No I am not watching Aladdin, nor am I taking medicinal therapy. So what do I mean then by my reference to an annual magic carpet ride?
Lisa of A Whimsical Bohemian hosts an annual give away and blog travel adventure.
In her own words:
I created this event in 2007. The original idea behind this giveaway event was to bring bloggers together from around the world who may never ordinarily meet. It closes the gap of the blog community and enables us to interact, discover new and wonderful people, and in the process possibly win a prize or many prizes along the way. 2007 had roughly 85-90 participants and many connections were made because of it……friendships that are still going strong.
At the time of my writing this post there are already 500 participating blogs on the list. That is at the very least 500 items you could win. Alright so you probably wouldn’t win them all but you will win. You are in fact guaranteed to win. What?
What are you gauranteed to win?
The opportunity to meet new bloggers you may not have otherwise happened upon in your travels. This is the real heart of this event for me. Meeting and interacting with other folks online who really ‘get’ what blogging is about. What’s that? Community, sharing and having fun!
So, now for the giveaway stuff. I am offering two paintings as my giveaway items this year. Using a random number generator I will choose two entries from the comments on this post. You must leave a comment below to be included in the drawing and you must leave me your email address in the comment (or fill it out on the form) to participate.
The drawing will take place on February 15th. I plan to make my drawing when I get up (or after my first cup of coffee that is). I will turn off all commenting before I do this so that you can not possibly be left out.
Once I have two winners I will announce them, email them directly and mail off the paintings.
What You Can Enter To Win From Gulfsprite
The 4th Dimension
Three Moons
Both of these paintings are original works done in acrylics on 1/4 board. These paintings were painted in July of 2009. I’ve held on to them and not sold them because they do require framing (they are only 1/4 inch thick). You could find alternative forms of displaying them of course, but for hanging on a wall you would likely want to put them into a frame. Each painting measures: 16″ W x 12″ H x 1/4″ D.
I have included a mini gallery below showing the paintings in various positions.
Thank you for playing and please visit A Whimsical Bohemian and take a magic carpet ride through blogland.
-Christy
PS: Don’t for get to sign up for my newsletter where I send out free drawings, paintings, borders and other graphical tidbits for you to use.
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Love the paintings! Now i’m off to have a look around your blog!
These are really terrific – the second one especially speaks to me!
Please enter me – and come visit me at my blog and enter my giveaway.
Hi! Nice to meet you. What a wonderful giveaway, these paintings are awesome! Thanks for a chance at owning one
I’m # 266 on the carpet ride. When you have a chance please pop over! 
HUGS, Sprite
Hi Christy… when I saw your blog name Gulf Sprite..I wondered..hmmm I wonder if it’s Fl Gulf..and yes.. Ft Myers! I live in Bonita Springs ..moved here last April. If ya ever feel like meeting for coffee?! THis is one of th reasons I lve OWOH ! Love your art and blog!
Absolutely fabulous. Thank you for the chance to win.
What magnificent work you do! I’m so glad this fantastic event led me to your blog! Now to go and browse the rest of your blog.
Hey, darling! Definitely enter my name – I want another Christy original!
Peggy
HI!
Thanks for offering such a nice candy!
Your art is amazing! I hope I am one of your lucky winners!
You have an AWESOME blog!
I am on The “Carpet Ride” too! #458
Hope you will come check out my blog candy too!
Hugs,
True
cool! they will brighten up my dining (if i win hehe)
visit my OWOH too:
http://whimsyloft.com
Gorgeous paintings!
Thank you for the opportunity to win this amazing gift! Please enter my drawing. I’m #387 on tha magic carpet!
They are gorgeous
Thanks for offering this great gift and Thanks so much for a chance to win! chiggerlane@aol.com
Just fell in love with the 4th dimension – great painting!! Please put my name on your list!
Your paintings are beautiful.
Great giveaway! Please enter my name! Pop over to my blog (#92 on the magic carpet) for a chance to win, too!
Beautiful paintings!
