Finished ACEO & We Have a Winner

The collaborative ACEO is done! I personally love the way that it turned out and I really love that we created it together. Thanks so much to everyone that participated! I had a lot of fun and I am sure I would not have created this exact piece without your input. Well, enough with the pleasantries, I'm sure you all are waiting for the winner! I did the old folded pieces of paper random drawing and the winner is:

















In case you can't read my handwriting, Aurora won the finished ACEO! Thanks again to everyone that participated. If you also created something that was inspired by this project, please don't forget to contact me and I will post it here along with a description and links to your blog or shop! We'll have to do this again soon, so make sure to check back!

ACEO Collaboration - Color + The Last day to comment and be entered to win the finished ACEO

Houston, we have color. I will post the finished piece tomorrow and announce the winner! If you haven't already done so, leave a comment to be entered to win the finished original ACEO. If you haven't been following along, read this post to get the background of this project. Thanks so much to everyone that participated!

Quick Sneak Peak ACEO Collaboration

Here's a little sneak peek to hold you over until the finished piece is unveiled and the winner is announced. It's cooking away as I type. If you haven't already done so, leave a comment to be entered to win the finished original ACEO. If you haven't been following along, read this post to get the background of this project.

The Tree Wins! Now for Some Color

I have to be honest with you, but I really didn't think the tree would win. I thought everyone would be getting tired of my trees, so I purposely only put in one (and it did take some restraining on my part) to try and mix it up a bit, but apparently you haven't had a enough, so the tree it is!

Tree	27%	10
Daffodils	16.2%	6
Fawn	16.2%	6
Nest	8.1%	3
Topiary	8.1%	3
Sprouts growing	5.4%	2
Floral design	5.4%	2
Umbrella	5.4%	2
Iris	2.7%	1
Flower vase	2.7%	1
Bubble flower	2.7%	1
Tulips	0%	0
Multiplying Bunnies	0%	0
total votes: 37

Now that we have the subject, we need the color scheme. Keep in mind that our theme is Spring, so let's see hear some great Spring color combinations. We will need a color for the tree trunk, the leaves,the background and the base clay. Leave a comment with your recommendations, and then I will post a poll so everyone can vote for the final colors. Thanks so much to all of you that have been participating and following along. It's been a lot of fun to hear your input! Don't forget to send me pictures of any work that has been inspired by this project, it's themes and suggestions. I would love to feature it here on the blog!!

Spring is the Theme!

Well Spring fever is in the air so it is no surprise that the Spring theme won in the poll, but I have been thinking about it and Spring can be a lot of different things. I am thinking we should narrow it a bit more before I start sketching. Here's what I think about when I think of spring:

flowers
rain
renewal
daffodils
robins (birds)
green
fresh

Comment below with some words about Spring that will inspire me while I sketch. Anyone who comments will be added to the drawing for the finished ACEO. If you haven't been following along, check this post for the details of this project and the giveaway. Here is some inspiring Spring items I found on Etsy :










































Artist credits:
1. Green Hoppity Bunny Toy by woodmouse.etsy.com
2. Afternoon Tea Jacket in Nottingham Toile by pinkroses1220.etsy.com
3. Artist Beads SPRING by beadworx.etsy.com
4. Spring Sprouts by dandelionblu.etsy.com
5. Mini Sprout Vase by whitneysmith.etsy.com
6. Robins Egg Blue Nest Mixed Media Collage by scarletbeautiful.etsy.com
7. Floral topiary centerpiece gift by waunkie69.etsy.com
8. Tiny Blooms Cherry Tree ACEO by plasticpumpkin.etsy.com

Vote for your Favorite ACEO Theme

If you haven't been following along, read this post to get the background of this project. Here is a poll to vote for your favorite suggested theme. If you didn't make a suggestions, make sure to comment at some point during the project so that I can add you to the drawing for the finished ACEO. I was going to pick my top 3 favorite for you to vote from, but I decided that since there weren't too many suggestions, I would open it up and let you vote for any of the them. I will take the one with the most votes and make a couple sketches and then post them as the next step in our collaboration so stay tuned! Thanks to everyone who has participated so far. You all had great ideas. Maybe one of the suggestions will inspire you this week!