Hello, June!

We met and fell in love in Martha Stewart's last magazine.. The Rustic Ricotta Cherry Tart with Almonds. (Recipe here) I made ricotta cheese from SCRATCH... I am in love! It was so easy too and I think it made all the difference in the tart. Doesn't she look delicious?

So here we are in June already.. Summer fever is here... I've said it before and I will say it again.. don't beat yourself up if you're not in the studio everyday.. You'll always be creative if you're creative..doing whatever you are doing! (Like making cheese!)

I'm heading to the SDAI C-Note fundraiser tonight. If you're in the area, I am sure it's going to be packed. I helped set up the art for hanging and there is a TON of art to be had.. originals for $100-$400.. and lots of the art we saw cost more in framing alone. Should be a fun night.

The mega online workshop 8 Great Paintings is on super sale... $59! Show me a class that is a better value and I will.... well..you get the idea. Click here for more info.

Last..but no way least.. the marvelous Lisa Hoffman reviewed our book.. click here to see what she has to say..and to enter to win a copy too!

Giveaway Updates!

Be sure to stop by Holly's blog to enter to win a signed copy of our book as well as Zorana's blog today to also grab a chance to win!

Weekly Recap...

My friend and I picked up a few totally reasonable containers for roses on Tuesday.. plus some frogs and a handy thorn remover thing.. arranging flowers is so much easier when you have the tools! We like this place if you're in the San Diego area.

Three day weekend for us... Mother's day..and every 4 years.... my birthday. Cake for everyone! Before you go enjoy the weekend, don't forget to enter to win a copy of our book!

See you next week!

What's Happening in the Mango Studio?

Another book giveaway! Click on the book to go enter today! Say hi to Stephanie from me while you're there. ;)

"Tricia!" You won my giveaway here.....send me a message to claim your prize.

Enter to Win A Free Book

Will this be your new best friend in the studio?

She's packed full of useful information...if you dabble in acrylics or are a seasoned pro, this is the book for you! She is SPIRAL bound! Hooray!

Did I mention that I shot (or directed) all of the images in the book? You know they are going to be pretty....

Now through May 5th leave one comment please (just ONE please) on this post to enter. US residents only (International peeps...I am so sorry!! Postage rates are more than double the cost of the book for me to ship to your country...but never fear...we've got some International buddies that are sure to host a giveaway in your area soon). One winner will be drawn May 6th and I will personally ship one SIGNED copy of the book to you.

Mark your calendar- Check back on May 6th..and if you see your name here, send me a message to collect your prize.

(PS- do you already have the book? We would be so appreciative if you could kindly leave us a review on Amazon.)

Book Giveaway! Book Giveaway!

Tune in to Seth's blog, "The Altered Page" today to read his review of our new book...and to enter to win an autographed copy!

My 3rd Annual "Summer Of Giveaways" will be kicking off in June...mark your calendars and be sure to sign up for my newsletter...

Edit 05.05.13: the Summer of GIveaways has been cancelled.

...And don't forget to stop back here next Sunday! I'm feverishly uploading and compressing and writing a NEW online workshop....that is HUGE.

See you then....

PS- I am on Facebook daily here.

Are you the 1%?

At the beginning of the month I mailed out my monthly newsletter to hundreds of subscribers. Along with some news and tips, I also mentioned our workshop sale as well as the 3rd Sweepstakes Summer giveaway, the three new books pictured below:

These three books are featured in this months sweepstakes exclusively for newsletter subscribers. Don't forget to enter!

Sadly, only 1% out of the hundreds of people who read the newsletter left their name in the hat for the drawing. I don't think it's the books...because an equally low number of people left their name in the hat for the gift certificates I offered last month.. so what gives? I'm asking for your feedback to help in future sweepstakes. If you have a minute, drop me a line. Otherwise, if you have entered, check your email on 8/20, you might get this nice package for free from me.

(You can sign up for future newsletters by clicking here. To enter this month's giveaway, look for thew newsletter that was delivered on 08/01/12 and follow the link in the SWEEPSTAKES section.)