We're Launching Chic and Shabby!
It's April! So you know what that means ~ get out all your chic and shabby ya-yas and join us as we LAUNCH this style! Not sure where to start? No worries! We've got a fabulous mosaic workshop for you, presented by Founding Member Anita Richardson (scroll down to WORKSHOPS in this newsletter to learn more). Feeling inspired to add a few shabby chic parisian touches to your home? Get inspired by viewing our Featured Member Interview and Home Tour with Founding Member Tiffany Jane Marshall! (See CONTESTS / ZNE Home Tourz - to learn more.)
Click on the banner above to access the Chic and Shabby home page and find links for our gallery, discussion boards, and MORE. And don't forget to list your chic and shabby goodies on eBay with the search term ZNE CHIC to be picked up by our Style Try search engine!
Here are some Shabby Fab member links, too:
Oh, and be sure and enter this month's Style Try Prize Drawing!
Collage sheet Copyright ZNE Vendor Member Enchanted Mercantile.
Prize Doubled via a Matching Donation from Kristin Hubick's Retro Art Cafe.
And don't forget to join us this month for our Tea Party!
(This month's live chat will feature a door prize and party favors from the fabulous Catherine Moore of Character Constructions. Click on the image below to go to her wonderful website!)
Prim Style, Gone But Not Forgotten
March was a wonderful debut for our Style Trys, and our Prim Launch was great fun. Again, many thanks go to ZNE members Nicol Sayre, Nancy Malay, Denise Davis and Jo Ellen Dismukes for providing wonderful interviews and workshops for us. If you missed them, no worries - they are permanently archived on the website. Until April of 2008 (when we will be Style Tryin' prim once again!) all links will remain on the Prim Launch page which you can always access through the Style Try main page, plus workshops are archived on the Workshop home page, interviews on the Featured Member Interview home page, etc.
And, anytime you create something that is is country / prim / whimsy in style, be sure and add ZNE PRIM to your listing title, as your listings will still be picked up by our Style Try search engines and banners.
Oh, and special thanks too to Missy Ballance for her wonderful live chat last month! Missy's live chat, and all future live chats, are archived here:
Enjoy!
(Oh, and congratulations go to Nicole Ginder, the winner of March's Style Try prize drawing! Nicole won the fabulous collage sheet created by ZNE Vendor Member Divas D'Este, as shown below! Have fun with it Nicole!)
Magazine Style Try Starts in May!
Ok, so let's see ~ We launched Prim Style last month, this month we are launching Chic and Shabby... What will we Style Try next month?
Oooh! My Favorite! So get out yer favorite magazines, and get ready to cut, clip, alter and obliterate. We are going to create some incredible art and products, working with Magazine Collage!
We'll have a new workshop, a Featured Member Interview with none other than the fabulous Cinda Rae Oliverio, and our live chat will be with Claudine Hellmuth! Click on the banner above to see all the fabulousness we have planned for May. And don't forget, you can start chatting up Magazine Collage on the discussion boards this month, as we get ready - and start adding your own pictures to the Magazine Collage Gallery. We can't wait to see what YOU can do with an old magazine, some scissors, and glue!
 
Step Into The Style Try Future!
Oh, but that is not it! We have lots more planned for you in future Style Try's! Tracy Roos will be "live" chattin' with us in June during our Vintage Victorian Style Try, and we have featured member interviews planned with Miss Mary Welch, Gwen LeBlanc, and Izabella of Velvet and Roses for the Victorian, Doll, and Emo Style Trys, respectively. More and more details and goodies forthcoming - just check out the Style Try home page to keep up to date on what style we'll be "trying" during the coming months:
32 Featured Members, and Counting!
If there is anyone reading this who has not yet headed over to Spirito Di ZNE to meet and greet our incredible members, do so now!
www.ZNESpirit.com
Spirito Di ZNE debuted on March 1, 2007, and has received an incredible response. Featured members have sent in touching notes to let us know how much they appreciate their features. Members have sent in feedback that they are learning things about their fellow members that they never knew before, and non-members are leaving comments on the site as well as sending in emails to let us know that they are impressed by the quality of art and artists that make up this incredible group - ZNE.
