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This week’s giveaway comes from a site that so chock full o’ good stuff that it was a challenge to hone in on the perfect freebie items for this week. We’re talking about Artful Home, a virtual window into over a thousand artists’ studios that gives you access to 12,000+ original art pieces – from wall art and sculpture to furniture and accessories. It’s kinda like Etsy, but contributing artists are all professionals who are selected by a panel of art adjudicators.
So we sifted through the site and fell in love with several pillows and, since we couldn’t settle on just one, we’re letting this week’s lucky winner choose from the four pillows shown below: the nature-inspired linen pillows by Mariah Wren or the graphic, eye-chart pillow by Heather Lins. I know, tough decision, eh?
- PRIZE: Your choice of one of the four pillows shown above (valued at $90 – $95).
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the phrase “I HEART ART” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: Tell us your favorite piece of art currently in your home, whether it’s a piece of fine art made by a professional or fun art made by a preschooler.
- GIVEAWAY CLOSED: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One and only one this week.
- ELIGIBILITY: The prize ships to anywhere in the US and Canada.
- THE USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!
Get more info on our freebies at our Giveaway FAQs page. Images courtesy of Artful Home.
I HEART ART…especially the custom made piece my parents got us to commemorate my wedding day.
I HEART ART
I have lots of pieces I love that all have special meaning. I will say, though, that I love our framed print of Vettriano’s “The Singing Butler” hanging in our living room. To me, it is the perfect depiction of true love, and we received it as a gift during our engagement.
I heart art–especially projects my girls have done.
I heart art!
I HEART ART! I love a framed and matted sketch we have of the church we got married in (we got it as a 1st anniversary gift from my mother-in-law). :o)
i heart art! we have a vintage framed chris craft ad we found at an antique store for $50. great for our little river cottage.
I HEART ART
My favourite piece is an watercolor of Greece done by my Grandmother in the 60s. I’ve designed the colors of my entire house based on it!
I HEART ART
My favorite piece of art is a photograph that I picked up in Sperryville, VA.
I HEART ART
I have some pottery made in my home state of Mississippi that I’ve had for many, many years that I love. It reminds me where I grew up and takes me back to my childhood!
I HEART ART – especially a picture I took in Venice, Italy that I plan to have printed on canvas when we finish our remodel.
Love your site. You inspire me to keep working on the remodel. Someday it will be finished and I will have the before and after pics (and the updated house) to show for it.
i heart art. . .so many choices it’s too hard to pick a favorite. Looking around though the ceramic bust of Alfred E. Newman makes me smile most!
I heart art!
My favorite piece is one I did a few years ago for a college humanities class.
I HEART ART!
I have loads of preschool art! My favorite way to display it is on a curtain rod that I hung up in the kitchen, in the middle of a wall. We use the curtain clips to hold the art on. This way I can change it out quickly and often!
“I HEART ART”……………my favorite is my metal dragonflies in my bathroom. Cheap, yes. But they make me smile every time I see them.
I HEART ART… and my purdy paintbrush!
I heart the painting i have in my dining room
I HEART ART… Just moved into my first place, no art yet!
I HEART ART. My favorite is a brightly colored canvas that I found in a small town in central California at the beginning of a road trip.
I Heart Art!
Especially the pieces I made myself but never frame. I guess I should get around to framing them.
“I HEART ART”…my favorite is the white chandelabra brought back from spain
I HEART ART…
…especially the large lithograph, sitting on my mantel, of a canoe in water that seems to change depending on the time of day and the light in the room. It’s definitely a focal point for the room!
I HEART ART
I HEART ART. That’s a tough one, I have so many. Maybe the framed letters from my husbands grandfather to his grandma from the 1930’s.
I HEART ART!
My favorite piece of art in our house was actually made by 3 pre-schoolers. It is an acrylic on canvas that I have gotten tons of comments on how great the piece of is. Our guests are always shocked when I tell them the 5 year olds I babysat for made it for me.
I HEART ART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My daughter’s artwork. She is the best!!
I HEART ART…but my favorite is our wedding pictures
I HEART ART. cant’ wait to check out the site.
