin? I just LOVE it!

    By the way, it might be helpful for you to list which birds are which in the etsy listings, label them. That would make it easier to refer to them when people are commenting.

    Best of luck on your blog, etsy store, and your give away!

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  27. I love the tree blossom tree nest:

    http://www.etsy.com/listing/70392950/cherry-blossom-tree-nest-painting-asian

    or any of the birds.

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  28. I saw your thread over on Etsy, took a look at your shop and had to put you in my favorites right away! So beautiful! I think my favorite painting is the mama robin with her eggs in the nest.
    Do you ever offer prints of your originals? I know lots of successful artists on etsy do so and make a lot of sales that way for those of us that can't afford an original.
    All of your work is just enchanting!

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  29. I am a bird birdaholic and just love your work
    This yellow one has to be my favorite

    http://www.etsy.com/listing/73383544/backyard-bird-paintings-you-choose-two

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  30. Lovely artwork. I'll post your give-away to my Facebook Fan Page in the morning. Good luck to you!

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  31. I love your work! I especially fell in love with Custom Love Nest Painting!!! I liked your facebook page also and added you to my shop favorites.

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  32. So if you are going to force me to choose just one it'd be: http://www.etsy.com/listing/73033670/custom-painting-my-dream-farm-huge

    But the honey bee farm is awesome, too! (all of it really...)

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  33. HI,
    Love your work-the black bird on the cherry blossom branch is to die for!

    This is a great give away-wonderful idea.

    ps I liked your FB page too!

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  34. I would love to enter your give away. Thanks so much!

    Found this on the etsy forums, btw. :)

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  35. Well,I saw your post in the forums and followed you here. I do like so did "like" your FB page.

    Your Etsy shop is bee-yoo-tiful. The backyard bird paintings had me swooning the most because they are beautiful just like our beautiful backyard birds we enjoy feeding and watching in our own backyard!
    Good luck with your blog--I haven't made that jump yet!
    --sue--also at www.stitchuation.etsy.com

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  36. Lovely paintings :)
    I liked your Facebook page and my favourite painting of yours is the verdin. I just can't resist its spot of bright feathers.

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  37. Love all your artwork, but this one is my favourite
    http://www.etsy.com/listing/70392950/cherry-blossom-tree-nest-painting-asian?ref=v1_other_2

    Oh, and I liked your facebook page.

    Found you through the Etsy forums, btw.

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  38. Thanks for the giveaway. Here is my first entry.

    blogipher@gmail.com

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  39. And here is my second. I looked at your etsy shop and the backyard birds are definitely my favorite, so here I am crossing my fingers...

    blogipher@gmail.com

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  40. I love your paintings! I adore birds so these really speak to me. My favorite item in your shop is the goldfinch. It's been my favorite bird since I was a little kid and drew one in third grade for a project :-)

    Thanks for the extra chances to win a piece of your wonderful work. I liked your FB page and added you to my circle, too.

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  41. I love the cardinal, great idea!

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  42. My favorite item is The Night Sky Over Lake Michigan! My favorite bird is the Chickadee!! It's so adorable!

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  43. Well since my name is Robyn, I would for sure choose the Robin one! LOVE IT.
    bcbeaveratheart@gmail.com

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  44. I "liked" you on FB under Robyn M
    bcbeaveratheart@gmail.com

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  45. I went to the PaintedSky and found the Robins Egg Nest Painting and LOVED it, great work.
    bcbeaveratheart@gmail.com

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  46. I know exactly who I'd gift this to!

    hrfarley at gmail dot com

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  47. beautiful and a great gift, ty for giving it away :)

    sswpss at yahoo dot com

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  48. These are amazing! I love the nest.

    annuttin@hotmail.com

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  49. I've been to your facebookpage. I fell in love with the robin.

    annuttin@hotmail.com

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  50. Beautiful giveaway!!!


    thecountryblossom at hotmail dot com

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  51. I liked your facebook page! Katy A.

    thecountryblossom at hotmail dot com

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  52. From your shop, I love the Cherry Blossom tree nest painting!


    thecountryblossom at hotmail dot com

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  53. Went to your Etsy shop and I love the robin egg nests! Those little eggs look so fragile and their collors are so pretty!

    annuttin@hotmail.com

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  54. I love birds, they are my weakness. I buy little ceramic birds whenever I see them when I'm out shopping. I just adore yours!

    kathiedp75atyahoodotcom

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  55. I like your Facebook page (Kathie Perez)

    kathiedp75atyahoodotcom

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  56. One of my favorites from your shop is the Bird in Cherry Tree Blossoms Painting on Canvas - Vintage Shabby Chic :-)

    kathiedp75atyahoodotcom

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  57. I love the Sparrow and Goldfinch

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  58. Hi there, your paintings are so beautiful! I love the little birdy that's yellow...I don't know what kind of bird it is.
    Natasha
    natashafatah@gmail.com

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  59. Your paintings are gorgeous, I love the bird set!

