Merriment and Peppermint

From the time I was a little girl my favorite animal has been the Moose

to be honest I'm not sure I've ever seen one in person

but I love them none the less

Last weeks Doodley Doo was Woodlands

and I used the topic to work on a drawing I did back in 2008

I've been so dang frustrated lately with how to color my work

and after hours of experimenting I think I've finally found

a process that works for me!!!

What do you think?

I painted my moose - his name is Peppermint

in photoshop... it's a rather long process

well at least adding all his hair was

but I love the clean look

and the fact that I can edit my work as I move along

no more going to far with the colors

or oh my goodness why did I choose that color!!

and so forth and what not...

I was so excited with how Mr. Peppermint turned out

that I used him as the mascot of my new etsy shop I just opened

I know - kind of sudden right?

well I've been thinking about and honestly really needing to

open a second shop in order to separate all the different avenues

my little creative mind takes me in

So now you can find all my vintage items at Merriment and Peppermint

along with some new vintage inspired nursery decor

that I will be finishing real soon

Here are a few more shots from the little photo shoot

hubby was kind enough to do with me yesterday

in fact hubby was such a great sport

because we realized after we were done

that I didn't have a memory card in the camera

so we had to go back to the house and then back out again

and of coarse the lighting wasn't as good the second time around

so I don't think any of these photos are amazing

but I also couldn't decide which shot was the best... lol

For those of you who signed up for my giveaway

and were so kind as to spread the word about my shop

THANK YOU!!!

I did see my numbers jump a bit

and even made a sale! :)

I really appreciate the support!!!

So without further delay...

the winner is

the ever sweet Linda

of Linda's Goodies

♥