Archive for July, 2007

Spring Stitches & Craft Show at Rosehill Racecourse from Wednesday 22 August to Sunday 26 August 2007

July 29th, 2007

Whether you’re into Spring Racing, Spring cleaning or Spring fashion, you’ll enjoy the Spring Stitches & Craft Show at Rosehill Racecourse from Wednesday 22 August to Sunday 26 August 2007.
Attendees at the five-day event can view spectacular Spring fashion parades, embark on their own Spring hat creation and enjoy the latest in home sewing, beading, [...]

National Floor Show, Harrogate International Centre from 4-6 September 2007

July 29th, 2007

National Floor Show returns to the Harrogate International Centre from 4-6 September 2007. The annual celebration of flooring will feature six halls, the Kings Suite and a number of hotels, complete with the very best products from the entire spectrum of the industry. Ensuring the event is kept fresh each year, there are a number [...]

All China Leather Exhibition, September 5 - 7, 2007

July 29th, 2007

Since its establishment in 1998 the All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) has grown in scope and size every year. Today it is recognized as being the most important and most international exhibition in China’s leather industry. ACLE 2007 will be held again concurrently with China International Footwear Fair (CIFF) and Moda Shanghai on September 5 [...]

Siyaha supports 400 local handicraft producers - Jordan

July 23rd, 2007

Siyaha has extended a grant of $78,869 to the Jordan Handicraft Producers Association (JHPA) in a bid to develop the sector and improve the quality of merchandise.
The USAID-funded grant will also support training workshops to develop handicraft skills and products to meet the needs of the tourism sector. It will also fund the launching of [...]

Gone green: Outdoor furniture

July 23rd, 2007

Consumers looking to green up their patios with sustainable garden furniture have more products to choose from, but still face challenges finding them in stores, according to the National Wildlife Federation.
Crate & Barrel and Pier 1 Imports scored highest in the group’s first annual scorecard of major retailers of wooden garden furniture. Both, according to [...]

Rare furniture uncovered

July 23rd, 2007

When Jolie Berry and her husband, Dr. Eugene Berry, purchased Wakefield Plantation in 1987, they also purchased some of the furniture in the home.
“We knew they were original furnishings,” Jolie Berry said. “We were just grateful to have something to put in the rooms.”
Imagine their surprise when New Orleans attorney Paul Haygood, the great-great-great-grandson of [...]

Mistler’s Oak Furniture celebrates 12 years of business

July 23rd, 2007

Mark Mistler is a third generation furniture salesman and opened his own business 12 years ago on Hwy. 7 South just a couple of minutes from downtown Harrison.
Sometimes it seems that the term ‘honest salesman’ is an oxymoron. But that is not the case with local resident and business owner, Mark Mistler.
Sometimes it seems [...]

Woven outdoor furniture

July 23rd, 2007

A bikini-clad beauty with shapely long legs stretches out poolside on a comfy chaise as she drinks in the sunshine. She lifts the brim of her straw hat slightly to glimpse a waiter standing over her with a tray of exotic drinks.
The image epitomizes the Orange County lifestyle.
Since we can live outside most of the [...]

New store offers furniture at great prices

July 23rd, 2007

Furniture Clearing House, located at 607 Rolla Street, carries new name-brand pieces that have been discontinued, overstock pieces and scratched and dented items at large discounts off suggested and regular retail, as well as quality used furniture, furniture liquidations and antiques.
You will find unique items like antique baby cribs, medical lift chairs, marble sofa tables [...]

Midlands burglars targeting restaurant patio furniture

July 23rd, 2007

A rash of burglaries in the Midlands have restaurants owners missing their patio furniture.
We first reported that thieves walked away with five tables and 20 chairs from Moe’s Grapevine on Rosewood Drive. The goods totaled $2,500.
Then we learned La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant in Camden had more than $2,000 worth of patio furniture stolen over the [...]