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McCain Palin fans have a great choice of t-shirts, apparel, buttons, bumper stickers and gift items with this classic design.

New Look and Functions for ArtWanted. Check it out and sign up!

We have added a seperate section in the store just for the wall clocks. Hundreds of decorative artist wall clocks to choose from. For the home, second home or weekend retreat cabin. Wall clocks for the kitchen, dining room, living room, den, children’s kids room, nursery, bath, hall, garage, workshop or hobby shop.

New birthday cards have been added to our card shop at the link below. We now have special card designs up for relatives - Mom, Dad, brother, sister, daughter, son, etc. Check them out!

This is one great organization tool! You can choose your card from thousands of artistic and one of a kind designs, then schedule them to be sent at the appropriate time to your choosen recipient. All cards are only $2.49 each. How much easier could it be?!

Am I the only one that did not know that Erin Go Bragh means Ireland Forever? I kept seeing it on t-shirts and had no clue. Of course, the t-shirts actually said ‘Erin Go Braugh-less’!

We have a great selection of St. Paddy’s Day designs on all products this year. Enjoy!

Leprechaun Hat Irish Leprechaun Hat filled with Shamrocks for St Patricks Day. Saint Paddy’s Day, wearing of the green, parties or anytime for a bit of the luck of the Irish!	Lucky Irish Shamrocks St. Patrick’s Day lucky green clover shamrocks. Great design for Saint Paddy’s Day wearing of the green, parties or anytime for a bit of the luck of the Irish!
Leprechaun Hat and Shillelagh Irish Leprechaun Hat, Shamrocks and Shillelagh (Irish fighting stick or club). Great design for Saint Paddy’s Day wearing of the green, parties or anytime for a bit of the luck of the Irish!	Leprechaun Shamrocks St. Patrick’s Day lucky green clover shamrocks with grinning Leprechaun. Great design for Saint Paddy’s Day wearing of the green, parties or anytime for a bit of the luck of the Irish!
Lucky Irish Possum St. Patrick’s Day Opossum covered in lucky green clover shamrocks. Great possum design for Saint Paddy’s Day parties or anytime for a bit of the luck of the Irish!	Kiss Me Leprechaun Kiss Me I’m Irish Leprechaun St. Patrick’s Day of the Green celtic with clovers, shamrock, hearts. Saint Paddy’s Day.
Kiss Me Irish Girl Irsh Girl with Shamrock clover in hair. Great design for Saint Patrick’s Day, St. Paddy’s, St. Pat’s Day, kiss Me I’m Irish Hearts.	Kiss Me Irish Girl Irsh Girl with Shamrock clover in hair. Great design for Saint Patrick’s Day, St. Paddy’s, St. Pat’s Day, kiss me I’m Irish.
Kiss Me Irish Girl Irsh Girl with Shamrock clover in hair. Great design for Saint Patrick’s Day, St. Paddy’s, St. Pat’s Day, kiss me I’m Irish.	Shamrock St. Patrick’s Day Four Leaf Clover
Irish Let everyone know you are Irish or that you want to be Irish with this design. Great for St. Patrick’s Day!	Irish Let everyone know you are Irish or that you want to be Irish with this design. Great for St. Patrick’s Day!
Leprechaun on Shamrock Get your Luck ‘O the Irish Here!	Possum Leprechaun Possum Leprechaun sitting on his Pot of Gold
St Patrick’s Day Possum Opossum wearing Green Leprechaun Hat	Leprechaun Bowing Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
Leprechaun Dandy Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!	Leprechaun Dance Happy St. Patrick’s Day

A new store for kaleidoscope designs on t-shirt - t-shirts - tee - tees - tee shirt - tee shirts - jewelry boxes - buttons - bumper stickers - clocks - baby items - baby cloths - onesies - onseies - note pads - art prints - magnets - greeting cards - art cards - track suits - sweatsuits - sweat shirts - thongs - barbque aprons - aprons - shorts - hats - caps - mugs - steins - coffee mugs - mousepads - bibs - baby bibs - dog t-shirts - framed tiles - coasters - journels - ceramic ornaments - license plate frames - hoodies - messenger bags - posters - pillows - teddy bears - teddys - totes - tote bags - calendars.

This is really a very cool way to shop for art!

Just stopping by to let you know that the site is a little skewed right now as we are working to get it revamped for the holiday season. Health and warm wishes to you all!!!

There is also a new category for giclee prints on canvas from original oil paintings by artist Deleas Kilgore.

Hope everyone enjoyed their holidays. I did… which is why I’m late in saying….
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!!!

Hi all!
Just a quick note to say Happy Thanksgiving and may God Bless each of you and yours!

There will be more candle holders, toppers, and original oil on canvas paintings. Check back often!

Just to let you know, we also have plants - not just cuttings. Here is a sampling:

"Silver Dragon" Liriope	Pecan Tree	"Purple Dragon" Lamium
Vinca	Honeysuckle	Sansevieria
American Elm	Purple Lilac	Spreading Euonymus
Purple Iris	English Ivy	Peach Iris

Stem Cuttings are out growing stems or mature sprouts or tip cuttings. Many types of stem cuttings may be taken.

