We are having a promotion where you can enter to win a free hand carved pendant by Jamie!!!! All you need to do to enter is set your facebook status to: “wants to win a custom hand carved pendant from Jamie’s Carvings !” and leave it for 1 hour. For each extra hour your status is set, you get an extra ballot in the draw! Set your status, then simply comment or message me with how many hours you had the status set and we will enter your ballots in the draw!

Also, to get ” Jamie’s Carvings ” linked in your status message, just type @Jamie’s Carvings, and it should prompt you with the option to select the page and automatically link the text. Thanks Jamie

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Jamies-Carvings/11809222183

Tagua Sailboat

Enaira Marketing is proud to be producing Nova Scotia’s most innovative tourism project – ScotiaPages.

As a business owner in Nova Scotia’s tourism/entertainment industry you have no doubt noticed that times are changing.  Due to new technologies and a turbulent economy, many things including the way the world does business, the way people shop and the way people travel have changed dramatically. Traditional print advertising is no longer as effective as it once was, traditionally strong markets can no longer be relied upon to draw customers. As businesses owners we too must change, we must find new ways to promote ourselves, our businesses and our amazing province.

Enaira Marketing is developing a revolutionary new tourism project exclusively for Nova Scotia. It allows you, the business owner to have a real online presence, a direct way to tell travelers about your business and what makes it special.  ScotiaPages is an Online Travel Guide and HD TV Channel.

ScotiaPages.com features listings for business, events, articles and much more!

Enaira Marketing is a marketing company based out of Bangor (near Meteghan).

June 10th, 2010 at 7:00 pm – Mariners Center, Yarmouth

Tickets can be purchased from any Kidzact dancer or email: dance@kidzact.org

With additional performances by

StreetKidz, Planet X & ProCrew

Tickets can be purchased from any Kidzact dancer

Jamie’s Carvings & Good Nature Photography will be attending The 5th Annual Annapolis Digby Tourism Showcase is a great opportunity for exhibitors to promote their products and services locally, creating awareness within our regional market. For attendees, it is a chance to experience the diversity of what our area has to offer while enjoying some great shopping! All kinds of things — crafts, clothing, jewellery, wines, gift certificates — are on offer.

Tree Stump Stool Elm

The Tourism Showcase is open to the public on Saturday, from 9 AM until 4 PM. Admission is $2.

Workshops and special events, all around the theme of Community Beautification, are being added to this year’s line up.

Directions to the Conference Centre
http://www.abcc.ca/directions.aspx

http://www.annapolisdigby.com/index.php?option=com_eventlist&view=details&id=296:5th-annual-annapolis-digby-tourism-showcase&Itemid=30

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Become a fan!
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Follow on Twitter!
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Seaglass to Stones Photography Exhibit.

This exhibit will be on display at Isaiah W. Wilson Memorial Library – 84 Warwick Street, Digby. March 2 – 31, 2010.

Visit goodnaturephotography.com to see more. Frames made from recycled wood, glass & wire by Jamie’s Carvings.

I’ve been asked by several members. ” What are roles and what privileges do they have on this site”?

Summary of Roles

• Administrator – Somebody who has access to all the administration features
• Editor – Somebody who can publish posts, manage posts as well as manage other people’s posts, etc.
• Author – Somebody who can publish and manage their own posts
• Contributor – Somebody who can write and manage their posts but not publish posts
• Subscriber – Somebody who can read comments/comment/receive news letters, etc.

See article about  Acadian wood carver Jamie Thibault “Emerging Form” in the new December issue of Coastal Life Magazine.  Article co-written By Wanda Waterman St. Louis and Angel Flanagan, photography by Angel Flanagan.

http://www.jamiescarvings.com

The newest party trend for our area. Spa home party in your own yard under the stars. How Awesome is that? Specializing in Romantic weekends, Birthday parties, family time, girls nites, or just plain relaxing… We deliver set up your rental and when your done we come and empty tub and take it away. No work for you, we leave you with the chemicals and directions you will need for safe enjoyment. Free local delivery, call for more info. Serving the tri-counties all year long. We also are your local dealer for RotoSpa Canadian made durable hot tubs with 20 relaxing jets, 7 cup holders, including 110 plug-in and cover.  Qualitfy for your taxes back when you purchase before February under the home renovations rebate.  call me 902-749-6274 anytime, we have a demo set up for you to view.

