For He's A Jolly Good Fellow - Great product to add last minute to boost your Father's Day sales...

For He's A Jolly Good Fellow...

Father's Day, a day when Dad's do whatever they want.... our Dad, my husband, chooses to play golf, and then, lay on the couch and watch golf.!?!?..  (not what I chose on Mother's Day)... but, according to my husband, "everyday is Mother's Day!".  Do you agree or disagree?

Anyway, here's to good ole Dad.. Happy Father's Day to you and all the Dad's in the world!

 

Our Elves Themselves are a great added product to help boost your Father's Day sales or for anyone to give as a gift.  How many neckties does one guy need?  How about something unique?

 

 

These great fellows are in stock and ready to ship!  If you are a gift shop, call us at 585-473-4790 or email us at info@thewhitehurstcompany.com.

 

If you are a consumer, please visit our Zim's line on www.seasonsontheweb.com.

 

You will not be disappointed by the quality and uniqueness of these guys.  Fair warning... any resemblance to persons, is strictly coincidental!

 

 

 Enjoy!

~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

 

 



Social Media is Everywhere!

Our newest form of Social Media.....

First I started this Blog thing... Decorating Everyday... and although I find it hard sometimes to post on a regular basis with life going on at the same time. Turns out it is so much fun to put together a story and images. So, I love this when I am in my creative mood and chatty.

Then, I put my company, The Whitehurst Company, LLC on Twitter under @glassornaments.  This is easy because I have 140 characters to say something and then it is posted.  Done. 

Next, I bit the bullet and joined Facebook.  We now are on Facebook at www.facebook.com/whitehurstcompany.

The last few days, I have been glued to my laptop.  Producing our latest Social Media outlet, our Pinterest account.  This is so great and melts all my favorite images into one spot, under one username and password.  So, you can also follow us on www.pinterest.com/thewhitehurstco.

 There, now you have it... all of The Whitehurst Company, LLC social media outlets in one post.

Enjoy and follow us!  I promise lots of fun and creative uses for our products.

Have a great day!

~Kirsten



January 2012 Atlanta Gift Show

January 11- 18th, 2012

We had a great time at the Atlanta Gift Show a couple of weeks ago.  Thank you to all of you that stopped in and also to all of you who ordered at the Show.  

As you may have seen in my last post, what I was walking into indicated we had a lot of work to do to be "show ready".

Well, here are some shots of how it all turned out:

 

Those are taken from the hallway outside our showroom. 

There are always things that can be improved.  As I look at these pictures, my first thought is that I need to take photography lessons. :)  Then I also should adjust some lighting and pick around at some of the displays.  Either way, we are in much better shape and look a ton better than we did last year.  

We are so pleased to be in our own showroom and with products that we are proud to sell.  The quality of the product is so important to be able to offer to you, our customer.  We promise to uphold a high standard when it comes to our products. 

A few samples of our 2012 Product lines can be found below:

Zim's The Cellar Elves

 

The Cellar Elves are great for all Wine related themes, but these guys also moonlight as Vinegar Tasters in the kitchen.

 

 The Cellar Elves are NEW for 2012

In addition, Zim's The Elves Themselves are back....

2011, was our first year re-introducing these guys and we SOLD OUT.  We are so excited going into 2012.  We have more Christmas Elves that are joining the existing line.

As always, we have our Solid Colored Glass Ornaments.  They come in over 112 colors, 3 finishes and 9 sizes.

Oberfrankische German Glass

The Oberfrankische line is imported directly from the factory in Germany.  Each order is packed with great care.  This German ornament line carries all themes and styles.

In addition to the lines above, we have many other items that offer a great price point for your store.

  Call us or email us and we can send you a digital copy of our 2012 mixed product catalog.

Thanks again to all of our customers and Gift Industry friends that made 2011 a fantastic year.

 

Here's to a great 2012!

Happy New Year!

