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October 8, 2019
On ETSY--Three New Downloadable PENELOPE the Witch Pages
PENELOPE is back!
Penelope is up to her old tricks...and a few new ones.
Check out Little Miss Witch as as she conjures up a new potion, uses the spell on her fishing lure and gets much than she bargained for, and see her first Witch Portrait as she uses her brand new wand, and it backfires just as the shutter falls!
Buy HERE on Etsy, just in time for Halloween!
xo Dea
Penelope is up to her old tricks...and a few new ones.
Check out Little Miss Witch as as she conjures up a new potion, uses the spell on her fishing lure and gets much than she bargained for, and see her first Witch Portrait as she uses her brand new wand, and it backfires just as the shutter falls!
Buy HERE on Etsy, just in time for Halloween!
xo Dea
October 7, 2019
EVERYDAY MAGIC Coloring Contest Winner
Oh, the wonderfulness of the entries!Thank you so much for all your gorgeous entries to the EVERYDAY MAGIC Coloring Contest. ALL the judges had a terrible time choosing...but we did eventually come to a winner.
Congratulations to Frantiska Stara! The judges loved the luminous, traditional style of this image!
This picture will be featured on the back of the Amazon edition of my newest release, EVERYDAY MAGIC.
Thank you all so much for entering! Your talent is just amazing.
Stay tuned! The book will be out shortly, with a special YouTube giveaway soon to follow. You can preorder the Artist's Edition on Etsy HERE
Congratulations again Frantiska, and thank you for your lovely entry.
Thank you very much Judy Cooper and Paula Martin Cohen for help with this very difficult choice.
xo Dea
Congratulations to Frantiska Stara! The judges loved the luminous, traditional style of this image!
This picture will be featured on the back of the Amazon edition of my newest release, EVERYDAY MAGIC.
Thank you all so much for entering! Your talent is just amazing.
Stay tuned! The book will be out shortly, with a special YouTube giveaway soon to follow. You can preorder the Artist's Edition on Etsy HERE
Congratulations again Frantiska, and thank you for your lovely entry.
Thank you very much Judy Cooper and Paula Martin Cohen for help with this very difficult choice.
xo Dea
October 1, 2019
My New Coloring Book EVERYDAY MAGIC Is Coming Soon!
Finally!My newest coloring book, EVERYDAY MAGIC, is at the printer.
Preorder NOW
It's been way too long, so thank you for your patience.Everyday Magic is about the wonder of the ordinary, and the amazing things that happen to all of us in our day-to-day lives.
It all started as I was taking photos of the super moon in Watchung, New Jersey. As a giant tangerine orb rose over the skyline of NYC, I thought to myself that it would be hard to imagine something more amazing. My mind wandered, and I realized that little things happen all the time that we so often overlook.
Not long after, I was thinking of a friend I hadn't spoken to for a bit, and the phone rang...who do you think it was? Yup. Another example of Everyday Magic.
I started to look for magic...and you know what? The more I looked the more I found.
I thought of a blue feather...on purpose...and a gray/blue feather ended up on my porch the next day.
I had a conversation with a friend about the possibility of UFOs and life on other planets...five minutes later my husband called my out to the deck to see two very strange sets of lights in the night sky. Aliens? No...but it was amazing thinking they could have been until they were close enough for us to realize they were planes.
Some of these magical things that happened were so uncanny it seemed that something otherworldly was intervening, so in the book I represented those moments in the book with images of fairies or elves, or sometimes animals and plants that are part of out everyday lives.
EVERYDAY MAGIC Artist's Edition is available on Etsy for PRESALE AT THIS LINK right now. It has 30 single sided images printed on thick, lovely artist's grade paper. The binding is removable, so each sheet can be colored on a clipboard or desk. No need to cut or rip. The pages can them be replaced inside the binding for safe keeping.
The Amazon Edition will follow a few weeks later, with two copies of each image for double the coloring fun. Both books are 8.5 x 11.
