Good-bye 2008, and Thanks for all the Hits!

Dear Friends, Followers and Fans,

I most sincerely thank you for a great 2008!

Together, we can continue to follow our dreams, teach the world about what positive work we do in the universe, and be friends. (How cool is that?)

My first note of thanks goes to Peter Shankman, of HARO, because without HARO I wouldn't have had such wondrous ladies to interview for Votre Vray Creative Women.

Second thank you, but no less significant, I thank each of the ladies who went through the interview process. (See Friends of Votre Vray on the sidebar for a listing of those with websites and blogs.)

Third, and possibly most important of all, I need to thank the readers and followers of Votre Vray blog. Without an audience our work isn't worth much for than tension release of the creative mind.

I fully believe 2009 will be exponentially more fulfilling for the Votre Vray community because we're learning and growing together. Make friends. Play Nice. Spread the word that there's a community focused upon the positive work of amazing creative people...and invite them to Votre Vray. It is all free and will continue as long as I'm alive and kicking.

Happy New Year!
-Mel., founder of Votre Vray

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P.S. Don't forget to send me press releases so I can blog about all the great things you're up to in 2009!

CALLING TEACHING ARTISTS of Mixed Media and Jewelry!

Recently, I received a query from HARO and I immediately wrote to the author, Cindy, and asked if I could post this on my site. She said yes but that all replies should ONLY be from artists who teach making jewelry or mixed media.
So, here it is for you to go for it, Friends of Votre Vray!

Deadline in January (see below)!
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Category: Lifestyle & Entertainment

Name: Cyndi L

Email: cyndi@b5Media.com

Title: editor

Media Outlet/Publication: b5Media.com

blogging network

Anonymous? No

Specific Geographic Region? No

Region:

Deadline: 5:00 PM EASTERN - January 31

Query:

"I would like to hear from artists who teach workshops or classes
on the following topics: mixed media arts (including collage,
assemblage, art quilts, etc), bead making, and jewelry making. I'm
looking for those artists who would like to share their teaching
schedules and locations for 2009: please include your name, a brief
description of the class, website link for more information, and an
image of what will be made (72 dpi res).

These schedules will be posted on a first come, first served basis
on either http://www.jewelryandbeading.com

or
http://www.layersuponlayers.com

Both are network blogs with very large readerships."