***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries***
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.
Allison says
I HEART ART. We have this crazy bad painting over our fireplace — the perspective just isn’t right so it looks like the vases and plates are floating. With that said, I appreciate the attempt at such a large piece that someone made and I love the colors. It pulls our room together even though it’s weird!
Faith says
I heart art! My favorite piece is a huge wooden sunflower made by a local artist named Roy Villereal. It’s very intricate, full of tiny wooden pieces and was hanging in my hairdresser’s shop. I had to have it!
holly says
I heart art!! My favorite piece of art is a charcoal gesture drawing I did in my art class 3 years ago. It was the first figure drawing I had ever done.
Julie B says
I HEART ART!!
Lacey says
I HEART ART!
My favorite piece of art is a black and white woodcut print that my dad did in college. It’s of a damselfly. It’s so beautiful and I can’t believe that my dad did it, and every time I see it I love him so much more for being such a talented guy.
Jay says
I HEART ART! My favorite piece of art in the house is a photograph by my sister… Its this old rickety hull of a boat leaning against a tree in such a way that it almost makes a heart shape… if you want to you can check her stuff out. the one im talking about is on her website.
http://jmr.smugmug.com
siobhan says
i have a little, glass owl that charms me to no end. it is my favorite piece of art because it’s unique, simple and has sweet face – i keep it on my bedside table as a happy little guardian. i heart my owl. and i heart art!
jina says
I heart art! Currently, my favorite piece of “art” in my house is in our new baby’s nursery and is this – http://www.wallwords.com/proddetail.asp?prod=WD-42 in dark brown. These trees are amazing, and they add an organic feel to an otherwise girly pink room.
dana says
I HEART ART!
Debra says
I heart art!!! My favorite piece of art is a 25$ flea market painting that my husband purchased for me. It is an oil of some brightly colored flowers(gerbera daisies, gladiolas and some other flowers in an asian looking pot. It’s very old and I love it because the colors make me smile when I look at it.
Krista says
I HEART ART! Being that we’re in a housing transition, my favorite piece of art currently displayed in our apartment is a recycled glass wine jug that I rescued from the recycling bin at Sayulita Trailer Park in Mexico! With a little elbow grease I removed the labels and now the pretty aqua color complements our dark wood coffee table. The best part is that it was completely free!
Sunya says
“I HEART ART”
My favorite piece of art is a framed birthday card my sister made for me. It’s a really adorable drawing and makes me smile every time I see it!
mira says
I HEART ART. No doubt about that.
My favorite piece of art in the house is a pencil drawing completed by my husband called Bright Idea. Actually, it’s currently in an International show, but it’s still my fav and will return home soon.
Allyson says
I heart art! My fave art is 3 B&W watercolors I found on etsy!
Ryan says
I HEART ART!!!!
Amy says
I heart art! My favorite pieces of art are done by my 5 year old. She is very creative and is currently on a mermaid drawing spree.
Blayne says
I HEART ART! I think my favorite art in the house is the photo my husband took on our honeymoon in Hawaii, that I had blown up and put up over the mantle.
Julie says
I HEART ART! My favorite art work right now is a drawing that my daughter did of she and her best friend. So cute. :)
FoxFire says
I HEART ART! My favorite piece of art is a metalwork piece my father created from cast-off horse shoes (from my own horses) and farrier’s nails. Its a shamrock shape, and it makes me smile everytime I see it, simply because those are my pony’s shoes and my father made it!
Jessica says
I HEART ART! i’m obsessed with bad thrift store art. so, naturally my favorite piece of art is a still life from the 60’s and everything in the painting is out of proportion. it’s so bad it’s good. well, at least to me.
Erika says
I HEART ART!
My favorite piece of art in my home right now is a surreal digital illustration of a piranha riding a bicycle underwater by Tanya Doskova. (It’s hard to explain….) My Mum bought it for at a local art festival for my B-day this year.
cody says
I heart art :)
My favorite piece of art in our home is an original Charley Harper lithograph called “The Crane.” My husband and I love Charley Harper and for your first anniversary you are supposed to give paper as the gift so I gave him that :) Technically it’s HIS art, but I love it just as much!
Sarah S. says
I heart art!
i want the snellen chart pillow!!
Bushra says
I heart heart!!!!
anum says
I heart art
Sarah S. says
I heart art! i’d like the snellen chart one !!!
[email protected] says
I HEART ART!!! The eye chart pillow is so darn cool. I am redoing my den and bedroom and get a lot of ideas from you guys. You are so inspiring! Terri/Hurst,TX
AnnE Fredrick says
I HEART ART!!
