YOU HAVE BEEN SO PATIENT!!

I am trying to come up with a way for some one to win a print from Raine, the print is of Rocks.

Any ideas??

Also, will have a signed Wall Calendar, signed Catalog, any suggestions as to fun ways to give these away??

A NEW SHOE FOR SURE!!

No photo of the shoe, we will wait to see that, but it is interesting the name Shades of Cool!! I can't wait to see what it looks like in the spring release!!

DEFINATELY THE BOX TOP FOR A SHOE~SHADES OF COOL~

~WOW! THIS IS THE BOX TOP FROM ONE OF THE 2010 RELEASES~

SHADES OF COOL!!!
Did you notice what the boxtop says? Just the Right Shoe and Jewelry! How exciting is that??

WAY TO GO RAINE!!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Congratulations Raine, winner of the 2009 CIB Collectors' Choice Awards. Lorraine Vail's Just the Right Shoe, "What A Pair" has won an award in the Home/Decor Gift under $50. category.

"It is especially gratifying that it is my 10 year Anniversary special, What A Pair that has taken the award, the first ever pair of shoes in the line. I would like to thank everyone involved, and especially my loyal collectors, thanks for voting guys!"

A Sketch and the Color~

This colored sketch was just for contest purposes. Of course the finished shoes will be complete in color.

~GOLDEN GIRLS~ SPRING 2010 RELEASE

ENJOY ANOTHER ONE OF THE PREVIEWS OF THE NEW SPRING SHOES!!

SORRY NOT AROUND SO MUCH

I have been packing enough in the house to stage it for the inside photos to get on the internet. I have turned the inventory area and shipping are of the shoe room back into a master bedroom so people can see it is a 4 bedroom house.

Along with this, I have been trying to be of comfort to my Mom and Sister as my step dad is in final stages of cancer and in the hospital. They think he is having reaction to the pain meds or else the cancer is in the brain, a scan may be ordered. He goes through bouts of getting very angry and mentally abusive to the nurses as he pulls his iv out and tries to get out of bed. They are trying to decide if its the meds or the cancer that is doing this to him.

I am still going to be doing some giving away of items, its just all this going on and being sick on top of it all, I am not being real successful.

ANYONE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE CAMEO GIRLS?

I only have a few, wanted to offer here first. THESE ARE SOLD, THANK YOU!!

Roy 1933
Sasha 1971
Martina 1920
Abigail 1954
Martina 1939
Judith 1959
All are in their boxes.

$7 and shipping.

I will be away later this morning, but I will take request first come first serve.
Send me an email at artis.forshoes@verizon.net

I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S COMMENTS~

It was a tough one to judge, I loved all the color combination. The contest was for "The contest will be the one whose coloring comes closest color of the shoe." This would mean the colors used, not the placement of the color used. I felt that the placement of the colors, had it been that a different person would of won. Since it was for coloring, that makes it different to pick the winner.

A TOUGH ONE!! THE WINNER IS EMMA!

I had to wait for a professional answer for this one, it is the blue shoe because blue is the strong dominate color with the original being black/blue

Emma is the winner of the signed Garden Party!

Please send me your address, Emma.

Thanks to everyone that posted, and everyone that gave their opinion. One thing about opinions, everyone has one and they are never wrong, because it is their opinion, lol..

The heel as it states on the original is silver plated.

HERE IS THE ORIGINAL COLOR FOR THE ENTANGLEMENT SHOE~ I DON'T SEEN ANY THAT ARE THE COLOR, WHAT DO YOU THINK??

HERE ARE THE NAMES OF WHO PAINTED WHAT SHOE..
NOT COUNTING ORIGINAL,

IF I HAVE THEM WRONG, PLEASE CORRECT ME!!

1.SYLVAIN
2.DARLENE
3.DARLENE
4.SARA
5.SARA
6.EMMA
7.EMMA
8.SYLVAIN
9.DENISE
10.DENISE
11.SHAWNA
12.SHAWNA
13.RUTHIE
14.RUTHIE

SOME GIVE~ AWAY GOODIES!!

