tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825714280843836962024-03-05T20:21:33.439-05:00Doodlebug Face PaintingNancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-45945918752832814632012-12-17T09:54:00.001-05:002012-12-17T09:59:29.425-05:00Belly Painting<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wow, it's been a while! :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Things have been busy the past few months, so I guess the blog sort of slipped from my mind. I will TRY to make a few more entries in the coming new year. I only thought of it this morning because I have something exciting that I want to share. </span></span><br />
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About a month ago, a friend asked if I would be interested in doing a belly painting for her sister-in-law, who is expecting in February, 2013. It's not something that I normally do (I've only ever done one before) but I accepted. I was asked to come up with a design that incorporated her Bajan (Barbados) roots, the dad-to-be's British roots, the face that he was a musician and her favorite animal - the penguin.</span><br />
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Here is a video of the belly painting session from this past weekend. Video by dad-to-be Caleb Taylor. Thanks again Caleb and Melissa - it was a lot of fun! :)</span><br />
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</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeh1kqw_wE4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeh1kqw_wE4</a></span></span>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-23161325979873058782011-08-18T13:03:00.004-04:002011-08-18T13:21:11.211-04:00An interview with Doodlebug!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUV2SWk5upXIvQawdtDjHNW4w4WGcqqnlQjTx5vMYqQVSPI6swigrurrfOlRCOsUKt7NoHEswd6NvtM4JOeFBa5J6MDqiSoCPJCJB436RBJ0esz-23LoOSx3zy7akilxtRM125ZhPWSE/s1600/reid_tiger.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUV2SWk5upXIvQawdtDjHNW4w4WGcqqnlQjTx5vMYqQVSPI6swigrurrfOlRCOsUKt7NoHEswd6NvtM4JOeFBa5J6MDqiSoCPJCJB436RBJ0esz-23LoOSx3zy7akilxtRM125ZhPWSE/s320/reid_tiger.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642246793329656370" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; ">I was recently contacted by Jessica Howard over at I Spy Montreal, who wanted to ask me a few questions about face painting and how Doodlebug came to be. You can read the interview in it's entirety here:</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">
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<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><a href="http://ispymontreal.com/i-spy-interview-nancy-gervais-doodlebug-facepainting/"></a></span>If you're not familiar with I Spy Montreal, here it is in a nutshell: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I Spy Montreal's weekly </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">newsletter delivers a roundup of weekend events and activities right to your inbox. The newsletter gives you information about children’s plays, movies, musical performances, workshops, fairs, festivals and seasonal events. I received my first newsletter by email a couple of days ago and my head was spinning with all the info it contained! Festivals, plays, street fairs – the list went on! Who knew there were so many family-friendly activities going on at once?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; font-size:medium;">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; font-size:medium;">But there is little time for fun lately. For those of you who don't know, I will be moving in a few days. It has been an exhausting summer with renovations, packing up the house and all of the other prep work that goes into a move. The last time I moved houses was before I had children, so trying to get everything done with 2 young kids underfoot has been a challenge, but the end is in sight and we will be in our new home shortly. I look forward to getting back to face painting and blogging as my schedule frees up this September!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; font-size:medium;">
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It's 5 days of classes (taught by the best instructors in the industry), demos and parties and as much as I would love to go, it's probably not going to happen for another few years, at least until my children are a little older.</span></span><div><a href="http://www.fabaic.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.fabaic.com/</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">So while I'm waiting for my chance to spend a week in Florida learning everything there is to know about face painting, I'm doing the next best thing - taking classes (locally) that are being offered by some world-class instructors and artists. Last month I attended the Wolfe Brothers' (Nick and Brian) 1-day workshop in Ottawa and then I (unfortunately) had to miss out on another workshop that was given last week in Ottawa by Mark Reid.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">These classes are put together by Shelley Summers, A.K.A. Dotsy the Clown, who runs an entertainment company out of London, Ontario.</span></span><a href="http://www.dotsytheclown.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> http://www.dotsytheclown.com/</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> So far, all of the workshops have been given in either Toronto or Ottawa, which meant a 4-hour round trip (to Ottawa) as well as adding the cost of gas to the price of the workshop. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">But late last week, Shelley announced ANOTHER workshop which is going to be given less than 5 km from my house! The very talented Sean Avram will be giving a 2-day workshop (May 17th/18th) at the Best Western Hotel in Dorval and I am planning on cashing in my last banked day-off with work to make it to this one!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Check out Sean's website and if you are in the Montreal area, try to make it to his workshop! I hope to be registering for it tomorrow and I'll try to get some photos from the workshop up in my next post!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.bravobodyart.com/">http://www.bravobodyart.com/</a></span></span></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-71014939326913073302011-04-20T22:19:00.009-04:002011-04-20T23:03:47.491-04:00Inspiration<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFm7_2iWHqPHBmzSqOzCZ_Wq1kslqnR2x__rLSHp-LgT2VvGpym9NX9XdjU6y8wGrcatDbFgNMm1OxBFuQacUVUmghUink4uBCQdYpwbTwuZOcjwzILHkQb_OAaue1ZjQBCJGAiZa4Ek/s1600/Jinny_eye_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFm7_2iWHqPHBmzSqOzCZ_Wq1kslqnR2x__rLSHp-LgT2VvGpym9NX9XdjU6y8wGrcatDbFgNMm1OxBFuQacUVUmghUink4uBCQdYpwbTwuZOcjwzILHkQb_OAaue1ZjQBCJGAiZa4Ek/s400/Jinny_eye_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597865310682117026" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I am often asked what got me interested in face painting, and I tell people that as a graphic designer, I usually sit in front of a computer screen for 7-8 hours per day (and have done so for almost 20 years!). Face painting allows me to "get my hands dirty", interact with people (I work from home!) and express a different side of my creative self.