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		<title>Time to start thinking about Christmas Decor</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know Hallowe&#8217;en isn&#8217;t even here yet, but it&#8217;s never too early to start thinking about your Christmas decorations and ornaments. Marg has been busy since late August hand-painting her famous Driftwood Santa Christmas ornaments to get ready for the coming season. We&#8217;re ready to release them online, so go ahead and browse the shop [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know Hallowe&#8217;en isn&#8217;t even here yet, but it&#8217;s never too early to start thinking about your <a href="http://driftwoodsantas.ca">Christmas decorations and ornaments</a>. Marg has been busy since late August hand-painting her famous Driftwood Santa Christmas ornaments to get ready for the coming season. We&#8217;re ready to release them online, so go ahead and browse the shop page and see if you can find something you like!</p>
<p>Marg will be at several Christmas craft fairs throughout the greater Victoria, BC area this season, but don&#8217;t wait &#8211; last year we nearly sold out by December. If you have any questions, email us at sales@driftwoodsantas.ca before you order, or if you encounter any difficulty in the check-out process. We are here to help!</p>
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		<title>New! Reduced Cost For  Shipping to Canada, USA, and The World!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the challenges of a new online venture is trying to price out the shipping charges. You don&#8217;t want to charge too much and scare off customers, but charging too little means you&#8217;re on the hook for any excesses. Now that we&#8217;ve sent out quite a few orders, it&#8217;s become apparent that a reduction [...]]]></description>
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<p>One of the challenges of a new online venture is trying to price out the shipping charges. You don&#8217;t want to charge too much and scare off customers, but charging too little means you&#8217;re on the hook for any excesses.</p>
<p>Now that we&#8217;ve sent out quite a few orders, it&#8217;s become apparent that a reduction is necessary to our <a href="http://DriftwoodSantas.ca/Shipping-And-handling/">shipping charges</a>. What we&#8217;ve found is that we can fit more <a href="http://driftwoodsantas.ca/products/driftwood-santas/">Driftwood Santa ornaments</a> into our packages than we thought, and the price of the shipping came in less than we thought.</p>
<p>So, now we are able to offer two levels of shipping for each region (Canada, USA, and International). The savings really come in when you order more than 6 Santas.</p>
<p>Canada Post has been really efficient in their deliveries; one customer in Richmond, BC, got her order overnight! So, there is more than enough time to get you orders in in time to decorate for Christmas this year!</p>
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		<title>Esquimalt Arts and Crafts Society Naturally Christmas Craft Fair</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend, Marg will be at her first craft fair of the season. It is the 32nd annual Esquimalt Arts and Crafts Society &#8220;Naturally Christmas&#8221; Sale and it runs from 10 am to 4 pm November 22nd and 23rd, at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre, 527 Fraser Street. If you&#8217;ve been thinking about buying our Santa [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_61" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 241px"><img class="size-full wp-image-61" title="greensnowman" src="http://driftwoodsantas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/greensnowman.jpg" alt="Come See Us in Esquimalt this Weekend!" width="231" height="406" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Come See Us in Esquimalt this Weekend!</p></div>
<p>This weekend, Marg will be at her first craft fair of the season. It is the 32nd annual Esquimalt Arts and Crafts Society &#8220;Naturally Christmas&#8221; Sale and it runs from 10 am to 4 pm November 22nd and 23rd, at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre, <a title="A handy, dandy, Google Map!" href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=527+fraser+st,+esquimalt+bc&amp;sll=48.266105,-123.272561&amp;sspn=0.568612,1.235962&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=48.429329,-123.413072&amp;spn=0.008856,0.019312&amp;t=h&amp;z=16&amp;g=527+fraser+st,+esquimalt+bc&amp;iwloc=r1" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/maps.google.ca/maps?f=q_amp_hl=en_amp_geocode=_amp_q=527+fraser+st_+esquimalt+bc_amp_sll=48.266105_-123.272561_amp_sspn=0.568612_1.235962_amp_ie=UTF8_amp_ll=48.429329_-123.413072_amp_spn=0.008856_0.019312_amp_t=h_amp_z=16_amp_g=527+fraser+st_+esquimalt+bc_amp_iwloc=r1&amp;referer=');">527 Fraser Street</a>.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve been thinking about buying our <a title="Driftwood Santas" href="http://driftwoodsantas.ca/products/driftwood-santas/">Santa ornaments</a>, <a href="http://driftwoodsantas.ca/giant-driftwood-santas/">giant wall-sized Santas</a> or <a title="Snowmen" href="http://driftwoodsantas.ca/products/sweat-sock-snowmen/" target="_blank">snowmen</a> online but want to see them in person before buying and pick and choose the most unique pieces, this is your first opportunity of the season.</p>
<p>Sales have been brisk on the website and by word of mouth, and we only have a limited supply (we&#8217;re making them as fast as we can!) so drop on by.</p>
