Wow! It is next year somewhere, so I am sipping wine and eating chocolate cake.
I am also sharing my first vlog video – a little tour of the “art cove” where I produce my art. It is actually an old workbench in my 1940’s built home. Yes, that is PVC running through it! I also want to wish readers a Happy New Year and look forward to more vlogs throughout the year.
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Twas the week after Christmas, when all through the nursery, many cuttings were rooting with outstanding diversity.
Winter bloom on angel wing begonia
Yet, as the winter temperature fall, the daylight becomes longer. Warmer weather is coming soon enough. And I’m gearing up for it already in The Midwife’s Nursery. That’s the NEW name of Art from the Hartt’s plant nursery. Visit my Etsy Shop at the icon below to check out all listings.
Navy 4 inch terra cotta pots with gold daylilyTurquoise 4 inch terra cotta pots with purple begonia leaf
As we wait for those roots to grow and days to warm up, I’m focusing on building my inventory of art. December seems to be pot month. While I live in Colorado, I mean painted plant pots.
Miniature 2.5 inch terra cotta pots with daylily designs Another style of mini plant pot with orange daylilyAnother fairy garden size pot with red daylily
IDK about you, but I find winter to be dreary. I need color. I cherish my winter blooming houseplants but miss my daylilies. So, I decided on painted pots with bright daylily blooms. I also have a batch with purple and silver Rex Begonia leaves. Each pot comes with a 20% discount on a future plant purchase from The Midwife’s Nursery department.
This is a 6 inch terra cotta pots with a red daylily
I also painted this vintage saucepan with a daylily. Wouldn’t this look cool in the kitchen or garden?
Vintage saucepan with decorative daylily
BTW, I should mention that all my terra cotta pots are sealed inside with modge podge and painted with a base of chalk paint, giving them a very matte finish. The flowers are acrylic and really stand out from the background.
Art from the Hartt art cove area
From spring, I’ll be featuring more vintage planters, redecorated. You will get an option to include a plant once the weather warms. TTFN.
The holidays can be such a stressful and either too-busy or feeling-lonely time. Or, both. I know I have spent a lot of time creating sales and putting them on social media. It is time to soften it a little and focus on our mission of improving wellbeing through art and nature.
I am doing two things from not until Christmas (or December 25th, if you celebrate a different Holiday). First, I am putting all my paintings, photo/art prints, and photography on a 25% off sale. Find these in my Etsy shop here.
Second, I am going to send wellbeing quotes daily via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. These are my favorite quotes from the field of positive psychology. I will include some photos of my plants, but not necessarily ones I am selling. The focus is totally on the beauty of wellbeing.
Let’s get started with the first quote:
“It’s not the mountain that stops you, it is the pebble in your shoe.”
Mountain Climber Saying from Pursuing the Good Life by Chris Peterson
At the end of the season, I will look to see which quotes received the most likes on WordPress, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. I will be putting the top three into greeting cards that I will sell next year (that will feature my art). I will offer discount coupons for the cards to those who like the winning quotes.
Giving Tuesday: Get 20% off our dog artwork AND donate to Black Canyon Animal Sanctuary Senior Whiskers Program. 100% of proceeds from dog art original paintings and photo prints will be donated to the Senior Whiskers
Cyber Monday brings 40% off on all plants and painted plant pots on Etsy. PLUS a FREE 4 inch epiphyllum (orchid cactus family) cutting with all coupon purchases while supplies last.
Code for 40% off on Cyber Monday is CYBERPLANTSALE21 – you need to enter the code at checkout to get 40% off plus the clipping.
Giving Tuesday– Dog art proceeds will be donated to Black Canyon Animal Sanctuary Senior Whiskers Program.
NEXT UP: 12 DAYS of Christmas Sale Starts December 1st:
I hope all our our followers had a peaceful and grateful day no matter where you live or who you are. Here is my annual gratitude quote video. It features my daylilies (this year I picked orange) and my dogs. The quote is out of The Little Book of Gratitude by Dr Robert Emmons.
I am in love with Southwest travel. I go at least once a year. The winter months bring me joy when I can paint my road trips to share with the world. Here are the original paintings I currently have available.
I love my dogs – they are my companions every day of my life. The animal lover in me just had to add some caricatures of my fur tribe to my line-up of art. Who doesn’t love Chihuahuas and Terriers?
Santa Paws – Chihuahuas in winter clothes – photo prints onlyChihuahua Party – Fun dog birthday painting and photo printsSmall Terrier in her Pom Pom Pajamas
For more information on my Black Friday sale – click here.
Available for Black Friday/Small Business Saturday /Cyber Monday Sales 11/18-29/21 while supplies last! Visit my Black Friday sales listings and Black Friday coupon for more information on the sale.
Daylily Ornaments
Black Ice OrnamentSanta’s Pants OrnamentSanta Fe Christmas OrnamentSet of 4 ornaments, includes the listings above plus Candy Cane Dreams
Hand Painted Pots (Begonia and Daylily)
Rex Begonia PotDaylily Cripple Creek painted pot
Original Daylily and Flower Paintings and Photo Prints
Chief Four Fingers daylilyGhost Ranch daylilyInwood daylilyKokopelli daylilyRoute 66 daylilyZuni Thunderbird daylilyLand of Enchantment daylily photo printsNurse’s Stethoscope daylily photo prints
Daylily and Nature coasters and photo prints
Maya Cha Cha large tile paintingSucculent coaster and photo printsBegonia tile painting and photo printsCanyon Colors daylily coaster and photo printsVisit us on Etsy to shop our sale!