Saturday, September 5, 2009

Andrea Deagle - Amazing Handpainted Hubcaps!










SomethINK Special by Michelle Merksamer





























Michelle Merksamer-creates beautiful cards, candles, notebooks w/matching pens, gift tags, coaster calendars, recipe tins, ornaments, decorated candies and chocolates, and more as she is inspired and has time to create. www.michellemerksamer.stampinup.net

Monday, August 31, 2009

HOLIDAY ART BAZAAR EXHIBITOR LIST 11/7/09

First Colony & Friends’
Holiday Art Bazaar
Saturday November 7th 10am- 3pm
First Colony Clubhouse 125 Pasbehegh Drive

Soup, sandwiches & baked goods for sale

Inside the Clubhouse
whimisies & what-nots
~ Tracy Bond’s whimsical ceramics, custom print orders, Scout Bags… tracybond.com
MR Photography~ Rod & Mary Lou Linnekin’s* local & international nature & landscape photography
EarthRock Designs Jewelry~ Susan Thomas’ jewelry creations earthrockdesignsjewelry.blogspot.com
Northcott-Wilson Artisans~Julie Northcott Wilson’s handbags, shawls, recycled silk yarn NorthcottWilson.etsy.com
Funky Folk Art & Jewelry
~Jenny Pritchard’s *paintings & jewelry
Pampered Chef & Thirty One Gifts~ Sabrina Crocetta shows the Art & ease of cooking & great bags
Henrietta Ford*~First Colony author of 3 mystery Novels- latest is “The Hessian Link
http://mysite.verizon.net/jmaus1/

BadaMonkeys~Olivia Bada’s adorable sock monkey’s, burp cloths, nursing covers badababies.com
Kelly Charles* Jewelry~unique jewelry creations
"First Colony Cooks"~500 great recipes of First Colony’s Cooks - great gift for anyone who loves to eat!
OUTSIDE- in the Park
First Colony Garden Club*~ Bake Sale
Virginia's Finest Chocolates~ Specialty chocolates gift Baskets & logo cookies by Mary Griffith chocolategifts.com
Tony Williams ~Local Author of “Hurricane of Independence
Make it a Memory~Ruth Saegesser’s intricate jewelry creations
Andrea Deagle~Hand painted Hubcap garden & wall art. Fun Xmas art, sun, flowers…
The Cat’s Meow~Mary Lynn Wilding’s quilted-whimsical purses, wallets, cell phone cases, hair accessories
Usborne Books~ books & learning materials for infants through teens by Crystal Thibeault weread4fun.com
Funky Folk Art
~ Tom Blunt’s colorful signs with fun & inspirational sayings funkyfolkart.com
The Mermaid's Purse~ Laurie Hager's hand-knotted jewelry
Silpada Jewelry- Marie Fleming ~30% of all proceeds will go to the Franklin family whose son will have undergone a Bone Marrow Transplant by this event mysilpada.com/marie.fleming
Charles Krohn Jewelry~CBB 4th grader creates jewelry from stones he & his grandpa gather & polish
Flour City Breads~ breads, rolls & other baked delights from Allen Flint
Prestige Tile ~ Pete Monteleone’s tile design company. Pete generously has donated a backsplash job or any other tile project(value of $800 ~$600 labor + $200 ceramic tile allowance) for raffle to benefit the Franklin family. The winning ticket will be drawn at the Bazaar.
High Strung Beads
~ Susan Jankovic & Marion Davis’s delightful bead creations
SomethINK Special~hand stamped cards & stationary sets, candles, notebooks w/matching pens, gift tags, coasters, calendars, recipe tins, ornaments, decorated candies and chocolates by Michelle Merksamer*
michellemerksamer.stampinup.net

Ann Brown-Hailey~Czech glass bead & Swarovski pearl Jewelry
Capture this Moment Photografie ~ Jodi Barder ~ Photographic artist, specializing in child & family photography See some of her work, find out about her photos with Santa
110 Depot Street #A
Toano, VA 23168
www.capturethismoment.com
jodi@capturethismoment.com
757.849.8566
Girly Girl Bowtique~ hair bows, clips and headbands for infant-adult. Bow holders, key fobs, tutus and other girly accessories by Kelly Winn girlygirlbowtique.com
Shelton Glass Works~ John Shelton -legendary glass blower~ Sheltonglass.com
Carefree Boat Club~ Bryan Courtney
Frances Jones*~ Watercolor Artist
Kitty Whitmore & Sisters~ eclectic handpainted furniture, plaques,crates,ornaments & buckets, handmade funky stockings & more! Perfect gifts for all occasions!
Nicocos Art ~ beautiful jewelry, paintings & handmade cards from Lady Nicola Lins*

Art Bazaar info ~ Contact – Shirley Vermillion @ sjvermillion@cox.net

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Summer Art Bazaar
Saturday June 27th 10am-3pm
First Colony Clubhouse 125 Pasbehegh Drive
A great gathering of local talent of all sorts!

