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December 2011 News and Upcoming Events
Carolina Creations Fine Art & Contemporary Craft Gallery
317 Pollock St, Downtown New Bern, NC 28560
252-633-4369      Email us
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Open 7 Days a Week     -      You can order online by clicking here.  

Hours Mon-Thurs & Sat 10-6, Fri 10-8, Sun 11-4

 

Extended Hours for the Holidays

Hours Mon-Fri 10-8 Christmas Week
Christmas Eve Sat 10-6
     

Closed Christmas Day & New Years Day 

In This Issue
Recycled Windchimes
Light Up the Season Event
Carolina Creations Calendar
Dan Nelson Workshop
Last Minute Gift Guide
Just In
Bridal Registry
A Message from Janet & Michael
Home for the Holidays

This is our 24th Christmas in Downtown New Bern, each year it gets better & better -lights everywhere, a Bear Plaza wonderland, wreath contest and Santa sightings, together make for a memorable Christmas!

We've been fortunate to meet the children, see them grow up and return with THEIR children!

As Chairman of the Downtown Christmas Committee I want to thank the dozens of people and businesses who have made it a success! 

You are AWESOME!

Give a Gift of New Bern!
 
New Bern Notebook 5 x 5
Letterpress Notecards
Letterpress cards with Janet's drawings
Tryon Plaace or the waterfront - 3 1/2 x 5" on 80# Crane paper. Printed in Pollocksville, NC.

New Bern Cutting Board
New Bern Cutting Board in 2 sizes.
New Bern Coasters
& lots more like over 18 different New Bern Ornaments, New Bern Wine Glasses, Tea towels, Recycled pen & pencil. click here to see more! 

Beautiful & Green!
Hand crafted from recycled bottles, fish line and wood, these beautiful windchimes will addGlass windchime artist some color to your porch!

Ted and Jean Chalfant started making glass bottle wind chimes in 1970. They had no artist background. They started making chimes because they loved the freedom it gave them in life. They raised three children at art shows, and now two of them- Donna and Roxann- have to come to work at the wind chime studio. Roxann Chalfant holds a BFA from the University of Georgia, and is the new creative mind at the studio.
bright wind chimesSea colored wind chimes
Each piece is cut and melted in their studio, and each one is hung individually, one piece at a time!

If you can't make it in you can purchase them online by clicking here!

   

Santa House Hours Christmas Week
Bear Plaza
 
Sunday December 18   12-4
Monday - Friday December 19-23   12-7 
Saturday - Christmas Eve   10-2
 

Carolina Creations Calendar
Holiday Hours Mon-Fri 10-8, Sat 10-6, Sun 10-5 

Closed Christmas Day & New Years Day

January 13, 5-8 pm - ArtWalk & Opening of the annual Valentine Card Show - Valentines created by Craven County School Children, $3 each, ALL proceeds go to the schools art program.

February 10 & 11 - Workshop with Dan Nelson

Do one or both days! 

March 1 - April 30 - Dan Nelson Paints the Town! (Space is limited to 12) Come one or both days. 

March 9 - 5-8 pm - ArtWalk featured artist Dan Nelson - meet the artist - refreshments.

April 13 - Friday - 5-7 pm. Home Tour Open House

April 20-22 Special event for Nicholas Sparks Celebrity Weekend - details to come!

May 11 - 5-8 pm - ArtWalk featuring Garden Art Show!

July 13 - 5-8 pm - ArtWalk featuring new paintings by Sally Sutton




Downtown News   

Please visit
for the complete schedule! And if you are on Facebook "Like"  Downtown New Bern where we post upcoming events and news regularly.

Sunday Hours

We've been open 7 days a week for about 15 years and yet we still hear "we didn't know you were open on Sundays!" 

 

Well we are not the only ones that are open. There are - 12 other restaurants and 12 other shops are too, there are also 8 shops that are open Friday nights.  


Upcoming Workshop with Dan Nelson
On February February 10 & 11 we will have a workshop with Raleigh artist Dan Nelson.

Day 1 is optional  morning how to see 

Day 1 afternoon how to move

Day 2  morning A hierarchy of the mysteries of painitng

Day 2 afternoon Take it away work on a painting of your choice.


Details:
Start promtly at 9:30 - come at 9 am for a cup of coffee
Day 1, Morning--   HOW ARTISTS SEE
Comprehensive instruction designed to help develop key drawing skills.
1/2 hour lunch break
Day 1, Afternoon--  HOW ARTISTS MOVE
Developing the mindset and skills that really makes a good paintings GOOD.

Day 2, Morning--  A HIERARCHY OF THE MYSTERIES OF PAINTING

What is it that REALLY makes a painting beautiful? What is it that all great paintings have in common? Whether you are a beginner, or well advanced in the art of painting, Dan will get you (or keep you) heading toward a mastery of the elusive mysteries that all great works of art possess . . . AND he will tell you which ones are most important and WHY.

In this session, we will all do one simple painting together, step-by-step, so that each student can experience these "mysteries" coming together on their canvas.

Day 2, Afternoon--  TAKE IT AWAY!
Each student will work on a painting of their choice. They may work from one of their own photos, or use one of Dan's.

This workshop is for intermediate to advanced painters.

To register follow this link - we'll respond with the address of the studio (in downtown New Bern) and answer any other questions you have.

Register by
Last Minute Gift Guide!
  
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Pottery by 50 Professional Potters to see more click here!
Candles
Hand painted holiday candles, also candles by Votivo, Paddywax, Tokyomilk, Barrick.
winding river
New Jackets by Winding River
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Beautiful scarves by 6 different artists, purses & other wearables too!
headbands
Violet love headbands a wide variety of designs.

Holiday collection including Judaica click here.

Handcrafted jewelry by over 45 jewelers to see more

Beautiful Glass by over 20 glass blowers and fusers including lots of beautiful ornaments 
click here!


We've even got gifts for guys including hand crafted clip boards, aftershave, ties, Carolina Hookers, Pewter Bottle Openers and
lots more!

Give the Gift of
Original Artwork

We have a variety of paintings under $300.00!

Great Gifts in EVERY price range! click here!




Just In!

Polymer Clay braclets by NC artist Missie McReynolds, each one of a kind.

Starfish suncatchers made with local sand

Copper jewelry by New Bern Artists Marche & Gayle George
And more!


 

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Bridal Registry  

 

Did you know that Carolina Creations has a Bridal Registry? We will go through the gallery with you and help you choose pieces you would like to receive for you new home.

We also create a page on our website so out of town friends and family can see what you like and shop online.

Our special brides -

Elizabeth Robinson and Dustin Throckmorton
April 28 2012

To see their online registries click here!

Email us or stop in and we'll help you put together a gift registry!


 

Janet & Michael Francoeur

A Message from Jan & Michael


Thank you for all your support through the years!

Jan & Michael Francoeur 

Quick Links

December Gift to You!

This month Send us an email with Home for the Holidays in the subject line and we;'ll enter you in a drawing for a $100 gift certificate to Carolina Creations! 

 
Congratulations to November winner of Ron Philbeck bowl! Martha Bartlett!

  


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