New Gift-Giving Option 20091010
Post date: Oct 11, 2009 2:02:45 AM
2009-October-10:
Great News! Ambigram Greetings Gift Certificates are now available. For those of you who would love to buy someone a gift, but can't decide which one to get, Give a Gift Certificate and let your recipient choose for themselves. The certificates bear the same phrase and decor as the greeting card entitled "A Gift For You!!" and ambigrams of the words "for," "date," "value," and "from;" and include a line for your own personal message. Both you and your recipient will get more value from the gift certificates by purchasing or redeeming them in person while at an event (check Calendar of Events at top of News and Announcements Page) -- no need to cover the cost of shipping.
Craft Event News
It was great to see some familiar faces and meet some new ones at the Craft Fair hosted by Rob and Julie of Josie's General Store in Canterbury, CT, today. Some of the guests that visited my booth offered some suggestions of words, phrases, and scriptures they wanted to see turned into art. One guest also asked for a Personalized Name Art Laminated Bookmark -- as a gift for a family member.
Greeting Card News
Back on August 17, I had hinted at a new greeting card/ word art design that my nephew could help with. This one is different from my usual ambigrammatical designs -- you can't read this one the same right-side-up and up-side-down, in fact, it doesn't read anything up-side-down. In this design I have integrated both American Sign Language and the written English language. I had my nephew pose his hand in front of a textured wall surface for a photograph that I used as a backdrop for the rest of the art. The upright pinky finger represents the letter "i" -- I placed a 'dot' over it. The upright first finger together with the extended thumb represent the letter "L" -- I placed the letters 'ove' after it. The upright pinky finger together with the extended thumb represent the letter "Y" -- I placed the letters 'ou' after it. Together, all three extended fingers represent "I Love You" -- which phrase is easily recognizable in the completed image. You can customize this greeting card by adding "Mommy," "Daddy," "Mommy and Daddy," or any other familial term of endearment at the top of the photo, and by selecting a favorite (basic) color for the letters and border. Because I chose to use such a young hand for the photo, I drew the letters as though the bumpy texture of the 'wall' influenced the path of the 'crayon' that was used to write the greeting. This design will be available in the 5.5" x 8.5" size greeting card (horizontal/ fold-on-top orientation).