I am currently conducting a COLORING CONTEST. The winner will be featured on the back of the Amazon version of EVERYDAY MAGIC...I hope you enter. Click here to be directed to the DEA LENIHAN Coloring Gallery to enter: CLICK TO ENTER
Here are some images...hope you like them! With a little hocus pocus, I'm sure you will do your OWN magic and make these images come to life. Coloring isn't as "cool" as Kylie Jenner, but I wouldn't want my magic any other way.
Thank you for reading!
Preorder NOW
It's been way too long, so thank you for your patience.Everyday Magic is about the wonder of the ordinary, and the amazing things that happen to all of us in our day-to-day lives.
It all started as I was taking photos of the super moon in Watchung, New Jersey. As a giant tangerine orb rose over the skyline of NYC, I thought to myself that it would be hard to imagine something more amazing. My mind wandered, and I realized that little things happen all the time that we so often overlook.
Not long after, I was thinking of a friend I hadn't spoken to for a bit, and the phone rang...who do you think it was? Yup. Another example of Everyday Magic.
I started to look for magic...and you know what? The more I looked the more I found.
I thought of a blue feather...on purpose...and a gray/blue feather ended up on my porch the next day.
I had a conversation with a friend about the possibility of UFOs and life on other planets...five minutes later my husband called my out to the deck to see two very strange sets of lights in the night sky. Aliens? No...but it was amazing thinking they could have been until they were close enough for us to realize they were planes.
Some of these magical things that happened were so uncanny it seemed that something otherworldly was intervening, so in the book I represented those moments in the book with images of fairies or elves, or sometimes animals and plants that are part of out everyday lives.
EVERYDAY MAGIC Artist's Edition is available on Etsy for PRESALE AT THIS LINK right now. It has 30 single sided images printed on thick, lovely artist's grade paper. The binding is removable, so each sheet can be colored on a clipboard or desk. No need to cut or rip. The pages can them be replaced inside the binding for safe keeping.
The Amazon Edition will follow a few weeks later, with two copies of each image for double the coloring fun. Both books are 8.5 x 11.
I am currently conducting a COLORING CONTEST. The winner will be featured on the back of the Amazon version of EVERYDAY MAGIC...I hope you enter. Click here to be directed to the DEA LENIHAN Coloring Gallery to enter: CLICK TO ENTER
Here are some images...hope you like them! With a little hocus pocus, I'm sure you will do your OWN magic and make these images come to life. Coloring isn't as "cool" as Kylie Jenner, but I wouldn't want my magic any other way.
Thank you for reading!
January 19, 2018
New Names for HERO Guanghui Colored Pencils
I named all the Guanghui colored pencils--except for one. This mysterious neon orange/yellow.
Help! Do you have any idea what to call it? Velveeta? Tangerine?
Watch this vid--then add your idea in the comments beneath. After I collect the suggestions--we'll vote on the suggestions, then send the names to the Guanghi company and see what they say.
Thanks! Have fun!
xo
Help! Do you have any idea what to call it? Velveeta? Tangerine?
Watch this vid--then add your idea in the comments beneath. After I collect the suggestions--we'll vote on the suggestions, then send the names to the Guanghi company and see what they say.
Thanks! Have fun!
xo
January 17, 2018
Crafty Croc GEL PEN GIVEAWAY
Welcome to the Crafty Croc Gel Pen Giveaway!
This set of 96 gel pens is the last of it's kind--they have been discontinued and I have a set to give.
Just watch the vid below then enter.
Good luck!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
This set of 96 gel pens is the last of it's kind--they have been discontinued and I have a set to give.
Just watch the vid below then enter.
Good luck!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
January 6, 2018
HERO Guanghui Colored Pencil GIVEAWAY!
Welcome to the HERO Guanghui GIVEAWAY!
Just enter below for a chance to win a set of 168 Hero Guanghui Colored Pencils.
Good luck!
Here is the YouTube vid that featured the giveaway.
Enter BELOW!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Good luck!!
