Since it was so busy, I decided to start my shopping journey on the other (West) side of Building 2 at Silvestri. I thought why not start out with Holiday buying for December 2010 since it was still fresh in my mind. Needless to say I spent three hours purchasing amazing ornaments, holiday decor, platters and more! I chose fun decorations for the younger girls as well as us wine drinkers. There were so many to choose from, and even better I had the opportunity to meet two wonderful artists from Silvestri; Lisa Frost who creates and designs banners, ornaments and more (she is the one that made the big ice skate ornament I had in the store), and Lori Siebert, who designs and paints the Fusion Glass. She offers tabletop platters, dishes, bowls and spreaders along with many ornaments and even jewelry. They both were adorable. Lisa started as a school art teacher and just loved drawing and creating, and Lori studied art from a very young age, and continued with her passion. Check out the pictures below of some of their products and pictures.
Artist & Designer for Silvestri, Lisa Frost and Me
Me & Lori Siebert, Artist for Silvestri who designs unique Fusion Glass pieces
Glitter Nut Crackers
Girly Fun Tree
One of my favorite parts of the market was meeting Kelly Rae. She is very young and so passionate about her work. For those of you that may not know, Kelly was a social worker who decided to follow her passion for art. Kelly spent most of her life in the company of women, and the pieces she produces grow out of the kindred support she has felt for many of them throughout her life. I know many of you have purchased her wall plaques and boxes and love them, as do I. Wait until you see her new magnets, ornaments, new wall plaques and more! Here’s a few pictures to get you all excited. I can’t wait to receive them!
Me & Kelly Rae, former Social Worker who followed her passion for art. She is now a Artist and Designer for Demdaco.
My mom arrived tired and excited about 12:30 pm on Thursday to shop with me. Yes, she stayed out too late the evening before, having the opportunity to see the Jersey Boys (by the way she said they were unbelievable)!
We made our way over the main section in Building 2 and spent the rest of the afternoon seeking out gifts. We came across a new showroom featuring home decor and holiday and picked up some wonderful large glitter trees (2 ft - 5 ft) in various colors. These will be perfect for the mantel or hearth or even outside on a porch. They also had outdoorsy deer made of twigs, skinny santa figurines and much more.
One of the trends that continues to be hot, even more so this market is the Fleur Di Lis; found in art, ornaments, bookends, lamps, furniture and more! I also noted many purples, greys and bronzes for color trends. This was also prevalent at the High Point market in October, 2009. The purple is not a bright purple, rather a silvery brown purple; very elegant.
The last stop of the day was to take in all the new Home Decor items at Creative Coop. The showroom was mobbed! Lots of new clocks, mirrored wall plaques, candle holders and great tabletop items. Can’t wait to get this order! Here’s a sneak peek at a few items I purchased!
The end of Day 1 exhausted, but excited to start Day 2!
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