7 Days of Giveaways – in retrospect

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

aka. Thank you so much for playing this week at 7 Days of Giveaways, bold soul! and
In which I take a moment to be a DJ for one day, kind of :)

I hope you have had a lovely week. I have. Meeting new friends and being in contact with old friends, and all bonding over a love of colour and cats. *huge happy grateful sigh*

Thank you bold soul. Suddenly I See you are such a delight!

If the embed isn’t working, go here to watch.

[By the way, at the bottom of this post are versions of the songs chosen by bold souls on Day 3 as their favourite music to dance to, wild and free, and like nobody's watching! Now, if someone asks me again "Is Tangerine Meg your DJ name?" (Remember Day 2?) I can say "Yes, sometimes"!] The watercolours have been posted. The Day 7 Giveaway greeting cards will go in the mail as soon as I confirm addresses.

Part of what I hoped for this week was to share some of my colourful artwork. By the end of the first day I realised that it was quickly adding up to much more. Thank you for your heartfelt reflections and compliments. You made my week. It feels like you and I are both here because vivid colour lights up our hearts! I believe each nourished soul brings a little sanity back into the world. My wish is that my colourful, joyous artwork helps to make that happen!

I didn’t start out the Giveaways with pure selflessness – the main notion, besides sharing artwork, was to make new friends. That aim is beautifully fulfilled, plus the bonus of reconnecting with others (some I’ve known since childhood – you know who you are)! I warmly welcome you to keep in contact (see right for buttons to my Facebook page, RSS feed or eNews, whichever suits you) and tell your friends, if you think they’d like to keep us company on this curious and beautiful journey. Remember, you can still download the printable bookmark PDF for your own colour-lovin’ soul nourishment or even use them as calling cards from me, if you print out a second copy! Thank you in advance :)

I appreciate you being here, bold soul, thank you :)

Much love,
Tangerine Meg x o

 


If the video doesn’t play, try this link: Talking Heads. Thanks Evan!

Thanks Lorraine for this song choice by Lykke Li and Bon Iver (use that text link if the video doesn’t play)

If the ‘embed’ technology doesn’t play, use this Underworld link. Thanks Allison :)

Lucky Day by Bruce Springsteen is recommended by Ann for air drumming. Try it!

Thank you, Tory, who suggested music by Rusted Root.

Here is the link to YouTube for O Happy Day :) Hope you like this version from the movie Sister Act 2, Gilly :)

There’s no embedding for Michael Franti Say Hey (I love you), so that’s the link! Good call, Jo!

Peace and love, bold souls, see you soon x o

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7 Days of Giveaways – Day 6

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

Kate gets the watercolour of StarCat!
Read about the fun in the retrospective post!

Dear just and wise kindred!

Ready to frolic? Today’s the sixth of 7 days of giveaways!

Leave me a comment (theme below) to go in the draw for the sixth giveaway, a handmade watercolour bookmark (a real watercolour, only fun-size)! That’s it, above! I’ll choose the giveaway winner with a random number generator. By the way, if we’ve not met before, how did you find me?

In the Harry Potter series, Hermione’s cat is named Crookshanks, and the caretaker’s cat was called Mrs. Norris. The cat on the bookmark above I have nicknamed StarCat. What thinkest thou for good magical cat names?

Make up a name for a wizard’s cat.

See you in the comments section :)
Love Meg x o

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7 Days of Giveaways – Day 5

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

The lucky commenter today was Susanna – I’ll email you x o
Like to read about the whole week of fun? Read the retrospective post!

Hey Wonderful You!

Let’s cavort! Today’s the fifth of 7 days of giveaways!

Leave me a comment (theme below) to go in the draw for the fifth giveaway, a mixed pack of 3 “Bold Art for Bold Soul” greeting cards, similar to the above (if you want a particular theme, you could let me know in the comment, too). If we’ve not met before, how did you find me, by the way? I’ll choose the giveaway winner with a random number generator.

I don’t really know if I choose to read alongside my cat/s, or if they choose to come to me, probably a bit of both! Hang on, the cats rule, don’t they? A cosy spot and a purring cat really is a delightful luxury, though, in my book. Todays prompt is:

Tell us about a pet you like to cosy up and read with.

See you in the comments section :)
Love Meg x o

 

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7 Days of Giveaways – Day 4

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

Hi dearests, How divine and wonderful you are! You’ve brought tears to my eyes with your beautiful answers! Closing the comments on this one right now. Commenter 4 has been chosen, so including 2 entries I missed yesterday – that’s Birdy! :) I’ll email you.
Like to read about the week of play at the retrospective post?

Hey there, bighearted lovelies!

Come romp and caper, today’s the fourth of 7 days of giveaways!

Leave me an answer (question below) to go in the draw for the fourth giveaway, a handmade watercolour bookmark (a real watercolour, only fun-size)! That’s it, above! I’ll choose the giveaway winner with a random number generator. By the way, if we’ve not met before, how did you find me?

Like me, I think you adore colour.
Intense,
joyous,
heart swelling,
vibrant colour.
Change-the-colour-of-your-day colour :)

If you were a colour, what colour would you be, and why?

