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• Our Book is Published!!!!!
  by Karin Taylor

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  / / She Sells Sea Cards by the Sea Shore / A short story by iAN Derrick with illustrations by Karin Taylor (me)!! Karin’s storefront iAN’s storefront This has been an amazing experience to be a part of….an enormous thank you to Matt Mawson who has tirelessly and generously worked over the past 2 days to bring this little book into being….. I could never have done it without you Matt! And of course a huge thank you to the amazing writer and friend of mine, one of those great Aussie characters that just keeps on keeping on, keeps on getting better with age…. that is iAN Derrick I first met iAN through a journal Matt wrote about one of iAN’s books, and since that day, we sorta hit it off….. I talked to iAN about my father and he also was inspired to write another short story called Understanding Harry and correct me if i’m wrong, but i think he may have been inspired to write a story that reflected some of the goings on with Matt’s four legged friend also. One day I got an email from the amazing iAN, saying although he thought my father should be the one to tell and publish his own stories, he’d had a little idea and brought it to life in Understanding Harry and not long after this i received a second email saying that he’d done it again, but i would have to wait til the morning when he loaded the story to red bubble, and he and I and hubby all savoured the moment….....waiting with baited breath, until upon waking in the morning two days ago, I was thrilled to discover this wonderful story had been written. A story about my characters…involved a certain Mrs T….but i will tell you no more, as it’s a must read…and you can read it over here She Sells Sea Cards by the Sea Shore Thank you iAN and Thank you Matt i am eternally grateful

• Afghanistan Photos...
  by Antanas

  AFGHANISTAN LIFE Revised 2008 05 16 CLICK PHOTO if you want view !http://images-1.redbubble.com/img/art/cropped/size:small/v…

  AFGHANISTAN LIFE Revised 2008 05 16 CLICK PHOTO if you want view

• Karin's Calendar 2009 - Brown Paper Creations
  by Karin Taylor

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  / 2009 Calendar – Brown Paper Creations by Karin Taylor Hi everyone, I’ve been busy making my first ever Red Bubble Calendar. My second ever calendar showcases my Migaloomagic creations here This one showcases 13 of my latest brown paper creations and maybe would made a nice Christmas present for someone you know. If you would like to buy a Calendar from me, it’s very easy! / All you need to do is bmail me to let me know you’d like one of these Calendars and we’ll take it from there RedBubble calendars are printed on an HP Indigo 5000 (for those who haven’t heard, this is the digital press). Each page is a matte coated print on 170gsm pages. The cover shows your choice of image on heavier 300gsm paper. Your calendars have a hanger and white wire binding Have a look below for a preview of all the months….... / JANUARY* – Stargazer / FEBRUARY – Even Angels Get the Blues / MARCH – Jess n Jumbo / APRIL – Party Girl / MAY – I Can Stand On My Hands / JUNE – Winter Woolies / JULY – I Can Touch My Nose / AUGUST – I Can Touch My Toes / SEPTEMBER – Here Are My Ears / OCTOBER – Jack and Jill at Twilight / NOVEMBER – Mary Queen of Hearts / DECEMBER – Madonna and Child / Back Page of Calendar MY SECOND 2009 CALENDAR IS CALLED MIGALOOMAGIC / / Please CLICK HERE to see price and preview of Migaloomagic Calendar OTHER 2009 CALENDAR – ASIA FUN / / Asia Fun 2009 Calendar

• Rainbows of Happiness
  by Karin Taylor

  Geez, lately …. i just can’t get rainbows out of my head…....so I’ve been doing lots of them, you’ve probably noticed….. there’s a …

  Geez, lately …. i just can’t get rainbows out of my head…....so I’ve been doing lots of them, you’ve probably noticed….. there’s a message in that….. just HOPE / Hopefully, the rainbows bring more HOPE and more thinking about HOPE…. often I find I lose hope…so this influx of rainbows is as much for me as anything….i think i’m very focussed on them right now, because it’s so easy to lose sight of hope, and Christmas is a time to refocus on that which brings hope to ourselves, and gives hope and spreads a light to others i guess….. Anyways… enough rambling….did you make it this far.?? thank you if you did….. I wanted to share a few sales, and a few features…. and say a few thank yous to people i ain’t been able to, coz i dunno who bought the gear….so here goes …. THANK YOU for buying this…...... / / Skater Girl White Tee THANK YOU for buying this….... / / Tigre in Lime Fur in Grass Green Tee THANK YOU for buying this…... / / Save our Whales – Matted Print – Black Matt THANK YOU to the hosts for featuring this 5 days ago…... / / Heart of Gold in the Music Inspired Art Group THANK YOU to the hosts for featuring this 2 days ago…... / / Wheat Hurts in the Owl Artwork Group THANK YOU to the hosts for featuring this 1 day ago…... / / Flower Power in All the Colours of the Rainbow Group THANK YOU to the hosts for featuring this 4 hours ago …... / / Scuba Diva TShirt in Art & Stories Made for Children Group T H A N K Y O U E V E R Y O N E *