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">However, having said that, I don't think I would even be face painting if it WASN'T for my computer. I created my website on my trusty Mac, and I am typing this blog entry on my new laptop. My free on-line ads are what got the ball rolling when I was first starting up (thank you </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">craigslist</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.ca and kijiji.ca) and I have met face painting friends from Montreal and beyond on </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Facebook</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. I have joined forums, subscribed to on-line face painting magazines and signed up for courses all from the comfort of my own home.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Then I found </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Youtube</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. What can I say, except that </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Youtube</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> is such an amazing resource for anyone who wants to get started in, or just improve upon their skills as a face painter. You want to learn how to face paint a cat face? </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Youtube</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. How to use rainbow cakes? </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Youtube</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">What kind of brush strokes are used to paint roses? </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Youtube</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It is so amazing to be able to watch a master face painter share their techniques and tips through a 5 minute </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Youtube</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> video. The amount of information out there just boggles the mind.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Take tonight for example. After dinner, hubby and I got the kids bathed and off to bed. There was tomorrow's lunches to be made, some scattered toys to be picked up and a load of laundry to do, but I found myself in front of my computer at 9:30 p.m. watching a </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Youtube</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> video. I pulled out my face paints and as tired as I was, I tried to duplicate the beautiful eye design by Montreal's own Jinny that you can see here:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/JinnyMUA#p/a/u/1/TuLTyM-KTHk">http://www.youtube.com/user/JinnyMUA#p/a/u/1/TuLTyM-KTHk</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So I'd like to give a big thank you to all of the master face painters and body painters out there who are willing to share what they've learned to allow others to learn from them and improve their skills. You are a real inspiration to me!</span></span></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-34118083274404734312011-04-11T21:13:00.012-04:002011-04-11T21:27:55.493-04:00New faces!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Here are a couple of faces I did last night... It seems that evenings (after the kids are in bed) are the only time I get to practice my face painting! I hope you like them – leave a comment if you can…</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSaRCVi3W_NYc9Eh8tXkP8wG8EjRtpRhTqRHqCcWJIzv4mc2wNM9i3t-poh1oS4K_IgnHLB1Qc4sdt1jiCfKev7Ak6149Wsxc61MpWYxlCcjeMd-Lm6fzp1u-03Q0riP6Qp0NEL-YvvI/s1600/PRINCESS_FB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSaRCVi3W_NYc9Eh8tXkP8wG8EjRtpRhTqRHqCcWJIzv4mc2wNM9i3t-poh1oS4K_IgnHLB1Qc4sdt1jiCfKev7Ak6149Wsxc61MpWYxlCcjeMd-Lm6fzp1u-03Q0riP6Qp0NEL-YvvI/s400/PRINCESS_FB.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594502411782929618" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGx7PFyobLNAqgBLeFJM4szRzIRl8_wYqYfkWZwWR33qMvb53JDQa-BZMBFozGXeLtBjfb5qmkJeN2ECIawc25FesEsBbK6Q3YbnNFdKEpQte_vUgx_bd_lJTUqbB6hoZBma9S5iR-vE/s1600/FLOWER_MASK_FB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGx7PFyobLNAqgBLeFJM4szRzIRl8_wYqYfkWZwWR33qMvb53JDQa-BZMBFozGXeLtBjfb5qmkJeN2ECIawc25FesEsBbK6Q3YbnNFdKEpQte_vUgx_bd_lJTUqbB6hoZBma9S5iR-vE/s400/FLOWER_MASK_FB.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594501770179089266" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikB7I9owe0j6kXSqHhpOSUzescARMwECgossvjrcN6WIZ2ZDAdD2FWtC-qtIy3efYsUYFHCZ2PT80f43JTrm-Udv7yzFyYv-F5ng7POCI3GHEdQjr3_EQ8Hcoui-8K6c3IAUBjCumxmxw/s1600/PRINCESS_FB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTN7XkBaN_FSMBD6k2GDTKdz9Yw6sztr1DgOUr0Lbcz54k_N8heWF8HnwmYHNuz6oLm89d-bKF5u3mUepL8izMCPe5I9euFBaIpRHBAAASOW_CzAxHH0KOvjFG1HjtbGyfmnFO1gPhUI/s1600/RAINBOW_BUTTERFLY_FB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTN7XkBaN_FSMBD6k2GDTKdz9Yw6sztr1DgOUr0Lbcz54k_N8heWF8HnwmYHNuz6oLm89d-bKF5u3mUepL8izMCPe5I9euFBaIpRHBAAASOW_CzAxHH0KOvjFG1HjtbGyfmnFO1gPhUI/s400/RAINBOW_BUTTERFLY_FB.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594500033619283186" style="text-align: center;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzzo0XJdvFaU6y31EMwn8HOc2bL-_7j_ljdiyQjIKD8wTzBmMA0Thx8U3g_P3beaILXUC18eSwQIOshY_NFa8R-egZenCZ6Gku6nDOur_j_lPRYppCEwRoJIPtd3EhAtw5MKFxXGC9FE/s1600/ROBOT_FB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: center;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzzo0XJdvFaU6y31EMwn8HOc2bL-_7j_ljdiyQjIKD8wTzBmMA0Thx8U3g_P3beaILXUC18eSwQIOshY_NFa8R-egZenCZ6Gku6nDOur_j_lPRYppCEwRoJIPtd3EhAtw5MKFxXGC9FE/s400/ROBOT_FB.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594500505572301906" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjlrh1bL8STgV66bbluJtAbwEJPQYJlbXwVMtVg9IVjboWTZY2qvL7iUg7NWShsmMcs_o1DQi-KVkXrrfMLrGX7Tcj_-E16g31WJT0UCxpdQ7ekrHW5Ru3NxM50wff8MPw4w4iyiu_Lw/s1600/PRINCESS_FB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-11080369550021117412011-04-11T21:00:00.007-04:002011-04-11T21:34:30.623-04:00Busy season ahead!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It looks like the coming spring/summer season is going to be a a busy one! If you are considering booking Doodlebug Face Painting for a coming event, I would recommend doing it sooner rather than later. The weekends are booking quickly and I even have 2 or 3 bookings for week nights from now until June. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I will be face painting at the NOVA West Island walkathon at Christmas Park Elementary in Beaconsfield this coming Sunday, April 17th from 9-11 a.m. and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I will be at the Blacklion Pub in Beaurepaire village on Saturday, April 23, from 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Come on out, say hello and get your face painted for free!