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Posted On: 4/1/2008

SCDirect - April 2008
Selling Christmas Decorations
 
   April 2008 VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4   
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THE NEW COUNTRY CHRISTMAS

Country-style Christmas decor - a look characterized by primitivist, vintage designs - is evolving this season. Vendors say consumers are seeking updated country styles that effortlessly blend in with their homes' contemporary decor and reflect the influence of current design trends. "It's not the same old country anymore," says Sid Aronson, head of marketing for Crazy Mountain. "The style fits into home decor and into a larger variety of homes, and we can find it on a variety of things that we never would have before."  
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Figurines are from Dan DiPaolo's "Winter Moon" collection by Crazy Mountain (877/216-5456).





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WALLY BRONNER DIES AT 81
Wally Bronner, founder of Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland, died of cancer on April 1. He was 81.

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MASTERPIECE STUDIOS PARTNERS WITH MOUNTAINCOW
Masterpiece Studios, a Taylor Corporation, has entered into a multiyear partnership with Mountaincow LLC to integrate templates for Masterpiece Studios' imprintable stationery into Mountaincow's line of "PrintingPress" invitation-printing software products.
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MUD PIE MOVES HEADQUARTERS
Mud Pie has moved its company headquarters to a new 105,000-square-foot facility.
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BURTON + BURTON IS HONORED
burton + BURTON has been selected as one of the 2008 Georgia Family Businesses of the Year by The Cox Family Enterprise Center, based at the Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA.
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GREETINGS ETC. SPONSORS DAILY DEMOS
For the sixth consecutive year, Greetings etc. magazine will sponsor a series of interactive Daily Demos at the National Stationery Show (NSS), taking place May 18-21, at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
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NEW SECTIONS DEBUT AT CHA SHOW
The Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) Summer Convention & Trade Show - taking place July 17-20 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL - will be divided into four new show sections:
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CALIFORNIA GIFT SHOW JOINS SFC
The California Gift Show has joined the Sustainable Furniture Council (SFC), a nonprofit coalition of 160 industry companies and organizations, created to promote sustainable practices among manufacturers, retailers and consumers.
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PORTLAND GIFT & ACCESSORIES SHOW IS MAY 31-JUNE 3
The Portland Gift & Accessories Show will be held from May 31-June 3 at the Oregon Convention Center in
Portland, OR.
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NYIGF TO RUN AUGUST 16-21
The New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF) will be held Saturday, August 16, through Thursday, August 21, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Metropolitan Pavilion and Passenger Ship Terminal Piers 92 and 94 in New York City.
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LICENSING EXPO MOVES TO LAS VEGAS IN 2009
Licensing International Expo is moving from its current home at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City to the conference center at Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas, NV, effective with the 2009 event,
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GLM AND WHEREOWARE BUILD ONLINE CATALOG GALLERIES
GLM, a dmg world media business, and Whereoware have partnered to offer a product finder, called the Online Catalog Gallery, on GLM Gift Show websites, starting with the New York International Gift Fair website.
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