It’s turning out to be a good morning. Taxes are done and just had a beautiful run over golden gate bridge and now Ashley of Birds of Ashmae is offering a fabulous giveaway to one lucky Say Yes to Hoboken reader: A custom and original painted portrait based on a photograph (up to four people). Pictured is one she did for us from our photo shoot from Modern Kids Photography. Didn’t it turn out amazing? She paints them with walnut ink and watercolor. I’m so happy with it. It really is so lovely in person, such a beautiful piece of art to own.
And one of you gets one too!! How sweet is that. It almost feels like Friday, doesn’t it? If you don’t end up winning (bummer) but are still interested in a custom portrait, email her at email her at ashley.mae.christensen [at] gmail.com. She also sells beautiful and super inexpensive (starting at $7!) prints. My favorites are this bird and two giraffes having a literary conversation (what a great title). I really love her style.
Giveaway opened until this Sunday night 10pm PST.
A couple reminders:
–Post a comment on this post, only one comment please, to enter the giveaway
–Add me to your reader so you don’t miss out on the results
-Include your email in your comment please if it’s not linked to your name
Good luck! And be sure to check out Birds of Ashmae shop to see her beautiful work.
pick me, pick me!
yours turned out so great, i'd love one!
i am going to buy one even if i dont win. but i still really want to win!
this would be a wonderful gift for my sister and her family!
Yours is so pretty! And so are you ( does this increase my chances of winning?)
Gorg. Would love this
Wow!! Beautiful
Yours looks great – thanks for sharing with us! -aliasweetshorn [at] gmail.com
Lovely!
I love these portraits. Ashley is so talented. We would love love to have one!
I love Ashley, we were fellow art majors at BYU. I'd love a portrait!
She is super!
I wish I could be so lucky to win this! Amazing.
what an adorable idea, i love all the other work in the etsy shop, as well!
these are adorable! thanks for the offer!
I love it.
gorg, sign me up!
Great giveaway. We have very few family portraits since I always take all the photos…..
Love your portrait! Would love one of mine! Gorgeous stuff.kylee.bellingham[at]mcf[dot]net[dot]au
Fantastic! I am quite fascinated with this style of family portrait.
these are so great, love her style
So cute! Ashley is so talented!jananeser@gmail.com
Brilliant
This is amazing, I want one
Love the look of this family portrait, innovative and fresh!!!! My family would love this!
amazing. would love one! i'll have to get one anyway if i don't win. too beautiful.
this is so fun! gorgeous prints!
what a special piece, my family needs more than photos on our walls!
I love it! Sign me up.libbykleyn@yahoo.com
A MAZ ING!!!! I love your work. I hope I win : )
Love it!! What a fun and unique portrait to have done!
absolutely darling! sandralynnpaul@yahoo.com
love this!tohellinahandbag at gmail
LOVE this print! So interesting and chic!
I have been looking all over for something like this! Hope I win, but I will have to contact her if I don't! :)a_buckett (at) hotmail . com
Beautiful! I hope I win!sideofcheese@yahoo.com
oh, to daydream over my family's portrait! wonderful work!
These portraits are great! It would be a great way to document our soon to expand family!
adorable! i'd love to have something like this made up…cox.alison@gmail.com
Oh, how lovely it would be to have one of these in our home!
i want this! i hope i win bad
this would be great!
These are adorable! awesome stuff
i LOVE this! i hope i win!
oh, I am dying for one!maloreeb@gmail.com
I would love a new family portrait!whitneybfoster at gmail
Wow! I would super love to have one of our little family! anna.bliss{at}gmail.com
wow, i'd love one!
this is beautiful. what a great giveaway
Beautiful! What a great Mother's Day Gift!
awesome–I have four kids so that is perfect!
So unique. I'd love to see art like this up in my home.Lovely.
How Cool … I'd love to have one. Meagancw@gmail.com
I love her work! arielelizabeth26@gmail.com
seriously, I love this… what a great artist!
I love those portraits!
