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And On The Fifth Day Of Christmas, My True Love Gave To Me...

WOW! Christmas is just around the corner, before you know it Santa will be here placing all the wonderful presents under the tree.

For those of you that are still looking for that absolutely perfect and unique gift, let me suggest a custom made portrait purse. These purses are absolutely BEAUTIFUL, and truly a ONE OF A KIND gift that is perfect for anyone on your shopping list. And don't forget to tell Santa that you would love to have one of these wonderful purses all for yourself.

Bags by Babycakes makes so many different kinds of bags, such as cosmetic bags, large tote bags, diaper bags, back packs and numerous styles of purses. All of the bags are made with beautiful Italian leather in a variety of colors with a soft velvet lining. These are not like the photo purses that you can buy in the chain stores where you slip your own photo into a clear pocket. These bags actually have your portrait printed onto the material! Prices range from $100 to $300. From now until Saturday, December 1st, when you purchase a portrait bag you will receive a COMPLIMENTARY Portrait Session. You can give this as a gift, or keep it for yourself. It's your choice! You can use any portrait image from a past session to design your bag, or may use a portrait from any future session if you don't have one.

Here are a few samples:

To view more samples of the bags, click here Bags by Babycakes to visit their website.

Remember, you only have a few days to purchase a beautiful portrait purse from Bags by Babycakes and receive your free session. So don't miss out! Call or email us today at 864-801-1131 or domandme@charter.net

The Countdown Continues

So who survived Black Friday? I hope that you guys aren't all shopped out, because our BLOG ONLY Christmas Specials are not over with yet!

Today is the SIXTH day of Christmas. The special of the day is Beautiful Portrait Jewelry from Heart to Heart Studio! This is a great gift to give to grandmothers and to ask Santa for yourself! There are so many different varieties that H2H Studio makes that I am only going to show a few samples, but you can view the entire catalogue by going to their website at Heart to Heart Studio.

Here are a few samples to view:

OOHHH! I Ate Too Much!

Someone stick a fork in me, I think I am done!  I think I am going to feel stuffed until Monday, how about you guys?  I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families.

I can't believe that it is almost Christmas.  How many of you guys are planning on braving the crazy crowds today and tomorrow for some holiday shopping?  For all of you that is brave enough to do so, have fun.  I did that once, you couldn't pay me enough to do it again!  I love shopping, don't get me wrong, I just don't like the craziness and the pushing and grabbing that this day some how has lead to. 

For those of you like me who don't like the crowds and craziness, and for those of you that do. Don't forget about our Christmas specials when thinking of the perfect gift to give to your loved ones.  In order to help you find that perfect gift, we are running a few Blog only advertised specials. Each special will be offered for a limited time of three days, and once the three days passes it will be gone for the season!

The current special is BUY ONE GET ONE FREE on all 8x10's from any past session.  This is an excellent way to give your family portraits from any past session for the holidays! It is also a great way to buy extras for yourself to put in your family photo albums. So don't miss out, call today to order your portraits! 864-801-1131.

Because of Thanksgiving, I am running this special for an extra day. So you have until Saturday instead of Friday to take advantage of this great offer.

Also, don't forget that I have re-activated all of the on line galleries from the 2007 season, so you can look back at all of your portraits and see if there are any you would like to order as Christmas presents for your family.  If you can't remember your password, just give us a call or email and we will be happy to tell you what your password was.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Enjoy the day with your families! 

The Seventh Day of Christmas from Artistic Portraits by Mondeau

Happy Turkey Eve to everyone! I don't know about you guys, but I will be busy today preparing some of tomorrow's fine feast in advanced.

I would like to take this time to give thanks to each and every one of you for making Artistic Portraits what we are. I have truly enjoyed photographing every one of you and your families, and hope to continue doing so for a very long time to come. You have all become like extended members of my family, especially since none of my family live here in South Carolina. As I have hinted recently, there will be some very big changes happening after the first of the year for us. I can't wait until everything is finalized so I can share the exciting news with all of you.

Remember, to help you celebrate the holiday season, we are running a few Blog only advertised specials. Each special will be offered for a limited time of three days, and once the three days passes it will be gone for the season!  Also, don't forget that I have re-activated all of the on line galleries from the 2007 season, so you can look back at all of your portraits and see if there are any you would like to order as Christmas presents for your family.  If you can't remember your password, just give us a call or email and we will be happy to tell you what your password was.

Because of Thanksgiving, I am running this special for an extra day. So you have until Saturday instead of Friday to take advantage of this great offer. Now to the Seventh Day of Christmas' special!

This is an excellent way to give your family portraits from any past session for the holidays! It is also a great way to buy extras for yourself to put in your family photo albums. So don't miss out, call today to order your portraits! 864-801-1131.

On the Eighth Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me....

Today is the Eighth day of Christmas here at Artistic Portraits. To help you celebrate the holiday season, we are running a few Blog only advertised specials. Each special will be offered for a limited time of three days, and once the three days passes it will be gone for the season!  Also, don't forget that I have re-activated all of the on line galleries from the 2007 season, so you can look back at all of your portraits and see if there are any you would like to order as Christmas presents for your family.  If you can't remember your password, just give us a call or email and we will be happy to tell you what your password was.

