Merry Christmas to all from The Art Store. Enjoy your family, eat lots and be safe!

Not done shopping?The Art Store has some unique gifts & great specials on art supplies for kids & adults. 801 73rd St, Windsor Heights.

Shop Local for any of your last minute gift ideas. Still have many great deals waiting just for you. 801 73rd St, Windsor Heights.

Still not sure what to get? Buy an Art Store Gift Card. Use online or in-store.
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Still have some great deals on Art Sets. Reeves Complete Sketching Set is 50% OFF!! Now $17.50. Grab them while supplies last. In store or online. http://www.shoptheartstore.com/product_detail_multiple.cfm?groupID=12486CD2-B6B0-41EE-A3F504F2422806F7&parentCat=67B7D746-0C87-41BB-995C0E8FA5B1B7B9&topCat=ca10dc26-fef2-42b5-bc5a5d7afbdd7051

Creative Holiday anyone? Paint sets, drawing sets, get them while they last! Stop by or shop online. www.theartstore.com Happy Holidays to my social kin! J

Art Alternatives Sketching/Drawing Tins. Mention this promo & get 60% OFF! Ends Friday.WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! Buy online @
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Yes! Our first customer of the day! We saved the day and sold an arch. scale AND an engineer scale! Thanks Cole for braving the weather! joe

Bob Akre and I made it in and we are open! Tell your boss you can't make it to work today, stop by and pick up some art provisions, go home and create! Freeway is open but watch out for the on and off ramps!

17 Days left until Christmas! Check out our Holiday Sale! Art Supplies,Gifts,unique items & more. Open M-F 9-7, Sat 9-5 & Sun Noon to 4pm.

Doing an install on a kitchen ceiling. Custom 50x50 round piece. Pictures to follow.

Went to The Art Institute of Chicago last week. We as artist need to smile more. Create for our future, not our distraught and disturbed past.

What are u waiting for? Get up and shop! It's your job to turn this economy around. Let's do it today! Shop locally owned!

Are you out! For three hours YOUR canvas will be at the best discount Des Moines has ever seen! 55% off 9-noon, Black Friday. Tell a friend!

Black Friday Door Buster 9-noon! In Store only! Stretched Canvas=55%! Select AA Pencil Sets=55% Tweet Poke Tag your friends! LOCALLY OWNED!

Starting the next big stretch and frame job! 50" round stretcher to be mounted on the ceiling! Better get cutting!

Black Friday Door Buster from 9-noon! Stretched canvas 55% off retail! In store only! Tell your friends! 55%! Dump the big box...shop local!

Photos from our recent custom install job of a Large Octagonal piece on a 20ft ceiling
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Social Sale today only! Buy 1 Get 1 free on all stretched canvas. In store or via phone. 515-244-7000!

Social Sale! Buy 1 get 1 FREE on all stretched canvas. WED only! You must mention this post! Phone orders accepted for non-locals. 515-244-7000.

Wednesday 10/21/09 Only!

Make sure to forward this to all your Social Artist friends and tell them to follow The Art Store on Facebook or Twitter. We will be having surprise social sales throughout the year!

Wednesday 10/21/09 Only!

Those of you from far away places will be asked to phone the store to place your orders as these sales will be very brief and to the point. Get your canvas needs together and call us on Wednesday from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. Retail store hour are 9-7!

Wednesday 10/21/09 Only!

This sale includes all Fredrix and Art Alternatives canvas brands. Buy one at Regular price and receive one of equal or lesser value for FREE. Rain checks for out of stock canvas will be offered with pre-payment only! Visit store or call for details.

Joe and The Art Store say to go out and drink some wine and buy some art. Friday night is Valley Junction Gallery Night!http://ping.fm/vfRJA

Joe's out back building boxes for Metro Arts Alliance "I am an Artist" program. Painted Boxes will be seen at Metro Arts Expo Nov.7 & 8.
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Hurry, Prismacolor rebate ends 10/15/09.
Purchase $50 of Prismacolor® products & save $10 with our mail-in rebate!
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In Chicago for a buyers group meeting. New idea's for all my social peeps. Get your friends to follow us for social only deals. Sooooon!

Back to School Sale at The Art Store ends the 30th. Come in for great savings before its over!

UPDATE: Kids Drawing Class for Saturday at The Art Store is Cancelled. Sorry guys!

Origami for Kids & Their Parent Class this Sunday at The Art Store.
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Kids Beginning Drawing Class this Saturday at The Art Store.
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Canvas section is completely Stocked! ALL Art Alternatives Canvas 50% OFF

Don't miss our final Saturday Art Marlet tomorrow! http://ping.fm/MrY5R
Great Art, Local Art!

2010 Stendig Calendars are in. They don't last very long.
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FREE BEER AND WINE AT THE ART STORE...NEED I SAY MORE? Music by Three Legged Dawg from 3-7. We have 12 local artist selling their works till 5! Shop, ride the bus and get back here to tap your feet!

Check it out! Even more stuff to do and look at this weekend! Brents got a show! ArtStop! Free Beer and wine at the Art Store. Can you tell I'm excited? www.artstopinfo.com
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Don't forget, The Art Store is open Labor Day 10am - 5pm for all your Artistic needs!

