Lovely canvas decoration for your kids bedroom!

Mermaid and dolphins birthday party canvas print by aportugueselove

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Hello Zazzlers, followers, and friends!


I am a big girl now and I still remember how my room was decorated when I was growing up! Even when I was a little child my mother had some simple but cute wall decoration that I still remember. Maybe that's when my fascination with beautiful images started, who knows?


Zazzle offers many decoration products for kids room decor or playing spaces. This post is only about wrapped canvas for kids. But you have other options - wall panels, perfect posters, photo cork paper, photo Prints, Wall Decals, and Wood Wall Art. Find the decor you need to create a fun kids' room! Zazzle has your kids' walls covered with great designed wall art from lots of designers around the world. But there's also lighting items, pillows, clocks, rugs, pufs and more to accessorize your kid's room or playroom! So, maybe you want to browse the designer store for other or matching products! Remember, most of these products are open to your customization. You can add your kid's name to the products or a loving message! I hope you enjoy this selection! All the items were carefully chosen from Zazzle Marketplace and some of my favorite Zazzle stores!


This post was refreshed in 2015!

Baby Owls Girl and Boy - Stretched Canvas Wall Art Canvas Print by creativebaby
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Romantic girl birthday party canvas print by aportugueselove
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Princess Birthday Party Canvas Print by aportugueselove
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Girl having fun diving and swimming canvas print by noboringwhite
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Sweet Dreams Canvas Print by DawnOfCreation
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Storytime Canvas Print! Canvas Print by SugarSnapStudio
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Woodland Animal Art ExLg "Snack Time" Canvas Print by nidhiart
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Bird Feeder - Canvas Print by SugarSnapStudio
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New York City Animal Taxi Art ExLg "Yellow Cab" Canvas Print by nidhiart
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Bear hunt Canvas Print! Canvas Print by SugarSnapStudio
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Little Kitty and Child from Mother Goose Canvas Print by fairytaleart
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Bicyclette Canvas Print by SugarSnapStudio
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Girly Pink Floral Wreath Personalized Monogram Canvas Print by Jujulili
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Lil Foxie Cub Canvas Art Canvas Print by creativetaylor
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Rocking horse add your name nursery art canvas print by Mylittleeden
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F is for... canvas print by SugarSnapStudio
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Ava Top 100 Baby Names Girls Newborn Nursery Canvas Print by Top100BabyNames
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Dress up parade birth record nursery wall art. canvas print by mylildreamer
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Owl's Autumn Song Wrapped Canvas Print by sandygrafik
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Scarecrow Wrapped Canvas Canvas Print by sandygrafik
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Owl's Summer Love Letters Wrapped Canvas Canvas Print by sandygrafik
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Nursery Baby clothesline Birth Boy Canvas Canvas Print by CartitaDesign
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Baby Giraffe/ Nursery Decor Canvas Print by xalondrax
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16x20 Canvas Art Nursery Print Enchanted Hollow Canvas Print by KammieLand
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Sweet Fairy Wrapped Canvas Canvas Print by sandygrafik
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Winter Wonderland Owl Wrapped Canvas Print by sandygrafik
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Boys Nautical Sailboat Canvas Nursery Wall Art Canvas Print by PoshPartyPrints
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Dog with Bone & Cat Canvas Painting Canvas Print by anscollijn

Girls Under the Trees August Macke Canvas Print by Wall_Art_Shoppe
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Children's Animal Band Art "Jazz Tree" Large Canvas Print by nidhiart
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Mermaid and Dancing Fish Canvas Print by Creechers
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A Cornish Beach Canvas Print by BridgemanStudio
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"Mermaid Kisses" Wrapped Canvas Canvas Print by Creechers
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happy dog by Lucia_Salemi

The eyes have it by tanyabond
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Cartoon Santa Claus American Flag Teddy Bear by ChristmasCafe

fairy-tail castle Rainbow by bartonleclaydesign
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Noah's Ark ~ Gallery Wrapped Canvas by CKSWarriorQueenArt
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Tree of Life ~ Gallery Wrapped Canvas by CKSWarriorQueenArt
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Koala and Baby Wrapped Canvas by lornaprints
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Snowy Christmas Landscape, Trees and Mountains by ChristmasCafe
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Little Red Riding Hood by Jessie Willcox Smith by YesterdayCafe
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"Retro Black & White Owl with Ladybug Poster Print by hallmarkvintage
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Alice in Wonderland Wrapped Canvas Print by robmolily
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RIBBON | BABY CANVAS PORTRAIT by FINEandDANDY
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Colorful Abstract Canvas Art - Ready to Hang! by thaneeyamcardle
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Cockatoo Fine Art on Canvas - Ready to Hang! by thaneeyamcardle
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Yellow Flowers Vintage Botanical Wrapped Canvas by mosswood
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Ocean Fox Canvas by Rupydetequila
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Jonathan the pig by tanyabond
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Training Cat & Mouse Canvas Painting by anscollijn
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Monster Factory by PixelDelay
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Vintage Giant Cup of Coffee by YesterdayCafe
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Cozy Kitchen by donnajperkins
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Sweet Dreams Cat Wrapped Canvas by MuseMagic
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Classic car stretched canvas print by ritmospeed
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Art Canvas Print: St Ives Harbour, Cornwall by johndyergallery
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Pirate Personalized Boys Room Canvas Wall Art Canvas Print by mistyqe
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robot friends canvas print by vardaart
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"Mermaid loves Seahorse" Wrapped Canvas Canvas Print by Creechers
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The Vege-Men’s Revenge 2 Canvas Print by StorybookArt
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Baby Giraffe Love Art Med "Snuggle" Canvas Print by nidhiart
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Fado Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity!

