Shopping at the 2009 Specialty – Part 18 – JustBijou

It's always such fun to see the wide range of items that each vendor has at their booths!! Carol had some lovely Berner items that you'll want to see on her website!

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JustBijou
Carol Wolfram
10114 NE 4th Street
Vancouver, WA 98664
Phone: 1(360) 944-0471
E-Mail: stuff@justbijou.com
Web Site: www.justbijou.com

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All of Carol's items are hand made original pieces. Her fused glass plates and platters feature Bernese Mountain Dogs and are very lovely. They range in price from $60 to $140. The dichroic glass pendants and pins with Bernese Mountain Dog images in dichro are beautiful. They are priced at $35 and come with black satin necklaces and jewelry pouches. Her danglers are handsculpted Berners which hang from beaded wires and are great for hanging on the rear view mirrors of cars, ceiling fans, Christmas trees, mirrors, etc. Each dangler is different and they are either trotting or jumping through agility tires and are priced at $25. The danglers are hand sculpted and can be made in any breed and any color. All dogs can be made in any style or doing most activities such as Agility, Obedience (Open or Utility,) Trotting, Christmas, Herding with Eye , Running/Leaping, Hanging by the front paws, Tracking, Best in Show, Lure Coursing, Water Sports.

Carol has donated danglers and a pendant to the Berner-Garde Fundraiser.

Joye Neff and Nicky "BG #38330"
(and Will)
Berner Fundraiser
Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA

P. S. If you know anyone who needs to buy or sell a home anywhere in
the USA please be sure to give me their name and phone number. I can
help them find a professional, experienced agent and make sure they get great service.

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Carol has many different styles of danglers. Here are three different examples, a Berner jumping through a Christmas wreath, another jumping through a tire jump, and a gaiting Berner.

Carol's fused dichroic pendants are something to see. The shimmer and colors are amazing. As you can see, she has many unique styles to choose from: paw prints, hearts, abstract colors, and Berner silouhettes.

Carol also makes larger glass pieces. While difficult to capture in pictures, the "real life" shimmer to the pieces is stunning.

Here are two more, detailed pictures Carol sent us to add to the blog featuring the Berner pendants and the danglers.

Lynn Alvarez
Prospect Heights, Illinois
with Tobie, Monty, Lottie and McGee forever in our hearts

Shopping at the 2009 Specialty – Part 16 – BernerGarde Foundation

I have a special place in my heart for The Berner-Garde Foundation!

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The Berner-Garde Foundation
Daniel Sernicola
23095 Hilliard Blvd.
Westlake, OH 44145
Phone: 1(440) 356-0184
E-Mail: mailto:shopping@bernergarde.org?subject=2009
Web Site: bernergarde.org

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The Berner-Garde Booth has a lot of wonderful items and was always busy with people shopping. Here are just some of the items and the prices so you can shop from home:

• Just Perfect by P. T. Custard - $16.00
• Moments of Wonder by Barry Schieber - $22.00
• 2008 Limited Edition Berner-Garde Carting Ornament - $25.00
• 2009 Limited Edition Berner-Garde Herding Ornament - $30.00

The Berner-Garde Foundation has donated one of their lovely 2009 Limited Edition Berner-Garde Herding Ornaments for the upcoming Berner-Garde Foundation Fundraiser.

Did you know that the Berner-Garde database now contains information on almost 55,000 dogs? Everyone I meet who is associated with pure-bred dogs is in awe of this incredible accomplishment. When I have attended the AKC CHF Health Symposium, other breed clubs are amazed at what we have accomplished with our database. With our new DNA bank and repository we have both blood and cheek swabs on over 900 dogs in just two years. The DNA bank and repository is going to be a huge help to researchers who want to study Berners - it will give them a big head start on their research project. Is your Berner entered in the data bank? We need blood and cheek swabs on as many Berners as we can get to have this be a great success.

Be sure to check out the website to see the fantastic things that Berner-Garde does for our Berners and to check out the 2009 Berner-Garde Annual, which you can download. Look up your Berner - see the information on the generations that preceed your Berner - it is fascinating!

bernergarde.org

While you are at the website, be sure to make certain that all of your past and present Berners are in the database and that their information is up to date. It is so easy to enter your Berners in the database - and if you send the data operators copies of the vet's diagnoses your information will be entered as verified which gives the database a very accurate picture of your Berner.

Joye Neff and Nicky "BG #38330"
(and Will)
Berner-Garde Vice-President and Fundraiser
Berner Fundraiser
Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA

P. S. If you know anyone who needs to buy or sell a home anywhere in the USA please be sure to give me their name and phone number. I can help them find a professional, experienced agent and make sure they get great service.

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Dress up your house plants with a Michael Park carved Berner. Share your love of Berners with your friends by using note cards based on the illustrations in P. T. Custard's newest Berner book "Just Perfect: More Adventures of Jules the Lighthouse Dog."

