The winner of the 2015 Shadows of Oz giveaway is...............

Well its draw time again!! The cats can't be bothered, the dogs are too busy so it looks as if I will have to do the draw this year!!

So using my random name generator...(sounds posh doesn't it!! actually its just a bowl with name folded into it ) .......the winner is..... Sunshineshelle, if you let me have your details I will get the Flying Monkey Couriers to deliver the picture to you straight away.

Thank you all for your lovely comments.

Kim Cowley alias The Kitchen Witch presents.............

Kim Cowley and I have been friends for a few years now and bless her she does not have a blog so I let her use Practically Magickal to post her entries for Celebrate Oz because.....well it just wouldn't be an arty party without the wonderful and creative work of Kim. If you would like to see more of her work you can visit her Facebook page "The Kitchen Witch". Kim and her husband Martin are both artists and I am always fascinated by the work that they do. Kim is now doing "Eco" printing which is quite wonderful. The use of nature's own beauty to create imprinted fabrics. She uses cotton and silk and the images that attained are just breathtaking. So without further ado....as they say.....here is Kim's take on the Shadows of Oz - Celebrate Oz 2015.

A shadow has fallen over Oz the leaves have fallen from the trees and it is always winter but never Christmas....whoops I popped over to Narnia there sorry!!...anyhow I digress, a shadow has fallen over Oz, all of the leaves have fallen off of the trees, and for a time it seemed that leaves would be forever forgotten,  fortunately eco printing has been  discovered  and so the witch was able to make prints of the dead leaves and turn them into a wall hanging, the  hanging will be delivered to the real magician of Oz by The Flying Monkey Couriers Inc. (though sadly not in time for Oma's birthday! )

  

As the leaves are winging their way to the real magician, well that is not strictly speaking true, the Flying Monkey Couriers Inc seem a bit dilatory and haven't bothered to pick it up yet!!

but as the leaves do have a new home the giveaway for the Oz challenge is this 6 by 8inch pen and ink drawing of Oz just as the shadow was starting to fall.

This is the giveaway

Leave a comment and I'll pick a name and announce the winner on April 18. Good Luck to all.

Announcing the winners of the giveaway for Hues of Oz...........

This year Bess and Bob insisted on doing the grand draw for Oz, after all the cats had done it last year and to be frank they both think that those cats are too dammed spoiled, they always get the best place in front of the fire first and won't move and their food always taste nicer!

So here we go!

So the winner of the Oz cushion is.....Stacy of Magic Love Crow

And.......

The winner of the face plaque is...... James C Wallace, The Magician of Oz

If you send your address etc via Oma Linda at: turtle 8603 at comcast dot net, I will get your prizes sent off to you :)

And a HUGE thank you to Oma Linda for organizing another great Oz party

Kim Cowley - Hues of Oz 2014

I was so excited about the title of this years Celebrate Oz because when I first saw The Wizard of Oz as a child, I was just blown away by the shift from the dull Kansas black and white in the beginning of the film to the riot of Ozian colour when Dorothy awakens in the Land of Oz.

Oz was all bright, eye popping color!!

And if I think about the colours of Oz now, aside from the Gingham blue and ruby slippers (I wanted to be Dorothy and wear that dress and those slippers), I still see just that: a riot of colour and strange and wonderful faces.

Oz is the magical place where the rules of nature are different, animals talk, inanimate things become alive and the whole thing is a glorious riot of colour.

From these childhood memories came my inspiration for the face wall plaque and the cushion. I still have a soft spot for gingham so that runs through both pieces, but the colours and faces are as I saw them as a child.

The wall plaque is made from had made wet felt embellished with embroidery details. The Face is sewn onto a backing of unprimed art canvas and then glued to a wooden base, The base was cut with a jigsaw (a newly acquired skill btw) and I decoupaged it to go with the Oz theme. A hook has been added for hanging.

The cushion is hand made from gingham with hand made wet felted panels and embellishments added.

Both the wall plaque and the cushion are my giveaways and I would ask that you comment here and let me know which you are interested in. The drawing will be on March 28th and the winner announced here on March 29th. Good luck to all of you.

