Canvas & Cocktails

So this work life balance stuff is a lot harder than I anticipated.  By the time I get home I'm wiped out and finding time to blog has been a little more challenging than I'd like to admit. But here I am! I will NOT give up!

But trying to work on the "life" side of things, I wanted to mix up my weekend activities.  My friend Kara had showed me this place in Denver called "Canvas & Cocktails" a while back and thought it was high time I checked it out. After looking through their different canvases for the weekend, I made my decision! Sunday night painting the mountain lake canvas it was.

My friend Teale came along for the ride since she was also interested in what this place was all about. I mean drinking and painting.... what could be better?

You ask drinking and painting? Why yes! Basically you buy a canvas for $25-$35 and get paint, paint brushes, and a teacher.  The teacher stands up in front of the class and paints along with us telling us the step by step on how to paint the picture of the day. In between you get to listen to music, talk, and drink.  There is actually a bar in the shop! Teale and I each bought a bottle of wine and went to town on our artwork. Beautiful, right?

My painting on the right

If you are ever in Denver, I would highly recommend it as something fun to try out! Clearly we had fun :)  What do you think of our paintings?

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Canvas Deal for the Weekend

For the next two days you can get this great deal on a canvas from Canvas On Demand.  This is the Groupon I usually buy and highly recommend them.  The canvas I did of Mia a while back was a 20x20, originally a 20x24 but due to the size of the picture I wanted to put on the canvas they called and worked with me on which size would be best.  Great customer service!

Here's the deal (If you are not a member this will be under Lawrence/Topeka, Kansas Groupons)

$45 for One 16"x20" Gallery Wrapped-Canvas Including Shipping and Handling from Canvas on Demand ($126.95 Value

Deal of the Day - Canvas OnDemand

Hi Everyone!

While it won't be until tonight that I get to today's post, I wanted to fill you in on the deal of the day for Canvas OnDemand:

Happy Friday!

Canvas Deal This Week!

I got an email last night from CanvasOnDemand, and if you subscribe to their emails I'm sure you got it too!

But for those of you who don't currently subscribe (you should), because you hear about all the great deals they have on their canvases. 

This week they are having 20% off your entire purchase with the code: BEAT20.  Offer Ends: Sunday, February 20th at Midnight so get it while you can!

Could be great for a birthday present you have coming up, or a little somethin', somethin' to spice up your walls in your house!

With Valentine's Day Around the Corner

Why not try out a canvas for your V-Day gift?  CanvasOnDemand is having a sale right now 22% off your purchase using the promo code: Art22

Just a thought :)

More Canvas Deals...

 Today's Groupon for Lawrence/Topeka just so happens to be online so anyone can take advantage of it:

It's $45 for one 16"x20" Gallery-Wrapped Canvas including S&H from CanvasOnDemand ($126.95 Value).
This is actually the same Groupon I purchased a while back and used for my Mia canvas.  It DOES NOT have to be that size listed above, you can choose any size and width as long as it falls within that $126.95 price.

Happy Grouponing!

Canvas On Demand - Save up to 30% off Today

I actually am a fan of CanvasOnDemand on Facebook and in today's mini-feed they are offering up to 30% off your purchase until tonight (1/27) at midnight. 

Enter 60JAN on orders of $200+. Enter 40JAN on orders of $160+. Enter 20JAN on orders of $100+.

Canvas Deals for Today

Its been a while since I've posted some canvas deals....and since I showed you just how cool the canvas gift idea can really look, I wanted to give you the opportunity to prove yourself to your loved ones with a canvas gift.

Here are the deals I found TODAY.  Please keep in mind these are DAILY deals so will expire by the end of the day.  If you end up forgetting to buy these deals or choose to wait until later, you can always reach out to me directly at lmajor9@gmail.com and I will help you search for a canvas deal when you're ready.

Living Social Deal (It's sent for Kansas City locals, however you can use it even if you don't live in KC)
Shutterfly
One 16x20 Canvas Wall Art ($40) or One 20x30 Canvas Wall Art ($60) only costs $40

 
Groupon Deal (Deal is from Winnipeg, but is an online deal so again can be bought from any location)
44Wide
$69 for a 16"x20" Gallery-Wrapped Canvas Plus Shipping

Also, thought I'd include some other gift ideas since Valentine's Day is right around the corner.  When searching for canvas deals I also stumbled upon this great deal:

Groupon Deal (Deal is from Tallahassee once you reach the site)
$74 for a Customized alphabet Frame from Frame the Alphabet

Stay tuned for tonight's post when I show you another great Valentine's gift featuring Megan from ChasingDavies!!!