</span></span></div></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-59231621445633295882011-04-06T10:27:00.003-04:002011-04-06T10:34:45.967-04:00The Easter Bunny is coming<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXv7V9ID5IITSiYidJKFgP5aL3TsCOtNV8IsRGx6Dda9vkj6Di3Y3gORO52WY3L8fhX8vGVMhUqeKcb8Mf0MBuifN70FDnEvkSJHqEVGwMPDi0Bct3_ofe0sALy9SzGpRIuYy5btsnWLE/s1600/RABBIT_FB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXv7V9ID5IITSiYidJKFgP5aL3TsCOtNV8IsRGx6Dda9vkj6Di3Y3gORO52WY3L8fhX8vGVMhUqeKcb8Mf0MBuifN70FDnEvkSJHqEVGwMPDi0Bct3_ofe0sALy9SzGpRIuYy5btsnWLE/s400/RABBIT_FB.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592478729947581074" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I love Easter - don't you?</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Yes it's true that I love chocolate (who doesn't!), but I also love the excitement that Easter brings my kids. It's true that Sophie has yet to experience the Easter morning egg hunt (it coincided with her morning nap last year and she slept through the whole thing!), but she'll be out there this year hot on the heels of her big brother Oliver who is a pro at hunting down colourful eggs hidden in our yard.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I have a few gigs coming up in the next few weeks leading up to Easter and I am sure that this new Easter Bunny face will be a popular choice, don't you? : )</span></span></div></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-47173886920212282992011-03-27T16:43:00.003-04:002011-03-27T16:47:12.146-04:00Face paint fun!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXjFqpmn1mvRjIVCepeW5_frKU_zGLz2_dejUGSpHGdxE0dWq3735Vd-JCxmcojN5959DyBtqFpiVQFuo78C04epVQPG_oXIGsFiw_2EpUlQiufVUFCNgUSgWh4Meiv9L2dt6wToIWAo/s1600/vampire_FB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ27cKODWtSJygS3GfPdPmlURp2goyrh2p1TH1lU_YbJeuMrdbZwkwJjqHbsKOTSukuELYxKbpYdcmAQ7FL0DVA5KkK9RLoRUcglHlLL8iMSp4dvgg1MqY9amW6IR1z9sUkjo1I-0KUMo/s1600/fireboy_fb.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Just a couple of new faces that I've painted in the last few days. I only wish I had more time to practice some more… Enjoy!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ27cKODWtSJygS3GfPdPmlURp2goyrh2p1TH1lU_YbJeuMrdbZwkwJjqHbsKOTSukuELYxKbpYdcmAQ7FL0DVA5KkK9RLoRUcglHlLL8iMSp4dvgg1MqY9amW6IR1z9sUkjo1I-0KUMo/s400/fireboy_fb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588863880829121362" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXjFqpmn1mvRjIVCepeW5_frKU_zGLz2_dejUGSpHGdxE0dWq3735Vd-JCxmcojN5959DyBtqFpiVQFuo78C04epVQPG_oXIGsFiw_2EpUlQiufVUFCNgUSgWh4Meiv9L2dt6wToIWAo/s400/vampire_FB.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588864034809578626" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-1992762750621595412011-03-26T20:43:00.005-04:002011-03-26T20:52:13.445-04:00New look for Doodlebug face painting!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLXbIJeWAlZaS9EXAotYkTq6bNw1gfzN66oSlFXS2V3riL_ZRRMLCuYVS3lIS8iDKUrRsb3_j0hbLAL5PeNkobApEI49eqDPDCxS3TVxtEEg1aeSPFTr3mUKUSUmcHePSIcoQ0NgnQrc/s1600/NEWCARD_FB.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Here's a sneak peek at Doodlebug face painting's new look!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I've been toying with the idea of updating both my business card and website for a while now, and while the website might take some time to complete, the new business card was finished in an hour or so.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Personally, I love the new look. The white background really makes the images pop, and the photos (of me on the front and my son on the back of the card) are pretty typical of the types of faces that I paint at the average party. I also took a cue from another card that I had seen and added a bit more info rather than just my name, number etc.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I'd love to get some feedback, so if you are visiting this blog, please leave me a comment to let me know what you think!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLXbIJeWAlZaS9EXAotYkTq6bNw1gfzN66oSlFXS2V3riL_ZRRMLCuYVS3lIS8iDKUrRsb3_j0hbLAL5PeNkobApEI49eqDPDCxS3TVxtEEg1aeSPFTr3mUKUSUmcHePSIcoQ0NgnQrc/s1600/NEWCARD_FB.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLXbIJeWAlZaS9EXAotYkTq6bNw1gfzN66oSlFXS2V3riL_ZRRMLCuYVS3lIS8iDKUrRsb3_j0hbLAL5PeNkobApEI49eqDPDCxS3TVxtEEg1aeSPFTr3mUKUSUmcHePSIcoQ0NgnQrc/s400/NEWCARD_FB.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588556016268048834" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 347px; " /></a><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-40387793484999565362011-03-20T22:01:00.010-04:002011-03-20T22:54:21.327-04:00Wolfe brothers workshop and more!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYoJYIBVAM3wbX8QY9D4TP3A14ePMrdt7PoP7bUa1IHoLQW-PaNvvK4hle7ej3jxWag_MuqYT4nxu1JL1-IbM5J9Ms2sPbNwMEvWgd32wYhijz4aT3F7Aa99sj_AaqTbThWwydQfxIYI/s1600/WOLFE_3.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Wow. It's been a while. I feel like I have totally neglected this blog, but it's been a busy few months for me.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Last September, my son started kindergarten and my daughter started daycare. Once everyone was settled in (well, actually, 6 weeks later!) I went back to work full time. I had the good fortune to have spent 15 months on maternity leave with my daughter (one of the perks of living in this province!) but all good things must come to an end eventually. Fortunately for me, I was given the opportunity to work from home, which I jumped upon. I don't miss the commute or the cost of gassing up my car on a weekly basis, but I do miss the social aspect of the office tremendously. At least I go downtown once a week to get a little face to face time with my co-workers!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsIf3yIesZJmI8YhQ6BCJAtCNFoB37F92ecF0__kD8YdeivwD1zUQtXx5DCPNYyoVG1cascLVuQdqKe7GBw2HrZo0JU8MKTCEE2l2ZlZxOneGZOSyAHFRKCLSZm4QrV4swqLMnujnBts/s320/wolfe_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586355879675316866" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Meanwhile, I continued face painting with regular bookings throughout the fall and winter and recently attended an amazing workshop in Ottawa that was given by the Wolfe Brothers. </span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:medium;">These twin brothers are master makeup artists. They so rarely come to Canada to give workshops that I could not resist attending their class and so I joined a couple of fellow face painters (Erin and Stephanie) and did a road trip to Ottawa for the day.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The class was small (15) and there were a lot of hands on exercises and demos to help us become faster, more creative and more confident painters. My favourite part of the class was the last exercise of the day which involved painting a basic "boy's face" with 3 colours which were then transformed into a multitude of different designs with just a few black strokes. Genius!