The Painted House is Local

I love to explore.  In fact, if my head were freakishly enormous and ill-portioned to my body and I yelled everything I said, you could call me Dora the Explorer.  My kids are accustomed to being asked in the car, “Hey, wanna go explore?”  I love to know the ‘hood around me and discover fun, cool places to hang.  I’m still relatively new to the Atlanta area so there seems to be no end to the discoveries.  Sometimes the finds are deals, and deal finding is like a drug to me.  After years upon years of living on student loans and now years upon years of paying back student loans, I’ve learned how to live large on a budget.  I actually love the challenge. Also near and dear to my heart, buying local from local business owners.  Supporting local artists, that sort of thing.  See that button, BUY ART, over on the right?  That’s just my little reminder to  you to consider purchases made from the hands of local artists.  It’s a good thing.

So local runs the gamut here of deals and steals, restaurants and boutiques, artists and characters, events and house tours in the places like Atlanta, Houston, and Asheville–the places I hang out the most.  So, wanna go explore?

Show house at Montaluce, Dahlonega, GA

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Scott Market, Atlanta

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Tupelo Honey, Asheville, NC

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Hotel Icon, Houston

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Bicycle Fence, House Tour in Golden, TX

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Tobacco Barn Antiques, Asheville, NC

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Eddie Ross Framing Workshop, Atlanta

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The Grit, Athens, GA

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Retropolis, Houston

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AmericasMart, Atlanta

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So, there is one more giveaway!  May I introduce Cuyler Hovey-King?  She is a local Atlanta jewelry artist.  A graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design, she sells her jewelry on Etsy and scadShop–a shop featuring work from SCAD students and alumni.  One lucky reader will win this adorable chair necklace in silver and bronze.  I wish I could win!

Here Cuyler describes her work:

As a child I loved miniatures.  Anything miniature–from tiny boxes to intricate dollhouse to detailed figurines–precious, tiny objects found untouched on the shelves of dusty curio cabinets.  I would collect these small treasures, organize, and display them in shadow boxes; the compartments within gave each trinket a sense of significance.

This childhood fascination with miniatures has manifested itself in my work.  Using techniques such as wax-carving, lost-wax casting, enameling, and fabrication, I strive to achieve this same sense of preciousness in my jewelry.

If you don’t win, you could always console yourself with another delicate piece from her Etsy store:

Bitty bow ring

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Circle hoop bird earrings

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Just leave a comment here to enter–and post about TPH and the giveaway on your blog or Facebook for four more entries.  I will close the entries on Sunday just whenever I wake up, which will probably be early, sigh.  I’ll announce the winners on Monday’s post.  I can’t wait to see who all wins!

Thank you so much for celebrating The Painted House launch with a week-long Open House and giveaways.  It means so much to me to receive your valuable time, interest, and thoughtful comments here.  I hope TPH will continue to be a happy stop on your Internet wanderings.  See you Monday!

If my thank you were a tree, it would be a sequoia–you guys are awesome!

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If I’ve left you out, please let me know!