Love original and unique artwork.
i'm in search of some fun artwork. This is perfect.
what a unique way to capture your family. i love it. brooklyn brooklynskanchy@gmail.com
I saw these before on The Coterie Blog and just love it!! :)I would love to win but if i don't ill just have to shop for one!! xx
i want this so bad! hope i win
seriously talented, beautiful!
fingers crossed!
this is beautiful, what a great alternative to a photo
these portraits are soo pretty, i'd love one, please!!!! :)adriana.rodriguess@gmail.com
ohh how I would love to win!!
of course pick sharon!
How perfectly charming!
What an amazing idea! Thank you!
She does such great work!meganruthstay (@) gmail (.) com
this is my dream come true.
Please, please let me win! I absolutely love this!
RAD.happygoshoppy(at)yahoo(dot)com
lovely. crossing fingers!
so wonderful!amber.maldonado(at)gmail(dot)com
So lovely. I'd adore one of my family.
Pretty pretty please. I've had a horrible, stressful week and could use something cheery!
oh i'd love one- i'd get ashley to paint a photo of me as a baby with my parents (the only one i have of us together before my parents separated). her style is really wonderful!stella_e_luna[at]hotmail[dot]com
hooray! love these
That's awesome – I'd love one!
Oh! so fine.
always a fan of ashmae!
I would so love to win this. Thanks for offering such a unique giveaway.
Such a cool idea!lovelylittlethingsblog@gmail.com
Oh my goodness. Would love this!
Adorable!
oh how fun! me please! 🙂
What a clever, fantastic way to do portraits!!
I love this idea for a baby announcement… So great!
I really want to win this!
I have been looking for something like this! Soo perfect!
I would love one of these. Thanks for the introduction to this great store! kiersten.k(at)gmail.com
I would LOVE one of those!! So fun and unique. My email is darilperry@gmail.com.
ooooohhhhh!
yes please! i was just thinking i needed a fun and funky piece of family portrait art!
I love this! almoon6@yahoo.com
Cute!
She is so talented!! I'd love to win.amandasridge [at] gmail [dot] com
Awe – I'd LOVE to be the winner of this baby!! How fun!laura.longboardlarry@gmail.com
Love her work! I own Bossy Fish and Love Birds…they are so pretty! luannelivingston @ yahoo dot com
I'm dying for a painted portrait!! That is so fun, what a great give-away! Amazing.
I think the portraits are lovely!
I would LOVE to win! So unique!
what a great giveaway!
wow…this is a fantastic giveaway…thank you.
These are so adorable!
I love this! I have been looking like a dork in photographs lately, so this would be perfect!shauna.erd@gmail.com
I have been dying for one of these custom paintings… they are just too special!
so fresh and fun!
How great, her stuff is very nice
Ooh, I would so love to win one of these. You are right that it totally is a one-of-a-kind portrait. Pick me, if you please! ;)ivylarsen@gmail.com
I have wanted to get an Ashmae portrait for both my married kids' families! Winning one would be great on the wallet… 😀
How darling! I hope I win:)mollycjones@gmail.com
Awesome portrait! It's incredible how much personality that little painting exudes without any facial features. Beauty!!Off to check out her other prints 🙂
Great giveaway and a beautiful portrait!
Oh goodness. Those are just so special and great.http://www.lilyspruce.com/blog
oh my word!! how amazing is this giveaway!!!I'm saving up my $$ now to get one of these. They'd sure make a perfect wedding present.
oh my word!! how amazing is this giveaway!!!I'm saving up my $$ now to get one of these. They'd sure make a perfect wedding present.
i want a million!
love this so much!
i'd love one of these! so stark.julie28richardson@hotmail.com
Great idea – I love personal art!irisice4[at]yahoo[dot]com
so cool! Nice giveaway.
Very classy. I'd love one.mamgiles@gmail.com
OH I would love one. She could paint a portrait using the pictures her cousin just took for us!
love this! crossing my fingers
these are amazing..i would love to own one of my little family!
Beautiful!
i've wanted one of these for soooo long!!! love!
how perfect, yours turned out amazing!
Such a nice modern family portrait idea. I love it!
Gorgeous! I'd love to win this!anne at seantnichols dot com
ohh man, how awesome!!! thank you for the chance to win!
Whoa! This is the BEST give-a-way EVER! These portraits are so lovely!jennieforsyth@hotmail.com
i love that! yes please!
ooooh I love it!!
Oh, I love these!
