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  • May 13, 2011 Jeannie Pence

    Friday the 13th!

    Today is Friday the 13th! Some say it is the unluckiest day of the year.....maybe....maybe not. But a brief search on the Internet showed these interesting Friday the 13th facts (facts can be taken with a grain of salt......these are...

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  • April 16, 2011 Jeannie Pence

    Hot Chocolate! Well....it didn't start out hot!

    Cortez, the Spanish conquistador, was the first European to taste chocolate. Montezuma, the Aztec emperor of Mexico, gave a big feast and served "chocolatl" to his guest in a golden goblet. it was really a bitter mush, served stone cold....

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  • March 22, 2011 Jeannie Pence

    Another Inventory Find - Peppermint Santas!

    Found 24 sets today of these cute little whimsical Santa ornaments! I remember ordering them, but apparently never got around to photographing them for the website. So here they are! I'm sure these were from the Peppermint Kisses collection for...

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  • March 11, 2011 Jeannie Pence

    Carousel Memories by Inge-Glas

    Carousel Memories is a new 2011 Christmas ornament from Inge-Glas of Germany. Exquisitely detailed, made of European mouth blown, hand painted glass. Ornament is from the "Christmas Visions" collection. A year has 365 days and many countless moments to remember....

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  • February 28, 2011 Jeannie Pence

    Christmas Ornaments and Wedding Cakes

    Today we shipped the Country Church ornament to a customer who plans to use it on top of her wedding cake! I thought this was just a great idea and such a much better keepsake for the future. The choices...

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  • February 25, 2011 Jeannie Pence

    Santa Klaus & Company

    Just added a 15% discount to all Santa Klaus and Company Christmas ornaments! Discount good through the end of February and will show once item is placed in the shopping cart!

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  • February 14, 2011 Jeannie Pence

    Listing New Inge-Glas Ornaments

    Started the process of listing over 70 new styles of mouth blown, hand painted Inge-Glas Christmas Ornaments. Inge-Glas has so many beautiful ornaments, it's very difficult to narrow down to the ornaments we'll be choosing for Trendy Tree. Wish we...

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  • February 12, 2011 Jeannie Pence

    Get Your Kicks .....On Route 66!

    Okay.....this ages me...but that's all right. Route 66 was a favorite TV show in the early 1960's, my early teenage years. Still too young to date, Friday nights meant Route 66 on TV. We watched Buz and Tod make their...

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  • January 31, 2011 Jeannie Pence

    Better Late than Never!

    We had been waiting all season for our large 6" Ice Mica Balls to arrive in red and lime green. Well, today they are here! These are huge ornaments that add bold splashes of color to your decorating. They're not...

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  • January 21, 2011 Jeannie Pence

    Armadillo....Another Unique Christmas Ornament!

    Okay....now you tell me. There is NO way you're going to find an ornament quite like this at Target, Wal Mart or other department stores! It's just too unique.... According to Wikipedia: Armadillos are small placental mammals, known for having...

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