Saturday, November 20, 2010

Christmas give-a-way, ornament starter set.

All for you. An ornament starter set including a mushroom house, a grey kitty with a red holiday bow, rabbit's cup to hang from the tree, a rabbit with a toadstool, chicken on a silver nest and there has to be a bluebird flying by spreading happiness over your holidays.
just leave a way for me to find you if I draw your name with your comment. And don't be shy now. I'd love to send these to you no matter where you live, that means from Greenland to Sydney and back again.
'Trixie'. An oil on board by Laura Ferrara. Every time I look at this (I've only had it one day, but still) it lifts my heart. Gentle and moving, quirky and endearing. Laura's beautiful spirit eminates from her works.

More of Laura's wonderful works. I think I might be a collector. Blog and links here:
www.larabeeandliza.com


Listing update this weekend.....



A new spoon design with a fox looking down on a snow scene in the country




and a dog who is hoping someone will invite him in. He's yearning to show off his new hat.
xx
julie





juliewhitmorepottery.etsy.com

82 comments:

Bunty said...

Oh me please Julie! THey are gorgeous - who wouldn't want to win them! You are so clever.

Please put my name in the hat for a chance of winning. Thank you.

Barbara :)

Wish on a Whisker said...

Hi Julie~ I'd love to sign up for your give-a-way! Sounds like FUN! It's always so exciting to see your new creations!!! The dog in the hat reminds me of the birthday parties I had for my kitties when I was a child. *smile* Have a lovely weekend! ~Mandy

hens teeth said...

Oh goodness me...pop me in the hat too please!
Love your choice of artwork to collect Julie...very desirable and of course, yours is as stunning as ever.x

CarolAnn said...

Wow, Julie!

Your new ornaments are so whimsical and fun! : )
I would love to have a chance to hang them on my tree!
Please count me in!!!
The clever fox spoon is terrific, too. Such dimension....

Thanks for introducing us to another creative soul... lovely pieces, for sure.

Happiest Holidays to you and your family,
CarolAnn

DollZandThingZ said...

What a wonderful post! Your work, a giveaway, and some pretty art I had not seen before. I only have one piece of your work--a gift from a friend--and every day it makes me happy and lifts my spirits...so I know what you mean about Laura's art lifting yours. I could look at your work forever...and do sometimes!

Anonymous said...

Oh please, please, please. Let this be my lucky day! The little grey kitty even looks like my Hazel....
Merry Christmas Julie xoxo,
Meg Monteath
m.monteath@cox.net

Lori ann said...

OMG OMG
just a bit excited here. OMG. oh those wee pieces of charming gorgeousness. oh how i wish i had a magic wand and could multiply these so we could all have them!! good luck to everyone and a most happy thanksgiving to you dear Julie ♥

oh my gosh.

Lori ann said...

i'm sorry, i forgot to say yes! everything else is wonderful, just perfect treasures. and the art, sooo charming. i can so see why you love it.

Cinder said...

Julie,
Your pottery is so charming.
I love your foxes. I have been watching two fox families near my house. They are so handsome.

I am thinking very positive thoughts that your lovely ornaments will be hanging on our tree!

Thank you for including me in your give-away!
Cinda
(cw33stone@aol.com)

Anonymous said...

Julie,
Beautiful,beautiful,beautiful, oh gosh! please add my name..Happy Thanksgiving to you and your love ones. thank you, hugs
Rosemary kittykittybowwow

April said...

I'm sure we all agree if we sat on Santa's lap and he smiled and said, "HO HO HO and what would YOU like for Christmas?" We would say, "Well, Santa, when you get back to the North Pole, Right away before you eat any cookies go on your computer and look on Julie Whitmore's Blog! See those Beauties? That's what WE want!!! Oh, and We have been really really GOOD!" Would love anything you make and would be so excited to Share with my buds!!! Thank-you, Julie, for a chance at such a generous and gorgeous Give-A-Way!

farmlady said...