~Kirsten and David

Atlanta Gift Show - October 14th - October 17th, 2011

Our Showroom at the Atlanta AmericasMart~this show is now incorporated with the Rug and Apparel Market.. one stop shopping for everyone!

This show is also a good time for us to re-vamp the showroom and get it ready for our new products coming in... so here is one last look at the showroom today....

we have almost finalized our products.... and one thing we know for sure is the introduction of ...... drum roll, please.....

Zim's The Cellar Elves!!!

We have had tons and tons of requests for these guys and we are so pleased to say they will be joining us for the 2012 Holiday selling season!

Stay tuned for more great news............

 ~Kirsten

Summer IS coming, I think!

This is a favorite picture of mine... I use it as one of our company logos and it helps me to feel like the summer months are coming.... we think.  We have had so much rain and gray skies... basements are flooding, soccer and baseball games and practices have been cancelled for weeks on end, there is mud everywhere....uugghh!

The bluebird is supposed to signify that Spring is coming.. I think Spring may have forgotten to visit this year.

      This Whale ornament helps me think that our Cape Cod vacation and summer are right around the corner... maybe we will take the kids whale watching this year.  Either way, hopefully,  Summer is on it's way...

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Opening Day of Golf Season!

To my chagrin, the Golf Season has begun!....Opening Day on the links was yesterday.  

To my husband... it means ~ days upon days of hanging out with his guy friends, out in the sunshine, enjoying some cocktails and nice lunches or snacks, etc., etc., etc.

To me....... it means ~ it is basically the last time I see him on a Wednesday, and at least one day on the weekend, and any other day the sun may be shining! LOL

Hopefully, Mother's Day "weekend" will be an exception.  We will see!

Enjoy the sunshine!

~Kirsten

On the Water....

 We just received confirmation our products are "on the water"  WooHoo!

"On the water.".. could refer to a variety of scenarios... it could be a Nautical or Seaside houseboat... "on the water", or it could be the song or a sunset.. ."on the water", but to us in the Gift Industry ... it is such a nice and welcoming phrase to hear that our products are on the way!  There are many times toward the end of the season, we are holding our breath that the products come into port in time to ship to customers.  So we are so excited to be able to say... our shipment is "on the water".

Our newest line of products... Zim's ~ The Elves Themselves are "on the water" and making their way to the United States for the first time in a number of years.  These Elves have been out of production and will be back in stores for the Fall/Christmas 2011 holiday season.  This is all very exciting to us and to the customers awaiting to decorate their stores for the holidays.

Enjoy your day,
~Kirsten

Top of the Mornin' To You!!!

Happy St. Patty's Day.....
Green, Green, and More Green...

An Irish Blessing for you:

"For each petal on the shamrock,
this brings a wish to you..
Good health, good luck & happiness
for today and every day through...."




Never did I know how lucky I would be when I married my husband, Tom. We have three beautiful girls and enjoy all our days together.

One of our favorite family traditions is going to the St. Patrick's Day parade each year. I decorate the house the week before and send out our party invitations.. we have everyone back to the house after the parade for a good old fashioned Irish day filled with food, drink and lots of Irish music... our favorite being "Green Alligators..."

The parade was last Saturday and it was a wee bit chilly, but sunny for the most part. We had a great spot to watch for Leprechauns and the parade too, of course. After the parade, the house was filled with lots of friends and families.. some ended up spending the night and we woke up to Lucky Charms and a big mess... we wouldn't change a thing..

So, as today is St. Patrick's Day... I am at work, not play. My Irish for today is our mascot..
The Lucky Leprechaun

and some green to look at out in the warehouse....

Later, I will meet up with my husband and we will celebrate with Corn Beef and Cabbage at a local Irish Pub...

"May your thoughts be as glad as shamrocks,
May your heart be as light as a song,
May each day bring you bright, happy hours,
that stay with you all year long."

Enjoy your St. Patrick's Day!

~Kirsten