Gray, Rainy Day Blues: Rx Color

Rx Color: Scandinavian Style

Big stuff happening today. It's raining. No, no, no........that's not it.  Big stuff around here, equals sweet little Mercantile Muse giveaway, but more on that in a moment...or scroll down, almost to bottom of post, for giveaway!

First some color treatment, for the gray day that is.

I know, I know. You thought they were tiles. Not that I like pointing this out or anything, but you can be so wrong. 

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Get a glass of milk, because they're cookies!

GORgeous.  Admit it, you thought they were tiles at first, didn't you?

No fooling this time, these really are tiles.

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Hand painted, at that.

Not quite tulip time, but here's something to hold you over.

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Got a little girl? She'd be head over clogs in this number.

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Oh, to be 6 again.

Need someplace to lay your weary head? What? You can't fall asleep?

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The lavender and hops in this pillow are sure to take care of that.

I admit, I've got the Scandinavian bug. Mix that with a some Pennsylvania Dutch and you've got my latest illustration 'Dutch Treat". Pennsylvania Dutch/German Fraktur and Scandinavian Folk Art meets Pop Art.

via BatesMercantileCo.

via BatesMercantileCo.

Bigger and Better Things, Well......Better Anyway

Giveaway #2

In honor of today's theme, Bates Mercantile Co. is giving away the sweetest little blue and white, antique delft bowl.  Tulip Time china by Johnson Brothers, made in England!

Very pretty depiction of a Dutch town, a windmill and girls collecting tulips.

I told you it was sweet.  Now, it is an antique, and there is some crazing that you can see in these pictures, but I think it adds to its character.

Do you like? Then it's time to enter!

Receive one entry for each step completed:

1. If you don't already, follow Mercantile Muse and comment below on how you are following (google, feed, email, etc.)

2. Like us on facebook and let us know you did in comments below.

3. Visit Bates Mercantile Co. and tell me what your favorite item is in comments below.

Earn an extra 2 entries when you:

3. Post about this giveaway on your blog or tweet about it, and leave a link in comments below.

Feel free to comment on all steps in the same post.

Good luck!  Giveaway runs from now through November 3rd. I will announce the winner on Friday, November 4th (which just so happens to be my birthday....nothing like sharing a present). 

Have a wonderful Wednesday. I hope yours is dryer than ours.

Ciao for now,