• Tip or shoot cuttings are similar to soft wood cuttings taken from herbaceous plants such as tropical or house plants. These plants do not usually develop woody stems.

• Soft wood cuttings are from the young soft tips of stems. Usually the soft wood cuttings are taken in the Spring from fast growing tips of stock plants.

• Green wood cuttings are from the soft tip or stem after the spring growth has slowed down. The stem is somewhat harder and woody than the soft wood cutting.

• Semi-ripe cuttings are taken during the late summer after the annual growth has slowed down. The stem is harder than soft wood or green wood cuttings.

• Hard wood cuttings are from dormant fully mature stems, usually from the current years growth.

Scion cuttings are dormant ‘ligneous’ woody twigs.

 Eye cuttings  are pieces of foliated or defoliated stalks with one or more eyes.

Root cuttings are part of the root. These are taken from certain plants which have the capacity to regenerate stems from root parts.

Root cuttings of woody plants are usually taken from plants during the dormant season, when carbohydrate levels are high. Root cuttings of some species produce new shoots, which then form their own root system, whereas root cuttings of other plants develop root systems before producing new shoots. Examples of plants that can be propagated from root cuttings include raspberry, blackberry, rose, trumpet vine, phlox, crabapple, fig, lilac, and sumac.

Plants with large roots are normally propagated outdoors. The root cuttings should be 2 to 6 inches long. Make a straight cut on the proximal end (nearest the crown of the parent plant) and a slanted cut on the distal end (furthest from the crown) of each root cutting. Tie the cuttings in bundles with all the same type ends together. It is important to maintain the correct polarity of the cuttings. Store for 3 weeks in moist sawdust, peat moss, or sand at 40 ?F. Remove from storage. Space the cuttings about 2 to 3 inches apart in well-prepared garden soil. The tops of the cuttings (proximal ends) should be 2 to 3 inches below the soil surface.

For plants with small roots, cut the roots into 1 to 2 inch sections. Lay the cuttings horizontally on the medium surface in a flat and cover with about ¹/₂ inch of soil or sand. Place the flat inside a plastic bag or cover with a pane of glass. Place the flat in the shade and remove the protective cover after new shoots appear.

Leaf cuttings are from parts of the leaf. New roots develop at the base or veins of the cutting.

Some, but not all, plants can be propagated from just a leaf or a section of a leaf. Leaf cuttings of most plants will not generate a new plant; they usually produce only a few roots or just decay. Because leaf cuttings do not include an axillary bud, they can be used only for plants that are capable of forming adventitious buds. Leaf cuttings are used almost exclusively for propagating some indoor plants. There are several types of leaf cuttings.

• Leaf-petiole - Remove a leaf and include up to 1¹/₂ inches of the petiole. Insert the lower end of the petiole into the medium. One or more new plants will form at the base of the petiole. The new plants are then severed from the original leaf-petiole cutting and the cutting may be used once again to produce more plants. Examples of plants that can be propagated by leaf-petiole cuttings include African violet, peperomia, episcia, hoya, and sedum.

• Leaf without a petiole - This method is used for plants with thick, fleshy leaves. The snake plant (Sansevieria), a monocot, can be propagated by cutting the long leaves into 3- to 4-inch pieces. Insert the cuttings vertically into the medium. African violet, a dicot, can also be propagated from the leaf blade itself. Cut a leaf from a plant and remove the petiole. Insert the leaf vertically into the medium making sure that the midvein is buried in the rooting medium. New plant(s) will form from the
  midvein.

• Split-vein -  Detach a leaf from a rex begonia and remove the petiole. Make cuts on several prominent veins on the underside of the leaf. Lay the cutting, lower side down, on the medium. If the leaf curls up, hold it in place by covering the margins with rooting medium. New plants will form at each cut. A variation of this method is to cut the leaf into wedges, so that each piece has a main vein. The leaf wedge should be inserted into the media with the main vein partially covered.

• Leaf-bud Cuttings are used for many trailing vines and when space or cutting material is limited. Each node on a stem can be treated as a cutting. This type of cutting consists of a leaf blade, petiole, and a short piece of stem with an attached axillary bud. Place cuttings in the medium with the bud covered (¹/₂ to 1 inch) and the leaf exposed. Examples of plants that can be propagated in this manner include clematis, rhododendron, camellia,
  honeysuckle, jade plant, rubber plant, devil?s ivy, grape ivy, dracaena, blackberry, mahonia, and heart-leaf philodendron.

Cane Cuttings provide an easy way to propagate some overgrown, leggy house plants such as dumbcane, corn plant, Chinese evergreen, and other plants with thick stems. Leafless stem sections (2 to 3 inches long) are cut from older stems. Each cane should have one or two nodes. Lay the cutting horizontally on the medium, or insert it vertically with about half of the cutting below the surface of the medium, and leave a bud facing upward. Cane cuttings are usually potted when roots and new shoots appear.

Graft Cuttings are produced by first making a graft of a scion cutting onto a root stock. Rooting and grafting take place at the same time. This method is also called stenting. Some roses are propagated by this method.

Root Grafting is used to multiply difficult to root plants. A shoot or scion is grafted onto an under stem. Pieces from the under-stem produces new roots usually when taken from one year old plants.