So what is the special for today? How about the gift of fine art portraits from Artistic Portraits by Mondeau. Why not share the gift of portraits with those who love and value their family as much as you do. A gift certificate from Artistic Portraits is the PERFECT GIFT, it is a gift that says you care. And the gift certificate may be used anytime they chose, not just for holiday portraits. It can be used for maternity, newborn, family portraits and more. The sky is the limit on these!


Gift certificates are purchasable in $50 increments. However, all gift certificates purchased of $150 or greater will include a complimentary portrait session. This lets your loved one spend their entire gift certificate amount on pictures instead of paying a session fee.

Don’t wait, this offer is good only until Tuesday, November 20th.
Call to order your gift certificate today! 864-801-1131.

*Limit of 3 gift ceriticates
per customer please.

The Nine Days Of Christmas...

I know you all are familiar with the Twelve Days of Christmas, but I think that you will like our Nine Days Of Christmas better. No partridges in pear trees and no maids a milking for you guys. Starting today and going through December 16, I will offer a Blog Only special twice per week, once on each Sunday and Wednesday. Each special will be offered for a limited time of three days, and once the three days passes it will be gone for the season!  Also, I have re-activated all of the on line galleries from the 2007 season, so you can look back at all of your portraits and see if there are any you would like to order as Christmas presents for your family.  If you can't remember your password, just give us a call or email and we will be happy to tell you what your password was. 

Okay, so in the tradition of the song, today is the Ninth Day Of Christmas and the Blog Only Advertised Special of the day is....

30% off any Christmas card order.

Our Christmas cards are 5x7 in size and can be single sided or folded (with the inside blank or include a personalized message or seasonal saying of your choice). These cards are really BEAUTIFUL. They are printed on high quality card stock and can be glossy or textured. For those of you that have had our custom designed birth announcements, these are the same high quality as those. All cards have the portrait(s) of your choice printed right into the card. The portrait used can be any portraits we have taken from the your session in the last year, so no need to rush for a special session unless of course you want to. All of the cards come in packs of 24 and include envelopes. The BLOG SPECIAL prices for the cards are $45.50 for the single sided cards and $60.20 for the folded cards.

This special is good today, Wednesday November 14th, through midnight Friday November 16th. 

You can call us or email us with your order.  Please specify witch design(s) you wish to order along with with portrait(s) you would like us to use.  Once you place your order you will be invoiced through Paypal, and it must be paid by the special's deadline.

This year we are offering four different card designs. The designs themselves are how they are and cannot be changed, however you can change the wording as you like. Here are the samples:

Meet Seth

So how is the scavenger hunt going? Rember that you can get creative with your photos as long as I can tell that they are of the designated items. Also remember that you need to have the entries in by midnight Saturday.

In the meantime, meet Seth. Seth was the third place winner in the "Baby... You're Beautiful!" photo contest. What a fun little guy. We hand a great time, well most of the time anyway, walking around downtown Greenville for his Urban Kids session. So here you are Tonya, a little tease of his portraits!

It's Sunday, Time For A New Contest!!!

I have a great new contest for you guys this week. No easy trivia quetion fo ryou this time. This week I am giving you a SCAVANGER HUNT! Yep that is right, you are going on a scavanger hunt if you want to enter for your chance to win this week.   It is also a chance to pull out your cameras and use them just for fun.  Now I bet I have you wondering what the heck I am about to have you do.  So let me tell you and end your confusion.  Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to photograph three items and send me the email addresses of at least five family, friends, or co-workers that won't mind being added to the Blog broadcast list.email me your photos.  The three items are a clown, a spool of thread and a waterfall at sunset.  I know that you are thinking that it is hard, but I am allowing you to be creative with your photos, just as long as I can identify the three things.  Just think, this is a good time to practice those photo tips that I posted on here last spring!And YOU have to take the photos, you can't cheat and download images from the internet!  So what will you be competing for you ask?  Well I am going to give the winner three choices to choose from.  And here are the three choices:

1. half off a portrait session
2. 30% off a 5x5 20 page coffee table album
3. 30% off a custom designed Storyboard collage

So here are your rules.

1. You must personally photograph the three items listed and email me your entry with the photos attached and the list of emails by Saturday November 17th at midnight. Send your entries to domandme@charter.net.
2. You can be as creative as you like with the photos and in finding these objects, just as long as I can tell that they are the three specified objects.
3. Anyone can enter, there are no past winner restrictions.  The winner will be drawn at random.
4. The winner may choose only one of the three choices and must CLAIM / USE the prize by December 31, 2007.

So Happy Hunting!

Now for some post views from a recent family session.

Meet the Jones Family   

I had a great time photographing this family.  They were so fun and so darn cute.  Thank you guys for driving as far as you did to have your portraits taken by Artistic Portraits.  And a big thanks to Heather D. for giving you guys the referral to us.

Meet Mary Addison

Look at me go! Day four and I am still here, posting away. Woo Hoo!!! So today I am posting a preview of a little cutie pie. Mary Addison was the second place winner of our "Baby!...You're Beautiful!" photo conest. This little girl was just bubbling over with the biggest grins! And those cheeks, I want to just sqeeze them! So Ed and Julie, here is your preview of your beautiful baby girl's portraits.