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Cute chickens for Chickengirl! Those remind me of the clothespin dolls I used to make while on road trips w/ the fam. But, those ones are much cuter than the yarn and elmer's covered dolls I made...

Lucky you! They are adorable!!

What a lovely surprise getting mail! Beautiful little presents.

Great to see the Mininas safe and happy in her new home!!!
I'm so glad that you like them!
(^v^)

so fun!

sooo cutee! package from the postman always giving a nice feeling, lucky you and talented Zime! :D

i continue to be amazed by all the outstanding artwork i see coming out of argentina. and i just found this out just a few years ago.

OMG - it's especially made for you!!
That's adorable! I'm excited because I won one in her giveaway and I can't wait to see what I got. We are both lucky girls!!

What lovely goodies! Thanks for all the fantastic shares, sounds like a wonderful trip. =)

ooh I am glad you had fun. I would love to visit France someday.

oooh I am in love with Amandine Piu's work- thanks for sharing it. glad you had a good time finding some lovely goodies en francais!

Wow, how fantastic buys and trip. Thank you for sharing. I just looked at Amandine Piu's work, it's extraordinarily beautiful.

Enjoy all your goodies :)

You know, I really appreciate you sharing all your goodies and special gift and treats with us. I look forward to going to Paris some day and visit some of the places you have gone. This is wonder!! Glad your home safe. I will be visiting a lot of these wonderful websites you've provided and drool in private. Yes I clowned professionally for 7 years. It was wonderful and fun and lots. and lots of hard work. I still do it for my family. I was traumatized when I went to a children's party and they tried to strip me. They wanted to see how far the pink grease paint went! The sad part was the parent just sat there and let it happen. Was not a really good experience. I think sometimes that clowning in not suited for certain ages. I'm a child of the 60's and there is an innocents that has been lost to a great degree. I would love to see it come back. I think they love and adore clowns in Paris. I think this in my dream. he he he he. Have a good one my friend.
Thanks for sharing!

Great book finds! Thanks for sharing...

Hey Chickengirl,
Thanks for commenting on my blog! It's funny because I just stumbled across your website last week during one of my procrastination breaks. Your work is great!

great stuff! Oh my gosh I am so jealous of your trip. I went to france a few years ago, it was so beautiful.

Welcome Back Jannie!!! what a wonderful trip and it sounds like you had a tres bien time there...

Hugs
Diana

Fantastic finds!

Ohhh... Jannie, all these goodies are precious!

This weekend my husband and I decorated our place with the few Xmas stuff we have... and your gifts from last year are showing their beauty around all the apartment.

We just love them!

Thanks again, ma belle :)

ohh I want one!! Those books are fantastic, and well what do you expect from France anyway. I am glad you had a great time.

Some fun stuff you gathered on your trip. Thanks for sharing it all! My hubby and I went to Paris two years ago and just love it! I even thought the people were nice... contrary to what I always heard.

I know what you mean about people coming to the U.S. and bravely trying to communicate with us... and nothing brings it to the fore more than experiencing it yourself!

It's nice to see some of the inspiration's sources of the people that inspires so many beautiful things as you do, Jannie :)

Have a lovely end of Sunday!

So creative! I love finding inspiration :)

haha - cool - love the barcode. yes just about everything i got in japan is super funky, from the wrapping of takeaway sushi, to hotel business cards. a truly amazing country!

They are known for their attention to detail...that is wonderful...thanks for sharing these cool photos!!!

Definitely the coolest UPC I've seen - fun find, thanks for sharing!

All that color and fun lettering...it screeeeeams cartoon! I love that! Sweet barcode--everything is art in that package design..way cool.

I love calbee potato sticks. Thanks for posting this and bringing back memories.

Ohhhh....that IS the best UPC ever.
Funny, I would have thought you couldn't artistically mess around with the UPC area, I am apparently wrong!

haha that's so cool. That's what I also like about them. Thanks for sharing Jannie. Saying hello*
kiss and hug!
Marjorie

Wow, that really is the cutest UPC code I've ever seen, and I've seen some pretty cute ones... well not really, but that one is sooooooo cute! Thanks for sharing some of your inspiration!

My kids love those blue Japanese soda bottles. Very cool designs. :-)

You always bring light to the most whimsical trinkets! Thanks!

Hi Jannie...looks like a whole lotta of great stuff!!!

lucky you!!!

awwwwwwww......! Love that pumpkin! and love japanese stuff in general, so so cute. You are so lucky to be getting all these lovely swaps!

jannie - so darn cute! i love all the stuff she sent! there's a japanese dollar store in the seattle area that has some fun stuff, but nothing as good as that tofu guy! now that i've finished both my Illustrator classes, i'm joining the vector art club! yay for me!

Wow! That's a lot of wonderful goodies you are getting. awesome!

I looovve kawaiii goodies those are my favoritesss i am so envious jannie!!! a big hug :D

Ooooh, so much goodness! yay!

OMG everything is SO cute!!

Adorable card holders! I am so glad you are enjoying the summer, as are we. Time goes by so fast doesn't it?

