ART HOP RAFFLE WINNER!
The winner of the raffle to benefit Florida’s Eden was Monica Grey! Monica received six $25 gift certificates to be used at any Art Hop participating stores! She bought her ticket here at Avalon! Avalon raised $85.00 for the cause and the total raised for Florida’s Eden was $272! Thank-you beaders for your heartfelt generosity!
MARCH SALES
March 4th-7th ~ HUGE INVENTORY CLEARANCE SALE PLUS LOTS OF GREAT BEADS FROM CHERRY TREE BEADS!
March 12th-14th ~ SEEDBEAD SALE! 20% off all seedbeads and delicas!
March 19th-21ST ~ NATURAL BEAD SALE! 20% off all wood, bone, and selected glass & metal beads!
March 26th & 28th ~ GEMSTONE SALE! 20% off on all gemstone, pearl & amber strands!
APRIL SALES
April 2ND-3RD - TOOL & SUPPLY SALE! 20% off all tools and supplies!
April 9th-11th ~ GLASS STRAND SALE! 20% off all glass strands!
April 16th-18th - SEEDBEAD SALE! 20% off all seedbeads and delicas!
April 23RD-25th - GEMSTONE SALE! 20% off on all gemstone, pearl & amber strands!
We will be closed Easter Sunday, April 4th
Bead Show News
For the month of March, Avalon will be vending at the Down the Street Bead Show in Tampa on March 12th, 13th, & 14th, and Pompano Beach March 19th, 20th, & 21st. In April we will be in Atlanta the 9th & 10th and at the very popular bead festival in Havana, Florida (near Tallahassee) on the weekend of April 24th & 25th. This is a great outdoor show with lots of beads and jewelry. If you like antiques, Havana has a lot of great stores too! For all relevant information, go to the Down the Street Bead Show’s website, www.beads1.com. You’ll find directions, vendor lists and more!
STAY CONNECTED!
It’s easy to stay connected to what’s going on at Avalon! Besides getting this newsletter bi-monthly, you can receive emails in-between as reminders to sales, events and new product updates. We never share your email addresses and only email you when we feel there is something exciting to say!! Just call or sign up to be put on the email list.
Also, if you are on Facebook, join our group ‘Gifts of Avalon’ and stay current on all the news and share with other beaders! We have 162 ‘fans’ as of today and it’s growing all the time! We’re aiming to go over 300 during 2010!
NEW TEACHER PROFILE
Valerie Rosenkrantz is teaching the “Intentional Jewelry” class. Valerie launched Roses Creativity in 2009 to offer “art play” classes with her intentional jewelry and fabric arts. In addition to “Intentional Jewelry”, she has been teaching “Mandala Magic” and “Creativie Art Play”. She has studied acupressure and Reiki and blends healing energy into her unique artworks. One of her major quilts is currently exhibiting at the Museum of Natural History quilt show. For more information on Valerie and her work go to www.rosescreativity. com and www.etsy.com/shop/rosescreativity.
METALSMITHING NEWS
To keep up with demand for Peter Senesac’s metal-smithing classes, he will be adding new Saturday classes in the schedule for May & June! Learn more about Peter and his work at www.petersenesac.com