• Karin's New Shoes EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR!!
  by Karin Taylor

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  Earlier today I posted a link to a journal in Migaloomagic here about my new shoes, promising to let you know about the next lot of shoes which i now have for sale through my Zazzle Gallery…this is an extra bit of news, i will still continue post “Karin’s Weekly” with all the other news next Tuesday :D Visit my zazzle store, there will be more shoes uploaded soon…kids shoes are next…these ones are for women NEW LADIES LACE UP SHOES AND KIDS SLIP ONS with MATCHING TEES / Yummi Love Children’s Keds Shoe available at Zazzle I’M A LITTLE TEAPOT | TSHIRT@REDBUBBLE | SHOES@ZAZZLE / / I’m a little Teapot Children’s Slipon Shoe at Zazzle I CAN STAND ON MY HANDS | TSHIRT@REDBUBBLE | SHOES@ZAZZLE / / I can Stand on My Hands Ladies Lace Up Shoes now available at Zazzle / I can stand on my Hands Children’s Shoes Slipons at Zazzle ONE SPRING DAY | TSHIRT@REDBUBBLE | SHOES@ZAZZLE / / One Spring Day Ladies Lace Up Keds Shoe at Zazzle / One Spring Day Childrens Slip On Keds Shoe at Zazzle RAINBOW | TSHIRT@REDBUBBLE | SHOES@ZAZZLE / lothing/1345405-1-mega-rainbow-tshirt / Rainbow Ladies Lace Up Keds Shoe at Zazzle / Rainbow Childrens Keds Shoe at Zazzle BUTTERFLY LOVE | TSHIRT@REDBUBBLE | SHOES@ZAZZLE / / Butterfly Love ladies Lace Up Keds Shoe at Zazzle !: / Butterfly Love Childrens Slipon Keds Shoe at Zazzle MIGALOOMAGIC SHOES AND MATCHING TEES / PINATA PONY HORSES | TSHIRT@REDBUBBLE | SHOES@ZAZZLE / / Pinata Pony Horses Ladies Lace Up Shoe @ Zazzle / Pinata Pony Horses Children’s Slip on Shoe @ Zazzle MOO | TSHIRT@REDBUBBLE | SHOES@ZAZZLE / / Moo Cow Sunrise Ladies Lace Up Shoes at Zazzle / Moo Cow Sunrise Kids Keds Sneakers at Zazzle / Sugar Plum Childrens Keds Slip On Shoe available through Zazzle TROPICAL LOVEBIRDS | TSHIRT@REDBUBBLE | SHOES@ZAZZLE / MOO | TSHIRT@REDBUBBLE | SHOES@ZAZZLE / Sugar Plums TShirt Just to let you know, my mark up on the shoes is just $10, Zazzle take the rest for the printing and manufacturing of the shoes, Keds are a good quality shoe. Please be aware that this is an american company and if you are in Australia, sizes may differ. / Here is the information you need to make sure you get the right size FAQ ZAZZLE KEDS SHOES AND SIZING

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  by Karin Taylor

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  helloo …i have just started over at zazzle :D / if you’re interested in children’s clothing and other goodies not yet available at red bubble, please have a look, i’ll be adding to it and journal when i do…..so far, i have just one little design happening over there…but it’s a start …. i soon hope to have some of my asia series, friends series and beach series available there too in children’s wear, and other fun things :D so, stay tuned….and visit me here: karin@zazzle

• PUBLISHED!!! She Sells Sea Cards by the Sea Shore..............
  by Karin Taylor

  BOOK IS NOW PUBLISHED!!!! ....

