Please wish Happy Birthday to AFI and Connie!

Are you happy to have found ArtFairInsiders.com?
 
 Would you like to recognize Connie Mettler's years of efforts to support and promote artists and the art fair community? 
 
 Now is the time! 
It's Connie's birthday and we're celebrating our 3rd year of success in creating this wonderful online community for artists, too.
 
Please join us in the "Happy Birthday Pledge Drive" to show your support for this site and our mission to keep art fairs alive and well by bringing the art fair news to patrons and helpful information to artists.

 Please make your pledge to support AFI here.
 
 And, if you have already pledged, please let us know below. (Pledgers who also comment below will also be entered in a "Bonus Drawing" for additional "Thank You" Prizes!)
 
Thanks for your participation here at ArtFairInsiders.com!
 Scott (Connie's son)

Replies

Lee Saxon Hay August 28, 2012 at 5:21pm

Happy Birthday AF! and a thank you for welcoming us to this informative site Connie! Although we've only been a member for a week we've already received excellent, helpful advice, especially for us just starting out. Oh forgot to mention we pledged! Well worth the donation!

So once again happy birthday from a new member.
- Connie Mettler > Lee Saxon Hay August 28, 2012 at 11:59pm
  
  My thanks to you also, Lee. I really appreciate your support and hope this site continues to be helpful to you in the years ahead and you come back many times to share your personal art fair story with us.
Richard L. Sherer August 27, 2012 at 10:53pm

Happy Birthday. I have pledged for 2012 earlier.
- Connie Mettler > Richard L. Sherer August 28, 2012 at 12:17pm
  
  Many thanks, Richard. You have a thank you award on your page for this pledge. I really appreciate the support. Also thanks to Jay McDougall for his pledge yestersay.
Connie Mettler May 29, 2012 at 2:39pm

More pledges! Thanks to these kind supporters:

Philip Marty, Monika Green, Cheryl Nugent, Susan Brown-Gordon, First Impression, Ginny Herzog, Don Mabry, John Leben and my good old friend Jan Richardson.

Special thanks to our Angel supporter Linda Shields!
Connie Mettler May 25, 2012 at 1:52pm

The pledges are coming in prior to today's podcast with Rick Bryant where he will be the official "drawer" of the winning names.

Thanks to Ann Bowdish, Beth Tivol, Anne Krafve-Nelson, Heather Watson, Robert Blue and Denice Bizot for their support!
Connie Mettler May 24, 2012 at 2:47pm

Yesterday was exciting and we had even more excellent contributions to our mission here. Thank you to these supporters:

Peggy Azallion, Bearcat Woodworks, Camille & John Staropoli, David Campione, Lisa Cutler, James Nelson, Helen Jarocki, Sandy Schimmel, Scrap Felt and Nancy Boyles.

Thanks to these Patrons: Fine Art Color Photography, LeMaur Jewelry and Icon Atelier.

Your names have all been added to the list for Friday's prize drawings. Tune in at 3 pm ET to listen for the winners.
Connie Mettler May 23, 2012 at 11:38am

Okay, I'll admit it -- today is the actual birthday and we're holding our online birthday party at 6 pm ET today. Surely hope you will call in at 805-243-1338 and listen in at this link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/artfairs

More of you joining in to say happy birthday -- many thanks to today's supporters:

Relished Artistry, Bettys Jewelry, Brittney Baber, John Pompeo, Susan Hohman, Lori Flanders, Leslie Belcher, Shoshana Matthews, Window to Wisconsin, Leslie Belcher, Roberta Starabird, Harrison Otalor, Keri Ippolito, Sharon Reagan and Priscilla Cunningham.

Patron Diane Rose Sugg, Ralph Sharp, Leslie Turner and Bill Miller. Thank you!
Connie Mettler May 22, 2012 at 9:50am

Thanks to these supportive people for their recent pledges:

Paula Shoulders, B. Nelson who won this prize last year, Ruth Chio, Wandering Bob, Kathleen Barrath, Je t'adorn, Jane Easterbrook, Christine Noah-Cooper, Leo Schindler, Dawn Rasmussen, Brooke Andrews, Don Lake, Tom Harris, Creathia Reyer, Rush Creek, Chris Jones, Roberta Coren, L. Donet, Michele Reynolds, Peggy Nitzkin, Donna Kunce, Julie Yolles, Steve Cebula, David Czerniak, Allison Burch and Celia Strickler.

Thanks also to these patrons: Douglas Batesky, Nancy Wasserman and B. Felt.

The pledge drive runs until midnight on May 25 and we've just added 3 new donations! 2 free booth spaces from Colin Murray and a membership for the NAIA. More info.
Connie Mettler May 21, 2012 at 11:33am

Many thanks for the birthday wishes coming in. So glad you enjoy this site. Here is a cute note I got yesterday from Barbara Poole:

Happy Birthday Connie, I am so glad I found this site. It has been a source of information and amusement. Thank you.

My thanks not only to Barbara but also to Laurie Leonard, Anne Tindell, Henry Wood, Katharina Eltringham, Carrie Jacobson, Bonnie Gershenzen, Daryl Cohen, Terri Satterwhite, Pam Van Dyck, Juanita Martin, Patty Gamin, Norman Fleischner, Janice Haraburda, Beth Chavez, Doug Taylor, Margaret Rising, Rebecca Conklin, Erin Rossi, Clyde Smith, Woody & Judy Smith, Ronald Graham, Gretchen Baneyx, Cecily Chaney, my dear friend Kay Gallagher, Elizabeth Gordon, Sharie Cannon, Kerri Norman, Lee Casucci, Terri Pease, Sharon McSherry, New Earth Beauty, Barry Bernstein, Colin Murray and Geri Wegner.

Also to patrons Melanie Rolfes, Delpfine Welch and Barbara Poole!

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