Watch this short film about Portuguese Fado, the song of Lisbon and Portugal, a song open to the sea and to the world. Take a look at Fado Museum site too! Next Saturday Portuguese will know if Fado makes the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity!

"This intangible cultural heritage, transmitted from generation to generation, is constantly recreated by communities and groups in response to their environment, their interaction with nature and their history, and provides them with a sense of identity and continuity, thus promoting respect for cultural diversity and human creativity.(Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, UNESCO, 2003, (Article 2, line 1)

In June 2010 the Câmara Municipal de Lisboa presented the application of Fado to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (UNESCO), a project created to implement an integrated safeguarding program for the heritage of Fado.

This project’s main goal is to include Fado in the 2011 Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and this decision will be taken at the 6th meeting of the International Committee that will be held in November 2011."

Leave a comment on my wall! Promote yourself!

Hi people! I have closed my Zazzle Store comments wall some months ago. Some people do it because they don't like other Zazzle folks to promote their work over there. That wasn't the reason why I shut it down. I shut it because I did not have the time - and still don't have - to answer back. 

But with the holiday season upon us, I thought it would be nice to make the effort of paying a little attention to you all. I even miss being in touch with some of you. So you're welcome to leave your Christmas and New Years Greeting on my Store wall and prints and links to your Zazzle work. But I will not tolerate other kinds of promotion or spam. Looking forward to your words! I'll return your visit!

More, you know you can always comment on my blog. But if this post gets a significant amount of links I'll tweet it more often! Happy Zazzle spirit to YOU!

New Christmas Greeting cards are ready!

Santa Claus waving Rudolph in the sun Greeting Card by noboringwhite
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Oh, it has been a strange Sunday. Weather is terrible. At night wind and rain were so noisy that I could not sleep for a couple of hours. I did not make anything creative today. My head hurt all the time. Thunderstorm all day and ice rocks as big as chicken eggs fell from the sky not far from my city! Ohhh I miss summer...and the sun...and the beach!

Check my store for a couple of new greeting cards for the holiday season and a couple of Christmas gifts.

Wish me a good night sleep. I need it so much!

McNamara just surfed 90ft wave in Portugal

    This is big news today. Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara surfed a big, big 90 ft - 30 m - wave at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal. This is the video. Many people doesn't know that portuguese shore has good surf spots. But McNamara isn't a common surfer. He travels the world to surf the biggest waves possible...
Who is Garret McNamara? And why was he in Portugal this week? In Nazaré beach there's a condition called Nazaré's Canyon, it's a geomorphologic phenomenon.This makes waves turn huge when they arrive to the shore. They start small faraway from the coast but they keep their power. Check NazareNorthCanyon and read more about it and this amazing fearless man.

Mr. Cavaco goes to Washington

Obama Change by smallhandsdesigns

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Statement by the White House

President Obama will host President Anibal Cavaco Silva of Portugal for a meeting in the Oval Office on Wednesday, November 9th. The President welcomes the opportunity to reciprocate the warm hospitality that he received during his visit to Lisbon in November 2010. The United States and Portugal are strong NATO allies and cooperate closely in the United Nations Security Council, where Portugal currently serves as Council President. President Obama looks forward to consulting with President Cavaco Silva about preparations for the 2012 NATO Summit that the U.S. will host in Chicago. The two Presidents will also discuss the revitalized U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission, enhancement of bilateral economic and commercial relations, cooperation in education, science and technology, the promotion of democracy, good governance and human rights around the world, and U.S. support for Portugal’s implementation of its IMF-EU reform program.

Street artist Alexandre Farto Aka Vhils

Today I bring you Alexandre Farto's artwork. Maybe you have heard a lot about street artist Banksy. Now it's time you meet Vhils. He's Portuguese. Curious? Right! Check Vhils site and you'll be amazed by what he has already created. Read what Lazarides Gallery wrote about him:

Our youngest artist, the already prolific Portuguese-born Alexandre Farto's range spans from collage to portraiture. Of late he's taken to creating works purely from in situ materials, taking Vandalism as art to its logical ad absurdum conclusion. Advertising hoardings are torn to make fresh images, and plaster drilled away at until the remaining relief forms the work. He is, at the time of writing, experimenting with a cocktail of Quink ink and household bleach. But this is a long way from brutalism. Vhils art is poetic, complex, and ambitious, often focusing on the needs we have abandoned in favor of our wants, and the realization that trading pleasure back in for happiness will be a less than straightforward exchange.