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I came away from this workshop feeling really inspired. It's obvious that Nick and Brian love what they do and their enthusiasm was so infectious that when I came home that night, I could hardly sleep as my brain was so busy processing everything i had learned from them. If they ever come to a city near you I would highly recommend that you take their workshop!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Now, I'm off to practice my shading — bon soir!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-11920449033221001142010-10-15T09:08:00.008-04:002010-10-15T09:20:12.390-04:00And the winner is...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBnXUT0fwtPMKXSAGoLOUFMlvIttJbbiN4e_C15D4FkEhCCzKgIbvlpaNA8vKIjq8L0zcO3HxyV5GaQ96oHxNdc7KurZs-1WO595PnM1iZxSB8QPTvDbLBR4Ss9BQSV89EqIkbso-j_k/s1600/WINNER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBnXUT0fwtPMKXSAGoLOUFMlvIttJbbiN4e_C15D4FkEhCCzKgIbvlpaNA8vKIjq8L0zcO3HxyV5GaQ96oHxNdc7KurZs-1WO595PnM1iZxSB8QPTvDbLBR4Ss9BQSV89EqIkbso-j_k/s320/WINNER.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528259994294454482" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCFF;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCFF;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF33;">And the winner of the free 1-hour face painting party is...<br /><br />ANDREA JUNEAU! (comment #9)<br /><br />Thanks to everyone for all of the great suggestions! I had a lot of fun with this contest, even if I did run out of time before being able to paint all of your suggestions. Please check back from time to time for more news and contests from Doodlebug Face Painting, and keep Doodlebug in mind if you are looking for a professional face painter for your next event.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF33;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF33;">Halloween events</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF33;">Company Christmas parties</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF33;">Birthdays</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF33;">Baptism parties</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF33;">Weddings</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF33;">Street parties</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF33;">Shopping mall promotions</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF33;">Store openings</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF33;">and any other event that you want to attract children/families to!</span></span></span></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-16311487030241884072010-09-13T10:03:00.004-04:002010-09-13T10:08:36.117-04:00Click HERE for the link to view my Facebook album of "Face of the Day" face painting party contest photos...<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I'm having a lot of fun with this - please see my previous post for contest details and please keep the suggestions coming! You could win a FREE 1-hour face painting party for your child's party or other event!</span></span></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-11260887138556717212010-09-09T09:31:00.005-04:002010-09-09T10:48:10.162-04:00Fun Giveaway for the Montreal-area!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWVYiCkdvTzYby30BbmnbVYcWmYmGauSlUsFP0L8cNX3qZ4ARTidK9pGmp7CRhrq-hZbM0jU49k_TawPTM5ZVeaITNWdDD5X1RPe4xnzLCc5kM2t94f3iBmtIdYVvY1QqmF9gvoRbWcQ/s1600/RAINBOWFACE_FB.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWVYiCkdvTzYby30BbmnbVYcWmYmGauSlUsFP0L8cNX3qZ4ARTidK9pGmp7CRhrq-hZbM0jU49k_TawPTM5ZVeaITNWdDD5X1RPe4xnzLCc5kM2t94f3iBmtIdYVvY1QqmF9gvoRbWcQ/s320/RAINBOWFACE_FB.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514906768267486098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VME8atHasNMEuYeJQjPWMhxaYBoy54t43QC052HHXMIDR9Gvuu0gSDDrNpSlrThI3S2cRhHeICY7SACA26dz2OoPeOznE6a9YhF6bVUAOQ1Gv-R9x_hH1nkuZAx6u1Lnjqze1YpAdpM/s1600/RAINBOW_BUTTEFLY_FB.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VME8atHasNMEuYeJQjPWMhxaYBoy54t43QC052HHXMIDR9Gvuu0gSDDrNpSlrThI3S2cRhHeICY7SACA26dz2OoPeOznE6a9YhF6bVUAOQ1Gv-R9x_hH1nkuZAx6u1Lnjqze1YpAdpM/s320/RAINBOW_BUTTEFLY_FB.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514906759297267890" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">OK, so I might be a little obsessed with my new rainbow cakes! I think I may have actually dreamt about them last night! LOL! In any case, I couldn't wait to get up this morning and after I got the kidlets to school and daycare, I whipped up a couple more "rainbow" faces. What do you think?</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Now these are pretty standard-fare faces for rainbow cakes... everyone's seen a butterfly, tiger and rainbow. That got me thinking. How can I come up with some new ideas for how to use these? That's where YOU come in. Leave me a comment on this post for a face design you'd like me to try and paint. It doesn't have to be done with a rainbow cake - it could just be a cool idea you've got for a face painting. I've got roughly 6 weeks left before I head back to work and I'd like to TRY to paint a face a day until then (weekends exluded - there's no time for painting when the kiddies are around!) so send me your ideas!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">On October 15th, 2010, I will choose one winner at random from all of the comments posted to receive a 1-hour face painting party for FREE.</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> (8 kids maximum, must be in the Montreal-area, travel fee may apply, </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">expires October 15, 2011</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> – book early to secure date)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">***IMPORTANT***</span></b> Please leave your name and email address on your posting - if you are not signed in Blogger your posting will come up as "anonymous" and I will not be able to reach you if you are the winner!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So send me your ideas! Have your friends send me </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">their</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> ideas! I know a lot of people visit this blog, but nobody ever leaves any comments – and I LOVE comments!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Good luck everyone, and I look forward to seeing what you come up with!<br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-11843842702940217942010-09-08T19:42:00.004-04:002010-09-08T20:29:14.399-04:00Rainbow cakes - yippee!