***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – scroll down to see who won!***
The winner of this week’s giveaway can literally make that request. Because Swedish-born Virginia-based artist Erica Eriksdotter is giving away a commissioned painting worth up to $350. That’s right everyone, put on your fancy pants because soon you could be telling your friends smugly “oh yeah, that beautiful painting over there? I commissioned it.”
We really like the color in all of Erica’s work, and we love that our winner will be able to guide the color and design of their custom work to fit their home perfectly. You can even pick the best size for your space (from a 12 x 9″ up to 16 x 20″). Here’s how to enter:
- PRIZE: A commissioned painting from Studio Eriksdotter worth up to $350
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “PAINT ME A PICTURE!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: …tell us about your favorite piece of one-of-a-kind artwork that you currently own. Maybe it’s a finger painting done by a kid in your life? Something you got on etsy? Or a drawing that you sketched yourself to fill some blank space?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, November 24th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States, Canada and Europe!
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here Thursday morning for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
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Not only do we have one winner, but everyone can get 10% off of anything from Studio Eriksdotter through Dec 9th. Use the code YOUNGHOUSELOVE for any stationery purchase in her Etsy shop or you can contact her directly for art inquiries.
And our very lucky winner (as selected by random.org) is… Ali Moore. Congrats!
Note: We weren’t paid or perk’d for hosting this giveaway, we just take them on to reward our lovely readers! See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from Studio Eriksdotter.
Laura Beth says
PAINT ME A PICTURE …
Right now my favorite art in my house is a watercolor painting that Rachel Rossman did of my dog and cat, May and Moo.
lisa says
paint me a picture!
John B says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I have found lots of great unique art in the Eastern Market craft area in Washington, DC being sold by the artist…I love buying direct from the artist and getting to interact with the person behind the brush, camera, etc.
Nadine says
PAINT ME A PICTURE
my favourite piece of art is an oil painting of my childhood pony. My very first boyfriend painted it for me and gave it to me on our first Christmas together. Both boyfriend and pony are no longer in my life, but every time I look at the picture I see the kindness in ther eyes and it takes me back to the overhwhelming feelings of my first love, for both pony and boy :)
Jess S says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
besides our photographs, we are definitely lacking in the ‘one-of-a-kind’ artwork category so we’d love to have something of our own!
Meredith K A says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My fav homemade art is the collection of pottery I made my senior year of college. A few of the pieces are pretty sweet, and the rest look good enough from a distance to be great accessories for filling in gaps in the bookcase and holding random mini bunches of flowers.
I also have a canvas waiting to become abstract art using leftover blue and green paint samples, but I just haven’t figured out what approach I want to take yet, so it is still only planned DIY art at this point.
Michelle says
Paint me a picture! One of my friends painted my favorite “commissioned” piece, which is a picture of orchids. It’s really pretty :)
stephanie crochet says
PAINT ME A PICTURE….of my favorite artwork; the one from NOLA. A street vendor painted a block of wood with green in the background (hubby’s fav color), a couple in the black silhouette in the foreground and a street sign named ‘Crochet Ave’ (our last name)…we picked this painting up before we were engaged…yay for knowing true love when it hits your wallet :P
Tregani Lanham says
paint me a picture.
My favorite piece of art i currently own is one i created on photoshop. It is a picture of my husband and i sitting on a bench from behind. We are looking at a city sky skape. In the buildings i photoshoped images of us. I gave it to him for christmas last year
Tiffany says
paint me a pic…
my fav is the set of custom initials i made to go on the wall in our bedroom…every time i look at them i think about how much i’m in love with my husband and how good our names fit together. sigh.
Meredith says
“PAINT ME A PICTURE!”
My favorite picture came about to cover a big spot on the wall that a “photo collage” hanging didn’t go so well! So there were two canvases that I painted stripes of colour on with oil paint – and then added a silhouetted paper bird sitting on a branch, which I pressed on one side to leave a “ghost” bird and then glued onto the other side as a mirror image after it took on a speckly brown appearance from the oil paint :)
Patty says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite piece of art is a photo by JD Griffioen (from sweetjuniper).
Nancy says
PAINT ME A PICTURE
My favorite piece of art is a sketch just given to my son by my Dad. He started taking drawing classes when he was 68 and is loving it. He has never shied away from new adventures and is an inspiration to me.
Tina says
PAINT ME A PICTURE !
My favorite original artworks are the shells my daughter painted from the beach last year, we have them hanging on beach-y bathroom walls !
Margaret says
Paint me a picture!! An abstract piece that was given to us as a wedding gift.
Kristen says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My husband took painting classes last year and created a gorgeous lake landscape– we haven’t found the perfect spot in the house for it yet so it moves from room to room depending on our moods and the light of the day.