Boxed lunches available 11am-2pm-sandwich, chips, cookie, H2O & apple – for
$5 Donation – at Clubhouse, Beach or Home delivery (for this - call 564-0447)

Henrietta Ford
- First Colony’s Own Mystery Writer! Author of 3 Mystery novels.
whimsies & whatnots- Tracy Bond’s whimsical ceramics, personalized platters, gifts, jewelry & Scout Bags also- bungalowco.com ; tracybond.com
T. Nick Fensterman
- 18 yo author of fantasy novel “Twins”, 1st in a Narnia-likeTrilogy
Bada Monkeys- Adorable sock monkeys, burp cloths, baby items by Olivia Bada badamonkeys.com
Susan Gootzait
- intricate, unique jewelry, hors d’ oeuvres servers, wine bottle stops…
Earth Rock Designs Jewelry- Susan Thomas’s extensive stone & jewelry collection including magnetic jewelry strands, sterling and crystal baby, toddler and girl bracelets earthrockdesignsjewelry.blogspot.com
Make it a Memory- Ruth Saegesser’s custom Jewelry creations
Kelly Charles Jewelry- Hand crafted jewelry, wrapped sea glass…
Angi’s Little Monsters- Appliquéd Children’s shirts, clothing from Angi Robinson
MR Photography- Local & international Nature & landscape Photography by Rod & Mary Lou Linnekin for correspondence or framing. Matted & framed prints available.
First Colony Cooks”- 500 favorite recipes from First Colony’s cooks!
Linda Eccleston- author of newly published children’s book geared toward middle school- “When I Grow up- I Want to Be President” in a question & answer format. She’s a former Government teacher. Don’t know much about history? Don’t know much about the government? Then this is the book for you.
Written in a Q and A format, this book is packed with information to help you and your middle-school child understand the history, powers, and duties of the Presidency of the United States.
Glimpse Skin Care –Pure, performance based skin nutrition that is green, clean and TOXIC FREE- shown by Rebecca Overby
Swingset Designs- Myra Nuzzo’s delightful , vintage inspired infant & children’s clothing
Book purses , tote bags, pillows, hand- painted flower pots www.blueyonderdesigns.com
Mary Montague Sikes ("Monti") is a Virginia writer and artist who is the author of six published books. Her award-winning paintings are in public and private collections in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. Her next novel, Stranger in My Heart, set in Trinidad, is scheduled for release by Oak Tree Books later in 2009.
"Secrets by the Sea Eagle Rising" www.marymontaguesikes.com
Lisa Taylor- “repurposed denim” purses, school & swim team spirit jewelry (including earrings, necklaces & pins with mascots, homemade jams….
Usbourne Books- Educational books & products offered by Crystal Thibeault for infants -teens www.weread4fun.com
Bartlebaby- Ribbons, hair accessories for all ages, message boards, key chains, jewelry, belts, hand painted wooden purses…lap desks…. form Kara Von Behren, April Knowles, & Sheila Glennon & friends www.bartlebaby.com
Paula’s Palette- Paula Bonneau’s dichroic (fused) glass with nature scenes & phenomenal colors! She’s been an Occasion for the Arts Participant and has been doing this since she was 5 years old!!
Go or Send Jewelry- features beautiful reasonably priced silver from silver ware! 2nd generation silver jewelry maker, Carl really knows how to use a fork and spoon. Not just in the utilitarian way, but he can take a piece of flatware and turn it into a piece of jewelry fit for any time of day. Pendants, rings and bracelets have been very much a part of Carl’s life since the early 70’s when his father had a spoon ring store www.goorsendjewelry.com
Birds & Bees & Baked goods- First Colony Youth are raising money for Virginia Living Museum via sales of Mason Bee & Bird Houses thru end of summer. Sales of Baked Goods will go to Relay for Life.

First Colony Clubhouse




First Colony Clubhouse


is the location for these fun gatherings of local talent!

Inside is full- and quite a few folks set up at each event outside the clubhouse.
DIRECTIONS TO FIRST COLONY’S CLUBHOUSE/PARK

From Route 199(between Jamestown Road & Monticello Avenue)-take Route 5 (John Taylor Highway) West toward Richmond/Jamestown High school. Go 4.1 miles (past McDonald’s and Jamestown High School- both will be on your left) take a Left on John Rolfe Lane. Drive down to the 1st Left (Pasbehegh Drive), turn Left and drive about 1/2 mile to the Park/Clubhouse parking lot on your left- 125 Pasbehegh Drive.

You can also come in the “back way” off Jamestown RD up Greensprings Rd –past 4-H Camp Rd., Drummonds Field horse farm & Fernbrook subdivision. Take a Left on The Maine, go down about 1/4 mile and take a Right on Pasbehegh. Clubhouse is about 1/4 mile up on your right.



Google Maps has a nice map if you’d like a visual to help.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Birds, Bees & Baked Goods


BIRDS, BEES & BAKED GOODS
First Colony youth are selling Mason Bee & Bird houses for your yard & gardens to raise Money for the Virginia Living Museum thru the end of the summer. Fundraising is down for the museum this year and they're appealing to kids to set up Lemonade stands or any sort of venture to raise funds for the benefit of one of our favorite places!

Baked Goods sales money will go to Relay for Life.

Usbourne Books




Usbourne Books
Education based reading at its best! Material for infant’s through Middle School ages. See us for fundraising ideas, home shows, reading incentive programs, home schooling materials, etc.
Begin the adventure of reading….


Crystal Thibeault
Educational Consultant
UBAM / Kane-Miller Publishing
www.WEREAD4FUN.com
757-208-0333