When I saw this American Flag Collage Paining ($140), I was immediately drawn to the uniqueness of the mixed media, the arresting look of seeing news headlines within each white stripe of this flag and the boldness and familiarity of the red, white and blue!

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There are many people who are not only patriotic, but like to have visual symbols (like the American flag, eagles, Lady Liberty) of the country they hold so dear to their heart.

This is a great gift for someone who has served their country, someone who loves art, someone who loves flags or someone who loves America.

This gift would be even more personal for someone who has Texas or San Antonio roots, since all the headlines are taken from the “San Antonio Express Newspaper” as the artist, J.M. Strawn, was born and …read more

This is a guest post by Joe Bagley of Papercuts By Joe. He has selected some wonderful gifts for Father’s Day, or any day, to show love and appreciation to a man in your life. Enjoy this post and please, feel free to comment!

Father’s Day is tricky, I know.  Sometimes finding a meaningful gift, or heck, finding something they don’t already have, is almost impossible!

Alyna has asked me to write this post to share some of my work, and hopefully help you all to find a special something for that father or father-figure in your life.  Unless noted, all pieces are shipped unframed, but cut to standard frame sizes so getting them framed will be extremely easy and inexpensive. You can pop any of the pieces in a frame as soon as they arrive, and they will be wall-ready in less than a minute.  I photograph …read more

Well, I’m here to save your bacon…and help you make it more personal than flowers!

photo credit: Nancy Zhang||每一天都是禮物。

Here are a few things I’ve spotted around the web that you can check out:

*  Print out a Mother’s Day card right now! Pick one that you really think your mom will like. Don’t see one? Get creative and use your computer or crayons or whatever else and make your own!
*  Send your mom this link and she can listen to songs about mothers compiled by NPR.  Make this so much more personal by dedicating one special song to her.
*  If you have some craft items, make your mom one of these …read more