Thursday, September 23, 2010

sittin' there, lookin' pretty



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

15 comments:

  1. this just cracked me up - a book gnome! who'd'a thunk it? and on a blue chair!

    he looks very pretty indeed, but don't tell him i said that - you know how those gnomes can be. :)

    xoxo
    Debi

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  2. a cute and whimsical interpretation - how fun!

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  3. well 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!

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  4. Anonymous9/23/2010

    You KNOW that you just caused an EXPLOSION of Gnome Jealousy somewhere very close to Lake Erie, right?

    ;)

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  5. hee hee, made me chuckle too, he looks very well read indeed.

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  6. Interesting pile of books there! And they DO look very pretty.

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  7. very 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
    have a nice evening
    many greetings from austria
    hexenessel

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  8. This made me smile. I love it, the gnome and the books you have chosen. A very unique interpretation of sitting pretty! =)

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  9. Okay, 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!)

    Some 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!!

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  10. this is so wonderful! sending a wink to your book gnome!
    xo

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  11. 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!

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  12. I love this photo with all my heart, it deserved to win :) Thank you for making me smile Graciel xxx

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  13. All the congratulations in the world! I'm so happy you won.

    xoxo

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  14. i love that you used a blue chair..so debi!! congrats ..you will enjoy it I know!!!

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  15. Justly 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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