Friday's Giveaway- Nature Silhouette Wall Cards! Hi Friends- As you know, CID has been working on developing a program that would offer individuals and organizations the opportunity to use CID products as fundraising tools. We have lots of ideas of new products to launch that would create a line of quality, useful products (useful being the key word- because we're ALL tired of buying cookie dough and overpriced wrapping paper). So, for today's giveaway, I'd love for you to give us your opinion on fundraising. -What products would you like to see CID create? What type of product do you think would sell well as a fundraiser? -Do you know of someone who would like to test out CID as...

Happy Friday, Folks!! It's that time again- a CID Friday Giveaway! Today's art is our yet to be launched Mod Citrus Alphabet Poster- I thought it to be very fitting for celebrating Spring! So, here's how you enter; simply leave us a comment telling us how you're planning to celebrate spring with your children.   Additional entries: *Become a fan on facebook *Tweet this contest-leave the link *Post it on your blog or facebook- leave the link (I’ll give you 3 entries for this one!!) *Add our blog link to your blog *Follow our blog ***And, if you refer a friend to enter, just have him or her mention your name and you get an additional 3 points! Add your entries...

My family and I have a passion for traveling.  We'll gladly forego a new car or the latest gadgets for a chance to explore new places and experience a new way of life.  In a few days we'll be doing just that (at least in the eyes of half our family).  I'm teaching a workshop in Isla Mujeres, MX, the place where my husband and I met, married and had our oldest son.  It's been years since we've been back in Isla as a family and both our children have almost no memory of our past life there.  I can't wait to reintroduce our children to our friends who remain there and show our boys a little bit of the...

Chapter 7: Working with women's co-ops to promote goods While living on the island, I learned from my dear friend, Molly Fisher (now founder of PEACE) how we could use our connections with the tourist population to raise funds for locals. We would hold art events in my coffee shop, fundraisers on the street etc. Molly eventually moved to Vallarta and founded PEACE (protection and Education of Animals, Culture and Environment) and one of the first projects we worked on together was creating a gallery/workshop for a local co-op. So we opened Art and Philanthropy Gallery and I was in charge of the online presence here. She created the product with the women and I promoted here.

Never Seen These Before? That's because they are brand spankin new- so new that I haven't had time to add them to our site yet.  And I LOVE them.  A set of vintage inspired alphabet cards.  Each letter matched with the perfect little nature themed image.  And you have a chance to get your hands on them before anyone else in the universe (you could totally brag about that one!) These cards were made with a special teacher in mind.   She's amazing, gives her whole heart to her students.  And she, like so many other good teachers, is in danger of losing her job.   Needless to say, I'm saddened (furious) about our situation here in the US. But,...