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art</category><category>Bunny art on fabric</category><title>Melody Lea Lamb's Miniature Art</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I am a freelance artist who creates  miniature paintings of animals and mythical beings which I sell on eBay, Etsy, and in Cafe Press.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>759</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/OriginalMiniatureArtAndAceosOfMelodyLeaLamb" /><feedburner:info xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" uri="originalminiatureartandaceosofmelodylealamb" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" 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I am offering my Calla Lily art greeting card for you to download, print and use free! Below are the instructions you'll need to get your free art card.



Step one:
Click on the image below to open the large version (this is to avoid a very slow page load here on my blog)



Step two: 
Right click the image and save to your desktop.

Step three:
Cut in half, a standard size sheet of card stock</atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2012/01/free-flower-design-art-greeting-card.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Py4xRzsvnCI/TwYW6S5KhAI/AAAAAAAADps/-Lvwh3ZRehg/s72-c/Calla+lily.gif-2.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-1916782678687772849</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-01T16:17:06.793-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">art pendant</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">glass pendant</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Animal Art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wire wrapped art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Chickadee</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Beaded Artist</category><title>Wire Wrapped Art Pendants</title><atom:summary>





The Beading Artist, (a fellow Etsy artisan) has beautifully hand wrapped my art pendants to create these amazing, one of a kind-wearable works of art! I think they are just stunning. Thank you Lynne of Beading Artist for giving my miniature paintings such a fine presentation. 



You can find our art collaboration here.








Happy New Year, everyone! 2012 is going to great!


Find </atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2012/01/wire-wrapped-art-pendants.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cR8LEllDEN4/TwDMYvwaWAI/AAAAAAAADlg/5RVz34hO6r4/s72-c/New+Art+Pendanst-2.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-720995929638668362</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-28T07:37:19.348-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Miniature Art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mouse art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">www.melodylealamb.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ACEO</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Miniature painting</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Free print</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Christmas</category><title>Free Miniature Art Gift</title><atom:summary>


I'd like to give away this Holiday Mouse Art ACEO (miniature 3.5" by 2.5") print FREE to the everyone who leaves a comment on this blog post!

"Give generously with your heart and receive joy abundantly!"

~Melody Lea Lamb




You will need to give me your shipping address by either leaving it here in a comment or sending it to melody@vgernet.net Please put "Holiday Mouse" in the subject line.</atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/12/free-miniature-art-gift.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UCRBH7e1EGQ/TvRfXvYk-rI/AAAAAAAADhM/lqlHJOgQWI8/s72-c/Christmas+Mouse+%25232.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>7</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-1687676263423235107</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-19T09:38:03.708-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Miniature Art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">cute mouse art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Northern Cardinal</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">holiday art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ACEO</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Animal Art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">holiday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Christmas</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Chickadee</category><title>Happy Holiday Art</title><atom:summary>

My holiday wish for you is that the joy of this season be deeper, its friendships stronger and it's hopes brighter...and may love and light fill your home and heart well into the new year!


Enjoy some of my favorite Christmas-holiday-winter paintings:





Happy Holidays!

~Melody



Find Melody's Animal Art Here:
</atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/12/happy-holiday-art.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CFEUrKNG84Y/Tu9MIHRb-AI/AAAAAAAADgw/veqc00niYNk/s72-c/Holiday+Miniature+Art+by+Melody+Lea+Lamb.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-6653909377861268511</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-09T11:07:05.991-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Christmas sale</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">seasons greetings</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">www.melodylealamb.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">small art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free thank you card</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Free Art print</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">holiday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Christmas</category><title>Holiday Ezine &amp; Free Art Gifts</title><atom:summary>


Enjoy my Art News Ezine and find free art gifts in this issue! 




</atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/12/holiday-ezine-free-art-gifts.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mOt9B_FigXM/TuIyCTik-jI/AAAAAAAADfU/KdM4-JYOOiw/s72-c/362.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-1201579974320801037</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-29T14:08:24.994-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">animal art ornaments</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">small art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Christmas ornaments</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">deer Christmas ornament</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Animal Art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">bunny rabbit ornament</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Christmas</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Christmas Tree Ornament</category><title>Arty Christmas Ornaments</title><atom:summary>I create miniature paintings of woodland animals, birds, cats, fantasy beings and other critters in a format known as ACEO. Several years ago I discovered a company that does "print on demand". Print on demand means a company will print my miniature art on as few as one of their products (such as porcelain Christmas ornaments).

Cafe Press is one of my print on demand choices for art gifts. I've </atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/11/arty-christmas-ornaments.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7cy-HMQK7FU/TGE_3ylNOHI/AAAAAAAABlA/mA_s52PlTOo/s72-c/TreeFrogChristmasOrnament.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-2055257937878501378</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-25T18:39:35.988-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Etsy art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Etsy</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cyber Monday Sale</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">cyber Monday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">cyber Monday on Etsy</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cyber Monday Art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">art sale</category><title>An Artist's Cyber Monday</title><atom:summary>


Click Here</atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/11/artists-cyber-monday.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9VYsMRC3M3c/TtAFefdQtiI/AAAAAAAADdM/TlVEDeOLSXo/s72-c/CyberMondaySale-1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-9168303287222904661</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-19T09:00:40.141-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Blue Jay</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">backyard birds</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">small art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Northern Cardinal</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ACEO</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">small painting</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Chickadee</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">bird</category><title>Backyard Birds-The Artist's View</title><atom:summary>

As an artist I am inspired by the beautiful birds that frequent my backyard feeders. Summer birds as well as the feathered visitors that arrive in our deepest winters. Winter in New England can be quite severe. It’s not unusual on a January day to have the wind chill dip to 40 degrees below zero with snow blowing and icicles covering the windows.

Yet even on a day like that, when I look out my</atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/11/backyard-birds-artists-view.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FMSFCWdUkNY/TsWwDXBRjyI/AAAAAAAADc0/l6me9D95gWg/s72-c/Chickadee.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-9075608441011557612</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-17T20:20:25.239-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Bunny Card</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">handmade gift card</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Bunny Art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ACEO</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">greeting cards</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Animal Art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Bunny Christmas Card</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Christmas</category><title>New Holiday Bunny Greeting Cards</title><atom:summary>This week I designed a new Holiday Bunny greeting card. This little painting began its journey as a tiny painting known as an ACEO. I've been meaning to turn little Christmas bunny into a greeting card for a while and I'm pleased with the way she turned out.















You can buy Holiday Bunny here directly from my blog or from my Etsy shop.




More Quantities
 Single Card $2.99 USD Set of </atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-holiday-bunny-greeting-cards.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DUOeHr_UcB0/TrRwYaTL5cI/AAAAAAAADYQ/YpCKbM0zZ58/s72-c/New%2BGreeting%2BCard%2B3D%2BTo%2BBlog.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-7708291818588825098</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-26T06:33:00.255-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">backyard birds</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">cute mouse art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">nature</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Mouse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ACEO</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">small affordable art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">baby chick</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">baby bird</category><title>Small Animals, Big Inspirations</title><atom:summary>A "Tweet" (for Twitter) that I’m rather proud of:

"Be open to the small treasures in life, stop-gather them up and enjoy!"


The inspiration for my art comes from the small treasures in life

I'm often inspired by the very small things in life, in particular the small treasures in nature. Through my art, I try to bring the viewer to a place out of the ordinary-a place they would only find by </atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/10/small-animals-big-inspirations.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7cy-HMQK7FU/TK9BcvzSQ9I/AAAAAAAABw0/UeXQzUkJIMQ/s72-c/Mouse+and+Moon.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-3899223415275924003</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-10T11:53:28.249-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">small art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Halloween Greeting Card</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">greeting cards</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Halloween</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Black Cat for Halloween</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">black cats</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Black Cat</category><title>Halloween Greeting Card Give Away</title><atom:summary>As a way of introducing my newest Halloween Greeting Card, I am giving away this charming black cat gift card.