 

Watch River Mondego's journey

Mondego river enters the sea right at my door. From Serra da Estrela to Figueira da Foz - the city where I live - Mondego makes an amazing journey. Daniel Pinheiro is the name of the enthusiastic wildlife filmmaker who shot this film. It's the final Project of Daniel Pinheiro Masters´s Degree in Wildlife Documentary Production from the University of Salford and it won a distinction. It was filmed in Portugal during May/June 2011. Here's what the author wrote about the it: A river acclaimed by poets and songwriters, closely entwined in the History of Portugal. As its waters merge with the sea, a small stream, hidden in the high mountains of Serra da Estrela, continues to ensure the Mondego breathes life into its great variety of habitats and wildlife.

MONDEGO from WILDSTEP Productions on Vimeo.

Mondego from Daniel Pinheiro on Vimeo. 

Autumn is all about chestnuts!

Autumn brings castanhas to Portuguese tables and I just love it. It's part of the Mediterranean diet at this time of the year. In Portugal, Greece, and Italy they are called by a derivative of the Latin, Castanea. Portuguese make soups, desserts, and cakes with it. It's used in roasted meet plates as trimming. Do you know that they are low on calories and rich in vitamins? Roasted chestnuts are my favorite way to eat it! (Check how to do it later in this post!) Roasting requires cutting the fruit first with a knife or it will explode in the oven. The best ones are those we buy to street vendors. If you visit Portugal this time of the year don't miss it.

Check this photo from a chestnut street vendor in 1966 - today it's still just the same.

Sernancelhe. Chestnut from this region is said to be of great quality, very expensive, more than 3 euros/kg sometimes. Some advice if you're planning to buy it: skins should have a beautiful brown shine. They should also be firm and check for holes because that means bugs!

Sernancelhe has a typical chestnut soup receipt that goes like this:

Ingredients:

1 kg of nuts
2 onions
1.5 liters of water
1.5 dl of olive oil

Preparation:

Peel the chestnuts and put them to bake in the water. Once cooked, get half of them and triturate. Add it to the boiling water. Then peel onions cut them into pieces and saute them in olive oil. Add to this stew both the remaining nuts still whole and the other. Serve with pieces of toasted bread.

And what about some Portuguese music?

It's O homem das castanhas. Once again I translated it for you. It's a shame because I can't do it better. Lyrics are from a great Portuguese poet called Ary dos Santos. The fado singer is Carlos do Carmo and the music was composed by another well-known musician, Paulo de Carvalho, in the 80´s. It's almost impossible not to remember this music when we find a street vendor selling roasted chestnuts in their typical stoves with weels.

The chestnut man

At Figueira Square,
or at Estrela Garden,
it burns in a lit stove.
At autumn’s side, in the corner of Winter,
the chestnuts man is eternal.

Does not have a penny or shelter,
and shouts as a challenge.
His life is a grey package,
and, if not killing hunger, kills the cold.

A car that he pushes,
a holed hat,
in the chest a chestnut that does not burn.
He has the rain in the eyes and a tired look the man who shouts in the evening.

He ends the day near a lamp
Hoarse voice with the tang of poverty.
He shouts pieces of joy,

and at night he sleeps with sadness.

Who wants it hot and tasty, so warm?
Cracking in grey in the fire.
Who wants it hot and tasty, so warm?
Who buys it takes more warmth home.

The hurt that misery vendor carries,
roams the city all day.
It’s like pushing the autumn ahead;
it's like pushing the fog.
Who knows the misfortune of his fate?
Who looks to the chestnut man?
Nobody ever thought that beside him
Great pains are burning in the stove.

Who wants it hot and tasty, so warm?
Cracking in grey in the fire.
Who wants it hot and tasty, so warm?
Who buys it takes more warmth home.


Saint Martin’s Day Tradition

In Portugal, we eat chestnuts on Saint Martin’s Day which is on the 11th of November. Saint Martin was a soldier in the Roman army. The legend is that he saw a beggar (on France) and he tore his military cloak in half and gave half to the beggar. Then the sun came out. We say that in November we always get some good weather and we call it St. Martin's summer. My mother always says that women celebrate it on 10th and men on 11th November...this is great as I always eat castanhas at least twice! In Portugal, St. Martin's Day is associated with the maturation of the year's wine, it's the first day to taste the new wine. Traditionally people would celebrate around a bonfire, eating roasted chestnuts and drinking a light alcoholic beverage called água-pé (water is added to the pomace left after the grapes juice is pressed out to make wine), or the jeropiga ( sweet liquor made with aguardente - brandy or spirit, not sure for the right word - added to the water).


How to prepare roasted chestnuts! (How I do it)

You can do it a home. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut a slit on the chestnuts shell with a knife. Place the chestnuts on a baking tray. Pour salt over the chestnuts and sprinkle with water. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes. If you're not sure about the result pick one out of the oven and try it to check if castanhas are already roasted. Some people eat chestnuts with butter. I prefer not to ruin my diet!