More Discounts on Canvases

I just saw in my mini-feed on Facebook that CanvasOnDemand is having 20% off your order, ending Thursday, 1/13 at Midnight by entering: SNOWBALL in the promotion code section at checkout

Also, if you want to have CanvasOnDemand updates in Facebook just click here.

Lastly, two more deals you may want to consider:

• There is a Groupon today for CanvasOnDemand for $45 for a 16x20 (worth $126).  This is the exact Groupon I just purchased and used for my Mia picture
• Snapfish is also having a deal with 20% off now through Monday, 1/18 when you enter Canvas20. I used Snapfish's canvas for my Mom's birthday gift this past year and was also a great investment and she loved it! 

Stay tuned for tonight's post on our Lovely Lisa! 

Still Looking for a Canvas?

Just a quick note this morning.  I received an email from Living Social featuring today's deal which so happens to be a 16x20 canvas for $39 from Image Canvas.  Visit the site and check it out: https://livingsocial.com/redeem_invite/1798408-lmajor?ref=lnk

I have not used this site directly, but I would assume it would be similar to all the other options out there for a cheaper price (I'm all for the deals these days!!!)

These deals are very similar to Groupon Deals and come daily if you subscribe, they have some pretty good offerings. I recently purchased a 2-hour photography lesson. 


Stay tuned for today's post later this afternoon/evening.

Katie in Cabo

This past Thanksgiving my amazing mom took my sister Katie and me to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to change it up a bit. We stayed at the Riu Palace, which was a phenomenal all-inclusive resort right on the beach (I would highly recommend).

With such a beautiful view and a beautiful sister, I wanted to capture the moment when we were hanging out in the pool one day.  Katie and I waited FOREVER to take this picture since this area was a hot spot for people to enjoy the view.  After jumping in the pool almost immediately after the last person left, this is what I captured. I went through today and really wanted to show you all this picture since the view was amazing and really made me wish I was there right now!! I boosted the color a bit and sharpened the image to give the full affect in iPhoto.

On a separate note, for anyone that is interested in any of the images that I post feel free to reach out to me at lmajor9@gmail.com and I can send you a copy.

Additionally, if you ARE interested in printing a picture of your own onto a canvas, in yesterday's post I made a few suggestions of places to look. I also got a notification from GroopDealz for canvases at a discounted price if you wanted to take a look, just click the hyperlink above.  The deal is $36 for $80 worth of high quality canvases from Canvas Lifestyle (with FREE SHIPPING).

Off I Go....

With this being my first start to the new year post, I got a little nervous. What do I say?  What should I show as my first picture of the year? Will people even like the things I post?  But then I realized, I'm doing this for ME.  This is a blog right, you can say what you what and how you feel and people can judge you however they want but I'm doing something that will make me happy.

So, with that said, here is my first picture of the year: Walt's Christmas present.

Walt is my boyfriend of four years, who I love and adore.  We met at The Hawk, a popular college bar at the University of Kansas where we both went to school. I actually saw him from across the room and marched on over to him, tapped him on the shoulder, and just said "You're Walt!" He looked at me like I was a weirdo at first and then I let him know how I knew of him.  He was my best friend/teammate (for KU Cross Country Track) Lisa's boyfriend's friend/teammate for  the KU golf team.  How we had never met in the past was beyond me... All I knew was that I  got myself a catch and plan on holding on to him. 

For Christmas this year I had some trouble thinking of a Christmas gift for him, and after tossing some ideas around with friends ,I narrowed it down to taking a picture of the place we met and giving him a little piece of me. After a quite a few attempts I captured this one.  Coincidentally enough, I got it by jumping in a tree to goof around with my roommate, Lisa, and it turned out to be the best one!

After getting the picture I wanted I  searched high and low for the best deals on canvases.  I narrowed it down to Snapfish (where I recently ordered one for my mom) and Canvas on Demand (which came highly recommended by my friend Megan.  Both canvases turned out to cost less than $100 with the coupons that I found on RetailMeNot (my favorite coupon site EVER) and some other deals when I just Googled Snapfish or Canvas On Demand Coupon Codes.   Canvas On Demand also tends to have Groupons in various cities, so search through Groupon's cities to see if you can find a deal.  Last Groupon was pay $45 for a canvas valued at $126.  I of course bought it for my next project I have yet to determine.

The end result was that Walt LOVED it, as did I when I saw the finished product. If you are looking for gift ideas, I highly recommend using a photo and blowing it up on a canvas, it adds a personal touch and you can never have too many pictures, right?