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0W9UTsb4ILOIBao_TTHeAYzFeKfZ4SPXvAlgGdA8ojLHjVNaZEulv5p2EEvNrJs8dkbh26r6f1qO1q-wbKnco_H4NJmnTk2FhUvzAdero1AX0x4lS0v2K_vijt9d3SFjCwg-fPPQVmS8/s1600/RAINBOW_TIGER_1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0W9UTsb4ILOIBao_TTHeAYzFeKfZ4SPXvAlgGdA8ojLHjVNaZEulv5p2EEvNrJs8dkbh26r6f1qO1q-wbKnco_H4NJmnTk2FhUvzAdero1AX0x4lS0v2K_vijt9d3SFjCwg-fPPQVmS8/s320/RAINBOW_TIGER_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514703089603600450" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The doorbell rang mid-morning today - it was a delivery! I LOVE getting deliveries in the mail! Now, don't get me wrong – I don't do a lot of online shopping and when I do it is usually clothing for my 2 children. But today the delivery was for me! I had ordered some extra Snazaroo paints in "rainbow colours" from an online art store here in Canada and less than a week later, here they were! It was time to get to work on some "rainbow cakes"!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It was actually quite a bit easier than I thought it would be. Because the paints were new, they were still pretty malleable and I was able to pop them out of their plastic holders and cut them into strips with a razor blade without them crumbling. I then reassembled the strips into different "rainbows" and replaced them in the plastic holders. As a finishing touch I put a piece of plastic wrap over the top of the new rainbow cake and pressed all of the paint strips down and smoothed out the seams. I was able to make 3 different "rainbow" colored cakes (with yellow, orange. red, blue and green), a yellow/orange/red one, and a blue/pink/purple one. I had also ordered a white (which was backordered and should come soon) and when it arrives I'll be able to make the last few cakes that I have in mind.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Here is a quick face that I did this afternoon while my daughter was napping - a basic rainbow tiger. I think it turned out pretty well! I can't wait to play around with my new rainbow cakes and I'm hoping it'll help speed up the lines at some of the bigger events that I have coming up in the near future!<br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-71220220712278231142010-09-06T20:06:00.005-04:002010-09-06T20:28:14.827-04:00Charity events - Face painting at the WIAIH art show and sale September 12, 2010<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I am often asked to take part in charity events where I am asked to donate my services. As much as I would love to help EVERYONE out, I have to be a little choosy about which bookings I take. First of all, I CANNOT offer my services for free. While I do not mind donating my time, I do have supplies to purchase and travel expenses to cover. This having been said, I do offer my services to charitable groups at a greatly reduced fee and encourage the charity to either charge per face or put a donation box on my table so that people can give what they like.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">That having been said, this Sunday (weather permitting) I will be painting</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> at the WIAIH art show and sale at beautiful Stewart Hall on the shores of Lac St.Louis in Pointe-Claire. If you are not familiar with the WIAIH, it stands for the West Island Association for the Intellectually Handicapped. Their main office is right around the corner from my house and my neighbor Anne works there as well. It is a local association that I was happy to help out with. I would have been face painting on both days, but I was already booked for Saturday, so I will be there on Sunday, September 12th, from 1-4 p.m. Even if you cannot afford to buy any artwork on that day, perhaps you will consider putting a few dollars into the donation box on my table for some "temporary artwork" that will put a smile on your child's face!</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Come on out - I'd love to see you there!</span></span></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-4755331392498428162010-06-19T22:27:00.003-04:002010-06-19T22:45:55.716-04:00Busy, busy, busy!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Well – I think the party season is fully upon us! It's been a very busy week...</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I had a couple of parties last weekend and then a mid-week booking at a pre-school that was celebrating their last day of school before the summer break. You could almost taste their excitment! It was fun to share in their last day and it made me remember my own childhood and the feeling of those last few days of school before we were set free for the summer! It's something that my son will experience for the first time next June as he will be going off to kindergarten in the fall...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">With 3 parties behind me I was looking forward to a quiet weekend when I got not one, but 2 phone calls that might change the course that Doodlebug Face Painting has been coasting along on... I was contacted by 2 separate Montreal-area party agents who were looking to add my name to their list of "regular" face painters. I was thrilled! I agreed to put my name on their lists and was immediately booked for a party which took place today. As they say, this could be the start of a beautiful relationship! : )</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I'll keep you posted </span></span></div></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-5753421327033128622010-05-01T20:02:00.002-04:002010-05-01T20:41:29.366-04:00Why choose Doodlebug?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDexz6RbX0GObg0QLvmuNEzqMLM94zzomVFQlp4XxeHb2yR1Tv_s7YP7uH8ffdF4J0Vk8m_3UP4FQE08ZL9fGplXGcJ79UV_WBDVYgk45QJCa8VuFUpBZPb3tZmWeGgYJimjkbj9ekukY/s1600/nan_sophie.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDexz6RbX0GObg0QLvmuNEzqMLM94zzomVFQlp4XxeHb2yR1Tv_s7YP7uH8ffdF4J0Vk8m_3UP4FQE08ZL9fGplXGcJ79UV_WBDVYgk45QJCa8VuFUpBZPb3tZmWeGgYJimjkbj9ekukY/s320/nan_sophie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466466097418803922" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I painted at a 5-year old's birthday today. When I arrived, I introduced myself to the little girl's mother and asked her how she had heard about me. She said that she had found me on the internet and had read my blog. The fact that I had written about my daughter Sophie had appealed to her and she had decided to contact me for her daughter's party.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">That got me thinking... Why would it matter that I have a baby daughter and a 5-year old son? Why would someone planning a party choose me over all of the other face painters in the Montreal area?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Well, having a couple of children at home doesn't make me a better painter. However, it </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">does </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">tell the party planner that I'm a parent – just like them. I spend a lot of time around little kids... I go along on playdates, field trips and birthday parties. I know the things that kids like, are watching and more importantly, I know how to talk with them. Anyone with some talent and the right supplies can face paint, but those who have a knack with kids - "kidsperience" I like to call it – are the ones who will be a success at what they do.