Please take time to go back to Olde Baggs n Stuft Shirts and click on the links to the other partys. Thanks so much for coming here to visit.

Don't forget to update to a new blog reader..........

or you can just fill in the follow by email tab on my sidebar to continue knowing when I post here.

This site has been so slooooooooooooooooooow for such a long time.....but I am going to put up something new beginning Monday morning........so please continue to follow.

We're back in the business of introductions.........

Gosh, it is hard to believe that it has been 5 months since I posted anything here at Practically Magickal. I had all the good intentions in the world to stay current with my recommendations of other artist work but I got bogged down in life.

It is my hope that I will be able to take the time once a week to continue to highlight other's work. I also hope that I will be able to bring to you folks you may not already know about. I also am going to have some guest bloggers to tell of their art experience, journey or perhaps even offer a tutorial on their preferred media.

I have introduced you to the wonderfully talented and totally awesome Sharon Henry from Plumrose Lane before but this is a good place to begin again.

In the past few months Sharon has had the unbelieveable task of retreiving all her computer design files from one source and find a more suitable storage home for them. We're talking thousands of files. She has been a phenom when it comes to taking care of her clients and helping reinstall backgrounds, badges, headers.....you name it Ms. Sharon has been on the job.

I so admire her talent when it comes to all things computer, but more than that I admire her work ethic. She will not leave a client hanging. She is right there to make it right, as painless as possible and does so with a grace and light that makes me so happy to call her friend and I am one of her biggest fans. She is a beautiful lady inside and out.

If you need a makeover for your blog, a zippy new facebook page topper, a custom anything for your computer, please know that when you call on Sharon, she will be there for you all the way from beginning to end. I highly recommend her and her work.

Here's my new badge for this blog. Isn't it wonderful?????? So go to the sidebar, capture my badge, come back and see me and I'll introduce you to more lovely folks.

Giveaway Winners and a guilty pleasure of mine......

Thank you to all who commented on the post for the Bewitching Home goes Pink. I always appreciate your thoughts.

The winner of the mask is Maddyrose of Santa and the Mrs. The Winner of the pink witch hat is Wendy S of The Year with Cats. Congratulations to both of you. I'll have these in the mail to you on Monday.

And now on to my guilty pleasure. I have for most all of my life been fascinated by all thinks "dotty". Red and White polka dots just do me in. Love, love, love them. And so, that love has brought me to an insane love of gnomes, mushrooms and all manner of wonders in the required white on red dotty world. I have a folder on my pinterest "What is red white and gnome all over" and fill it with my heart's desire often.

I found that there is another person that I know who shares my passion for polka dots of the red and white variety and I came to know this when I saw some of her photos in her blog, The Vintage Fairytales. Yes Becky is a dotty nut in addition to being a fabulous photographer and lovely person.
She sent me this too fabulous for words antique glass red and white topped mushroom because.....just because. I adore it and Becky.

I have installed it into a bell jar to keep it safe......I'm not sure that's where it will stay, but after all the Halloweenie comes down, I'm looking forward to placing it in its permanent home in the dining room. Or as my grandchildren like to say.....the display room.

The Bewitching Home goes PINK.........

It is my pleasure to be participating in The Bewitching Home hosted by The Witch of Howling Creek on today's post.

I am also pleased to be able to share "Pink for October", a website dedicated to spreading pink for Breast Cancer Awareness. If you are interested in going pink for October and there is certainly time left to do so, please go to: http://pinkforoctober.org/go_pink.html 

Sharon from Plumrose Lane has generously provided blog headers, facebook and twitter pink backgrounds as well as badges for blogs etc for this cause. Stop by Plumrose Lane or the website to learn more.

I was inspired to take a plain witches hat and bring out the pink. This ensemble just needs a broom to make the evening complete.....Go Pink!!!

 

In honor of this Pink for October blog, I'd like to giveaway the Pink Witches Hat and also the gold/pink mask. So just comment and let me know which of these prizes you would like to win. If you would like to become a follower of this blog, you will receive and additional entry. If you are currently a follower you also will get an additional entry. I will be drawing a winner on October 18.

