News about glass ornaments, events and collecting …
Jun 27th, 2009 by Connie
We all love prizes! Here’s a wonderful opportunity to explore and meet some of today’s innovative folk artists. As you explore and visit the wealth of blog sites, you’ll have the opportunity to enter your name into drawings for prizes. Sounds like a win-win opportunity, doesn’t it?
The Mad Tea Party
I plan to enter. How about you? Have fun at the party!
Click the image to begin your exploration.
Jun 8th, 2009 by Connie
David Strand's Faberge Santa
Glass ornament collectors … David Stand announced the launch of The Windmill Club at yesterday’s events hosted by David Blair Designs.
It’s been a lot of years since ornament collectors have had an opportunity to enjoy the perks of a national club of like-minded individuals. Strand’s concept is perhaps the ultimate for collectors. It’s FREE! That’s right. I said FREE!
Here’s the plan for David Strand’s Windmill Club.
• Free membership
• Complimentary copy of David Strand Designs Catalog with sign-up.
• Complimentary copy of the Windmill Club Journal to be published once a year.
• Access to the Windmill Club Online.
• Access to members exclusive designs.
And, what about those exclusive ornaments? The Faberge Santa, pictured above, is the first members only design. If you’d like to be able to purchase this fabulous piece, you MUST be a member of David Strand Designs‘ collectors club. Don’t delay!
HOW TO JOIN:
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Email:
Send the above information to:
David Strand Designs
2751 Hennepin Ave. South, #7
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Jun 6th, 2009 by Connie
David Blair Designs
I’ve met lots of Celebrate365 subscribers here in Southern California. Even though the sun is hidden behind clouds, the glitter is still shining!
David has transformed his shop into a Christmas wonderland as he hosts David Strand and his fabulous glass ornaments and Ino Schaller paper mache candy containers.
David Strand candy containers from Ino Schaller.
Here’s a view of the Schaller display at today’s trunk show. There’s is heavy pre-ordering going on! Is there really a recession? Not for California Christmas collectors!
And, here’s Wendy R trying to make some decisions. When pressed, she decided that her favorite style is the Pinecone Santa. That was David’s best seller last year. Wendy has great taste!
Wendy R., a longtime Glass Links and C365 subscriber!
JudyT2 ... I finally met her in person.
And, here are Judy T and Gerald S., two long-time subscribers. Gerald is trying to set a record for ornament ordering. He had to go to a second page. That’s the spirit!
More latter!
May 30th, 2009 by Connie
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Oh, I was soooo tempted to keep this a big secret. I want to win this wonderful little guy.
He is a one-of-a-kind creation from Johanna Parker and you can read all about him on her blog. Johanna is giving away this loveble little guy and you can enter! Sigh … I guess I can’t keep a secret! Johanna has licenced a collection of designs to Bethany Lowe this year and they are fabulous! If “Lumina” isn’t Lucky for you, you can still own some of Johanna’s reproductions. Take a look at one of our Celebrate365 long-time advertisers, Traditions in California. They’ll be more than happy to help you make your selection and ship it to your door! |
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May 13th, 2009 by Connie
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| Sue Myal and Sue Sprunk, owners of Artistry of Poland have selected a winner in the Design Like a Star contest. David Blair, a retailer who won the first competition, assisted in the judging. | ||
| Susan Vanderhoek, a folk artist from Salem, Oregon, submitted three different designs. The judges selected her Victorian Santa entry as this year’s winning design. | ||
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According to Vanderhoek, Victorian Santa Claus is 4.5 inches. His red hood sports festive
holly leaves in hunter green. The ornament will be painted in a gloss for shine and lightly sprinkled with German glass glitter. It’s almost unimaginable to find an ornament line without a Santa Claus, but this will be the first for Artistry of Poland! “Susan’s design has inspired us and we hope to add additional Santas to the Artistry of Poland line,” said Sue Myal. |
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| Artistry of Poland will work closely with Susan through every step of the ornament creation process. She will receive 10 ornaments and her design will become part of the Artistry of Poland collection in 2010.
Susan is a member of American Holiday Artists. You can view her work at seasonalwhimsies.blogspot.com. |
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