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| Coming soon to a mailbox near you … Celebrate365’s Spring 2010 issue! Cover design: Sheryl Parsons – Mother’s Dream Artworks Celebrate365 is beginning its second decade of reporting holiday, ornament and folk art news. I can hardly believe that it has been 10 years since this little “retirement” pastime began. How technology has changed in those 10 years! Back in October 1999, I used my brand new, top of the line 1.5 megapixel Sony digital camera to take photos for the the Halloween test issue. I must say that my camera and editing skills have improved significantly over that first black and white issue. I’ll be announcing 10th Anniversary celebrations and surprises in the coming days and weeks. Stop back often for updates! To purchase a single copy of this issue, CLICK here. |
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On the Cover Designers: Bethany Lowe Designs Allen Cunningham for BLD Debra Schoch for BLD Johanna Parker (BLD) Bruce Elsass Christina’s World Christopher Radko David Strand Designs Debbee Thibault Elaine Roesle Eric Cortina JingleNog Joy to the World Collectibles Maggie’s Memories Ornaments to Remember Soffieria De Carlini Teena Flanner Thomas Glenn Vaillaincourt Folk Art: Carrie Murtha Elizabeth Howard David Everett Flora Thompson Lori Rudolph Inside the Issue (Easter): Bethany Lowe Designs Greg Guedel Carrie Murtha Christina’s World Christopher Radko David Everett David Strand Designs Debbee Thibault Elizabeth Howard Flora Thompson Folk Art from the Heart Ginny Diezel Greg Guedel JingleNog Laurie Hardin Lori Rudolph Mary Lesniak Nancy Malay Patricia Breen Design Sheryl Parsons Soffieria De Carlini Inside the Issue (Atlanta 2010): Bethany Lowe Allen Cunningham Debra Schoch Dee Foust Johanna Parker Maggie’s Memories Vergie Lightfoot Bruce Elass David Strand Debbee Thibault Christina’s World Christopher Radko Elaine Roesle Eric Cortina Inge-glas JingleNog Joy to the World Klassics by Kurtis Old World Christmas Ornaments to Remember Teena Flanner Soffieria De Carlini Thomas Glenn Vaillancourt Folk Art Shop for Items Illustrated in this Issue: |
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Category: Thomas Glenn Ornaments
A Day With Connie
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 would be fun to share.
The day started off with me arriving in Atlanta around 10am, trying to find a “reasonably” priced place to park near the AmericasMart -Atlanta $25 a day to park in the garage was a bit too steep in my book. I did find a place a few blocks away. Walking in the bitter cold back to the Gift Mart had me rethinking the value of the parking deck. After meeting up with Connie & Benita, Connie took me to get my badge “that must be displayed at all times”.
Elaine Roesle graciously let us store our coats and excess “baggage” in her showroom closet. When Elaine was not busy talking with buyers, you could watch the great care that is taken with each individual piece in action. I was also introduced to Luca Terruzzi of Soffieria De Carlini Italian Ornaments.
Benita and I wandered off to attend the keynote address by Erik Qualman, author of Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business. The session was a very informative reminder as to why we need to be using blogs, Facebook and Twitter. After that we met back up with Connie on the 20th Floor. Then we headed to the Press Room for credentialed media types like ourselves and had a nice lunch.
We stopped off for a few minutes to chat with Debbee Thibault and she showed off some of her beautiful work to us. 
We then headed over to see the JingleNog and Thomas Glenn displays. Connie had quite a bit of work to do at the Thomas Glenn booth. Since photographing and measuring every ornament would be time consuming, I wandered off to see other parts of the Gift Mart.
More treats were in store for us this evening as we made our way back to the 20th Floor to attend Halloween Carnevil – a whimsical little Halloween party that included a meet & greet with the artists along with a signing event.
What a wonderful surprise it was for me to see old friends again – Glenn Lewis and Debi Thomas of Traditions. This year I had the pleasure of meeting Debi’s mother. The last time I saw Glenn or Debi was in 2001.
We left the Gift Mart around 8pm, wrapping up glitter jam packed day. This is only one of eight days that Connie will spend gathering information for all of us to ahhhh and ohhhh over.
This has been the first of three guest posts by Leslie Kirk.
The Thomas Glenn Collection … A Final Look
| Were you too late? Did you miss out on Thomas Glenn’s Hot Pink Camo ornament featured in the December issue of O Magazine? Sorry to say that there are no more of the popular style in the warehouse. We’ve all heard that patience is a virtue. That’s true for ornament collectors, too. Thomas Glenn Collection will be offering these three popular styles next year, along with other popular styles that you have seen on the Celebrate365 web site this year. If you would like to pre-order any Thomas Glenn ornament styles for August 2010 delivery, please click the CONTACT tab above with your wish list. No pre-payment and no obligation. | ||
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| Hot Pink Camo | Christmas Camo | Orange Blossom |
| Now in Stock! Just arrived today … and check for returned ornaments. You might find some surprises! | ||
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| Dragon Ball | Ebony Lantern | Japanese Lanterns |
Behind the Design … from Thomas Glenn Collection
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Who is St. George?
He is patron saint of England, Greece, Portugal, Russia and a host of cities and profession. Canonized in 494 AD, he is one of the most renowned saints in the Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, and the Eastern Catholic Churches. He is regarded as one of the most prominent military saints. Who is this epic figure? He is St. George and his chivalric character led to the allegorical fable of his slaying of the great dragon. While there are no firm dates for his birth and death, sources estimate his date of birth between 275 and 281 AD and his death as April 23, 303. Born in Cappadocia in Asia Minor (now Turkey), his family was Christian and was part of the nobility. |
| Roman Emperor Diocletian began persecuting Christians under his rule in 302 AD. St. George opposed the emperor’s decrees and soon found himself imprisoned and tortured. Publicly dragged through the streets and beheaded in Nicoimedia (Palestine), he became one of the earliest Christian martyrs. According to legend, the emperor’s wife was impressed by his faith. She converted to Christianity and was also put to death. | |
| What about the Dragon?
St. George’s myth and legend seems to date back to the 12th century. Storytellers recounted his heroic deeds, which continued to mount through the centuries. By the 14th century, traveling troubadours spread his embellished, but certainly romantic, legend. In Silene, Libya, there was a dragon doing his part to terrorize that portion of the country. The town of Silene had fed it the majority of their livestock in order to try and satisfy the monster. The monster was not appeased and proceeded to feed upon the townsfolk. Thinking that the dragon must desire an even better sacrifice and set upon offering up their local princess, Cleolinda. At that precise moment, St. George appeared, killed the dragon and rescued Princess Cleolinda. He married her, and the whole town converted to Christianity. |
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Celebrate365 … the Christmas Issue
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| Where has the time gone? It’s seems like just last month I was enjoy sunshine poolside. Now it’s time for snowflakes and lots of glitter!
The Christmas issue of Celebrate365 is at the printer and I know you won’t want to miss this issue. What’s inside?
On a personal note, I’m going to begin my celebrations just a bit early. My husband and I will be joining artist Elaine Roesle on her annual tour of Germany. We’ll be leaving on Dec 3 and return December 13. We’ll have 10 days of exploring Christmas markets, museums and German holiday culture. I’ll be blogging for throughout the trip so check in here to follow our progress. |
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