Gifts for May birthdays and Mother's Day

We're all about Images on Demand in lasting form. But, at the same time, Wordsworth once wrote of the artist creating the taste by which he or she is to be enjoyed, and we have always done a large bit of that too. Magpie's own extreme eclecticism of good taste is evident if you spend just three minutes browsing our art tiles. If I were a thief with an ideal(ized) mother, I would be stealing the following from our shop to send to her: a little glass bud vase adorned with a miniature wood bird house and colorful curly wire that she can stick on the bathroom mirror holding the sprig of her choice (12.00); a 4" ceramic tile coaster blazoned with lilacs photographed by Chris Galin (8.00); and our Heart Nouveau (pictured below) 2" ceramic magnet (4.00) or coaster (6.00). These would all fit in a lacquered wood treasure box with a 4" tile inlaid in the lid, perhaps a personalized tile (30.00 at Magpie gallery shop).

new sparklies in the store

We received our first batch of glass bud vases made by Deb Florian of Recreations by Deb (Buffalo, NY). This blue dragonfly is just one of the many themes of adornment Deb offers. There's the rubber duckie bud vase, a perfectly funky Easter gift or spring fetish, a black wooden bird vase, and silver hearts and crosses. These bud vases have a little sucker attached, allowing you to stick them on your bathroom mirror or a window (to catch the sun). Magpie also carries larger colored glass hanging vases, and inspiration vases, by Deb Florian. Check out Deb's web site at www.recreationsbydeb.com and then come pick out your own at Magpie Gallery Shop. You can't go wrong with these and you can get them in between classes.