I HEART ART….but my fav has to be my 3yr olds hand prints that we display in our foyer. They are the first thing I see when I get home and the last thing I see on my way out the door.
I heART art!
My favorite piece in my home is a large square and simple striped painting from Z Gallery. Simplicity is key (and budget friendly) for me and this piece supports the whole wall on it’s own. Plus is was a sweet Christmas gift from my lovey which makes me heART it even more.
I HEART ART! …but I don’t have too many pieces, so these fun pillows would be great!
I HEART ART
A really unique piece I found at a specialty home store…its a bursting heart that says “Be still my love” Present for the hubs :)
I HEART ART!
My favorite piece of art is a print of Montemartre that I bought in Paris 3 months ago.
i heart art — my favorite being the pottery my father makes!
I heart art!
Our favorite piece of art we own is an ornament we bought in Georgia this past week. It’s blown glass that is hand painted from the INSIDE. We picked one that wasn’t too Christmas-sy so we could display it year round.
I HEART ART!
I grew up in mountains of Virginia and now live out in the cornfields of Ohio. For years I had said the one thing Ohio was missing was Virginia’s mountain-ous beauty, so, my artistic father decided to paint me picture of the mountains. To me, the picture is perfect beyond words and always transports me back to my VA roots. I have it hanging in my dining room…the most frequented room of the house:) This painting is by far, my favorite piece of art!
p.s. love the blog!
I HEART ART!
Very cool site… hadn’t heard of it before! I loooove the “Anemone” pillow by Mariah Wren! If I win it, it will be a hard decision to pick between the 3 colors, I love them all… but I welcome having to make that decision! ;-)
I HEART ART. The photographs that my husband has taken of places we’ve hiked are breathtaking and I love them on our walls!
I HEART ART!
My favorite piece of art is a watercolor of the skyline I bought off the street in Florence suring college.
i heart art
i love a macrame piece i bought at a garage sale – there are two brightly coloured seahorses on a a vivid teal/blue background
I HEART ART! I love looking at the framed photographs I have over my bed of the Cherry Blossoms in Washington, DC and the Capitol building that I took myself. Always makes me smile.
I HEART ART!
I’m from Buffalo, NY where the Pan-Am Expo was held in 1901. I have “The Spirit of the Niagara,” the expo’s iconic image, framed and hanging in my bedroom. I love the historical significance and the dreamy quality of the print!
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I HEART ART
I have 2 children and I have to say that my favorite art is the paintings and drawings that they have created. They have a program at school called “art masterpiece” Every month a volunteer comes (i am one) into the clasroom and teaches about a particular artist as well as a sample of the artists work. Then the children create an amazing masterpiece of their own. I will cherish their artwork FOREVER!!!
I HEART ART!
During our wedding ceremony, my husband and I had the daughter of our officiant create a “masterpiece” on a big canvas while talking about how our lives together are a part of God’s masterpiece. it’s the coolest piece of art in our home!
I HEART ART! My fave pieve of art is a black and white photo of my grandmother when she was about 23… she looks like a movie star!
I HEART ART…and finding new pieces. Thanks for the site rec, I can’t wait to check it out! :)
I HEART ART! … especially the paintings my grandmother painted for me.
I HEART ART!
I have a couple of favorites…
The first picture that my then 2 year old nephew colored for me and a bust of Marvel’s lovely Mary Jane and Spiderman “zombiefied” while dressed for their wedding.
I Heart Art!
I HEART ART!
My favorite piece of art in my apartment are the prints that I framed above my sofa. All it took was a gorgeous piece of wrapping paper and some cheap frames. Put 16 of them up with the exact spacing in between each and it equals cheap, big, unique and gorgeous art!
PS… LOVE your blog!
“I HEART ART” I honestly can’t say I have a favorite piece of art in my house right now – guess I need to work on that, huh?! On second thought (although I don’t know if you’d consider this art) my friend once got me an awesome vase set from Indigo in Charleston, SC – it’s 8 vases in a wavy metal holder. It sits on my mantle and I LOVE it!