Make your winter a wonderland!

If you are thinking, "Winter is coming, winter is coming, winter is coming . . ." and you've ended the phrase with a high note of excitement, then you are among the growing number of people who can see winter for what it truly is, a bright and sparkly season that is filled with possibility!

Let me rekindle a pleasant memory . . . think back to a sunny 10 degree day in December. Put on your imaginary coat, hat and mitten and wander outside. Lift your face to the sun and feel the heat. Remember how glorious that feels? It is wondrous how your cheeks can feel the bite of both cold and hot at the same time.

Wintercraft Globe Ice Lanterns fall into that same magical category where icy blue spheres of ice surround a flame and protect it from the snow and wind - magic!

Stock up on Wintercraft® Globe Ice Lantern Kits and Supplies so you can fill your world with the wonder of fire and ice!

Our List of Retailers keeps growing, or you can shop online.

Wintercraft™ Globe Ice Lantern Kits can be found at the following locations or online:

Please contact the retail stores to confirm their inventory of Wintercraft™ Globe Ice Lanterns products.

Arizona

• Tomahawk Indian Store (Lupton)

Colorado

• Castle Rock Florist (Castle Rock)
• Cottonwood Health Cottage (Greeley)
• Designed Limited (Highlands Ranch)
• The Flower & Herb Company (Pueblo)
• Grandmother’s House Boutique (Centenial)
• Santa’s Workshop (Cascade)
• White Fence Farm (Lakewood)
• Wild Bill’s Emporium (Vail)

Illinois

• La Vie en Rose (Galena)
• Viking Treasures Indiana Rivendell Gifts (LaPorte)

Iowa

• Details Flowers Etc (Sac City)
• Reiman Gardens (at Iowa State, Ames)
• Uptown Elegance (Clare)

Kansas

• Burford/Suppes Ent Donna’s Gift Place (St. Francis)
• Heartstrings (Fredonia)

Missouri

• HyVee (Lee’s Summit, MO)

Minnesota

• Acadian Candles (Richfield)
• All Things Good (Annandale)
• Adirondack Coffee (Nisswa)
• Apple Annie’s (Waseca)
• Bachman’s (7 Twin Cities locations)
• Bay Tree (Excelsior)
• Blue Green Flowers (Marshall)
• The Bibelot Shops (4 Twin Cities locations)
• Camrose Hill Flower Studio & Farm (Stillwater)
• Carlos Creek Winery (Alexandria)
• Dundee Nursery (Plymouth & Hutchinson)
• Fairview Lakes Gift Shop (Wyoming)
• Five Swans (Wayzata)
• Gardendale, Inc (Annandale)
• Garden Diva (Hayward)
• Gertens (Blaine & Inver Grove Heights)
• Grama’s Barn (Chaska)
• The Guild Collective (St. Louis Park)
• Hilltop Florist & Greenhouse (Mankato)
• Lake Superior Trading Post (Grand Marais)
• Mother Earth Gardens (Minneapolis)
• The Nest (Buffalo)
• Norby’s Department Store (Detroit Lakes)
• North Memorial Gift Shop (Robbinsdale)
• Patina (4 Twin Cities locations)
• Piragis Northwoods Company (Ely)
• Polkingnorne’s Hardware Sai by Design (Minnetonka)
• Swanson Greenhouses (Eveleth)
• Trumm Drug (Parkers Prairie)
• Twiggs (Linden Hills, Minneapolis)

Missouri

• HyVee (Lee’s Summt)

Nebraska

• Glamour Up (Omaha)

North Carolina

• Debby’s Hallmark (Raleigh)

North Dakota

• Chase Pharmacy (Garrison)
• Hamc Gift Shop Mary’s Fashions (Grafton)

Washington

• Beaver Bark Gift & Garden Center (Richland)

Wisconsin

• Airport Gifts, LLC (Mosinee)
• Ella & Eve (Eau Claire)
• Family Tree Floral (West Salem)
• Frayed Knot General Store (Holcombe)
• Nelson’s Ace Hardware (Eagle River)
• Potter’s Shed (Shell Lake)
• Time & Treasures ( Minocqua)
• Urban Olive & Vine (Hudson)
• Whimsies (Mercer)
• Winke’s Market
• Wisconsin Garden & Pet (Wauwatosa)

Wyoming

• Gift Emporium (Powell)

Nature of Ice Exhibition

We've been hard at work organizing a new art exhibit all about the beauty of ice in nature. Should you be a Twin Cities resident (or live near or want to travel far!), please join us! Thurs Nov 4 is the artist's reception and the exhibit then runs Nov 5-7. Learn more at natureofice.com.