See you in the comments section :)
Love Meg x o

 

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7 Days of Giveaways – Day 3

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

You’re wonderful, bold souls, thanks for being here! :) Allison has been emailed about her giveaway, her number comment was 6. Read about the week of play at the retrospective post?

Hey Dear Ones!

Dance to the music with us, today’s the third of 7 days of giveaways!

Leave me your answer (question below) to go in the draw for the third giveaway, a mixed pack of 3 “Bold Art for Bold Soul” greeting cards, similar to the above (if you want a particular theme, you could let me know in the comment, too). If we’ve not met before, how did you find me, by the way? I’ll choose the giveaway winner with a random number generator.

I am happy to dance to pretty much anything by Michael Franti. I haven’t seen this version of Sound of Sunshine before:

You had me at “1, 2, 3, uh-huh…”

(If the embed doesn’t work, go here to watch it!)

What song do you listen to if you want to dance wild and free, and yes, like nobody’s watching?

See you in the comments section :)
Love Meg x o

 

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7 Days of Giveaways – Day 2

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

You’ve all swelled my heart, thanks for joining in! I badly want to give this to all of you, but the random number generator says (drumroll) Number 2, ie. ZigzagFi. I’ll email you for your postal address. Read about the fun that’s been had at the retrospective post!

Hey Superstars of the Galaxy of Bold Soul!

Come play, today’s the second of 7 days of giveaways!

Leave me an answer (question below) to go in the draw for the second giveaway, a handmade watercolour bookmark (a real watercolour, only fun-size)! That’s it, above! I’ll choose the giveaway winner with a random number generator. By the way, if we’ve not met before, how did you find me?

Affirmations and compliments can really change how your day is going, can’t they? One of the best compliments I have been given, was somebody asking me if Tangerine Meg was my “DJ name”. I didn’t imagine anyone thought I was that cool!

Of all the compliments you have received, or affirmations you have used, which is your favourite?

See you in the comments section :)
Love Meg x o

 

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7 Days of Giveaways – Day 1

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

Thanks for playing, bold souls!
Commenter #2, Ray, has been selected by our random number generator – hooray!
This Giveaway is finished, you can check out the posts from the whole week or read the In Retrospect post.

Hey Gorgeouses!

Come join in the game, today’s the first of 7 days of giveaways!

Leave me an answer (question below) to go in the draw for the first giveaway, a mixed pack of 3 “Bold Art for Bold Soul” greeting cards, similar to the above (if you want a particular theme, you could let me know in the comment, too). If we’ve not met before, how did you find me, by the way? I’ll choose the giveaway winner with a random number generator.

If you’re anything like me you often use arbitrary items for bookmarks – whatever happens to be nearby. I’ve been known to use invoices, pieces of wool (yarn), even tissues! Hence, the question for today is:

What unlikely things have you used to mark your place in a book?

See you in the comments section :)
Love Meg x o

 

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7 Days of Giveaways – the explanation

Posted on August 13, 2011 by

This is for information only, please enter under the current days post :) Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | In Retrospect post

Hello petals!

I am sure you’re doing famously! (I loved it when my childhood tennis coach used to say, “You’re doing famously!”)

You and me both need nurturing and beauty in our lives. A little nourishment brings a boatload of blossoming, don’t you think? So I made you a little present – bright bookmarks:

You can go to my Gifts for You page for the bookmarks PDF to download and print :)

Awesome as they are, clearly we aren’t talking about the Kindle or your eBooks! We’re talking about good old fashioned, turn the pages by hand, need to plant a tree to compensate, physical books – do you read those still? I do.

7 Days of Giveaways – what’s that about?

To celebrate the launching of the new bookmarks PDF, I am doing 7 Days of Giveaways, tasty teasers of my bold artwork. You, dear bold soul, could garner a handmade watercolour bookmark (a real watercolour, only fun-size) or sampler packs of greeting cards all this week.

Q: What’s happening with the giveaway?

A: There will be a blog post each day for 7 days, with a question or suggestion. Just leave a comment below the post to go in for the giveaway that day. Ensure when commenting that you include your email, so I can contact you and get your postal address, OK? Each day I’ll use a random number generator to choose a commenter, and post the goodies (goodie, goodie, yum, yummmm) to them by mail.

Q: How’s that going to work, Meg? There are only 3 bookmark originals to give away, and there are 5-7 days in a week (depending how you count it)?

A: It’s going to run for 7 days. The alternate days I will give away 3 greeting cards! Hoorah! Starting this Sunday (Australian time) I’ll give away greeting cards | bookmark | greeting cards | bookmark | greeting cards | bookmark | greeting cards.

Q: Why are you doing the giveaway?

A: To have fun with you, dear bold soul! Also, I’d love more bold souls to travel this curious beautiful trail with us, by signing up for my mailing list (or subscribing via RSS feed or keeping in touch with Facebook). Let’s make some new friends :)

Q: What if I win on the first day. Can I still play?

A: Any one person can only win once, to keep things fair. If you do win, feel free to keep commenting, I’ll just need to re-roll if you win again.