These are both gorgeous paintings! I actually have a spot where I could hang one of them that I am thinking of right now! Thanks for a great giveaway!
Very evocative pieces of work. Your blog is very interesting as well. Thanks for the opportunity to meet you when I may not have otherwise. Please come visit me and enter my OWOH drawing of mixed media fabric paper that I create. I am #545 on the list of ticket holders of the magic carpet ride.
gorgeous. please include me in your drawing.
WOW! Beautiful! I’m #547 on the magic carpet and would love for you to stop by for a chance to win my giveaway!
Your paintings are fantastic. Please include me in your drawing.
What a great giveaway! Thank you for the chance to win. – Krystal (kryssi01@msn.com)
Wonderful paintings…I would be thrilled with either…
enjoy the ride..
julie
wow your work is amazing! I would absolutely love to win this!! Both of them are so very well done and would look amazing at my wall in my craftspace.. Thank you for the chance, xo Mendy
Great giveaway! Thanks for having this- please add my name to the hat. And don’t forget to pop over to my blog for a chance to win, too!
#318 on the magic carpet…
Thanks so much The art is amazing and i would be delighted to win
Really nice work! They would look fantastic in our midcentury mod house! And boy do we need artwork for the back hallway!
Thank you for a chance to win such a great offering!!
OWOH #473
Please enter me in your giveaway. Thank you!
I love your paintings, especially Three Moons.
Wonderful paintings! Would love to be included!
I love the opportunity this contest gives me to discover new blogs like yours! Beautiful prize, too!
gpc490[at]gmail[dot]com
Love your paintings!! Please enter me in the drawing
These paintings are gorgeous. I love the geometric style you used on these.
I’m # 79 on Lisa’s magic carpet ride.
Awesome artwork! Thanks for the chance to win this fab giveaway.
x Natasha x
natasa.zugecic(at)gmail.com
What a wonderful giveaway you’re offering! I’d love to enter and you can enter on my blog as well. #227 on the magic carpet.
I love your giveaway of art and your blog, they are both very beautiful! Please take a moment to “ride the carpet with me” ticket number 194- Dragonfly Design Studios.
Thanks,
Stephanie
stephaniemcorder@yahoo.com
You have a lovely blog and I your paintings are beautiful. I was really interested in your altered book section. Really beautiful pieces.
Intriguing art–blocks of intrigue to me!
Great gift! Thank you for sharing it. Jood
hopborns@gmail.com
Really nice giveaway!
Please enter me in the draw and don’t forget to enter mine.
Wonderful give away. Please count me in for the draw.
http://natureswhispers.blogspot.com/
Lovely giveaway!!
Please include me in and pop by mine if you get a chance
please enter my name
These are both wonderful paintings! I’d frame them up!
Come and fly on my magic carpet ride too!
http://inspiringadventuresofalwaysinspired.blogspot.com/
Very cool work!
Waxela (wa-shay-la)
SpiritMama
http://spiritmama-art.blogspot.com/
WOW, your paintings are fantastic, please count me in for your draw.
This is a wonderful and exciting event, with so many participants to meet and keep track of, if you’ve already visited my blog thanks so much, if not, I hope you get a chance to sign up for my give-away too.
Have fun and enjoy the ride!!!
Hugz……
Please consider me for your giveaway
Take care,
Donna
These are wonderful paintings. Please count me in.
Nicole/Beadwright
#350 on the magic carpet ride
http://beadwright.blogspot.com
fabulous paintings- I love both of them. I would love to be entered in your generous giveaway. I hope you are having as much fun as I am, hopping from blog to blog, checking out all the super creative people.
Lovely,lovely! I would love to be entered to win your wonderful gift!
http://wondrousstrangedesigns.blogspot.com/
Please stop by and enter my give away as well! I’m number 290
Oh, I’m so taken by these two pieces and can’t believe I actually have the chance to win one of them…..fingers crossed….thanks so much.
ohhh.. to be so lucky.. one can only wish
thanks for the opportunity.. .. t c
Colors are excellent, love the orbs. Your work carries connotations of kindness. I appreciate that. Thank you!
what a generous giveaway! pls count me in!
