My dad and his new wife went on a forty day cruise to Africa in April 2008. While there, my dad brought back a signature mug made by Rosenthal studio line. This is a city cup number 37 designed by Helana Ladeiro. I have never seen such beautiful artwork as this peice in my life. I will always cherish this gift from my father as I know a person can not get something like this unless they are luc...

 Original Art makes a unique glitter boxed set of greeting cards. They came ten to a box. They are beautiful and have glitter inside and out. I was very pleased with the set that I was given. The angels were gorgous and a unique blend of colors were included in the design. The verses were some of the very best that I have ever seen. These were cards that I could not wait to go through. I w...

This Paper Clay Art can be found in SM Department Store branches. Usually their Art Shop is located along the corridor of the mall with displays of different designs and sizes plus the different colors of paper clay. There are also chairs and tables for kids and parents who want to do their Paper Art Clay in the mall and for others they just buy their chosen design and do it at home. One pack c...

This is a museum that both adults and children will enjoy.It's downtown on Mission Street, betwen 2nd and 3rd Streets, around the corner from the Museum of Modern Art.  It's not a big museum -- it's just a few rooms.  I went there for the first time recently.  At the time of my visit, they had several special exhibits -- an exhibit of political cartoons, one of stills...

The Foundry Art Center in St. Charles, MO is a great place to view art in a working environment.  This building has been converted from a Foundry to an art gallery and studio for working artists.The lower level of the Art Center houses a gallery featuring local artists or special exhibits.  The lower level also houses a children's art room, a small area with gifts for sale and a l...

"I couldn't draw a straight line if I tried!"  I hear this often from those who have seen my graphite/pencil crayon work in particular, and I'm reminded of what the author of So You Thought You Couldn't Draw, Sandra McFall Angelo states on the front of her book.  She has heard many people lament that they were born with "two left hands" and that they ha...

Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte is one of the most elegant phones I have ever come across. It is very sexy and it makes people notice you. It is a very fashionable phone and the price it’s very high. The features are simple and there is nothing complicated about the phone. The keyboard is excellent; the only bad thing about it is that the buttons are very small. I like to look at it as a jewel...

The interior of the building is very dramatic.  When you first enter, most of the building appears to be open space.  You can see a staircase straight ahead, but not much else -- just a huge atrium that rises many stories.But the building appearing to be empty is an illusion.  There are galleries -- they're just hidden away on the sides, not visible until you reach a stairway...

I picked this up while browsing at the library, mainly because I like Lily Tomlin.  But after seeing it, I thought it was only so-so.The movie was made in 1976, and is a homage to detective movies of the 1940s.  In addition to Art Carney and Lily Tomlin, it also stars Bill Macy (of "Maude," not to be confused with William Macy of "Fargo").  It was produced (th...

For kids over three years old, art students and adults alike this is one awesome product. It's a well kept secret that Coldwater Creek the clothing store also offers a variety of gift items. I was thrilled to find art pencils and water colors in a black canvas zip-around tote with handles. Perfect for taking along on a trip or a visit to grandma since the canvas is easily cleaned with runni...

I have a thing for dragons!  I once purchased a $25 calendar simply because it was filled with dragon images.  As a functional calendar it never even saw the wall, but as a reference for honing my drawing skills it was well used.While at one of my favorite stores a few weeks ago I came across a treasure and without hesitating I snatched up the book from the shelf and scurried to the c...

I love certain magazines and it bothers me to have to rate this particular magazine so low but it's title should be Advertisments Directory for the Art Jewelry Industry, as this magazine is advert heavy and content light.  The only reason I'm being generous is that the "freebie" 4 page flyer that caused this issue to be wrapped in plastic, had a tutorial that I considered...

While on a trip back to New England where I was born, my husband and I visited many gift shops and of course, a few tourist traps. It's just not vacation without traipsing through all that cheap junk. We were staying with my cousin who lives in NH. She knows just about every store in all of New England. We left it to her to pick the most unusual or best stores for us to visit and she d...

My  daughter loves to draw and do a lot of craft during her spare time. She regularly checks web sites for arts and crafts and follows steps. At  times, we  would do the crafts together on weekends.  I always buy her books for her arts and crafts or anything that will help to enhance her ability. She loves to draw and sketch so this book of Art Skills from Usborne helped a l...

My daughter loves gifts especially when it has something to do with art. She is fond of making drawings endlessly and her favorite object are girls with different clothes, hair styles, funny and lovely faces matching with different accessories. It is kind of dull for her to see her drawing very pale or just a sketch of a pencil.This Disney 35 piece art set composes of eight water color paints, ...

While having some free time I found the website minigamesfun.com. It is a flashgames website where You can play free small games - mainly flashgames. Among the 5000 games to be found on that site I found some really interesting games. I like playing sudoku a lot. And at this site I found an interesting variant of sudoku called plop art sudoku. The game is played like sudoku, but you d...

I was searching for attractive metal wall art that would compliment the neutral colors of my living room, and also my own personality. I wanted three-dimensional texture, and something contemporary in a long horizontal design that said "Music" and "Happy" to me, and at a price that I could afford. I wasn't finding anything that I liked in the local st...

This art set is like a suitcase filled with artist supplies.  It is for ages 5 and up.  It has everything a young artist could want.  Crayons, markers, glitter glue, glue, scissors, watercolors, oil pastels and colored pencils.  There are over 200 pieces!  It all fits into a nice wood case that is only and inch and a half thick when it is closed.  It can slide behi...

Let me preface all of this by stating that I am not usually a fan of self-help books. I know they help a lot of people, but I think most of them are filled with meaningless drivel that egomaniacs churn out in order to earn a book. This is why I was so blown away by The War of Art. Pressfield breaks down all motivational factors into one concept: resistance.He explains how resistance is the forc...

My first grade daughter is a budding artist.  The top wish on her Christmas list was an art easel and art kit to draw and paint with.  So I went to work, trying to find the best bargain I could.  What I found was Loew Cornell's 80 piece art kit, which offers an abundance of options.  It comes with 20 crayons, 16 markers, 12 watercolor cakes, 14 mini colored pencils, 12 o...