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Newsletter - April 2008
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From now through Mother's Day, May 11, you can take advantage of a discount coupon toward the purchase of Natural Sentiments products. Simply enter the coupon code hcOmbQgsYYJ3 for a 5 percent discount on any order up to $50.  Purchase $50 or more in merchandise and enter the coupon code KF1PE3KWCBvf for a 10 percent discount. Enter the coupon code on the Shipping Options page during checkout and you'll instantly receive your discount on your entire order.
 

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Thank you for your time and have a great Spring!

Nancy Munson
Natural Sentiments
(509) 456-1641

Hello, Happy Spring

Spring is taking its time to come visit us in the Northwest.  It has snowed in this month of April!  I have begun to do a Spring/Sunshine/Warm weather dance, anything to get weather to be more spring-like.  The dance may be paying off since we are finally going to see some warming.  My tulips are starting to grow and it won't be too long before our flowering trees are in bloom. 

Mother's Day is quickly approaching on May 11, 2008.  I remember always getting a carnation flower from church or businesses and never thought much about it.  I did a little research and found out that Anna Jarvis, daughter of Anna Reeves Jarvis, was the power behind the establishment of Mother's Day. She passed out 500 white carnations in 1907 to each mother at her mother's church, St. Andrew's Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia. Anna Jarvis dedicated her life to her mother's project to establish a Mother's day to honor mothers, living and dead.  She wanted Mother's Day to be a day of sentiment to remember our mothers.

It wasn't until 1914 that the U.S. Congress passed a Joint Resolution, and President Woodrow Wilson signed it, establishing Mother's Day.

Now we think of honoring our moms with a nice meal, card and flowers.  Here at Natural Sentiments we have a generous selection of gifts from which you can select for your Mother. We even have gifts that you can make very personal.

Our motivational art is a great way to make a personal statement. We offer motivational art pieces that you can customize with your own title and motivational message. We will print the motivational art piece with your selected or customized title and motivational message.  So, if you see some underlying motivational theme in one of our images, you can now customize it to include your unique motivational message.

Some motivational messages for Mother's Day may be:

Title: Mother             Message: Thank you for being there for me

Title: Soccer Mom       Message: You can always count on Mom to get to soccer practice

Title: Mother             Message:  A Mother is for Caring, Sharing, and Loving

Each motivational art piece is available in 11x14 or 16x20 sizes.  We also can frame the motivational art.  An 11x14 print with your selected title and motivational text can be matted and framed in a 16x20 black metal frame, white matting, and with protective clear glazing.  A 16x20 print with your selected title and motivational text can be matted and framed in a 20x24 black metal frame, white matting, and with protective clear glazing.

See the below sections for gift ideas for Mother's Day, Birthdays, or for a gift for yourself.  There are discount coupon codes in the left column for additional savings on your purchases.

Have a Happy Spring,

Nancy Munson
Natural Sentiments



Natural Sentiments offers motivational art pieces that you can customize with your own customized title and motivational message.   The motivational art can also be purchased with its standard title and message.  We will print the motivational art piece with your selected or customized title and motivational message.  So, if you see some underlying motivational theme in one of our images, you can now customize it to include your unique motivational message. Click here to view our Motivational Art

Each motivational art piece is available in 11x14 or 16x20 sizes.  We also can frame the motivational art.  An 11x14 print with your selected title and motivational text can be matted and framed in a 16x20 black metal frame, white matting, and with protective clear glazing.  A 16x20 print with your selected title and motivational text can be matted and framed in a 20x24 black metal frame, white matting, and with protective clear glazing.

Here is a sample image of a motivational art piece from Munson Photographic that we offer:

Mr. Lincoln Rose

The Mr. Lincoln Rose offers tremendously large red blossoms with non-uniform color that makes them appear to have great texture. The dark red blossoms often measure over seven inches in diameter but quickly lose their pristine shape, especially on warm days.

In the many years that Photographer Rich Munson has been photographing roses he had never been able to capture an attractive blossom of this rose. He seemed to have perpetually had bad luck with mold, insects and changing weather conditions. This time, however, he was able to capture a splendid example of this rose. When captured in its prime this is indeed a marvelous rose, infused with tremendous detail and subtle variations in color. The blossoms are so bold in size and color that they are natural photographic subjects.

Click here to view the The Mr. Lincoln Rose motivational art.

