Patience Brewster - Halloween - Bart and Beatrice Bat, Set of 2 - 08-30829

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Created Patience Brewster Bart and Beatrice Bat Ornament, Set of 2 Item#: 08-30829 Dimensions: 6" x 2" Primary Material: Stone Resin Hand Made, Hand Painted In 2000 Patience Brewster discovered through the grapevine that Department 56 was interested in making some of my cards into ornaments. What a surprise! It turned out that they not only liked her designs but, for the first time in history, they trusted her and trusted the public. They did not ask her to change a thing. When the first little Krinkles arrived from the Philippines, she was amazed. They looked exactly like the ones Patience had made and painted herself! Incredibly enough, they just flew off the shelves. The line sold out immediately. So Patience made more Krinkles and have been making them ever since. From 2000 to 2002, Patience dedicated all of her spare time to compiling a rather large body of work. She painted about twenty or thirty illustrations and submitted them to the card company she had been working with for years. Patience was very excited to see this turn into a line of cards. Guess what? They turned it all down. Well, that lit a fire in Patience. She was about to turn fifty and decided this was it: She was going to launch her own card company. Patience twisted her husband's arm to help. He devised a realistic business plan and they borrowed some money from her wonderful, supportive mother. In 2002 they gathered a pile of sticks and made furniture and arbors from which to dangle her ornaments. She covered panels with gold leaf and wired them up to display her new "line" of cards and went off to the overwhelming New York Stationery show. They had printed up actual catalogs, but the cards were just dummies, pretend cards. It was all very, very scary and, in hindsight, very, very fun, and all in all, it turned out to be a really good idea. Now Patience is spending all of her time designing cards and ornaments while working on her annual original art show with her sister on Martha's Vineyard. (Just for the record, there are still couple of stories waiting patiently in her drawer. They whistle to Patience from time to time. One of these days...) We are a store. All items are new in mint condition unless stated otherwise above. All items come in their original packaging with all paperwork. We will inspect items to confirm they are mint upon request. For questions concerning this auction or any of our other auctions, please call us at or . Buyer pays $5.95 for insurance, shipping & handling in U.S. Payment can be made with Paypal, Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express. We ship through UPS ground; all packages are shipped 1 to 2 days after payment is received and are insured for their full value. Auctions must be paid with in 10 days of ending or a negative comment will be posted. We do NOT accept "best offers". Our best price is listed on eBay. We do NOT offer Layaways on eBay auction items. On all sale items, shipping and handling charges will apply. We do combine shipping charges for multiple items purchased. Please wait to pay for your items until we send you an invoice to obtain the combined shipping charges. Shipping outside of the United States is additional. As of February 1, 2010, we do not ship to all countries. Please request a shipping charge to your location before bidding, we charge actual shipping rates thru the USPS. We are NOT responsible for oversea custom charges, they are the responsibility of the buyer per eBay & Paypal rules. Pick Ups: We do welcome pick ups at our store after the item has been purchased thru eBay. Please call or email to confirm the item is ready. In many cases, we do list items for sale from our Lombard store, FairyTales, Inc. 28 W. St. Charles Lombard IL 60148. Returns: If you wish to return an item you purchased from FairyTales-Inc, you must notify us within 3 days of receiving the item. Shipping fees will not be refunded. Buyer is responsible for fees incurred to return items to FairyTales... read more

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