SILENT ART AUCTION BIDDING TOTALS

FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST HEART-FELT GRADITUDE FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT DURING AND THROUGH -OUT THIS AUCTION.



SUPPORT CAME IN MANY FORMS, THROUGH PRAYERS FOR ALEXIS AND HER FAMILY, AS WELL AS WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO ME, ALL THE WONDERFUL ART DONATIONS FROM VERY TALENTED ARTIST, THE CASH DONATIONS THAT WILL BE MAILED DIRECTLY TO JILL.



ALSO FOR ALL OF THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT ON PASSING ON THE WORD THROUGH YOUR BLOG AND GROUPS..GOD BLESS YOU ALL, YOU ARE ALL TRUE CHRISTIANS.







I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THIS A YEARLY AUCTION SAME TIME, SAME PLACE IN 2010.







PLEASE CONTINUE THE PRAYER CHAIN FOR ALEXIS GRACE AND HER FAMILY ALONG WITH ALL CHILDREN AND ADULTS THAT FIGHT EACH DAY TO OVER COME CANCER.







THE TOTAL WILL BE POSTED, AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM ALL THE ARTIST THAT HANDLED THEIR OWN BIDS.



WE DID OUR BEST, WITH THAT IN MIND, MOST OF THE WONDERFUL ART PIECES DID NOT REC. A BID, HOWEVER I BELIEVE WITH THE STATE OF THE WORLD ALONG WITH THE LACK OF BIDDERS WE DID WHAT WE COULD.



FOR THE ARTIST WHO DONATION ART WORK, IF YOU DO DID NOT HEAR FROM ME DIRECTLY, THERE WERE NO BIDS ON YOUR DONATION.




PLEASE DO NOT FEEL BAD, WE DID OUR BEST, AND ALL THE ART AND SUPPORT WAS AMAZING. I LOVE YOU ALL...WE JUST DID NOT HAVE MANY BIDDERS.


GOD BLESS YOU ALL, AND AGIAN THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT!



LOVE, AND MANY HUGS TO YOU.



TAMMY

BIDDING IS NOW OPENING...

WELCOME TO OUR SILENT ART AUCTION FOR ALEXIS GRACE.

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY!!!

IF YOU ARE NEW HERE, SCROLL DOWN TO READ ALEXIS GRACE STORY, AND VIEW ALL THE WONDERFUL ART THAT HAS BEEN DONATED AND UP FOR BID!

ALL BIDDING WILL CLOSE ON SUNDAY JUNE 14TH AT 9:00 P.M. EST.

ALL WINNING BIDDERS WILL THEN BE CONTACTED THROUGH EMAIL.

I WILL BE AWAY ON FRIDAY JUNE 12TH OUT OF STATE ON BUSINESS, BUT WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY NIGHT TO CHECK IN..

GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
HUGS
TAMMY

NEW DONATIONS FOR SILENT ART AUCTION FOR ALEXIS GRACE

AS YOU SCROLL DOWN, ALL ITEMS UP FOR AUCTION ARE IN BLUE.

WONDERFUL DONATION FOR OUR SILENT ART AUCTION.

***NEW DONATIONS FOR 6-12-09***

THIS SWEET PUMPIKIN DOLL HAS BEEN DONATED BY MARISOL FROM THE CLOTH AND CLAY WORKSHOP GROUP.

TO BID ON THIS SWEET DOLL, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT CRYSTALSCENTS48@CARE2.COM

THANK YOU MARISOL!!!

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*** NEW DONATIONS FOR 6-11-09***

I AM DONATING A FEW TEXTURED PAINTINGS I HAVE DONE RECENTLY.

TO PLACE A BID, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT CRYSTALSCENTS48@CARE2.COM

THANK YOU!

FIRST IS A 16X18 ON GALLERY WRAPPED CANVAS, HAS BEEN SEALED AND SIGNED BY ME.

VIBRANT!!

ALSO A 16X18 GALLERY WRAPPED CANVAS SEALED, SIGNED AND DATED!

SPRING!

I AM ALSO DONATING AND UP FOR BID IS THIS CLOTH AND CLAY DOLL TRIO.

MADE IN GRITTY JANES CLOTH AND CLAY WORKSHOP BY ME!

HANSEL AND GRETEL AND THE DUCK THEY CAME HOME ON!!

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***NEW DONATIONS FOR 6-8-09***
TERESA SWANSON HAS DONATED ONE OF HER WONDERFUL HANDMADE DOLLS.