As of today, with our April 1 Spirito Di ZNE featured member, Tracy Blais, up on the site - 32 members who exhibit and contribute to The Spirit of ZNE have been featured. The site itself has received well over 100 online comments during the first month, and literally thousands of unique hits from all around the world.
To everyone who has posted a comment or sent in an email in response to our new daily member feature, Spirito Di ZNE - THANK YOU. It is each of you, and this incredible spirit in our group, that makes ZNE such a wonderful place!
The Gift of Spirit
Click on the box above to learn more about Spirito Di ZNE!
And speaking of well over 100 comments in March, big congratulations go to Krissy Chadwick, the winner of March's Gift of Spirit prize! There were 137 comments left in March, and our online randomizer program chose the number 73 as the winner. Counting up from the bottom (the first comment left) we ended up with Krissy's comment for Nici DeRosier.
Krissy won some wonderful Lulu Honey Vamp perfumerie from Bella at Dirty Roses. Thank you again to Bella - and congratulations again to Krissy
If you didn't win the drawing this time around - no worries! We have a new drawing and a new prize for you, this month! And remember, for each featured Spirito Di ZNE member that you leave a comment for duing the month of April, you will recieve an entry in the drawing. So if you don't check Spirito Di ZNE every day, at the very least, check it often! There is a new chance to enter the drawing, every single day!
April's Gift of Spirit is sponsored by Kim Newberg of Images by Kim:
Kim is donating a wonderful ephemera package to the person who wins the April Gift of Spirit prize drawing. So go over to Spirito Di ZNE, now - and leave some comments for your fellow members!
April Birthdays
If you haven't joined the ZNE Birthday Club yet, click on the banner above and do so today! You'll get a little goody for your birthday from ZNE!
And Join us this month in wishing this fellow member a wonderful April birthday:
4/22 - Diana Belton
Diana's gift from ZNE is co-sponsored by Joanna Grant, so - Happy Birthday Diana - and thank you Joanna!
A Chic and Shabby Auction Template!
We've added a third auction template to our database of free templates for members to choose from. This month's template is from the extraordinary Avalon Rose Design. Enjoy!
Free Cabinet Cards from Stacie
ZNE Founding Member Stacie Williams has a lovely collection of cabinet cards in her personal collection. She has generously providedimages for anyone to use on her Creative Junque website, here. to use, from her personal collection.
AND, in a wonderful act of generosity toward her fellow ZNE members, she has provided a special link for us which leads to 4 more lovely vintage cabinet card images. Click on the
"Thank you for being a Member of ZNE" banner at top to access the exclusive ZNE Member benefit page with the link!
Here is a sneak peak at one of the cards - note that the link will lead to a bigger more beautiful image!
Remember that you need your ZNE Universal Password in order to access the member benefit page above, and the auction template code for our member auction templates. If you do not have or can not remember the universal password - note that it is different from your personal password. Your personal password is used to access the discussion boards and galleries, the Universal Password is used to access password protected pages that to be viewed by members only. The Universal Password can be found on the discussion boards. Here is a link to the thread where the password can be found:
Note, for obvious reasons - you first need to use your personal password to access the discussion board where you will find the Universal Password. If the Universal Password ever changes, the discussion board will be updated with the current password.
Mosaic Key Holder!
We have a wonderful online workshop for you this month, provided by ZNE Fondante Member, Anita Richardson. She has broken down (no pun intended!) the steps in involved in creating a beautiful mosaic key holder to use in your own home, give as a gift, or sell - after giving it your own personal touch.
ZNE Member Taught Workshops!
What do ZNE members Claudine Hellmuth, Kathy Wasilewski and Misty Mawn have in common? They are all teaching at Art -n- Soul in May! How about ZNE members Gwen LeBlanc and Susan Tuttle? They are both teaching at Just Be Connected in October. And that is just a tiny sampling of our members teaching art classes this year!
