Saturday, March 30th, 2013
Digital artwork, computerized images, have become quite popular with some of our customers, and we are seeing more and more of them turned to canvases. I thought it would be fun to share some of these in this post.
The first three were created by Peter. He simply told us that “these are pieces of original art created on a computer with paint and graphic programs.” Well, Peter, all I can say is FABULOUS COLORS! Thanks so much for sharing these on our Customer Showcase. Hopefully, others will be inspired.
Then another customer, Caryn, created this last one. “It is an original piece of art that I created digitally on my computer. It was a fun experience to create and turn to canvas.” Caryn, I would be interested in knowing where you will hang this terrific piece. 
I imagine these will encourage some of our readers to give digital art a try. Mom
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Sunday, March 24th, 2013
Spring finally arrived in Indiana last week. I feel as though I waited an eternity for it. My heart has been longing for blue skies and butterflies and fields of tulips! In fact, here are a couple of lovely images that reflect my hearts anticipation for upcoming April, one of my favorite months following a long cold winter. The first is Beth’s photo of a beautiful field of Lupine in the San Juan Mountains of South West Colorado. The second is a canvas we made for Ameer. He says: “It was an early spring evening in the US Botanic Garden in front of the US Capitol. Lying down on the ground, I was able to get the sun illuminating the tulips without making it a dark silhouette. This is one of my favorite shots. It takes me back there in a flash, every time I see it!” Yes, spring sweet spring!
But ah…Beth and Ameer, though these were the very scenes I expected this first week of spring…it seems that I was fooled! (April Fool’s Day is less than a week away!) You see, just to prove how unpredictable Indiana weather can be, I am experiencing a strong and stubborn blizzard-like blast of Arctic cold and snow! Kristi’s photo of her summer home in winter is much like the view from my forest cabin here in Southwestern Indiana. Or the image of the snow trees of Alaska that Victoria sent us. Both are spectacular winter scenes, but much too chilling for me. I was hoping the month of March would truly come in like a tiger and go out like a lamb, but so much for that. Maybe the crocuses will begin blooming on April 1st. Now that would turn the tables on old man winter, wouldn’t it!
I always like to joke that whether the weather be good, or whether the weather be not, we’ll weather the weather, whatever the weather…whether we like it or not! Mom
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Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
I love shouting out reminders! And with spring in the air, I feel it’s a good time for me to review some key benefits that you as a valued customer have when you order from Canvas on Demand.
Did you know
- that we ship out your custom canvas in just two days compared to many companies that take 3 to 4 weeks! Some folks don’t believe it, but it is true.
- that we carefully review each of your images and call you back if we think the one you’ve chosen may not be optimal?
- that our art department will crop, correct flaws, and optimize color at no additional charge?
- that we offer a 100%, no-questions-asked, money back guarantee?
- that our primary goal is not just to satisfy you…but to delight and surprise you far beyond what you ever expected?
- that our customer service representatives will patiently speak to you by phone as you place your order online?
- that you can have your favorite photo put, not just on canvas, but on cups and key rings, and mugs, etc.?
Spring is just around the corner! Grab your camera and take advantage of all the benefits that Canvas on Demand has to offer. Mom
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Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
There are two great things about Canvas on Demand: Our customers and our staff. In nearly all my posts, you hear about our amazing, creative, and inspiring customers. Today, I want to talk a bit about our staff. They are dedicated, hardworking, loyal, and caring! I say this in all sincerity. I plan to give you a chance to meet a few of them in the next few weeks.
In this post, I want to introduce you to Ryan. She has been the Customer Service Manager at Canvas On Demand for 5 ½ years. She told me why she enjoys working here. “I love working with an amazing customer service team that genuinely cares about our customers. We get to help people put memories onto canvas, and we turn their personal art into something that they can show off. That is pretty amazing and empowering in my book!”
It seemed appropriate to put the spotlight on Ryan during mid-March, because recently she and her husband, Chris, took a 2-week trip to Ireland! I asked her about her trip, and she said, “We went to Ireland in the fall of 2012 to celebrate my birthday and our wedding anniversary. This trip has been a dream for as long as I can remember. I’m at least a quarter Irish, and I have always felt a strong connection with the island and its culture.”
Ryan is an awesome photographer as you can see by the stunning canvases below.
The first one is of Giant’s Causeway at Carrick-a-rede Bridge in northern Ireland. She told me that it was so windy that waterfalls were actually blowing upwards! 