Your paintings are wonderful — I would love to win one! Please enter me into your draw — thank you!
Your paintings are wonderful! Thank you so much for the chance! (I’m #811)
HBKHotie1@msn.com
These are beautiful! The green one is my fave.
Come see my blog and giveaways too!
I’m #757
http://www.cherrypieblog.blogspot.com
Cheers,
Marina at CherryPieArtStamps.com
what interesting paintings – I am sure I could prop them up somewhere intriguing!!!
beautiful! Please enter me in this drawing and if you’d like you can enter mine as well
Liz
http://observationsnsuch.blogspot.com/
Your paintings are very cool. Please count me in. #276
Oh sweet work! They are eye popping and catchy. I love them!
newagedolls.blogspot.com
Enter my giveaway as well =D
I’m #889 on the magic carpet!
Wow, this are both gorgeous!!! I ould be thrilled to display either one in my home.
Please enter my name – thanks so much!
Cindy
Nice to meet you and visit your blog! Love this giveaway! I am having so much fun looking at all the wonderful blogs. I don’t have a blog, due to arthritis I cannot type much at all but I enjoy surfing the net. Thank you for a chance to win.
Your paintings are amazing! Thanks for the chance to win. Visit me at http://www.lolafaloola.blogspot.com (#874) whenever you have a chance.
Hi Gulf Sprite, what a lovely idea and post you have. I love the paintings. I’d love to win. I absolutely love your gifts. Please take time to visit my blog, too, for a chance to win my book, 16 x MOM: A Mastery of Motherhood. I’m working on getting all the country flags. I promise to revisit your’s too.
#784
http://blog.barbaracagle.com
http://www.barbaracagle.com
Oh yes, please enter me in your lovely giveaway, I would so love to win one of your gorgeous paintings!! If you haven’t already, make sure you come by and enter mine as well, I’m #116. Thank you:-) xox
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Please count me in!
XOXO
★Rich Witch★
Please come visit me for a
★Most Magical Prize★ at:
hppt://rich-witch.blogspot.com/
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How Marvelous!
Please count me in!
Hugs,
Gina Luna
http://inginasworld.blogspot.com/
Please add my name to the hat
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these are fun very artistic and great colours
please count me in
my magic carpet number is # 397
I’d love to win!
Thanks for an enchanting stop on the magic carpet!
Outrageous joy,
Kathy over at Everyday Bliss
#111 on the blog tour
This is a brilliant idea for a giveaway! Please enter me into the drawing! :]
briannarocko@yahoo.com
Both paintings are beautiful! Please count me in. ☺
Thanks for the chance to win, its lovely. Trianna from Victoria Canada. tricklestogether@hotmail.com http://triannastreasures.blogspot.com
Wow! Really cool! I love your paintings. Please count me in. Thanks so much!
http://heatherseden.blogspot.com/
#273 on the Magic Carpet tour (southwest Florida, USA)
such a lovely offering!
drop by my blog #774!
blessings,
abigail
Oh I love them both, but the green one is my fave.
Please put my name in the hat!
When you get some time, please fly your magic carpet by my blog OWOH #907.
Thank you for participating in OWOH.
It is so very very nice to meet you.
Those paintings are lovely, I would be proud to own them. I’d love to be included in your draw.
Do drop by mine when you can: http://aunexamor.net/entula/2010/02/02/one-world-one-heart/
Aelyn
OWOH #931
This is such a lovely gift! Please count me in! And do pop in my home to see what I put on my magic carpet!*wink
I am no.950
Have a safe ride…it’s quite far!
I would love to be added into your giveaway for one of these amazing paintings! I love abstract work and anything with circles especially! Thank you for offering these for the magical carpet ride! Hugs, Tamara
I’d love to be entered in your drawing. Stop by my blogs to be entered in mine.