    Nury77 at live dot ca

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  60. I liked your page on fb :)

    Nury77 at live dot ca

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  61. I love the Bird in Cherry Tree Blossoms Painting on Canvas, I have a thing for cherry blossoms, so beautiful, and such beautiful colors.

    Nury77 at live dot ca

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  62. These would be so pretty to give as a gift to my grandparents! They love watching birds.

    demureprincess7(at)gmail(dot)com

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  63. Oh my goodness your paintings are beautiful!

    My favorite in your shop is your custom painting of Kentucky Hilltop Farm!

    And I "like" your FB page!

    Thanks for such a wonderful giveaway!

    -Shelby

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  64. these are lovely!
    Dagmar B.
    sirentattoo@hotmail.com

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  65. I'd love to win! :)

    elizabethglassturner (at) gmail (dot) com

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  66. I love the Anniversary Love painting, but I also really like the Kentucky hilltop farm, and the bronze lake...beautiful colors, abstract-y-ness, and agricultural appreciation, rather like an old sepia photo!


    elizabethglassturner (at) gmail (dot) com

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  67. You are so generous! Please enter me :)
    Thank you for the giveaway :)
    hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com

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  68. I like Nancy Jean Home on Facebook - my FB name is Amanda Moore
    Thank you for the giveaway :)
    hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com

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  69. I just adore the Cherry Blossom Tree Nest Painting - Custom Art Made Just for Your Little Girl in your shop!
    Thank you for the giveaway :)
    hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com

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  70. Wow... those are gorgeous! I'd love to win!

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  71. Oh my... I really, really love the anniversary love painting!

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  72. Gorgeous work! Fingers crossed mine is the lucky number to win :)

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  73. Liked your FB page, now I'm off to browse your Etsy shop :)

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  74. And I'm back a third time :)

    I love all your work but this one little birdie has especially captured my heart (not sure what it's called, but it's the main pic in this listing: http://www.etsy.com/listing/73383357/backyard-bird-paintings-you-choose-two)

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  75. Hi there. :) I just liked your FB page!

    wendyrgould at yahoo dot com

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  76. I should have posted this one first, ah well! I saw this contest on the Etsy business topics board. I absolutely love your paintings and should I win, I'd gift the painting to my grandmother who adores birds! :)

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  77. http://www.etsy.com/listing/73383357/backyard-bird-paintings-you-choose-two

    That one is definitely one of my favs!

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  78. beautiful, thanks for the chance
    nan

    nannypanpan at gmail.com

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  79. Your work is stunning! :) I would love to be entered!

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  80. This is my favorite from your shop: http://www.etsy.com/listing/73383693/backyard-bird-paintings-you-choose-two

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  81. Thanks for the great giveaway! I love your paintings!
    justaduck at gmail.com

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  82. I like you on facebook! (Natalie T)
    justaduck at gmail.com

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  83. I love the baby robin painting. It looks so mad and yet adorable!
    justaduck at gmail.com

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  84. Beautiful work thanks for the opportunity to win!

    charlie [at] clay-space [dot] com

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  85. clay space liked you on fb

    charlie [at] clay-space [dot] com

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  86. i actually love this piece.

    http://www.etsy.com/listing/69123371/bronze-lake-huge-original-painting-by

    charlie [at] clay-space [dot] com

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  87. I think that your paintings are lovely.
    eugeniewu at gmail dot com

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  88. My favorite is the Mama Robin and Nest Painting.
    eugeniewu at gmail dot com

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  89. These are pretty dang cute, What beautiful work you do! ambrerose at(aol) dot(com)

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  90. Absolutely love your work! The paintings you pictured in the post would match our living room perfectly!!

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  91. I love the Robin's Nest painting--we are about to become a family of five and I think that it would be so symbolic to have a painting that figuratively depicts our little family!!

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  92. I love your paintings, they're so beautiful and unique!

    maryleebythesea(at)gmail(dot)com

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  93. I liked your Facebook page as Mary Lee!

    maryleebythesea(at)gmail(dot)com

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  94. I love the giveaway, it's fantastic but I also love your customized Love Nest paintings...what a great idea!

    maryleebythesea(at)gmail(dot)com

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  95. Such lovely paintings! I would really love to own one.

    jo.tee35 AT gmail DOT com

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  96. I love them! Thank you so much for the chance!

    darcylee99 at yahoo dot com

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  97. I really love the Cherry Blossom Tree Nest Painting!