BELOW THE PHOTO YOU CAN READ ALL THE INFO. ON HER.
TO PLACE A BID , PLEASE EMAIL ME AT CRYSTALSCENTS48@CARE2.COM

THANK YOU TERESA!!!!

"Little Angel of Mercy" She is handcrafted from found objects: vinyl doll head, vintage spinning wheel thread spool, vintage crocheted lace, vintage broach, and vintage button. I painted the thread on the spool, then sealed it, I painted the wings on the back and also the hat, to match everything else. The base has vintage chintz mosaic tiles from Manic for Mosaics on-line owned by Nancy Cormier of San Jose, CA. I learned the secret techniques of making the altered doll from JoAnnA Periotti of Moss Hill Studio (her classes are still available on-line)

http://mosshill.blogs.com/
This altered doll is ten inches tall, six inches wide, and four and a half inches deep. She is not intended for children, she is a collectible work of art. She is signed and dated by me on the underside of the base,
Please send a prayer up for JoannA Husband Ron, Who just recently went through brain surgery to remove part of a tumor that had been completely removed ten years ago but reappeared. Ron is now home and recovering but needs prayer for a speedy recovery.
Thank You!
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CINDY THE OTHER HALF OF SUNDIAL SISTERS AND VAGA BOND ARTISTRY HAS DONATED THIS CHARMING OWL.

HE SO MAKES ME SMILE..

STOP BY AND VISIT CINDY BY CLICKING ON THE PHOTO AND PLACE YOUR BID.

THANK YOU CINDY!

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KELLY AT THOMS DAUGHTER, AND SUNDIAL SISTERS HAS DONATED THIS WONDERFUL WORK OF HER ART.

SWEET RED ROBIN.

CLICK ON ANY ONE OF THE RED ROBIN PHOTOS TO GO TO VISIT KELLY AND PLACE FOR BID..

THANK YOU KELLY!

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****NEW DONATIONS FOR 6-6-09****

BEV FROM HEARTLAND CREATIONS HAS DONATED THIS WONDERFUL WORK OF ART.

BEV. HAS MADE AND CREATED NURSE ANNIE..

TO BID ON NURSE ANNIE, CLICK ON HER PHOTO TO GO VISIT BEV. AND PLACE A BID.

THANK YOU BEV!

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**NEW DONATIONS FOR 6-5-09**
EDA THAT BELONGS TO GOD'S HELPING ANGELS HAS DONATED ONE OF HER WONDERFUL PAINTINGS.

CLICK ON PHOTO TO GO VISIT OR MAYBE JOIN FREE GOD'S HELPING ANGELS.

A WONDERFUL GROUP OF CARING FOLKS.

TO BID ON THIS PAINTING EMAIL ME AT CRYSTALSCENTS48@CARE2.COM

EDA HAS ALSO DONATED SHIPPING COST FOR THIS PAINTING..

THANK YOU EDA!

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GINNY FROM GINNY DIEZEL STUDIOS HAS DONATED TWO OF HER WONDERFUL WORKS OF ARTTO BID ON THESE ITEMS, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT CRYSTALSCENTS48@CARE2.COM.

GINNY HAS ALSO DONATED THE SHIPPING COST OF THESE ITEMS TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.
CLICK ON PHOTOS OF GINNY'S WORK TO STOP BY HER BLOG.

THANK YOU GINNY~

The snowman is sculpted from paperclay, and stands 5 1/2 inches tall. His arms are filled with hearts in assorted patterns which are dusted lightly with glitter. His scarf wraps around his neck and trails down his back. The piece is sealed with a varnish for protection, and signed by me.The containers are sculpted with paperclay over cylinders for maximum strength. They are all 3 1/2 inches in diameter, in graduated heights from 2 1/2 inches to 5 inches, excluding the ornamentation. The three little boxes have soft lime green lids, and the sides are antiqued to give an aged, stucco effect. The sculptings on the lids show life's progression, from nest with eggs, to mama sitting on the eggs, to five baby birds all hatched out. The containers are sealed with varnish and signed by me.
http://www.ginnydiezelstudios.com/
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**NEW DONATION 6-4-09**Stop by and visit Tracy BY CLICKING ON THE FOLLOW ME PIC. ABOVE to bid on her wonderful art donation for Alexis..

THANK YOU TRACY!!!

