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The following is an entry sent in for our monthly

Silly Farm Supplies Competition!

“Networking in the Face Painting World”
By Nancy Gervais

Hello Philadelphia!

I would like to share a story with you that was made possible because ofyour blog.  A couple of months ago after submitting an article for your Silly Farm competition, I received a comment from another local face painter, who as it turns out, lives quite close by. We got to chatting by email and eventually decided to meet up for coffee. It was a bit like going on a blind date!

We met at a local coffee shop, sat down with drinks in hand and started talking. Eventually our conversation turned to face painting (of course!) and we discussed how we had gotten started in face painting and where our businesses were going.

Most importantly, we decided between us that if we were ever in a situation where we could call on each other for help, we would. For example, if we were offered a face painting job that required 2 painters, we would call each other, or if we ever woke up one morning too sick to attend a job, we could always call the other as a substitute, providing they were free.

If we ever had to refuse a job because we were already booked, we would refer the customer to each other. I think the lesson to be learned from this story is that in the “business world,” anyone providing the same service as you and competing for the same customers is considered the competition.

But in the face painting world, chances are the “competition” is someone very much like yourself: ­ someone creative and talented who adores kids and loves what they do. Because we took a chance and met for coffee, we are both in a better position–we both have a potential “substitute” face painter in case we are ever ill, and we both have the option to accept larger events (i.e more kids than we couldhandle by ourselves!) as long as the other is free and able to paint on that date. I feel better just knowing that she is there in case I ever need to call her and most importantly, I have made a new friend who likes face painting as much as I do!

The old saying “it pays to know your competition” proved true in my case and I hope some of your readers can take something away from this story and maybe make a new face painting friend themselves!

Nancy Gervais
www.doodlebugfaces.com

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Thank you for sending this in Nancy! I couldn’t agree with you more, networkingis the best way to go if you want to grow and do well in the face painting industry. I’ll be posting the rest of the entries until the end of November when I announce the winner.

To find out more and enter the face painting Silly Farm contest go to:
http://www.facepaintingtips.com/blog/competitions

Please leave a comment if you want to ask questions, or just want to offer encouragement!

Happy Face Painting,

Philadelphia Tivoli
P.S Click here for face painting designs with step-by-step with photos and instructions!

The following is an entry sent in for our monthly
Silly Farm Supplies Competition!

“Have You Caught the Face Painting Bug?”
By Sarah Le Clus

Symptoms: pictures of colors, swirls, tear drops, spiders, monsters, sponges and brushes passing before your minds eye at frequent intervals during both waking and sleeping hours. 

Highly contagious!!!

Cure: Extensive research has so far not reached any conclusions!!!

I caught it and I’m loving it!So to all face painters! Keep at it!

Cheers,

Sarah
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Thank you for sending this in Sarah! Beautiful designs, well done. I think we’ve all got that bug around here! I’ll be posting the rest of the entries until the end of November when I announce the winner. To find out more and enter the face painting Silly Farm Supplies Competition.Please leave a comment if you want to ask questions, or just want to offer encouragement!

As always, click on any photo in these entry posts to see a full-size version.

Happy Face Painting,

Philadelphia Tivoli

P.S Click here for face painting designs  with step-by-step with photos and instructions!

Hey guys, I thought it about time to do another product review so here’s a video I made about Amerikan Body Arts Liquid Bling… one of my fav new products Its a glitter gel in an applicator bottle with a metal tip that makes it super easy to apply glitter gel with details! Watch the video to find out more about the product and to watch a short demo of me using Liquid Bling (such a cool name hey?!)…

Click here to leave a comment, ask questions or tell us what you think! 
(Sorry about the swirl, I didn’t realise I was in the way until I was editing the video…woops!!)

Happy Face Painting,

Philadelphia Tivoli
P.S Interested in learning more face painting designs? Click here now!

The following is an entry sent in for our monthly Silly Farm Supplies Competition!

