Summer 2011
A Reason to Cheer By Sue Marquette Poremba

As the home entertaining trend continues to stay strong, products for holiday entertaining are enjoying a surge in sales.

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Wholesalers

MeraVic
800.637.2842
http://www.meravic.com

Nambé
800.443.0339
http://www.nambe.com

Seda France
800.474.0854
http://www.sedafrance.com

Sorella Home
973.376.1140
http://www.sorellahome.com

Taylor & Coultas Inc.
800.328.4401
http://www.taylorandcoultas.com

Top Shelf
888.808.4001

Homepage

Retailers

Janet Beard
Harvest Drug and Gift
Wichita Falls, TX
http://www.harvestdrug.com

Lisa Castleberry
What a Girl Wants
Canton, GA

Industry Experts

Doug Fleener
866.535.6331

HOMEPAGE

Michelle Lamb
The Trend Curve
800.531.6614

Welcome

Additional Resources

Abbott Collection
800.263.2955

Homepage

Abigails
800.678.8485
http://www.abigails.net

A Cheerful Giver
856.358.7750
http://www.acheerfulgiver.com

ACK Company
888.981.9393
http://www.ackusa.com

AMIA, Inc.
800.325.3943
http://www.amiastudios.com

Amscan/Grasslands Road
800.284.4333
http://www.amscan.com

Ann Marie Murray
215.862.1147
http://www.annmariemurrayllc.com

April Cornell
888.332.7745
http://www.aprilcornell.com

Aromatique, Inc.
501.362.7511
http://www.aromatique.com

Beatriz Ball
888.265.1069

Home

Bohemiarts/ Bohemia Glass Art
877.897.4830
http://www.bohemiaglassart.com

Boulder Creek Distributions
801.337.0115
http://www.bouldercreekdistributing.com

Bulgar
631.906.1784
http://www.bulgarusa.com

Burton & Burton
800.241.2094
http://www.burtonandburton.com

Byers’ Choice Ltd.
215.822.6700
http://www.byerschoice.com

C&F Enterprises/Gallerie II
888.889.9868
http://www.cnfei.com

Caroline Carlson & Co.
312.755.9460
http://www.carolinecarlsonstudios.com

Carson Home Accents
800.888.1918
http://www.carsonhomeaccents.com

Chalkboard China
866.774.0109
http://www.chalkboardchina.com

ClinQs
207.299.6306
http://www.clinqs.com

Collins Painting & Design
877.490.5909
http://www.collinspainting.com

Cottage Garden Collections/ Roman, Inc
877.210.3456
http://www.cgcollections.com

Couronne Company
800.573.4367
http://www.couronneco.com

Coyne’s & Company
800.336.8666
http://www.coynes.com

Dekorasyon
206.347.2052
http://www.dekorasyongifts.com

Demdaco/Silvestri/Willow Creek
888.336.3226
http://www.demdaco.com

Design Design Inc.
800.334.3348
http://www.designdesign.us

Design Ideas
800.426.6394
http://www.designideas.net

Drake Design
877.958.4438
http://www.thefaithcollection.com

Encore
336.760.8519
http://www.the-encore-group.com

Enesco Group Inc.
630.875.5300
http://www.enesco.com

Epic Products
800.548.9791
http://www.epicproductsinc.com

Evan Scent
304.632.1100
http://www.evanscent.com

Fabulous Glassworks
214.504.5301
http://www.fabulousglassworks.com

Four Points Pewter/Shirley Pewter
800.550.5356
http://www.shirleypewtershop.com

Franz Collection Inc.
847.364.6540
http://www.franzcollection.com

French Bull
212.317.9646
http://www.frenchbull.com

Golden Hill Studio
716.945.0436
http://www.goldenhillstudio.com

Goodwin Weavers/Mohawk Select
800.445.4437
http://www.mohawkflooring.com

Graced with Lace
914.636.0212
http://www.gracedwithlace.com

Greenhorn Trading Company
860.236.4400
http://www.greenhornonline.com

Groovy Holidays
212.625.1301
http://www.groovyholidays.com

Handprint/Pondicherri
800.813.6456
http://www.handprinton line.com
http://www.pondicherrionline.com

Harman
800.363.7608

Home

Harold Import Co.
800.526.2163
http://www.haroldimport.com

Heritage Lace
641.628.4949
http://www.heritagelace.com

High Cotton
843.208.2600
http://www.highcotton.com

Holiday Trims
262.285.3431
http://www.holidaytrims.com

Intrada
800.752.7576

Home

Jeremie Corporation
888.537.3643
http://www.jeremiecorp.com

Kalalou (formerly Country Originals)
800.249.4229
http://www.kalalou.com

Karen Lee Ballard
908.931.9200
http://www.karenleeballard.com

Keller Charles
800.906.4707
http://www.glassworksbyalex.com

Kennedy’s Country Collection
877.745.5050
http://www.kennedyscountry.com

Kurt S. Adler
212.924.0900
http://www.kurtadler.com

LS Arts, Inc
877.929.1414
http://www.lsarts.com

The Madison Park Group
800.638.9622
http://www.madisonparkgroup.com

Mailwraps/Mail Wraps
(owned by Magnetworks)
800.886.3121
http://www.mailwraps.com