<p>As always, if you have any questions, you can call Marg at 250-508-9122, e-mail us at <a title="E-mail us" href="mailto:sales@driftwoodsantas.ca" target="_blank">sales@driftwoodsantas.ca</a>, or check out our <a title="Contact us" href="http://driftwoodsantas.ca/contact">contact page</a>.</p>
<p>Hope to see you there!</p>
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		<title>New Products: Giant Driftwood Santas and Dark Blue Driftwood Santas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone! It&#8217;s getting closer to that wonderful time of year! I just finished uploading some new, exciting hand-made Christmas decorations and ornaments to the products page! Marg has been hard at work painting GIANT DRIFTWOOD SANTAS! These unique pieces of art are perfect for hanging on a wall, your front door, or your fireplace [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi everyone! It&#8217;s getting closer to that wonderful time of year! I just finished uploading some new, exciting hand-made Christmas decorations and ornaments to the <a title="Products Page" href="http://driftwoodsantas.ca/products/">products page!</a> Marg has been hard at work painting <a href="http://driftwoodsantas.ca/giant-driftwood-santas/">GIANT DRIFTWOOD SANTAS</a>! These unique pieces of art are perfect for hanging on a wall, your front door, or your fireplace mantel. They range in size from about 12-20&#8243; (30-50cm) long and about 4-6&#8243; (10-15cm) wide, so these are big items that would look wonderful under the tree as a gift, too! I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll love them.</p>
<p>We also started using a couple of different colours on the Santas this past week. I picked out a beautiful dark blue colour and some silver for the hats; it really shines! Check out the new giant and dark blue Santas:</p>
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		<title>Online Shopping for Christmas Ornaments and Decorations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since opening the shop yesterday, we&#8217;ve had about 200 people visit the site so far. Probably mostly friends and family checking it out, but we also had our first two sales yesterday through PayPal &#8211; it&#8217;s good to know that the system works. Web Guru Tim has also fixed (I think) the 404 (Page not [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since opening the shop yesterday, we&#8217;ve had about 200 people visit the site so far. Probably mostly friends and family checking it out, but we also had our first two sales yesterday through PayPal &#8211; it&#8217;s good to know that the system works. Web Guru Tim has also fixed (I think) the 404 (Page not Found) error that people were getting after purchasing through PayPal.</p>
<p>Please, let us know if you have any difficulties with the system &#8211; This is our first attempt at an online shop, so there are bound to be a few bugs to work out.</p>
<p>Our goal is to make your online shopping experience as easy as we can &#8211; so please contact us with any questions. Our responses will always be prompt, and your orders will be sent out quickly!</p>
<p>Marg is just finishing up some more <a title="Sweat Sock Snowmen" href="http://driftwoodsantas.ca/products/sweat-sock-snowmen/" target="_self">Sweat-Sock Snowmen</a>, and soon we&#8217;ll have some of the Giant Driftwood Santas for sale online. These amazing pieces are up to 2.5 feet long and are suitable for hanging on your wall, on the front door, or on your mantel (or just a really really big Christmas tree).</p>
<p>What a convenient way to get started early on your Christmas decorating. We hope you find what you&#8217;re looking for and look forward to helping you get your ideas together for the coming holiday season!</p>
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		<title>Handmade Christmas Ornaments Now On Sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Driftwood Santas and Sweat-Sock Snowmen! Hello everyone! It&#8217;s early November and it&#8217;s time to start thinking about your Christmas giving and decorating ideas! Everyone wants that unique, beautiful ornament for the tree or decoration for the home to catch their eye and that of their holiday guests. Imagine the reaction of your friends and family [...]]]></description>
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<p>Hello everyone! It&#8217;s early November and it&#8217;s time to start thinking about your Christmas giving and decorating ideas! Everyone wants that unique, beautiful ornament for the tree or decoration for the home to catch their eye and that of their holiday guests.</p>
<p>Imagine the reaction of your friends and family when they see your beautiful, hand-made and truly one-of-a-kind <a title="Driftwood Santas" href="http://driftwoodsantas.ca/products-listing/driftwood-santas/">Driftwood Santas</a> hanging on the tree or from your mantel. They will love the unique west-coast style of these cheerful wooden Santa Claus ornaments and will wonder where you got them!</p>
<p>Our unique <a title="Sweat-sock Snowmen" href="http://driftwoodsantas.ca/products-listing/sweat-sock-snowmen/">Sweat-sock Snowmen</a> will truly melt your heart. Cute and lovable, they want you to take them home!</p>
<p>Send them to <a title="Main Page" href="http://driftwoodsantas.ca">DriftwoodSantas.ca</a> and we can send them pretty much anywhere in the world.</p>
<p>Please, browse our newly opened <a title="Online Shop" href="http://driftwoodsantas.ca/products/">online shop</a>, or look for Marg at various craft fairs throughout our Victoria BC region starting in late November &#8211; dates to be announced soon.</p>
<p>Merry Christmas!</p>
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