“Find Your Brush!”
By Cheryl Henderson aka Mrs. Bunny, The Clown
I recently had the opportunity to do face painting for a one year old’s party. The birthday girl didn’t have a clue to what was going on, but the older kids and adults were scrambling to get into my chair. This is a far cry from my early days when the kids would take one look at my feeble designs and head for the high ground! Back then, I only did cheek art because I thought it was easier and safer for a non-artist like myself. Boy, was I wrong! A wonderful person named BeBe, The Clown opened my eyes to the world of the sponge and full face painting. I am forever grateful!

I always carry pictures of face painting designs to help me remember them. At the one year old’s party, the kids would look at the designs and want me to do their faces exactly like the picture. But since I had grown (a little!) as a face painter I was able to do the design, but in my own style. After they saw the finished product they forgot all about the picture! That taught me a valuable lesson: do it your own way! I can’t capture the style of someone else because, frankly, I’m not them! I can look at the design and make it my own by changing the stroke or color, by adding a line or tear drop or some glitter. The key thing is to face paint according to the picture you have found in your heart; your own heart! The more I tried to do a design exactly like Heather or Philly, the more frustrated I became. What made it worse was that I couldn’t remember everything they did so I would go back to the video and watch it over and over and I still couldn’t get it!

Then I remembered Heather said that we didn’t have to do it exactly like her, but to find a way that worked for us. That finally began to sink in. As I relaxed I began to “find my brush”. After this, ideas started forming and I was able to work more smoothly. Even my repeat customers could tell the difference! (I’ve attached some of my designs and a pix of me with my “Baby Bunny”. She loves to tickle!)

I did an outdoor festival recently. Although I was nervous, I saw it as a learning experience and an adventure because that’s what life is! I was concerned that I wouldn’t get many customers, but when the children (and some adults!) saw the designs the line formed and I worked about 3 hrs. straight! As I was leaving, a lady in the booth next to me jokingly said, “Maybe now the rest of us can make some money!” I guess I have arrived as a face painter. Yippeee!!!

Cheryl Henderson aka Mrs. Bunny, The Clown
http://www.mrsbunnytheclown.com

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Thank you for sending this in Mrs. Bunny The Clown, such an awesome lesson learnt here, I’m so glad you’ve ‘found your brush’ ! I’ll be posting the rest of the entries until the end of November when I announce the winner. To find out more and enter the face painting Silly Farm contest click here.

Please leave a comment if you want to ask questions, or just want to offer encouragement!

Happy Face Painting,

Philadelphia Tivoli
P.S Click here for face painting designs  with step-by-step with photos and instructions!

The following is an entry sent in for our monthly Silly Farm Supplies Competition!

“Halloween Face Painting!”
By June Thurston

Hi Philadelphia,

Had a great time this Halloween, I face painted at work all day to raise moneyfor Children in Need , it gave me a chance to practice every thing I havelearned and I had a lot of very happy children that day, with a lot of scaryfaces.

I managed to raise around £100 in the 7 hours I painted and I can’t waifor next year. Wished I had the time to take photo’s though, i thought you mightlike to see 1 face I did the night before for a Halloween party, he scaredeveryone in sight once he was dressed up as  a devil. And the other little’monster’ was a great hit.

June Thurston

http://www.freewebs.com/faeriefaces

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Thank you for sending this in June, those are some wicked Halloween face painting designs! I’ll be posting the rest of the entries until the end of November when I announce the winner. To find out more and enter the face painting Silly Farm contest click here.

Please leave a comment if you want to ask questions, or just want to offer encouragement!

Happy Face Painting,

Philadelphia Tivoli
P.S Click here for Halloween face painting designs  with step-by-step with photos and instructions!

Watch as Christopher Agostino (internationally renowned face painter) paints a simple design and tells an awesome traditional folktale about the “Rainbow Bat” at the same time. Story telling is something that everybody enjoys, even adults like to listen to childrens stories if they’re told in an entertaining way - I learnt that from Marcela Murad aka Mama Clown - she also knows how to captivate an audience let me tell you!!