Manual Woodworkers & Weavers
800.542.3139

Mariposa
800.788.1304
http://www.mariposa-gift.com

Mary Jurek Design Inc.
310.533.1196
http://www.maryjurekdesigninc.com

Mary Lake-Thompson
800.279.8352
http://www.marylakethompson.com

Melrose International LLC
800.282.2144

Wholesale Home, Holiday, Giftable Décor

Midwest-CBK
800.394.4225
http://www.mwcbk.com

Mitchell Glassworks
http://www.mitchellglassworks.com

Morgan & Company
866.892.1114

Our Latest Recipes and Cooking Advice

Mud Pie
800.988.1633
http://www.mud-pie.com

Mussels and More Pottery
250.286.3089
http://www.musselsandmore.com

Natori/Richard Cohen & Associates
800.835.7424
http://www.richardcohencollection.com

New Creative/Decorative Concepts/Square Nest
877.287.4469
http://www.decorativeconcepts.net

Nora Fleming
630.231.2500

Home

NOW Designs/Danica
604.255.6150
http://www.danicaimports.com

Out Of The Woods Of Oregon
800.713.3245
http://www.outofthewoodsoforegon.com

Patricia Spratt for the Home
800.964.9291
http://www.patriciasprattforthehome.com

Pavilion Gift Company/InKogneto
800.945.0705

Welcome To Gift Street

Peggy Karr Glass Inc.
800.754.8585
http://www.peggykarrglass.us

Peking Handicraft Inc.
650.871.3788
http://www.pkhc.com

Placetile Designs
678.467.4776
http://www.placetile.com

Pomegranate, Inc.
800.948.5188
http://www.pomegranateinc.com

Quotable
212.420.7552
http://www.quotablecards.com

Prizm, Inc./Pipka Art & Tradition
888.427.4752
http://www.pipka.com

Roman, Inc./Cottage Garden
800.729.7662
http://www.roman.com

Rudolph & ME This Little Piggy/MeMe Couture
866.827.1400
http://www.rudolphandme.com
http://www.memecouture.com

Ruggeri Gallery Home (Peacock Alley, Reed Family Linens, White Loft, Home Source International, LeBlanc)
312.755.0626
http://www.ruggerigallery.com

Santa Barbara Design Studio
800.933.2529
http://www.sb-designstudio.com

Sassy’s
800.589.3562
http://www.getsassys.com

Simon Pearce
800.774.5277
http://www.simonpearce.com

Sumptuous Designs
770.833.7728
http://www.sumptuoussilk.com

Table Transformations
561.727.4859
http://www.table-transformations.net

tag
800.621.8350
http://www.tagltd.com

Talisman Designs, LLC
877.546.7995
http://www.talismandesigns.com

Taylor & Coultas
217.245.9188
http://www.store.taylorandcoultas.com

The Hearthside Collection/CDM Wholesale
717.656.7144
http://www.cdmwholesale.com

The Wine Steward
925.600.9463
http://www.thewinesteward.com

Thinkspot/Tabletoss
212.769.2577
http://www.thinkspotinc.com

Thistle & Bee/Sterling Possessions
888.288.2801
http://www.thistleandbee.net

Tumbleweed Pottery
800.880.5117
http://www.tumbleweedpottery.com

Two’s Company
914.345.2222
http://www.twoscompany.com

Vagabond House, Inc.
818.341.7616
http://www.vagabondhouse.com

Vance Kitira International
973.237.1210
http://www.vancekitira.com

Victorian Heat/VHC, Inc.
888.334.3099
http://www.victorianheart.com

Vietri
919.245.4180
http://www.vietri.com

Welcome Home Brands
914.205.3040
http://www.welcomehomebrands.com

Wilton Armetale/ Armetale
800.553.2048
http://www.armetale.com

Wong’s International Trading Import & Export, Inc.
718.369.8888

Woodbury Pewter
800.648.2014
http://www.woodburypewter.com

Xochi
323.266.8993
http://www.xochisantafe.com

Yves Delorme
800.322.3911
http://www.yvesdelorme.com

Sue Marquette Poremba

Sue Marquette Poremba is a freelance writer based in State College, PA. She specializes in technology, engineering, energy, and IT security topics. She has also published over a dozen essays and is the author of a book about the Philadelphia Phillies.




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