My favorite piece isn’t anything super fancy or expensive but it was the first real piece that my husband and i chose together (from Art.com) – it’s a simple painting of aspen trees.
Jennifer says
I heart art! My favoite piece of art is a still life of lemons and limes painted by my mother when I young. It makes me happy every time I walk by it.
Sarah says
I HEART ART. And, I HEART creating new and crafty, quirky items for my home. Check out my most recent crafty flower piece @ my blog: http://lilasmile.blogspot.com/2009/06/although-time-is-past-my-bedtime-i.html. If you notice, you’ll see that I really, really get into the holidays. And, why not? It’s a great excuse to decorate and to have fun changing the decor. Happy 4th of July! Celebrate Independence! I <3 ART!
jennifer bailes says
I heart art!
amanda says
My favorite piece of art is a HUGE bold painting my husband did of our dog, Ginny. Her expressive face fills up the whole canvas and it make me think of two things I love so much. I heart my hubby and puppy. And, I HEART ART!
Jen J says
I heart art! My favorite piece of art is an old vintage seed catalog cover featuring a peony my husband found in our old farmhouse’s attic attached to the wall with pins. I love peonies they remind me of my grandmother.
Susie says
I heart art! I think my favorite piece of “art” is a picture of my great great grandmother when she was a little girl (circa 1880s).
Abby says
I HEART ART! My favourite is a toss up between our beautiful ketubah (wedding contract) and a painting my mother painted of the beach and sunset from where we got married.
Rebecca says
I heart art. For our 2nd anniversary (cotton), we got a piece of art on a cotton canvas. It is a painting of a small dirt road going back to an orange grove. We live in Central Florida and it reminds me of my days on the school bus traveling to school.
Kim R. says
I heart art and getting new ideas on the web. Thanks for the great inspiration. I love the eye chart pillow!
Meredith says
I HEART ART! I have this pheasant and rooster batik in my foyer. It’s very “modern cottage” and inspired my design direction for the foyer and living room.
Julie says
I heart art! My husband is a photographer and we love to travel so we have some great shots of Europe. My favorite currently is a view from the Duomo in Florence.
Amber says
I heart art!!! I would have to say my favorite piece of art in our home is our wedding announcment in a picture frame. It was a gift from my aunt.
Erica says
I HEART ART. As an art major in college, I like a lot of what we have in our new house-although none of it is up on the walls yet. But I recently made my first etsy purchase of a small 8×10 canvas depicting Finland on a stick. My husband is half Finnish and it really struck a quirky cord in our hearts. Just the continents perched on a thin line. Like at the state fair :)
Olga says
I HEART ART
My favourite piece is a nature painting of a lynx (I think) on a cliff-face that we got as a wedding present. It looks so powerful and yet graceful at the same time. It helps that we love animals though. ;)
Jbwick says
I heart ART!!!!
Has to be the 1970’s map we split in two and hung in two frames above our TV.
Kelli says
I HEART ART! My favorite piece of art in our house is an original painting we snagged at a garage sale for $10. The previous owners were world travelers and picked it up in Thailand (if I remember right!) I just love it!
Alison says
I heart art!
My first piece of art I purchased from the art gallery I work at
Jill says
I HEART ART!
My favorite piece in my house is our new collage of wedding photos. We recently framed them and found a great spot to make the frames look interesting and more artistic. I love all of the different photos we have in other places of our home too. It is a personal touch of art that is very special to us!
My cousin sent me to your blog, and it is great! I look forward to exploring it more!
alisa says
I HEART ART!!!!!
Especially when it’s modeled after something you’d find in an old doctor’s office, like that last pillow;0)
Thanks, guys!!!<3
Jackie says
I HEART ART
Esepcially the 3 panel painting my son and I made for my daughter while I was still pregnant with her *love*
morgan says
I HEART ART
My favorite piece of art is a wood carving of a man and woman that intertwine and you don’t know where one ends and the other begins. My husband bought it about 6 years ago and I hated it. But over the years I have grown to love it!
Haley Winchester says
I HEART ART
Love the nature inspired pillows! Especially the one with the teal/aqua colors!
My favorite piece or art in our home…hmm…it would have to be this painting of a cat that my husbands grandmother painted years and years ago. When I say it is my favorite it is not because it is beautiful and inspiring but because of what it is…it is so hideous that my MIL pawned it off on me…everyone feels to guilty to throw it away! meeeow!