Image Copyright © Richard Munson    Motivational Art Layout Copyright © Munson Photographic


Natural Sentiments has provided some unique and wonderful photographic art images from Munson Photographic that come already framed for your enjoyment or to serve as a marvelous gift. Each of our prints is produced using the latest digital technologies to ensure you receive the highest quality art available. We produce each print individually and hand inspect it to ensure it is of the highest quality. Prints are mounted behind white mat board and placed into an elegant black metal frame behind protective glazing to keep dust and moisture away from your art. Natural Sentiments offers each photograph in a 8x10 print size and the framed size is 11x14 with the matting. If you desire a different size print you can always contact us. Click here to view our Framed Photographic Art

Here are a sampling of some of our framed art from Munson Photographic that we offer:

Pink Calla Lily

The Pink Calla Lily was absolutely pristine when it was purchased and brought it home to photograph. It was with a certain degree of determination that Photographer Richard Munson sought to produce a photograph that would show the flower as close as possible to its nearly flawless condition. He was able to photograph the flower in soft and delicate lighting that complimented the subtle curves and textures of the flower. The contours of the flower and the soft and subtle lighting yielded a marvelously delicate and expressive image that forever captures the beauty and elegance of this lily.

Click here to view the Pink Calla Lily framed photograph.

Image Copyright © Richard Munson

Sun Flare Rose Closeup in the Rain

The Sun Flare Rose has wondrous vibrant yellow flowers throughout the spring and summer. This particular spring morning it had been raining lightly and Photographer Richard Munson decided to try to capture some pictures of roses that were covered in mist. This yellow rose blossom was a wonderful candidate. As rain fell lightly all about him, he waited patiently for the large pool of water near the bottom of the blossom to fall. He had hoped to catch it and freeze it in mid-air as it fell. He took several pictures, including this one, as he waited for the drop to fall. It never did (that is to say, it outlasted him). It is unlikely he would have been fast enough on the shutter to capture the drop in mid-air anyway. The wonderful radiance of the yellow in this rose in the muted light of a rainstorm makes him glad he captured several images as he waited for that infernal drop to fall. In the end he thinks he got both a wonderful, vibrant image and the last laugh.

Click here to view the Sun Flare Rose Closeup in the Rain framed photograph

Image Copyright © Richard Munson

Lighthouse Against Threatening Skies

The Lighthouse Against Threatening Skies is a photograph of Yaquina Head Lighthouse located outside Newport, Oregon along the central Oregon coast. It is an exact copy of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse along the central California coast. On this particular afternoon Photographer Richard Munson was set up in front of a small grass covered knoll waiting for some interesting light as sunset approached. He took occasional pictures as the weather grew more ominous. The dark clouds you see in the picture slowly worked their way overhead and unleashed a torrent of rain (He ran like crazy). This enticing image seems to evoke one of the primary purposes of a lighthouse; to protect and guide foolish photographers during hostile weather.

Click here to view the Lighthouse Against Threatening Skies framed photograph

Image Copyright © Richard Munson

Harmony Ball Jars Candle Holders
Natural Sentiments has a beautiful selection of Harmony Ball's Jardinia collection jars. Each jar, or cachepot as they are called, is handmade of crushed marble and hand-painted and hand-tinted. Jardinia cachepots are elegant, fun, playful and imaginative. Each cachepot has an unique inscription on the inside of the jar. These cachepots can hold your precious possessions or can be elegantly displayed anywhere in your home.

These fun and elegant cachepots are perfect for a gift to someone special. It comes packaged in a Jardinia labeled gift box.
On the Natural Sentiments site you will find a wide selection of candle holders for displaying your wonderful candles. We offer crystal bowls, candle trays, hurricane, and hand carved stone holders.

We have beautiful glass candle holders from Badash Crystal. Badash Crystal offers superb quality and in their crystal and glass products providing excellent value for all your gift giving and/or your personal pleasure.
Harmony Ball Jars
Fly Away Home Jar
Candle Holders
Galaxy T-Lites Candle Holders
Vases Gift Bags
Natural Sentiments offers a selection of decorative vases for your home decor. We offer vases made of stone, ceramic, crystal and glass to enhance the beauty of your home.

Natural Sentiments has beautiful vases from Badash Crystal and hand-carved stone vases from Africa. These stone vase art pieces are made from artisans in Kenya from Kisii stone, a soapstone, that is found in western Kenya. The stone pieces are hand-carved by the artist and then polished with sandpaper and cleaned with a brush. The Kisii stone also comes in a variety of colors including black, white and pink.
Natural Sentiments offers a selection of decorative gift bags for your gift giving. Select a gift for your Mother and remember to select a unique gift bag. We even tell you if the gift bag is currently in stock.
Vases
Kisii Stone Animal Stripe Oblong Vase
Gift Bags
Tulip Vase Gift Bag