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I was once told (at another party that I was painting at) that I "had a real way with children". I realize now what a great compliment that was. : )</span></span></div></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-38205800960637161582010-03-31T20:32:00.005-04:002010-05-01T20:43:51.670-04:00Back to business!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgos0xt63pkzkvvAHK3odWCywIH9NcWLeGRJZZOiBDQUP72mbhUjaN_akFHMBAccdpULTi-ETFfOinFwdEJoXhOuYX7nkW51Uornr2tdLDSoN404hdIO2e1CHwLTDFIXv_Z4SB8Myzpvq4/s1600/tiger_small.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgos0xt63pkzkvvAHK3odWCywIH9NcWLeGRJZZOiBDQUP72mbhUjaN_akFHMBAccdpULTi-ETFfOinFwdEJoXhOuYX7nkW51Uornr2tdLDSoN404hdIO2e1CHwLTDFIXv_Z4SB8Myzpvq4/s320/tiger_small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466466984552854482" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I'm back from a week in beautiful Mexico! Traveling with my 5-year old son is a breeze – he's an airport veteran having logged more air miles than most adults in his short life. (Cuba, Florida, B.C. and all across Australia) However, my 8-month old daughter Sophie was new to traveling and she kept us on our toes! In the end, it was all worth it and it was great to spend our first vacation as a family.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Now that I am back home, it's back to business, so to speak. April 1st was the date that I set for myself to return to face-painting, and I was pleasantly surprised to find my in-box full of enquiries upon my return! However, I have to limit myself and have decided to accept no more than 2 bookings per weekend. My daughter is still very young and has rarely left my side since her birth so this will be an adjustment for all of us as Dad will be left in charge while I am off at work! (Can I call it work? Can something as fun as face-painting be considered "work"?) : )</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I look forward to picking up my brushes again in the next few weeks – and maybe meeting you in the near future?!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Please email me at doodlebugfaces@sympatico.ca for more information if you are considering hiring a facepainter at your next event!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></div></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-32694405111152905752009-12-29T11:00:00.000-05:002009-12-29T11:00:11.147-05:00Happy 2010!<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8NyMxBQirvr5Nz-7Z26k-EjDYfRxWWHRH0txpSZU7ol6coMzYdpVqAuRjGIITJbJgF3dfj7UVtagzZf0xeh89zPvQVK9DBzkHszuF0W4O8R9d3_asuM-bbrw56VaHnhuOIbT-vw-hTo/s200/SPIDERFACE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420681806626649762" border="0" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">The past year has brought a lot of changes to me, my family and my face painting business! </span></span><div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" class="Apple-style-span" ></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">2009 was the most successful year Doodlebug face painting has seen to date! My newly designed website received a lot of traffic bringing me many new clients, my facebook page has lots of followers from around the world, and I received many referrals from people who were happy with their "Doodlebug experience" and passed the word along to others. (My favorite way to get new business by the way!)</span><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGivZ3pgP1LMDvNSHuXwcx5zqnf6hSij7qi4Ge4nJfHt8qeHfEABINT0xZEpkveMpcVKPwuVXkCToNVSA64houCaOIZLggTZg3u4d_yyr_p22RIlEqfHKufXyW2OTwl3u0VEuIkmAREqM/s200/XTI_091115_3561.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420683081041939810" border="0" /></span><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span">However, my year was cut in half when last July, we welcomed the beautiful Miss Sophie into our lives. Nothing has been the same since! Sophie's big brother Oliver has had A LOT of adjustment issues of late and we have our hands full with him. And although Sophie is a wonderful baby, she does have one little issue that we wish we could change: she REFUSES to take a bottle. Of course, this throws a monkey wrench into my plans of re-starting my Doodlebug face painting business in the month of January, 2010. (I did take one booking in late Novemeber - a friend of a friend - and ended up toting Sophie along. It worked out fine since there was a willing mom at the party who was happy to snuggle a cute baby for an hour, but I will not do it again as it could have been a complete disaster!)<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8LfKFwrDIzfpL4kRhypZJS2bT0sFDYNxaXRkN1Bp32nu-sIUY3zDVkha-bWw5cvj80bQlPg75FXAvNl4IsVrakgyC5lLrkVeZH_RstG_2V-nRRmrHL7v4RVaX-zDy27h-pTPUZ0Tv0s/s200/xmas_mask.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420683563490403986" border="0" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">So all this to say, Doodlebug is still on hold – for now. I love face painting and cannot wait to get back to it, but my family life – and 5-month old daughter! – are a little too demanding at the moment for me to jump back into it full time. I will consider bookings on a job by job basis (I will have to pass on bookings longer than 1.5 hours and outside of the west island but will consider short parties that are close to home. Please do not hesitate to contact me with your info).</span></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">Please check back with my blog from time to time as I promise to post updates more frequently. I wish you and all of your families a very happy and healthy 2010! Happy face painting everyone!</span></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">Nancy</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></div></div></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-39143292472047389582009-07-31T11:28:00.007-04:002009-07-31T11:55:07.472-04:00A new little Doodlebug!<div><br /></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyYBHU6_1tKM6hf5oh9JaCCjO10CmFHaT_pMLzwerEqDl6faFNjp3amw4kH-hr7yLtCPAiY7Eh_8Vh3wjDnbEDecanwZZnLanQl7pqtQ6U39MUUpjv8k31wGSj-nr97M1AjQ4ysdhDFI/s400/sophie_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364650426682309202" /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Well, it's been a busy couple of months for me!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I had an amazing pregnancy and was feeling so good, I managed to sneak in a couple more parties less than a month before giving birth to my beautiful daughter, Sophie. I am truly going to miss face painting, but hope to start taking new bookings in early 2010. (A lot depends on Sophie of course!)