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  98. I love birds...and I love your paintings! Please enter me in the giveaway :)

    abrydges8 at gmail dot com

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  99. I liked you on facebook!

    abrydges8 at gmail dot com

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  100. I looked through all your paintings, but my favourite is probably still the goldfinch and nest you have paired in the picture above. Well either that or the verdin...can't decide!

    abrydges8 at gmail dot com

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  101. This is a beautiful giveaway I love birds...I love the goldfinches shade of yellow...Helen

    malfie@care2.com

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  102. Thanks for hosting the giveaway!

    edendaphne AT gmail DOT com

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  103. This is my fave!

    Beautiful work. :)

    http://www.etsy.com/listing/75326742/robins-egg-nest-painting-the-perfect

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  104. Thank you all for your lovely and kind comments. I'm so excited about the giveaway — and overwhelmed by the turnout!
    For those of you who requested prints as an option in my shop, keep your eyes peeled. I just added a very special offer on my very first print. Read all about it here:http://nancyjeanhome.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-custom-love-nests-now-available-as.html
    Or, just head right over to my shop to get the deal before time runs out!
    xo

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  105. Oh, such beautiful paintings! I really like your lil cardinal birdy :)

    katharine.y.zhang@gmail.com

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  106. Thank you so much for this opportunity :)
    I would like to enter, the paintings are lovely.

    tirabaralla{at}yahoo{dot}com

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  107. I just liked your FB page, I am Giovanna V. on FaceBook.

    tirabaralla{at}yahoo{dot}com

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  108. It was difficult to choose a fave painting in your shop but I think mine is this one: http://www.etsy.com/listing/73392826/custom-twilight-lake-huge-original I love the shades!

    Thank you again, tirabaralla{at}yahoo{dot}com

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  109. Hello, just stopped by to enter your giveaway, what a wonderful thing you are doing!
    Also liked your facebook page..very nice.
    And of course I love this painting in particular

    http://www.etsy.com/listing/64229436/little-pine-siskin-original-bird

    I chose this as a feature in a recent treasury I did on Etsy! ( your whole shop is wonderful )
    Thank you, Eva from Madilyns on Etsy

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  110. I love your paintings, and just "favorited" you. (When did that become a verb?)

    wordygirl at earthlink dot net

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  111. I love each of your farmhouse paintings...being the granddaughter of an Iowa farmer who now lives in an old farmhouse, that's probably not shocking. ;)

    A close second are your robin's egg nest paintings. We are having a bride in our family soon, and any of these would be a lovely gift for her. Thanks so much for the chance to enter.

    wordygirl at earthlink dot net

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  112. Oh, these are so very beautiful. I'd absolutely love to win.

    umbranominis at gmail dot com.

    Thank you for this giveaway!

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  113. Would love to be entered to win!

    tjmetz@ mchsi. com

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  114. Night Sky Over Lake Michigan is absolutely stunning!!

    tjmetz@ mchsi. com

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  115. Really cute paintings! I love them!!

    ckian.cw.blog@gmail.com

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  116. I "liked" you on Facebook!

    ckian.cw.blog@gmail.com

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  117. My favorite painting... ugh... I can't decided between "Chickadee Dee Dee" and "Bird in Cherry Tree Blossoms." They're both so cute and pretty!!

    ckian.cw.blog@gmail.com

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  118. I am so happy to have found your work!

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  119. I simply adore the Lake paintings on Etsy, especially Quiet Morning on the Lake. Lake Burton in North Georgia has been my own Terabithia my whole life, and any painting of a lake just stirs something in me. So we share a love of lakes, art and a name! I also am very taken by the Farm scenes, and Kentucky Hilltop Farm is the one that most strikes a chord with me. Beautiful work!

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  120. wow, so beautiful! I love the look of your paintings.
    silverroses2 at hotmail dot com

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  121. I like your fb page!
    autumn goehring
    silverroses2 at hotmail dot com

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  122. Super Yayness, I am so excited with this giveaway. I would like to participate in it dear.

    Much Thankies for the chance dear
    Good luck for me and everyone :)

    liz_crowny(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  123. Hi, I already fan of you in FB name dokidokico :)

    Much Thankies for the chance dear
    Good luck for me and everyone :)

    liz_crowny(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  124. Your paintings are beautiful. I'd love a chance to win.

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  125. I like the Chickadee Dee Dee painting best

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  126. Beautiful work. Love the birds especially.
    armadavolya at hotmail dot com

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  127. Just looked through your shop one more time and love this painting Backyard Bird Paintings - - 8 x 8 Inch Timothy Titmouse - Original Shabby Vintage Look

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  128. Thanks for giveaway!

    mrs.marcus2 at yahoo dot com

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  129. Thanks for the giveaway! Love your paintings!
    amylynndiep@gmail.com

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  130. I'd love to win this set, thanks for the chance.
    Terri
    http://www.terrislittlehaven.com

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  131. OK folks! The giveaway is officially closed.
    Now comes the time for me to tally the entrants, and pick a name from the hat. I will be posting the winner latter today!

    Thank you all for your participation. I've meet many new friends along the way!

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