Go Pink for October, remind a friend that you love them and want them to go get a mammogram, donate to help to find a cure for breast cancer, and if you would like an extra entry in this giveaway, go to Plumrose Lane and comment that Practically Magickal sent you on this days posting. Also here is the link to see the other particpants in this fun blog event.

 

Trolls, Hobgoblins and Goblins arrived

Having tried to "ready up" for the Halloween season, I listed these items in my Etsy shop.

The Not Quite Right Halloween Hearts will probably be the last of these little gems that I do. The lovely sound of the embroidery floss going through the paper will be limited because of the growth on my wrists. Holding a needle is getting to be no fun at all. So onward and upward.

These are the shoes that I entered into the Altered Witch Shoe blog party sponsored by Anna at Frosted Petunias. So much fun taking nun shoes and making them into Witchy wear. If you didn't see the other entries for this party follow the link to the fun.

Next week I will have an item featured from a shop in Sweden and then hopefully the week after, I will have the shop itself listed here. You're gonna love it, I promise.

Thanks for stopping by, Oma Linda

This artist is a little hard to understand but worth the effort....

I am trying to be true to my word and bring you art work that is fresh, fun and worth the look see. I have no pictures to show you but you will see why when you make your visit to meet. The Libe ob Don Estorbo de la Bodega Dominicana.

I have been reading Estorbo's blog now for almost 2 years. I have never not had a reaction to what is being offered by the very talented writer and the model of this blog. I hope that you will be enchanted by the way that the endeavors are offered. Most times I laugh until I hurt, but I have also wept copiously. I am as you know a total animal lover and this beeg blag cad is simply loveable to the max.

I'd like to introduce you to Don Estorbo. I'd like to suggest that going back to view past posts will give you some idea just how talented this writer/photog is and why the New York Times has come to their apartment to interview, The Woooman, The Smoothman and Estorbo.

Let me know what you theeenk, think.

It's been awhile............

I feel like I have neglected this blog for far too long. My intention was to keep an artist of the week on here and did okay for awhile and then............pffffffft. We partied here, thanks Ms. April and the Angry Gnome and then.............nada pinata.

I have some slowed down, as in better timing,  plans for spotlighting talented people here. Some Etsy buddies, some witchy friends from across the pond and a shop in Sweden that you will not be able to resist.

So I hope those of you who are still out there in bloggyland will come back to this blog to see what we're cooking up here.

Ta for now, OmaLinda

The Angry Gnome Celebrates Oz

The Angry Gnome Welcomes One and ALL to Oma Linda’s Wizard of Oz party!!! In honor of this Special, Annual Event, the Angry Gnome and his friends decided to make an Ozzie Wand for a Give Away!!

They began with some Oz Scrapbook paper they’ve been hoarding for just this Occasion! They also had a glass bowl shape and a wood piece and a dowel.  Everything was at their disposal so they began their work!

The first thing done was the painting of the wood base:

Once this was painted, two more Gnomes drilled the hole for the Wand handle.  Hmmmmmm....there was a bit of a delay, due to a bottle of wine...but work was eventually resumed and the hole successfully drilled!

Some Extras were being chosen...Stars were very important!!!

  And the Angry Gnome, himself, worked on the famous OZ Symbol!!!! 

                                        

Next came the OZ figures on the green base and Glitter!!!  One of the Gnomes spilled quite a bit of glitter but managed to also get some around the Witch figure, where it was needed!

After working ALL DAY, the Angry Gnome and friends had created a wonderful, BIG, Magical Witch of the West OZ WAND!!!! And here it is!!!!

Now, would you like to know HOW this Oz Wand could be yours?????!!!  I’m not going to TELL!!! HAHHAHAHHA, JUST KIDDING!!! Had you going for a second!!! Okay..in order to win this Fabulous OZZIE WAND, sweated over by MANY hard-working Gnomes, you must successfully answer the following OZ questions:

1)  What is the Tin Woodman’s REAL NAME?

2) What is the name of THIS MULE in the book, “Tik-Tok of Oz”, by L. Frank Baum (This question is in honor of Oma Linda!)

3)  Which TWO Characters are the only TWO allowed to practice MAGIC in the land of Oz??

4)  Which character is The Angry Gnome’s Favorite (Hint- it is NOT a Witch!!)