  BOOK IS NOW PUBLISHED!!!! / She Sells Sea Cards by the Sea Shore / A short story by iAN Derrick with illustrations by Karin Taylor (me)!! Karin’s storefront iAN’s storefront This has been an amazing experience to be a part of….an enormous thank you to Matt Mawson who has tirelessly and generously worked over the past 2 days to bring this little book into being….. I could never have done it without you Matt! And of course a huge thank you to the amazing writer and friend of mine, one of those great Aussie characters that just keeps on keeping on, keeps on getting better with age…. that is iAN Derrick I first met iAN through a journal Matt wrote about one of iAN’s books, and since that day, we sorta hit it off….. I talked to iAN about my father and he also was inspired to write another short story called Understanding Harry and correct me if i’m wrong, but i think he may have been inspired to write a story that reflected some of the goings on with Matt’s four legged friend also. One day I got an email from the amazing iAN, saying although he thought my father should be the one to tell and publish his own stories, he’d had a little idea and brought it to life in Understanding Harry and not long after this i received a second email saying that he’d done it again, but i would have to wait til the morning when he loaded the story to red bubble, and he and I and hubby all savoured the moment….....waiting with baited breath, until upon waking in the morning two days ago, I was thrilled to discover this wonderful story had been written. A story about my characters…involved a certain Mrs T….but i will tell you no more, as it’s a must read…and you can read it over here She Sells Sea Cards by the Sea Shore Thank you iAN and Thank you Matt i am eternally grateful / for all my friends :) and those who are new to red bubble or haven’t crossed paths with me before ….. a hearty welcome to my part of this big bubbly place! I have some news to share with you!!! It is both brilliant wonderful enchanting and delightful all at the same time!!! Friend and writer iAN Derrick who, to quote his own words has been Socialistic humanist, designated friend of Fishes of Sahul, survivor of numerous occupations including commercial referee, motel management, professional aquaria and wildlife collector, book & record shoppe proprietor, Asian food business. Personal cancer creator, wheatgrass and sprout producer, brewer of green tea with fresh ginger, and sometimes as she is writ sorta bloke and who’s favourite food is yumcha, has just written a wonderful SHORT STORY and dare i say it, it’s all about MWA, me, and my girls (my creations)!! You must read it….it’s sooo good…..tooo good to miss out on…. / the story is called She Sells Sea Cards by the Sea Shore Of course, it’s only an imaginery story, but it has so many elements of truth in it, that i was gobsmacked and honoured…. i think i can die happy now :D Being honoured in this way, is a biggie for me :) iAN for being the great character and writer you are, for somehow being at the helm of my dreams and spreading the word about the magic of ‘seeing’ , truly ‘seeing’....... there is a message in this story…. _*Mrs. T gathered them all around in a circle and whispered, ‘The magical land is close enough for you to visit, but way too far if you do not see.’ something to make you think, something to help with pondering….... something to cheer your day and take you back to your childhood, and the carefree-ness of that time!! Please VISIT iAN’S BOOKS on Lulu.com here Here are the stars of the story!! Meet some of the the characters/stars of the story - / Beach Betty / Mi & Yuu / Miss Teapot / Linda Longface / Party Girl / Dippy Love / Stargazer

• 3 Works Featured This Week! Wooohooo! Thank you!! :)
  by abfabphoto

  Hi all….. I’m so exciting to have more works featured this week!! Silly Giraffe...

  Hi all….. I’m so exciting to have more works featured this week!! Silly Giraffe was featured in the group Giraffes- the Long and Tall of It! Is It Winter Yet was featured in the group That’s Funny! Jake’s Bathtime Fun was featured in the first spot in the group Childhood Thanks to all the groups and I appreciate it more than you know!! THANKS!! :) xoxo / Jen

• The Daily Wrap - Book Publishing
  by Karin Taylor

  Hey everyone, Well it’s a green light… we are going to publish a little book together…iAN Derrick...

  Hey everyone, Well it’s a green light… we are going to publish a little book together…iAN Derrick and myself. The book is called Sea Sells Sea Cards by the Sea Shore and is such a delightful tale, with a beautiful message and really worthy of being published! The story is based on some of my characters, which is how the collaboration has come to be… iAN has written the story and some of my artwork will be used to illustrate the story. Briefly, it’s about a lady called Mrs T (lol) who takes a group of her characters on a picnic down by the sea…on a little journey of discovery! Also, thanks to Matt Mawson we made it into the Daily Wrap today!!! Thank you so much Matt for your wonderful support of this project!!! Thanks to the kind hearted Matt Mawson who is helping us with the technical side of making the book. It will be available in hard and soft cover in the not too distant future, and we’ll be sure to let everyone know when it is.