If you are looking for some incredible altered art process classes and workshops, taught by our incredible ZNE Members - look no further. The ZNE Member Taught Workshop calendar is up and running! Check it out to see when and where our members are teaching others how to make the most of their art and creativity!
Artwork above Copyright Shin Young, 2005
(And, if you are a ZNE member who would like to add your own teaching schedule to the calendar, you can find a link to submit your information on the same page.)
The ZNE Design Team!
Oh wow! Oh wow! Oh wow!
HAVE WE GOT EXCITING NEWS FOR YOU!
ZNE is very excited to announce the formation of our first ever Exclusive Design Team! We are putting a call out to all our wonderful members to consider joining this wonderful team. There will be free collage sheets and other goodies and fun for the design team members, once they are chosen. Click on the banner above to learn more and APPLY TODAY!
Ephemera Hera
Oh boy! The Ephemera Hera box is having fun travelling all around the Land of ZNE! She started out in California, and sailed her way to Indiana. From there, she moved on to Mississippi, and now she has landed in Pennsylvainia! Where next? In a few days she'll be off to Virginia!
Here at the ZNE Studios, we are receiving lots of good feedback from members who are participating in this fun program. Apparently, Ephemera Hera is a very generous visitor! Woo Hoo!
For those of you unfamiliar with Ephemera Hera, it is ZNE's art supply and ephemera swap, which is conducted via a pass it along box. To learn more and sign up to have Ephemera Hera visit your house, click on the banner above! Oh, and you'll need your ZNE Universal Member Password in order to access the page. Have fun!
(And thanks again, to Miranda Sullivan who is acting as the Ephemera Hera Coordinator.)
Cercles D'Ame
Well, we have two groups of 6 working on some wonderful journals! You can see some of the preliminary pictures in our Cercles D'Ame Gallery - here.
If you didn't sign up for this round - don't miss out! Sign ups are now open for our next round of journals - click on the banner above to reach the Cercles D'Ame home page and to be signed up for the next round! The upcoming journal theme is STRONG WOMEN. Click on the banner above to sign up!
Do note that last time around we have one member from Europe who was interested. We really encourage our non-U.S. members to sign up so that we can create a group just for you!
As always, many thanks go to Laurie Blau Marshall for her fabulous "marshalling" of this program!
Live Chats - Hooray!
Oh, we have so much live chat fun planned! Be sure and click on the banner above to learn more. And again, special thanks go to Missy Ballance who was our live chat guest in March.
Soon you will be able to find Missy' chats along with others, Archived Here.
And here is a sneak peak at what we have coming up:
ZNE Theme Week
April Theme Week - TODAY!
It's not too late! Remember, you have till midnight tolist. The April theme is SEWING! You can find the guidelines for listing - by clicking here.
As always, our our theme weeks are extra wonderful and fun - thanks o:
Our Theme Week Coordinator, Emma Fashokun:
And Miss Mary:
Can't wait to see all your sewing listings!
Home Tourz!
For our Chic and Shabby Style Try this month, our Featured Member Interview is with the wonderful Tiffany Jane Marshall. Tiffany was kind enough to also give us delightful home tour, and it was so enjoyable - it spawned a new contest! ZNE HOME TOURZ! Like the Show Your Love Contest, entries for this contest are open all year round. You enter by uploading up to 25 images of your home, gardens, and/or studio, along with narrative text. Your entry will be formatted into a home tour on The ZNE Website and in February of each year, all of the prior year's entries will be voted on. The member who receives the most votes will receive a combined prize package valued at $100 ++!
For inspiration and a wonderful time - visit Tiffany's home tour, below:
To Learn More about the ZNE Home Tourz Contest - click on the link below!
Guess the ZNE Artist!
That's right folks, it is time for another episode of Guess-The-ZNE-Artist!
