A Story & An Honor!

Happy Thursday everyone!

R-Chee and I cannot wait to hear about what you did for the 4th! :)

Little R-Chee is still in a food coma from all the wallymelon and BBQ he ate yesterday so I thought I would share a couple of neat things with you today.

The first one was a wonderful surprise and honor to be mentioned last week on the Lion Brand Yarn Blog!

Our Circles Table Runner that we made from Lion Cotton and their generous FREE washcloth pattern was featured on a FUN Summertime Project post!

The second neat thing is a New "About Page" on Etsy!

They just created a new easy to fill out page for artists to tell their stories about how they started their creative journies!

I really enjoyed sharing my story of how Pug Notes came to be!

Angel Emmitt & R-Chee always bring me the the most wonderful smiles, friends and inspirations that just fill my heart with JOY!

It just spills onto whatever I am making!

Thank you for always sharing in the FUN and  playing with us!

xoxoxo

Melissa & R-Chee





What an Honor! ~ Blog Feature ~ Lion Bran Yarn Blog

Archie and I are so unbelieveable honored to be included on a Crafty & Creative Post on The Lion Brand Yarn Blog!

We have so much fun creating and sharing with you!

Thank you for always playing with us!

Please jump on over to the LB post today to meet the other fabulous artists featured that will keep you craving for more!

In the meantime, we are working on our bucket full of bobbles over here waiting for their window shade #2 debut!

We cannot wait to show you when it is done!

xoxoxo

a & m

The Love from Me Project ~ 2011

Happy Thursday!

Archie and I are so excited to be the featured artist on The Love From Me Blog today!

We are so honored to be a part of a new book project ~ Love From Me 2011 ~ that raises funds for people fighting cancer.

Sara Harley's gorgeous book is lovingly put together page by page with the contribution of 61 artists from all over the world.

Please read more about Sara's inspiration, strength and personal story behind this amazing project.

I am honored to have my Smiling Pug Yarn Painting included on page 76.

In this beautiful book that you can purchase here.



and read all about the 2011 Love From Me Art Book here.

Sara also has an Etsy shop where you can purchase note cards to help support the Rose Fund.

It is the connections that we build in this life, even to people we never meet in person, that make our lives so rich.

Thank you for connecting to us everyday!

We are so lucky to have you!

xoxoxo
Melissa & Archie

Paws for Charity Art Book & 2011 Calendar

I am so excited that my copy of The Paws for Charity 2011 Calendar just arrived!

Emmitt and I are so honored to be a part of this wonderful project.

Our painting "The Kiss" is featured in the book as well as on the month of May 2011 Calendar page.

The Paws For Charity Art Book Project & 2011 Calendar is a unique fundraiser that celebrates our love of pets, and raises funds for a human cause.

"The 2010 Art Book is a compilation of artwork and photography of dogs and cats submitted by 65 artists and photographers in 7 countries.

All funds raised from the sale of these books are donated to The Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade, a registered charity with programs in over 50 countries.

This charity also carries the Humane Charity Seal of Approval."
Details about Paws For Charity are available on their blog.

Emmitt and I are honored to have our work featured in this wonderful post.

T-shirts, greeting cards, and wall calendars are available with all proceeds donated to breast cancer charity.

If you are on Facebook, please become a Fan of The 2010 Paws for Charity Art Book Project.

Emmitt and I contributed one of our favorite images for the book - The Kiss.

The Paws for Charity Art Book is available as a:

softcover,

hardcover w/dust jacket (shown) or

hardcover w/image wrap.

If you would like to see a preview or purchase your own copy, please click here.

I love connecting to others through the power of sharing art.

Simply Magical!

xoxoxox

m & e

2010 Paws for Charity Art Book Project

Happy Monday everyone!

Emmitt and I are so excited to announce that we are a part of a magical art book project that is raising funds and awareness about Breast Cancer.


"The Paws For Charity Art Book Project is a unique fundraiser that celebrates our love of pets, and raises funds for a human cause.

The 2010 Art Book is a compilation of artwork and photography of dogs and cats submitted by 65 artists and photographers in 7 countries.

All funds raised from the sale of these books are donated to The Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade, a registered charity with programs in over 50 countries. This charity also carries the Humane Charity Seal of Approval."

Details about Paws For Charity are available on the blog.

T-shirts, greeting cards, and wall calendars are also for sale with all proceeds donated to breast cancer charity.

You can also be a Fan on Facebook of The 2010 Paws for Charity Art Book Project!

Emmitt and I contributed one of our favorite images for the book - The Kiss.

The Kiss - Pugs A69

We are so proud to be a part of this inspiring project.

For your convenience, here are all the links you need to help support this wonderful cause:

• Book
• Shirts
• Blog
• Become a Fan on FB
  
  

xoxoxox

m & e

Somerset Studio Gallery - Dogs Rule Project

I am so excited to announce that my pug art along with 12 other friends, has been published in the Somerset Studio Gallery - Summer 2009 Issue!

Here is a quick synopsis of the Dogs Rule Project from my Pug Notes Press Page:

The Dogs Rule Project 2008 is the brain child of artist, Jill Beninato, who invited 12 other artists to collaborate their efforts to illustrate how and why dogs rule. Each artist created 14 pages to be bound into 14 books. One book was sent to each artist while the 14th book was auctioned off on Ebay in November 2008 and raised $350 for A Place to Bark Animal Rescue. Please click here to see how my page was created.

Please feel free to click on the links above to get a more detailed view of the project and how it was created.

The layout in the magazine is amazing. It spreads across 9 full color pages 152-160.

Here is a preview of all the article for you to see in a PDF Format that I put together.

The publication also has a bonus page online that shows more images that were not included in the article.

I am thrilled that the pop-up baby Emmitt I created for each page is also featured. :)

Here is the list of artists, their web sites and blogs that were part of the 2008 Dogs Rule Project:

Manon Doyle of Hoochie Poochie Studios , blog

Jill Beninato of Sit Stay Smile Photography, blog

Jamie Pflughoeft of Cowbelly Photography, blog

Leigh Jackson of Noisy Dog Studio, blog

Moira McLaughlin of Dream Dogs Art, blog

Melissa Langer of Pug Notes, blog

Linda O'Neill of Abby Creek Studios , blog

Rebecca Lansdowne of Art Paw, blog

Nicole Mlakar-Livingston of Nicole Mlakar Photography, blog

Wendy Crumbley from 2 Dog Studio, blog

Bernie Berlin from A Place To Bark, blog

Anne Leuck Feldhaus of Anne Leuck Feldhaus Studio Ltd., blog

Kathy Weller of Wellerwishes Illustration, blog

Party Pugs

8 x8 Paper Collage

Melissa Langer 2009

I am excited to say that Jill is now hosting a 2009 project called Party Animals. The self published book and auctions for all of the original works will be available in The Fall of 2009.

My contribution is called Party Pugs and the original will also be available in the auction to raise funds for A Place to Bark Animal Rescue.

I will keep you posted!