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***UP FOR BID***

DONATED BY ORIT AT http://recycleartanimals.blogspot.com/

TO BID - EMAIL ME AT CRYSTALSCENTS48@CARE2.COM

THANK YOU ORIT!

STOP BY http://recycleartanimals.blogspot.com/2008/05/future-door.html TO READ THE STORY ON THIS ART PIECE..

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****JULIE AT THE RUBY NEST HAS ADDED SOME WONDERFUL PAINTINGS SHE HAS MADE AND DONATED***

CLICK ON THE PHOTOS TO GO TO HER SITE AND BID...

THANK YOU JULIE!!

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***DONATED BY YAEL AT http://noolygirl.wordpress.com/****

EMAILS BIDS TO ME AT CRYSTALSCENTS48@CARE2.COM

CLICK ON PHOTOS TO GO TO YAEL WEB STORE.(STORE ITEMS ARE NOT PART OF THE AUCTION)

THANK YOU YAEL!!!

Red Gingham wall art
White flower and bee hand-appliqued on a red gingham background.
The canvas measures 30 X 50 cm.

100% cotton fabric with manmade felt and fleece.
Stands approx. 25 cm tall

Suitable for small children as there are no buttons etc.
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*TAMMY AT THE FROU FROU FROG HAS DONATED THESE WONDERFUL WORKS OF ART* CLICK ON PHOTOS OF HER DONATIONS TO GO VISIT HER BLOG

TO BID EMAIL ME AT CRYSTALSCENTS48@CARE2.COM

SHIPPING ON BIRD IS $2.00 AND SHADOW BOX $4.00

THANK YOU TAMMY!

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****READ ALEXIS'S STORY BELOW***

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KERIN HAS STARTED AN ONLINE WORKSHOP/GROUP. LOADS OF GREAT PEOPLE AND SUPER FUN PLACE TO JOIN.

KERIN HAS DONATED 3 SEATS FOR HER WORKSHOP.

BELOW YOU WILL FIND ALL THE INFO. ON THE WORKSHOP, CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO GO TO HER NING WORKSHOP. IT IS FREE TO JOIN TO THE GROUP, BUT THERE IS A FEE TO JOIN THE WORKSHOP.

HOWEVER THE TOP THREE BIDS TAKE A SEAT TO THE WORKSHOP.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WIN ONE OF THESE GREAT WORKSHOP SEATS, SEND ME YOUR SILENT BID TO CRYSTALSCENTS48@CARE2.COM

There is no time limit to the workshops. They are designed to run continuously so you can view them any time and work at whatever pace is good for you. The workshops have videos, supply lists, detailed photos, forums to discuss the project(s) and teacher access for help and answering questions. There is a place to share work in progress and finished pieces with the group. If we ever decide to discontinue a workshop you will have at least three months’ notice.You should have a faster internet connection to take the workshops. Dial up is too slow to view the videos.RESIN CLAY PENDANTS

THANK YOU KERIN!!

Discover the magical properties of this indispensable art material while creating small scale pendants! We'll explore how to create mosaics without grout, make and fill bezels with ephemera, photos and little embedded treasures, learn progressive building of pendants with cured and uncured clay, my own recipes and tips for cool surface effects, play with other newer art materials and learn how to add found objects for stunning mixed media masterpieces to wear!See for yourself why I’m writing an entire book featuring resin clay projects that will be published early next year by North Light Books! This stuff seriously rocks and after trying it I'm sure you won’t want to be without resin clay in your studio.

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STOP BY ALICIA AT http://alteredbits.wordpress.com/

TO BID ON HER GREAT PRINTS SHE HAS DONATED.

HERE IS 1 OF THE 3 ALICIA HAS DONATED. STOP BY HER SITE TO SEE ALL THE INFO.

THANK YOU ALICIA

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REMEMBER ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE ALEXIS HAS HER TREATMENTS TO HELP ALEXIS AND OTHER CHILDREN FIGHTING CANCER.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR DONATIONS.

AUCTION STARTS WITH ALL ART DONATIONS JUNE 12TH, AND RUNS UNTIL JUNE 14TH, AT WHICH TIME THE HIGHEST BIDDERS WILL BE CONTACTED.
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO DONATE A PIECE OF ART MAY LEAVE A COMMENT HERE OR DOWN A FEW POST AT ALEXIS STORY.

