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Another Soul Restoration Giveaway!

Times's Up ~ Thank You!!

Peeps!!!

We are thrilled to be offering another spot in the revolutionary online workshop aptly named:

 

This giveaway is for Soul Restoration I, which will begin on April 5th.

Go here for more information on this workshop, and for all of the details on how to enter. If you entered last week, no worries. This is a brand new opportunity to win. Just be sure to leave your comments on this post for this giveaway. Easy!

Comments will be closed for this giveaway on Saturday, March 5th at 9:00 CST, and a winner will be announced Sunday afternoon.

You will also want to check out the Brave Girls Club this week for a special giveaway from us!! We're sharing the love!!

xoxo

 

 

We Have A Winner ~ And A Surprise!

 

Our heartfelt thanks to EVERYONE who gave Shea such lovely birthday wises, who commented, who joined our community... this is the beauty and the enormous power of the blogosphere! We are so happy to have "met" each and every one of you.

We have a winner for the Soul Restoration giveaway, and once again the random number generator has chosen a touching story. We are so very happy to announce....

 

Michele said:

"I stumbled upon your blog from Christy Tomlinson's. I think A Gilded Life is beautiful and did see your article recently in WWC magazine. I can't believe the giveaway though...very inspiring and what I need at this time in my life. I am coming out of a very dark place and this soul restoration workshop sounds like the light I need. I am just finishing up with radiation and have gone through chemo too. My house is very fragile right now and needs some definite TLC. Thanks for the giveaway!

Happy Birthday Shea! Sounds like grandma makes an awesome cheesecake - don't you just love family recipes though?"

Congratulations, Michele!! We are forwarding your info to Melody, and she will be in touch with you. Please be sure to come back and let us all know what your experience is like with Soul Restoration!

And here is the surprise.... We will begin a new giveaway tomorrow for ANOTHER spot in this amazing class!! The Brave Girls are a generous duo, and they have blessed us again with an opportunity to pay it forward!

Thanks, Melody and Kathy. Our hearts are overflowing. xoxoxo

(Check back tomorrow morning for the new giveaway post.)

 

Soul Restoration ~ Inspiration and a Giveaway!!

 Time's Up!!!

Today is a very special day in the Gilded World!! We are celebrating Shea's birthday not only with Grandma's Secret Cheesecake Recipe (shhh), but also with a wonderful, life-affirming, important-beyond-words GIVEAWAY!!

It has been our pleasure and absolute privilege to get to know Melody Ross in this past year. Her soul, her spirit, her way of shining a warm light of love on everyone around her... we stand in awe and gratitude for the gift of her friendship.

Melody has been kind enough to offer us a spot (for you!) in her fantastic on-line workshop

 

~ Soul Restoration ~

We are so over-the-moon happy to be hosting this giveaway! You will LOVE this class, and you will love Melody!!

This giveaway is for session 1 of Soul Restoration which will begin in April.

Watch the video below for more information (and lots of inspiration)!!

 

Leave a comment here for your chance to win. If you tweet this giveaway, post it on your blog, Facebook wall or "follow" us, please leave a separate comment for each one. This way you will increase your chances!!

Comments will be closed on Saturday, February 26th at 9pm CST, and a winner will be announced Sunday afternoon!

Let's all help Shea celebrate her birthday in grand style by showing lots of love for Soul Restoration!!

xoxo

 

Winner, Winner!!

 

We are so excited to announce the winner of the She Art Workshop giveaway!!

Drum roll..........

Kris A said...
"I adore Christy's work and REALLY want to take her class. I am new to mixed media and this is just what I need to get me started in the right direction. Class begins on my birthday - perfect gift to myself! ;)"

The winner was chosen by a random number generator, but we can't help being happy that she is getting this special surprise birthday gift from the amazing Christy Tomlinson!!

Kris, we are forwarding your info off to Christy, and she will be sending you the instructions for joining the workshop.

Congratulations, and thanks to everyone for participating!!

 

Be sure to consider signing up for the She Art Workshop if you haven't already. We can't WAIT for it to begin!

And please keep checking back here... we have lots of fantastic giveaways in the works!! Yay!

xoxo

For Valentine's Day, A Giveaway!!

 

~Time's Up!!!~

Just in time for Valentine's Day, we find ourselves completely smitten...

It is one thing to admire an artist and businesswoman from afar, and to love her work, but when you get the chance to meet and hang out with her, and she is everything that is right and empowering and amazing about the creative world... it is easy to fall hard.

Christy Tomlinson, we are looking at you! :)

(And to prove the point, Christy has a free download of her newest painting on her blog right now!! Cause she is just sweet like that.)

But before you rush off to grab a copy of that beautiful image, be sure to leave a comment here for a chance to win a spot in Christy's brand new e-class, The She Art Workshop!!

All of her tips, tricks and techniques... what an amazing opportunity to learn from one of the best, and most generous, mixed media artists around.

 

The She Art Workshop is a 3 week e-course that begins February 28th!