The Michael Park ornaments are wonderful. I am lucky enough to have the past two, and will be adding the 2009 herding ornament to my collection, soon. Someday, I am going to have a holiday tree all of my own that MY ornaments will be displayed and my Berners won't have to worry about Klingon or Jedi cross-fire. I wasn't able to get a picture of the 2009 ornament, because it SOLD OUT! More will be available, but don't wait to place your order.

Toys, toys, and more toys. I got Monty and Lottie the big Tuffy purple octopus that Berner-Garde sells. It is big enough for my two sillies to play together and they haven't unstuffed it! In addition to the Tuffy toys, there are other dog toys available. Just to show you how great the Berner-Garde toys are, I've included a picture of Lottie and Monty the day we unpacked our octopus. Lottie was just three months old then!

Berner-Garde also has yard stakes that can be customized with either your name, or perhaps your kennel's name.

There are also two styles of door toppers: the gaiting Berner or the peeking Berner, letter openers and also the wonderful Stephen Huneck flying dog ornaments. I can attest to the quality of these ornaments. Ours is named Sherman (after our own Heavenly messenger) and hangs over my Berner's water bowl. It is too nice to have out only at the holidays, so mine is on display year round.

Last, but certainly not least are the Steiff Berners. My son saw this picture and desperately wants one to add to our collection of stuffed Berners.

Lynn Alvarez
Prospect Heights, Illinois
with Tobie, Monty, Lottie and McGee forever in our hearts

Shopping at the 2009 Specialty - Part 15

Shopping at the 2009 Specialty - Part 15
Tuesday, June 2, 2009

I just love to see all of the wonderful Swiss items that Mary Dawn Debriae has at her booth - the Swiss outfits for both women and men are absolutely stunning!!

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Alpen Schatz Botique
Mary Dawn Bebriae
307 East Colorado Avenue
P. O. Box 823
Teluride, CO 81435
Phone: 1(970) 728-4433
Fax: 1(303) 484-3612
E-Mail: marydawn@alpenschatz.com
Web Site: www.alpenschatz.com


Mary Dawn is an importer of unique, quality items from the Swiss, Austrian, German and Italian Alps. You feel like you have been transported to Eurpoe when you come to her booth. Some of the beautiful items she features, are: the Original Swiss Dog Collars, Decorative Harnesses, Cowbells, Brandy Rescue Kegs, Belts and Leashes. Also, importe are handsome Lederhosen and beautiful Dirndl dresses, Alpine Hats, Edelweiss Scarves and Alpine Pewter Jewelry. Yodeling/dancing Swiss Marmots are also popular items imported by Alpen Schatz. Alpen Schatz travels to Europe at least twice a year and is always on the lookout for unique Alpine gear for Berners and their people. Visit their web-site for a closer look at what they do! Yodel-eh-hi-huuuu! P rices range from $10 for a Swiss key chain or Edelweiss zipper pull, to $400+ for a classic, decorative Swiss Carting Harness. You are going to just love this vendor and the Swiss items she has. Be sure to visit her website at: www.alpenschatz.com


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Joye Neff and Nicky "BG #38330"
(and Will)
Berner Fundraiser
Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA

P. S. If you know anyone who needs to buy or sell a home anywhere in the USA please be sure to give me their name and phone number. I can help them find a professional, experienced agent and make sure they get great service.

Shopping at the 2009 Specialty – Part 14 – Woof and Hoof Massage, Inc.

As you walked past this vendor's booth, you could almost hear the Berners sighing as they relaxed as they got a massage.

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Woof and Hoof Massage, Inc.
Debbie Towndrow
8157 W 99th Avenue
Broomfield, CO 80021
Phone: (303) 466-2624
E-Mail: deb@woofandhoofmassage.com
Website: http://www.woofandhoofmassage.com

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Debbie’s mission as stated on her website is: “Through therapeutic massage and education, enhance the quality of life for both humans and animals. My goal is for the client to see the improvements and experience the benefits of therapeutic massage.”

Therapeutic massage has physical, mental and emotional benefits for dogs and people. I always love to see the dogs who are relaxing on Debbie’s table as she massages them – they look so relaxed and are truly enjoying their experience. Sometimes when I go, Debbie will be massaging a Berner Lover and they have that same relaxed and happy look on their faces. Next time you are at the Specialty and see Debbie, see if she can fit both you and your Berner into her busy schedule. Check out her website – you will be impressed with her training and experience. Oh, and by the way, I do believe that dogs do feel the same way that people do about getting a wonderful massage.

Debbie donated a gift certificate for 1/2 hour massage at next year's specialty for our upcoming Berner-Garde Fundraiser.

HAPPY SHOPPING~!

Joye Neff and Nicky "BG #38330"
(and Will)
Berner Fundraiser
Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA
Writing this from Joplin, MO on the way home to Pittsburgh from a fantastic vacation in Colorado!!

P. S. If you know anyone who needs to buy or sell a home anywhere in the USA please be sure to give me their name and phone number. I can help them find a professional, experienced agent and make sure they get great service.