• THREE FEATURES!!! ~ THANK YOU STATUES AND SUCH AND BITS AND PIECES
  by Marie Sharp

  A special thank you to the hosts of Statues and Such for featuring: !http://images-2.redbubble.net/img/art/framecolor:black/framestyle…

  A special thank you to the hosts of Statues and Such for featuring: / Also, a big thank you to Bits and Pieces for featuring Sculpture Plaza and Words of Wisdom by Saint Teresa! God bless you for your time and talent devoted to making these groups so wonderful!! Words of Wisdom by Saint Teresa People are often unreasonable and self-centered. / FORGIVE THEM ANYWAY. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. / BE KIND ANYWAY. If you are honest, people may cheat you. / BE HONEST ANYWAY. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. / BE HAPPY ANYWAY. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. / DO GOOD ANYWAY. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough. / GIVE YOUR BEST ANYWAY. For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. / IT NEVER WAS BETWEEN YOU AND THEM ANYWAY.

• Update on Grace
  by TREVOR IRWIN

  Greetings my precious friends. I am so thankful to all of you who are a constant encouragement to me and the people in isolated villages …

  Greetings my precious friends. I am so thankful to all of you who are a constant encouragement to me and the people in isolated villages on Africa. Please continue to pray for me, the people in the photographs and each other. GRACE UPDATE. I made contact with Mission Staff in our Mission Centre today Sunday 16th November. I also spoke to one of our heath workers in Tunga/Zuga village where Grace lives. Thanks to A special redbubble friend, who donated £60.00 toward medicines to treat grace, We started treatment on Wednesday 12th November. Grace is still very ill and response to the medication is slow. but Praise God she is fighting the illness, and God is healing her!. It was Grace that brought so much Bmails and comments on her photographs when I first loaded images of her and the mission work on Redbubble. I have many more Photographs of Grace, but do not want to weary viewers with her. if you want to see more of Grace, please bmail me and I will upload more. Please do pray for Grace. God does hear you and does answer prayers. TWINS: / The twins are also in great need of prayer. they to are extremely malnourished and sick. Also here I give a great bif thank you to all group administrators who also have played a big part in helping the Mission, bu featuring some of my work on their groups. This is a Blessing and I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Thank you also to Squealia, for building my redbubble site, Plus adding button to my profile page, and grouping my images in groups. This save s viewers from tracking through many pages of my work. thank you so much my sister in Christ. I will keep you all updated on Grace and her progress. hopefully I will be able to upload a Video of some of the children on the Charity website by end of week. God Bless you all and please continue to pray for me, as I do for you. Your Friend and Brother in Christ. Trevor. Link to my Mission Africa Website: / http://www.philadelphia33.org/ Please Visit my profile page and click on the buttons to see all my work in organised groups. http://www.redbubble.com/people/joshuatree1 PLEASE VIEW MY ART WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE AND HELP US SAVE AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF SO MANY DESPERATE PEOPLE WHO NEED YOUR HELP IN ISOLATED AND RURAL VILLAGES IN AFRICA ~ PLEASE CLICK HERE

• Urban Sporting challenge winner
  by Moshe Cohen

  My image / “Children on one wheel bicycle / !http://images-3.redbubble.net/img/art/framecolor:cherry/framestyle:flat30/mattecolor:off%20whi…

  My image / Children on one wheel bicycle / / has won Urban Sporting challenge. Thank you very much to all who voted for my image. This is the fourth competition I win since I joined redbubble on March 2008.

• Witch Children of Africa - One Man and his disgust
  by Tony Elliott

  I feel bile rise in my throat and am crippled with utter disgust at the treatment of these children branded as witches in Nigeria. It cu…

  I feel bile rise in my throat and am crippled with utter disgust at the treatment of these children branded as witches in Nigeria. It cuts me to the core to learn that it happens here in the UK too! Innocence is fragile and short lived – a gift to children to enjoy before the world of man that we created lays claim to them. It is the ultimate obligation of all adults to allow this innocence to last for as long as it will and to allow the flame of optimism, compassion, trust, dignity and honour to burn bright within the children so that it stays with them throughout life. That Helen Ukpabio and the other profiteering “prophets” of Nigeria are not suffering in deep cells, denied their freedom and revealed to their mislead followers as the beasts that they are for this vile promotion of child torture, abuse, abandonment and murder – in the name of god – is a fact I will struggle to understand. Stop it happening now! Please sign the petition in the very least. www.thepetitionsite.com/2/help-the-child-witches-of-nigeria—-support-the-prevent-abandonment-of-children-today-pact-campaign / www.steppingstonesnigeria.org / www.crarn.org Blessed be