MY children enjoying my demo tub.

Skull Burl Sculpture 145 hours 50 skulls, 150 hours to go.

Skull Burl Sculpture - 145 hours carving

50 in progress photos at http://www.jamiescarvings.com/Images/skullburl/screamingskullsculpture.html

Follow Jamie’s Carvings on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/jamiescarvings for a chance to win a hand made pendant!

See pics at http://twitpic.com/inavm – Hand carved Sculpture – 48 skulls, most of the teeth & eyes done, working on a nose now, 200 hours to go!

Are you a blogger in South West Nova Scotia?  Would like to add your blog to my list?  Please write to Garth (blog administrator of GMSWNS)  blog@sunriseprintinglimited.com. 

Please welcome the following new blogs:

The yarmouth Amateur Radio Club  www.ve1yar.com .  A blog site for all amateur radio operators in South West Nova Scotia.

Yarmouth Bands  www.yarmouthbands.com  A blog about the history and for the promotion of music in South West Nova Scotia.

Homeschoolers Beacon    Lighting The Way…. A source of guidance and inspiration to homeschooling families.

Craft Splash 2009

Yarmouth and Acadian Shores Nova Scotia

Saturday, September 26 to Saturday, October 3This is the fourth year of the Craft Splash, started in 2005, the Year of the Crafter. Since then, it has expanded to an eight day festival running from Saturday, September 26th to Saturday, October 3rd. There are demonstrations, workshops and special activities in Clare, Yarmouth, Wedgeport and Pubnico. The opening activities on September 26th include the re-introduction of the Yarmouth Tartan originally designed in the early 1960’s by Saul Gilis, woven anew by Elena Arnett, a “Sheep to Shawl” kick-off at the Yarmouth Light, the unveiling of the “Glass Quilt” on Glebe Street behind Town Hall accompanied by a variety of craft demonstrations on site. The Craft Splash ends on Saturday, October 3rd, with a Fashion Show and Auction at the Nova Scotia Visitor Information Centre of hand crafted clothing, jewellery, hats – anything that can be worn by young and old.

For more information and the schedule of events please visit the website http://yarmouthcraftsplash.blogspot.com/

Elm Stool Hand Carved by Jamie Thibault. Quarter Cut Elm. Commissioned work.

Elm Tree Stump Stool

http://www.jamiescarvings.com/Images/StumpCarving/Stumpcarvingelm/treestumpstoolgallery.html

Hurricane Bill Photos by Angel Flanagan, Good Nature Photography.

Belliveau Cove Lighthouse during Hurricane Bill

http://www.goodnaturephotography.com/HurricaneBill/hurricanebill.html

The one hour workout in 10 minutes

649-2708    (Exit 32 Salmon River)

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  1st Annual  

Harold Cromwell Arts Festival

Sissiboo Landing

Weymouth, Nova Scotia

July 4th – September 30th, 2009

Harold Cromwell

3 Sculptors & An Angel

June 1 to 30
Galerie Père-Léger-Comeau, Université Sainte-Anne
Church Point, Nova Scotia

by Artists Jamie Thibault, Gary Theriault, Claude Chaloux and Angel Flanagan

Opening Reception & Artists Talk
Sunday, June 7 from 2 to 5 pm.

Come meet the Artists – Everyone Welcome!

3 SCULPTEURS ET “UNE” ANGE

Veuillez prendre note qu’une nouvelle exposition commence aujourd’hui 1er juin, à la Galerie Père Léger Comeau. Quatre de nos membres y exposent leurs oeuvres.
Claude Chaloux, sculpteur et peintre
Angel Flanagan, photographe
Gary Thériault, sculpteur
Jamie Thibault, sculpteur

Prenez note qu’il y aura vernissage et rencontre avec les artistes dimanche, le 7 juin 2009 de 14h00 à 17h00. Venez nombreux.

http://www.jamiescarvings.com

Purple Heart, Curly Maple, Bloodwood & Pau Amarillo Organic Body Jewelry. Hand carved using carving gouges, rasps & files by Jamie Thibault, finished with Hemp Oil.

http://www.jamiescarvings.com/Images/bodyjewelry/bodyjewelrygallery.html