Chrissi says
Paint me a picture! My favorite piece of one-of-a-kind artwork would be a wooden “D” that my husband made and painted for our baby Dylan’s room.
Leigh Ann says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite art is always floral paintings/prints! I especially have a tiny pair of yellow/purple abstracts from an Atlanta street fair that I love!
Dianne says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite piece of art is a blown-glass decorative bowl that was a gift from my husband’s uncle. It’s hot pink, orange, and navy… very unique!
Leigh says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!
My favorite picture is one my boyfriend gave me on our two year anniversary. We’ve now been together 8 years, 4 of those married! :)
LYM says
A friend of mine (since elementary school)is a very talented artist. And for as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted him to “PAINT ME A PICTURE”. We relocated to the U.S. last year and wanted a painting for our new home. After looking at many of his pieces, we finally selected one. It must have been fate that we decided on that particular one! The name of the piece is BEGINNINGS and marks the “beginning” of our life in a new country and home. It is our only piece of art and a favorit one indeed!!!
Katie says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! I have bare walls that must be filled. : )
Sharon says
Paint me a picture!!!
I have a lot of original art … oils, water colours … and one finger painting that I did in kindergarten beautifully framed!!!
Lauren says
Paint Me a Picture!
My husband and I drove from Minneapolis to Atlanta for our first anniversary. On the way, I took a picture of every bridge we crossed. When we got home, I blew up 3 of the good ones and they are hanging in our kitchen.
Cara says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I am a writer, and my friend’s grandfather drew a single pencil sketching itself a note with no hand guiding it. Beautiful inspiration.
Ida says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! My favorite piece of art is picture that a photographer friend of mine commissioned to me. It’s a flower, taken with black and white film, and looks so delicate, almost as if hand drawn.
Kim P says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! My favorite art is an original painting of a tree that I purchased at a silent auction fundraiser for a non profit group.
Brittany says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! :)
I had a friend of mine in the UK paint an abstract strawberry with finger painting all around it that’s a secret code of sorts for a few of my friends
Tracey says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I really like my painted ceramic plates from Greece.
Tracey
Erica says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
All the artwork in my house is pictures I’ve taken myself and framed. So technically, everything in my house is one of a kind. :-)
meg says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Oil paintings I picked up in Greece while living abroad
Michelle says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! My favorite piece is a beautiful watercolor of two rabbits snuggling.
Jenn Corum says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite piece is an original painting I bought from a wonderful artist on Etsy. It’s a painting of a couple of birds on a wire and a lone bird on a separate wire (it was small and all I could afford)… I bought it when I was single because I felt that it spoke my heart. Now that I’ve married my wonderful hubby, it serves as a reminder to me to extend grace and love to my single friends because that was one of the hardest times of my life.
Jeffrey says
Paint me a picture.
Little piece pick up overseas.
Laura Stiller says
Paint me a picture!
tamik says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite piece of art currently are pictures I’ve taken of my grandkids.
Andrea says
Paint me a picture.
I have a painting of the New York City skyline that an artist painted with spray paint on a Times Square sidewalk. I got it as a kid when I went with my family and it always reminds me of that vacation.
Ann says
Paint me a picture!
An original watercolor I found at a thrift shop for $8 of farmers planting a cotton field! Love it, since my hubby is a cotton farmer!!!
Erin says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! I did a cool fleur de lis painting that’s hanging in my spare bedroom. I love it!
Sondra Muela says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite piece of artwork I have is my first mothers day picture of my daughters hand as a flower.
emily says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! My favorite artwork is photographs I’ve taken from Europe and framed in the living room, because of the memories it brings!
Kristin says
Paint me a picture!
A great artist, Aaron Hazel, did an oil-on-canvas of a pop-art image of the hubby and me. It’s vibrant and original, and I love that it adds a personal touch to our decor.
sue Ryan says
Paint me a picture!
We have an oil painting that a friend did of huge sunflowers in the south of France. Bright and cheery!
Callie m says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!
I found an unbelievable turquoise and gold acrylic painting on a 3ft x 3ft canvas at Ross for only $50. It’s gorgeous
Kate says
Paint me a picture!My favourite piece is a landscape of the mountain range in my hometown that I did for an art class.
Holly says
Paint me a picture! We are lacking in the art department-but have a few photographs up…
Kellie says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I like the pictures I got at the flea market in Israel. I had them framed and they look awesome in my office.
Carrie says
Paint me a picture!
Jenni says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite piece of art is an illustration my husband made of my wedding dress, it was my gift for our first anniversary (blush!).
jesse says
Paint me a Picture!
My mom has done some really cool blown glass and glass beaded jewelry, but we don’t have any original wall art, unfortunately!