Have a great rest of the summer!

Hehehe... I understand. It's so nice this time of the year that you just can bear the screen ;)

These goodies are gorgeous and they match perfectly your cards!

They are adorable!! Enjoy the summer!!! Far away is the best season...
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these are cute! you probably have a lot of chickens in your collection, i suppose? :) my boyfriend's pet name for me is Chicken because I eat chicken a lot (oops, maybe I shouldn't be on your blog. LOL). Anyway, I love your blog and your illustrations most especially. You're one of the very first illustrators whose blogs I started following when I decided I want to delve more into illustration at the beginning of this year. Keep up the great work! :)

cute, cute!, you have alrealdy an unuasual farm chick!!!

Too cute, it must be so fun to get chickens in the mail. (I get monkeys sometimes, hehe)

Awwwwwww!!!!! I want some too!

Look at all those goodies!! How fun :o)

All those really good stuff!1 Lucky you!!!
(^v^)

Hi Jannie,

what fun! love MR. Toast....that stuff is hilarious...and I love food stuff...

How cute the chickies...and those postcards are awesome...what fun and I can't wait for you to share your happy personal news...

Cheers,
Diana

lucky you!!!! I am jealous!! Love those toasts!!

i love

What wonderful chicken goodies! And nifty Mr. Toast, too.
Love the coupon, by the way- it is wonderful!

I just can't believe the cuteness that exists in this world, it fills me with glee, hee hee. Thanks for sharing...

... and what is this, a cliff hanger? I can't wait to hear the news!

Wow, I love all the goodie you got.

Well, every CHICKENGIRL needs a book like that! :) It was just a little thank you since you sent me a page of your PICTUREBOOK promo and those cards. Thanks so much!

teri

all the swag looks totally amazingly wonderful, can't wait to hear your faboo news Jannie!! take care, doll!

a : )

Hi Jannie...what a wonderful surprise...and I love the way you took that photo with the multiple stamps ...perfect for IF this week...lol "Mulitple"

Well just popping by on my nightly stroll and wishing you all the best...

Cheers,
Diana

Hi Jannie,


How cute!! By the way I do not know what my deal was but somehow I thought I put you on my blogroll and noticed I forgot so now you are offically on my blogroll !

Ellen

OMG!That stamp is so cute!

fun, fun, fun!! so glad you're enjoying it, such chicken silliness all around! take care!

a : )

What a perfect present! I'd be tempted to stamp everything within reach if it was me! :)

What an adorable stamp. Andi is so thoughtful. Thanks for sharing it.

Also, I hope you don't mind, I'm passing the "I love you this much" award your way, because you rock.

OHH You know I love stamps!! And this is so cute!!
Cluck-Cluck!!
(^v^)

Awesome. I try my hardest to not get hooked on rubber stamps. They're so cool!

that is FANTASTIC! i have a rockin' chicken mix that I would love to send to you!

Chickens are good and I can't wait to see what you'll create next!

Lucky you!! How wonderful gifts!!!
(^v^)

Thanks for blogging about the prize! Fun photo of the group. :)

congrats Jannie!!!

take over the world with chickens?! hahaha...if those chicken are half as great as you ;) the world surely be a better place!

hugs!

Good luck. Kids can really be a pain!

Rachna Gilmore’s interview really struck a chord with me. Like her I was an avid reader and fell in love with the character of Jo in Little Women, and read it repeatedly. I too had a desire to write, but knew that it would be frowned upon as being impractical. My father was an engineer, and because I too had an aptitude for math and science was steered to study engineering. I did so, until my senior year, when I changed my major. Also like Ms. Gilmore, I’ve been reluctant to write for all the reasons she listed,”fear of failure, inertia and procrastination.” Moreover, I like the approach she has to her work. She says that people generally associate tedium with the words writing and work, and frivolty with play. Therefore, she calls what she does a mixture of the two called “plark.” She says that this word better conveys both the pleasure, and the very real amount of effort needed to get it written, edited and published. The similarities did not end there. For years I’ve been criticized for reading children’s books and watching children’s programs. I really enjoy it, and thought I was the only one. It was one of the reasons I went into education. I felt that education was one place that my avid interest in children would fit. I also thought it would be a great place to do quasi-research. How better to learn about young people than to work with them all day every day? Gilmore was able to do this through using her two daughters as a sounding board for her ideas. The final thing that I found most interesting was the fact that she has written a very broad spectrum of books, from early readers to adult novels. I too, I must admit, was of a mindset that writing children’s books must be easier than writing adult books. I have to say that hearing her say that it is simply different and that good writing is good writing was mind blowing. I am no longer operating under the false assumption that because books are written for younger audiences that they are therefore easier to write. I’d liken it to what I thought before commencing teaching. I’d thought that teaching elementary school was easier than teaching high school. Well, I am a high school math teacher, and it is anything but easy. And, high school is supposed to be comprised of the most mature children! I can only imagine the wherewithal it must take to teach younger students. Yes, Ms. Gilmore’s interview certainly opened my eyes to a great many things. It was both interesting and enjoyable.