Ist Thursday Feb2010

Creations Newsletter

"A Touch of Glass" 
Volume 4; Issue 4

Dear (Contact First Name),  
OK - Wow... So much to tell you about this month!! First of all, I want to tell you about some big changes with Creations that I am very excited about... I am kind of going "full circle" in a way, and returning to my roots - back to the broader concept of "unique giftware" that I started with back in 2002. This doesn't mean that I am discontinuing any of my hand-painted items or giftware. Quite the contrary, actually. It just means that I am opening Creations up to so much more in the way of giftware. I will no longer be limiting myself to "cocktail/entertaining" themed merchandise.  I am planning to cross over into many different categories & themes - kitchen, home, bath, cooking, kids, birthdays, weddings...  The possibilities are endless!!!

Now there is a bit of a "good news/bad news" thing going on.  The good news is for those of you who live here in Kansas City.  The "transition" begins in just a couple of weeks (April 18 ). Not only will you see the changes in my current booth, but I am also expanding to include a 2nd booth just to the left as you come in the main entrance!! Yippee!!  The bad news is for those of you who are not here in Kansas City, who will, unfortunately, not experience all of these changes at Trendz.  I promise, however, to do my very best to keep you updated through my newsletters!!  If you ever have a question about anything at all, please zap me an email!!! 

 
 I am excited about this new little "twist", and look forward to seeing just where it might go... I learned a long time ago that "It's about the journey, not the destination", and Creations  has been such a wonderful experience for me throughout the past 7+ years.  Thanks, so much, for being a part of my "journey"...
Cheers!
Cathy
 
"I see my path, but I don't know where it leads.  Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it."
- unknown
 
What's happening...
"Cooks in the kitchen" & "Pampered Pooches"
Cocktail Recipe!
"A mom, a book, and a birthday"...
Yummy Appetizer!!
Trendz First Thursday TONIGHT!!!
Spring Cleaning Sale!

"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go."

-Oscar Wilde

glitter martini shot glasses
 Glitter Martini
2 oz Shot Glasses
 $8.50
Available in
assorted colors 
"Cooks in the kitchen" & "Pampered Pooches"... 
"Cooks in the kitchen"...
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 Recipe Box
 $27.50
 
Available in "flower" design (pictured) or "coffee cup" design 
 
 
 

 
 
A little of this; a little of that......
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 "Chip Clips" (4)
 $13.25
 
Also great for your paperwork!!  3 different design assortments available
 
 
"Pampered Pooches"...
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 Doggie Treat Box
 $22.00
 
"I'm Beggin Ya!" design available as a yellow dog (pictured) or as a black dog
Cocktail recipe: "Clear Skies Ahead"

OK - So Spring has officially "sprung" (THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU...!!!), but we all know about those pesky little "April Showers", so I could not resist including this cocktail recipe... 

 Clear Skies Ahead
 
4-5 ice cubes
1/2 t. sugar syrup
 juice of 1/2 lemon
 1/2 t. grenadine
 1 egg white
 2 measures Scotch
 
Put the ice cubes into a cocktail shaker.  Pour in the sugar syrup, lemon juice, grenadine, egg white, and Scotch.  Shake until a frost forms, then pour into an old fashioned glass.  Serve decorated with a cocktail umbrella.
"A mom, a book, and a birthday"...
Celebrating Moms
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Garden Set 
 
$33.00
 
 Contains:
 1 Wire Basket 
 4 Herb pots(3")
 with matching saucers
 - 2 white/2 green
 4 Bamboo garden markers
1 Trowel
1 Pair of gloves
1 Pair of scissors
Books galore...
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 Books
 $9.95 (each) 
 
Pictured:
"a passion for coffee"
and
"Chocolate Indulgences"
 
 Great choices for Mother's Day!
 
 Many, many more titles available!!
Happy Birthday
BD candles etc 200 pixels
 Candles
 $4.95
 6" twist mini tapers/
 24 assorted colors
Cupcake Placecard Holders
 $6.50
 Set/4 assorted
Ranunculus Bouquet
$14.50
Yummy appetizer!!
Cherry Tomatoes Stuffed with Marinated Feta 
Ingredients:
1 7-8 oz pkg. feta cheese, cut into 1/2" cubes
2 T. extra-virgin olive oil, plus  additional for drizzling
1 T. minced shallot
1/2 t. chopped fresh oregano (or 1 chopped fresh rosemary, to taste)
1 lb. large cherry tomatoes
12 pitted Kalamata olives, halved lengthwise
Preparation:
Toss cubed feta, oil, shallot, and oregano in small bowl.  Season to taste with salt & pepper.  Cut tomatoes crosswise in half.  Scoop out tomato pulp with melon baller or small spoon.  Stuff hollowed cherry tomatoes with marinated feta.  Slide olive half in alongside cheese.  Optional: Drizzle with additional olive oil.
DO AHEAD:  Can be made 6 hrs. ahead.  Cover & chill.
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Happy Birthday to Trendz...!!!

 We just celebrated one year since the doors first opened in 2009 - and what a great year it has been!!!!  A great big THANK YOU to everyone involved - from the front desk, to behind the scenes - who make Trendz such a wonderful place to be a part of.  And another great big THANK YOU to all of you - our customers - the very reason that Trendz continues to open up her doors every morning.  I just feel so very blessed to be a part of it all...!!  
Hope to see all of you tonight!!!
Trendz 1st Thursday 040110

www.creationsbycathy.net

Save 30-40%
Spring Cleaning Sale!!!
Save 40% on all food items
(Cheeseballs, Dip mixes, Stonewall Kitchen products, Wine-A-Rita drink mixes...)
and 30% on all "general merchandise"
(CD's, martini shakers, cocktail napkins...)
Does NOT include hand-painted merchandise!!
 
 
Offer Expires: April 30, 2010 (online/phone orders)
 Sale prices good at Trendz through April 17, 2010