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I just looked at my blog entries and I don't have very many entries for 2012! So many things happened last year, with work, and then other things that came along. I'm sad to say, that I don't have much time to create any new art. With my job, there just aren't enough hours in the day!

What I will be doing though, is continuing selling my printable items in my etsy shop, as well as always having items for sale on Cafepress and Zazzle! So find me there.... I have also gotten back a few minipops from a local shop that closed, so I will probably be listing those in my etsy shop soon. I will post information here when I do.

In the meantime, here are 3 sets of Valentines for you to enjoy! Share with friends!

Print as many as you want for your kids! Enjoy!
valentines1-http://cl.ly/381j1o2a2R2C141g0Y3i
valentines2- http://cl.ly/0N1M2y292D2R0R0g312c
valentines3- http://cl.ly/2B0R3V0s1o1Q1f1V0J1X
 
 
Hi. It's been awhile. I haven't made any new art in about a year. I was asked to participate in a show called Volumes 2 at my friend's new Gallery V, in Five Points. It was a last minute invitation, so I had to come up with something in about a week. My first thought was to stack books together and paint all over them. My second idea was to just paint the outside covers and hang those. I also thought about just painting on loose canvas pieces about the size of a book page, and sew them together in the edge like a book. I flipped open the inside of a book and I realized that's what I had to do. Use the interior of the book as my canvas and then hang the like paintings. I hope to make more of these soon... If you are in the Columbia, SC area, you should stop by Gallery V and see the show. There are 15 book artists. Gallery Zv is located at 631 D Harden St. in Fives Points above Good for the Sole Shoes. The show will be up through Oct. 18 and that Thursday we will be having a closing reception from 5-8pm.
 
 
Connect with me on pinterest, the highly addicting pinboard website! A friend of mine told me about pinterest last year and I didn't think anything about it, until around the first of the year when I joined. Now I'm addicted! I've always bookmarked or put my ideas on a tumblr blog, but now I can organize them much better on my pinterest page. It's so much fun finding amazing photos and putting them together for inspiration! Add me!
http://pinterest.com/jelenemorris
 
 
Free printable Valentines! Each .pdf page has 4 valentines... Print as many as you want for your kids! Enjoy!
valentines1-http://cl.ly/381j1o2a2R2C141g0Y3i
valentines2- http://cl.ly/0N1M2y292D2R0R0g312c
valentines3- http://cl.ly/2B0R3V0s1o1Q1f1V0J1X
 
 
Here's some Halloween Desktop wallpaper for freebies... Click on the thumbnail and right click to "save as"
 
 
Here are some of my custom banners I made for Etsy customers recently. I think the owl and the pony banner turned out pretty cute! All the owls I drew out myself... Contact me if you want a custom Etsy banner! Only $10! http://jelene.etsy.com
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I've listed almost all my pdf coloring books here for purchase... including my new crazy monsters coloring book!! More new designs coming soon, including "Tickles Goldfish and Friends". Each are $3 for the digital pdf version emailed to you!

http://www.jelene.com/coloring-books.html
 
 
I just finished today a new printable pdf monsters coloring book! It was so much fun to make! I could draw all day just using a sharpie. It's definitely my favorite art tool! It's such a simple tool... can be easily taken in your pocket, for you to create anything, anywhere, anytime, any place!

Lately, I've been finding it hard to be inspired, but today I woke up and I just wanted to draw for hours! I don't get many days like that, so I definitely took advantage of it...

When you are lacking inspiration, what do you do to try and get the juices to flow?

I will probably be updating (renewing) some of my older coloring books... sprucing them up a bit with new fonts for the front page, etc. I've also started a special deal on the pdf coloring books! Buy 2 and get 1 free! You just need to order 2 of the pdf coloring books and let me know in the notes to seller, what your 3rd choice would be. I will email them all to you within 24 hours!

Below is the new crazy monsters! You can order it from my etsy shop here...
Yesterday, zazzle approved my new shoes in my store... I thought they turned out pretty cute!! I have my sweet tart, robot, cupcake tree, and rainbow cupcake slide designs! These are kid's sizes, but if you are interested in having them in adult sizes, I can make some for you! Just let me know... www.zazzle.com/jeleneart
 
 
I just designed some really cute Tickles Goldfish and my stacked cupcakes on flipflops! You can purchase them on cafepress...
They are having a 15% off discount today using the code AUGUST15. They come in kids and adult sizes too!
Tickles Goldfish Flip Flops - Cupcake Flip Flops
 
 
I just set up a new tumblr blog for my artwork. I have been posting on tumblr for awhile in my inspiration/design blog, but wanted to have one for my artwork as well. If you are on tumblr, be sure and connect with me on both accounts!
My inspiration tumblr is "The Gray Leaf" http://jelene.tumblr.com
and my art tumblr is: http://jeleneart.tumblr.com

See you there!