The rules for winning the Greeting Card are:
Sign up for my once monthly Art Ezine (or, if you are already receiving the Ezine, ask a friend to join).
&lt;!-- BEGIN: Constant Contact Standard Email List Button --&gt; Get My Monthly Newsletter
&lt;!-- END: Constant Contact Standard Email List </atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-greeting-card-give-away.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ULxZdHSSUNw/TpMUenYPaKI/AAAAAAAADIw/bG17onwMIlc/s72-c/New%2BGreeting%2BCard%2B3D%2B4%2BbLOG.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>6</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-4626717822671287384</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-05T12:40:23.523-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Bunny</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Baby Bunny</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Autumn</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">black bunny</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fall colors</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Duncans Magical Garden</category><title>Autumnal Rabbit</title><atom:summary>
Meet"Fall Duncan"
Click on the image of Fall Duncan-Bunny to zoom in, and click here for a Work in Progress Slide Show

This little painting sold but prints of "Fall Duncan" are available here .

"Fall Duncan" is a 4x6 inch colored pencil, watercolor, acrylic, and India ink painting. As I have mentioned in earlier posts, this charming black bunny rabbit is named Duncan Alexander. Master Duncan </atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/10/autumnal-rabbit.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7cy-HMQK7FU/SteZChSYajI/AAAAAAAAAmA/40R7PUwkgoM/s72-c/Fall+Duncan+Reduced+More.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>5</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-9074062523731986984</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-29T10:19:42.807-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fieldhaven Feline Rescue</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Old Dog Haven</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Art for Critters</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">running for charity</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">race</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">running</category><title>My Third Run For The Critters</title><atom:summary>I've just finished running my Third 10K "Run For The Critters" today, Sept. 25, 2011!

My first Run For The Critters was inspired by grief and gratitude. When my mother passed away in February 2010 after a long slow "dwindling," I worked out my feelings of loss by running on our country roads. As I was out running one morning, a month or so after mom passed away, I was suddenly bowled over by a </atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-third-run-for-critters.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B1bDfWf2dxU/Tn9vWu0ODjI/AAAAAAAADEI/eQPqW7n672Y/s72-c/272.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>6</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-2975343048479127878</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-23T09:25:25.030-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">how to use Twitter</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Artist on Twitter</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Twitter tips</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Twitter</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Tufted Titmouse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Tweeting On Twitter</category><title>My Top Twitter Tips</title><atom:summary>
There are a gabillion "Twitter Experts" out there these days (I am certainly not one), but I want to share seven of my personal Twitter tips as an artist, for making the most of the social network platform:
Tip 1: Tweet about what's important to you, what you're passionate about!
Tip 2: Interact, listen, respond, and care about what people are saying. That will bring you quality followers. </atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-top-twitter-tips.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7cy-HMQK7FU/S6fGpNwRx2I/AAAAAAAABOA/PzA-QH1pztM/s72-c/TitmouseOnBlog.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-5615011320500738569</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-25T20:46:35.105-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">small art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ACEO</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">small affordable art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">chipmunk</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ACEO defined</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">aceo framed</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">aceo matted</category><title>Art Give Away</title><atom:summary>As a way of introducing a new art product line I've just created, I am giving away this small matted ACEO print. 

I now offer these matted and sleeved ACEO prints in my Etsy shop. These little prints can be kept as is in their little archival sleeves, or placed in a 5 x 7 inch frame to really make a nice statement for your decor.