• New Shoes!! New Features!!! New Products!!! @ Migalooo
  by migaloomagic

  Hi Everyone, I have some news: / I have some shoes: YUMMI LOVE / !http://rlv.zazzle.com/isapi/designall.dll?action=view&pid=1677911…

  Hi Everyone, I have some news: / I have some shoes: YUMMI LOVE / / Yummi Love Children’s Keds Shoe available at Zazzle TROPICAL LOVE BIRDS / / Tropical Love Birds Children’s Slipon Shoe at Zazzle MOO NEWS!!! / Moo Cow Sunrise Shoes at Zazzle / Moo Cow Sunrise Kids Keds Sneakers at Zazzle / Moo Cow Sunrise Family / Little Moo Tshirt / Little Moo Baby Tshirt at Zazzle / Little Moo Apron at Zazzle PINATA PONY NEWS / Pinata Party Ponies was featured in Art & Stories Made for Children / Pinata Party Ponies Shoe available at Zazzle / Pinata Pony Horses Children’s Slip on Shoe @ Zazzle / Pinata Pony TShirts available here SUGAR PLUM BALLERINA NEWS / Sugar Plum Childrens Keds Slip On Shoe available through Zazzle / Sugar Plums TShirt BABY BLUEBIRD CLUB NEWS / Baby Blue Bird Club was featured by Art and Stories Made for Children / Baby Blue Club available as an Apron at Zazzle / Also available as a baby onesie at Zazzle Kameko Slipon Shoes / Little Angel Red Stripes Shoes /

• Some Good News :D
  by udonchow

  Hi!! It’s been a great week, getting wedded and having people purchased my works, I have lots of reasons to smile these days :D Fir…

  Hi!! It’s been a great week, getting wedded and having people purchased my works, I have lots of reasons to smile these days :D Firstly, I’m pleased to share with you that one of my work was selected to be part of the Compassion Courage Friendship book published by Redbubble :D I’m also very happy to receive the $100 RB voucher too….I take it as a wedding gift from RB,haha! :D I’ve also started a button collection with these buttons I have purchased from zazzle.Some of these designs are also from our fellow bubblers, can you tell which ones? :D I made some 10 sales at zazzle over the last 1 week plus at zazzle, thanks to the many on going promotions that are going on at zazzle :D These are some of the items I sold:

• A lesson this week....
  by Wendy Slee

  “ I think my Daddy’s going to die” she said. I had found her standing by herself staring out the glass door at the back of my house, m…

