Additional February Show

In addition to the 2 later weekends in February in which I am participating in juried art shows, listed HERE, I have added a show for this weekend: 

February 9-10

Boca Museum Art Festival
Mizner Park
Boca Raton, Florida
Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm
Adults $15, Seniors $12, Students $8, Children under 12 and members free

Booth 314

February Shows

February 15-17, Presidents' Day Weekend
50th Annual Coconut Grove Arts Festival
South of downtown Miami, adjacent to beautiful Biscayne Bay. It runs for 1 mile along the streets of McFarlane Road, South Bayshore Drive and Pan American Drive.

Miami, Florida
Saturday, Sunday & Monday 10am-6pm

$10, $5 residents of Coconut Grove Buy Online
Free for: Children 12 and under, Metrorail Golden Passport and Patriot Passport holders.

February 23-24
Naples National
The Von Liebig Art Center, Cambier Park & 8th Street South

Naples, Florida
Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm
Suggested $5 donation
Free parking, free shuttle

January Shows

January 5-6
Las Olas Art Fair
Las Olas Blvd

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm

Free

January 19-29
Beaux Arts Miami
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami

Miami, Florida
Free
Booth 171

January 26-27

Islamorada Fine Arts Expo

Mile Marker 81.5

Islamorada, Florida

Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm

$5 for Adults

Free for Children 0-12, seniors over 65, active duty military, and disabled persons

Parking is in remote lots with free transportation every 15 minutes.

Heirloom Recipes

This year, in place of purchased gifts, ask your closest friends and family members to write down their favorite recipe on one or more 4"x6" index cards, add their name and the year, and mail them to you.

Collect them all and store them in one of our beautiful outrigger boxes.

During the year, jot down any recipes that were particularly good and worthwhile.

Next year, repeat the process.

Soon, you'll have an amazing collection that will be the treasure of your family and a wonderful gift to pass on  for a family member's wedding or other big occasion. You could even reproduce the cards and present newlyweds with their very own box to continue the tradition!

Capture Those Memories

We are all familiar with the concept of capturing your family's memories on film, be it still images or video footage. But what about all those cute things your kids say? Or those sweet things your spouse does for you? These are memories to treasure, but they've been difficult to keep until now.

With Facebook and Twitter, it's easier than ever to share your little moments with friends and family, but in a month or two, do you remember what phrase your child used or where you were when you heard it? It's best to capture these things as they happen, just like you would with your camera. That way they stay fresh forever.

Here is your project:

• Buy a small notepad
• Get a pen
• When those little moments happen, jot them down
• Remember to add the date
• Store them in one of our beautiful boxes, sure to compliment your decor
• At the end of the year, or as you remember, slip them all into an envelope 
• Store in your family photo album

Now you can keep and treasure all those little moments forever.

Want to give this as a gift? Sort through your friend's Facebook or Twitter posts and pull down things from their life and give them a box full of memories to start with. Tuck in a notebook and a pen to let them continue a new family tradition!

Special Gifts

As you can see, I have been busy with all my helpers building boxes to meet all your gift giving needs this season. Most of my boxes have been bought by someone wishing to purchase a special gift.

They liked the fact that all my pieces were signed, dated and all the different exotic woods used were listed on the bottom. This extra bit of detail shows the recipient, you went out of your way to get them something really unique.

Visit the galleries below to see this seasons gift offerings.

 Jewelry Box

Tea Box/Caddy 

Valet Box

Keepsake Box

Humidor

Watch Box

Safe Natural Tea Caddy

If you like loose-leaf tea, you need to store it somewhere. You may have heard a lot in the media lately about BPAs being harmful and how you should be careful where you store your food as chemicals can leech into the food from the container. This is absolutely accurate. With our products you can be sure that we use only the safest and most natural items to make your boxes:

• No dyes
• No stains
• No glues
• No adhesives
• No chemical treatments
• Only all natural wood. 

Whether you choose to store your loose leaf tea directly in the box, or in its original containers, you can be sure it will be safe to use in our boxes.

See our assortment of tea caddies HERE.

Contrasting Woods

I just finished a new series using contrasting ebonies from Africa and Laos. Gabon ebony and black and white ebony create a visual impact as seen below. A great gift to give or keep.

See these wonderful boxes HERE and some samples below.

October Shows

Enjoy live jazz and chat with fine artists in various mediums in Winter Springs this month. Stop by and see us.

October 21-21, 2012
Winter Springs Festival of the Arts
Winter Springs, Florida
10am-5pm
Booth 429

The photo at top is from last year's festival.

Uses for Valet Boxes

Our Valet Boxes make a beautiful keepsake gift for anyone (including yourself). Here are some of the many uses:

Adults
End of the day watch, keys, and wallet
Next to the bed for your glasses and ring
Stationery, stamps, pen
Remote controls
Bills, stamps, checkbook, pen
Delicate hair combs
Today's mail
Next to the phone, a pad, pen, and address book
Essential oils
Guitar pics
Extra copies of important paperwork like your will and passports
Love notes/cards to one another
Wedding mementos
A bundle of old letters from a lover or loved one
A list of wishes or goals
Small craft project like embroidery
Keepsakes from a recent vacation
Sunglasses

Kids
Pokemon/Yugioh cards
Baseball/football cards
Marbles
Stamps
Shells or stones
Friendship bracelets/Silly Bands
Report cards/achievements

Did we fail to list a way you use your Valet Box? Let us know!

August Shows

After a long summer of replenishing our stock and getting in beautiful new woods, we are ready to resume the juried art show circuit and will be traveling in August!

August 10-12
Berkshire Crafts Fair
Monument Mountain Regional High School, Great Barrington, MA
10am-5pm each day
$7 for ages 13 and up, kids 12 and under are free
Booth 63

August 24-26
Berkshire Arts Festival
Ski Butternut, Great Barrington, MA
10am-6pm Friday & Saturday, 10am-4:30pm Sunday
$9 adults, $8 seniors, $5 students, kids under 10 are free, $11 for a weekend pass, coupon in the link above
Booth not yet assigned

August 31-September 3
Long's Park Art and Craft Festival
Long's Park, Lancaster, PA
10am-5pm each day
$8 adults, $10 multi-day ticket, kids 10 and under free, coupon in the link above
Booth 227