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\"anne<\/a>

Anne Shirley of Green Gables talking to Matthew when he picks her up from the train station.<\/p><\/div>\n

Recently an Etsy customer asks for an ARTBoard commission. Usually I get requests for Marcel the Shell commissions but this one is for an Anne Shirley of Green Gables quote.<\/p>\n

This client has seen my other Anne with an e quotes and loves them. She wants her board background to be either a rainbow of color or a focus of blues and purples. She leaves it up to me but asks for a few stars scattered about if they will look good.<\/p>\n

She puts down her deposit in the Commission ART Deposit section of my Etsy shop<\/a> and after we discuss board size and price I work up a couple with her background color choices and send her photos.<\/p>\n

She loves them both. I decide to put her quote on the blue and purple board as it is the size we talked about plus I am thinking it will be a better fit for the celestial theme room that she is decorating.<\/p>\n

\"anne<\/a>

Anne to Marilla on the morning she is to be sent back to the orphanage because she is not a boy.<\/p><\/div>\n

I complete the piece and take a look at the remaining board all primed and waiting for something cheerful. I decide to do another Anne Shirley quote and list it in the shop.<\/p>\n

I set the original commission aside because I always like to live with a completed piece for a bit before sending a photo to a client to be sure everything stays satisfactory in my eyes.<\/p>\n

\"bag<\/a>

I made her a surprise bag to hold her art.<\/p><\/div>\n

I read endless pages of script discarding perfect quote after perfect quote because none seem quite right for this rainbow board. Finally I find just the right one.<\/p>\n

After both boards are ready I send photos to my client. At this point she is under no obligation to purchase anything although her deposit (which goes toward final payment) covers my work so that’s spent. I explain why I am sending her two photos and assure her that she is under no pressure to buy either but she can have both (or just her original board) for x monies.<\/p>\n

“Sandy,” she replies, “I absolutely love both of these! You had no way of knowing, of course, but my friends call me Sunshine, because they know how much I love sunshine.”<\/p>\n

She bought both boards.<\/p>\n

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