Join Our List
|
|
|
|
Issue: # 27 | January/February 2011
| |
***************************************************************************
Since January is just moving right along, I figured I'd better do a combination January/February edition of the newsletter!
So Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a fun, safe holiday season! We've been busy taking decorations down, completing our inventory and planning the year ahead, beginning with Valentine's Day.
Valentine's Day comes at such a perfect time of year - some pink and red to warm the coldest, dreariest month! We are already receiving shipments to refresh our displays after the ravages of Christmas! It's a perfect time to indulge in either a fake fur or a silk scarf - with the weather as changeable as it is this time of year, you can change your accessories to suit the day! Need some color to perk you up? How about some new earrings or a fun new handbag?
Want to be cozy? Light some candles, slip into some snazzy mismatched socks and heat up an animal print neck wrap to sooth those shoulder muscles. Feeling decadent? How about slipping a cupcake or ice cream cone - shaped bath fizz into a hot tub? Add a luxurious soap and lotion from our wonderful selection and you can create an at home spa experience at a moment's notice!
Tintin 2011 Calendars and agendas are now 40% off! This year's theme is signs and brand names. Every image includes a poster or an object that is a brand. Each year there is a theme and it's sometimes hard to figure out what it is! We have a limited number left, so get yours today while ther is 11/12 of the year left to enjoy it!
If you're on Facebook, become our Fan at Facebook.com/crackerjackcrafts. Watch for our Posts detailing special offers for our Facebook Fans during the Holidays!
And also check out the Wallingford Center Facebook page and become a Fan of the Center to keep up on events, sales and goings-on! ************************************************************************* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Our selection of jewelry is exquisite, our scarves are varied, our purses are both trendy and practical! Soaps abound, Harmony Lanterns spin and Star Lanterns flicker. Step into our wonderful world of American artistry!
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * **********************************************************************************************************************************
Our Hours
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ************************************ Monday - Saturday 10 - 8 Sunday 11 - 5 *************************************
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|
Upcoming Events
| | Saturday Feb. 12 - Please Join Us...
Come make a special Valentine for your Special Valentine!
Any Time: Bring in your old Christmas cards to be used to make new cards for service men and women! My mother-in-law works with a group of ladies who scrapbook new holiday cards out of old for our military! Just drop off those you would normally recycle, and I will send them on, and they will have a new, much appreciated life!
Saturday February 19:
|
Things to Celebrate!
|
| Jan. 1 - New Year's Day
Jan. 2 - National Speed Limit Imposed, 1974 to conserve energy during the Arab Oil Embargo, the speed limit nationally was capped at 55mph
Jan. 3 - Drinking Straw Day - Patented in 1888 and made of paraffin- covered paper My Very Own Birthday Jan. 4 - National Spaghetti Day
Jan. 5 - National Bird Day Construction of Golden Gate Bridge Began, 1933, completed in 1937 Jan. 7 - Typewriter Patented 1829
Jan. 8 - World Literacy Day Bubble Bath Day
Jan. 11 - National Thank You Day Jan. 13 - Frisbee Invented - Patented by Walter Morrison, the Frisbee went into production in 1957. In 1948 Morrison invented a plastic disc based on the pie tins of the Frisbie Baking Co. These pies were sold to many New England colleges, and the empty tin, embossed with the company name, were skimmed across many college campuses. Morrison's plastic design flew farther and with greater accuracy. Originally called the Pluto Platter to appeal to America's growing fascination with UFOs, it was re-named Frisbee when Wham-O (makers of Hoola-Hoop, Super Ball and Water Wiggle) bought the rights in 1955.
Jan. 14 - National Dress Up Your Pet Day Jan. 15 - Hat Day - and do we ever have some lovely hats! From exquisitely crafted Soft Fabric Hats, to Hand-Blocked Fur Felt Hats, to Whimsical and Fun Party Hats, we are your source! Need a different size? We work with local milliners who can accommodate!
Jan. 17 - Benjamin Franklin's Birthday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed Customer Service Day - at Crackerjack our goal is that EVERY day is customer Service Day!!!! Jan. 18 - Jazz Day Thesaurus Day - I love to say this word!
Jan. 21 - Martin King Luther, Jr. Day
Jan. 22 - Answer Your Cat's Questions Day - do cats ask questions?
Jan. 23 - Measure Your Feet Day National Pie Day - when I was little, my grandmother lived with us. She made a pie every Weds. and I loved to watch her mastery of peeling apples and trimming the excess dough from the pie plate. And she would always let me and my sisters make little jam tarts with those scraps. They generally got over-done, but we loved them!
Jan.24 - Eskimo Pie Patented My Birthday Observed - working retail and having a birthday at the beginning of January is not much fun, so a few years ago I decided to celebrate a few weeks later - much better!