Today we are offering up this beaut for your perusal and guesses. Who do YOU think created this equisite piece of art? If you think you know, click here to send an email to ZNE!
The prize for this month's contest is a wonderful selection of six stained and ready to embellish art tags, as shown below. These tags were created by ZNE Member SweetLibertyGatherings.
GOOD LUCK!
Show Your Love
Speaking of ZNE Love - we've got several entries in the ZNE Show-Your-Love contest!
Next month we will show all the entries received so far, and tell you what is in the fabulous prize pot so far. In the meantime, remember - this contest is open until January Decemeber of 2007 - and you can enter as many times as you like, so keep those entries coming!
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND REACH THE ZNE SHOW-YOUR-LOVE HOME PAGE!
A Place to Bark for Books
Woo Hoo! Registration for A Place to Bark For Books has opened up! Click on the banner above to access the home page for our Book Club, and if you haven't signed up yet, get in there and do so now! The official Book Club doors open on May 1, but we have a special lounge just for pre-registrants, so register for your key - now!
As always, many thanks go to Hannah Grey Curiosities and Drygoods for supplying the Altered Book Mark kits that go to all book club participants.
Book club participants also receive:
~ An Entry into the Book Giveaway Drawing ~
Live Pink
Live Pink Donation from ZNE Member Rande Hansen
Have you checked out our Live Pink program recently? We've sent out another batch of art to recipients whose lives have been touched by Breast Cancer. If you have art to share, or if you know of someone who deserves a gift of art - register and learn more by clicking on the live pink banner above.
ZNE Members Do Good
Click on the banner above to see our ZNE Members Do Good page. We've had several additions this past month, including the lovely piece below created by ZNEer Barbe Saint John for the Lovely Hearts art sale benefitting Breast Cancer programs.
If you know of a ZNE Member whose efforts to help others should be applauded, submit them to the ZNE Members Do Good Program. We love to support and honor our generous members!
JoAnnA Pierotti
I just had to share this incredible self portrait of beloved ZNEer, JoAnnA Pierotti. She is celebrating her chemo induced hairlessness, in perfect JoAnnA style!
JoAnnA is still undergoing chemo, and as is often the case - she is finding it quite exhausting and difficult, but she is hanging in there. Our continued prayers and good thoughts are appreciated.
Stacey Ballard
ZNE Member Stacey Ballard was recently hospitalized due to complications from her liver disease. She is now home from the hospital, and she has received a ZNE Chunky Book and some other goodies via the ZNE We Care program. A few weeks ago, I received an email from her that she asked that I share with all members:
"I received the "Fat Book" in the mail a couple of days ago....thank you so much, it is beautiful! Could you possibly post a note some where thanking everyone who was a part of putting it together for me or is there a place I could leave a thank you?"
Stacey - Done!
Let's all also keep Stacey in our thoughts and prayers, as she continues to wait for a much needed liver transplant.
Jeanne Dunne
You may recall that there was a mid month call for prayers and good thoughts for ZNEer Jeanne Dunne's husband Chris, who was stuck in Egypt with a serious illness, and unable to travel home.
I am delighted to report that Chris is now home and well on the way to recovery, while under wonderful care from his US physicians.
Hooray! And thanks to all of you who supported Jeanne and Chris via the special FTLOJ auction, and with your good wishes.
How do I find My Way Around?
WOW! You've gotten through the bulk of the April newsletter! Now how in the world will you remember it all, much less find all these links again? No worries - ZNE now has a fabulous MAP to the Land of ZNE - which you can access and bookmark by clicking below!
Look out for a Part Two!
As have been the case in prior months, there is SO much going on, it is impossible to get it all in one newsletter - so keep your eyes peeled in the coming days for an update that will include info on:
~ The ZNE Zine, isues one and two. ~
~ The ZNE Store - new products, selling structure and benefits for all our members! ~
~ The ZNE Birthday Soiree - Coming in July! ~
~ Posta Alterata - The ZNE Mail Art Call ~
~ Circa Arte - The ZNE PodCast ~
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