Art Reviews by Barbara Burns

This year with the recession, I am trying to figure out what to do about gifts … I cannot afford to spend a gazillion dollars cash or credit … yet I want to give thoughtful heartwarming gifts too. So … I have a plan {insert evil grin and laugh here!} I’ve been known for my cheap gift ideas several times in the past! My grandmother would have called them thrifty gift ideas … after all, she was the one who recycled xmas wrapping paper every year of her life … it had to shred into nothing before she quit saving and using it!

1. RECYCLE!

Last year my daughter gave me a set of 4 lovely, heavy, nice glass photo coasters …. not something I would use but … I can use them as the basis for some palm tree oil paint sketches on the thick glass border - the picture can be seen and the glass will also be decorated … using my Epson Photo Stylus 1400 ink jet printer … I can print pictures the right size to put in the coasters and suddenly, I have a unique gift ready to wrap and put under the Christmas tree for someone this year.

2. FOOD!

a) I have a couple plastic plates I bought last year and did nothing with them … they are still in the box … quite pretty … I am thinking that I will make a Wacky Cake and put the slices on one of the plates and wrap it in plastic wrap as a “family” gift for Christmas Day.

b) I bought a deviled egg tray a couple years ago but never got around to giving it to my son-in-law … I am thinking this year would be an excellent time to make deviled eggs for it … my son-in-law cooks a lot and having an extra tray of holiday snacks might be nice.

3. RECIPES! [individual typed or hand-written with magnet glued on the back]

a) I am thinking that I will give my son-in-law a greeting card with a recipe inside it for his December birthday, one for him for Christmas and one for my daughter for Christmas. I plan to hand write the recipes on the inside of the card where normally the greeting would be and I am going to glue a magnet onto the back of the card so it can be kept on the refrigerator. A nice food picture on the front, a magnet on the back and a hand written recipe inside when it is opened up. I have the recipes all picked out already for both of them!

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Bell Peppers - Oil Note/Greeting Cards Chili Peppers on Display Note/Greeting Cards Fresh Fruit Market Roma Note/Greeting Cards Ghourds Note/Greeting Cards Hanging Garlic Note/Greeting Cards Italian Gelato Amarena (Cherry) Note/Greeting Cards Italian Gelato Amarena Note/Greeting Cards Italian Gelato Fragola Pistacchio Note/Greeting Cards Italian Gelato Limone Note/Greeting Cards Italian Gelato Note/Greeting Cards Italian Gelato Note/Greeting Cards Italian Gelato Note/Greeting Cards Italian Gelato Note/Greeting Cards Italian Gelato Pistacchio Note/Greeting Cards Italian Tiramisu Note/Greeting Cards Lettuce and Cabbage Note/Greeting Cards Lettuce and Herbs Outdoor Market Note/Greeting Cards Market Fresh Lettuce Note/Greeting Cards Orange Ghourds Note/Greeting Cards Outdoor Market Roma Note/Greeting Cards Pecorino Tuscany Note/Greeting Cards Produce Market Roma Note/Greeting Cards Red Chili Peppers Hanging Note/Greeting Cards Sausage Tuscany Note/Greeting Cards Squash and Pumpkins Note/Greeting Cards Tomatoes and Lettuce Note/Greeting Cards Vegetable Shaped Marzapane Note/Greeting Cards Vegetable Shaped Marzipan Note/Greeting Cards Apples and Pussy Willows Note/Greeting Cards Broccoli Tree Note/Greeting Cards Broccoli Tree Note/Greeting Cards Broccoli Tree Note/Greeting Cards Colorful Bell Peppers Note/Greeting Cards Farm Fresh Apples Note/Greeting Cards Honey Jars Note/Greeting Cards Leafy Lettuce Note/Greeting Cards Basket of Carrots Note/Greeting Cards Basket of Colorful Peppers Note/Greeting Cards Basket of Pumpkins Note/Greeting Cards Baskets of Heirloom Tomatoes Note/Greeting Cards Beautiful Broccoli Note/Greeting Cards Chocolate Flowers Note/Greeting Cards Colorful Gourds Note/Greeting Cards Colorful Serrano Peppers Note/Greeting Cards Corn Stalks and Pumpkins Note/Greeting Cards Decorative Corn Note/Greeting Cards Fall Gourds and Squash Note/Greeting Cards Gourds and Corn Fall Decorations Note/Greeting Cards

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