In this workshop, you will learn how to create unique and detailed girls, as seen in Christy's art projects! She will also share with you how she creates her backgrounds, textures, and layering styles on canvases and other surfaces! You will walk away from this class feeling confident in creating your own personalized "She Art" projects as well as having learned new art techniques that you can use in other mixed media projects. The She Art Workshop begins February 28th. Registration ends February 27th!  To find out more about The She Art Workshop and what is included in the class check out Christy's website here.

We promise that you will be as excited about participating as we are!!

Simply leave a comment here before Friday, February 18 at 9:00 CST to be entered! If you post a link to this post on your Facebook page, you will receive another entry, and "following" us and/or "tweeting" with a link here will give you more entries. Simply leave a comment each time letting us know!

And as a special Valentine's Day gift to yourself, be sure and spend some time on Christy's blog, getting to know her and her work if you do not already. Say hello and tell her we sent you!

We're sure you will be smitten, too!

 

 

Stash Society ~ "The Vintage Life" ~ 2/11

 

At long, LONG last... the February kit for the Gilded Girls Stash Society!

Now that we have gotten past a couple of weather delays and a bit of camera angst, we are so happy to present "The Vintage Life".

 

A soft, dreamy palette with a nod to the colors of February, this month's kit will have you yearning for all things vintage!!

15" x 22" handmade paper with a fabulous metallic gold damask design.

30" x 28" of gorgeous 100% linen with a faded cabbage rose print.

1/2 yard of the softest, palest pink SILK velvet! *This is unused, old store stock.

14" x 12" pleated organza woven with a metallic gold thread.

Vintage ivory millinery rose.

Vintage lilac millinery spray.

Large bundle of gold-tipped flower stamens.

Newer floral spray of resin-like lilacs that you will love!!

5 French vocabulary cards.

84 small flat-back clear crystals.

Large vintage amethyst cabochon.

4 vintage amethyst cabochons with gold foil backing from French General.

4 vintage emerald-cut clear crystals.

 

Length of gold sequins on lace... wound on a vintage wooden spool.

1 yard 1" wide pale gold French gimp.

3 large crocheted roses, and 3 small.

3 cast metal rose buttons.

20" pearl rosary chain.

Huge faceted iridescent crystal bead.

3 round pave crystal beads.

 

Tiny ivory millinery flowers.

2 gorgeous soft lilac colored beaded lace appliques.

 

2 yards velvet ribbon ~ 1 yard taupe and 1 yard cocoa.

3 oversized vintage pearl buttons.

10 sew-on crystals in settings ~ 5 large and 5 small.

**There is also a vintage pearl millinery spray that did not get photgraphed. I will update with a photo as soon as possible.

And of course our sponsored "goody" that will be added to each box. We love our sponsors!!!

Thank you for your patience, Stash Girls... we know you will love this kit!

xoxo Debbie and Shea

 

 

Pretty Little (Beaded) Posies

 

We have been asked by the fabulous Kaari Meng to teach another workshop at her iconic shop, French General.

How excited are we???

This will be a really fun class... filled with glorious glass beads, crystal "stamens", lace trims, and all manner of vintagey goodness.

If you have never been to a workshop at French General, by all means put it on your "list". The welcome is warm, the refreshments are to-die-for, and the experience is truly memorable.

Click here to sign up. We hope to see you there!!

Merci! xoxo

Where We Create

 

We are so very honored to be a part of one of the most inspirational magazines ever! We have a story in the Spring issue of Where Women Create, which is on the newsstands now!

A huge "Thank You" to the amazing Jo Packham and the entire staff at Stampington. We are grateful beyond words for the privilege of working with all of you.  

xoxoxo

 

 

 

Three days in June with Jo and our photographer/friend Andrew Matusik was a dream come true.

 

Love to both of you for all of your tireless inspiration and encouragement.

 

We are so happy that the painting by the very talented Kelli Murray-Larson, given to us to celebrate our new space, was featured so prominently! Go and check out her work, and tell her her aunt & cousin sent you! 

And please stop by your local bookstore and pick up this copy of Where Women Create. There are lots more pages of our studio, and eleven other great spaces to read about!!

 

 

Stash Society ~ "The Vintage Life" Sneak Peek ~ 2/11

 

We are so happy to be posting a preview of the February kit for the Gilded Girls Stash Society!!

Thank you all so much for bearing with us this past week as we travelled to Los Angeles to attend the Craft and Hobby Show. Several days were spent visiting as many of our Southern California dealers and special "haunts" as possible... in order to bring you the best of the best!

 

This month we will feature "The Vintage Life", with soft caramel, blush, ivory, and the palest, lovliest nod to February's birthstone... the amethyst.

We offer what we believe to be the most beautiful linen print we have ever seen... faded cabbage roses on a washed, neutral ground. Silk velvet in the palest pink. Pleated metallic organza shot with a gold thread.

Velvet ribbons. Vintage millinery. Pearl rosary chain. Lots of crystal, cabochons, bronze rose buttons, trim and more trim...

Due to the weather this week, and the temporary closure of major delivery companies, a few of our items for this month have not yet arrived. We are expecting everything by Monday, and we will work as quickly as possible to update and complete our "reveal".

You will swoon over what is still to come!!

xoxo Debbie and Shea