Enjoy the video:

Click here to leave a comment, I’d love to hear what you think!

Happy Face Painting,

Philadelphia Tivoli 
Want to learn how to face paint fun face painting designs? Then Click Here.

Here are the details for face painting courses, classes and events that are happening around the world in November 2008. If you’re holding face painting courses and classes yourself or you know of face painting courses/classes that are coming up (that aren’t listed here), then email me and I’ll have them posted asap: i n f o (at) f a c e p a i n t i n g t i p s (dot) c o m

And if you want to learn face painting from home,
then download one of our face painting courses at
www.FacePaintingTips.com today!

Monday, November 3 2008
Face Painting Jam
San Jose, California, USA

Jams are for people interested in balloon twisting, face painting & glitter tattoos, magic, and any other children/family/corporate entertainment; for beginners, seasoned professionals and everyone else in between. Bring your ideas and laughter. If you have supplies, bring them. If you are new, we have extra.Contact Info
Name Cheryl
Phone 510-468-0931
eMail pockets@bayareastars.com

Event Location Info
Round Table Pizza
4400 Stevens Creek Boulevard
San Jose, California 95129

November 16th from 11:00-1:00
Face Painting Class 
Huntington Beach, California, USA.

I am teaching a face painting class at my home on Sunday morning November 16th from 11:00-1:00. Call for reservations 1-714-719-8273. Kari Ivey.

Thursday-Friday, November 6-7 2008
Face Painting Class
Round Hill, Virginia, USA

Hands on tutorial on line work, her set up, some fast faces. Hands on eye designs and highlights and shadows… where the black line should go and where you should and should not put swirls and teardrops. The second day will be hands on monster faces and other boy designs. Where to shade and highlight the face. How to paint angry eyes and horns. Re-create any face you have seen and not done. Business and marketing ideas will be kept to break times and towards the end of a section.

Contact Info

Name Kerry Ann Smith
Phone 540-554-2168
eMail carolturmanva@aol.com

Event Location Info
Round Hill, Virginia, USA

www.snazaroo.com

Friday, November 7 2008
Face Painting JAM
Westminster Maryland USA

We just recently started this jam (last month) and hope to meet some other artists from the area as we go along. We had an artist and a twister form Frederick last month come out and we all had a great time.

The space is not huge ( bring a smalll kit?) , but adequate, with room enough to set up on their tables and create. The clientele are generally up for being experimented on. We used to paint there regularly last summer so they are pretty amenable. You can bring henna/ jagua/glitter/mica tatts to practice too, they really love that. We were allowed to accept tips last time and we basically had whoever painted the tipper to keep their tips.

They have GREAT coffee and some lite sandwich fare (also really good), so come out if you can. We will be trying to do this the first Friday of each month.Contact Info
Name Terry
eMail masqueradefaceandbodyart@faith??

Event Location Info
The Pour House
233 E Main St
Westminster, Maryland, USA

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Here are the competition winners: 

The $50 Gift Certificate from Silly Farm Supplies
for the Best Author goes to:

Lisa Leyes for her entry: “Make the Child Happy” SF-Comp Entry! Congratulations Lisa, great work!  Keep it up, and we can’t wait to see more! You will be receiving your gift certificate within the next week.

The $10 Certificate from Silly Farm Supplies
for the Best Commenter goes to:

Mollie Stofan! Great commentary and thank you very much for continuing to participate! You will be receiving your gift certificate within the next week!

Thank you all again for participating, your stories have been helpful to more people than you think! You can start sending in your entries for the November Competition and keep making those great comments!

To get all the info on the competition click on this link: Silly Farm Competition.

Happy Face Painting

Philadelphia Tivoli
Learn face painting designs by clicking here with step by step photos and instructions!