The rules for winning the matted print are:
Sign up for my once </atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/09/art-give-away.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nz7HsqNjpkw/TnpUfCH2ijI/AAAAAAAADAE/z4xVluAENu0/s72-c/Chipmunk%2BACEO%2BThumb.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>14</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-7512961398965568989</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-15T13:47:43.764-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">red eyed tree frog</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">tiny original art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ACEO</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">original animal art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">charity art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">tree frog</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">original ACEO</category><title>Tree Frog Mini Painting (ACEO) Complete</title><atom:summary>I finished my newest tiny art piece today! Meet "Happy Tree Frog".  You can see the step by step, work in progress of this tiny painting, here 

Happy Tree Frog is my interpretation of a Red Eyed Tree Frog. These little fellas are amphibians (animals that spend part of their lives under water and the remainder on land). They live in lowland tropical rainforests in Central America and northern </atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/09/tree-frog-mini-painting-aceo-complete.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YvKB70tTVXg/TnI0Ii0LKBI/AAAAAAAAC9I/7HwwFj2WOXA/s72-c/Happy%2BTree%2BFrog%2BPhoto.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-6151459394489256164</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-14T09:25:30.660-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Follow Friday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">artists on social media</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">how to use Twitter</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Pay It Forward</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Artist on Twitter</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Twitter tips</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Twitter</category><title>Twitter's Follow Friday Phenomenon</title><atom:summary>I see Twitter (especially "Follow Friday" or #FollowFriday or #FF) as an  opportunity to create waves, or expanding ripples of positive energy. I  joined Twitter about two years ago and have slowly begun to learn how  to see it as a wonderful supportive community. As you select individuals  to follow and begin to actually interact with people on Twitter, you  find that it can be a pretty amazing </atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/09/twitters-follow-friday-phenomenon.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7cy-HMQK7FU/SqBuz0BwcSI/AAAAAAAAAdw/ySMQrc5Dz4Y/s72-c/339115_blog.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>6</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-3611767297475630708</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-11T21:40:23.199-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">red eyed tree frog</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ACEO</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Colored Pencil</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">frog art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Animal Art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ACEO defined</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">small original art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lamb</category><title>Miniature Frog Art  (ACEO) Work In Progress</title><atom:summary>I've begun work on a new miniature painting (ACEO, a tiny work of art only 3.5" by 2.5") this week and am going to share the WIP (work in progress) with you.


The surface I use for my miniature art is 10 ply Cotton Illustration Board. The board is 1/8” thick (about 10x thicker than a sheet of printer paper) and has a slight “tooth” (a bit of roughness that allows pigment to adhere).

The Ink </atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/09/miniature-frog-art-aceo-work-in.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xu40bs7XD-k/Tm0wvKr0NpI/AAAAAAAAC6I/v0uZbpIxRmg/s72-c/Happy+Tree+Frog+Thumb.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-1061034972752359562</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-04T20:15:58.258-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">www.melodylealamb.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ACEO</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Colored Pencil</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Animal Art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Artist</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Giclee Prints</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Art Prints</category><title>My Favorite ACEOs</title><atom:summary>Today, I'm sharing some of my favorite miniature paintings I've created over the last few years. The first two are my most recent ACEOs (miniature paintings)


Little Chipmunk
Colored Pencil and India ink
2.5 inches by 3.5 inches (ACEO)



Spring Bunny
Colored Pencil and India ink
2.5 inches by 3.5 inches (ACEO)



White Rooster
Colored Pencil and India ink
2.5 inches by 3.5 inches (ACEO)


</atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-favorite-aceos.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7cy-HMQK7FU/TOl6My9_QUI/AAAAAAAAB24/n4pgzA-wBYY/s72-c/Chipmunk%2BMiniature%2BArt.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-8354276736636322026</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-01T15:31:42.723-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">www.melodylealamb.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">children book</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">small original art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Thomas and Autumn</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">chicken</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">small painting</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Childrens Book Illustration</category><title>Book Illustration Complete!</title><atom:summary>A few days ago, I posted the work in progress for my latest book illustrations.  The upcoming children's book "Thomas and Autumn" is an adorable story which you can read about here 

