Happy New Year! Reach for the stars in 2014!!

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

 

Wishing you all a blessed and merry Christmas!

~illustration from ON CHRISTMAS DAY, 

written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Phyllis Harris

NY Metro Parents 2013 Holiday Gift Guide is now available! Wahoo!

I am so honored that Phyllis Harris Designs made the cover of the 2013 Holiday Gift Guide in the NY Metro Parents magazine! If you are in the Big Apple, Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, Westchester, Fairfield or Rockland, NY areas be sure to pick up a copy! Wish I lived closer to see it in person.

Have you been naughty or nice this year?

There is only 20 days left before Christmas! Have you been naughty or nice this year?  

There is something so adorable about a grumpy toddler, isn't there? Wouldn't these "I am not a morning person" art prints make a great gift idea for a college dorm room?

Life's a dance you learn as you go...

Cyber Monday Sale at Phyllis Harris Designs! Custom art for kid's rooms.

Need a great stocking stuffer?

Need a great stocking stuffer? Necklaces with sterling silver plated charm and chain.

I only have a limited amount of these left so hurry... After these are gone I won't be creating any more jewelry.

A look at how I tripled my business!

I was so honored to be interviewed by the wonderful Monica Lee over at Smart Creative Women!!

Holiday Gift Picks

More great news to share! My "Make a Wish Dandelion Girl wall art print" is featured in Romantic Homes Holiday Gift Guide in the December 2103 issue on newsstands right now! We are so excited!!! Thank you, Romantic Homes Magazine!!!

Here's a peek...

10 Little Gifts that Give Back!

I am so thrilled  about my "Little Boy and the Man in the Moon" art print being featured in the 2013  Eco Parent Magazine's Holiday Gift Guide. SO exciting!! On news stands in Canada now!!

More great news coming so check back!!

Start a new Christmas tradition!

As a child, one of my favorite Christmas traditions every year was to gather round my siblings and my older sister would read The Night Before Christmas right before we went to bed on Christmas eve. My mother still has that copy of our beloved book and although the pages are falling out, you can tell it was a very used love-worn book.

Many of you know that I have a precious new grand daughter this Christmas and I hope to start our own family tradition with her by reading Margaret Wise Brown's On Christmas Day to her every Christmas season.

What a blessing it was to be asked to illustrate the lyrical words of Margaret Wise Brown. To see more about how this book came about be sure to read this blog post or here as well.

To get your own copy of On Christmas Day signed by the illustrator(me) just email me at phyllis@phyllisharris.com.

Wishing everyone a blessed holiday season starting with Thanksgiving which is less than two weeks away!

It's not too early!

Dear Friends,

It's not too early to get started! Started on what? Holiday shopping!! With only 7 Saturdays left until Christmas, why not get started on your shopping early so you can enjoy all the festivities to come?!

Phyllis Harris Designs wall art prints make wonderful and unique one-of-a-kind gifts. NOTE: Most of my art is customizable! If you see a piece you love but it has the wrong hair color for your personal preference...PLEASE contact me and most likely I can accommodate you. Or maybe you would like to add a name or text? Just ask...

My art prints are offered in 3 sizes.

I offer FREE shipping on orders over $100 but you must use the special code, FREESHIP100 at checkout and this offer is only good in my own shop not in my Etsy shop.

As always, thank you all for your wonderful support and I would be honored if you would share this newsletter or my shop with your friends and family. ♥



 Phyllis


P.S. Remember...25% OFF everything in my store for the entire month of October! Just use the special code OCT25 at checkout. NOTE: This offer is only good in my own shop not in my Etsy shop. Offer expires October 31, 2013 at midnight CST.


♥ Gifts that give back ♥

Phyllis Harris Designs & You – Giving the gift of love and healing

Every purchase of a heart-warming Phyllis Harris Designs illustration print from my website donates 5 percent of every illustration print sold from our website to Children's Mercy Hospital.

A peek into my studio and how I paint...