IF YOU ALSO WOULD GRAB HER PHOTO AND PLACE IT ON YOUR SITE LINKING IT BACK HERE SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO GET THE WORD OUT.
PHOTO ON SIDE BAR OF THIS BLOG. THANK YOU!!!
HUGS
TAMMY

A WONDERFUL START TO OUR AUCTION

SILENT ART AUCTION SITES...
I WILL CONTINUE TO ADD THE LINK TO SITES WHERE YOU CAN PLACE A BID ON ART DONATED BY THE ORIGINAL ARTISTS.

HERE IS OUR FIRST BLOG POST, WHICH ALICIA AT ALTERED BITS HAS SOME WONDERFUL ART PRINTS SHE HAS DONATED TO THIS CAUSE..GOD BLESS YOU!!
THEY ARE WONDERFUL, STOP BY AND VISIT ALICIA..
http://alteredbits.wordpress.com/
THANK YOU!!!

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT READ ALEXIS'S STORY.

THIS STORY WAS TAKEN FROM HER BLOG. WRITTEN BY JILL (ALEXIS MOTHER)
BELOW THIS POST YOU WILL FIND ALL THE INFO. TO HELP WITH THE SILENT ART AUCTION.
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ, AND YOU MAY GO TO HER BLOG TO SEE MORE OF ALEXIS. CLICK ON HER PHOTO FOR THE LINK...
THANK YOU, AND GOD BLESS!!!

It was a regular beautiful summer day, August 16th, 2006- Wednesday…meeting my mother & taking my 2 daughters (Austin Rose & Alexis) for my youngest’s well baby check up and going out for lunch. While our wonderful pediatrician was palpitating her abdomen, I was anxiously voicing my concerns about cradle cap, crying in the car seat….never did I notice that our normally bubbly, happy doctor’s demeanor had completely changed. He finally took a step back and said “I’ve found something in Alexis’s abdomen, I don’t like; I would like you to get an x-ray & an ultrasound at the hospital…you won’t leave here today until we know what it is.”
My sensitive mother (grammy Stella) started crying…. I said “Calm down mom! It’s not like it’s CANCER!”
The day our world turned upside down!
By the end of the day, our fantastic doctor, Dr. Oriel, had made us an appointment at Children’s hospital in Seattle the next morning and was explaining some form of cancer called “Neuroblastoma”.
The next 2 weeks were a blur, our 11 week old baby was being stuck daily by needles/ IV’s, NG tubes to her stomach and going thru numerous tests. Once the biopsy of the “main” tumor was in, we met with the doctors for the new- Worst day of our lives…they confirmed she had a very large tumor from her left kidney, and adrenal gland, that was wrapped around her aorta and pushing on major organs and inoperable and many tumors in her liver and also in her bone marrow and leg bone. It was called neuroblastoma, a cancer that only affects 600 children in the US a year. Her disease was progressive, MYCN gene amplified, which put her in the high risk, stage IV, 10% chance of survival category. How can an 11 week old baby have this horrible, monster of a cancer?
Now, it is March, 2009. She has endured 22 cycles of chemotherapy, 12 cycles of radiation, an 8 hour surgery to remove her primary tumor, kidney and adrenal gland. She has had 8 surgeries total. 44 sedations, 9 blood transfusions, many platelet transfusions, over 600 shots and countless numbers of medications being forced down her. She also had a stem cell harvest done to keep frozen if ever needed. Her disease is now considered “stable” the only disease left in her is small liver tumors; which there is no guaranteed treatment to cure. We aren’t doing any treatment at this time, she still has tumors on her liver that have remained unchanged/stable for the past 14 months, so we are at home, enjoying each other & family & go back to the hospital for check ups.
Thanks to our loving Heavenly Father she is still smiling radiantly, laughing, sparkling & has one feisty temper in lieu of all she’s been thru! There have been countless numbers of miracles on the way and we are in hopes & belief that God isn’t finished handing out the Miracles yet!
Thanks to everyone who has allowed Alexis to touch your heart, and all of the prayers being lifted up daily. God is good, we don’t know his plan, every one of us has only a chosen number of days on this earth, whether your 1 or 30 or 50. Alexis is living each moment to the fullest & we are trying to take her example and do the same and be ready just in case it’s our last.
Please read Alexis’s story, sign her guestbook or leave a comment, and take the time to view this amazing little angel that God has graced us with. Thank you God!
Please pray for Alexis Grace…

Update on Silent Art Auction

Hi Everyone..
I have decided to wait until June 12th to hold the weekend auction for two reasons..
One it is a long weekend with many being away from the computer and also I am sad to say there has been a lack of Artist Donations..
I know we are all busy, If you cant find the time to host the auction on your site or blog, I will be more then happy to host your art piece with mine..
Also you can help by posting on your blog and linking it back here for those to read the story and donate.

