I've Been Framed gets a store cat!

Meet Jordy! Our new buddy here at the shop. He just came to live with us this past Monday and he's still getting used to his new friends and surroundings, so you may not see him around much for a few weeks. But when you do get a chance to meet him you'll find that he's very friendly and well behaved. We are very excited to adopt this little guy at the store and I am positive that he is going to be the world's most spoiled cat.

Jordy does request that you make sure and close the door behind you when you visit so that he is not tempted to leave the building. Thank you!

We have a winner!

In case you hadn't heard, we held a contest this past month for kids 13 and under to enter a name for our newest manikin. We asked that each child write down a name that they like and why they chose it. On Valentine's day our employees went through all the names and we voted on our favorites. It was a difficult decision as all of the name entries were great! We did finally make a decision and we'd like to proudly introduce you to.... ARTIE MCFLY and our winner, 8 year old Zadie. Zadie's reason for chosing the name in her words were "Because Artie has the word "art" in it and it's an at store!" Good logic if you ask me! Above is a picture of Zadie and the fabulous all you could ever want art set that she won. Congratulations girl! Hope you have a lot of fun making art with your new supplies!

Also, as promised here are the runner up names that are just too good not to share. Thanks to all who participated! We had a lot fun with this one and look forward to many more contests and giveaways.

(I kept the spelling as it was written in by the kids keep in mind!)

Anatole	because he's a boy
Angelina	Because she is in a ballet poze and angalina is a good ballet name
Artsy Maniac	because he's at an art store
Arty	because it sounds like art and it is an art store. Think it would be cute :-)
Awesome	He is AWESOMG!
Becca	because I ued a bic pen to write this. I found it on the floor by the door
Bella	because in french it means beautiful
Blue Moo	She was my best friend since I was 5 years old. She had to move away I miss her a lot. So when I come to visit you I can visit her too.
Bobby	because his head is bobbley
Brien	I like the name Brien
Caden	It's not always spelled like that. Also it's my brotther's name
Caleb	becaue he's as tall as me
Caraline	That's my Ant's name <3
Charlie	Because that's my brother's name and I love him
Crazy Dude	because he's a dude and he's crazy
Dabada	her syllables
Degas	because he was an artist and can be posed like a ballerina.
Doodle	Because it's an art store and what a name it's very creative.
Duncan	This is the name of her brother (cat) that went missing on Nov 15th
Elf	He looks like an elf
Elfman	Beecus he has a elf hat
Fabrica	It means art in Latin ;-) cuz it's in an art store!
Gingerwood	because it is like christmas
Gordan Norward	I think I like name because its unique
Grafico	spanish for visual
Harry	because he looks like a harry
Ichabad Van Foster (IBF)	Similar initials similar to I've Been Framed + Foster St.
Ichabod Barnabus Forest	because I love that name
Ima Dahl	N/A
Jacobi	Funny cute name
James	beacus it sownds like a little bruther name
Jammy	because he looks like a jammy
Jeff	Just like it "it's a name"
Jenga	because it reminds me of the type of wood he is
Jingle	beacus HeS Waring a elf Hat
Joe	I think he looks like Joe
John	because he looks like a woden person that just looks like somebody
JoJ	N/A
Jollywood	because he is strutting like he's jolly and hes made of wood
Jordan	Because I reely like the name
Landraw	Because this is a land that you draw.
Lemony	I think lemony is a cool name
Leo	For Leonardo da vinci and his many masterpeices
Liam	he is my brother
Luckina	because it looks like it could get lucky.
Magma	N/A
Martin	Because I want to name it after a character in a book I like.
Marvin	he looks bored like him
Max	it's a good name for a boy
Me	because I like wiggeling his fingers!
Mogersen	N/A
Oliver	School friends name
Osiris	because the way he stand makes him look like a king
Patty boi	because it reminds me of Irlend. We lived their for a while.
Pinnochio	Why? To win a prize
Poblo	for poblo pecaso
Ponyboy or Baudelaire	because I love that name and it's from the outsiders.
Ruby	She wanted to name her after herself
Santa's little frankenstein	made by santa's spare parts he is often misunderstood
Scout	It's my dog's name <3
Sellvester	N/A
Shining Star	N/A
Sletch Man	I use it for sketching
Sylvester	N/A
Teddy	becaue bear have feet
Tet	N/A
Tim	because I know how to spell tim!
Timothy	N/A
Toby	Name of a train and she really likes it
Ty	I picked ty because that's my friend's name
Waldo	because he is prfit.
William Willy	because that's my name
Zane Funk	because the name reminds me of white snow

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Love the love!

Valentines day is just a little over two weeks away so it's time to start getting your craft on! There are so many wonderful things covered in sparkles and glitter here at the store perfect for that hand crafted card or gift. Here's some pics of our love-filled goodness!

                                                      Win her heart with a bouquet for brushes!                  Some of our Valentine pretties!

Acrylic Paint Overview

Great new video from Golden. Have you checked out their whole video library yet? DO IT!

Last minute gifts and stocking stuffer ideas

Jim Henson Doodle book!

This book is AWESOME and filled with hours of doodling fun.

 Beautiful wooden french box easel. 

Purchase this and get an extra 20% off any paint set!

 Tons of great paint sets that come with everything you need to get started 

for only $49.99 each!

 Mini manikin sets.

Comes with a little man, a mini brush, a mini canvas and easel and a mini paint tube

$4.99 each!

 Portland Art Card decks

 Everything Horses set!

 Mini Manga books! 

These would make awesome stocking stuffers for a manga artist!

 Sumi calligraphy sets

 Beautiful Wood A-frame easels just $44.00 each!

All kinds of paint sets $20.00-$50.00 each

You can gift some one with a brand new paint set and easel for under $100.00!

 A dozen long stemmed brushes gift set

Forget roses, you're sure to woo any artists with a dozen beautiful long stemmed brushes

Complete with a porcelain vase and brush rest all for $14.99!

 Is someone on your naughty list this year? 

Give them a bag of char-COAL in their stocking or as a gift topper.

 Tower of  mini canvas!

Includes 17 miniature canvases with a mini brush thrown in

All for  $12.00

Strathmore visual art journal kits.

Comes with sheets of decorative handmade paper and 36 sheets of regular sketchbook paper

 Brush sets of all kinds

$3-$10

 Gorgeous wood flat file

$49.99 (call for more info)

 Little pocket journal sets

Comes with variety of nice pens and a pocket sketchbook

$10-$20

 Speedball Screen printing sets

Comes with everything you  need to get started!

$40-$100

 Up-cycled record sketchbooks! Lots of fun and locally made!

 Table top easels 

$10-$50

All kinds of manikins and manikin hands!

Prices vary

These are just a few ideas from around the store. We have many many more gift sets that we've put together ourselves, there's sure to be something to suite everyone on your list and if you aren't finding what you need, our helpful employees would more than happy to help you put together a custom set right there in the store. 

New blog!

Hurrah!

 We've finally decided to hop on the blogging bandwagon to make up for our lack of a website. We are really excited to get this going by providing lots of colorful and descriptive posts/pictures of the latest and greatest at the store! This way you can stay updated on new stock and current sales/discounts from your own home computer. 

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Enjoy