Upcoming Art Shows and Markets

It is March 1 already?! Holy Whackers batman!! Here are a couple of the art shows and markets that are around the corner.

Saturday, March 17 is the Designer's Downtown Market. It will be held from 9am-3 in the Ornamentea location, on West Street. Free admission.

Sunday, April 15 is a personal art show at Revolver Consignment in downtown Raleigh on Glenwood South. It will be from 1-5 and there will be small food selections and drinks! Will be hosting it with my friend, Marilyn Tilley, who is bringing her handmade wares! Free admission.

Saturday, April 21 is the Art for Animals Event at the Cloer Family Vineyards. It is sponsored by the Apex Arts Council and will last from 10am-6pm. Admission is free, but donations are gladly acccepted. All proceeds will be donated to animal rescue groups.

Saturday and Sunday, April 28 and 29 is the Durham Art Walk. Free admission and LOTS of great artists will be at this huge event. Find out more about Durham.

So, Amy's Creative Corner will be pretty busy this Spring and very happy about it.

Custom Stationery Sets and Greeting cards

I've been working on creating custom greeting cards and stationery in Amy's Creative Corner. A set of custom stationery was ordered as a gift for a bridal shower. Hopefully all of the recipients of those cards will notice my stamped logo on the back and check out my website!! :) After painting several pet portraits for Woof Gang Bakery, it is nice to take a little Paper Break and get to my sewing machine.

Ask me about custom stationery or invitations or view more samples on my Etsy shop: www.amyscreativecorner.etsy.com.

State Fairgrounds Flea Market and Custom Orders

I recently set up my vendor tent at the State Fairgrounds Flea Market. With Valentine's Day around the corner, I had a raffle for people to enter where they could win 50% off of any item from my Etsy shop. And finally, I got to hang up a gift I got for Christmas...my Amy's Creative Corner banner!!! I felt SO official. :)

Paintings displayed at Woof Gang Bakery

SUPER excited for the opening of a new boutique opening up this weekend, Woof Gang Bakery. Tonight is their soft opening and then this Saturday, January 14 is the big day. I will be one of three artists displaying their work on the lovely walls of this brand new store. I was delighted to be able to paint the owner's pets, the little yorkies! They will be taking custom orders for me (hopefully lots of them!)

I am so grateful to be a part of this awesome store. It's nestled in the North Hills shopping area, near the Panera Bread and Starbucks. So, with this amazing location, I am hoping to be very busy with custom orders! :)

Happy Customers after the Holidays

This Holiday season was a happily busy time for me in Amy's Creative Corner. A few customers emailed me their picture of their loved ones smiling with their custom pet portrait on Christmas Day. It made me SO HAPPY to see those people excited and emotionally touched by a thoughtful gift. And maybe even more than that, it made me happy to know that my customers felt confidence and joy in giving a gift that was unique and made with love. I thank my wonderful customers for making 2011 a great year. Looking at 2012, I wish to maintain my strength and love of painting and making people happy, and push it to the next level. I am so excited for 2012!

French Bulldog Shop: Custom Pet Portrait gift set

If you're a French Bulldog fan, you've got to check out this cute website: FrenchieSpace.com. I painted a frenchie and created a stationery set and necklace using that painted image. The operator of this cute site has listed my info about how to place an order for a custom portrait. Here is the link to my listing: Amy's Creative Corner. Can't wait to paint more sweet little frenchies!

Custom Pet Portraits with their original image

Here a few custom pet portraits I have been working on lately. The one with the yellow background is Scout, who bless her sweet soul, is in Doggy Heaven. The portrait will be given to the customer's family for Christmas.

The little pug, Fernando, was the winner of the Halloween Pet Costume Contest Amy's Creative Corner held. The owner sent me her favorite photo of Fernando and by gosh by golly, Fernando is a cute little man! You can see all the contestants on my Facebook page: Amy's Creative Corner.