Dear friend,
I will be away for a bit of time in order to focus 100% on a series of important things that are demanding my time :)
But I wanted to leave with a happy thing and that is this sweet papercut that I will be giving away at my return. If you would like to win this Alice in Wonderland papercut just leave a comment in this post (It is 5 inches tall)
I don't know exactly when I am going to be back, for sure I will need the rest of April plus the whole month of May. Please, wish me good luck and lots of energy! I already miss you but it is always a happy thing to come back from a "trip". I can't wait to be back with you!
Lots of love and I wish you all the best in these comings weeks. I will be a little older at my return because my birthday is on May 9th. The next time I say hi to you I will be 38.
But I also have some good news for you today: I just listed a group of original papercuts on my Etsy store!!! The paper is 100% cotton, acid-free and the color is ivory. Super sweet in person!!!!!
Lots of love!!!!
Elsita :)
what a special giveaway!!!
I will miss you!
Posted by: sarahblank | April 16, 2009 at 04:54 PM
I showed up to your shop an hour or two too late it seems...the originals are all gone.
I hope you get exactly what you need during your time away. Best,
Posted by: Jennifer | April 16, 2009 at 05:33 PM
I adore your blog and the hidden seed too!
have a relaxing break and a very happy birthday!
someday i need to learn papercutting too.....;)
Posted by: jessica | April 16, 2009 at 05:34 PM
I'm sorry you won't be posting for a bit, but am glad it's for something important in your life. Your posts are a super-cheery ray of sunshine on my RSS feeder.
Posted by: D, Burgos | April 16, 2009 at 06:37 PM
Good luck with whatever you are up to in the time you are away. We'll be waiting when you come back.
Posted by: Sarah S. | April 16, 2009 at 06:39 PM
AH, it's so so adorable! Your blog is like eye porn! I love it so much & I barley found it yesterday, so I'm sad to hear you're leaving as soon as I start reading. I guess I'll read old posts & hope that you have fun on your trip!
Posted by: Dominique | April 16, 2009 at 06:52 PM
enjoy your time away...adore all you do! have a fantastic birthday!!! look forward to your return. kind regards & all good wishes :D
Posted by: tracy | April 16, 2009 at 07:41 PM
Your papercuts are just amazing! Your're extremely talented! Congratulations!
Posted by: Camila | April 16, 2009 at 08:08 PM
take care!! and happy early birthday!! love that paper art! =)
Posted by: Nicole | April 16, 2009 at 08:11 PM
My mom showed me the Alice schnitte since my name is Alice. I'm a freshman in high school and I collect Alice things. I didn't realize I collected them until about a year ago when I saw I had a lot of Alice things. I really liked your schnitte and would be happy to keep it in my collection.
Posted by: lolly | April 16, 2009 at 08:52 PM
Elsita,
We will miss you!
Congratulations on the official release of your book. Have a productive time away and success on the Walk for Autism.
I would welcome little Alice into my home and she could play with all of my creations.
I need a definate pick-me-up!!!!!!!
Ruby T
Posted by: Ruby T | April 16, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Forgot to wish you a
Happy Birthday
Elsita!
Posted by: Ruby T | April 16, 2009 at 10:14 PM
happy soon-to-be-birthday, i hope your break goes really well, and i absolutely love your papercuts!
Posted by: jo | April 16, 2009 at 10:32 PM
Went to check your etsy, all the originals were gone... in less than one day no less. :)
Posted by: Ish | April 17, 2009 at 02:37 AM
my best wishes, and hope to see you soon!
Posted by: Triesti | April 17, 2009 at 03:27 AM
have a great trip! i love your papercuts *so* much.....
Posted by: mollie | April 17, 2009 at 04:10 AM
Unas vacaciones son lo mejor para volver renovada y con muchas cositas lindas que contarnos!! Que este BreakBlog sea de lo mejor!!
Y muchísimas gracias por tan generoso regalo!!! Ojala me toque ;)
Un beso gordo.
(^v^)
Posted by: Zime | April 17, 2009 at 05:28 AM
Elsita, im gonna miss you!! But i know it is necessary to have a break. :) I love all your lovely items! Have a wonderful blog vacation and a very happy birthday! LOts of love to you!
Posted by: Jacqueline | April 17, 2009 at 05:45 AM
I wish you luck. Your paper cuts are too amazing. That paper cut of the woman with the bird head is so great. I had to go back to it quite a few times to see it.
Posted by: Pat | April 17, 2009 at 05:50 AM
Many good things are wished for you in the upcoming seriousness, Elsita!
Posted by: Emma | April 17, 2009 at 05:59 AM
Your work is so very lovely! I recently featured you on my blog in my "inspiration week." I hope your time away is productive and joyful. A very happy birthday to you as well!
