Norwood Antiques Newsletter December 2014 Edition

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ANTIQUES NEWSLETTER

DECEMBER 2014

VOL. FOUR ISSUE 12

Through the Eyes of a Child

The sheer mention of the word Christmas can bring an adult to their knecringing at the very thought. Now, whisper the same word to a child anyou’ll receive an entirely different response. Expect to hear a flurry of f

words like snow (yes, snow is fun, remember?), presents, decorations anthe biggest, most exciting word of all…Santa! The big, jolly man in the bright red suit will incite a riot in any setting involving the five and unde

crowd.

Christmas is a wild ride in slow motion for kids. In their eyes its pure

magic and the possibilities are endless. I believe we could all take a lessfrom our younger counterparts! They know the drill and they love everysingle minute of it!

Why not step back for a moment and see things the way they do? Woul

be unreasonable to actually enjoy yourself this week? I think not. Takedeep breath and relax. Drive around town and see the lights, attend a loc

holiday concert, go play in the snow (if we’re lucky enough to get any)!Enjoy some wassail, splurge a little, have an extra cookie. Its Christmas

a time to enjoy!

From all of us at Norwood, we’d like to wish you a very, Merry Christm

.

Norwood Antique Mall is located in the up-and-coming Norwood neighborhood of Mariettaon the corner of Greene Street and Colegate Drive. We are conveniently located within minutes of I-77.

Normal hours of operation are Wednesday - Saturday 10:30-5:00, and Sunday 12-4.Parking is plentiful and we are handicapped accessible.

WE WILL BE CLOSED ON 12/25/2014 AND 01/01/2015

Norwood’s Contact Information

Christmas waves a magic wand over

this world, and behold, everything is

softer and more beautiful.

-Norman Vincent Peale

NORWOOD ANTIQUE

MALL

Telephone 740.434.5906

949 Greene St.

Marietta, OH 45750

NORWOOD ANTIQUE MALL



We are so very proud! Norwood became the

first Antique Mall in the Mid Ohio Valley to ever

receive the Judge’s Choice Award at the 28th Annual Festival of Trees!!!

We chose to honor the holiday with a fully-

mobile, Christmas mantle with all of the

trimmings! Jess Puglisi-Sanders, coordinator of

the event, wrote to us and stated our entry was

beautiful and was certainly the talk of the

festival. She boasted on its impressiveness and

good design, and right she was!

When the project began, our Norwood elves

dove right in to design, build and decorate our

entry to bring forth a challenge that took noprisoners. We were able to raise almost seven

hundred dollars that night, all of which willsupport local programs for the disabled

children of our community, which is all that

really matters!

We’re already planning our entry for next year.

It ’s going to be grand! I just hope they’re readyfor us! When it's time to remove the ornaments from the

tree and store them again, you should first dust

them with gentle makeup brushes. Always remove

the hooks, which may cause scratches while in

storage.

Store your antique ornaments in sturdy boxes,

capable of keeping out moisture. Some pros

recommend Rubbermaid or Sterilite. Better still if

you can find such storage containers with trays.

Don't wrap ornaments in tissue unless you're sure it

is acid-free. Ask for acid-free tissue at your craft

store. If the ornaments are colored, use a non-

buffered or pH neutral tissue for the best results.

Cheers for now!

NORWOOD HONORED WITH

EASTER SEALS JUDGE’S CHOICE

AWARD AT THE 2015

FESTIVAL OF TREES

We

ll be open

our normal hours

on Christmas Eve

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10:30am 5:00pm

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We

ll have cookies

and coffee

for you

Tips from Miss Perfect

Caring for Christmas Ornaments



Have you ever gone to slumber on a mystic Christmas Eve, full

of happy Christmas visions childish fancies love to weave?

Did you ever lie and listen for the sound of tiny hoofs, as oldSanta’s reindeer scampered over sleeping people’s roof?

Did you ever start in rapture when you heard a distant sleigh,thinking, “That must be old Santa, coming now upon his way”?

Have you snuggled in the bedclothes, one eye peeping, one eyeshut tight, filled with thrills of expectation, thrills of wonderand delight?

Have you heard the tinkle vanish, as the sleigh passed swiftly

by followed by your drowsy senses and a low, regretful sigh?

Have you drifted into dreamland so the breaking of the dawn

found you sleeping, stockings loaded, and old Santa COME andGONE?

If you have not, you’ve been cheated, though by fame and

fortune kissed, you can never know the rapture of the

childhood joys you’ve missed.

DECEMBER 2014

VOL. FOUR ISSUE 12


Have You Ever?by Lila Kemble Morris - published in the Ritchie

Gazette (WV) on 12/22/1916

COLLECTING VINTAGE

CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS

Whether you collect a one of a kind sterlingsilver tree ornament or hand-carved folk art

Santas there's plenty of options to begin yourvintage ornament collection, even at this late

date in the season. You have many choices…

glitter, celluloid, chenille, cellophane, metal,

paper, hard plastic or glass!

Until the Victorian era, most Christmas trees

were decorated with candles, cookies, and fruit,

but in the mid-1800's German craftsmen began

producing hand blown glass tree ornaments in

shapes like stars, fruit and angels. Thus, theornament tradition was born. We each have

our own opinion of the perfect Christmastree...whether it be covered in multi-colored or

white lights, be natural, artificial, large or small.

Luckily, each option permits us to hold a piece

of history right in the palm of our hand.

Old World, clip-on bird ornaments made of

hand-blown glass were produced in Germany,

ca. 1890 - post WWII. The fanciful creations ofJapan, Czechoslovakia, and Columbia are also

fine additions to any collection. Shiny Brites

were sold at Woolworth from 1940-1960 at

just a nickel each. Similarly, mercury glass

ornaments come in bright colors and often

feature sparkling silvery indents that castshimmering reflections everywhere.

Perhaps something a tad more contemporarywould catch your eye such as the wide variety

of retired Hallmark, Kurt Adler, Department 56

and The White House Ornament Collection.

Someday, they, too, will be considered antiques.

Regardless of your choice, I'm sure your tree

glows with the shimmering memories that eachornaments holds for you and your family. As

long as each one is in its place of honor on the

tree, this is all that matters. Remember, it's

Christmas! Put on a little Nat King Cole, dim the

lights and relax. Merry Christmas!

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist,

and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas

How dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus." - Francis Pharcellus Church



DECEMBER 2014 VOL. FOUR ISSUE 12

THANK YOU SO MUCHWe appreciate you!

Our customers are important to us. Simply said…without you we wouldn’t exist. Please feel free to share this

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HAVE A VERY, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

We hope you’ve enjoyed our Newsletter. Look for our next issue in January.

Norwood

AntiqueMall

Marietta, Ohio

Season’s Greetings

to our Friends ofNorwood

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