The Happiest of Holidays to you!

December is here!  Let the holidays begin!  I want to wish everyone a very Happy Holiday Season!  I am grateful for all the wonderful support I receive for my art.  It truly inspires me and always so very appreciated!  So as a special holiday thank you, I am having a holiday giveaway for 2017!   I will be giving away a fun holiday doormat and coordinating house flag from Briarwood Lane featuring my artwork!  

Just leave a comment on this post and a winner will be selected using random.org.  The giveaway will close on December 15th!  Good luck!

And for more holiday fun - Your invited!!  Henry Glass and Co. is hosting an online Progressive Dinner starting today!  Henry Glass & Co. is hosting an online Progressive Dinner Party for the holidays! Each day brings new recipes and meet the designers and giveaways!! 
http://henryglassfabrics.blogspot.com/

Good luck and enjoy the season!!

"Sew Bee It" Giveaway!!

I was recently interviewed by the folks at Henry Glass Fabrics for their Artist Spotlight.  We chatted a bit on the start of my designing and how it all began in polymer clay.  So having some fun with the launch of Henry Glass fabrics newest collections, I thought I would host my own giveaway.. and what better way than with a custom polymer clay character.

 In keeping with the theme of my new fabric release, 'Sew Bee' It,  we have here a happy little sewing bee sitting on the top of a wooden spool and holding a thimble full of flowers.  Made of polymer clay and sitting, spool and all,  3 1/2" high - not including the little antennas.

  There are three ways to enter!  Comment here on the blog, the Henry Glass Blog, and my Simply Shelly Designs Facebook page!  Please do all three to increase your chances to win!  Everyone is welcome to enter and the winner will be chosen on Friday, April 11, at 12:00 pm. EST.

In addition, BEEcause I am so thankful to all for the amazing support and encouragement, I am tossing in an added bonus!  It is my new house flag from Lowes which also goes right along with our "Bee" theme!  

Thanks again and good luck to all who enter!  :)

 BEE sure to follow along with my blog for future updates and more giveaways!  

Have a BEE-utiful day!

A Shelly Comiskey ORIGINAL - Sew Bee It figurine!

Back to Blogging!

Well I am heading back into the world of blogging.    It has been quite a while since I have last posted and I am really looking forward to connecting once again to this amazing network!   I will be posting new art projects, announcements, fun giveaways, and on Monday, March 21st,  I will kick off my newest fabric collection release with a very special giveaway!

And for some flannel fun, here is Arctic Antics.  Personally, these characters have been some of my most favorite through the years, and I am  thrilled to have them in a beautiful flannel fabric collection!  This collection will be available in June!  Thank you once again Henry Glass!  

You can see more of the collection here on the Henry Glass Website

Stay tuned for more!

Holiday Giveaway!

   To get the holiday spirit rolling around here, I am going to host a giveaway for a fun 12 piece bundle of my gift bags.  There are two sizes, 13"x13" and larger bags are 13"x17",  and all with holiday themes.  These are bags that can be found now in your local Dollar Tree stores as well as bags from the past that are no longer available to purchase.  Just leave a comment below or on my Simply Shelly Designs Facebook page and you are automatically entered!  Anyone who shares my FB post on their Facebook page will be entered three additional times for the random drawing so you can triple your chances!  Be sure to let me know in the comments if you do share.  Once in a while Facebook privacy settings don't allow me to see if you do!
   I will draw the winner on Sunday December 8th and get them mailed out right away!  Good Luck!!
(LaLa the kitty not included :)

Fabric Bundle Giveaway!

Well Mr. UPS man delivered a fun package the other day.  It is my You Whoo fabric samples from Henry Glass!  I am so thrilled with how it turned out and the exceptional quality! Thank you HG!!

So, in celebration of the Summer Fabric Party, I will be hosting a giveaway bundle including each of the fabrics in the collection!  Just leave a comment here on the blog or on the Simply Shelly Facebook page and you will automatically be entered!  I will Draw names early next week and announce the winner!  

Good Luck!!

FINALLY SUMMER!

For the Henry Glass Summer Fabric Party, I wanted to share my love of summer!  Stop by their blog and enter to win all week!

Well it is pretty common knowledge to most that know me that I am much more of a summer, sunshine, beach loving person, and winter… well…. not so much.  I don't dislike the winter.  After all it has the holidays, and yes.. that I am a huge fan of the holidays.  But living in Chicago, the winters can seem to take some time to get through.   That is why spring is always welcome because it it the next step to SUMMER!!!  But this year,  summer just seemed like it was never coming.  We opened our pool right on schedule Labor day weekend and waited…. and waited… and waited for the hot summer sunshine to start enjoying it!  We have had a few days of heat tossed in here and there.. but not the "usual" summer we are used to.     

  But summer is finally here and this afternoon I was able to enjoy the pool.  Soaking up some sun with my sketchpad in hand which is a wonderful perk to my job. I am not always able to enjoy this benefit, but when I can,  sitting poolside with sketchbook and feet dangling in the water is a sure favorite of mine.  Now sometimes it is a bit of a struggle to sketch out snowmen and halloween characters while I smell the suntan lotion… but I manage :)  In the business of art licensing, the schedule for artwork themes are usually opposite of the season we are in.  During the summer, I am usually working on snowmen and Santas, and throughout the winter I am working on the sunshine and summer themes.  

So here's to summer!!  As fast as it goes, as busy as we get.. lets enjoy and soak it up!!!

enjoying a beautiful summer evening.

And my buddy Moose hanging out with me.  He is a Newfoundland, which were bred for water rescue..but he is terrified of water!  

We have the winners of the clay ornament giveaways!

Well the winners have been picked!  For the bonus round reindeer ornament - the winner is Pat Beaubien Fromm!  Congratulations Pat and thank you so much for entering!

For the snowman ornament - the winner is Sally Stebbins!!

I will contact you both to get your address's and get your little winnings out to you right away.
THANK YOU to everyone that entered.  I truly enjoyed this!  A Very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!