Happy New Year!

 

and

 

Cheers!

 

 

 

Thank you to all our customers, family and friends for your support and business this past year!  2014 was a growing year for us and we appreciate your loyalty and business.

 

Now on to 2015!  We promise to put you, our customer, first and bring you only the best quality of products.

 

Check out our NEW WEBSITE ~ www.thewhitehurstcompany.com

 

 

Atlanta ~ here we come!

 

 

Visit us in our newly decorated showroom in

Building 1, 20th Fl, e-23!

 

We have new Elves and Nutcrackers to add to our lines, along with our Solid Colored Whitehurst Glass Collection.  We also carry over 3000 molds of Oberfrankische German Glass ornaments and Contia Beaded Glass garlands from Czech Republic. 

 

In addition, Margaret Furlong's entire line is shown in our showroom. 

 

Many new items for 2015, so please make Whitehurst one of your stops on the 20th Floor.

 

Thanks again! 

 

best,

 

~Kirsten

 

 



Purple Reign

Purple Reign

 Today is Purple Day ~ March 26th

Decorate in shades of purple from Radiant Orchid to a Deep Plum and pump up your space!

Follow House Beautiful for all the latest from their New & Next Palette Series. 

Fill a large centerpiece bowl on your dining room table with solid colored glass in various shades of purples....

~visit www.christmaslightsetc.com for solid colored glass~ 

Purple can be soften a space, make a space feel cozy or instantly make any space feel a bit prestige.  Purple colors are often noted for its noble status and often reserved for royalty.  Color your world in your own way. 

"Mere color, unspoiled by meaning....can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways"

~Oscar Wilde

Enjoy your Purple Day!

~Kirsten

Time to stock the shelves......

Packing an order for a customer!

What is in these boxes?  Solid Colored Glass combinations, of course... custom pulled for each customer!  

Ready to be delivered...to stock the shelves and decorate the gift shops across the country for the 

2013 Holiday Season!

 

This year we had the privilege of working with many decorators and designers for some of the Holiday magazines you see on the shelves in the grocery stores, along with our new and seasoned customers!  Whitehurst LOVES working with everyone and shipping out these beautiful colors year round, but the push is on now for the Holidays!  Keep those orders coming...

 

Here are a few of the color combos that we have sent out so far this year....other colors that are popular include Purples, Yellows, Greens of all shades and Reds, of course.

Nautical Colors

Halloween Colors

Courtesy of Florists' Review 2013... Here is what they did with their selection!

One of our favorite color combinations from our customer in PA ~ Black Eyed Susan

Our favorite comments from our customers include ~ 

"It is like a box of candy, seeing all these beautiful colors"

"One of the most elegant and simple way to decorate is with solid colored glass ornaments"

"Stunning colors, thank you for your quality service"

We appreciate all the feedback we get, but especially enjoy the positive, happy and satisfied remarks our customers share with us. 
Thank you to ALL our customers for putting your trust in us.... 
Here's is to a Wonderful Holiday Season ahead!
 
All My Best, 
Kirsten 

P.S.  Be sure to follow us on PINTEREST for TONS of inspirational ways to use Solid Colored Glass ornaments... www.pinterest.com/thewhitehurstco
 

Wedding Bells are ringing....

JW Foy on Pinterest

via Pinterest FW Joy - Tables and

The Wedding Season is about to begin!!!!

Becoming a Fiance and planning a wedding  is a full time job in itself.  No one is quite prepared for the job ahead!

If ONLY I had all these resources WAY BACK WHEN...

Some great wedding sites and blogs I have come across include:

hiphostess.blogspot.com

greylikesweddings.com

etsywedding.blogspot.com

oncewed.com

And, there are a ton more!  Start with these and then on these sites, they follow other sites and everyone is sharing ideas, diy's and great tips to  getting through this new full-time job.  All to create that once in a lifetime fairy tale day!

Another great spot for ideas is Pinterest~you can start on our Spring/Summer board for Glass ornaments - www.pinterest.com/thewhitehurstco.  

