Monday Morning Giggle

Classy People™ Card #9794

Good morning! Hope everyone had a great weekend. We know its not always the greatest feeling to be back to work on a Monday morning. Let us help you brighten up your day by tuning in every week on our Facebook page for Pine Ridge Art’s Monday Morning Giggle. Our first post features artwork by Alice Hinther.

Mother's Day Gift Ideas

Classy People™Cards - Artwork by Alice Hinther

Mother’s Day is right around the corner.  We’ve made it easy for you to find a memorable gift with these terrific ideas.

You can never go wrong with a personalized greeting. Choose from several of these clever and humorous cards from the Classy People™

card line.

For the Mom on the Go

Travel Mug

Choose from a wide array of vibrant images. Each mug holds a generous 16oz serving. Our Thermal Travel Mugs have a secure travel lid, and a stainless steel interior ensuring that her drink is piping hot or arctic cold throughout the day while she’s in or out of the office.

Travel Mugs - Artwork by Nel Whatmore
and Louise Cunningham

Slim Journal - Artwork by Nel Whatmore

Slim Journal

This hard cover journal’s compact size makes it perfect for taking on the go. A glossy finish, adding shine and texture, enhances the vivid cover artwork. Details we love are the 176 lined pages, a handy magnetic clasp and a ribbon bookmark.

Mouse Pad Planner - Artwork by Nel Whatmore

For the Tech
Savvy Mama

Mouse Pad Planner

Add something pretty amongst all of the high tech products she currently owns. These 55 sheet Mouse Pad Planners will compliment any work environment. It features a perpetual date pad with lots of room for notes, as well as a non-slip backer.

Stoneware Mug - Artwork by Nel Whatmore

For the Calm and Collected Mommy

Stoneware Mug

She won’t want to miss her morning coffee in these stunningly colourful mugs. Each Stoneware Mug holds a generous 16 oz serving of her favourite beverage.

Tea-for-One

These tea-for-one sets are sure to put a smile on her face. They are so cute and each set comes with an inspiring message such as “A family is nature’s masterpiece,” “Cherish forever what makes you unique,” and “Take time to enjoy the little things.” Its hard to choose a favourite!

Tea-for-One - Artwork by Amanda Hillier

Hopefully these ideas have helped you out and if not… Just remember to show your mom just how much she means to you. As long as she feels loved and appreciated that’s all that matters.  

Organize in Style

If chaos is overpowering your life leaving you feeling messy and overwhelmed as a result, its time to get organized! Being organized takes time but with these tips and tricks life can become much easier.

Tip # 1 - Use a Calendar

Obtain a calendar and put it in a place where you see it every day during the mornings. Try to keep your calendar close at hand when sorting through papers. You’ll find that you can file or even toss announcements for an event if it’s recorded on your calendar. Calendars can remind you to do things on time and there’s no need to rely on stacks of documents.

2014 Bold and Beautiful Desk Calendar by Nel Whatmore

Spectrum Collection 2014 Planners

Tip # 2 – Use a Planner

Planners are especially useful if you have a lot of appointments and have trouble keeping track of your schedule on a day-to-day basis. It’s easy to carry a planner with you for frequent consultation. A bonus of having a planner is being able to fit more information! Take a peek at Pine Ridge Art’s Spectrum Collection 2014 Planners. For all of you fashionistas out there, several of the luxurious faux leather trendy colours such as Jade, Cobalt, Lemongrass, Persimmon and Brick Red are very similar to the featured colours found in Pantone’s Fall 2013 report. These planners contain 13 months including January 2015. Other features we love include a ribbon bookmark placeholder, an elastic ribbon for secure closure, and a memento pouch to use as an organized repository for papers, business cards, and receipts.

Spectrum Collection Journals

Tip # 3 – Write it Down

Anything and everything you need to remember should be written down. It’s a good idea to carry a journal and pen with you at all times in order to write things down as they come to you. Record, phone numbers, appointments, birthdays, shopping lists, and things to do, and record them where you can easily find and refer to them when you need it. Pine Ridge Art’s stylish Spectrum Collection Journals come with 192 pages of lined paper – perfect for taking notes. Take time to organize those receipts or store those tickets, photos and special keepsakes using the special pouch found on the back.  

