I’d like to end Demdaco Appreciation Week with one final giveaway (see below) and a sneak peek of brand spankin new products that are releasing NOW!
And finally, we’ve got some pretty awesome boxy wall art for you with artsy thick sides. Love these so much – they can hang on the wall or sit all pretty by themselves. These beauties are in the shop NOW!
All of these new Demdaco products are making their debut THIS week, starting at the Dallas Market. I’ll have many of these items for sale in the online shop in the coming weeks (stay tuned!).
Thank you for celebrating Demdaco with me this week! Thank you, Demdaco, for allowing me to celebrate you! Huge thanks to Dave K for the interview (I think he started a biz revolution!) and to Anne for skyping with me and helping me pull this together! Thank you to Jonathan Jones for all the tech help! Thank you to everyone at Demdaco (everyone) for sending in your photos, your retail stories, your people stories and for all the incredible work you to do to make it all happen. It does not go unnoticed.
Huge thanks to everyone out there who support the products, who buy the products, who spread the word! Thank you for all your lovely and kind comments about Demdaco and the products! We are so grateful for you!
To end Demdaco Appreciation Week, we’ve got one last giveaway for you! Feel free to enter each day’s giveaways! We’ll be picking winners next week, including the winner to the all expense paid trip with me (see Monday’s post to enter that giveaway)!
For today’s giveaway:
*One lucky commenter will win an original painting by me!
Giveaway rules:
* To enter the giveaway, leave a comment in this post. Tell us what ANYTHING you want. What you’re wearing, what you’re eating, what you’re crafting, what you’re loving, what you’re learning. Anything goes!
* Just one comment per person, please.
* We’ll announce the winners soon.
* Go!
PS: If you haven’t already, be sure to enter all the giveaways this week. We’re offering a giveaway every day, including an original painting every single day!
Giveaway #1: original painting + all expense paid trip!
Giveaway #2: original painting + $75 to spend on products
Giveaway #3: original painting + $100 to spend on products
Giveaway #4: original painting + $50 to spend on products
I am learning to love myself.
every product is beautiful and Demdaco has definitely portrayed your art beautifully. home run, for sure! in ♥ with every product you showcased! can't wait to see them IRL!
Can't wait to get some of these new products for my friends and for myself! Your line is where I often turn for gifts and I'm thinking I need to treat myself too! Thanks for a great week of inspiration!
Oh my gosh – I love the mirror!!! And of course the magnet board! What am I doing? Making some time for art after my work week! I'm going to have something done by the end of the weekend – a journal page, a small art piece or an ACEO – so I'm arting!!!
Love the new products, how fun are they??? Just returned from a girl's getaway and am rejuvenated and grateful. Thanks for all these opportunities. Best, Jeanette
Everything is wonderful. I particularly love the mirrors. I am enjoying a beautiful sunny day by taking a bike ride with my husband. Love that summer is finally here.
you rock the casbah…plain and simple!!!!
oxox
love
kolleen
hey kelly rae! My favorite product is the travel mug because I must have my coffee and inspiration first thing in the morning! Sets the tone for the whole day!
You are such an inspiration! Your generous heart shows in all of your work.
For the 1000th time I look at your art and say to myself that this is what I want to do as well… I do not want to make a living with art, I do not want to sell art, right now I do not even want to show it – I just want to DO it. You are so inspiring to me, everytime I come to your site or read your book, I feel the urge to jump off and just DO something beautiful with my two hands. Unfortunately I rarely do it.There's always that "Not now", "I've got no time" , "I've run out of [insert random item here]" … Tomorrow I'll start working again after three (!) weeks of vacation. I wanted to do so much, I wanted to create so much, I wanted to breathe and be. What I did instead was, well, feeling sick and tired of everything. I spent days in front of the computer, I did nothing of all those beautiful things I wanted to do and celebrate. On the other hand this is not true – I did create one piece of art for a friend's birthday (and she likes it 🙂 ), so even if it's only one, it is not less – it is a piece of art I created. I attended a concert, and even if I had to go alone, I had a blast. And I went swimming for the first time in years and it was so relaxed and happy afterwards. So there. I really need to focus more on the beautiful things and beautiful moments. This is something you're teaching me, too – that all I can do is try, and that it's okay. Thank you 🙂
[I'm sorry, it's gotten a bit longer….I acutally wanted to tell you this in an E-Mail for months now, but it kinda spilled out right now, I hope that's ok!]
