Christmas is Coming … #1

Christmas Cover, Front Christmas Cover, Back
The Holiday Issue is Coming … It’s at the printer in Erie, Pennsylvania with the final proof approved today.

Here’s sneak peek of the covers. Artist Michael Storrings created the art deco inspired cover illustration especially for this issue of Celebrate365. Santa flies through an art deco sky as his reindeer leap and bound, anticipating the task ahead. Non-traditional holiday hues –black, gray, white, gold, pink and fuchsia – lend a dreamlike quality and set the scene for the gift-filled morning to come.

Inside the Issue:

  • Meet Joellen Church, Landmark-Creations ornaments
  • Christopher Radko writes about how to decorate your dream tree.
  • All Decked Out for the Holidays, a century of change
  • Behind the Design with Maggie’s Memories
  • della Robbia, a Renaissance-Inspired Williamsburg Tradition
  • Pages and pages of Christmas-themed ornaments and folk art

11-4-table-of-contents-med Folk art designs from:

Jerry & Darla Arnold

Joanne Harper

Lori Ann Corelis

Christmas Issue Deadline, November 11

Attention Folk Artists:  NOVEMBER 11

Please email your submissions to: C365.images@gmail.com

Along with this information about each piece:
• Your name/business name• Preferred email contact address

• Web address(es) where people can purchase your work

• Name of your ornament/design (if applicable)

• Size

• Price

• Material/brief description

Please submit a high resolution image photographed against a light colored background. High resolution images are usually the “Fine” setting on your digital cameral.

Be careful when you email your images to me. Some email or web programs will automatically downsize images as they send them. Check your settings and don’t let the program do this!

Any design selected for publication must be available for purchase at the time of publication.

I will email to confirm that I have received your submission.

Don’t hesitate to ask questions!

Connie

It’s Flipping Fantastic! Issue Update

It’s been a long time! You haven’t received an issue of Celebrate365 since spring.

Health issues took me away for several months. But, now we are back with a double issue.

This publication will combine late summer themes in the first half of the pages …

Then flip it over to this side …

Artist Linda Apple sets the tone for Halloween!

Just look into those eyes!

Cat Visions leads readers into the essence of the fall festivities with ornaments and folk artists.

Late Summer, Celebrate365.comLinda Apple, Celebrate365.com

Click Here to order this huge double issue!

FEATURES, Late Summer:

The Colors of Christmas: Artist Thomas Glenn

Designers Unveil Mid-Season Introductions

A World Class Collector, Atlanta’s Margaret Feit

Ornaments Seeking a New Home, Please Adopt Us!

(from the Margaret Feit Collection)

Patricia Breen 2011

FEATURES, Fall:

Cali Lee

Must Be the Season of the Witch!

Halloween Ornament Gallery

Dee Foust

Linda Apple

From Autumn Harvest Festivities & Celebrations to National Holiday (Thanksgiving)

APPEARING IN THIS ISSUE:

Allen Cunningham Ghoultide Gathering; also see Bethany Lowe

Alycia Matthews, Alycia’s Art

Anthony Costanza, see Bethany Lowe Designs

Artistry of Poland, Tucson, AZ; 800-823-0692, ornaments@dcn2.net; available at: Celebrate365

Becca Bilas, Magikal Seasons

Bethany Lowe Designs, available at:

Apple Tree Gallery, Piqua, OH; 937-773-1801

Historical Christmas Barn, CT; 800-541-Xmas

Kitty’s Ltd., DE (originals); 888-934-9578

Cali Lee, hallowcali@gmail.com

Carmen Ellis, Spooky Hollow, folkartist@sleepyhollow.net

Caroline Jones, Bent Whims Studio

Casey Mack, see Bethany Lowe Designs

Christina’s World, available at:

Apple Tree Gallery, Piqua, OH; 937-773-1801

Historical Christmas Barn, CT; 800-541-Xmas

Willow Springs Family Farm, willowspringsfamilyfarm@gmail.com

Christopher Radko, available at:

Apple Tree Gallery, Piqua, OH; 937-773-1801

Historical Christmas Barn, CT; 800-541-Xmas

Cortney Rector, IndigoTwin; indigotwin@me.com

David Everett, Chicken Lips; info@chickenlips.biz

Debbee Thibault, available at:

Kitty’s Ltd., DE (originals); 888-934-9578

Willow Springs Family Farm, willowspringsfamilyfarm@gmail.com

Originals, Celebrate365

Deborah Adams, Possiblim@aol.com

Debra Schoch, Ghoultide Gathering; see Bethany Lowe Designs

Originals, Celebrate365

Dee Foust, see Bethany Lowe Designs

Dennis Haynes, RunamuckStudio.com

Elaine Roesle, see Snow Children

Eric Cortina Collection, ericcortina@aol.com

Greg Guedel , also see Bethany Lowe Designs

Kitty’s Ltd., DE (originals); 888-934-9578

Inge-glas

Apple Tree Gallery, Piqua, OH; 937-773-1801

Iva Wilcox, iva@ivascreations.com

Jerry & Darla Arnold, Ghoultide Gathering;

216-591-0676; jgarnold25@yahoo.com

JingleNog

Apple Tree Gallery, Piqua, OH; 937-773-1801

Joanna Bolton, joanna11b@sbcglobal.net

Johanna Parker, Ghoultide Gathering; also see Bethany Lowe Originals, Celebrate365

Klassics by Kurtis, 248-593-1034

Kristen Beason, Ghoultide Gatheringkristenbeasondesigns@roadrunner.com

Landmark Creations; 800-588-3844

Linda Apple, apple@applearts.com; appleart.etsy.com

Liz Stevens, Two Left Hands; also Celebrate365

Lori Ann Corelis, 614-865-0977; Ghoultide Gathering

Lori Rudolph, therudolphs@sympatico.ca

also Celebrate365

Willow Springs Family Farm, willowspringsfamilyfarm@gmail.com

Maggie’s Memories, see Bethany Lowe Designs

Mandy Palumbo, October Oddities; blksunshyne07@aol.com

Mary Engelbreit, see Bethany Lowe Designs

Nancy Malay, nancymalay@gmail.com

Old World Christmas

Apple Tree Gallery, Piqua, OH; 937-773-1801

Historical Christmas Barn, CT; 800-541-Xmas

Patricia Breen Designs

Historical Christmas Barn, CT; 800-541-Xmas

Penny Gotz Streit, Folk Art by Penny; pstreit@nckcn.com

Robert Brawley, brawley78@hotmail.com

Robin Seeber, see Bethany Lowe Designs

Scott Smith, Rucus Studio; rucusstudio@chartermi.net

Ghoultide Gathering; see also Artistry of Poland ornaments

Shelly Lampshire Originals; lampshireoriginals@yahoo.com

St. Nicholas Collection/Snow Children

Apple Tree Gallery, Piqua, OH; 937-773-1801

Kitty’s Ltd., DE (originals); 888-934-9578

Willow Springs Family Farm, willowspringsfamilyfarm@gmail.com

Soffieria De Carlini Italian Ornaments

Celebrate365

Swirly Designs, info@swirlydesigns.com; 781-872-1123

Sylvia Smiser, Sylvia@anaboocreations.com

Tannenbaum Treasures

Teena Flanner, see Bethany Lowe Designs

Teresa Escalante, Enduring Traditions, tpescal@gmail.com

Thomas Glenn Collection, Celebrate365

Two Left Hands, see Liz Stevens

Vaillancourt Folk Art, 877-665-2244; Ghoultide Gathering

Vergie Lightfoot, see Bethany Lowe Designs; Ghoultide Gathering

The Whimsical Whittler, Ghoultide Gathering

Historical Christmas Barn, CT; 800-541-Xmas

Kitty’s Ltd., DE (originals); 888-934-9578

Graphic Design, Printing

Bev Verbeke

Gohrs Printing Service, Inc

1107 Hess Avenue Erie, PA 16503

It’s “Flipping” Wonderful!

It’s been a long time! You haven’t received an issue of Celebrate365 since spring.

Health issues took me away for several months. But, now we are back with a double issue.

This publication will combine late summer themes in the first half of the pages …

Then flip it over to this side …

Artist Linda Apple sets the tone for Halloween!

Just look into those eyes!

Cat Visions leads readers into the essence of the fall festivities with ornaments and folk artists.

Watch for more details to come.

Golden Glow Convention 2011, part 1

Golden Glow Convention 2011

Ryebrook NY Hilton

The excitement begins today!

Check back for updates.

Celebrate365 is in attendance and will be exhibiting at this afternoon’s Kristkindlemarkt opening at 1 PM.

I’ll be showing sample De Carlini Italian ornaments as well as a consignment collection of “museum” ornaments from the workshop’s archives.