Also, Wintercraft is now on Facebook! If you are a Facebook user, please "like" us!

More to come... we are extremely busy these days - lots of Wintercraft Globe Ice Lantern kits being shipped out to stores around the country. Also, our new website is just days away..

WINTERCRAFT.COM

Yes, we'll be "rebranding" ourselves on the web as well!

Watch for our new website - it's still about 2 months out, but we're currently working hard to make it easy to use and filled with good information. Once we're ready, we'll make it "live"!

Please note that the old owners of wintercraft.com have moved their content to wintercraftsforkids.com. Their site is filled with wonderful family ideas for exploring the world of wintercrafting. We are excited to add to their options of wintertime activities with our Wintercraft Globe Ice Lantern kits.

And speaking of exciting new "news" - we're thrilled to introduce our new Wintercraft member, Sara Johnson. Sara is likely to answer the phone if you call - the office has never been filled with so much positive energy. And if you're in the Twin Cities, you may just meet Sara at one of the many demonstrations we'll be doing this winter. In the meantime, make sure to stop by and say hello at our upcoming "Ice" Art Exhibit: Nature of Ice. Information is at natureofice.com.

New Brand for Globe Ice Lanterns!

The latest news for our fledgling company is that we have decided to create an overarching brand name that will encompass all things icy that come out of our studio. The new name is "WINTERCRAFT" - an old style name that does justice to this ancient art form. But, we have modernized and simplified the concept with a few tweaks: nice, thick ice lantern balloons so you can make them REALLY big if you like; freezing bases to help shape, protect and store the globe ice lantern; handy little clips that make life wonderful again because you don't have to worry about tying those really thick balloons; and finally the concept of bringing them inside to enjoy all night long. All these ideas are explained on the instruction card found in the kit!

This beautiful accompanying photo of one of my globe ice lanterns was taken by Natasha D'Schommer at the 2010 Luminary Loppet on Lake of the Isles . www.natashadschommer.com

Thanks Natasha!

P.S. Keep in mind: Art-aWhirl is an art ADVENTURE. May 14-16, 2010. Check it out!
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Spontaneous Relighting

We know it will not be the same... but.. many have asked for a relighting so tonight at dusk, Sat., Feb 13, we will relight was is left of the Luminary Loppet Enchanted Forest. Please come and bring a friend!

Luminary Loppet 2010: A Night to Remember

The City of Lakes Luminary Loppet was last night and it was UNBELIEVABLE!!! Everything went right. The weather, the location of my creations within The Enchanted Forest, the ice, the people, the wonderful comments of appreciation for my efforts, the hugs of gratitude from strangers--everything! To put it simply, I was enthralled by the magic of the night. Also, an extra thanks to new friends whom just happened upon me as I was working throughout the week and pitched in a helping hand.

So here I am at 5:30 in the am perusing the web looking for more lasting images of my art. Art that will eventually disappear as winter wanes.

The photos that you see are just a few of the many, many spectacular photos taken by my friend, Martha Archer - thanks Martha!

I welcome any other photos that captured the spirit of this wonderful community evening - an evening to which it feels very special to have made a contribution.

Oh, and for those that asked, I believe there are still some of my kits at Patina's Shoppe Local (612.827.3071) next to the Malt Shop on 50th & Bryant in South Minneapolis. There may also still be some at Guild, a fabulous gift collective of local artists in St Louis Park on Excelsior Blvd near Trader Joe's (call first to make sure - 952.378.1815).