Posted by: Michele (Green Chair Studio) | April 17, 2009 at 06:50 AM
I always look forward to the beautiful eye candy you post and your words, your words are delightful! take time to take care of yourself and your family and all those things that need to be done. store u pa nifty assortment of those wonderful outfits so that i can be inspired all over again when you post some more. thank you for sharing all that you share, it's so nice to know of other real people here in lalaland.
oh! and your papercuts are so swoonderful!
Posted by: jek | April 17, 2009 at 07:21 AM
Love your work. Love to win!
Posted by: Melanie SwensonM | April 17, 2009 at 08:00 AM
your papercuts are so inspirational...have a nice break and birthday too. cheers!!!
Posted by: hallie | April 17, 2009 at 08:10 AM
Sending lots of strong and happy energy for you! Looking forward to having you back in the summer. (-:
Posted by: Jamie Watson | April 17, 2009 at 09:08 AM
i'm currently a little obsessed with alice in wonderland and when i came across this give-away my heart skipped a beat!
your work is such an inspiration!
Posted by: katie | April 17, 2009 at 09:16 AM
Dear Elsita,
Good luck and lots of energy with your endeavours!
I'll go check out you new etsy items now...
take care,
Ele
Posted by: minouette | April 17, 2009 at 09:18 AM
I'd like to enter!
I've actually bought this print from you before, but it was for an Alice in Wonderland birthday package for a friend. I still want one of my own!
xoxo
Posted by: Semper Augustus | April 17, 2009 at 09:28 AM
happy upcoming bday to you! i would love to welcome this lovely into my home. please count me in!
Posted by: mandi | April 17, 2009 at 01:40 PM
Good luck with your new adventure. I love your work! You are an inspiration.
Posted by: Yetta | April 17, 2009 at 04:36 PM
WOW! Look at all these comments! Well, count me in for the drawing too. jan
Posted by: Snippety Gibbet | April 17, 2009 at 05:32 PM
I'll miss you!
Posted by: susaninfrance/texas | April 17, 2009 at 05:45 PM
Oh dear, I just hate it when you go away. :) I hope you have a good time. And early Happy Birthday!!!!! Lynn
Posted by: Lynn | April 17, 2009 at 06:46 PM
Oh I love this sweet papercut! :)
Posted by: Elizabeth | April 17, 2009 at 07:24 PM
So pretty! Your work is really amazing and inspiring.
Posted by: Meg | April 17, 2009 at 08:53 PM
I would so love to win miss alice! I have enjoyed your color series so much. You deserve a little break, just promise to come back! Oh, and how fun we are almost the same age, I will be 38 in October! Have a wonderful B-day!
Posted by: michelle | April 17, 2009 at 08:53 PM
Many blessings to you during your break.
:)
Posted by: Kjersten | April 17, 2009 at 10:57 PM
good luck on your break! the papercut is beautiful!
Posted by: Keli T | April 18, 2009 at 12:15 AM
Have a lovely birthday Elsa, you spring-chicken you!
Posted by: joanie | April 18, 2009 at 02:04 AM
I will miss you elsita! take care!
Posted by: Christy | April 18, 2009 at 04:56 AM
We'll miss you while you're away! Love love the papercuts...would love to have one!
:) thankyou!!
Posted by: beth | April 18, 2009 at 08:11 AM
I love your artwork and Alice is one of my favorites. Do you know the Jan Svankmajer (Czech surrealist animator) version? Amazing.
Anna S.
annasoc1@verizon.net
Posted by: Anna S. | April 18, 2009 at 10:34 AM
Thank you for such generous giveaway.
I wish I'm lucky enough to own one of your papercut.
Wish you have a great vacation and Happy Birthday :)
Posted by: Lay Hoon | April 18, 2009 at 03:30 PM
I hope everything goes well for you during your break. You will be missed... your paper cut is DARLING!
Posted by: Heather | April 18, 2009 at 09:43 PM
Oh this is gorgeous!
And it so happens that one of my fave stories is Alice in Wonderland.
Love love it =)
And wishing you a wonderufl bday in May =)
Posted by: Sulz | April 19, 2009 at 01:16 AM
Me too, I will miss your posts!
I hope you'll have a very happy birthday!
Posted by: amy (woolandwater) | April 19, 2009 at 02:15 PM
Good luck with your well-deserved break! Alice in Wonderland is my favorite!
Posted by: Emily S | April 19, 2009 at 02:37 PM
Have a wonderfull birthday with everyone you love!!
Posted by: Sonia | April 19, 2009 at 04:30 PM
My friend knows I'm a big Alice in Wonderland fan and pointed me here. I love the Alice papercut, and all your work is beautiful! I'm bookmarking your site. :-)
Posted by: AJ | April 19, 2009 at 04:42 PM
Me encantaría participar y ganar y colgar esta pieza en mi casa.
