With One Image challenge published

 
Remember a while back I mentioned some of my challenge pieces were chosen for publication?   Well...my complementary issue of Somerset Memories Spring 2010 has arrived!

I couldn't be more thrilled!!

Trust me...I was excited when I got the email saying they had chosen a few pieces back then but I can't even tell you how much more wonderful it is to open the magazine and see your own work on the page.

I'll be sharing all seven pieces I submitted as soon as I get the package back. The pictures I took before sending them off were really poorly lit and kind of fuzzy. Thank goodness Somerset takes their own beautiful photos!

Good news...

quite a while back I sent off a package to Somerset Memories answering one of their challenges.

I heard back from them... They will be publishing 3 of the 7 I sent! Hooray!! Somerset Memories is only published twice a year now so I'll have to wait until April 1st to see it.

Awesome day!

Today has been just one of those wonderful days that everything seems to fall into place. Usually it's just the opposite. I forget or misplace things, someone is a crabby butt, nothing productive gets accomplished, etc...you get the picture.

Here's my list of wonderful things for the day:

• both kids slept in--HOORAY!
  
• beautiful gift from a friend arrived (spoon book w/knife)
  
• get to see my bracelet in print (pages 101 & 225)
• baby girl graduated from preschool
• tried welding for the 1st time -- it's REALLY fun

"1000 Jewelry Inspirations"

I just got word that the book my bracelet is published in is on Amazon for pre-order.

As far as I can tell my bracelet didn't make the cover shot. It was sent off with 49 other pieces as to be photographed for possible cover shots. Bummer. I'm certainly not going to complain though!! It just would have been the super sweet icing on the cake to be on the cover as well!

Grandma Olena--PUBLISHED

The Dec/Jan issue of Somerset Memories was in my mailbox today...and why is that significant?? Only because I have a piece of art published on page 63!

I am awaiting a reply from the publisher as to where or not I am allowed to share the image or not. Otherwise..hope you can take a peek at the magazine sometime.

UPDATE:
I got permission to share my published piece with you. In the magazine it's framed but I wasn't able to take a decent photo with it in the frame.

This caption appears next to the photo:

"There are very few photos of my beautiful Grandma Olena since she tragically died before reaching her 30th birthday. As a child I always wondered why she didn't smile for her picture...I'd like to think this tribute to her would make her smile now."

Somerset Memories

I am walking on cloud nine today!

I just got an email that a piece I submitted to Somerset Memories will be published in the Dec/Jan issue!!!!! I am thrilled as you can well imagine. I can hardly wait for the magazine to come out.

Late spring of 2008 a charm bracelet of mine will be published in a book titled 1000 Jewelry Details.

Exciting news!!

I heard back from a publisher that the bracelet I submitted will be published!! I'm thrilled! Ecstatic! Overjoyed! I could go on and on... I wish I was given a time frame on a publishing date but unfortunately was not. I sent the actual bracelet off to be photographed by the publishing house yesterday.

OK..back to my reality...housework, hubby, kids...and always a little time for art!! :)

UPDATE:
I found out that the book will be published May 2008...seems like a long time from now but I'm sure it will be worth the wait!