Posts Tagged ‘Violette’
I wandered over to Violette’s blog the other day, and lo and behold she had the sweetest review on her site for my book, Must Be Present to Win. Plus, she took the cutest photo. Am I the only one who wonders how people get these shots??? Must ask her about that!
While I was there, I checked out her latest video (totally addicted to these!!!) about making a mixed media bookmark. You should go see it – worth a cup of tea and six minutes or so.
Aaaaanyway, so I emailed her to thank her for the review and we ended up talking about a contest she is going to do for her blog readers. She is going to be giving away one of my books over there. Exciting!
That made me think about what I could do over here. And I thought what about giving away a book a month? I have tons of books here from guests that have been on my show and would LOVE to give a book away to those who would enjoy reading it.
Violette’s Creative Juice is already working its magic, inspiring contests for lucky web readers! And, if you didn’t hear me gush on and on about her book, Journal Bliss on my show, then you MUST get her book! I personally know 9 women (including me!) who have cracked open their creativity on Violette’s creative juice.
So, for my first book, I’m going to do a BIG giveaway. Starting TODAY (Monday, September 20), EVERY PERSON who signs up for my newsletter list will get a free Queen of Dreams Quintessential Guide to Living the Life of Your Dreams Microwave Version. This is a fun little book that will support you in getting in touch with that royal queen inside!
If you are already on my list and want a copy, by ALL MEANS I want you to have one! Just email Brandie at brandiec[at]consideritalreadydone.com and we’ll email you a copy right away!
Now, next month, I’m going to do something different and fun for the book giveaway…stay tuned. I have so many books I might need to do TWO a MONTH, THREE? FOUR!
This is too much fun. Oh, and if you want to get in on getting a free copy of my current book, go to Violette’s site and get into the action. My ebook is nothing like my current book. And, I do have to say…the reviews are spilling in (mostly from Canada, eh!) for Must Be Present and they are juicy and full of excitement. But it’s not about my book…it’s about how these women (and one guy so far) are getting back in touch with themselves and what matters most to them.
Now THAT’S exciting!
That’s where the juice is! 
How People Find Us.
- transparent cover book
I haven’t posted about biz in quite a long time. I’m working out how this is going to emerge for me, but I felt inspired by two ladies who make my heart sing and wanted to share.
When I was a marketer, my ‘specialty’ was helping companies grow very fast. The truth is… I wasn’t really a marketer per se, I was more of an aligner. I just helped people feel good in their business and then their businesses would take off. I didn’t know it back then, but I do now. Not sure what I’ll do with this info, but it seems important as it keeps making appearance after appearance!
One of the things I notice about people who love their businesses is that they love the people they serve. Not only do they love the people they serve, but they also love themselves enough to be true to who they are. In all that they do, you can see ‘them’ in everything. Here are two examples I thought you would like to see (below). There’s no disconnect between what you see and what you get. For me, Tracy Porter has been my model for being true for a very long time. She definitely marches to her own drum! What a love she is.
If you’ve never met Tracy… she used to be a model and appears in all of her catalogs alongside other members of her beautiful family…she has four boys (that are amazingly adorable), her sisters, mom and dad, and of course her sweet husband.
Everything Tracy does is romantic, lovely and inspiring. Ultimately, everything Tracy does is very her – very True You! These goodies (above) are what you receive when you order something from her company.
The I Love You gum box is full of Chicklet type peppermint gum. Her radio show… Inspiring Women to Be True to Themselves… to me, Tracy has been a shining light for me to do the same. I often would say, “If Tracy can be fully all that she is, silly, zany, creative and successful… so can I!”
This gives true meaning to Marianne Williamson’s quote:
“And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
Tracy has written in the dedication one of her books, Dreams from Home, “For my brother, Danny, who assured me ten years ago that my paper, scissors, and glue would never fetch me a career. (KMA)” She added a little heart to the KMA, but when I saw that… there was something in me that awakened… Yes, I can!
Tracy, you have inspired me to let my own light shine because you shine so brightly – thank you! I realize now how powerful it is to be a living example of what we most value and believe in. I’m there!
I received this envelope a month or so ago. How yummy would this be to receive in your mailbox? Violette’s little picture with bubble saying, “Hi Tina!!” felt like a treasure dropped off by the heavens. Inside, I found this wonderful postcard (see at the top… with the cover of her book).
Inside, the book was tucked into a cellophane envelope with this stamp on it… can you see what it says? Art heals…Play More Have Fun… Oh yes, I was delighting in it so much. And, yes, I’m just like you… I have so many crafty, creative ideas and then it takes me a month to take the photos to put them up here! So what… better now than never. I am constantly writing in my head, so the writing is done, it’s just catching up with my inner artist here in the world.
Violette’s artwork is so ‘her’… even the lettering is her. This book rocked my inner artist. Violette’s passion for creating spoke loudly to a part of me I had not been playing with fully in a very long time. Since I received this, I’ve created three paintings and I am creating some more as gifts. Thank you, Violette, for inspiring me and other women to unleash our inner eccentric!
Here’s the back of the postcard for her book. I bet if you order a book from Violette’s site, you might receive a love-filled envelope, too.
Thank you to my darling husband who resized all of these photos for me so it would be super easy to plop them in here! I keep telling him he needs to do a blog class! Once I embraced blogging, then everything got infinitely easier! Oh, and more tools showed up to make it even easier! Such a deal! If you want Mark, a.k.a. Disco, to teach you how to blog easily and effortlessly… let him know at mark [at] tinaferguson.com.
My mom, a.k.a. Dusty Rose, called me the other day and gushed about a somewhat new book called Journal Bliss: Creative Prompts to Unleash Your Inner Eccentric by Violette. Pronounced (vee-oh-let). She’s getting me one so I haven’t SEEN it, but if my mother the artist is THAT excited about it, I bet it is REALLY good! Ooooh, I’m wondering if Violette would come be on our show???? That feels like fun!
Now, you know when someone goes by just one name, there’s something special about that person (think Madonna, Cher, Fergie). And, it is no doubt true about Miss Violette herself.
I’ve spent hours watching her on YouTube, and could literally insert myself into her Magic Cottage. It is so yummy! And artful… and blissful!
So, what color is Violette? Violette is every color of the rainbow dipped in shimmery glitter (which we LOVE), and wrapped up in a delicate layer of love with a dash of possibility.
Check out her book, and check out the Magic Cottage too… grab a cup of tea and enjoy!
Oh, and you have to see her workshop too… although I don’t think Violette calls it a ‘work’ shop! Oh, here it is right here on the video… STUDIO. Of COURSE, that is what ALL artists have – a STUDIO!
YUM-O! Have fun!