I recently decided to create a video to share a peek behind the scenes of Phyllis Harris Designs. If you want to keep up with what is going on at Phyllis Harris Designs please sign up with my newsletter here. :) You can also keep updated by going to my facebook page and like it. :)

Customized Wall Art Canvas for the kid in all of us! ;)

I am now offering custom canvas art prints in my Etsy shop. Choose from ANY of my art prints...even with customizations. This 10" x 16" x 3/4" gallery wrapped canvas is hand stretched and signed on the back. 

Only 9 Saturdays until Christmas! What??!!

Dear Friends,

I know it is not even Halloween yet but I just saw a post on facebook yesterday saying...Only 9 Saturdays until Christmas! What??!!  Is that possible?!

I tend to procrastinate a bit on my Christmas shopping and then freak out which can really take away from the whole wonderful holiday feeling SO, this year I hope to do better.

In other news, I just added this video to my site. I hope you will take a moment(only a minute and a half long) to take a peek into my studio at what I do behind the scenes. Here is the final painting that I was working on in the video now available in my shop.

Since this is my last newsletter before Halloween and just in case you need more decorations...my sweet little witch is marked down in my Etsy shop...Regularly $25.00 but now $18.75.

As always, thank you all for your wonderful support and I would be honored if you would share this newsletter or my shop with your friends and family. ♥

 Phyllis


P.S. Remember...25% OFF everything in my store for the entire month of October! Just use the special code OCT25 at checkout. NOTE: This offer is only good in my own shop not in my Etsy shop. Offer expires October 31, 2013 at midnight CST.


♥ Gifts that give back ♥

Phyllis Harris Designs & You – Giving the gift of love and healing

Every purchase of a heart-warming Phyllis Harris Designs illustration print from my website donates 5 percent of every illustration print sold from our website to Children's Mercy Hospital. 

A Brand New Rubber Stamp Release at Unity Stamp Company! 10/17/13

I have 3 BRAND NEW rubber stamp releases today over at Unity Stamp Companyhttp://unitystampco.com/product-category/co-branded-stamps/phyllis-harris/!! Come check them out! You can get them bundled here or get them separately. PLUS all of my other stamps are marked down 50%!!

"Oh Baby! Bump" Magazine

We are SO excited that Phyllis Harris Designs was featured in "Oh Baby! Bump" Magazine in Canada! http://www.ohbabymagazine.com/

Celebrating life this October, "Breast Cancer Awareness" month!

October is the month for "Breast Cancer Awareness" here in the United States and as some of you may or may not know, I am a breast cancer survivor. I was diagnosed in March 2009 and I am thrilled to say that I have been cancer free for over 4 years, hallelujah! When I got the news that the cancer was gone, I felt that I got a renewed sense of just how special this life is and I became more passionate than ever to try and live every day to the fullest! So needless to say, October is a VERY special month for me and my family. Plus I adore the fall weather in October and my daughter was also born in October. Happy birthday, my sweet daughter!

To help celebrate the month of October I want to share my blessings so I am offering my customers 25% OFF everything in my store for the entire month of October! Just use the special code OCT25 at checkout. NOTE: This offer is only good in my own shop not in my Etsy shop. Offer expires October 31, 2013 at midnight CST.

As always, thank you all for your wonderful support and I would be honored if you would share this newsletter or my shop with your friends and family.

♥  Phyllis


P.S. Here is a peek at my newest art print!





♥ Gifts that give back ♥

Phyllis Harris Designs & You – Giving the gift of love and healing

Every purchase of a heart-warming Phyllis Harris Designs illustration print donates 5 percent of every illustration print sold from our website to Children's Mercy Hospital. 

30% OFF Phyllis Harris Designs Children's Wall Murals!

Click here to see the murals available!

Autumn is a second Spring...

Sunflowers...

Just 5 days left! Phyllis Harris Designs could sure use your votes!!

Hi friends!!