Posted by: Esti | April 20, 2009 at 06:55 AM
We love Alice in Wonderland and we love your paper cuts!
Posted by: Mia Zucca | April 20, 2009 at 07:17 AM
Oh, good luck with your project. I love your work!
Posted by: Amber from Berlinswhimsy | April 20, 2009 at 08:03 AM
We all need to take some time and get things done. Enjoy your time -- don't work too hard. Please enter my name in your giveaway -- this is such a beautiful prize. Thanks, Joanne ~~ glamourgirljoanne@yahoo.com
Posted by: Joanne | April 20, 2009 at 08:08 AM
I'll miss you! Your posts always add a little extra bright spot to my day. :)
But as someone feeling QUITE overwhelmed myself right now, I totally understand your need for a break!
Posted by: risa | April 20, 2009 at 08:11 AM
oh yes, i would love to get your sweet work here! wishing you all the best, many smiles and lots of energy. an early happy birthday too!!
Posted by: pomegranates | April 20, 2009 at 09:14 AM
good luck and good vibes to you! love the cut out - thanks for the chance to win it.
Posted by: roohbaroo | April 20, 2009 at 09:22 AM
I hope your tasks are pleasant and productive ones. Happy Birthday to you too. I am also a May baby, born on a blue moon on the 31st. May 9 is also my husband's birthday. Wow. I love your papercuts so much and hope to have one for my wall someday.
Posted by: Shelley Thornton | April 20, 2009 at 09:29 AM
Love right back at you Elsa! Your blogs are such a ray of light. I hope all that positive energy you send out with your blog posts reflects right back at you filling you with joy and energy until you are back to share with us again. Fare well, fare well!
Anna x
Posted by: Anna | April 20, 2009 at 03:13 PM
Wow! I am keeping my fingers...and toes crossed that I win!! Love this papercut!
Posted by: Christy | April 20, 2009 at 03:43 PM
Blessing to you in your endeavors! An amazing papercut as usual! Hope I win it!
Posted by: DeerDominique | April 20, 2009 at 03:45 PM
Tossing my "comment" hat into the ring.
Have a fruitful break....and Bravo, listening to your spirits requests, like "time off" creates magic (and health).
Posted by: LIsa Hoffman | April 20, 2009 at 06:44 PM
I just found your etsy store and bought some lovely prints!! I love your art work!!! Much love to you on your trip!!!
Posted by: Melanie | April 20, 2009 at 08:57 PM
Alice is the coolest character and a favorite of mine. Your papercut image framed wold be the prettiest piece of art in my room. Thanks for this amazing giveaway! :D
Posted by: cindy barriga | April 20, 2009 at 09:13 PM
Ooh! What a lovely papercut! It's darling! Have a wonderful break.
Posted by: Lisa | April 20, 2009 at 10:28 PM
All the best to complete your project and much much energy to you :-) Love your work!
Posted by: Carol | April 20, 2009 at 11:59 PM
So beautiful!
Posted by: cori gilkey | April 21, 2009 at 01:37 AM
Oh wow! That's very pretty! I love your work!
Posted by: Kristen | April 21, 2009 at 04:41 AM
Good luck on your endeavors! I love your work and this one especially because it has a rabbit in it! Thanks for sharing your world with us.
Posted by: Lisa | April 21, 2009 at 12:19 PM
I look forward to your return :)
Posted by: Anotherhumanhere | April 21, 2009 at 02:10 PM
I adore your aesthetic ways! multyfaceted is my thing too but I am not completely there as you seem to be. Te deseo suerte en lo que tetoca hacer , a lomejor hasta a mi me va bien!
Chao mi niña.
J Rusca
Posted by: jacqueline Rusca | April 22, 2009 at 06:01 AM
Best wishes for your upcoming travels and projects, as well as for a wonderful birthday. There is such lovely work and inspiration on your site that you will certainly be missed. Thank you for the opportunity to win this charming papercut!
Posted by: Kathleen | April 22, 2009 at 10:46 AM
Good luck! Have a great "trip"!
Posted by: Heather | April 22, 2009 at 11:01 AM
Querida Elsita, descubrí tus blogs hace un par de meses y desde entonces me embrujaron. He entrado a dario en ellos para poder disfrutar de tus originales creaciones y tus comentarios, y eso que mi inglés es bastante pobre y casi olvidado y me cuesta mucho (ojala algún día los pusieras también en castellano). Hasta hoy no me había atrevido a escribir nada (sólo soy una espectadora del Mundo de Elsita) pero ahora que vas a hacer un descanso de no se sabe cuanto tiempo, quiere hacerte llegar mi admiración por ti como persona y como artista; bueno y también porque me encantaría ser la dueña de tu Alicia, para que vamos a mentir.