Answer these 4 Questions correctly and your name will be put in a Drawing.  The Drawing will take place July 20th, the DAY AFTER the OZ PARTY!!! 

And there will also be a Second Drawing for a Wonderful OZ Shopping Bag, as well, on July 20th.

 Here is the Bag that will be Given away. To Enter, you must leave a Comment on The Angry Gnome on July 19th (Oz Party Day)-

On Facebook :      https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Angry-Gnome/216468791803429  

and mention something you have seen on Oma Linda’s Blog: http://lindaomasoldebaggsnstuftshirts.blogspot.com/

having to do with the OZ PARTY!!! Your name will then be put into a Drawing and the Winner chosen July 20th!! SO, you have an OZportunity to win the Oz Wand OR the Oz Bag on July 20th!!!  GOOD LUCK and Remember, There’s No Place Like Home!!!

I don't normally do awards but....Karen has won my heart

Not that the rest of you who have tried on my other blogs to bestow awards on me and I am always flattered beyond measure and have turned them down. But I do thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

Karen of IrelandBrady along with Stacy of Magic Love Crow have been so generous and loving to our inside, outside, upside down darling Ry. So because of their amazing outpourings, I will with accept this Kreativ Blogger Award.

When you receive this honor, here are the rules or not depending on your mood or bent.
1.Post a link to the person who awarded you the award.
2. Share 7 well thought out random things about yourself
3. Bestow this award on 10 other deserving bloggers and then let them know.

1. I have never been scuba diving but I love the ocean

2. My favorite food is Thanksgiving dinner, turkey, dressing, the whole sheebang. And I saw yesterday on the Food Network a Thanksgiving Po' Boy that has it all and is now offically my new favorite sandwich.

3. I once went on a starvation diet while working at a bakery and passed out. When I awoke I had the tray of chocolate donuts I had been carrying all over me.

4. I just recently found out that I can do without things I thought I had to have in order to be me. Good stuff.

5. When I was a little girl, I met and had my pictures taken with Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Rin Tin Tin, and Hopalong Cassidy. I also was on TV with Glen Campbell at K circle B in Albuquerque.
"Riding down the trail to Albuquerque, saddlebags all filled with beans and jerky, heading for K circle B, the TV ranch for you and me, K circle B in Albuquerque, yodel detay, yodel detay, yodel dee". And that's the real song.

6. In the past three years, I have learned more about life from my grands than the preceding decades. This blessing that I have had in my life has not gone unnoticed or unrecognized. My daughter and grands living with us has enriched all of our lives and we will forever be Casa de Cuckoos and proud of it.

7. I have begun to paint again after years away because of some wonderful friends who are so talented in so many different area and make me want to have the joy they have in what they do so well. Thanks my arting buddies.

And so because I am the rule breaker I was born to be.....if there are those of you who would like to tell us some great stuff about yourself, please feel free to join in and post the Kreativ Blogger Award on your blog too.

Oberon's Wood

This old elf is such a darling soul. Not just because she is a friend but because she has such a giving personality. She hides sometimes in the wood and plays hide and seek with us mortals and always makes me giggle.

Her painting of fairies are extraordinary and are only surpasses by her talent at miniature sculpture. And her computer creations using old photos never ceases to make me happy. She has a wicked sense of humor.

I have shared with you in the past the wonders of her hands on my other blogs but I am going to share with you where you can find her hiding. Her facebook page is called "forgotten corner of Oberon's Wood" "https://www.facebook.com/ArtofOberonsWood  and also Oberon's Wood as is her shop on Etsy, oberonswood. At this point in time, like all of us who do "arting" encouragement would be a wonderful thing. Most especially because she has such mega talent, not only as an artist but a kind, caring human as well. Ms. Cee is contemplating removing her facebook selling page because of little activity......thus my sending you there to encourage the darling girl.

This multi talented lady moderates a lovely page for Pagan Artists Network and also Society of Spellweavers on facebook  and is such an encourager of others. Friends to so many and special old elf to all of us. XXXX Ms. Cee.

She also can be found on blogger at: http://oberonswood.blogspot.com/2012/06/my-bleeding-heart.html

So my lovelies....off with you now. Go see my friend the elf of Oberon's Wood.