Annual Art & Art Quilt Supply Sale at the Inn

It's time once again for our annual sale of art and art quilt supplies! We stock supplies for the convenience of the students attending the workshops we host as Hudson River Valley Art Workshops, but at the end of the year we like to CLEAR THE SHELVES!

All supplies are at least 25% off, with some items marked down 30% to 50%. There are lots of great items at a wide range of prices - from stocking stuffers to "holy cow, what an amazing gift."

The sale continues until Dec. 31, 2014 and the shop is open Wednesday thru Sunday 10am to 4pm.

A quick photo tour of our shop will give you an idea of what you can find here.







Our Hudson River Valley Art Workhop t-shirts are also 25% off.







Don't forget about our Life By Chocolate shop has a great variety of gourmet chocolate confections - cordials, caramels, toffee, bark, and more. The chocolates are made right here in our commercial kitchen using organic chocolate: Dark, Milk, or Vegan. We have some very festive boxes for the holidays and chocolate Santas.








If you or someone on your gift list loves cute collectables, we have a great selection of Wee Forest Folk figures, including a number of the retired pieces!

Wee Forest Folk Retirement List for 2014

As you may know, we carry the adorable Wee Forest Folk collectable figures in our gift shop at the inn. Every year some of these figures are retired from the line - making them even more collectable!

This is the list of figures retired in 2014. We have many of these still able in our shop inventory. You have to see them in person to really appreciate the incredible fine detail of each figure! They are such fun to look and always bring a smile to my face. Even if you are not a die hard collector (and I know a few!), they make a charming gift for any occasion.

Wee Forest Folk® is a small family business in Massachusetts that has been crafting these delightful miniatures for 40 years!

Shopping for Your Sweetheart

Ah, the scent of melting chocolate is wafting through the air at the inn. We have been busy making chocolates to fill the elegant Valentines boxes for the first rush of wholesale orders. We are making caramels, cordials - cherry & apricot, maple creams, and more of our signature gourmet chocolates. The heart boxes can be all dark chocolates, a mix of milk and dark chocolates or all vegan chocolates.



We also have our new "Daily Dose" a full half pound of solid chocolate hearts in a cute little purse box. The hearts are just right for a daily treat of chocolate.

Wee Forest Folk collectable mouse figurines are another popular gift to delight your sweetheart. We have a selection of quite a few in our gift shop and they would be so adorable presented with a box of our Valentines chocolates.



Then while you're at it, why not treat your true love to a weekend getaway! This year Valentines day is on the Friday before the long Presidents Day Weekend. When you stay three nights or more at our inn you always get 10% off of our regular rates. (One night stays are always welcome, too!) Check out our Specials and Packages page on our website for all the cool extras you can add to your visit to make it really memorable.

Gift Shop Update

Are you getting in the holiday shopping spirit yet? I tend to be one of those last minute shoppers who use that last-minute-panic feeling to get in the mood! However, I hate shopping in crowds, so I avoid the malls like the plague. Besides I like to support local shops - like ours at the inn!

Besides the yummy Life By Chocolate goodies, we also have gift items like hand-knit scarves (knit entirely by a local woman - me!) and unique quilted neckties.

We also carry supplies for artists and quilt artists, such as specialty (Aurifil & Superior Glitter) threads, paints, and inks. Our annual year-end sale on these supplies is going on until the end of December - all supplies 35% off!

All of our art quilting related books are 50% off. These make great gifts for the creative people on your list!

And don't forget the tremendously adorable Wee Forest Folk collectables!

Collectable Mouse Miniatures - Wee Forest Folk

Wee Forest Folk are the fanciful creations of the Petersen family of Massachusetts. 2013 found this family business celebrating 40 years of handcrafting mouse miniatures. Each figure is all U.S.A. made, employing skilled artists in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island to paint all the tiny and many layered details on these tiny works of art.

Each mini sculpture starts with an idea and a lump of clay. The finished sculpture is then cast in whiteware and hand painted using tiny paint brushes. The painting involves many colors, layers and techniques to get just the right looks for these adorable mice.