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sophie is a beautiful baby and is very different from her brother (in temperament, not appearance)! Her evenings are a little fussy but once she settles down for the night we usually get 4-5 hours of sleep before she wakes in the middle of the night to nurse.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We feel so blessed to have her in our lives and feel fortunate to have both a boy and a girl so that we can experience raising both genders. Big brother Oliver is having a few adjustment issues, but we are trying to give him some extra TLC and it is a huge help that my husband (who is a teacher) is off until the end of August.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I have included a photo of my new "little doodlebug"... I guess in a few years I will have a full-time model to practice all of my "girly faces" on! : )</span></span></div></div><div><br /></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-79037889283472576072009-05-12T11:26:00.008-04:002009-05-12T12:11:46.672-04:00Color Mundo Wrap-up<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">On May 3rd, I attended Colormundo in Old Montreal with my fellow face painter Erin and my 4-year old son. Due to a conflict in my schedule (it was a hectic weekend!) I was not able to take any classes this year (they were offered on Saturday the 2nd) but will try to squeeze one in next year if possible.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My in-laws usually spend some "grandparent time" with Oliver (my son) on Sunday afternoons, but as they were out of town that weekend, I decided to take him along with me. We picked up Erin and headed down to Old Montreal and the Marché Bonsecours, where the exhibition was taking place.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Once we had found parking (I had forgotten just how busy - and touristy - the Old Port area can be!) we made our way to the venue. The show was held upstairs in the Marché Bonsecours and split between 2 main halls. In one hall were the exhibitors and the stage for the shows and in the other hall were the competitors (who were doing their last minute touch-ups to their models) for the brush and sponge portion of the bodypainting competition.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We started with the exhibitor portion and leisurely looked around at all of the booths and what they had to offer. Many of the booths had products for sale and it was so nice to see and test the different paints, glitters etc. as most of my supplies are purchased on the internet.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It was a real mixed bag though, as Colormundo is not exclusively a body art convention. There were also exhibitors for makeup, wigs, nails, hair, costumes, special effects (for film and theater) and more. I think I was expecting a little bit more emphasis on the face/body painting aspect of the business, but it didn't seem to be the case.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">However, the competition room (where the artists were working on their models) blew me away. The second we walked through the door we were faced with a roomful of beautifully painted models, photographers and artists scurrying all over the place. The work was really fantastic and there was so much talent in the room. Oliver was in awe. He was pointing out all of the images painted on the models and telling us which were his favorites. It was great to walk around and check out the bodypainting up close. The models were very open to us taking photos (I forgot my camera, but Erin had hers.) and we took our time working our way around the room.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">As we made our way back to the exhibitor's booths for a last look around, we passed the Mehron booth and one of the makeup artists asked Oliver if he would like to have his face painted as Spiderman. (We only saw 2 other children there the whole time we were there) He hopped up into he chair and she got to work. She did a really cute job with his face paint and even painted his hair! (something I had never considered doing before) He was pretty happy and we ended a great day on a high note.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I'll be back next year for sure!</span></span></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-64158282166827434922009-03-29T21:24:00.013-04:002009-03-29T22:06:27.640-04:00Face Painting frenzy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8v5Q6ZcfpM1OoLafWYhviajKU-2pe7duj5UkHxH2I-QyVhm2gtcu7NzTPQfy08FxHWrnkleGAxxc-k6Z2pABYlmM6FFXUrqtHKWnCu7lxfCfxs9J7ghWWo0DQNHvhoSPa-NorLgQA38/s1600-h/A590_0063_wee.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8v5Q6ZcfpM1OoLafWYhviajKU-2pe7duj5UkHxH2I-QyVhm2gtcu7NzTPQfy08FxHWrnkleGAxxc-k6Z2pABYlmM6FFXUrqtHKWnCu7lxfCfxs9J7ghWWo0DQNHvhoSPa-NorLgQA38/s400/A590_0063_wee.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318792371825475298" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This weekend was a busy one for Doodlebug Face Painting!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Along with 2 birthday parties (one on Saturday and another on Sunday afternoon), I took part in the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Wee Wiggles Fair Affair</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, which was a huge success!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span><div> </div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I arrived about a half hour before the Fair was to begin in order to set up my chair, signs and business cards/brochures and was greeted with a roomful of people putting the finishing touches on their displays and booths.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrmk-wl9-RvvoQNcymztZDXipT4nNnE8Yp2A07cudRezftUg6A-HyJZWgoDv4Qdt4UeiHD23OEmCg9emnG30mlAFNo1GWy_FrM83dNHh2xD7Q8KCaoTgZbiVTfSp7yyRB6XSjWJ3O3B4/s320/A590_0057_wee.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318789276634418450" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">After returning home for a change of clothes and some "self-painting" I returned to the fair at 10 a.m. (an hour after it had begun) and was SHOCKED at the number of people that were there. I actually had a line forming before I even had a chance to set up my paints and get my water ready!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">After that, the next 2 hours were a blur. My "neighbors" were from Mini-Mod, (the local hair salon for kids) and one of the women was a real sweetheart – she kept asking if I needed anything (water, coffee etc.) as there was no way I could have left my booth, the line-up was constant.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My husband and son arrived in time for the magic show and musical entertainment and I was happy with my decision to have</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> painted my son's face BEFORE I left home as he would have been stuck in line, instead of enjoying the show! (and sampling some of the gingerbread cookies provided by a local bakery!)