This week's FABULOUS Friday Artists are the lovely ladies from
www.joli-paquet.blogspot.com
Joli Paquet is a gathering of artist friends that started in 2009. Cerri Campbell, of Little Pink Studio, started the group to inspire others to create. So with the help of her friends, Brandy, Jeanne, and Cindy, they have turned their little creative blog into a seasonal inspiration place. A place that anyone can visit and be inspired by seasonal free tutorials and tips. They also share their talents in the form of seasonal creative DIY kits that can be purchased. The gals at Joli love to see others being creative and they hope that their little blog will inspire just that…CREATIVITY!
Cerri Campbell of Little Pink Studio
Hello, I’m Cerri Campbell, the founder of Joli Paquet, and the owner of an online boutique The Little Pink Studio. I have a great love of all things vintage, creating, and incorporating vintage items into my creations. I spend most days in my studio shipping orders, creating pretty things, or dreaming up the next kit I want to create. When not in my studio, I love spending time with my husband and two teenage daughters, one of which will be leaving the nest in just a few short months to start her journey in art school.
Being a part of Joli Paquet is wonderful as it brings so many different women together, all with the same love of creating. I love that we continue to offer creative tutorials to inspire our readers as well as affordable seasonal kits! My hope is that our little community will continue to grow and to nurture the love of creating and sharing.
Visit Cerri at:
www.littlepinkstudio.typepad.com
www.thelittlepinkstudio.com
Brandy Faulkner of Brandywine
My name is Brandy Faulkner. I was born and raised in Texas. I’m a country farm girl at heart but for right now I live in the city of Abilene. I love muted tones, paper, ephemera, glass glitter, and anything to do with natural history. I have been married to my best friend for 5 years. He’s super supportive of my business and hobby even though he totally doesn’t get my “aged, vintage” style. He’s a contractor and just doesn’t know why anyone would want to make new stuff look old!
I have one son and two stepsons. They are part of the reason I started an ETSY shop. You have to be creative coming up with big parties for three boys on a small budget. I would come up with themes and hand make everything. I would get so many complements and people would tell me I should sell the things I made. In May 2007 I opened Brandywine Boutique on ETSY. I have the best most loyal customers that inspire me to create everyday. The motto of my business is “Make Everyday Magic”. I really believe using hand made items can make your families’ day a little more special. And I think every single day should be full of little things that make you happy. My goal is to become a product designer and to do more freelance work.
Visit Brandy at:
www.brandywineboutique.blogspot.com
www.etsy.com/shop/brandywine
Jeanne Szewczyk of Dream Create Inspire
My name is Jeanne Szewczyk and my husband and I live in the Midwest – just outside Chicago to be exact. I was born and raised in this area and although many of our friends have moved away to avoid the cold winters, I find the four seasons and the colors they produce to be a huge source of inspiration for me. I have a degree in Early Childhood Education, but my real passion has always been art. I like to dabble in a variety of medias, but always with a vintage touch. I began my art blog, Dream, Create, Inspire, four years ago as a way to connect with other artists who had similar interests as mine. Little did I know back then that I would discover such a wonderful, supportive, world of talented people that would soon become dear friends.
Not long after that, I opened my Etsy shop called, Collage Art Studio, as a place to sell my original mixed-media artwork, kits and supplies. And eventually I ended up collaborating with the lovely and talented girls of Joli Paquet to create a place to share tutorials and kits for artists of all levels to enjoy. So in the end, I guess you could say I have gone back to my roots in teaching to “show and tell” others how to make pretty little things to adorn their homes or give as gifts. As the saying goes “everything comes full circle,” and for me this has proven to be very true.
Visit Jeanne at:
www.jeanneszewczyk.com
Cindy Gilstrap of Junque Art
My name is Cindy Gilstrap and I live in McKinney, Texas with my wonderful hubby, 2 kiddos, and 2 dogs. I got started in scrapbooking in the late 90’s when my kids were born. My love of paper evolved into a passion for paper art and mixed media collage art. I love creating and I guess you could say I have an eclectic style. I tend to gravitate towards vintage with an shabby chic and rustic touch.
My creative love turned into an art blog and then into a web shop at JunqueArt.com. I was very flattered when my friend, Cerri, asked me to be a part of Joli Paquet. It is a wonderful gathering of artist friends that want to share their love of creating beautiful things with others. Creating things is “good for the soul” and hopefully we are sharing some of “our soul” with others through our free tutorials and creative seasonal kits. You can also find me teaching mixed media workshops throughout Texas.
Visit Cindy at:
www.cindygilstrap.typepad.com/junqueart
www.junqueart.com
Nice to meet you ladies!
Now get ready for not one, but FOUR great prizes!
The gals at Joli-Paquet are each giving away one of their exclusive Spring Kits!
Aren't those FABULOUS! Thanks Cindy, Jeanne, Brandy and Cerri for offering these great prizes to our readers.
All you need to do is comment and you're entered!
Additional entries:
*Follow WWC on Twitter @WHEREWOMENCREAT
*Tweet about this contest
*Follow TCC on Twitter @TCCEVENT
*Have a WWC button or link on your blog
*Have a TCC button or link on your blog
Remember to post separately for each additional entry.
This contest ends on Monday, May 3rd at Midnight (MST), so make sure to get your comments in by then. We will announce the winner on Tuesday, May 4th by email and on the blog, then you will have until May 11th to claim your prize.
~Thanks so much for your support of
Where Women Create~
