MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Merry Christmas

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From the Summer's Garden

PROJECT MEXICO DONATION

Through the funds generated by the sale Bill Jones' handmade Soaps and Cremes at our Here Comes Santa Claus event, we were able to make a $935.00 donation to St. Innocent Orphanage and Project Mexico.  During the month of December, a generous benefactor has offered to match any donation...that means the orphanage will really get $1870.00!  Click here to check out the great work being done for kids at Project Mexico.

HYPERTUFA PROJECT-GRAPELEAF FOUNTAIN

Brenda and her husband grow grapes for Kansas vintners.  She has participated in several Hypertufa Studios and made lots of cool stuff.  Her latest piece is this stunning grape and leaf fountain.  She used a large and small wedge form for the base and upper fountain piece.  Then she cast real grape leaves and sculpted the bunches of grapes from concrete as ornaments.  The pump in the bottom, pumps water up into the upper unit where it trickles out of a hole among the grapes on each of the four sides. Awesome!

SANTA, SANTA, SANTA!

 Santa Claus came and joyfully reigned over the festivities at our Here Comes Santa Claus event. For some reason, he was especialy fond of this stake!

 Santa was busy handing out homemade brown sugar taffy, and awarding drawing prizes to lucky guests...and of course, he was always ready with a Christmas riddle or two!

FINAL WEEKEND OF HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS

Come check out the new handmade paper cat, dog, and angel baskets!

The sale runs 10 AM to 6 PM each day, Friday through Sunday.

Be sure not to miss the wine and dip tasting Saturday 1 PM to 4 PM!

And...

Santa Claus is really coming!

FINAL WEEKEND FOR HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS!

 There Goes Santa Claus!  

This coming weekend will be the last for our HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS retail event.  You'll want to stop by one more time just to take advantage of the deals and goodies in store this weekend. There are still plenty of unique gift ideas you won't want to miss. 

OPEN:    Thursday     4:00-9:00

                 Friday:        10:00-6:00

                 Saturday:    10:00-6:00

                 Sunday:      10:00-6:00

 -Santa will be here on Saturday afternoon from 1:00-4:00 sharing homemade taffy, shooting fun candid photos and running the afternoon's drawings, one every half hour!

-Kim Matthews will be serving wine

and selling her whimsical Bottle Babes 

 to help you dress your bottle up right for the season.

  

-Nina Ward will be sharing recipes and taste samples promoting her gourmet dips, perfect for holiday entertaining.

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS HANDMADE PAPER

  These are our brand new handmade paper ornaments for 2011.  They are made of recycled paper pulp that we've cast in original plaster molds.  When dry the pulp ornament is coated with gesso which gives it a porcelain-like finish and then each is handpainted.

Here Comes Santa Claus Garland

 Here Comes Santa Picks

This happy Santa is also new this year.

ANGEL SEED ORNAMENTS

From the Summer’s Garden

Holiday Seed Ornament Sets 

There are two fun groups of seed ornaments available this year:

The first is a glittery set of Crazy Angels and the second is a Folk Angel set. Hang them to celebratethe holidays or use as gift trims.  In spring, break intopieces and plant in your garden for a bee and butterflyborder of mixed annuals including pinks, cosmos,

poppies and cornflowers. Happy Growing!

HOLIDAY TOTEM STAKE

 Dimitri casting the "Be Merry" totem component.

 This is our jolly group of holiday totem components, individual stones that allow you to build your own totem stake.  The "Be Merry" wrapped present is a new addition this year.  The totem stake allows you to build your own totem and make changes with the seasons.

HOLIDAY SOAPS, SKIN CREMES AND SOAP DISHES

Bill Jones has made some awesome  custom holiday soaps  and skin crèmes for Here Comes Santa Claus.  All of his handmade soaps are olive oil-based and 100% natural. Merry & Bright’s fragrance is an irresistible holiday arrangement of pomegranate, sparkling citrus, dewberry, blackberry, iris, jasmine, sheer musk, sandalwood, and red cassis.

