Celebrate365 … a journal for the ornament enthusiast

On Sunday, we road MARTA in to AmericasMart Atlanta. It was a tad bit chilly outside waiting for the train but it was a lot better than trying to deal with icy roads and trying to find parking. Benita stayed back with our hosts Mark & Margaret Feit to help prepare for the annual Celebrate365 [...]

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While driving over to Atlanta Saturday morning to meet up with Connie and her sister Benita of Willow Springs … a family farm at AmerciasMart Atlanta an idea came to me. We all enjoy the beautiful publication Celebrate365 that Connie creates for us, so I thought a behind the scenes look at what goes on [...]

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No orders shipped between December 3 – December 13.
I am in Germany “educating” myself at the Christmas markets.
Friday, Dec 4, Stuttgart, Germany
We left home at 12:45 PM Thursday afternoon for the Dayton, OH airport to catch our flight to Atlanta and then onward to Germany. We caught our flight at around 6 PM and [...]

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The Halloween issue of Celebrate365 goes to press today! If things go smoothly and they aren’t backed up in the bindery, I should be able to begin mailing on Friday. Keep your fingers crossed!
Graphic designer turned folk artist designed the cover. She was inspired by Dennison’s Bogy books, popular in the 1920s [...]

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Susan Vanderhoek, folk artist and member of American Holiday Artists (aHa) is the winner of the 2009 Design Like a Star contest sponsored by Artistry of Poland and Celebrate365.
Susan’s Design Like a Star Victorian Whimsy Santa is now available exclusively at the Celebrate365 store. The ornaments is 5″  high, handcrafted in Poland and retails [...]

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