Espero que vuelvas pronto y que todo lo que emprendas sea un éxito. Te deseo lo mejor para ti y toda tu familia.
Marga
Posted by: Marga | April 22, 2009 at 02:43 PM
Best wishes, Elsa! We will be thinking of you and wishing you well until your return. :-)
Posted by: Annie Pazoo | April 22, 2009 at 06:45 PM
Oh the goodness here!
Posted by: Glenn Bliss | April 22, 2009 at 08:21 PM
Have a wonderful birthday and relaxing 'break' away!!
Posted by: kat | April 22, 2009 at 08:30 PM
Have a wonderful vacation. I just discovered your blog and am thoroughly impressed by your skills. Everything you touch is exquisite.
Posted by: Julie Cook | April 23, 2009 at 05:43 AM
Oh, it's so lovely! I'm excited about the prints i ordered via Esy, but this looks so beautiful!
Posted by: Sarah | April 23, 2009 at 12:17 PM
Alice in Wonderland is the theme of my childhood. I love the piece you created.
Posted by: Amy | April 23, 2009 at 05:16 PM
way cute! All sorts of interesting things to explore on your 'site! =]
Posted by: Naomi Gonzo | April 23, 2009 at 06:29 PM
“"If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?
”Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?
The Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to
Alice: I don't much care where.
The Cat: Then it doesn't much matter which way you go.
Alice: …so long as I get somewhere.
The Cat: Oh, you're sure to do that, if only you walk long enough.
...have a happy birthday and adventure to wherever you need to be and go!
big fan of yours
Posted by: beth | April 23, 2009 at 06:41 PM
Gorgeous! And have a great holiday: you deserve it :)
Posted by: Rachel | April 23, 2009 at 11:52 PM
yes, please!
Posted by: christina | April 24, 2009 at 11:03 PM
What a beautiful piece of art (and blog)! I am definitely returning here next month. Happy Travels (and birthday!)
Emily
Posted by: Emily Lloyd | April 24, 2009 at 11:52 PM
thank you for sharing your work and your thoughts with all of us
Posted by: judith | April 25, 2009 at 01:17 AM
It's so sad that you're leaving! But I hope that you do get lots of rest. Good-luck with everything!
Posted by: Sherry | April 25, 2009 at 06:09 AM
Lots of Love, lots of kisses, lots of luck to your project. See you soon!
Posted by: célia jordão alves | April 25, 2009 at 05:30 PM
I just discovered your lovely blog and will enjoy exploring it until your return. I hope you're having a wonderful break!
Posted by: Karen | April 25, 2009 at 06:17 PM
Your blog has been an inspiration and i enjoy visiting it.
Best wishes to you and take care!:)
Posted by: selya | April 25, 2009 at 11:52 PM
Elsita! enjoy your FOCUS time!
i heard something fabulous today~ AND JUST HAD TO SHARE:
~there are no shortcuts to any place worth going!"
smart, eh? Hope you are well!
love.LOVE.love.
e.
Posted by: erica | April 26, 2009 at 08:31 AM
Oh!!! wish me luck! i love so much your work, I will cross my fingers!!!
xoxo
Posted by: Pola | April 26, 2009 at 11:23 AM
Good luck in the next few weeks! I'll miss reading your blog, but I completely understand that life comes first!
Posted by: Sherezada | April 26, 2009 at 01:06 PM
I love your work. Thanks for the giveaway, I hope I win :)
Posted by: Carol | April 26, 2009 at 07:54 PM
Very best wishes to you. Hope you are able to tend to all that you wish to take care of, and a very happy birthday to you as well!
Posted by: Victoria | April 26, 2009 at 09:25 PM
Auguri per il tuo lavoro!
Dall'Italia, by Linda
Posted by: Linda | April 27, 2009 at 12:52 AM
I love Alice in Wonderland too! You do such lovely, inspirational work - thank you for sharing.
Posted by: N. | April 27, 2009 at 04:52 AM
I loved your work when I came across it ages ago but when my computer died I was unable to find the link again. I'm so happy to have found it again and also when there is the possibility of winning a give away! How lucky and such a magical little give away. Good luck with your creative work and best wishes for your birthday.
Posted by: dette | April 27, 2009 at 08:59 AM
I love your work, and could not resist an opportunity to win this awesome piece! Good luck on your new project and happy birthday!
Posted by: Jennie | April 27, 2009 at 05:41 PM
Oh my goodness I will dearly miss seeing your creations, but wish you all the best while away. This papercut - like them all - is superb. You are so talented.
Posted by: Kate | April 27, 2009 at 05:56 PM
Blessed be.
Posted by: Amy in Ann Arbor | April 27, 2009 at 06:13 PM