WW
http://www.thefrogprincess-ww.blogspot.com/
http://www.weinkswonders.blogspot.com/
I would love to win your generous giveaway!
Micki
#123
great giveaway, I’d love to win!
You are very talented. Thank you for sharing your gifts with the rest of us. Please enter me in your drawing and be sure to come by mine at #99 on the OWOH list.
Those are beautiful.
Wirklich cool! Ich hab mir den Blog direkt mal gebookmarkt.
They are fantastic! I would love to enter your giveaway. Please include me.
Anji
anji.gallanos@gmail.com
http://anjigallanos.blogspot.com
Beautiful work here. Very creative! and what a fantastic giveaway! Please count me in…and pop over to my place to check out my giveaway! Hope your havin a great weekend!
Thanks
Much love
Rachel
either would work for me, and would add some pizass to my walls.
My bedroom has blue wall and living room has green
Hi dear!!! I like your idea! It’s very Awesome! I wish to ALL who will participate in this wondefull give-away, Big Good Luck! Yohooooo!
Hello Christy from Victoria, Australia.
Such Lovely paintings. I think I can see why you would hold on to such nice paintings. I especially like the color of the three moons.
Please enter me into the draw.
Thanks. Lynda.
http://taylormadeinoztales.blogspot.com/
Hello from Georgia, USA!! I’m really having fun flying from blog to blog and seeing so much talent!
I’m new to the art world and overwhelmed by all the different kinds of art I might could learn.
Please enter me and thank you for your generosity!
Charming and a beautiful blog with a stunning treasure!
My first year with OWOH and I love visiting all the amazing blogs! I am flying on my magic carpet ,visiting from Connecticut.
Thanks for the lovely giveaway.
I am blog #937
matternu@gmail.com
Beautiful!
Terrific artwork. Your giveaway is fabulous! I would love a chance to win. Please add my name to your drawing! Thanks for participating and the chance to win a great prize.
Hi, nice to meet you on this journey. Your paintings are wonderful and I would feel honored if I won one. Stop in, I’ve joined the tour OWOH #1007!
I love your paintings. I just recently completed (well almost) a triglyph work called phases (of the moon) so I am in a moon mood. Pleae enter me in your giveawasy!
k
http://artful-musings-of-kathyl.blogspot.com/
I would love to be included in your wonderful drawing.
Sandra
Thanks for the giveaway!!
Christy your paintings are wonderful, Love them… x
Dawn#82
OWOH
It’s nice to meet you! Thank you for a chance to win your wonderful creation! Your paintings are beautiful. Don’t forget to visit all 3 of my blogs as I am giving away something at all of them!
Monica
http://giddygreetings.com
http://thezenlens.com
http://ggcaa.com
great giveaway – thanks for playing along! if you haven’t had a chance yet, please stop by my blog, too =)
OWOH #866
Greetings from Wisconsin!
Your paintings are heavenly! Stop by my blog at #922 to enter my giveaway.
Well, I’m off on my magic carpet to the next magical destination…
Hugs,
Heavenly Humor
What a pretty giveaway, please add me and feel free to come to my blog too.
What beautiful paintings! Please count me in! Hugs Rowena
I have an extensive collection of 2 dimensional art–mostly watercolors. Many from well established teachers/authors. In taking the Magic Carpet ride with OWOH, the only 2 dimensional art I wanted to comment on was yours. It is tremendously appealing. Colors well modulated. Designs and compositions that work. I really enjoyed seeing it and would love to be in the draw!
I would love to display your original paintings! Please out my name in the hat! I would love it if you visited my musical giveaway at # 585 on the carpet ride.
http://artisticallydesigneddiversions.blogspot.com/2010/01/one-world-one-heart-drumroll-please.html
HUgs,
Jen from California
Your artwork is great! Thanks for the chance to win!
Stop by & enter my giveaway too!
Hello Christy, I love your paintings, especially the Three Moons. I would happily frame them
. A pleasure to meet such a talented artist!Joining your newsletter so I can admire more.
