SUMMER 2006
Hello Wonderful ZNEers!
Oh, the summer night
Has a smile of light
And she sits on a sapphire throne.
~Barry Cornwall
Oh, indeed ~ this delightful summer is well underway! I am pleased
to report that the sun, heat, and fun, has not deterred ZNE from
providing our members with a bevy of fun activities, and ~ as always
~ we have more on the way!
This issue of The ZNE Scene is CHOCK full of information! But be
sure and read through the whole thing ~ we have so much wonderful
information to share! Including new contests, activities,
opportunities to earn gifts, the new ZNE Zine, and MORE!
So read up, join in ~ please stop by and patronize Folderol Design,
our ZNE Scene sponsor this issue ~ and for more information on any of
our activities or projects, stop by the ZNE website galleries and
discussion boards. See you there!
ZNEart.com
DEADLINES:
Click on any deadline for more details!
July 15 - Promotional Art Contest
July 25 - Ephemera Hera
August 6 - ZNE August Theme Week
August 7 - ZNE Miss Mary Backside Contest Entries Due
CONTESTS:
The Miss Mary Backside Contest!
The ZNE Promotional Art Contest!
The ZNE Needle in a Haystack Contest!
More information on Needle in a Haystack - Click here!
NEW NEWZ!:
Join the ZNE Alertz Annoucement Group for TIMELY reminders of all
ZNE deadlines, contests, and special projects!
DISCUSSION BOARD
ALERTZ GROUP
Announcing the ZNE Refer-A-Member Bonus!
PROJECTS and ACTIVITIES:
ZNE Zaftig Project
WE NEED ENTRIES! We have 4 wonderful pages, we need more! This
promises to be a fabulous chunky book! Please do, JOIN IN!
ZNE Volunteers!
Our Reader Tip of the Month position is open, and more volunteer
opportunities will be posted soon!
ART FULL OF HEART PROJECTS:
ZNE Learning Scholarship 2006!
The winners of our 2006 ZNE Learning Scholarship Grant, have been
announced! We had an incredible group of applicants this year. Click
on the logo below to see their gallery!
AND PLEASE JOIN ME IN THANKING OUR WONDERFUL SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE!
Click on the above text to see the scholarship committee members!
Art Full of Heart quarterly recipient
We have a new Art Full of Heart recipeint this quarter, in memory of
Henry “Hank” Scuito, beloved grandfather of ZNEer Nancy Hunt-Bartek.
Our donation this quarter will go to The American Diabetes
Association.
If you have a request for next quarter’s Art Full of Heart
recipient, please let us know via an email or the ZNE Discussion
Boards
THE ZNE POINT STORE!
We are excited to announce the opening of The ZNE Point Store, a
special store where ZNE Member volunteers, contest winners, and those
who have referred members for membership, can redeem points earned for
fun art supplies, mixed media art, and gift certificates. Click here
for more information
boards, or the logo below to enter the store!
ZNE RETAIL NEWS!:
THE ZNE ZINE
Finally, we have more of Issue 1 in stock! Those of you who have
been waiting patiently, they are being mailed this week.
Those of you who would like to purchase a copy of the first ZNE ZINE
may do so by clicking here!
And production of The ZNE Zine Issue 2 is well underway! We expect
to have these ready to go out to subscribers and pre-sale purchasers
the last few days of July/Early August!
The purchase price of issue number 2 of the ZNE Zine is going to be
$16.95 per issue. Pre-Sales Purchase price, during the month of July
ONLY, and ONLY available to ZNE Members through the website, will be
$14.95 each. Only PREPURCHASE sales will include free shipping - and
that includes international members! To purchase The ZNE Zine Issue #
2, click on the Zine Cover, above!
For even greater savings, a ZNE Subscription for the next 3 issues,
starting with Issue 2, is available for the ZNE Member special price
of only .00 and can be purchased by clicking here!
THE ZNE STORE
The ZNE Store on eBay has hundreds of items in stock! ZNE Members
always receive a free gift or discount on store items. AND! During
the rest of the month of July, to celebrate the ZNE website’s one
year aniversary, we are having a One Item One Penny special! Purchase
an item and get a second item of equal or lesser value for JUST ONE
PENNY! And, if your combined purchases total $25.00 or more (after
the penny discounts have been applied) you will receive free ship! At
the $50.00 or above level, you will also receive a gift certificate
for future purchases! Enjoy a shopping spree on ZNE! Learn more about
our special by clicking on the Happy Birthday Banner, below:
ZNE SCENE FEATURED SPONSOR!
Please patronize our fabulous ZNE Vendor Member and the sponsor of
this issue of The ZNE Scene, Folderol Design
“Founded on the principal that “one girl’s trash is another girl’s
treasure", Folderol Design is a purveyor of fine junk and found
objects to discerning collage, mixed-media, altered art, assemblage,
and scrapbook artists. Here at FD, we are always on the lookout for
art-worthy treasures for you; we love to scour garage sales, flea
markets, Ebay, and remaindered bins – so you don’t have to! We pride
ourselves on finding new and unusual items for our clientele. Folderol
Design is where you’ll find art papers, collage sheets, and nifty
supplies you don’t see everywhere else.”
**(If you are interested in sponsoring a future issue of The ZNE THE LAST WORDZ: Phew! I told you this issue was going to be chock full of info! And And, though I bid you all adieu with all good wishes for a fabulous xo - Post Script ~ COMING SOON!: ZNE Convention! An art contest, volunteer opportunities, and more info about our LIVE CHAT- We have another Live chat on its way! Watch the discussion boards CONTESTS: ACTIVITIES: Cercles D’Ame - We are delighted to announce that this fabulous ZNE
Scene, send an email to Chel@ZNEart.com
guess what? Like always, that’s not all! Stop by the ZNE Supporting
Member Discussion Boards to view and show off your new art, play
games, share a joke, and converse with other artists and art
enthusiasts who have a passion for mixed media art in all its
fabulous genres!
summer and that you all, as always, Enjoy Creating ~ ! ~ I do
encourage to continue on to this issues Post Script - to see the
wonderful things we have coming soon - as well!
FABULOUS IN PERSON convention - coming in August! Our convention will
be held in late January or early February of 2007! Woo Hoo!
for a mid-September date, coming soon! Our second live chat will
feature fellow ZNEer, Jane K. Lee (eBay id = katat0nik) and ZNE
Founder Chelise Stroud Hery, discussing the fine points and nitty
gritty of using designer templates in your auction listings. All
participants will receive a free ZNE template designed just for this
live chat!
Round Robin project will be starting up again, in the fall. Watch the
discussion boards for more info!