Are you kidding!!!!!!
This is the best "giveaway" ever.
Please include me. I would be honored to hang these on my Christmas tree.
(3dogfarm@wildblue.net)
Laura Ferraras drawing are so interesting. I see why you love them. The oil painting is beautiful.

Margaret said...

Oh my gosh! I'd just love to win the set! I got my cups and I love them so much! Thanks for the giveaway!

Unknown said...

Gosh! your work always so lovely, just drooling over the ornaments. i especially like the little mushroon house.
Please put me in the hat.

Vicky x

Snap said...

Oh, Julie! I promise to give the Christmas ornament starter set a very good home ... treasuring each and every piece! All of your work makes me smile. Thank you for being YOU!

Gail said...

Hello Julie,

Absolutely wonderful treasures!

Please put my name in for your kind Christmas
give-a-way. Thank you.

A blessed Thanksgiving,

Gail

Barbie said...

I would love to participate in your give a way..my collection still needs new additions...luv the fox on the spoon and the scene...just like grandma Moses....

Thank you for sharing your art with the rest of us!

Luv, hugs and Magic

Barbara(Naples)

Anonymous said...

What a wonderful set of ornaments (that would probably be up ALL year long in my house!) ~ Please enter me in the hat! Thank you!

A Mermaid's Tale said...

Your work always makes me smile Julie, and your ability to do that is a true indicator of your passion for what you create. You are an artist and craftsperson rolled into one! You have obviously retained that childhood dream that I think everyone has when growing up of imagining that all the little creatures can talk. All the best children's stories featured talking animals don't you think?
Pop my name into your hat, do!

snowbird42 said...

Oh Id be honored to have some of your work. As a potter I delight in how different we are using the same clay.
sukeys@yahoo.com

Maria said...

Julie please include me in your giveaway!
You know how much I LOVE your sweet little works of art...
Thank you for the chance to win them!
Maria xo
www.gardenpathbeads.com

Laura said...

count me in! i will be keeping my fingers crossed!

thanks for you encouragement and lovely mention of my work. i am honored beyond words. xo

cabin fever said...

Hi Julie-
Please put my name in the "hat" for a chance for those wonderful ornaments!!!

What a wonderful give-away for all of us.

Love the new pieces, especially Mr. Fox, family protector, and the dog with the new hat! Awesome!

I love the colors in the artwork - sooo pretty!

Happy Thanksgiving from New England. It will be Portsmouth, NH(!!!), this year!

xoxo Liz

lynn said...

oh little ornaments...come with me..to live across the sea..in my little beach shack...far far away .. in australia....wishing ...wishing..

Debbie said...

Please pop me in the hat Julie-Debbie from Victoria,Australia. Even my teenagers go aawwwww when they see me looking at your pieces on your blog or etsy!! Thanks,Debbie. dobrien@live.com.au

mamabeaks said...

Oh thank you. This is very generous of you. I am drinking a special blend of coffee from your mug right now! If you draw my name, you can find me through my blog here. (wishful hopes!)

Tracey Broome said...

OK, you have definitely put me in the Christmas spirit!! Would love to be in the drawing, always look forward to your blog posts! I'm such a fan :)

Cindy Powers said...

I didn't put up a tree this year, but I would have to if I won. My fingers are crossed.

Michelle @ Give a Girl a Fig said...

Oh how LUCKY I would be to have a piece of your wonderful artwork!! Fingers and toes crossed!!

And thank you for the link to the artist...amazing!

lilylovekin said...

Please oh please pick me pick me!!! the ornaments are lovely and so is the art work, thank you for introducing me to her blog.

Maggie Ann said...

I'm smiling, just to see your very special creations. I hope the dog gets that invitation....smile.

Anonymous said...

What absolutely wonderful creations, I would love to start a Christmas tradition with your ornaments, please include my name.
Hugs, Cocoa

Lori ann said...

it's me again lorix5@hotmail.com,
lorigrahamx5@gmail.com. i am defintely not trying to add my name extra. i promise. :)

Dreaming Woods said...

