Our Free Prize Giveaway is starting today!

Please check out this link which will take you to my facebook page. It has all the instructions there!
Birds Become Fishes Free Prize Giveaway

Here are some photos of the prizes:
Free Giveaway prizes


Good Luck to everyone!

Read all about it! Birds Become Fishes first FREE GIFT GIVEAWAY promotion!

Good Afternoon to all moondrops! It's a rainy, windy day here in Staffordshire, UK so I thought I should cheer everyone up by 'informally' announcing our little prize draw which will be taking place very soon. 

We've got 5 prizes up for grabs, all of them are either already available to buy in our shop, or will be available to buy after this draw. So don't worry your pretty heads if you don't manage to get your paws on something free this time around. 

These prizes are NOT old stock or things we can't sell, we just thought it would be a nice idea to get our name out there a bit now that we've got a website so peeps can see our work 'in the flesh' and appreciate how well made it all is and always with all our love and positivity!

So, here's the list:

• 3 prizes of PHOTO MAGNETS. These are cool because they are the size of classic photos (4x6 inches) and stick to anything magnetic. Yes, like a fridge! The three winners will get to choose which of our images they would like on the photo magnet. (normal price £3.50 each).
• 1 prize; 3 PACK OF PRINTED CARDS. Choose 3 images to be printed in our simple format. (normal price £4.50).
• 1 prize; 5 PACK OF ART POSTCARDS. Choose 5 images to be sent to you as art postcards which can be sent to friends and loved ones, or framed. (normal price £5).

So, there's the list! How do you enter?

Well, I don't know if anyone has noticed the poor little Page called 'Tell a Friend'? It's desperately lonely and looking a bit pathetic so I thought we should plump its ego a bit! 

If you'd like to enter, go to the page and fill in the form. We will need your name and email address, (which we will NEVER display on the site or anywhere else, your privacy matters!) and you recommend a friend to our site. 

After the 'end' of the time for entering, we will randomly select 5 names (probably from my woolie hat) and those people will be contacted via email. They will give us the image codes of their preference and their postal address so we can send them their prize.

POST & PACKING ALWAYS FREE FROM OUR SITE!!

Sound good?

I will announce the starting date and time and the last day and time very soon. It's not 'first come, first served' so don't worry if you're not in the first 5. That's not a fair system! 

Please go to our Facebook Page and LIKE it if you haven't already as I will also be announcing the date on there:
Birds Become Fishes on Facebook

Blessed Be my dew drops, and have a great week! 

Serena

Here's our website link:

Birds Become Fishes- art, magic & therapy for the soul 

Colour horoscopes- mine is spot on!

Colour Horoscope...understanding how we can utilise colour for healing and self~awareness

I just came across this by accident, but it made me smile because the first thing I noticed was my favourite colours....the ones I am always most drawn to and that I tend to use in my art work when I paint for my own pleasure.

I think it also explains a lot as to why I have chosen this path of creativity and healing. I really do want to make the world a better place and help people feel better. Awww!

Name Serena Grey Your Color OCTOBER 11 Traits INTUITIVE | FAIR | IMAGINATIVE Description You are intuitive and sensitive, and creating a more beautiful world is one of your innate talents. You have a propensity for design and choreography. It is important for you to share your life with others. Love and partnerships contribute greatly to your balance and happiness. Surround yourself with peace and beauty. Your personal color accentuates your natural grace and elegance. Wearing, meditating or surrounding yourself with it helps you move through any fear and indecision. Month Color OCTOBER Traits PEACEFUL | POISED | BALANCED Description Calm and soothing, October's color signifies love, beauty and balance. The color embodies the essence of peace and serenity while inspiring us to be strong and to take decisive action. Venus, the planet that rules the month of October, governs love and beauty. This is a great month to enhance your physical appearance and/or beautify your surroundings. Wearing, meditating or surrounding yourself with this color promotes balance and a sense of well-being.

Serena's Compatible Birth Colors

Serena's Color Wall

You can find your own colour profile at:

http://www.colorhoroscope.com/index.php

Auction to raise money for Parents who have lost a child

Hello everyone on this rainy August bank holiday! 
First of all thanks to everyone who has commented on my first blog, and for the support you are giving. I couldn't really do this without the kindness of people who take time out to visit the site, or to check out new posts on my Facebook Page. It all helps to spread the word. I genuinely feel that we've got a wonderful gift to give to people. Our business idea is original and very versatile. We will always have new products and ideas to sell. I also think that having articles and discussions on this website is a great idea, it gives people a place to come when they need to escape for a while and think about subjects that are a bit more soulful than 'who slept with who in Eastenders last night' or 'what designer brand X celebrity has been seen in recently.' That may sound a bit judgemental, I don't mean it to be, I just know there are people out there that need something more in their lives. 
So, I would like to announce a very special event that will be taking place on 1st September. A Facebook contact of mine saw my work and asked me if I would donate a piece of work for an auction to raise money for parents who have lost a child. Now, I was flattered as firstly she liked my work, secondly she's a professional therapist so my networking is aiming at the right people for the business and last but not least (not at all least!) I will be able to prove that I don't just do all this creative work for a profit. I stand by my ethos that art should be healing, whether or not money exchanges hands! Yes, I need my business to be able to pay the bills and put food on the table (hopefully a bit more eventually!) but first and foremost, I have been given a gift, and I intend to use it. 
So, the auction begins on 1st September. Hopefully my painting will go in on Wednesday, so I have got to get it more or less finished today :)
Please visit the Facebook site:
http://www.facebook.com/TowardsTomorrowTogether?ref=ts&sk=info
and the auction page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Towards-Tomorrow-Together-Auctions/227523033960783
Blessed Be, Moondrops!

New Website! Sooooooo excited!

After much speculation, research, frustration and plain wanting to give up, our business website is out there! It's in its initial teething stage but so far I reckon quite inspiring to look at and shows off my work well.
Here it is folks!:
www.birdsbecomefishes.co.uk
Have fun and please leave a comment! Hugzies!

Into the Wild (2007)

I watched it for the third time last night. What a fantastic movie. Whenever I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed by everything/everyone, I just think about this movie. I would watch parts of it on Youtube before I found it for £5 in HMV yesterday. I think the opening title quote says it all:


There is a pleasure in the pathless woods;There is a rapture on the lonely shore; There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar;  I love not man the less, but Nature more...  - Lord Byron


There are so many things I could say about the movie..so many issues that I could delve into...it really doesn't need in depth discussion though, it just needs to be watched. 
I watched it with a friend of mine the first time round and he kept saying ''Why the f*ck would anyone do THAT!?' And I defended Christopher all the way....I still do, but I really agree with what he wrote in his book during his last days/hours (?) on the magic bus:


Christopher McCandless: [written into book] Happiness only real when shared.

Oh...and the soundtrack. All I need to say is.....Eddie Vedder 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouANEo2w0Pg

I'm all like......*SOB*

Yule/Christmas Cards 1&2

(Please note: As of November 2012, follow this link to purchase my cards and Yuletide/Christmas products can be found BY CLICKING HERE)

I hope you just lurrrrrrrrrrrrrve them (whether you're a Pagan or not! No discrimination here I hope you all know...) and will consider purchasing a pack to send your loved ones this Yule.
Email me on serenajane72@yahoo.co.uk if you would like a totally original, completely handmade made card like these. Priced £12.

For packs, email me and I will tell you the prices and details. Cards in packs are simply prints of these above and are selling at £1.50 each. Discounts available for bulk buys!