Oh. I need a family portrait!!
Beautiful! I would love to own one! Thank you for the chance to win and for letting me know about the artist. Tres cool.
how fun!
I adore this!twoifbyseaphoto@gmail.com
I am a good friend of Ash Mae's, and was actually over at her home the evening she painted your portrait. I was sitting beside her, watching a true artist work. It was beautiful. And yes, I would love to be a part of this giveaway. Thank you for posting her work!
It's so lovely! These moments with our kids are so fleeting. This would be a wonderful way to capture our family.
I love these fun portraits. A great take on family portraits. Oh, please pick me.
what a great way to show your family! pick me!
i love ashley's work. i have a couple of her bird prints! my husband and i are lacking in good pictures of ourselves and i think this would do the trick.hannah.rebekah[at]gmail[dot]com
I love these portraits. I need one!
Beautiful!!!
That is beautiful. We just had a baby and what a great way to celebrate our new boy!
oh these are super. sign me up!
wow, i'd love one!
Cute!
Adore! So beautiful. natalie@hazeled.com
this is sooo cool! i love it. yours turned out so cute. i'd love to win!kelliesam@gmail.com
My little family would love watercolor portrait. Such a unique idea!
me! So pretty 🙂
Wow I really really love this!!!!smp1004@gmail.com
These are so beautiful!
i absolutely LOVE this. so pretty. i would be very happy to win. thank you, liz (i love your blog) and thank you birds of ashmae. happy thursday! xoxox
wow, yours is so amazing!
rad! want one bad
I love these!!
So fantastic! Yes, please!ash.colton@gmail.com
pick me! what a great gift for my hubby's birthday next month (oh and fathers day!)
wow, these are so cool. love yours. amazing!
these are so darling!
oh i would just love this!!She is amazing 🙂
I want to win!! Perfect for Father's Day.
Wonderful! This would be such a special piece of artwork to have.
lovely! what a fun gift.
I'm so in love. These are perfect!
What a darling painting!
Your portrait is simply lovely, and I agree, the giraffe print title is fabulous.
I would LOVE one!KaylaMoncur (at) gmail
So lovely!dizzylizzy5(at)att(dot)net
One of those would be so sweet for our apartment!
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What a creative idea
I love these portraits! thanks for the opp
I love this. elbo1152@gmail.com
Beautiful! I'd love a portrait of my family!
i love these watercolor portraits. makes me want to take an art class! lizhart1290@gmail.com
What a sweet giveaway!friedturtle@hotmail.com
I love it…So beautiful. Great giveaway!planandplay1[at]gmail[dot]comElena
my brand new husband and i could absolutely use some brand new artwork in our home 🙂 yours is awesome!lindsayanncarter@gmail.com
me please?
I love it! I hope I win!ambersinnermind(at)gmail(dot)com
Oh my! That is GORGEOUS- what a great giveaway.cowgirlprincess101@hotmail.com(ignore my 12 year old email. I haven't changed it in 15 years. It's about time, eh?)
So sweet! I'd love to have one on top of my piano.
This is so darling! Don't have a family yet, but I'd love a portrait of me and my husband!
So amazing! What a cool thing.
I LOVE this! So beautiful.
those are really great. first i'll need a good family photo. then i'd love one hanging on my wall. love her style.
oh, beautiful!! what an awesome keepsake that would be 🙂 lesley.stenning [at] gmail.com
Those are cool!
say yes to me!
Awesome (and your picture turned out so lovely!)
so beautiful…i love this!
i never enter giveaways cause i hate the let-down. but, this is a must have. let down or not!
these. are. awesome. so in love! i need one!
this would be perfect for our new entry way!
love how it's a bit abstract, it ALWAYS looks awful when they try to paint a realistic face. great style
Beautiful! I'd love a portrait of my family!
Please pick me- our new home could use a family portrait that includes our newest member! msberry7@yahoo.com
ooh i reallly want one, so beautiful!
Oh me me! I love her style and yours turned out great!
great giveaways. so cool to have a portrait like this!
Oh me me! This is so cool, I love her style and yours turned out great!
How fun!dub_d459@yahoo.com
what fun portraits!
wow, yours turned out so great. really pretty!
these portraits are soo pretty, i'd love one