Julie do include me on your drawing!
such a lovely collection you are giving away.

hugs,
Delila

liz@bumpfish.com said...

Sigh! I just want to say Happy Christmas to all. Your work is inspirational!

Keli McKinley Hansen said...

An early Christmas Present! Love your work and just keep hoping to make it to your etsy site before things sell out! bravo to you... and hip hip hurrah for me if by chance i'm picked!

Thanks
Keli

hels said...

Yes please, I would love to be entered into your beautiful giveaway!

Thank you
Helen x

Librarian said...

May I add my name, too? These ornaments would make the perfect Christmas gift for my mum - I often look at your works and think how much my mum would love them and how well they'd fit the style of her decorating the house.
So, who knows :-)
(I already have a Christmas present for her, but she is my mum - there is never something like too many presents for one's mum, is there?)
destinyauthor@googlemail.com

Cori Gilkey said...

These are lovely...You are so talented!

zuzu said...

=^..^= sigh.
me. here. .:: wishing ::.

a spy tiny cup just fit for a faerie
what more can i say?
. . zUzU

Vintage Fairy Tales Rebecka said...

I will invite the dog with the hat!!!!
How cute is he!???He's my new boyfriend.
Count me in too, please
XX
Becky

Joanne Sewall said...

My granddaughters and I would love this set. They so love small things with a nature theme.
Thanks so much for sharing. I love your pottery.
Joanne

dulcy said...

I love the two little pieces I recently got! Your work is charming. I left a comment on flicker, but again... I'm very enamored with foxes because we've had a couple of different fox families born and raised pretty much right outside our door. Five pups and two adults. My husband is a photographer, and had his tripod set up during the entire four weeks or so until the pups were weaned and the family moved on. Please include me in your drawing!
Thanks Julie,
Dulcy

Anonymous said...

Winter delights! I hope I am the lucky one, but even so, just knowing that you, clever one, make all these lovelies is a gift in itself! Your work makes every day just a little special as I drink my tea!

Unknown said...

Oh Julie, delightful as always...hope I am lucky !!!

A bird in the hand said...

She? Me? Not when it comes to your beautiful work...xo

Anonymous said...

Julie -- I so admire your work -- simply beautiful. I'll keep my fingers crossed to be lucky enough to win. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Nancy

Bonnie Crawford said...

Hi Julie!
Oh, I do love that spoon! (Fox one) Loved seeing you this week and please enter me into your contest...what a wonderful treat that would be to have Julie ornaments!!

nina said...

nothing like a giveaway to bring the readers out from lurkdom!!!
i would love to be included in the drawing....they are all so so so lovely xox

susan said...

Oh my gosh....are you serious? Please put my name in the hat. I would cherish the little ornaments forever! The holiday pieces are incredible.

Susan

Erin | Bygone Living said...

Oh, wow! What a Giveaway! If I win, this will make my whole Christmas!! So excited :)

sea-blue-sky & abstracts said...

I'm loving seeing your cheering winter snow scenes Julie - and all of the Christmas pieces you have created. Well done. x

My Farmhouse Kitchen said...

where have i been? i am late to this party...

well, let me just say that this is just about the most wonderful post i have EVER seen in blogland !!!

oh, those ornaments...the kitty..the chicken on that silver nest...the mushroom house...all of it...the snow scene spoon...the little dog in the party hat..all just charming..as always...

d.d.f.c.
donkey decorating for christmas

susan jenkins said...

Oh my Julie, this is the first I've seen your new post! Beautiful!! Everthing! I love it all and what a special, special, gift to be picked from the hat!!!
Count me in!!

Love, Susan

katie said...

oh i dreaming all about christmas ornaments.

Lauren said...

These would be a wonderful way to start my new Christmas ornament collection in my new home!

Diane said...

Oh, I would love to have a chance to win these. I love all of your work, and these are no exception. Thank you for the opportunity! Happy Thanksgiving!

Aunt Jenny said...

Oh Julie...what a wonderful giveaway!! I love all your creations..and the ornaments are extra lovely. And that dog in the hat would be invited into my house any old time!!!
Have a great week!

