Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day from

The Peppermint Creek Collective

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Special thanks to
Singer/Songwriter Brenda Weiler
https://www.brendaweiler.com
Song "Dancer" on her website or iTunes. It's also available on the album Trickle Down.

Featured Artists (in order of appearance):
Janelle Tweed
https://www.etsy.com/shop/JanelleTweed

The Weaver of Words
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWeaverOfWords

DOTTO
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DOTTO

Adrea Taryn
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AdreaTaryn

In Light Imagery
https://www.etsy.com/shop/InLightImagery
https://www.inlightimagery.com

Jessica Sherriff
https://www.etsy.com/shop/JessicaSherriff

Frenchie York
https://www.etsy.com/shop/FrenchieYork

Angel McNall
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AngelMcNall

sunchildsews
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Sunchildsews

H Bixby Artworks
https://www.etsy.com/shop/HBixbyArtworks

Happy Mouses
https://www.etsy.com/shop/HappyMouses

Jodeliece Bradstreet's Glass House
https://www.etsy.com/shop/JBsGlassHouse

Imagine Studio
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ImagineStudio

BookfellStudio
https://www.etsy.com/shop/BookfellStudio

Three Little Cats Shop
https://www.threelittlecatsshop.etsy.com

Laughing Dog Studio
https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaughingDogStudio

Firefly Jewelry Studio
https://www.etsy.com/shop/FireflyJewelryStudio

2212jewelry
https://www.etsy.com/shop/2212jewelry

Carola Bartz
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CarolaBartz

Lydia’s Drawing Board
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Lydiasdrawingboard

Oor Woolly
https://www.etsy.com/shop/OorWoolly

Tiffany Dawn Smith
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TiffanyDawnSmith

Sunday Morning Studio
https://www.etsy.com/shop/SundayMorningStudio

AgaArtFactory
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AgaArtFactory

Persimmon Pearl
https://www.etsy.com/shop/PersimmonPearl

MoffitPlushCo
https://www.etsy.com/shop/MoffitPlushCo

Pretty Byrd Designs
https://www.etsy.com/shop/prettybyrddesigns

Hopes Dreams Fantasy
https://www.etsy.com/shop/HopesDreamsFantasy

joliefemme
https://www.etsy.com/shop/joliefemme

Amy Kirkpatrick Art
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AmyKirkpatrickArt

Julia Apostolova
https://www.etsy.com/shop/JuliaApostolova

Linda Q Photography
http://www.lindaqphotography.com

Ayo Bijou
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AyoBijou

GM Studio Fine Art
https://www.etsy.com/shop/GMStudioFineArt

LaAmapolaRoja
https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaAmapolaRoja

Paintings Abstract
https://www.etsy.com/shop/PaintingsAbstract

Irena Sophia
https://www.etsy.com/shop/IrenaSophia

Spinning Star Studio
https://www.etsy.com/shop/spinningstarstudio

LoveLingZ
https://www.etsy.com/shop/LoveLingZ

Wrapped and Read
https://www.etsy.com/shop/WrappedandRead

Fried Fish Photography
https://www.etsy.com/shop/FriedFishPhotography

Davita: Recycled Goddess
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Davita

emporium JULIUM
https://www.etsy.com/shop/emporiumJULIUM
https://emporiumjulium.weebly.com/

East Street Tins
https://www.etsy.com/shop/eaststreettins

PrarieLoops
https://www.etsy.com/shop/PrairieLoops

Todo Papel
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TodoPapel

SqueekyChic
https://www.etsy.com/shop/SqueekyChic

Sassy Scraps Crafts
https://www.etsy.com/shop/SassyScrapsCrafts

Handy Happy Hearts
https://www.etsy.com/shop/HandyHappyHearts

WishlistArt
https://www.etsy.com/shop/WishlistArt

The Tin Owl
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheTinOwl

Krista May Originals
https://www.etsy.com/shop/KristaMayOriginals


Find other great artists from Peppermint Creek Collective here:
https://etsy.com/teams/20750/peppermint-creek-collective/members

Thanksgiving Goodies from Peppermint Creek Collective

Come get some fantastic goodies for your thanksgiving celebration at Peppermint Creek Collective!