Tons of ideas there and after you can google "weddings" in the search box and have access to TONS of pins.  Amazing the amount of talented people out there!

Here are a few images I pulled off my Pinterest page ~

Great idea to give as Hostess Gifts in a color scheme or in a variety of colors.  See www.christmaslightsetc.com for solid colored glass in tons of colors

Found these ornaments on Pinterest via ETSY

via Pinterest Jamie Goldsmith

via Brandy Muldoon on Pinterest

via Pinterest Tatum Baker

Remember your night in a special way, to preserve the memories, from year to year....add a cork from the wine, some petals from your bouquet, or even cut into strips a copy of your wedding invitation, as seen below.

via Pinterest Christyrobbins.blogspot.com

 Even if you ARE NOT the Bride... and, instead, a guest to this wonderful event, these are great ideas to pull together as a shower gift or wedding gift.

We recently put together a Wedding Collector's Box for a customer in Frost and Silvers.  We added an Oberfrankische German Glass ornament of a car, some tulle, and voila!

A beautiful gift to start the newleyweds off in style for their first Christmas!  
Create your own package with traditional colors and elegant colors or the colors of the wedding... 

Every newly married couple needs Christmas ornaments!

Enjoy the Wedding Season!

Best,

Kirsten 
 

Falling for The Cellar Elves

 

 

Introducing ...

~Zim's The Cellar Elves~

 

When I think of Fall, I often think of wine tours, wine tastings, cozy nights by the fire with wine... I guess there is kind of a theme.  But, now that I am in the Christmas business, I am also thinking of Wine Elves.....

 

 

 

 

They have arrived and are already busy at work... cleaning, taste testing and playing around in the wine cellar.  They also moonlight as Vinegar Tasters in the kitchen!

 

 

Zim's The Cellar Elves are a hearty bunch of busy elves.. They are ready to order and are immediate ship for your gift shop, for the holidays or year round for a winery gift shop.  Come and enjoy the magic.

 

~Kirsten

 

 



Halloween Treats!

First, of all... it is good to be back... I guess I took the summer off!  Kids are now back at school and we again have a routine that we can semi count on...so, on to blogging....

Halloween Treats

The biggest "treat" for me is to decorate my home for Halloween. We usually have a party.. for the kids... so, I enjoy decorating and using all the fun, Fall colors.   

I have purchased my Mums... orange, of course and next I will get out the decorations.  I started this weekend, but it is hard to put up pumpkins and ghords when it is 80 degrees out and the windows are open.  

Pinterest is my new BFF... visit us at www.pinterest.com/thewhitehurstco.  Check out our Board ~ Glass Ornaments~Fall/Winter and our Board ~ Holiday Ideas.

On here, I have saved a ton of ideas on how to decorate for Fall and Halloween.  Thank Goodness, for all the creative people out there sharing their ideas.

Here are a couple of the images that I love:

www.thewhitehurstcompany.com

www.cricutholiday.com

www.etsy.com

www.uncommondesignsonline.com

www.thedecoratedtree.com

www.theseasonalhome.com

Okay, so it isn't all about the Glass Ornaments.. :) 

 Last two above images, via Pinterest under ~ www.1.bp.blogspot.com and www.alifeofwhimsea.blogspot.com

Well, enjoy the images.. it is good to be back on the blog. 
Happy Fall!

~Kirsten

140 days!!??! Scary!

Although all I can think about is Summer with hot days, flip flops, swimming and barbeques... 

I just read.... that there are 140 Days until Halloween!!!

~~Scary~~

So for all my buyers from the Gift Shops, Florists, Garden Centers, etc... take note.. 

the Scariest of Elves are among us...

Visit our website at www.thewhitehurstcompany.com for individual images. 

Call us at 585-473-4790 to have them arrive promptly to your gift shop and make a great display for Halloween!

P.S.  I will not be talking Halloween for a bit now.. off to enjoy the summer heat!  :)

 

~Kirsten