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Artistry of Poland and Rucus Studio Collaborate …

You love his folk art … now you can collect his glass ornament!

Scott Smith (Rucus Studio) has collaborated with Artistry of Poland to create a glass ornament based upon his full figure German Santa candy containers.

The 5″ moulded glass ornament is finished in red satin paint. The Polish carver has certainly captured the essence of Santa’s stern face! Santa’s face is painted with a porcelain-bisque like finish that brings the character to life. He bears an arm load of holiday toys and a tradition German-style lantern to guide his way from house to house.

Scott’s artwork shows Santa wearing a flannel robe with fluffy wool trim. Note the special “glitter” on the coat & hat that recreate the look of Scott’s concept.

This ornament just arrived from Poland last week.

If you love folk art and ornaments, you’ll want the Rucus Studio “Traditional Santa” for your Christmas tree.

Available in the Celebrate365 online store for $54.

Enjoy free shipping when ordering this ornament on Sept 22 and 23.

Red, white and blue … it’s not just for July 4th!

I’m in Atlanta attending the July market for wholesalers. I’m gathering info & photos for the Halloween and Christmas issues. But, I sent the SUMMER issue off to the printer before leaving home. I should receive the pre-press version tomorrow evening for approval. If all goes well, the issue should go to press on Tuesday.

While we patiently wait for the real thing, here’s a preview of Bev Verbeke’s awesome covers. Did you know that patriotic ornaments were originally used just at Christmas? You’ll see some examples in the issue. The feature interview is with Ohio feather tree maker, Dennis Bauer. Bauer’s work has appeared in Martha Stewart Living magazine three different times! And, you’ll read about the history of this original artificial Christmas tree.

Which artists and designers do you recognize on the covers? Leave us a comment!

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The Windmill Club … David Strand Designs

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

Reporting from the David Strand Signing …

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!

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!

It’s Official! She Designs Like A Star.


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.
	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.
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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