If you can not view the video above, check it out on youtube here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIDesurO5WM

Don't Forget These Hearts on Valentines Day

Coffee Cozy
Prairie Loops

Confetti Hearts
Paul Farm

Heart Stud Earrings
Piggle and Pop

Custom Love Pillow
Creative Pillow

Love Sign
MRWorks

Valentines Ornaments
PrinceDesign UK

Heart Decoration
From AgaArtFactory 

Heart Die Cuts
TodoPapel

Cafe Amore
Tiffany Dawn Smith Photorgaphy

You've Got Heart: A Collection of Valentines Hearts from Peppermint Creek Collective

Wooden Heart Ornaments
From Handy Happy Hearts

Love Card
From LK Custom Creations

Hearts
From CeramicsAV

Plantable Valentines Day Heart on Card
From Davita

Valentines Day Cookies Print
From Angel McNall

Love is but a Dream 
From MagicsofCreation

Heart Soaps
From SeasideSoapKitchen

Stained Glass Heart
From SoleilbyDesign

Red Heart Garland
From TodoPapel

My Heart's in Your Hand
From Mudgoddess

O Holy Night

Pitch Perfect. The young Jackie Evancho sings O Holy Night. 

Always go for your dreams, no matter your age.  

Merry Christmas everyone!

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Baby, It's Cold Outside!

In the spirit of the season, I thought we'd look at one of our beloved songs. "Baby, It's Cold Outside" was written in 1944 by Frank Loesser and performed with his wife at a party.  Four years later, MGM aquired the rights to the song and it appeared in the 1949 romantic comedy called "Neptunes Daughter" starring Esther Williams.  The film has two performances of the song, the first by Esther Williams and  Ricardo Montalbán  and the second by Red Skelton and Betty Garrett, in which the roles are reversed.

Loesser won an Academy Award for Best Original Song from the movie.

Neptunes Daughter was written by the legendary screenwriter Dorothy Kingsely, who is well known for Kiss Me Kate, Valley of the Dolls, Angels in the Outfield and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

Hope you enjoy!

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Lorri Allisen Designs

Lorri Allisen, Artist

PCC: Tell us about yourself.
LA: My Name is Lorri Allisen, and I live in Innisfail, Alberta, which is about an hour north of Calgary. I have 3 children and 3 grandchildren. I have been designing pattern packets since 2005. It was fellow artist Renee Mullins who encouraged me to do so. In November of 2004 I was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm that was at risk of rupture and I had surgery for the aneurysm on Dec. 15th, 2004, where they inserted tiny platinum coils into the aneurysm to harden the blood and prevent it from growing larger. As a result of the surgery I had brain swelling and vision problems. Up until then I had been selling my original painted pieces on eBay and found I could not see well enough to paint after the surgery.

Renee suggested I start a new venture until my eyesight returned and suggested I create

Frosty & Flakey

patterns for my previously painted pieces to sell to other artists. A couple of months and lots of typing later, Prairie Blessings Designs was born. Within a couple more months my eyesight returned to normal.

I was, and still am very grateful to Renee, as almost 10 years later I am still happily working at this new business. Thankfully the aneurysm is still solid and there are no new aneurysms. 




PCC: What do you create?

Winter Friends

LA: I create painting pattern packets for other artists. I sell some of the original pieces I paint for my pattern packets, and some end up as gifts for family members.

PCC: What made you want to become an artist/fall in love with your craft?
LA: I have loved to draw and paint since I was a very small child, and the passion for art just got stronger as the years went by. I have never taken professional art courses, but there have been art teachers throughout my elementary and high school years that were very influential and encouraging to me. I find drawing and painting to be very relaxing.

PCC: Tell us about your process. What materials do you use?
LA: I am a big fan of repurposing and recycling, so many of the designs I have painted throughout the years have been on items I have found in thrift stores. I also use wood and canvas...and when I can get my hands on old bed springs, do like to create Nodders.

I start by making a sketch, then transfering onto my surface. Once the item is painted, it is time to start the process of typing out and creating the pattern packet, adding colour photos, and listed the pattern on my web site and in my Etsy store.

