Hello Friends,

Hopefully you are staying warm. We're keeping the wood fires burning so we don't hear the oil burners "slurping" quite as much.

Note our new winter hours. We are open :

Saturday and Sunday

10:30AM until 6PM.

Also, we have a new email address  starting this week:   crafts@hvc.rr.com

I bought a new computer the end of last year. It is still driving me crazy. Nothing of my old computer is compatible with my new one. What did I know? So, anyway, I have been unable to email the Newsletter. You will have to check our site until I get this straightened out.

 Problem: I have" Visa Business". My "Contacts" list is complete with the Newsletter group lists and email addresses for each person. But when I go to email the Newsletter from Earthlink, my host for my site, the groups are listed but there are no emails under the group names. Any solutions? Ah, technology. If you email me a solution, please be simplistic. Assume I know nothing!

January was fun watching many of you getting free merchandise with Craft Bucks. I hope you are enjoying your treasures. It's great to see our most supportive customers and friends getting a "present." We are most appreciative of your visiting Crafts People throughout the year.

Fear not! The shops are not empty of merchandise. Plus, lots of new items have been coming in. As always we keep selecting new artisans to represent and, of course, we continue to support our "regulars."

Now...a few coupons to entice you ....

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Josh Simpson Glass  15% Off

As you probably know, Josh Simpson is one of the country's top glass blowers. He is represented in every major glass collection in museums throughout the world. The only reason we are able to represent him (he's far too famous now for a little country shop) is that we bought from him when he first started out, and he has honored that.

So I want to give our glass collectors a treat. We have Josh's planets, paperweights.vases, and a platter. Each is magnificent in its depth, swirling blues, other dimensions.

Treat yourself to an heirloom and expand that collection.

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Two 'Fer Earrings

Buy two pair of earrings. Get 20% off the less expensive pair.

What a wonderful excuse to treat yourself to two pair. But if you must give one pair as a gift, let it be the cheaper pair!

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We look foward to your visit.

Do also consider sending us an email that can be added to our guest book. Please mark the "Subject" Guestbook. We not only like hearing your kind words; listings under the guest book help get the attention of guide books.

Oh, I almost forgot! Happy New Year! May it be a Joyous one for each of you.

Cheers,

Rudy