HOT TIPS; CARDS USE COLOR TO THE MAX.Byline: Carol Bidwell Pop artist Peter Max is opening his latest exhibit to rave reviews at an unconventional ``gallery'' this month. Max's designs, both new and old, appear on a new line of greeting cards See e-card. , gift wrap, tissue paper and gift bags in several shapes, sizes and styles at Target stores. The paper goods feature images from Max's famous ``cosmic '60s'' style as well as his bright ``neo-fauve'' paintings reflecting different styles and artistic periods. Designs include the artist's popular ``Umbrella Man'' and ``Dega Man,'' as well as his widely known heart and angel motifs, just in time to wrap a special Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. present. The new paper goods are available from $1.49 to $4.49. - Carol Bidwell OH, YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL Learn what's involved in making dolls, from the mass-marketed Barbie to handcrafted hand·craft n. Variant of handicraft. tr.v. hand·craft·ed, hand·craft·ing, hand·crafts To fashion or make by hand. hand·craft , one-of-a-kind works of art in ``The Art of the Doll Maker Doll maker may refer to:
Artists whose works are featured include E.J. Taylor, Lisa Lichtenfels, Elinor Peace Bailey, Charlene Westling and more. More than 160 dolls are shown, along with the stories of the creation of many of them. The tape is available for $29.95, plus $4.50 shipping and handling, by calling (888) 880-8365 or writing PMB PMB Private Message Board PMB Print Measurement Bureau PMB Performance Measurement Baseline PMB Private Mail Box (non-USPS) PMB Plant and Microbial Biology PMB Private Mailbox PMB Physics in Medicine and Biology 1105, 369 S. Doheny Drive Doheny Drive is a major north/south thoroughfare for Beverly Hills and West Hollywood. It starts a few blocks south of Pico Boulevard and travels north past Sunset Boulevard. Doheny encounters few traffic lights, making it a relatively quick trip north/south. , Beverly Hills, Calif. 90211. For more information, call Choices Inc. at (310) 360-8500. - Carol Bidwell ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET FLOWERS Anthony Tesselaar International has introduced the fourth in its series of Flower Carpet easy-care groundcover roses. Red Flower Carpet, which blooms from spring through fall and has a natural resistance to black spot and mildew, joins pink (introduced in 1995), white (1997) and appleblossom (1998) varieties. The red, single 2-inch blossoms have prominent golden stamens and glossy green foliage. The ruffled ruf·fle 1 n. 1. A strip of frilled or closely pleated fabric used for trimming or decoration. 2. A ruff on a bird. 3. a. A ruckus or fray. b. Annoyance; vexation. 4. blooms cascade over the pot or along the ground. And unlike most other roses, Red Flower Carpet doesn't require routine dusting or spraying, tricky pruning, dead-heading or special handling, just water, fertilizer and a good cutback cut·back n. 1. A decrease; a curtailment: "The political effects of food cutbacks could be devastating" New York Times. 2. in late winter or early spring. A well-fed, well-watered, mature bush can produce up to 2,000 flowers in a season. Look for it to be priced between $12 and $16 at home and garden centers. - Carol Bidwell CAPTION(S): 6 photos (1 -- 4 -- color) no caption (Peter Max's greeting cards) (5 -- color) no caption (doll) (6 -- color) no caption (Red Flower carpet) |
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