Night Before Christmas begins with top notes of orange peel and cranberry sauce; flowing nicely into middle notes of cinnamon sticks and freshly ground cloves; with base notes of evergreen  and pinecones.

For fun Bill has created Garden Kaliedescope, an herb scented soap that resembles Broken Glass Jello salad!   It is strikingly beautiful.

What would a Holiday sale at From the Summer’s Garden be without  our signature soap dishes?  We have a colorful selection of Snowflakes and Holly Leaf concrete soap dishes.

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS Event fun!

 There was plenty of good cheer going around at our Evening for the Senses.  Nina Ward had wonderful dishes for sampling featuring her delicious dips made right here in Kansas City.

 What would a wine tasting be without Mary Rimman?  She sampled a tasty beaujolais, the wine of the season.

 Two Hollys were winners of the evening's drawings.  Holly above won the large Summer's Garden wreath while the one below took home the entertaining bundle of gifts.

Rebecca won the custom-made red elf stepping stone.  It will help her greet her holiday vistiors this season.

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS-Evening for the Senses

 

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS

Special Event

Evening for the Senses

Thursday, November 17
4:00-9:00pm 

Come join us at our Evening for the Senses where you can taste regional wines with Mary Rimann from Rimann Liquors and sample dips made by Nina Ward from Kansas City Gourmet. Kim Matthews from Her Majesty's Wine Closet will have great ways to dress up your wine bottles for the Holidays.  For your nose we have wonderfully scented votive candles by Lori Woods from 5 B& Co. Candlemakers and handmade soaps and skin cremes by Bill Jones in matching scents.  We'll be holding a drawing for free stuff every half hour and there are plenty of specials, good only during this event.

 Wine Tasting with Mary Rimann

 Her Majesty's Wine Closet Bottle Babes

 Handmade Soaps and Skin Cremes by Bill Jones

 5B&Co. Candlemakers Custom Votive Candles

 Dips by Kansas City Gourmet

HOLIDAY TOTEM STAKE

This is our jolly group of holiday totem components, individual stones that allow you to build your own totem stake.  New this year is the "Be Merry" wrapped present.

NEW CURVED TUFA PLANTER AND VOTIVE HOLDER

This curved hypertufa planter, with notches in either end, is a nice mid-sized planter.  It makes a stunning container for a large indoor arrangement and works especialy well when planted with a backbone of grasses accented with cold hardy annuals such as pansies and violas.  Matching the planter's shape, we have a unique multiple votive holder made from hypertufa which is also usable indoors or out.

HOLIDAY SOAPS, SKIN CREMES AND SOAP DISHES

Bill Jones has made some awesome custom holiday soaps and skin crèmes for Here Comes Santa Claus. His handmade soaps are olive oil-based and 100% natural. 


Merry & Bright’s fragrance is an irresistible holiday arrangement of pomegranate, sparkling citrus, dewberry, blackberry, iris, jasmine, sheer musk, sandalwood, and red cassis. 


Night Before Christmas begins with top notes of orange peel and cranberry sauce; flowing nicely into middle notes of cinnamon sticks and freshly ground cloves; with base notes of evergreen  and pinecones. 


For fun Bill has created Garden Kaliedescope, an herb scented soap that resembles Broken Glass Jello salad!   It is strikingly beautiful. 


What would a Holiday sale at From the Summer’s Garden be without our signature soap dishes?  We have a colorful selection of Snowflakes and Holly Leaf concrete soap dishes the year.

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS

See what's in store for 2011!

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CLEVER GIRL, CLEVER ORNAMENTS!

Karen Skillett has reduced her popular magnetic message board format and created ornaments you can personalize by adding your own photos using her fun and colorful millefiore magnets. It’s so easy and looks great.

This little metal tree on a stand comes with millefiore ornaments that are also magnets.  It allows you to display photos as well.