With love from Tennessee #1035
Lovely paintings…I love the green!
http://leslie-mylifeandtimes.blogspot.com/
I love your paintings……
http://busybeefree.blogspot.com/
What an awesome giveaway! Would love to win.
Karla
Absolutely lovely! Loving both! Very unique pieces.
Thanks a bunch for this!
I’d love to own one of your lovely paintings. Please enter me!
Lovely paintings. I would love a chance to win.
Cheers,
Sophie in Montreal
OOOOH I Love love love these!!!! I especially am drawn to the green and red piece but both are just stunningly cool. WOW! Please sign me up for your giveaway!!
And please check out my blog for more OWOH action!
-Rita #934
Thank you for participating in OWOH. And for your giveaway.
I actually have 2 giveaways at my blog, the OWOH one and a bonus giveaway. Feel free to enter both.
http://www.goodbadandgottahave.com/search/label/giveaway
lovely paintings!!! Please enter me in your drawing and stop by my blog for my ATC giveaway! youch17(at)yahoo(dot)com
Please enter me in the drawing
Greetings & Salutations,
Enchanting Painting OWOH Giveaways!
Lovely Work & Blog.
For a little Glitter & Magic fly by my blog
#242 On The List @:
http://todaysgold.com
Cosmic Blessings´¨)
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(¸.•´ (¸.•´Lyndy Ward
Thank you for giving me a chance to win!
Your contribution to OWOH is so great!
-Caitlin
caitlin_thalken@yahoo.com
I love the 4th dimension one! Please count me in and then, if you get a chance, fly over to my giveaway for a chance to win some glass! xxx
Hello there, this is very pretty!
Christina from Manila, Philippines here!
Nice to meet you!
I hope you can also drop by #615!
http://calej.blogspot.com
Blessings!
calejbitsvyk(at)gmail(dot)com
What a lovely set of paintings, thanks for the chance to win.
Marie @ Lemondrop ViNtAge OWOH necklace giveaway
Your paintings are so vibrant and beautiful!! I would love to win, please enter my name into your drawing! And if you haven’t already, please enter mine #135 to win 1 of 3 prizes!!!
Thank you, and nice meeting you!
Peace & Love from New Zealand…
I love the color combinations you’ve used- is there a specific direction you’d recommend hanging/displaying them? I’d be awfully tempted to hang them vertically instead of horizontally!
Hope you’ve been able to drop by my giveaway too: http://kidney-garden.blogspot.com/2010/01/one-world-one-heart-2010-this-familys.html
Michaele (michaelek1(at)yahoo(dot)com)
Your paintings are amazing. I love the way the paint seems to just drizzle down on the green and orange one. Please enter me in your giveaway. I am no. 26 on the Magic Carpet Ride.
Hi from England! I’d love to be included in your giveaway, thank you.
If you haven’t already, please visit my blog at #711 on the magic carpet to win a designer Cath Kidston bag, handmade by me!
Very Cool! Would look neat in my studio!
I love your paintings! Thank you for your generosity! Please be sure to visit me at #833! I hope you are enjoying the carpet ride too. Rebecca
ningmarie(at)aol.com
How pretty. I would love to be entered into you drawing. So glad OWOH brought me to your blog.
Michelle
mouse1996@gmail.com
Great giveaway, Good luck in the drawings, visit http://www.alteredpaperarts.blogspot.com
How Generous of you ! I’d love to be entered ♥
Missy ~ Winnipeg , Canada
http://misfitmomma.blogspot.com/
seksi_missy at hotmail dot com
Lovely work! Thanks from Tucson, robin
heaphywest@gmail.com
Amazing art!Pick me up please!
cal_rubies at yahoo dot es
Greetings from Spain!
Great giveaway – thanks so much for participating in OWOH
misaacmom at gmail dot com
#752 OWOH ticket holder
Greetings from Manila, Philippines! Thanks for the giveaway ( :
AJ
A_C_E_ at hotmail dot com