  “ I think my Daddy’s going to die” she said. I had found her standing by herself staring out the glass door at the back of my house, maybe watching the trees, maybe not really seeing anything. “I know, sweety” I said. “Your Daddy is very sick, and he might die, but they are trying to fix him at the hospital” / I did not know what else to say. Her big brown eyes fixed on mine, unblinking. / “It’s because of the alcohol, he drinks too much alcohol”. Stunned, I did not know what to say. For a child so young, she had seen too many things, and had worked out a lot for herself. “Two drinks is okay” she said, wisely nodding to herself “but more than that makes you sick. It’s not good to have more than that.” My heart broke for her. Yet she did not seem sad. Somehow, that was what made it worse. She was totally accepting of the situation, it was like it was an everyday experience to be taken on, worked though and discarded. For me, the whole situation had shocked me and filled me with grief. / I had followed the ambulance from town, on my way home from work. The sight of an ambulance, lights flashing, on its way along the highway towards my farm home, was an unusual one, and it filled me with dread. / “Please turn off. Please don’t be someone in my family” I silently prayed as I drove behind it. There were not many homes along that stretch of road, as it was mainly farmland. I felt ashamed for hoping it was someone other than my family. Then the ambulance turned into my neighbour’s driveway. / My heart thumped. A young couple with young kids – not a good sign; worse still, a man who had succumbed to depression after losing his mother, his grandmother and a friend in the past year, and more recently having lost his job and dealing with relationship troubles. I had felt his pain before and it was vast. These were people I cared about, I so desired to help, yet it seemed impossible to know where to begin. Sometimes friendship seems such a small and helpless thing against the demons that haunt people’s lives Neighbours were running across the paddock at the sight of the ambulance. The son stood at the door, white face, showing the ambos in and leading them to…… A man, OD’d on the bedroom floor. Purple… foaming at the mouth ………… dying. The fourteen year old boy, traumatized, quivering in shock, tells me had been at home with his little sister and the phone had rung. He had taken it up to his stepdad’s room to give him the call, and found him like that. His eyes were haunted, the tears quivered right there, he all but broke down and I prepared myself to hug him, but then something hauled him back and he blocked it. His Mum was home now, it would be all right. “Help me get your little sister’s clothes and school things” I said to him, “and she can come home with me for the night. I will take care of her and get her to school tomorrow. That will make it easier for your Mum”. The little girl was wandering around the house totally oblivious to the drama unfolding, telling everyone who would listen / “My daddy hurt himself. He had an accident.” The boy handed me a school bag and one pair of pants. He could not focus, could not think. He did not know what to do. I told him I would take care of it, give his sister my own daughter’s clothes….it would be okay. I asked if he would like to come with us, but he said no. He wanted to stay with his Mum. I wanted to hug him, but he had a barrier up that seemed to preclude anyone coming close to comfort him. I plucked up the courage and walked back up to the bedroom. I did not look down. I tried to block the sight of the ambulance officers, working on the body on the floor. I caught the eye of the woman, my friend and neighbour, and just said “I am taking your daughter home with me, to help you out…..” But she did not hear, her face white and distressed staring blankly across the room at me. So the little girl happily got in my car as if it was the greatest adventure ever. She was the same age as my daughter and they were school friends. All she could think about was staying with Maya. It was going to be fun. I was amazed at the resilience of small children, how they could seemingly shed the horror of things they had witnessed and just play. What a blessing it was that they could “just play”. I was holding back tears and shock at what had just taken place in that home, yet this little girl could only think about what fun she was going to have. But now, a few hours later, she had played for a while, the novelty was over, and reality had set in. She had wandered to a place by herself as her little mind tried to come to terms with what was happening. “I think my Daddy’s going to die”.

• SOLD!! Canvas Print!!
  by Karin Taylor

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  / I just found out i sold a large canvas print of Girl on Red Wall / I have thanked the bubbler personally but wanted to share the great news!! / This is only my 5th canvas print sold in the nine months that i’ve been here on red bubble, and i couldn’t be happier!! I no longer have the original painting of Girl on Red Wall She was purchased by a doctor and his wife who were friends of mine up on the sunshine coast (australia) I hope she’s happy wherever she is …. I’ve also got some other thank you’s I’d like to say while here!! / Thank you to the mystery buyer who bought a card of A Rainbow of Angels yesterday, i don’t know who you are, but i thank you so very much :) / Little Bear / Miss Bling Thank you so very much to my lovely artist friend and fellow bubbler Anita Inverarity who bought cards of both my new additions which are created on brown paper with mixed media, Little Bear and Miss Bling

• Update as Promised
  by InfinityRain

  Well a little while ago I let you know that I would be busy for a while and there was some drama going on that I needed to handle but cou…

  Well a little while ago I let you know that I would be busy for a while and there was some drama going on that I needed to handle but couldn’t get into at the time. / I don’t know how many people will be interested in reading this and I hope it doesn’t come off as a whining session, but I did promise an update when I felt it was safe for me to do so…....so here it is. / I was married to a great guy, we were best friends and shared everything, about 7 years into the marriage things started to change, he stopped telling me things, got very distant and would rarely but ocassionaly lose his temper with the children, slapping them around. He started to be suspicious of every little thing we did and expected the children to instinctively know and follow the rules (or comply as he would say…a handy little word he picked up with his job) As the years passed the loss of temper became more and more with the kids, and with me it was mental beatings, I’m worthless, won’t amount to anything, not worth the time…..you know keeping me down as low as possible. / I was terrified of how I would take care of four children on my own, especially someone so worthless as myself but warned him anyway to get a handle on that temper or it was over. He lost it again and I said I wanted a divorce, he threatned to kill himself and that the children would blame me for the rest of their lives for his death….....so I stayed and tried yet again to make it work, but one night he lost his temper again and I called the police. ............ok ok this ‘update’ is getting way to long….......we’ve been apart since the fall of 2001. Last year my oldest son Nathaniel wanted to go live with him and was getting violent at home with his brothers, it was the hardest decision of my life but in the end I let him go. Then on Nick’s birthday (my youngest) my ex’s girlfriend almost drowned Kristopher my 12 yr old. Threw him in the water over his head while he was screaming at her that he couldn’t swim and begging her to put him down. :( Later on the same day, my ex held Nate underwater, then when they got back to his place he put Kris in a headlock after chasing him down, when Nate tried to help his brother my ex punched Nate in the face and let go of Kris to go after Nate, that gave them the chance to run off and hide for a while. / So in this time I’ve been gone, I’ve been trying to get custody of Nathaniel back without my ex knowing to much about it for fear of how he would react to the children telling me what had happened that day. / The papers came in the mail yesterday, I have all my children back with me where they belong, safe and sound at last. / So I want to thank you all for being so patient with me and even though you didn’t know what was going on or what the drama was, you supported me and help give me the strength to get through yet another of life’s hurdles. / Thank you so much