Store those phone numbers using our upbeat and colourful address books featuring 12 alphabetic, laminated index tabs. This small binder easily adds or subtracts pages and its universal icons identify the contact information.

Spectrum Collection Address Books

Tip # 4 – Make Lists

Make a to do list for your day. Create a daily or immediate list, a to do list for the week and for the month. Need visual initiative to write those lists? Our vast array of list pads should help you out.

With a little time and perseverance you are well on your way to having that organized life. For more inspiration view our Pinterest board for office organization ideas including stationery and accessories.

Springing into Pinterest

It felt like it would never come but the first day of spring is finally here. To celebrate we’ve rounded up a few of our favourite spring themed images on our newly created Pinterest site. You may be wondering – what is Pinterest? Think of it as a  virtual bookmark to organize your interests.  You can visit our site to find out more about our artists, colour trends and things which inspire us.  Check out our first board posting “Spring is in the Air.”  Have a great day and happy pinning!

Click on the image to view our page.

Spring's Renewal

His paintings hang in many homes around the world. People who’ve met him are surprised at how humble and grounded he is. Perhaps this is because Mark Keathley is one of the brightest stars on the art world’s horizon. Everywhere he has gone, he has found great acceptance for his work.

When he was nineteen he attended a small one man show in his college art class and saw, for the first time, someone selling artwork. This was all it took for his renewed interest in painting. Mark was determined to learn more and painted for twelve to fourteen hours a day, six days a week! Within a year he found that many people were beginning to collect his work.

Clockwise from top left: Stoneware Mug, Slim Journal and Coasters

Pine Ridge Art features a variety of products with Mark’s “Spring’s Renewal” artwork. The second of the Seasons of Life series, this painting portrays that spring is a gentle reminder of the new life that comes after the cold and grey winter.

Click on the video below to hear what Mark has to say about this beautiful painting.

For more information on Mark’s work including Painting Workshops and Artwork demos, visit his website at www.markkeathley.com.

Laughing Out Loud!

Classy People™by Pine Ridge Art's clever greeting cards have struck a chord with customers and many local and national card and gift stores. Talented artist Alice Hinther has been featured in Ottawa at Home's Winter 2013 publication. Find out how it all started by clicking on the article below.

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Ottawa at Home
16 Feb 2013

Valentine's Day Fun Facts

Believe it or not, Valentine's Day is the single largest seasonal card-sending occasion after Christmas. On average men spend $130 each on candy, cards, jewelry, flowers and dates. This is double the amount of what women commit to spending. Interesting...wondering what you’re sweetie is planning for you? Whether you're celebrating the day, here are a few fun facts to read about February 14th.

Greeting Cards

- Approximately one billion Valentine's are sent out worldwide each year according to estimates by the U.S. Greeting Card Association.

- Teachers will receive the most Valentine's Day cards, followed by children, mothers, wives, sweethearts and pets.

- Over 50% of all Valentine's Day cards are purchased in the 6 days prior to the holiday.

Other Fun Facts

- Every Valentine's Day, the Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, received about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet.

- The oldest surviving love poem till date is written in a clay tablet from the times of the Sumerians, inventors of writing, around 3500 B.C.

- In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.
- Red hearts are a ubiquitous Valentine symbol. Red is traditionally associated with the color of blood. At one time, people thought that the heart, which pumps blood, was the part of the body that felt love. In fact, when the Egyptians mummified their dead for burial, they removed every organ but the heart because they believed the heart was the only part of the body necessary for the trip through eternity.
- A True Love Knot, or Endless Knot of Love, was a very popular Valentine in England and the U.S. in the seventeenth century. As their name implies, these Valentines were drawn as a knot and could be read from any line and still make sense.

Happy Valentine's Day!