Regarding the next magnificent canvas, Ryan explains: “Kilclooney Dolman is in county Donegal in northwest Ireland. It is a portal tomb circa, 3500BC.”
Don’t you love this next canvas? I wish I could just put a blanket down in that pasture and spend the afternoon in the sun with a glass of wine and some Irish cheese! Well…I might have to share some of it with the sheep!
The tour company that Ryan and her hubby used was Vagabond Tours. Doesn’t this look like a fun bunch? That canvas makes me want to travel with them. Check them out at http://vagabondtoursofireland.ie/
Thanks, Ryan, for sharing your fabulous photography…and thanks for all the hard work you do for our customer at Canvas on Demand! Mom
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Thursday, March 7th, 2013
I particularly enjoy the international canvases we make for our customers because I love to travel. They make me want to follow in their footsteps! The first one below was
Hoi An, Vietnam
made for Rebecca, a customer who fell in love with Hoi An, Vietnam, just as I did two years ago! She told us that this was one of her stops on a trip that took her to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Bali. Thanks for sharing this canvas about a charming UNESCO Heritage site.
Twice I have stood at China’s Great Wall, so this one below taken by the son of one of our customers named Patrica causes me to feel a lot of excitement!
Great Wall
Patricia said: The service was excellent and we are delighted with the results. The delivery was extremely fast!
Virginia sent us a photo of three canvases hanging on her wall. We created them for her from photos she took in South East Asia. She wrote: Everyone thinks that I purchased the prints from a professional art gallery, and I’m always proud to say that they are my own. I wasn’t sure what to expect having the photos blown up so big, I thought the resolution would become blurry, but the they look great! Your staff was very responsive to my queries and even gave me extra time to make changes to my order when I needed it.
Virginia’s Vacation Wall
All these photos are inspirational to me. I am thinking about a three-month backpacking trip to India in a year or so. I am always finding myself wanting to follow in our customers’ footsteps! Mom
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Friday, March 1st, 2013
There is nothing that says “softness” like a newborn baby! These canvases speak for themselves. I think you’ll understand after appreciating them, how much fun my job here at Canvas on Demand can be!
One of our customers, Michelle, asked us to create this precious canvas of her first granddaughter who arrived after four grandsons! It’s no wonder that Michelle wanted this feminine photo turned into an heirloom piece of art. She told us: “My first granddaughter! She won’t be spoiled one bit! Right!”
Another customer, Rachel, in her online testimonial, said, “I was snapping these for my little girl’s first birthday party invitations.” And of course, a baby, a camera, and a little sweetness always equals a great canvas!
Lauren explained: “I am a portrait photographer, and this photo was taken in my studio. This baby was 2 weeks old and such a good baby to photograph.” Lauren, we are sure your clients were very satisfied with this final product!
Another photographer, out of Georgia, really captured softness in her image! Her name is Kathleen, and her photo was so unique with that brown prop. “This sweet love child stole my heart during our photo shot!” She went on to say, “Her Mamma’s gonna squeal when she gets her Canvas! It is just BEAUTIFUL!”
For a canvas that will make you squeal, simply grab your camera and a newborn. End of lesson. Mom
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Sunday, February 24th, 2013
To quote Wikipedia:
The expression “Use a picture. It’s worth a thousand words.” appeared in a 1911 newspaper article quoting newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane discussing journalism and publicity. A similar phrase, “One Look Is Worth A Thousand Words”, appears in a 1913 newspaper advertisement for the Piqua Auto Supply House of Piqua, Ohio.
Okay, I know; I’m a writer. There needs to be words in this blog. But honestly! I can hardly find words to describe some of the precious, precious baby canvases we make for customers. So, please cut me a little slack on this post. After all, a picture—well, in this case, a canvas—is worth a thousand words!
How can anyone explain the power in this canvas below? Really! We created it for a customer named Alicia. She says, “This is a picture of my husband and our 2-week-old son. My heart melts every time I see it!” My heart too, Alicia. It is one of my all time favorites!
Jennifer took this picture of a friend’s baby. “It is one of my absolute favorites!” she told us. And we all understand why!
Erica sent us another indescribable image. In her testimonial, she wrote. “I absolutely LOVE this 16 x 24 canvas wrap! I gave it to a family member that just had a baby, and they are in AWE of how good it looks. Thanks so much for everything!!!” When customers are so happy, Erica, it brings us great joy.