For the 1000th time I look at your art and say to myself that this is what I want to do as well… I do not want to make a living with art, I do not want to sell art, right now I do not even want to show it – I just want to DO it. You are so inspiring to me, everytime I come to your site or read your book, I feel the urge to jump off and just DO something beautiful with my two hands. Unfortunately I rarely do it.There's always that "Not now", "I've got no time" , "I've run out of [insert random item here]" … Tomorrow I'll start working again after three (!) weeks of vacation. I wanted to do so much, I wanted to create so much, I wanted to breathe and be. What I did instead was, well, feeling sick and tired of everything. I spent days in front of the computer, I did nothing of all those beautiful things I wanted to do and celebrate. On the other hand this is not true – I did create one piece of art for a friend's birthday (and she likes it 🙂 ), so even if it's only one, it is not less – it is a piece of art I created. I attended a concert, and even if I had to go alone, I had a blast. And I went swimming for the first time in years and it was so relaxed and happy afterwards. So there. I really need to focus more on the beautiful things and beautiful moments. This is something you're teaching me, too – that all I can do is try, and that it's okay. Thank you 🙂
[I'm sorry, it's gotten a bit longer….I acutally wanted to tell you this in an E-Mail for months now, but it kinda spilled out right now, I hope that's ok!]
what a great week on your blog. Thank you for all the sharing!
I am sitting at the computer on a beautiful Sunday afternoon and a gorgeous breeze is blowing.
Melissa R.
Wow, such terrific new products. You must have had so much fun creating these. Thanks for all your share with the world! You are an inspiration and I hope there are many more good things to come for you and your little family.
I adore your art and have several magnets, and a couple of necklaces. I would really like that mirror. Have a perfect place for it! Tracy G
Just sipping my coffee and avoiding my work by having a few lovely moments to enjoy your beautiful art and envision some of it in my home.
An incredible week of all things awesome & inspiring on your Blog! Thank you KRR for opening your heart & soul to us! Living the Dream is the name of a little dive operation in the Caymans where we dove last Summer. Love the name & that is exactly what you're doing.
Much LOVE & JOY to you always! C:)
Ive learnt from YOU that 'dreams CAN come true'
More lovely Kelly art to add to my wish list. Love, love them all!
My cat is playing around in my art supplies, which means at any given moment, something will fall. She always rubs up against stuff, or grabs my brushes by the brush part and chews on it. I am in my t-shirt and pajama bottoms and my dog Pixie is under my feet. I almost missed the blog got super busy these last few days. Praying that some good news comes really quickly….hope and prayers………..good night.
This is SO fun! 🙂 Thanks!
I am commenting for my chance to win a tiny piece of KellyRae's beautiful heart in canvas form. 😉
looooove the new products. I got a print in the mail yesterday. My first piece by you. AT LAST.
Fabulous new work…Just went to visit a friend next door and a sweet "girlie" graced her mantel…Stores I love…Zoo Gallery has three locations in the Florida panhandle…We eat a the funkiest place across the street from their Grayton Beach store called Red Bar…duct taps on the booths…posters covering every square inch of the walls…loud with the sounds of laughter and music and always a wait of an hour. We spend our wait time happily in Zoo Gallery…you are in there…Curly Girl…Story People…3 Hip Chics…it's such an uplifting spot that has given me a warm fuzzy feeling since I found them about 17 years ago…not to mention all the great gifts and jewelry that came home with me!!! Roxie and Chris are celebrating 32 years since their gallery opened. Yahoo!!