• I'm having a shoe attack at Zazzle!!!
  by fatfatin

  Hi people! I’m currently having this crazy obsession with designing shoes over at Zazzle! I cannot seem to stop and I’ve been at it si…

  Hi people! I’m currently having this crazy obsession with designing shoes over at Zazzle! I cannot seem to stop and I’ve been at it since yesterday when Zazzle launched its first ever custom shoes by KEDS. It’s very, very addictive!! There are 3 styles available for women: slip on, mini slip on & lace up and 2 style for kids: lace up and slip on. I have many designs still pending under review and the pics below are fresh from my Zazzle gallery. Do check them out! Click on this link to check out my entire collection of custom KEDS SHOE gallery Cheers! fatfatin

• Sunburnt Boobs
  by LittleHelen

  This morning….it wasn’t a Lawn Mower that woke me up at the crack of dawn…it was a bloody WHIPPER SNIPPER!....Those things….like un…

  This morning….it wasn’t a Lawn Mower that woke me up at the crack of dawn…it was a bloody WHIPPER SNIPPER!....Those things….like ungrateful people (in particular spoilt little children)....should be banned :| Yesterday…I went Christmas Shopping :| And there is still over two weeks to go. I don’t have children to buy for….only my parents and a small handful of friends. If you have children to buy for….how in the hell do you do it…without spending an absolute fortune? I’m going to stick my little pin in Christmas…just a little prick. I’m not going to say I had it like my Dad did…as a child growing up. I mean he walked 100miles a day to school with no shoes on! And for a penny he bought bags of fruit as Christmas Presents! Ha! No…...My Christmases weren’t quite as tough ;) My Mum hand-made my clothes for Christmas, we were given beach balls, buckets and spades, books and anything useful enough to keep us outside for long periods of time :| Nothing Technical…nothing Electronic….nothing that had us sitting on our arses for any given time. / When somebody says to me ‘What do you want for Christmas?’...like every year..I say ‘Nothing money can buy’ ;) Oh!....In January…we..the bubblers of The Gold Coast and Brisbane which equals the mighty Queensland ;).. are getting together for a day of fun and frivolity and whatever else may happen on the day, which could be interesting The day is being organized by / Melissa Vowell / If anyone is interested in joining us…On January 13th..I think we have the date set for?....which is a Sunday. Contact Melissa or myself and we will try and fit you in…Ha! ;) You know you want to :| Luv!

• Portfolio Tips for the children's book industry
  by Nina Rycroft

  I’ve had many a RedBubbler asking me for advice about becoming a children’s book illustrator. Rather than write to the individual, I thou…

  I’ve had many a RedBubbler asking me for advice about becoming a children’s book illustrator. Rather than write to the individual, I thought I’d post the information for all the read. In 1998, I decided to become a children’s book illustrator, I learnt the hard way! – It took me two years to get my first picture book published (apparently this was fast going). I would like to share some of my knowledge with fellow Redbubblers, in the hope that your success as a published artist will be an easier journey than mine. All I ask is that you share with me your success stories. Preparing your work for publishers is the first, and most important step for getting noticed by publishers. Portfolio Tips / - Show uniform, quality colour copies on an easy A4 or A3 format. / - Make your portfolio light weight and easy to carry or mail out / - Label your portfolio / - Don’t show originals EVER! / - Don’t show more than one style / - Do show colour and BW work / - Do show one or two samples of finished sketch / - Do make sure the image reflect subject matter appropriate for children (parents, grandparent, animals, interior/exterior scenes. / - Do give each image its own space. One image per spread, unless it is a series of images. / - Include 12-18 pieces in your portfolio. Fewer don’t show enough. More can be too much to take in. It’s better to have 10 pieces of WOW! Than 20 pieces of so so. Visit bookstores and Libraries. Read and study the latest releases, award winners and the classics. You’ll learn from other illustrators, get ideas, get a feel for how plots are constructed and how characters are developed or the rhyme and pacing of a picture book text. Enjoy the research! Perfect your craft and don’t submit until your work is its best. Compare your work to published illustrators. Can you improve? Really step back from your work and ask yourself. Does my work measure up? Join a critique group. Don’t ask friends what they think. Be patient, learn from rejection, and don’t give up. Thousands of manuscripts and illustration samples land on editors desks. They are so many factors that come into play when evaluating submissions. You might not hear back from publishers immediately. Persistence and patients go with the job. As Winsten Churchill put it “Success is going from failure to failure without any loss of enthusiasm”. All the best and good luck my fellow RedBubblers! Nina

