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| What’s new at the Celebrate365 store? Over 40 new listings in the De Carlini Italian ornament category! This small family-owned business began operation in 1947. Luca Terruzzi, grandson of the founder, now heads the business. His wife works in the office and his mother oversees the dressing and decorating department. You’ll usually find his dad around the glass blowing area. | ||
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| When a retailer places an order, each ornament is custom created for that store. Once that order is completed, it’s air-expressed to the USA. Ninety percent of the workshop’s annual producation is destined for American homes. | ||
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| Why do these ornaments cost more than many others? The answer lies in how they are created. It’s a truly hand made product from start to finish. Master glass blowers create each ornament individually. No two are ever quite alike.
If you’d like to learn more about this family business, you might enjoy the book, Soffieria De Carlini – A Family Legacy. |
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Celebrate Christmas with an Italian flair! |
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Farewell to Halloween Winners!
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| Wow! Fantastic participation here on the blog, on Facebook and at the Hive.
Without further ado, here are the lucky winners and their prizes. If your name was drawn, please use the contact form above to provide your mailing address and I’ll send off your Halloween goodie! A huge thank you to the artists and designers who donated this wide array of prizes. Connie |
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Lori R |
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Candi A |
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Melissa V |
| Original Spider Ornament, Lisa Haxmeier |
Signed Plaque, Bruce Elsass |
Signed Celebrate365, Fall 2005 featuring Bruce Elsass |
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Kim M |
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Joanne H |
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Sheryl P |
| Signed Pin, Dee Foust for Bethany Lowe | Signed Pin, Bethany Lowe | Signed Pin, Teena Flanner for Bethany Lowe |
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Audrey M |
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Angel C |
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Lori R |
| Signed Pin, Vergie Lightfoot for Bethany Lowe | Zippered Tote, Bethany Lowe |
Original Ornament, Debra Schoch |
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Theresa W |
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Caroline J |
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Becca B |
| Stretch Bracelet 1, Willow Springs Family Farm |
Stretch Bracelet 2, Willow Springs Family Farm |
Signed Celebrate365, Halloween 2010 |
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Flora T |
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Sylvia S |
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Holly M |
| Pumpkin Bat Ornament Susan Vanderhoek |
Chenille ornaments, Stephanie Baker |
Shadowbox Ornament Cathy Nash |
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Joyce P |
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Wendy R |
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Lori R |
| Ornament Set Kris Hurst |
Witch Ornament Kris Hurst |
Witch Bingo Kris Hurst |
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Laurie H |
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Hugh L |
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Kelli Lusk |
| Witch Card Ornaments, Kris Hurst | Top Hat Ornament, Kris Hurst | Ornament Set Kris Hurst |
Jump Start Your Christmas Tree!
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| To mark the celebration of the company’s 25th Anniversary, Christopher Radko will be holding a contest for the best Christmas tree in town!
Please submit photographs of your Christopher Radko® decorated tree along with a paragraph on what Christopher Radko and the holidays mean to you. The winner will be selected by the Christopher Radko Artists and will receive a free 25th Anniversary Oversized Sculpture. This statue depicts “Celebrating Santa” with a beautiful bag of gifts and the 25th Anniversary Star. It stands a whopping 54 inches tall and retails at $1,500. Second place will receive 1 Santa each of our 25th Anniversary Santa Collection. Third place will receive our 25th Anniversary ornament, “Celebrating Santa.” So start decorating early this year as images need to be sent by December 15th! Please see christopherradko.com for more details. Send no more than 4 low resolution JPEG images to newsletter@christopherradko.com. |
Farewell to Halloween Give-Away
Do You Etsy?My online life changed when a Celebrate365 subscriber in Houston suggested that I visit Etsy. She advised that I would find a variety of up and coming artists there. She was right! Many well-known folk artists still maintain shops there. I love Etsy because it’s often a platform for new artists to lauch their lines and refine their ideas and designs. It can take a lot of browsing time, but it’s fun to "discover" talented artists who are just starting out. Like what you see here? Take a look at their Etsy shops for a wider selection. Then, don’t forget to visit our Farewell to Halloween Give Away! The items pictured below are part of the festivities. You only have to leave a comment to participate. That’s easy! |
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| Spider Ornament, Lisa Haxmeier |
Chenille ornaments, Stephanie Baker |
Top Hat Ornament, Kris Hurst |
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Here’s how to enter to win. Each day, check for a new post at: Celebrate365.com Leave a comment and you will be entered to win. Limit ONE comment per site per day. That gives you four entries each day! Not enough chances to win? How about this? Make a purchase from the Celebrate365 store during the contest and earn one (1) entry for each $5 that you spend! AND, all entry oppotunites automatically DOUBLE if you are a Celebrate365 magazine subscriber! The give-away will run from Monday, November 1 through 11:PM Eastern time on Monday, November 8. Winners will be drawn on Tuesday, November 9 by random drawing for prizes 1 – 21. Have fun and comment away! Connie |
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Farewell to Halloween Give-Away!
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| It’s been an incredibly fun and festive Halloween season here at Celebrate365! In fact, we’ve had so much fun we just don’t want to see it draw to a close. So … we have PRIZES!
Artists, designers and advertisers have generously donated a treasure trove of goodies. If you like pieces signed by the artist, you’ll find quite a few offered below! Here’s how to enter to win. Each day, check for a new post at: Leave a comment and you will be entered to win. Limit ONE comment per site per day. That gives you four entries each day! Not enough chances to win? How about this? Make a purchase from the Celebrate365 store during the contest and earn one (1) entry for each $5 that you spend! AND, all entry oppotunites automatically DOUBLE if you are a Celebrate365 magazine subscriber! The give-away will run from Monday, November 1 through 11:PM Eastern time on Monday, November 8. Winners will be drawn on Tuesday, November 9 by random drawing for prizes 1 – 21. Have fun and comment away! Connie |
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| Original Spider Ornament, Lisa Haxmeier |
Signed Plaque,
Bruce Elsass |
Signed Celebrate365, Fall 2005 featuring Bruce Elsass |
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| Signed Pin, Dee Foust for Bethany Lowe | Signed Pin, Bethany Lowe | Signed Pin, Teena Flanner for Bethany Lowe |
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| Signed Pin, Vergie Lightfoot for Bethany Lowe | Zippered Tote, Bethany Lowe |
Original Ornament, |
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| Stretch Bracelet 1, | Stretch Bracelet 2, | Signed Celebrate365, Halloween 2010 |
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| Pumpkin Bat Ornament | Chenille ornaments, | Shadowbox Ornament |
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| Ornament Set | Witch Ornament | Witch Bingo |
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| Witch Card Ornaments, Kris Hurst | Top Hat Ornament, Kris Hurst | Ornament Set |