Third Annual Holiday Open House

Come shop the Third Annual Holiday Open House of professional artists and artisan handmade items hosted by Kimberly English Art. Below is a list of vendors who will be participating:

A Whole New Light: Handmade soy candles, warming oils, sassy stitcheries, and home decor

Annette Devitt of Home Coming Art Studio: Hand woven scarves, fiber art, & watercolor paintings

Diane Driessen: Handmade paper collage

Frog Ocean Honey, LLC: Local honey, lip balms, & soaps

Gail Scuderi: Handmade ceramics & mosaics

Kimberly English: Original acrylic paintings, photography, Christmas ornaments, archival prints, aluminum metal prints, greeting cards, tote bags, drinking coasters, pillows, and much more!

Leslie Walker: Knitted gloves, hats, handmade handbags, and rings from antique silverware

Skeffington Thomas: Handmade ceramics

*Preordered 2020 Salem County Farmlands Calendars will be available for pick up during the Holiday Open House.
Order yours before NOVEMBER 24th at: bit.ly/2020SCFC

Holiday Open House

This weekend, December 1 & 2 from 10AM - 5PM, come shop the Second Annual Holiday Open House of artisan handmade items hosted by Kimberly English Art. Below is a list of vendors who will be participating:

A Whole New Light: Hand poured candles since 1995. Products include soy candles, warming oils, sassy stitchery, and home decor.

Annette Devitt of Home Coming Art Studio: Hand woven scarves.

Happy Goats Soap Co.: Handmade soap made from south jersey goats milk, lips balms, shampoo bars, conditioning hair spray, natural deodorant, and more.

Leslie Walker: Handmade pocketbooks - large and small bucket bags and a cross body bags - using repurposed harness leather reins for straps and reclaimed designer fabrics, hand knitted hats, and fingerless gloves, as well as, handmade jewelry from vintage 1940 silverware.

Kimberly English Art: original acrylic paintings, photography, Christmas ornaments, archival prints, aluminum metal prints, greeting cards, tote bags, drinking coasters, pillows, necklaces, hand towels and much more!

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Give The Gift of Art

Do you have Christmas shopping left to do? Did you know that you can shop my collection of original artwork and prints via my website? All of the items that I offer at my Holiday Open House and during Arts in Bloom can be viewed and purchased from the comfort of your home. Below are brief descriptions of items available.

Archival prints come packaged in protective, sealed, cello bags with foam board backing and the descriptive story about the work of art. Most prints come in standard sizes and can easily be popped into a frame for gift giving.

Framed archival and canvas prints are also available and ready to be wrapped for your gift giving needs. The descriptive story about the work of art is attached to the back of the frame.

14" x 14" pillows featuring my paintings make a unique gift for someone who doesn't have a lot of wall space.

Greeting cards with my original paintings can be used to send well wishes to friends and family during the holiday season, they can be given as a set for recipients to use, or place them in a collage frame to use as a work of art. The possibilities are endless!

A new item available this holiday season are pendant necklaces. They are 1" square pendants on a genuine leather 18" necklace with a lobster clasp closure. They come in an adorable burlap cinch gift bag. Choose from four different collections: paintings, landscapes, farming and vintage trucks.

If you're local, free pick up from my studio is available! If you are ordering and need it shipped to your home, please place your order by December 18th to ensure it will arrive in time for Christmas.

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Why Thanksgiving is My Favorite Holiday

I know a lot of people prefer Christmas for the beautiful trees, lights, and presents but my absolute favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. Since I was little girl, I have always looked forward to Thanksgiving over any other holiday throughout the year. It holds so much meaning and special memories.

Growing up, almost every Thanksgiving was spent at my Aunt Ann and Uncle Norman's home on the Timber Creek. My aunt was the epitome of the perfect hostess. Amazing appetizers, delicious entrees, and decadent desserts, all served on beautiful cut crystal platters with real linen napkins. My uncle would serve up some virgin cocktails for the kids, or slip us a real fuzzy navel, while we played shuffle board and darts in their den. As a family we would dine together under their beautiful chandeliers while taper candles lit the table. I am so thankful for those special moments.

Now a days, my husband and I host Thanksgiving at our home. We always look forward to having our families come together to share the holiday with us. It is so important to consciously acknowledge the many blessings that are present in our lives everyday. Thanksgiving provides us the opportunity to reflect, as a family, on all of the things we are so lucky to have. Another aspect that I love about Thanksgiving is that there are no expectations, only being together. I can't think of anything better than getting together, eating an awesome meal, and enjoying each other's company.

What are your plans for Thanksgiving this year? 

Leave me a comment, I would love to hear about them!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Holiday Open House

In 6 short weeks, join me for my first Holiday Open House! A collection of artistic and luxurious, handmade home products for a unique shopping experience!

I will have original artwork, prints, framed prints, pillows and greeting cards available. Preordered 2018 Salem County Farmlands Calendars will be available for pick up.

Janice Chassier will offer her handmade ceramics. Including: mugs, bowls, soap dispensers, serving platters and more!

A Whole New Light will have handmade soy candles and warming oils.

Handmade and painted bowl fillers for your home decoating needs.

Happy Goats Soap Company will have handmade soaps.

2018 Salem County Farmlands Calendar

The Salem County Farmlands Calendar is a collection of photographs by Kimberly English featuring the farmers and farmland of Salem County. $5 of each calendar sold will be donated to the Woodstown Future Farmer's of America Program. A great holiday gift that gives back to our farming community!

Featuring: Coleman Brothers Farms of Elmer, English Farms of Aldine, Wilson Brother's Farms of Daretown, and Spring Brook Farms of Pittsgrove.
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Calendars are only available through preordering. Orders will be taken until November 20th. Calendars will be available for free local pick up at my Holiday Open House December 2-3, 2017. For non-local customers, please choose your shipping option at checkout.

If you are a Salem County farmer that would like to have their operations and/or land photographed to be included in next year's calendar, please email me at: kimberlydenglish@gmail.com

A Milkhouse Holiday Sale

Yesterday I participated in A Milkhouse Party's Holiday Sale. I had such a great time! I met a lot of great new people, saw some old friends and even made some new ones.

I was so excited to start using my new art show display (you can read more about it here) that I set it up in my dining room on Wednesday. I wanted to get acquainted with how all the parts worked and the best way to handle the large panels. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to assemble. Below is a picture of my trial run.

I began setting up at the Milkhouse on Friday afternoon. I set everything up but due to my location being right in front of the back door, I had to open the panels to allow other vendors easier access. I had a great location and was glad to help out the fellow sellers! To avoid any mishaps, I labeled where everything would go and packed them up until the following morning. 

I always wake up super early when I have a big event and without fail I got up at 3AM. I used that time to finish last minute preparations and finish packing. I really enjoyed the quiet time before the kids woke up to get organized.

After getting everyone ready for the day, I arrived early Saturday morning to run electrical cords, close the panels and finish hanging things. My mom was nice enough to come help and give her expert staging advice. I ended up switching a lot of my display around to highlight my new products: Canvas prints and framed prints. 10 A.M. rolled around fast and after I scarfed down a Wawa gobbler bowl, I was ready to greet customers!

I had an amazing time meeting new people that live in the area. It's so inspiring to see people recognize the places that I paint or connect with the artwork personally with a memory. It's awesome to know so many people identify with farm life through the farm animals and landscapes that I paint. I truly enjoyed listening to all of their stories and sharing my own.

The day went by fast and my friend, Courtney, showed up to help me tear down. While I was going out back to get my truck, I was lucky enough to see a beautiful sunset.

Thank you to everyone who came to visit me and to those who purchased my artwork!