Q: What time will entries close?

A: I’ll upload each post at 7am my time, just after I close off entries and pick the winner from the previous day. I’m going to have to be up early this week! (Update: The technology isn’t yet working for the automatic uploads yet, so they’ll be around 7am!)

Would you let me know if you have any other queries?

The next post, which will arrive tomorrow, will be the first. So tell your friends and stay tuned to join in the frivolity, dearly beloveds :)

See you tomorrow,

Love Meg x o

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Pedal power, petals, but a bit of battery

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

Hey lovelies,

Remember I wrote a few weeks ago about how I make cycling joyous for me?

I bought an electric bike (ebike)! It’s my new car really, and will extend my range noticably and be especially welcome at nights, when it’s raining and when going UP HILLS!

This is me still in my garb from the exhibition opening last Sunday, doing a little demo ride for the camera! Don’t worry, dearly beloveds, when I ride for reals I will be wearing my matching red helmet. This machine is SO shiny. And SO FUN! Excuse me ‘shouting’ with excitement.
The bike was purchased from Bernie Jones Cycles who I thoroughly recommend if you are in Adelaide, South Australia.

Have you heard of Buyers Remorse? I think I had Post Putting On Layby Doubt. While I was paying the bike off, I was quite nervous that I hadn’t bought the right vehicle for the task, that I wouldn’t use it much during rainy times, that it wouldn’t make much difference from the distances I can do on my pushbike. Now I have it in my possession, I am elated – I did make the right choice :)

These are my new Mexican oilcloth panniers for carrying things, from Cycle Style. I ordered online and they arrived super quickly. I am rapt with these, they are beautiful. Hello Joyce!

The next photo is from a different day. Wearing jeans, I decided despite the chain guard that I would bind my jeans closer to my legs so I didn’t catch them on anything; that can be disconcerting and/or painful, I speak from experience. These reflective velcro-fastened leg straps are from Ron D Swann bike accessories.

I bought a red one and a purple one, so that my right leg (ie. the one that is more visible to car drivers) can match the bike I am riding at the time, purple ‘pushy’ or red ebike! They work much better than a rubber band, are beautiful, and recycled.

This means of transport uses no petrol. I feel so lighthearted knowing that when I charge my battery during the day I am using solar power. Excepting of course for the embedded energy involved in manufacture of the bike itself, I am travelling using renewable energy! Hurrah!

What are you doing this week that’s bringing you glee (not that Glee, actual personal glee)?

Much love,
Meg x o

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Exhibitions and appreciation

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

Hey beautifuls!
I truly hope you are enjoying yourselves, getting the most out of each day life is serving you :)
Here’s my latest news:
On Sunday, I went to the launch of a SALA (South Australian Living Artists) exhibition that I have a picture in. It’s themed around any part of the phrase “Mad Hatters Tea Party”; I had Sage in Wedding Cup framed for the event:

In that photo, you can see the lights, pictures on the opposite wall and some of the other people, in the reflections in the glass!
I wore my pirate boots, and I also had my rainbow stripey socks on, to help me feel happy and reassured in case I was a bit overwhelmed by all the people, which I wasn’t. Everyone was lovely, and many had fancy and very cool hats on.
Adelaide people, this exhibition is on all month at Pepper St Art Centre, Magill. Go see if you like – you can see my picture in real life (instead of on your computer screen) and there are lots of other cool pictures, teapots, pieces of jewellery, hats and tea cosies. Fun!

I went to another cool exhibition, one I didn’t have a piece in! A group of people have used Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings to construct some of his inventions out of the materials of his time, and you could have a go at some of them. He was so prolific (there are thousands of notebooks still in existance but they think that’s about 25% of the total he had filled) and, with hindsight, clearly ahead of his time (did you know he invented the floating life preserver?); he was a painter, inventor, engineer and so much more. I am sure you know all these things about him, too, but it was a quite wonderful to imagine while actually turning the wooden handle of something he had designed so long ago. I was prompted to sigh a big happy sigh, and I bought a small thick book about the Mona Lisa to read some more about him.

Out running and walking this week I was intrigued by this plant on someone’s fence. In this photo it looks like a sea of leafy growth, I think, with intermittent flowers bursting out like fish making orange splashes:

I was almost pointing the camera into the sun, I think that’s why it’s a bit foggy looking.

I have not adjusted the colours in this next photo! How amazing is the vibrance and energy! How does nature make such a preposterous marvel?

I think it looks like some kind of plant-y firework show!

I am doing a wonderful course, Foundations, with Catherine Caine. So you can expect me to be even more me: more colourful, more keen on you being even more your wonderful selves, more curious, more green…
2 of my favourite quotes happen to be on that very topic:
“When you find out who you are, turn up the volume” – Michael Bungay Stanier
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” – Dr. Seuss

If you’re following the postcard swap, the story continues :)

Petals and honeybees, I hope you have a beautiful and awesome week, I will be thinking of you. Let me know in the comments section: What are you going to do to turn up your you-est you volume? I’d love to hear…

Next time: show and tell of my new bike accessories, see you then :)

Much love,
Meg x o

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