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We heard two days ago
that Inge and her Needle & Arts Centre are nominated for the Chamber
of Commerce Excellence Award in the category of Small Businesses. This is
great! Inge has been either a business woman or a busy mom all her life. 1995, just one year after she immigrated with her family from Germany, she took over The Framing Post and started her career as a creative and artistic custom picture framer. Word of mouth made her business grow and this is her motto: “At The Framing Post in Campbell River, you find an innovative, highly creative, affordable framing service for pictures and needlework, personalized to your taste and budget. The Framing Post, the Art of Quality!” In 1999, Inge added the Needle & Arts Centre in the adjacent premises and rounded up an established all- in-one art and craft place, unique in Western Canada. Needlework and tole painting supplies, functional pottery and craft items complement the growing yarn department. The Yarn Department of the Needle & Arts Centre expanded to become the yarn store with one of the biggest selections of quality yarns on the Island. Supported by several highly qualified knitting and needlework consultants, Inge offers drop-ins and crochet consulting every day. In the nomination
questionnaire we were asked what highlights, activities, challenges,
achievements, innovations or changes have made the past year special for
our organization. There was a lot happening, here is the
list: Introduction of the Knit Café as a shopping experience; introduction of a department for Rattan and Wicker furniture; development of a web site and several blogs for better customer access and communication; expansion of the yarn product range to be the biggest on North Vancouver Island with more than 170 yarns; expansion of the number of local potters represented; expansion of staff in the Yarn Department; introduction of BiteSize pickles and Jellies as a delicacy. There has never been a lack of ideas here! | ||||
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Come in for a free
coffee or tea, knit, crochet, work on your Needlework - and chat, too! You
may even rent needles for $2 (proceeds going to a local charity); you get
a first free lesson with the purchase of yarn. But this in not
all. Regular lessons are
$5 if you bought your yarn in our store or $10 if you bring your own yarn.
Make use of the free refence Library in English, German and Norwegian. You
may also browse our large selection Knitting Magazines laid out for your
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We just brought in
the "Salmon Run" series of Artables' Coastal Treasures, more coastal
designs are ordered: Lighthouse, Orca, Mussels, Shrimp and Crab. All products are boxed in solid crates with "Campbell River, BC" burnt in. Debra Durrer from Calgary has hand crafted this beautiful decorative and functional pottery - her motto is "Where Art and Table Meet". Se more in our Functional Pottery page! This is important: each design comes in (the same) over 40 different shapes and sizes. | ||
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Allan is not new to
our gallery. Our customers like his portrayals of breath-taking,
beautiful, yet fragile habitats and wildlife species. Allan supports the
conservation and preservation efforts of various organizations and was
awarded Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year several times. Read more about the artist in our Gallery Blog. This painting is called "Shoreline Search - Blue Heron" and available as a print - unframed or framed. Find more of his prints in our Gallery Page. | ||
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Our Rattan and Wicker
furniture is beautiful indoors or on the patio, it's light, solid, good
quality and affordable. You see here to the left only one of the lines on
display in our store. See more furniture products in our Furniture
Page. You have an extensive choice of cushion fabrics - also
online. This is cool: Free delivery of furniture to destinations on Vancouver Island! You'll find not only furniture groups but also cozy rocking and hi-back armchairs and Rattan drawers. | ||
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Now, meet you over in our Needle
& Art web site and we hope you make use of this week's special and
check us out - online!
Come in - Relax - Enjoy!
The staff of the Needle & Arts
Centre and Pier Street Gallery email: info@needlenart.com
phone: 250-287-8898 or
1-888-588-7834
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