Snow Day

I am a Helping Artist for DecoArt, and love using their Americana paints. The colours are wonderful. I also love many of their other painting products...chalky paint, Glamour Dust, etc.  I am also part of Terrye French's Painting With Friends family of artists, and have designed pattern packets for her. You can find the patterns Terrye and I designed on her blog.

PCC: Tell us what you’re passionate about outside of your art. 

LA: I am a big animal lover, and would have many as pets if was able to. I have two cats...both girls. Hannah is a snowshoe (Siamese and American Housecat mix), and Cola who is a black tabby. We have an amazing zoo in our little town, that is known worldwide (Discovery Wildlife Park), and I had the pleasure of working there last summer. DWP is known for their bears...kodiaks, and black bears. Their trainer Ruth LaBarge puts on bear shows daily, not only to show off the talents of these bears, but also to educate the visitors on bears and how to act safely in bear country. During these shows the guests can have their picture taken with the bears if they wish. My son Andrew and I had ours taken with a couple kodiaks (Betty and Whopper), and a large black bear named Bonkers who kisses visitors on the cheek during their photos.

 Betty, Whopper, and Bonkers are all actors and have been in many tv commercials and movies. Many of the other animals at DWP are also actors that have been in movies and commercials. The zoo also has tigers, jaguars, wolves, monkeys, a camel, elk, deer, a llama, raccoon, beaver, an alligator, ostrich, and many other animals. Visitors from all over the world come to visit this unique zoo. I worked mostly in the concession, but my favourite daily duty was going around the zoo in a golf cart to clean the railings, benches, and picnic tables because it allowed me the time to visit the animals.

PCC: How do we find you? 
LA:
www.prairieblessings.net
www.etsy.com/ca/shop/LorriAllisenDesigns 
www.facebook.com/pages/Prairie-Blessings-Designs/ 



Other Designs from Lorri Allisen that we love:

Pear Noel

Gingerbread Cookies

Gingerbread & Snowman

 

Dear Santa

Frosty Friends

Holiday Sweets

Heidi Shaulis

Heidi Shaulis, Artist

The Catland Way

PCC: Tell us a little about yourself
HS: I’m an artist living in North Jersey, right outside NYC. 

PCC: What do you create?
HS: Oil paintings of cats as well as dogs and other animals. I also use my images to make prints, cards, and most recently, glass-tile jewelry.

We Wish You a Meowy Christmas

PCC: What made you want to become an artist/fall in love with your craft?
HS: I actually started out as an archaeologist and did that for many years. While I was in graduate school (UPenn) I started painting as a hobby, and loved it right from the start. I kept at it and years later, in 1999, when my sons were little, I decided to start trying to sell my artwork on the internet so I could work at home and be there for my children. It was 1999 and the internet was just starting to be a good place to sell…I couldn’t believe it when my paintings sold! To get to paint and make a living at it was a dream come true.

Hungry Silver Tabby

PCC: Tell us about your process. What materials do you use? 
HS: My materials are alkyd oil paints and walnut oils on stretched canvas. I’m self-taught and so have come up with my own style and techniques using trial and error. Jewel tones and a feeling of depth are my goal, which I achieve by glazing thin layers of color over another. It’s a time consuming process, since oils need time to dry…paintings usually take months to finish (working on several at a time helps!)

PCC: Tell us what you’re passionate about outside of your art 
HS: My loves: Cats, dogs, and all animals in general. Vintage things (can’t pass a thrift store without rummaging for a bit). Country living (I’ve spent a large portion of my life in Vermont). Hiking in the woods. Baking. Old houses. And of course, my family.

PCC: How do we find you?
www.heidishaulis.com
www.facebook.com/heidishaulispaintings
www.etsy.com/shop/heidishaulis
https://twitter.com/thepurrmeister
http://instagram.com/HeidiShaulis

Other Art from Heidi that we Love:

Red Tuxedo Cat

Pink Tuxedo

How to Train Your Human

Rodney Raccon

Paws II

2 Wishes

Milk for Two

2 Red Deer in the Snow

Little White Cat

Winter Siamese

Ginger Tabby

Winter Grey Tabby Cat  

Charlie's Christmas Tree

Black Cat Takes a Nap