4th Of July Sale!

Celebrate the 4th of July at Donna’s Mailboxes and More!

Receive 10% off your order from now until midnight July 4th by using the coupon code” july4th09″.

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How To Plant A Tree In Your State Park!

This was posted on a wonderful forum I belong to Ecommerce Seller’s Motivators and wanted to share it with everyone. This is a wonderful way for you to be able to plant a tree in your state Park.  After you have planted your tree, be sure to pass this on to your friends and family.

Odwalla is re-running its successful Plant a Tree promotion for 2009, and has DOUBLED the funding they will put towards the trees from $50,000 in 2008 to $100,000 in 2009. Only 11 State Park systems will be eligible for the funding, based on the states that participate in the Park Visitor Welcome Kit program.

How it works:
Each time someone goes to www.parkvisitor.com/odwalla and chooses (your state here) , $1 will be added to your state’s tree fund. Each computer will only be allowed to participate once. The program will remain open until all funds are used, or until Dec. 31, 2009. The state with the most clicks gets the most dollars! To see how you are doing, click on the Number of Trees Planted tab.

Please go on line and click for <your state here> Park Trees. Feel free to pass this info on to your friends and family and ask them to click too! It only takes a moment. One state park that participated last year received over $20,000.

Odwalla Inc. is an American food product company that sells fruit juice, smoothies and food bars. It was founded in Santa Cruz, California in 1980 and is headquartered in Half Moon Bay, California

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Just For The Grandkids!

My two youngest grandchildren just celebrated their birthdays in May and June. Caleb turned 2 and Bailey had her first birthday. Generally I would have bought them toys or clothes, but no this year. In my old age I am beginning to be a little more nostalgic and wanted to give them something that could be kept as a heirloom and be passed down to their children one day.
So my quest for the perfect gift began. It of course had to be hand painted after all thats what grandma does and I wanted grandpa to be involved so it had to be wooden, he’s a cabinet maker so that makes sense. I also wanted it to be something they would use, so I decided on wooden chairs for their room. Someplace they could sit and read, color or whatever.

I already had a pattern for the wooden flower pot chair that I make, this makes a great child’s chair except for the hole for the flower pot. I discussed this with my husband and he said the chair was to straight and would not be comfortable, so we decided on Adirondack chairs for them, they would not only be comfortable, but the kids would grow into them and use them for several years.

So my husband constructed the chairs and I got to work on painting them. Baileys of course had to be girly girl so I went with a butterfly theme and Caleb loves the outdoors so why not a fishing theme.

Well the chairs were a hit with the grandkids. Caleb actually pushed his little chair that goes to his desk to the side and used his new chair all day, Bailey sat in hers and watched TV, so now I will have to come up with something equally as special next year for their birthday’s.

Oh and of course  the backs of the chairs are painted and also included are their names and love from their Grandma and Grandpa.

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Summer Fun Special 10% Off Your Order!

Sunday 6/21/09 is the first day of Summer, so Donna’s Mailboxes and More is having a sale!

Starting today Thursday 6/18/09 until Sunday 6/21/09 receive 10% off your order of $25.00 or more by using the coupon code “summerfun”.

Click Here to start shopping and saving at Donna’s Mailboxes and More

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New Grocery Tote Bag Design!

Check out Donna’s Mailboxes and More for the great new large grocery tote bag that I have added!

If you love butterflies, then this tote bag is for you, I have hand painted several different butterflies on both sides of the tote bag, with a floral design at the bottom and clouds in the background.

Be sure to check out my other grocery tote bags as well as my hand painted canvas tote bags and gift tote bags.

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New Mailbox Design!

I had the opportunity this past week to paint a mailbox completely different from my usual design.  Not that this was the first unique design, I have had many many requests over the years, here is one I did a few months ago

This was a fun design, the person who requested it held concerts at their house and also has a butterfly garden when you walked up to her front door, so I tied the whole theme together for her.

The latest one I just did was for a local customer, she was looking for a design that would have mountains and a waterfall. So this is what I came up with

This was something really different for me, I never painted mountains before and I have painted water scenes, but this was my first waterfall. I really enjoyed painting this, I spent time just dreaming up the scene in my mind and then hoping it would appear the same on the mailbox. Needless to say I was very happy with it and of course I know what I will change if and when I paint the same scene again. My customer was thrilled and was giving this to her son and his new bride as a wedding gift. I hope they enjoy the mailbox as much as I enjoyed painting it.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out my site, Donna’s Mailboxes and More

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