Oh MYYYY Gosh Kelly Rae!! This def is the most awesome line yet! So in love with everything that you and your amazing creative team have come up with. Everything I saw I kept saying…um "YES PLEASE!" Congrats! And thanks for an amazing week of sharing your insights, pals, and art bliss. Wishing you continued success and keep on creating! Love&Light, Nicole <3
omg, awesome is all i can say! i love what you & ann have dreamt up. i have to get the mirror too. great job!
I love how KRR products inspire me to be a person of authenticity, courage, & compassion. LOVE LOVE LOVE!
I'm completely buying one (or 10) of your travel mugs! What a happy place for my coffee to live while I'm in my little cubicle! 🙂
Today I work I learned that professionalism sometimes means crying in a bathroom stall rather than telling people how you really feel. Sometime you just have to let yourself cry, then pull yourself together and keep moving along.
So excited for your and your amazing talent, family, life!!!
love the mirror and the magnetic boards. You are so creative with all these product extensions. You're a fabulous artist and deserve every bit of success you've had and MORE!
hi kelly rae~
ever type out a whole comment and then post it and it goes away )): o.k. here it goes again…to sum up my long post…have loved your blog, book & taking flight for so long now!!! thank you for sharing demdaco and their wonderful company {wish they needed jewelry artists}. congrats on their growth and yours over the last few years…i look forward to following your blog for many more years to see where life takes you and your families…home & career.
thanks for your inspirtation … xo cindy
hi kelly rae~ i have followed you forever it seems like. have your book & flying lessons. you are such an inspiration to all of us artists out here in blogland, thanks for all you do!!!
wish Demdaco worked with jewelry artists, they seem like such a wonderful company to work with! thanks for sharing this wonderful company with us through your videos and words, congrats to you and them for a job well done!!!
thanks again for everything ((: xo cindy
Amazing new products! I just got back from a trip and it wore me out but seeing your amazing new products made me smile and feel good!
Ohhhhhh Kelly Rae, soooooo cute! I am in love with the magnet girlies! WONDERFUL!!!! All of it, darling new pieces!
Count me in girlfriend!
xoxoxox
Huggies,
Patti
i love the magnets…so cute.
can't wait to meet you when you pick me for the mondo beyondo!
Excuse me while I wipe the drool off my keyboard, table, lap and carpet…these products are pure lusciousness!!!!!!!!
Such beautiful products!
It's a cool, rainy day here, so I'm about to get cozy with a good book. That being said, my mind is busy racing with projects that I want to do, places that I want to go, and people I want to meet so I might just end up daydreaming for a while… 🙂
WOW! Looooove all the new items! So beautiful! I love how you combine words and art. Just beautiful!
Right now I'm reading blogs when I should be writing 🙂
Thank you, as always, for the inspiration!
I love all the new products..I need to find a retailer in my area…hope I win.
Tell you anything?? hmm… well last night I drank waayyy to much wine while spending the evening at a BBQ with friends I hadn't seen in months and had been missing terribly. (how's that for a run on sentence). So today is a rather lazy day just sitting around reading.
I'm wearing the first piece of clothing I ever made for myself: a skirt made from recycled jeans, inspired by the amazing Alabama Chanin. 🙂 I'm also pregnant with our third baby, and I'm looking at your amazing art to distract me from the fact that I'm completely, totally nauseous all the time (and have been for over 6 weeks). I wish so much I could create right now. My studio misses me, and I miss my studio. But, I can't even get IN there, nauseous or not, until they finish the MOLD remediation on the unfinished half of the basement. So, today I'm NOT AS POSITIVE AS I NORMALLY AM! However, I still love your art 🙂 and so do my girls (who steal my KRR inspirational ornaments all the time, lol!). Thanks for the chance to enter this giveaway. 🙂
Love the new products- especially the candles and mirror — can't wait!
Ahhhh I don't think I've left a comment for this day yet! I have loved this week it has got me really inspired with some of my creative ideas, thank you, thank you! I also love the look of the new products, do I want that mirror, yes I think so, plus some magnets, the list goes on! xxx
these new products, whew, i have to catch my breath, some of them are just too spectacular! i love the magnet boards and the canvas wall hangings with the rulers but i see one of those mirrors and travel mugs in my future!