On the Seventh Day of Market.............

What a great week, but I'm so happy to be home. Thanks for visiting ;-)

On the Sixth Day of Market........

"Bootiful" Halloween Tree

Golden Crown Tree.

On the Fifth Day of Market....

Boyd's Bear Father Christmas

The name of this line says it all..."Just Too Cute".

Baby product that is "Just Too Cute".

Wonderful display tree by Department 56.

Jewel tones are hot this year!

On the Fourth Day of Market..............

Life Size Possible Dreams Santa-Collapsible for storage. Great idea! Alpine Village Oktoberfest Series-Wunderbar!

Part of the 25th Anniversary Collection from our friends at Possible Dreams.

On the Third Day of Market....

Fantastic Western Tree using Kurt Adler ornaments.

Fun, whimsical wreath. Gorg!!!!!

The jolly ol' guy himself.

On the Second Day of Market....

Another productive day has come and gone in Dallas. I spent my morning buying lines such as Curly Girl Design, Embellish Your Story, Willow Tree and Glass Fusion at the Demdaco showroom. I love Demdaco since they are an artist driven company and provide a new and fresh approach to the gift industry.

My afternoon appointment was with Midwest- CBK. I purchased some wonderful lamps, chandeliers and occasional tables that will be arriving in late February just in time for Spring Break and the Wildflower season, which should be spectacular this year. The Christmas trim offered by Midwest is really over the top and I had a great time picking out the most spectacular items for our customers to ooh and ahh over.

Tomorrow is another day and this blogger is sleepy. Thank you for visiting and we can't wait to show you all the new goodies! ;-)

On the First Day of Market....

Today was the first day of market. I started off with a reconnaissance mission in mind. I planned to hit all the different showrooms and see who had what. I did okay for the first two hours and then I found myself in Imagine That and placed an order for some fabulous new Texas and Western ornaments from Canterbury Lane. Lots of fun, fun stuff. I then wandered over to the World Trade Center and perused the new line of Mark Roberts Fairies, Kissing Fish by Kathryn's Collections, Raz Imports Florals and then....Patience Brewster. Hubba Hubba! What a great day. At the end of the day I was seeing cross-eyed and it was time to come back to the hotel and decompress. Thanks for visiting ;-)

The Horns

Well the National Championship has been decided and my team didn't win. So all I will say is congratulations to the Crimson Tide of The University of Alabama for a great season.
I would be remiss if I didn't congratulate the Horns as well. They played a great game and have no reason to hang their heads. We love y'all and are so proud to claim you as our own.
Colt McCoy is a class act and accepts the will of God in his life. Please view the video posted below to see what I mean.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qygFhxCkFkg

As always thanks for visiting and we will see you in the 'burg. ;-)

Pack it up and move it out....

Well it is inventory time at The Christmas Store and we are starting to look like zombies counting and recounting every little widget. The computer is being updated with the latest and greatest information and it is evident to all involved that it is bloody January again!
We still have our sale going and we are wheeling and dealing in order to be out with the old and in with the new.
Speaking of the new....I am off to Dallas Market next week to do the buying for 2010.
I am very excited to be purchasing the new merchandise for the year to come.
We are sensing an optimistic outlook from our wonderful customers and are praying that the worst of the economic downturn is behind us. Nevertheless, caution is not being thrown to the wind and our inventory choices will remain very theme and line specific. As always, thank-you for visiting and we hope to see you in the 'burg. :-)