Just enter below for a chance to win a set of 168 Hero Guanghui Colored Pencils.
Good luck!
Here is the YouTube vid that featured the giveaway.
Enter BELOW!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Good luck!!
November 29, 2017
SCHPIRRER FARBEN Colored Pencils and DEA LENIHAN Coloring Book Giveaway
I'm excited to say that Schpirerr Farben has given me a 72 set of pencils for a giveaway!
These pencils are creamy and they sharpen and keep a wonderful point. I have drawn several images with them and they layer like crazy!
Just follow the directions in the link below and GOOD LUCK!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
These pencils are creamy and they sharpen and keep a wonderful point. I have drawn several images with them and they layer like crazy!
Just follow the directions in the link below and GOOD LUCK!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
November 26, 2017
SCHPIRERR FARBEN Colored Pencil Review and Marble Drawing
This 72 set of colored pencils by Schpirerr Farben was a delightful surprise.
With a price point of approximately $27 for 72 pencils, I did not have high expectations. But I am happy to report that I was very wrong.
They come in a sturdy tin and are housed in three easily removable trays. They are oil based and the colors are identifiable by number.
The pencils are the approximate diameter of Prismacolor pencils, and feel like a combo of of Prismas and Polychromos. I did a review of the pencils in the video below as I drew and colored an orange glass marble, and had to use many layers. There was no build up, and I love the way the image turned out.
I had no problem sharpening the pencils. They have the feel of a more expensive pencil.
I am looking forward to using these pencils again, and I hope you consider using them. You can purchase from the link on right >>>
With a price point of approximately $27 for 72 pencils, I did not have high expectations. But I am happy to report that I was very wrong.
They come in a sturdy tin and are housed in three easily removable trays. They are oil based and the colors are identifiable by number.
The pencils are the approximate diameter of Prismacolor pencils, and feel like a combo of of Prismas and Polychromos. I did a review of the pencils in the video below as I drew and colored an orange glass marble, and had to use many layers. There was no build up, and I love the way the image turned out.I had no problem sharpening the pencils. They have the feel of a more expensive pencil.
I am looking forward to using these pencils again, and I hope you consider using them. You can purchase from the link on right >>>
November 14, 2017
Coloring Supply Cart and Bygel Cups
If you are anything like me, your coloring supplies take up soooo much room.
Here is a wonderful solution.
In this vid is a sturdy supply cart on wheels. They are available on Amazon and Target, along with the wonderful Bygel cups that can hook to the side of the cart...perfect combo!
The turquiose version of the cart and orange cups are listed in the right column >>
and the white cart from Target is here: CLICK
The cups save me so much room! I was just thinking I needed a new cart, but because the cups hang on the outside of the cart, I don't need a new one. My husband is not thrilled that I can wheel this thing all over the house and make any room my studio...but I am~!
Hope these are helpful!
xo
Here is a wonderful solution.
In this vid is a sturdy supply cart on wheels. They are available on Amazon and Target, along with the wonderful Bygel cups that can hook to the side of the cart...perfect combo!
The turquiose version of the cart and orange cups are listed in the right column >>
and the white cart from Target is here: CLICK
The cups save me so much room! I was just thinking I needed a new cart, but because the cups hang on the outside of the cart, I don't need a new one. My husband is not thrilled that I can wheel this thing all over the house and make any room my studio...but I am~!
Hope these are helpful!
xo
November 8, 2017
Coloring Mushrooms and Water Droplets
Aahhh!! The magic of coloring.
It is so fun too see all the wonderful work out there. It can also be frustrating when you don't know how to do one of the effects you see.
Here is a color-along video that includes a how-to color water droplets segment.
Subscribe on YouTube for two coloring videos a week.
xo
It is so fun too see all the wonderful work out there. It can also be frustrating when you don't know how to do one of the effects you see.
Here is a color-along video that includes a how-to color water droplets segment.
Subscribe on YouTube for two coloring videos a week.
xo