For those of you who have been very helpful, you are very inspiring to me not to give-up.
Thank You so Much for your kind hearts..

I really think if we all ban together for one weekend we can make a big change for this Little Angel and for other Children that suffer from Cancer..

Again Thanks for your Support..

Please send up a prayer for Alexis Grace...
Here is a Video link Jill (Alexis) mom had posted on her Prayer Site..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T_pHBLOayw

HERE IS THE INFO. IN STEPS FOR ADDING TO YOUR BLOG/SITE..
THANK YOU!!!

1) Silent Art Auction the weekend of June 12th.
2) A piece of Artwork to be donated from the Artist.
3) The artist can host their piece of art on their site/blog to be auction, or I can put their piece of art on my site with mine. If so, I need all their info. so I can link the donation back to them, I also need a Photo of the donation along with the info. on the art piece.
4) All bids will be emailed to the person hosting the art piece.
5) Sunday Night the highest bidder on that piece of art will be emailed for payment and shipping info.
6) The artisit donating the art piece will be responsiable for collecting the payment, shipping the piece of art, and sending the check/money order to Jill (Alexis Mom). All checks will be made payable to the Children Hospital (Seattle Children)
7) The shipping for the item can be handled 2 ways, The artist that donated the art can pay for the shipping if they can afford to, or the shipping can be added to the total of the bid.(Buyer must be told they are paying for shipping in the info. provided for the art piece).
8) If someone would like to send in a cash donation they can email me (crystalscents48@care2.com) for the mailing info. I am trying to be careful not to make the mailing address to public. Again checks are made payable to the Childrens Hospital.
9) post this link to Alexis, so they can read her story. http://prayerservant.org/ps_alexis/

God Bless...
Tammy

Silent Auction for a Little Angel!!!

LEAVE A COMMENT AT THE END OF THIS POST TO HELP!!

THANK YOU!!!

WE CAN DO THIS AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!!

Click on the above Picture of Alexis Grace to read her Story.

Hi everyone,
Hope all is well...

I am on a peaceful, hopefully helpful mission. First I am asking us all as a community to send up a prayer for this little angel. I have befriended a woman online that has a very ill little girl with cancer. Alexis Grace is now holding her own, but still has cancer. Here is the link to her blog so you can stop by and read her story, Please send up a prayer for Alexis.


Here are my plans, I am going to be working on a Silent online auction for the weekend of May 22nd. I am posting this message on my blog to hopefully get other artisit to help and pitch in.

The weekend of May 22nd on my blog I will have a few paintings to auction off with all proceeds going to Alexis Grace.

Heres how I am planning to work it.

First anyone who would like to place a bid, will leave me a comment and then email the bid to me.
Sunday night at 9:00 p.m. I will email the highest bidder to let them know they won. All proceeds will be sent directly to Jill (Alexis Mom).
Each seller (Artist) that holds the auction on their site will send a check or money order MADE PAYABLE TO: Children's Hospital (Seattle Children's) AND THEN SENT to Jill after the buyer pays.

I would like to also get other artist to do the same for that weekend on their blog/web sites.

Please Post Alexis link with a little of her story on your Blogs, to hopefully get the word out and find other artist willing to help/donate a piece of their art.
If some of the artist are busy, I will handle all the emails for bids as they can be filtered through me if need be.

So I am asking all of you to Please join in on this helpful mission and DONATE A PIECE OF YOUR ART THEN HOST A SILENT AUCTION THE WEEKEND OF MAY 22 ON YOUR SITE AS WELL.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE A PIECE OF ART AND DO NOT HAVE THE TIME, I WILL POST YOUR ART ON MY AUCTION AND HANDLE THE BIDS (I WILL MAKE SURE TO POST A LINK TO YOUR SITE)

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A CASH DONATION FOR ALEXIS, PLEASE EMAIL ME AND I WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE ADDRESS TO MAIL YOUR DONATION TO..THANK YOU!!!

I KNOW WE ARE IN HARD TIMES, IF YOU CAN NOT DONATE, PLEASE HELP BY SENDING A PRAYER UP FOR HER..

I am so hoping this will be a community effort to help this little angel and her family.

Thank You for taking the time to read this post!
Blessings Tammy