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PbTM1b3vjCGyWVQBoRtsuxqOv1vQgMsmbguwQEJ-c5VXnCmHPT_9LaaWtWAsQ3IptSPAADfhkjI8fMbylSwtsNnFPo156DIWcF-fjxwr2Dun-eUCpT5bJ3APqHbBmb6w-3clQl_HR2k/s320/A590_0068_wee.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318789660484436674" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> All in all, it was a fantastic experience and I got a lot of exposure. I heard so many encouraging comments and got quite a few enquiries about pricing and availability. My stack of business cards was completely wiped out by the end of my 2-hour "shift" and a good number of my brochures had been picked up as well. Kudos to Ariana Jalfen for organizing such a well-attended and successful event, and a big thank you for asking me to take part! </span></span><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I look forward to next year's </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Wee Wiggles Fair</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">!</span></span></div></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-52116044669425002502009-03-25T10:07:00.004-04:002009-03-29T22:13:35.140-04:00Color Mundo Montreal<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The annual Color Mundo make-up show is coming to Montreal again this spring! Held at the Bonsecours Market in old Montreal, it promises to be an exciting weekend full of demonstrations, classes, exhibitors and seminars held in both French and English. The classes are held on Saturday, May 2, while the show gets under way on the 3rd and 4th.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://colormundo.com/">www.colormundo.com</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">As I have a full time job as a graphic designer, it looks like I will only be able to attend the Sunday portion of the show with my friend (and fellow face painter Erin). It should be really interesting and I am looking forward to seeing what they have to offer.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I am also contemplating taking a face painting course at Color Mundo with the talented and internationally known Jinny, which would be fantastic! I find a lot of inspiration in her work as well as some of the other exhibitors that will be attending, and the opportunity to attend a class of hers would be great since I will not be able to attend FABAIC (Face and Body Art International Convention) this year.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Doodlebug looks forward to coming away from this convention with lots of new face painting tricks and techniques to help put a smile on the faces of all of the kids that I meet in the upcoming months! </span></span></div></div></div></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-72582834634136534112009-03-19T09:47:00.002-04:002009-03-29T22:18:32.763-04:00Free face painting at the Wee Wiggles Fair Affair!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Montreal Face Painter Doodlebug offers free face painting at local community fair!</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I was invited to take part in the Wee Wiggles Fair Affair, which is taking place on Sunday, March 29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Creation Station. (63 Donegani, Pointe-Claire) I will be face painting from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., so please stop by my booth and say hello!</span></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Wee Wiggles Fair Affair is a community-building activity for toddlers, pre-schoolers and their parents. While the little ones enjoy a bouncy inflatable ride, face painting and an array of live performers, moms and dads can browse the 25 booths showcasing the products and services of new mom-owned businesses and community minded retailers in the West Island community.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Please visit their website at <a href="http://weewigglesfair.eventbrite.com/">http://weewigglesfair.eventbrite.com</a>. Tickets are free, but you do need to register in advance in order to receive your on-line invitation/ticket.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I will try to post some photos after the event and I do hope to see you there!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div></div></div></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382571428084383696.post-21072999261835847542009-03-16T11:20:00.005-04:002009-03-29T22:16:37.524-04:00Welcome to the Doodlebug blog! (or should that be Doodleblog?)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillNEWYtTzzwAWvl5EhQyLpI2z0SadZ4itG9RJITgrIkGYh4Emmdfw4rkX0bZQNkE9XgFj9HnMj3hkFUHlGkEHVkADuEa-tNqFykXcjuVR6joe-uxKtoaCCyeHCBgIKPKikI_nQlSI-Tk/s1600-h/DOODLEBUG_CANADA.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillNEWYtTzzwAWvl5EhQyLpI2z0SadZ4itG9RJITgrIkGYh4Emmdfw4rkX0bZQNkE9XgFj9HnMj3hkFUHlGkEHVkADuEa-tNqFykXcjuVR6joe-uxKtoaCCyeHCBgIKPKikI_nQlSI-Tk/s320/DOODLEBUG_CANADA.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317275184912996290" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Hi everyone!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I finally decided to get this blog up and running to keep everyone up to date on all of the news from Doodlebug Face Painting!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Doodlebug Face Painting is a Montreal-based face painting service that specializes in children's birthday parties, corporate events and other fun functions. It's face painting for any occasion!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It has been a busy winter with a lot of birthday parties being booked in the past few months. (Must be the cold winter weather and snowy days that are keeping everyone cooped up inside and wondering how to entertain their party guests!) I have met some wonderful people and some great children as well. This is one of the main reasons that I love face painting so much – I love interacting with the little ones and "transforming" them into whatever their heart desires! The looks on their faces is priceless and creates some wonderful memories for them.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My next bit of exciting news is that I will only be taking bookings until June 1st, 2009 as I am expecting another little "baby bug" in mid-July. Of course, this is all subject to change depending on whether the new addition decides to make an early appearance or not! I hope to start taking a few bookings starting in the new year (2010) but again, please contact me for availability!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My website is <a href="http://doodlebugfaces.com/">www.doodlebugfaces.com</a> and my email address is doodlebugfaces@sympatico.ca. Give me a call if you'd like more information or check my website for photos and pricing details.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></div></div>Nancy Gervaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929707402061341537noreply@blogger.com2