And finally, Rita was blown away by her canvas below.
I’ve been told that I am a woman of many words…but sometimes, those words are just very hard to find. Mom
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
Tomorrow is the Feast of St. Valentine, better known as Valentine’s Day. It is marked by cards, flowers, gifts, candy, candlelight dinners…and yes, canvases! Our team at Canvas on Demand was very busy the last month getting those special Valentine canvases made. What a wonderful and personal gift many will receive tomorrow. I picked a few canvases that commemorate LOVE—from traditional images, to brotherly/sisterly affection to symbols of love to proverbial puppy love.
Ragina’s photo turned out marvelously.
Aaryn, who often orders canvases for her customers, finally placed an order for herself, and how precious it is.
I simply loved the simplicity of these rings, forever a symbol of love!
But my final canvas about love is one we made for Jane. She told us: We lost our two pets this last year and I wanted a big photo to remember them by. Our house was broken into and computers were taken–and so were pictures from the last 3 years (my fault for not backing them up). So this photo was the only decent one that I had with both the dogs in it (ages 13 and 17 when they died). We just love it. Canvas on Demand worked with me and we had excellent communication–both by phone and emails. Because the pixel count of my photo was not what was needed for a clear picture, they made it smaller and it is perfect. I would not hesitate recommending this wonderful company to anyone. We are so pleased!
Tomorrow, go ask someone special to be your valentine! Mom
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Friday, February 8th, 2013
Occassionally, I like to remind our readers about some special Canvas on Demand offers. So this post will highlight some of those features and, hopefully, point out a few offerings you may not already be aware of.
First of all, we have a new option for your favorite images. Did you know that you can now put photos and images on almost anything you want? And no matter what the medium, that Canvas on Demand quality you’ve come to expect always comes shining through. We now offer mugs, calendars, posters, jewelry, greeting cards, luggage tags, playing cards, address labels, buttons…and the list goes on and on and on! Check the choices out at http://www.canvasondemand.com/photo-gifts/. 
And while you may already know that you can select any size, choose a frame or a standard gallery wrap, decide on PixelPainting or Photo Realistic finishes…you may NOT be aware that Canvas on Demand offers FREE image enhancement and FREE consultation from our five-star customer service department. And best of all, we have a 100% money-back guarantee! Below are some of the many options you can choose for the edge of your canvas…
I also want to remind you that our awesome art department can work wonders with retouching and restoration techniques.
Are you struggling with ideas for that favorite photo? Well here’s one of my most helpful suggestions I can give you: Go to our Customer Showcase at http://www.canvasondemand.com/showcase/ to see a wealth of ideas and layouts. The showcase is divided into examples of every type of canvas—from weddings and anniversaries, to vintage and babies and pets. You’ll see great canvas collages and wall displays and split canvases too. After a few moments at that site, I think you will agree with me that we have some of the most creative customers on earth! Mom
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2013
Is there anyone out there who is ready for SPRING? January in my neck of the woods brought snow and ice and sleet and rain and a full-blown blizzard the day after Christmas. Ugh!
But February on the other hand brought the promise of an early spring. Yes! In Panxsutawney, Pennsylvania, a groundhog named Phil came out of his hole and was NOT frightened by his shadow, promising that warmth is just around the corner. Oh, okay, it may be legend or folklore…but to a Midwesterner suffering from a freezing case of cabin fever, it brought hope.
And now I’m dreaming for the first hints of spring—a little daffodil popping up from the thawing earth in my forest, a robin grabbing a worm, forsythia running her golden fingers through the valleys. So I guess it’s no wonder that this morning as I visited some canvas testimonials…I found glimpses of spring.
Victor’s image of his family in Central Park caused me to sigh. So did canvases we created of Nancy’s Cat in the Grass canvas, Jenna’s lovely cherry blossoms, and Franciska’s beautiful wedding shot. All are filled with anticipation of spring. These reminders will help me weather the hopefully short time remaining.
Tamara’s photo of her daughter in a field of flowers is an inspiration! Tolstoy said that ““Spring is the time of plans and projects.” I think I’ll spend my afternoon planning my flower garden!
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Ever look at someone,whether they’re your own child or not,and feel a sense of Parental Pride? Well, I feel that way about Joe and Tom, the co-owners of Canvas on Demand. Joe is actually my son; Tom is actually 
