AVALON NEWS
January News
We hope everyone had a great holiday, with lots of time to relax and enjoy with family and friends. We’re sure everyone loved the heart-felt presents that so many of you made!
We want to thank all of you for another great year. Your support for our business, as well as the other independent busi- nesses in our community helps local artists, keeps money within our community, and gives everyone continued access to unique items that can’t be found in the average big box store. You are what keeps us going, growing and evolving!
We are now planning for 2009 and looking forward to offering you lots of great classes, new products and fun events to carry all of us through another great and creative new year!
CONTEST WINNERS
Congratulations to Mike Sites, Chris Waldman, and Katherine Turner for being our three winners in the drawing at our Holiday Open House Weekend. Each won a $20 gift certificate!
January Sales
JAN. 2nd-4TH ~ GEMSTONE BEAD SALE! 20% off on all gemstone, pearl & amber strands!
Jan. 9th-11th ~ GLASS BEAD SALE! 20% off all glass strands!
Jan. 16th-18th ~ NATURAL BEADS SALE! 20% off all wood, shell, bone, selected glass & metal strands!
Jan. 23rd- 25th ~ SEEDBEAD SALE! 20% off all seedbeads and delicas!
Show News
For January the Down The Street Bead Show will be in Ft. Myers on January 3rd & 4th, and St. Augustine on the 10th & 11th, and Palm Beach Gardens on the 24th & 25th. In February we will be in Tampa on February 27th thru March 1st. Go to the website www.beads1.com for all the relevant information including show schedule, vendor lists and directions.
Attention all sales tax exempt customers!! We will need a copy of your resale certificate for 2009. Please bring a copy on your next visit or fax it to 352-379-4870 or email it to us at info@avalonbeadstore.com.
February Sales
Feb. 6th-8th ~ GEMSTONE BEAD SALE! 20% off on all gemstone, pearl & amber strands!
ALSO FEB. 6TH-14TH ~ VALENTINE’S JEWELRY & GIFT SALE!! ALL JEWELRY, BOXES, TAPESTRIES, & MORE ON SALE 10%-20% OFF
Feb. 13th-15th ~ SEEDBEAD SALE! 20% off all seedbeads and delicas! Feb. 20TH-22ND ~ TOOL SALE! 20% off on all tools, supplies, storage containers, etc. Feb. 27TH-Mar. 1st ~ GLASS BEAD SALE! 20% off all glass strands!
NEW TEACHER!
We’d like to welcome Christy Nicholas to Avalon’s teaching staff. Christy will be teaching seedbead patterns and comes to us with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
She has been beading for eight years and has also done wire-working and cross-stiching before she discovered the joys of beading! She says, “I enjoy working with colors and patterns to create illusions. Beading appeals to the inner magpie in my soul!” Well, we can all certainly relate to that!
You may have seen Christy at some area art shows as she does about 20 per year. We’re glad she could give us a Saturday or two per month to teach great projects like the Oglala Butterfly Bracelet and the Russian Zhabo earrings – two of Christy’s seedbead classes for January and February.
Christy was recently published in the book “Beaded Jewelry – The Complete Guide” by Susan Ray. Two of her pieces are featured in this book. You can see some of Christy’s fabulous work at her website greendragonartist.com. You can also see her show schedule there as well. We’re excited to have such a talented seedbead instructor on board!
trunk sale news
We are happy to announce another great gemstone trunk show with Cherry Tree Beads is being scheduled for March. Look out for more details in our March newsletter!