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Holiday Appreciation, “West Philly is the Best Philly” Art, New Year’s Hours, Vacation
Our most heartfelt gratitude goes out to all of our supporters, customers and contributors who have made this holiday season, our fifth, the best by far. Sales from December 1-24 this year were better than last year by almost half again. We know this is due, in part, to increased exposure and publicity for the shop, as in the GO WEST! Craft Fest and GRID Magazine’s holiday Gift Guide. But mostly, it’s about word of mouth, friends telling friends about the lovely little shop that they have discovered, and generous gift-givers distributing boxes bearing VIX stickers. For this, we are very grateful, because that’s the best possible way to help small, local businesses thrive. That means not only our little spot on Baltimore Avenue, but also our suppliers, all independent artists and craftspeople striving to make a living (or at least some extra money) through their creative work. On their behalf as well as our own: THANK YOU!
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Our resolution for 2012 is to (finally!) set up our online shop with a variety of our offerings, so we can spread the handmade goodness farther and wider than ever before. Right now we just have a few of our own creations up on Etsy, but we have just added our newest:
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WEST PHILLY IS THE BEST PHILLY, drawn by tattoo artist Justin Turkus
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“Earth Is a Wonderful Place to Be” by Justin Turkus
We commissioned our neighbor, tattoo artist Justin Turkus, to draw this image for us, an idea that’s been rolling around in our heads for a while. It’s my favorite yet, featuring fancy hand-calligraphed script and two sweet birds carrying a banner. Our hand-printed Gocco notecards are available in the shop and on Etsy now, and t-shirts and other apparel will arrive in the New Year.
Justin is also the author of “Earth Is a Wonderful Place to Be”, (right) a lovely hand-lettered and illustrated poetic picture book, also available at VIX.
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We will be open regular hours this week, with the exception of Saturday, December 31, when we will be open 11am – 3pm. The regular hours are again:
Tuesday & Wednesday 12-7
Thursday, Friday & Saturday 11-7
Sunday & Monday Closed.
In addition, we will be closed for vacation January 18-25. We will make every effort to get all of our consignors up to date for holiday sales before then. Some of you can look forward to a very prosperous New Year indeed!
We can’t wait to see what new work we’ll find in 2012 to replenish our recently diminished stock of handmade treasures. As long as our faithful customers keep finding good homes for them, it is our pleasure to keep bringing in new creations by current and new artists.
Thanks again for a wonderful 2011!
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