The book, "Thomas and Autumn" is written by my friend, Jana Laiz. It is the story of a little boy named Thomas who has a very special relationship with a very special chicken! This piece is of Thomas holding Autumn (</atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/08/book-illustration-nearly-complete.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hCVxH8sQE4w/Tl_bSe6H5ZI/AAAAAAAAC1c/dDl0klUN2u8/s72-c/Thomas+and+Autumn+Two+Thumb.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-4343378539586226307</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-01T15:52:43.352-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Original Art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Jana Laiz</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">www.melodylealamb.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">children book</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">small original art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Thomas and Autumn</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Paintings</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">small painting</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Childrens Book Illustration</category><title>Book Illustration - Work In Progress</title><atom:summary>I am working on a new children's book illustration for a book titled Thomas &amp; Autumn written by my friend, Jana Laiz.

The story:
Thomas &amp; Autumn is the sweet story of a little boy named Thomas who has a very special relationship with a very special chicken, Autumn. It is a book for tiny children and for chicken lovers of any age. Thomas raises and shows chickens. He sells eggs. Thomas works hard</atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/08/book-illustration-work-in-progress.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iJ3HWBGpG6g/TlbO9SleeMI/AAAAAAAACzk/90xGhCXx_Y4/s72-c/Thomas+and+Autumn+WIP-4.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-4413869596590726951</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-14T21:09:09.319-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">my sister</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Alaska</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wilderness</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Alaska vacation</category><title>Home From Alaska</title><atom:summary>What an amazing journey! Here is a slideshow of our Alaskan adventure, more in depth description to follow as I begin to settle back into a familiar Berkshire world.
</atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/08/home-from-alaska.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-4034418601169059196</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-28T17:01:32.568-04:00</atom:updated><title>Alaska Adventure!</title><atom:summary>
I'm off to visit my sister on her homestead in Alaska!
See you soon.</atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/07/alaska-adventure.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VCWldMYP3rw/TjHOB7dYCWI/AAAAAAAACyM/pfkD3p9FymA/s72-c/3297881_s-1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-5713343556963570157</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-19T22:26:19.204-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Casey Shannon</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Sumi</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Stroke survivor</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Watercolor</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Karen Lideen</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">grief</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Courage</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Artist</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">leukemia battle</category><title>Grief - Courage- Art and Inspiration</title><atom:summary>"Sad Angel" 
A miniature painting created while I was caring for my elderly mom, who passed away last year.

"Grief can be the rich under painting that strengthens our life's work of art." - Melody Lea Lamb

By my Beaded Art partner and dear friend Karen Lideen:
We’re pleased to introduce two of our new friends. Casey and Kelly are a mother and daughter who not only share a love for art and a </atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/07/grief-courage-art-and-inspiration.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qvHiHwS_-pg/TiV63zWu5gI/AAAAAAAACwM/vFsRebEL__s/s72-c/Sad%2BAngel%2BArt.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>6</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188507188573051979.post-6364418665714637896</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-23T07:40:19.298-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Miniature Art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Bunny</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">bunny rabbit</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">art pendant</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Bunny Art</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ACEO</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lea Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Melody Lamb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Artist</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Victorian Rabbit</category><title>Bunny Rabbit Art Necklace Give Away!</title><atom:summary>Enter to win "Her Royal Bunny-ness" Art Pendant. 

Lisa N Valero won the necklace on July 23, 2011...yay!!

I'd like the opportunity to share my newest miniature art collection. For a chance to win this charming little bunny rabbit pendant you will need to...

1) Follow this blog by clicking "Join this site" under "My Peeps" (left). 

2) Leave a comment on this post. 
That's it! I'll draw a </atom:summary><link>http://melodylamb.blogspot.com/2011/07/bunny-rabbit-art-necklace-give-away.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Melody Lea Lamb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kNnmtCzjO9w/TiCUrvL1bCI/AAAAAAAACcc/1cVNgBDHdjQ/s72-c/P7150004-1.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>15</thr:total></item></channel></rss>