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THIS SPOT. I WILL BE DOING SOME GIVE~AWAYS!

NO MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE YET!!

YOU HAVE TILL THE END OF TODAY TO SUBMIT YOUR COLOR OF THE SHOE!

I have received some very beautiful shoes, tomorrow we will know which one is closest to the actual color that Raine & Oralia chose.

NO COA FOR THIS ONE...

WE ARE ONLY DOING THE COLORING OF THE CLOSEST COLOR THAT HAS BEEN CHOSEN. I ALREADY HAD THE COA CONTEST...PLEASE ENJOY THE COLORING AND THE NICE PRIZE THAT GOES TO THE WINNER.

DON'T HAVE TO USE COMPUTER TO COLOR ENTRY

FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW HOW TO COLOR ON THE COMPUTER, PRINT THE SKETCH OUT, COLOR IT THEN SCAN AND EMAIL. THAT WAY ALL CAN BE A PART!!

KEEP THE ENTRIES COMING!!

~NEW COLORING CONTEST~ENTANGLEMENTS~

The color has already been chosen for this shoe. The contest will be the one whose coloring comes closest color of the shoe.

Starting today you may submit 2 colors you think it might be.Contest ends On September 11 and no more entries will be accepted.

Send your colors to artis.forshoes@verizon.net I will not post the entries until the end of the contest, that way all entries will be your own inspirations.

The winner will be posted and a prize won. The prize will be a signed '09 Garden Party.
Have fun!!

~THREE NEW SKETCHES AS SEEN ON THE BUZZ AND DARLENES SITE~

BACK HOME!

WE ARE BACK HOME SAFE AND SOUND!!

RETIRED SHOES

802810
JTRS Crazy Ex Girlfriend
5726036
JTRS Striking A Pose
5726029
JTRS Amethyst Adventure
5726041
JTRS Carmel Kick
5726039
JTRS Cat Walk
5726005
JTRS Secrets
805559
JTRS Such A Princess
5726011
JTRS Anastasia
802824
JTRS Way2Blu
802819
JTRS Purple Palace
805562
JTRS Goody Two Shoes
5725580
JTRS Smart Cookie
803324
JTRS Spiked
5726016
JTRS Miami
5726008
JTRS Liason
805565
JTRS Gold Digger
805556
JTRS Hiss Girl
805560
JTRS Sabrina
5726026
JTRS Devilish
5726018
JTRS Socialite

HELLO FROM CODY, WYOMING

It has been a quick trip but very successful! We arrived and the weather was beautiful. The people here were very friendly, and we set forth with the task of finding us a home.

We found that people don't want to rent to pet owners, and I can't blame them either. A few of the houses were ruined by animals that people didn't take care of and so they in turn ruined the houses.

We gathered our list of rentals that said "no pets" and drove by to look at them, and then we would call for an apt. Just around the corner from the motel we were staying at was one of the houses, we walked by the house on Marcie's nightly walk and just decided to see if it was the correct address>The lady answered the door and said yes, they were leaving next month and did we want to come in and look. We did!! We loved it!

The house was built in 1950>It was a doctor with 5 kids that designed and had it built. In 1960 they added on to the house moving the kitchen to the end of the house and adding a sitting room with a fireplace with windows and an incredidle view!! We ask them how serious the owner was about no dogs, they told us of other renters before them that had a large dog that ruined 3 doors and dug up the yard>>

This morning I brushed Marcie, put in her bow and matching harness and went to the rental agency and talked to them about the house, well its ours!!

One awesome thing is that in the basement there is a perfect room for shoe inventory a large fold down table for getting orders together for shipping and and a perfect room for all my bertbys and art that I have of Raine's.(that room is upstairs for my collection!)

Will catch up when I get home!!!