a favorite online friend and writer extraordinaire, debi darlin' of texas, is having a little give-away today. she asked any willing souls to interpret the phrase~ "just sit there and look pretty" and post our vision online. in exchange she would add all names to a hat and give away an original painting of hers to one lucky sitting pretty participant.
a free painting? from a real live artist? baby, i'm in.
so here he is, my book gnome, sitting, reading and looking real darn pretty. i stacked him on some of my favorite books, on a blue painted chair (that's for you, debi!) in front of lace curtains.
say a prayer that my name jumps out of the hat.
if you'd like to see other visions of sitting pretty, click on debi's link and head to the side bar.
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update: september 24th~
I WON!!!! my name jumped out of debi's hat! i tell you, i cried 2 buckets worth of tears when i clicked on her "we have a winner" post. today, i am the luckiest girl in the world. thank you with all my heart, dear debi. xoxo
this just cracked me up - a book gnome! who'd'a thunk it? and on a blue chair!
ReplyDeletehe looks very pretty indeed, but don't tell him i said that - you know how those gnomes can be. :)
xoxo
Debi
a cute and whimsical interpretation - how fun!
ReplyDeletewell that just made me smile with my big wide giant smile...and if i was sitting on a fabulous stack of books like that, i'd be sittin pretty indeed!
ReplyDeleteYou KNOW that you just caused an EXPLOSION of Gnome Jealousy somewhere very close to Lake Erie, right?
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hee hee, made me chuckle too, he looks very well read indeed.
ReplyDeleteInteresting pile of books there! And they DO look very pretty.
ReplyDeletevery nice books, and your blog also, but would be very nice, if you take a gadget translation toole into your blog, so all over the world they could reed, also me i don't understand all things you write and i am like the most woman very wondering. lol
ReplyDeletehave a nice evening
many greetings from austria
hexenessel
This made me smile. I love it, the gnome and the books you have chosen. A very unique interpretation of sitting pretty! =)
ReplyDeleteOkay, I'm praying for you to win the painting. (And for everyone else too - what a wondrous afternoon I'm having in this realm of creativity!)
ReplyDeleteSome of my favourite books are under that Gnome: A New Earth, Gifts From The Sea, A Return to Love, The Celestine Prophecy (not necessarily in that order).
He's sitting Pretty AND Wise! Well done!!
this is so wonderful! sending a wink to your book gnome!
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Hee hee! I think this is the most original contribution I have seen so far. So cute. And I can see some of my favourite books in your stack...wasn't Olive Kitteridge amazing?! Oh, and Gift From the Sea...wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI love this photo with all my heart, it deserved to win :) Thank you for making me smile Graciel xxx
ReplyDeleteAll the congratulations in the world! I'm so happy you won.
ReplyDeletexoxo
i love that you used a blue chair..so debi!! congrats ..you will enjoy it I know!!!
ReplyDeleteJustly deserved I think...he looks like a very studious gnome to me...I think he's really a Librarian gnome, I know he will enjoy gazing at the painting alongside of you!
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