• Surprises Sometimes Come in Sixes
  by Karin Taylor

  Tonight I found out that surprises occasionally come in sixes….! / My newfound bubbly friend Michelle Whennan...

  Tonight I found out that surprises occasionally come in sixes….! / My newfound bubbly friend Michelle Whennan who is a great photographer…i particularly love her fire twirling images for which i think she recently won a prize… / Circles of Flame by Michelle Whennan Shell has a beautiful daughter Elli who likes my art…wow, can you believe that…how special this is….i am so touched :D So I wanted to journal this and publicly thank Shell for the purchase of these cards, and hope you enjoy them to the max! Here they are: / Ellie for beautiful Princess Elli / Hidden Treasure / One Spring Day / Hula Hips / Razzamattaz Fairy / Minstral Fairy Thank you again Shell!!! :D / and big hugs for Elli!! xo

• please WATCHLIST me @ my new gallery called migaloomagic
  by Karin Taylor

  please watchlist me migaloomagic please watchlist me!! MY NEW RED BUBBLE GALLERY SHOP I…

  please watchlist me migaloomagic please watchlist me!! MY NEW RED BUBBLE GALLERY SHOP IS CALLED MIGALOOMAGIC….please don’t forget to WATCHLIST me over THERE / I’ve been busy with a new concept…. / I wanted to bring parents something special to help them connect with their children… / I am busy creating a series of digital wall art, especially for children…for their bedrooms. My new gallery on Red Bubble is called migaloomagic / So far, i only have one piece of art there….but I am excited to show you anyway!! This is a gallery which I hope will provide gifts for children, for their bedrooms, for their birthdays…...I hope that it will bring parents closer to their children by helping them remember to tell their children stories, you know – the old fashioned kind of stories….the ones you just make up on the spot….. When the kids say….’tell us a story mum/dad/aunty/uncle/guardian/carer” i hope that you as a parent will gain an inspirational thought or two, from glancing up on the wall and seeing these whales or some other little idea from my artwork…to help you along :D Hugs to all, / Karin :D

• 2009 Migaloomagic Calendar by Karin Taylor
  by Karin Taylor

  / *2009 Cale…

  / 2009 Calendar – Front Cover – Migaloomagic by Karin Taylor - Hi everyone, I’ve been busy making my second ever Red Bubble Calendar. The first one showcases my brown paper creations here / This one showcases 12 pieces of art from my Migaloomagic portfolio on Red Bubble and maybe would made a nice Christmas present for someone you know. If you would like to buy a Migaloomagic Calendar from me, it’s very easy! / All you need to do is bmail me to let me know you’d like one of these Calendars and we’ll take it from there RedBubble calendars are printed on an HP Indigo 5000 (for those who haven’t heard, this is the digital press). Each page is a matte coated print on 170gsm pages. The cover shows your choice of image on heavier 300gsm paper. Your calendars have a hanger and white wire binding Have a look below for a preview of all the months….. / JANUARY* – Blue Bird of Happiness / FEBRUARY – Sunrise Love Bird Family / MARCH – Little Lost Orca / APRIL – Paradise Penguin Family / MAY – Migaloomagic in Antarctica / JUNE – Koi Koi Carp / JULY – Migaloo Blue Magic / AUGUST – Sugar Plums / SEPTEMBER – Rainbow Orcas / OCTOBER – Moo Cow Sunrise Family / NOVEMBER – Magic Merry Go Round Ponies / DECEMBER – Pinata Party Ponies MY FIRST 2009 CALENDAR IS CALLED BROWN PAPER CREATIONS / / For pricing and more information on Brown Paper Creations Calendar please CLICK HERE OTHER 2009 CALENDAR – ASIA FUN / / Asia Fun 2009 Calendar