Art at Home

We always love hearing about how our customers display or use their purchases from the gallery once they get home! One of our most popular items in the store are glass cabinet knobs made by Smart Glass in Georgia. These brightly colored knobs brighten up furniture and are easy to install. Carol from Newburyport recently shared with us some photos of how she used a few to add some color to a bathroom cabinet...they even match the tile in the shower perfectly! Thanks Carol!
~Amanda at Valerie's Gallery

Dichroic glass magnets

Jane from New York City sent us this picture showing her use of the colorful dichroic glass magnets that she has purchased from us when she visits Newburyport. As a calligrapher of beautiful stationery and invitations, Jane has a trio of inspiration boards at her desk as she creates. Thanks for sharing the picture Jane! (I too have an inspiration board above my desk using dichroic glass pushpins also made by Nancy Tang of Maine.)

This clock looks right at home

One of our favorite craftspeople is Leonie Lacouette from New York and her handmade copper clocks. This picture was emailed to us by Nora the other day. "I bought this clock from you about 3 years ago when we moved into our condo. It sits on a wall between the kitchen and dining area, and needless to say, I've received many compliments" Thanks for sharing Nora! And I love the warm wood cabinets with the clock.



Cute as a button -- this a.i. paper frame and pet rats

We love pictures from our customers showing how they use and display merchandise from our store. This sweet picture was just sent to us from Gina in Salisbury, showing one of our new handmade paper frames from a.i. paper design with the sweetest picture of her two pet fancy rats "Autumn" and "Summer" -- thanks Gina for the beautiful picture! Check out other "art at home" submissions at our website.

"Art at Home" on website

Art at Home is a place on our website where some of our valued customers have emailed pictures of items they've purchased displayed in their home. The picture at left is from Gina in Salisbury, Mass. Check out the Art at Home page at
http://www.valeriesgalleries.com/artists/artathome.html

I'd love more pictures! Please submit your own pictures by emailing vgcontests@gmail.com. Send in your pictures and receive a $10 store coupon as a thank you.

Customer "Art at Home" Contest!

We're looking to add a section on our website to show customer snapshots of art and craft in their home, purchased from our shop.

Every entry will receive a $10 Valerie's Gallery gift certificate AND a chance to win a $50 restaurant gift certificate.

Ideas for what we're thinking of:
* Did you redo your kitchen or bath cabinets or furniture with the glassknobs?
* Did you hang two or three Matthew Smith prints together on a wall?
* Did you hang a large piece of art over a fireplace?
* Do you use a ceramic bowl as a centerpiece for a tabletop?
* Do you use a mousepad at your desk?
* Did you hang a hot air balloon or Salamandra Glass rondell in a special window?

We'd love to have your pictures on our website. It's great to see how customers use what they purchase in their home settings.

For your privacy, only your first name and town will be included on the web page.

Please email your pictures to: vgcontests@gmail.com -- Deadline: December 10, 2008