Well, there is only 5 days left to vote for Phyllis Harris Designs. We are about 8000 votes behind the leader but in 2nd or 3rd place at this time.  We will not throw in the towel as we believe we still have a shot because WE believe in MIRACLES!  We would cherish your votes every day and hope to make it into the finals of the Martha Stewart 'American Made' contest.  You can vote 6 times each 24 hours.

Here's a recap for those who haven't heard of this contest...

Phyllis Harris Designs is in the running to be named the 2013 American Made Audience Choice Award Winner.

American Made is a movement founded by Martha Stewart that spotlights the maker, supports the local, and celebrates the handmade. It’s made up of people and communities who have turned their passion for quality craftsmanship and well-designed goods into a way of life.
 
The top 6 vote getters in each category move on to finals. To win the grand prize would mean $10,000 to support my business and a trip to New York for the annual American Made Talks and Workshops. Will you vote for me?

Just click here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/79433?=EML_AM_2013_CONFIRMATION

The winner is determined by the number of votes he or she gets and you can vote up to six times each day! So please come back and vote daily!

Thank you ALL so much for your wonderful support!

Blessings,
Phyllis

Did you know?

 

Did you know?

Every purchase of a heart-warming Phyllis Harris Designs illustration print is helping bring health, encouragement and hope to precious children battling serious illnesses.

One of Phyllis Harris Designs key missions is giving back to children through school visits and various charitable functions. We are now thrilled to be partnering with Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics by donating 5 percent of every illustration print sold from our website to this amazing children’s hospital.


To see more about my charity of choice I want to encourage you to watch this short but powerful video highlighting the dedicated, compassionate, world-class care of Children’s Mercy Hospital.

Thank you you all for your wonderful support for children and the arts!

Phyllis

 

Inspirational Wall Art

Phyllis Harris Designs and Martha Stewart! :)

 

Hi lovely friends!
 
I am hoping you all can do me a wonderful favor.

Phyllis Harris Designs is in the running to be named the 2013 American Made Audience Choice Award Winner.

American Made is a movement founded by Martha Stewart that spotlights the maker, supports the local, and celebrates the handmade. It’s made up of people and communities who have turned their passion for quality craftsmanship and well-designed goods into a way of life.

To win would mean $10,000 to support my business and a trip to New York for the annual American Made Talks and Workshops. Will you vote for me?

Just click here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/79433?=EML_AM_2013_CONFIRMATION

The winner is determined by the number of votes he or she gets and you can vote up to six times each day! So please come back and vote daily!

Thank you ALL so much for your wonderful support!

Blessings,
Phyllis

It's Cool To Build A School!

It's now available! Yay!

I did the cover art for this children's CD to raise money for the Moore Public School Foundation in Moore Oklahoma. The sales of this CD will help raise money for the things that the insurance doesn't cover in the wake of the devastating tornadoes that demolished the two elementary schools in Moore, Oklahoma in May, 2013.

Check it out! http://itscooltobuildaschool.com/abouttheproject.cfm

Dream Big

My favorite time of year...

As we begin to head into my favorite time of year with two of my favorite things, sunflowers and Monarch butterflies, I want to wish everyone a wonderful weekend!!

 

Goodbye Summer! Hello back to school!

Hello my lovely friends!

As summer winds down and we gear up for the back to school season I came up with some new art to help usher in the days that I used to dread and look forward to all at the same time. I definitely had mixed emotions as I loved being out of school to enjoy time off and I especially looked forward to sleeping in late!! At the same time, I was also eager to see my school mates again and get new schools supplies! There is still nothing quite like that smell of a brand new box of crayons!!

Here is my version of  I am not a morning person. These prints would make great wall art for young and old alike. Those little ones who wake up grumpy or for the older ones who have to get used to an 8 am class at college.

Everything in the shop is ON SALE for 20% OFF through August 21, 2001. Use special code: BACKTOSCHOOL20 at checkout.








Thank you all for your wonderful support and as always, I would be honored if you would share this newsletter or my shop with your friends and family.

Phyllis

P.S. Here is a peek at an illustration from a new book coming out on September 1, 2013. (I have added the saying for fun!)