Each mouse is marked on the base with the designers initials - either Annette Petersen (the founder) or Willy or Donna Petersen (the son and daughter).

Unlike most collectables that are made by the millions overseas, only a few hundred of each Wee Forest Folk figure is made, which is why these pieces very often increase in value. There are even several collectors clubs that host yearly conferences (such as Mouse Expo in California) and keep a master list of current prices of retired pieces.

We carry a large selection of Wee Forest Folk in our retail shop and it always makes me smile to look at them. They are great gifts, even for non-collectors. We have a wonderful array of figures for holidays, professions, sports, and fun.

When you purchase a mouse from us you are automatically enrolled in our 5/6 program, which means that every 6th mouse figure you purchase from us is 50% off! We also offer free shipping on all mouse purchases.

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Valentines - Wee Forest Folk Style

Happy Valentines Day! It was a pretty busy day in the chocolate shop yesterday and I'm sure that we'll get a bunch of last minute Valentines chocolate shoppers today, too. We've had to make quite a few batches of the raspberry cordials!

The newest Valentines figures by Wee Forest Folk arrived the other day, too.

This one is called Will You Be Mine. It is a limited edition figure and will be retired on Feb. 28th.

This is Valentine Sampler. The little cupid mouse looks like she is sampling one of our boxes of Valentines chocolates!

Love is in the Air is the title of this one. It is also a limited edition figure and will be retired on Feb. 28th.

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Wee Forest Folk List of Figures Retired in 2013

Wee Forest Folk announced their list of mouse figures that are being retired for 2013. For collectors this is always a much anticipated announcement because once a figure is retired it become much more difficult to get!

Here is the bunch of new retirees.

We have a number of these still available at our shop and it is still possible to order some of the ones we do not, for a limited time only.

Our shop is usually open Thursday - Sunday, 10am to 4pm, but as Valentines is on Thursday, we are also open this week on Monday thru Wednesday, too.

If you can't make it to the shop, we can take orders over the phone, and remember there is always Free Shipping on any Wee Forest Folk purchase over $50 and you are automatically included in our 5/6 club - every 6th figure you purchase from us is 50% off!

Shop address: 11135 State Route 32, Greenville, NY 12083 at the Greenville Arms 1889 Inn.

Winter Water Wading

The weather was once again trying to make up its mind between winter and spring. During the night we got a couple inches of snow, but morning brought a steady rain. This not only added the rain water to the fields and creek, but also all that melted snow. It looked like a Spring thaw!

When the rain stopped at noon, I decided to take a gander at the "back 40" and test out the waterproof-ness of my new Keens from the Westerner.

There was an impressive amount water out back. The creek is suppose to run in front of those yellow garages!

A flock of geese flew overhead - possible suddenly deciding that it was high time they moved to a drier and warmer climate.

With the sky lightening, the reflections in the new "swampland" water was quite beautiful.

The colors of the wet grass and bark of the Dawn Redwood were amazing.

The dampness of the outside did not dampen our holiday spirit though! We set up our Christmas tree in the front dining room and strung it with lights. This is a pic pre-lights.

Decorating with ornaments will happen on Christmas Eve - a long family tradition. A new family tradition is drinking homemade eggnog while we decorate!

This "Star Trimmer", one of the Wee Forest Folk collectables that we sell at the inn. Our shop is open Wed. thru Sun. 10am to 5pm.

New 4th of July Wee Forest Folk Figures in our Shop

We just received our shipment of the new 4th of July Wee Forest Folk figures for our gift shop.

From left to right we have: Dandy Doodler (a limited edition piece), Red Rocket, and Drop in for the Forth (also a limited edition).

This one is First Spring Outing and you can get the baby mouse in blue or in pink blanket!

The Newest Wee Forest Folk

We are very happy to carry Wee Forest Folk in our gift shop at the inn. These are addictively collectable little mouse figures! I started collecting them myself in the 1980's.

We have all of the new Christmas figures available for sale and just received the specially designed piece by the founder of Wee Forest Folk - Annette Petersen, who is still design at the age of 91 years young.





It is called "The Elegant Hostess" (M-423).