Vicki Boster said...

Oh if only I could win - I would be so HAPPY!!! They are all so precious - and I love your creations! I know it is selfish - but I am keeping my fingers crossed for ME!!

Vicki

Anonymous said...

Oh i just started reading your blog and admiring your work after you were mentioned in Nina Bagley's Blog...Please add my name to the hat, I would love to win...What a wonderful way to start a collection!
belinda@hospicewc.org

Sweet Birdy Love said...

Hey Julie, once again we are all in awe of your talent. Your ornaments are sooooo sweet.
I'm not one for Christmas trees, but I would love to hang them somewhere special in my home so that I could enjoy them all year round.
Please throw my name into the hat and thanks for the opportunity.

Anonymous said...

Hi Julie,

WOW....I would love to be a part of your give away. All of the pieces are terrific. Love them. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Rosanne
birdiegirl728@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

"Pick me, pick me" I am Pooh, jumping up and down shouting the above. Dear Julie, your work is fantabulous. I go into my innocent child whenever I cast my gaze upon it. It is magical and medicinal :)
If I was "the chosen one" your beautiful little pieces would be out in full view year round. Thank you for the work you do. Love and blessings, Sheri
sheri@backyardbluegrass.com

bjbluebird said...

Oh, Julie, this spoon is just magical.
Thanks for having another customer appreciation gift - sign me up. It's so fun for all of us. We're so grateful for you, too - thanks for sharing your talent and life with all of us.
Love to you,
bjbluebird (Barbara S)

serendipity said...

I will wish upon a Christmas star that your sleigh with its bundle of magical festive goodies travels long distance to jolly old England and to me!

A time to dance said...

oh please let it be me....I adore your creations....much love H...ps I would still like to commission a cup...

laura said...

Oh what a dream to have anything of yours. Please sign me up. xoxo Laura

Babsarella said...

What beautiful ornaments!!! I'd love the be the lucky recipient!!! Congratulations to the lucky winner!

Kathryn Glover said...

What beautiful things you create! I am in love all over again..... with your pictures and characters. What smiles you give me with memory images of childhood excitement!

Nancy said...

Julie, your work is so beautiful. I love these ornaments. Please put my name in the hat.

Happy Holidays..Nancy

JenMeister said...

I'd love to have these to brighten up my Christmas :)

Sabrina R. Molinar said...

adorable ornaments!

Heather said...

Just wonderful...as always. Would live to add these beautiful ornaments to our tree!
Best of everything, Heather

Anonymous said...

Just wonderful...as always. Would love to add these beautiful ornaments to our tree!
Best of everything, Heather H.

Lydia said...

I love your work. I think if I won these, I'd have to gaze at them all day!

Helen said...

Those are so beautiful - have only just found you so off to check out your shop now! Please enter me in your draw - you can find me at my blog, www.bustleandsew.blogspot.com if I'm lucky enough to win!

Thank you Helen x

Lori ann said...

oh good grief. 76 commenters!!?? don't throw this one in the hat. this comment doesn't count, not fair and all. Julie are you making 76 sets?? heehheeheeheee, just kidding.

Anonymous said...

How enchanting each and every one of your ornaments are! I love them all! Very dear of you to do a give-away, please include me in your drawing. That little cup, I can only imagine a fairy drinking from it.
Love,
Batty

blissfulsally said...

I can't imagine a better christmas present than to win something you've made! Please enter me and I hope I'm lucky!

Pat said...

Julie, As always, I LOVE your precious creations. So sweet and so YOU. Thanks for sharing them with all of us. I'd love to win your ornament starter set....but also enjoy 'just looking.' You have a lovely holiday season, my blogging friend! pat

kathyd said...

everything is soo wonderful.
i love all your wprk.
xxpp

Tammie Lee said...

oh! Such a grand give away you are offering! Such a lucky person who wins this. Please include me in the draw.

Thank you for sharing this artist too, so charming, I will visit to see more.

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