Passion...

This was done as a gift for my husband! A 5x7 watercolor on 140lb watercolor paper, it's not the norm of what I paint... The female form is such a graceful thing and I was hoping to convey that here. If it gets a good reception I'm hoping to make a series of these!

My painting was featured in a Treasury!

My original watercolor painting, Harriet, has been featured in this wonderful treasury on Etsy! You can see her on the bottom left corner. What a wonderful way to start the weekend! Much thanks to angelasheartwork.etsy.com for including me!

Hand-Painted Bookmarks!

Here's my first attempt at a hand-painted bookmark! I paint the image in watercolors on sturdy 140 lb. watercolor paper, then laminate it for wonderful protection. A great companion to your favorite novel! This one is for sale now in my Etsy shop! Keep a look-out; I'll be adding more in the near future!

Little Bunny Watercolor

My first attempt at painting an animal! I love this chubby little bunny so much that I'll be starting to implement him into other paintings as well. :)

Childhood Sweethearts Watercolor

As I married my high school sweetheart, I couldn't help but paint this little watercolor! Full of romance, innocence and love. :)

Breaking the Mold Watercolor

Who says all blue-haired ladies are elderly, bingo-playing women???
Here's one of my newest watercolors; something a bit out of the ordinary!

And the winners are...!

Thank you to everyone who participated in my contest! It was so much fun! Here is a list of the lucky winners; congratulations to you all!!!

Winner of the giclee print of Isabella for commenting on my blog: Susan from tinkerstrinkets on www.etsy.com!

Winner of the original watercolor painting for purchasing from my shop: Kellie, aka teamojewelry on www.etsy.com!

And the winners in my contest thread in the forums at www.etsy.com:
100th post: elijahaller from www.etsy.com!
250th post: wearmycolors from www.etsy.com!
500th post: WaveCloud from www.etsy.com!
750th post: daisytoad from www.etsy.com!

Congratulations!!!

♥Hoyden Designs CONTEST!!! Lots of prizes! Win ORIGINAL ART!!!♥

***UPDATE***
This contest is over; please see the newer post for the winners!!!

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In celebration of my 2 year Etsy-versary, I’m having an awesome contest with lots of great prizes! International contestants are welcome! There are several ways to win:

1.) Post to my thread in the Etsy forums by clicking on this link!! (to view prizes please scroll down to below posts):
♥Post number 100 gets 3 mini promo printed & laminated bookmarks from my Jane Austen inspired acrylic painting series "Dreaming of Darcy"!:
♥Post number 250 gets 3 mini promo printed & laminayed bookmarks from my watercolor paintings!
♥Post number 500 gets a printed, die-cut, laminated & embellished bookmark of my Jane-Austen inspired lady Catherine!
♥Post number 750 gets an ORIGINAL watercolor ACEO!:
♥And if it makes it to post number 1000, the lucky winner gets a HAND-PAINTED honey bee pendant!

2.) Leave a comment on THIS contest post on my blog:
♥On July 10th, the day of my anniversary here, at 11:30pm Eastern time, the blog contest will be closed and I will choose one name out of a hat to win a giclee print of my most popular Jane Austen inspired lady, Isabella! (please see picture below!)

3.) Make a purchase from my shop!
♥Not only will you get a mini promo bookmark with purchase, but if you buy any item from my shop between now and July 10th I’ll enter your name in a drawing to win an ORIGINAL watercolor painting! It's a version of my most popular painting Be Still My Heart (please see below post)!


And don’t forget to check out the SALE section in my Etsy shop!

Thank you for checking out my contest, and good luck!!!♥♥♥

...contest continued...Original Watercolor!!!

(please see above post for contest details)
...From now until 11:30pm EST on July 10th, if you make a purchase from my Etsy shop not only will you get a mini promo bookmark with purchase, but I’ll also enter your name in a drawing to win this ORIGINAL watercolor painting! It's a new rendition of my popular painting Be Stil My Heart, measuring at 5"x7" on 140 lb. watercolor paper! (a $40 value!)

...contest continued...100th post!

(please see above posts for other contest prizes and details)
...Here is the prize for the 100th post to my thread in the Etsy forums! 3 mini promo printed bookmarks from my Jane Austen inspired acrylic paintings! Each is laminated and has www.hoydendesigns.com stamped on the back!

***UPDATE!***
Congrats to elijahaller from www.etsy.com who won this prize for the 100th post to my forum thread!

...contest continued...250th Post!

(please see above posts for other contest prizes and details)
...Here is the prize for the 250th post to my thread in the Etsy forums! 3 mini promo printed bookmarks from my watercolor paintings! Each is laminated and has www.hoydendesigns.com stamped on the back!

***UPDATE!***
Congrats to wearmycolors from www.Etsy.com for winning this prize by being the 250th post on my thread in the Etsy forums!!!

...contest continued...500th Post!

(please see above posts for other contest prizes and details)
...Here is the prize for the 500th post to my thread in the Etsy forums! A printed, die-cut and embellished bookmark of my Jane Austen inspired lady Catherine!

***UPDATE!***
Congrats to WaveCloud at www.etsy.com, who won this prize for being the 500th post to my thread in the forums!!!

...contest continued...750th Post!

(please see above posts for other contest prizes and details)
...Here is the prize for the 750th post to my thread in the Etsy forums! A hand-painted, one-of-a-kind watercolor ACEO art card (artist trading card measuring 2.5"x3.5")!

***UPDATE!***
Congrats to daisytoad at www.etsy.com, who won this prize for being the 750th post to my thread in the forums!!!

...contest continued...final prize!

(please see above threads for other contest prizes and details)
...Here is the prize for the 1000th post to my thread in the Etsy forums (should it reach as high as that!)! A lovely hand-painted honey bee pendant, made from polymer clay, acrylic paints and varnish! I won't be making any more pendants for quite some time, so I thought I'd offer one up for a prize. :)

Good luck on the contest!

Lottie - Original Watercolor

Here's little Lottie, swinging away on her swinging tree! I love this little watercolor. :)

Sneak Peek at next week's contest!

Here's a painting in the works for next week's contest in my Etsy shop and here on my blog...!

Enchante - Watercolor Painting for Sale

Two friends meeting for the very first time! Enchante is only 5" x 7.5", but is lovingly detailed...and for sale in my Etsy shop!

Into the Light - Watercolor Painting for Sale!

Into the Light is one of my newest watercolor paintings...and one of my favorites! Measuring at 5" x 7.5", it's tiny but wonderfully dramatic! And it's for sale in my Etsy shop!

♥2 Year Etsy-versary contest!!!♥

Starting on July 7th I'll be having a contest to celebrate my 2 year anniversary on Etsy! I have 6 prizes that are ready to be given out, some of them original artwork! Please check back on July 7th for details!!!♥