J, Luvs gives me too much credit, (lol), she is such a sweet soul. I really think the hardest thing to do is price an item. Again, I think it has to do with where you plan to sell him. Please do not take offense. For me I think he is priced too high. Where I live no one would pay $40 for a penquin - but you see I live in the south, a place where crafts do not sell well. We have a saying in the painting field -"the untrained eye cannot appreciate the work involved in a painting". We, the ladies on this forum, understand the time and energy put into what we do. But the ones who buy from us do not, they think it is a "painted piece of wood" and probably compare it to what they have seen in the stores from China. If you are planning to do a craft show, I would price him at $39.95 or $40.00 but I would have other items that are less expensive available. And, again, check out what others are doing. After a while you will get the feel of what will be an appropriate price. I think you are doing great with your painting. There are so many "how to" books, "YouTube" tutorials, etc., out there that you really do not need to take classes. I have seen a lot of decorative painters who have taken dozens of classes and don't paint much better today than they did years ago. So keep doing what you are doing because it is working for you. Bebe

Bump, it was so sweet of them to help you like that and you picked out a great frame for it. You and Ronnie look so good together. (((((Bump)))) Yep, it's a treasure, that's for sure!

There is no way you smoothed the penquin stuffing so neatly with your fingers so don't try to tell us you didn't lick. Those have to be the cutest horse's douvers I have ever seen. And, to be honest, probably the most labor intensive horse's douvers too. How could you bear to eat them? LOL Lori

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