Wow, ArtStop is almost here! Sept. 11&12. Great Valley Junction committee meeting today! This year's event is loaded. www.artstopinfo.com

Art Show featuring Shawn Palek & Jonathan Pearson at The Art Store
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Breaking News! The Art Store hires Alverez Gots Crabs to preform in store during ArtStop Sept.12th http://ping.fm/qmA8N

Save the date for A Night of Stars! Performances by Drake Fine Arts Faculty!
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Had a great Friends of Drake Arts board meeting last night! New members with new ideas. I love fresh starts! http://ping.fm/15XDW

Back to School Coconut Telegraph...Sometimes I think that I don't know that much, but math suks!

Cocconut Telegraph... Surrounded by stories surreal and sublime, I fell in love in the library, once upon a time.

Coconut telegraph..."and I hope Anita Byant never ever does one of my songs."

URB. WINS! URB. WINS! Next stop Williamsport PA!

Urbandale leads Missouri, 7 to 6 in the top of the 5th. Go Urb!

BIG GAME! Urbandale Little League Majors play for the regional championship today at 11 a.m. on ESPN. Watch it!

I'm getting up early for cucumbers to pickle, at the farmers market, then stopping back at The Art Store to shop the 10 artist in our lot!

State Fair stuff. Hog brushes are made from pig hair. Best for oil paints, not acrylics. So when you see the Big Boar @ The Fair, Thank Him!

Coconut Telegraph..."big kosher pickel and a cold draft beer, well, good God Almighty which way do I steer!"

Coconut Telegraph..."Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition. Plowing straight ahead, come what may."

Art Markets in the parking lot of The Art Store Saturday. Artists will display their handy work for all to see & Buy

Coconut telegraph..."it's his one chance in a million, to deny the simple facts, was no use to talk it over, he'd be home when he got back."

Art Market this Saturday at The Art Store! Come on down and support you local artist! 10 booths of affordable work in our parking lot!

Have you tried Golden Open! Real acrylic that dries slow! Check it out!http://ping.fm/q6tXN

I highly recommend!! MetroArtsReminder! Artist networking meeting tonight @ImpromptuStudio. Come by at 5:30 with finger food to share. Craft your 30 sec elevator pitch.

coconut telegraph...out on the beach there are two empty chairs that say more than the people who ever sit there. From under my loan palm I can look out on the day.

Coconut Telegraph...I took off for a weekend last month just to try and recall the whole year.

Gotta get some art in my veins! Off to Moberg for a bit "o" Pontius and a beer from the back room. PBR? See you there!

Coconut Telegraph..."Warm beer and bread they said could raise the dead, but it reminds me of a menue at a Holiday Inn".

Coconut telegraph says..."Don't try to explain it, just nod your head, breath in breath out, move on.

Coconut Telegraph for the day. “Let the chips fall where they will, I’ve got boats to build”.

Don’t miss 515 Alive this weekend! Joe Adams will be tagging an RV with Montana Gold sprays provided by the Art Store. I love living vicariously through my customers. This event is all street! 515 is alive! http://ping.fm/aGknm

What’s up? Collage on Clayboard with Brandi Butcher-Isley, that’s what’s up! 12-4 this Sunday at The Art Store! http://ping.fm/lGMS1 HURRY!

Last night I held a chicken AND a duck. Slow day at the store...come on young Olympians, get creative!

Oops! Sorry, No Tie Die class this Sunday!

Tie Dye & Collage Classes this weekend @ The Art Store
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Custom Framing

Whether you wish to frame a favorite print of an abundance of awards for your next business function, The Art Store's on-site custom framing team offers the materials, expertise, and passion to meet all of your framing needs in a timely, cost-effective manner. There are many qualities that set The Art Store apart from other professional framers.

Experienced Staff

When you visit The Art Store's custom framing department, you'll find a team of dedicated custom framing associates who not only have a keen eye for design, but plenty of knowledge to back it up. Together, we offer more than 100 years of framing experience - and we enjoy helping you make one-of-a-kind creations. So whether you need us to build a custom frame or answer a framing question, you'll know that you're getting an honest, qualified opinion.

Archival Framing You deserve to show off your treasured heirlooms. Our careful archival framing methods ensure you preserve a piece of the past. You can be confident trusting us with special documents, antique artwork, sports memorabilia, and other special memories.

Commercial Framing We know you're busy at work - so let our experience do the work for you. We welcome the opportunity to meet your commercial framing needs. When you deliver prints to The Art Stor, we know exactly what to do with them. We take pride in handling your high-volume orders with precision and consistency.

Customer-Driven Results We believe that choosing the right framing materials should be fun. That's why we encourage hands-on participation - handle the materials that interest you and try out eye-catching color and texture combinations until you get the style you want.

Unmatched Selection The options are endless when it comes to personalizing your art. We offer matting, fillet enhancers, float frames, liners, and more than 2500 moulding samples to match your personal style. And if you have trouble deciding, our custom framers can help make sure you get the look you're going for.

In-Store Satisfaction Unlike some frames, we process all orders in our store - which means your precious art won't be shipped to another state. We strive to have all custom orders completed within a 2-week time period. But if you need it sooner, we're more than happy to meet your deadline.

Airbrush Choices

Need help choosing what style airbrush to chose for what you do?

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We now have The Art Store Acrylics! almost DOUBLE the paint of Liquitex Basics acrylics at The Art Store price!

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