Jan. 25 - Macintosh Computer Day - I have never had anything but Macs. My first was a Mac Plus I bought in 1987. They were having price wars in L.A. and my friend Kathie's brother who lived in L.A. and knew computers offered to bring one for me when he visited for the holidays. I plugged it in and have never looked at another brand. Of course in those days I think you needed to learn another language to use a computer, and with a business to run and a baby on the way, there was certainly no time for that! I still have that old Mac Plus in a closet waiting for the trip to "computer heaven"! Jan 26 - First Electric Dental Drill Built
Jan. 27 - National Chocolate Cake Day Mozart's Birthday
Jan. 28 - National Kazoo Day
Jan. 29 - Carnation Day - the flower for January National Puzzle Day
Jan. 30 - National Croissant Day
Jan. 31 - Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day - do you think the big bubbles or the little ones are more fun to pop?
January is International Creativity Month and National Skating Month February
Feb.1 - Robinson Crusoe Day
Feb. 2 - Groundhog Day
Feb. 3 - National Carrot Day Chinese New Year
Feb. 4 - Bubblegum day Feb. 6 - Superbowl XLV Feb. 7 - John Deere's Birthday, 1804 - he developed the first self-scouring steel plow in 1837. Raised in Middlebury VT, now home to Danforth Pewter, which we have carried for years. Here's their Tractor Keyring, also, I think, available in green: My sister Maureen's Birthday Feb. 8 - Boy Scout anniversary Day Feb. 9 - Toothache Day - good thing the electric dental drill was invented last month! Feb. 10 - Umbrella Day Feb. 12 - Abe Lincoln's Birthday Barbie Dolls First for Sale, 1959 This is the one I chose, even though by the time my mom let me have one, the "bubble" cut was the newest!
Feb 14 - Valentine's Day
Women's Heart Day
Feb. 16 - First Check Written - I'm starting to feel very old-fashioned
writing checks!
Feb. 18 - Pluto Discovered - okay, is it a planet, or is it not? Has this
been decided "officially"?????
Feb. 20 - National Cherry Pie Day
Feb. 21 - Presidents' Day
Feb. 22 - George Washington's Birthday
Pebbles Flintstone's Birthday, 1963
Feb. 24 - Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
Feb. 26 - National Pistachio Day
Feb. 27 - International Polar Bear Day
Feb. 28 - Red Spots of Jupiter Day (sto rms on the planet)
National Tooth Fairy Day - we were just talking with a
customer the other day whose daughter wasn't quite
sure about believing in fairies. I would think if you had
your own national day, you were pretty real, wouldn't
you?
February is Library Lovers Month,National Black History Month,
and American Heart Month
|
Haiku & The New Year! | | It's a new year, and the dismal time of year to boot, brightened only by the very occasional ray of sunshine and the reds and pinks of Valentine's Day. It seems the time of year to read and write and contemplate life. Which makes me think of poetry, and Haiku poetry specifically. The condensation of words and thought has always been appealing, and seems a challenge.
The Japanese word "haiku" means "playful verse". In English it is written in three lines, the first and third being five syllables long, and the middle line being seven syllables. It is important that the poem contain a "kigo", or season word. It is felt that the seasons convey emotion that we all can relate to - objective emotions associated with different seasons. Successful haiku will also contain contrast or comparison achieved with a "kireji" or "cutting" word which cuts the poem into two parts. You want to avoid either a too obvious relationship or one that is too obscure. Choose the words most perfect to spark emotions (not ideas) that you want to communicate. Haiku are based on the five senses, things we can experience. So use objective sensory description. Haiku are about emotions expressed through concrete images. It has been called "unfinished poetry" because each one requires the reader to finish it in his or her own heart.
So shall we have a poetry writing challenge?
Write and submit your best attempts at Haiku Poetry in any or all of the following categories (be sure to tell us which category you are entering): Love Humor Moving (as in emotionally moving) Nature Shopping/ Gift-giving
Entries must conform to the haiku pattern of three lines, with the pattern of five syllables, seven syllables, five syllables.
Entries can be submitted via mail, dropped off at the store or emailed to [email protected].
Entries must be received by midnight February 28,2011.
One winner per category will receive a Crackerjack Gift Certificate for $25.00.
Winners and runners-up will be published in this newsletter and posted in the store. The judges reserve the right to disqualify any poem that is not appropriate to the ambiance of the store, or that does not conform to the guidelines.
|
|
Look for love in all the right places! Have a Happy Valentine's Day!
Kathleen Koch Crackerjack Contemporary Crafts
Thank You for your continued patronage of a local independent business and for supporting American handmade!
|
|
|