Lynn Alvarez
Prospect Heights, Illinois
with Tobie, Monty, Lottie and McGee forever in our hearts

Shopping at the 2009 Specialty – Part 13 – Novelty Quilt Fabric

Oh boy!!! Was this ever a popular vendor booth. Everyone was talking about the wonderful canine fabric that Kim Shannon had at her booth.

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Novelty Quilt Fabric
www.NoveltyQuiltFabric.com
Kim Shannon
P.O. Box 457
Midway, UT 84049
Phone: (435) 657-0219
Fax: (435) 654-7173
E-Mail: kim@noveltyquiltfabric.com
Web Site: www.NoveltyQuiltFabric.com

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NoveltyQuiltFabric.com specializes in novelty prints in cotton, flannel and fleece material. She featured her dog/cat fabrics at the specialty in Portland this hear. There is a new Berner print arriving in June or July and it can be found on her web site at that time. She ships allover the world and ships the fabric the same day that you order. Mail cutoff time is 3 p.m. MST. Visit her website today - it's open 24/7.

Kim donated a basket full of fabric and other items to the specialty raffle and there were a LOT of tickets in that bag. You're going to lover her fabric and want to order some.

Kim donated two Doggie Diary Quilt Kits to our upcoming Berner-Garde Fundraiser.

Remember when you shop with the vendors to tell them that you saw their article on Joye Neff's Shopping at the 2009 Specialty series.

THANK YOU to Lynn Alvarez, who took the photos this year for the 2009 Shopping at the Specialty series and who is doing an AWESOME JOB posting the photos and descriptions to the blog!!

HAPPY SHOPPING~!

Joye Neff and Nicky "BG #38330"
(and Will)
Berner Fundraiser
Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA

P. S. If you know anyone who needs to buy or sell a home anywhere in the USA please be sure to give me their name and phone number. I can help them find a professional, experienced agent and make sure they get great service.

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This is a glimpse of some of the animal themed quilt patterns Kim has for sale. I am not a quilter, but my mom is. Had she been in Portland with me, she might not have surfaced from this vendor's booth for a day or two.

Threads in every color imaginable, and more quilt patterns.

This is a detail of a whimsical doggy fabric with a bouncing Berner! Kim doesn't discriminate against cats. Under the Berner fabric is a lovely feline pattern.

This is just a small sample of the many canine themed patterned fabrics. Puppies, Canine Chronicle newspaper images, head studies...

...leashes, bones, paw prints...

...dog biscuits, I love my dog, doggie words...and more quilt patterns! I'd love to learn to sew to make some of these beautiful quilts!

Lynn Alvarez
Prospect Heights, Illinois
with Tobie, Monty, Lottie and McGee forever in our hearts

Shopping at the 2009 Specialty - Part #13

Oh boy!!! Was this ever a popular vendor booth. Everyone was talking about the wonderful canine fabric that Kim Shannon had at her booth.

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Shopping at the 2009 Specialty - Part #13
Portland, OR
Saturday, May 30, 2009

Novelty Quilt Fabric
www.NoveltyQuiltFabric.com
Kim Shannon
P.O. Box 457
Midway, UT 84049
Phone: (435) 657-0219
Fax: (435) 654-7173
E-Mail: kim@noveltyquiltfabric.com
Web Site: www.NoveltyQuiltFabric.com

NoveltyQuiltFabric.com specializes in novelty prints in cotton, flannel and fleece material. She featured her dog/cat fabrics at the specialty in Portland this hear. There is a new Berner print arriving in june or July and it can be found on her web site at that time. She ships allover the world and ships the fabric the same day that you order. Mail cutoff time is 3 p.m. MST. Visit her website today - it's open 24/7.
Kim donated a basket full of fabric and other items to the specialty raffle and there were a LOT of tickets in that bag. You're going to lover her fabric and want to order some.

Kim donated two Doggie Diary Quilt Kits to our upcoming Berner-Garde Fundraiser.

Remember when you shop with the vendors to tell them that you saw their article on Joye Neff's Shopping at the 2009 Specialty series.
http://2009shoppingatthebmdspecialty.blogspot.com/

THANK YOU to Lynn Alvarez, who took the photos this year for the 2009 Shopping at the Specialty series and who is doing an AWESOME JOB posting the photos and descriptions to the blog!!

HAPPY SHOPPING~!
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Joye Neff and Nicky "BG #38330"
(and Will)
Berner Fundraiser
Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA

P. S. If you know anyone who needs to buy or sell a home anywhere in the USA please be sure to give me their name and phone number. I can help them find a professional, experienced agent and make sure they get great service.

Shopping at the 2009 Specialty – Part 12 – CKC Embroidery

This vendor was busy every single time I walked past her booth. Even when they were not open for business, her big embroidery machine was working hard on items people had ordered. Their embroidery work was just beautiful.

CKC Embroidery
Sonjya Luke
P.O. Box 275
Monroe, OR 97456
Phone: (541) 556-5859
E-Mail: ckcembroidery@aol.com
Web Site: www.companycasuals.com/ckcembroidery

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Sonjya Luke, CKC Embroidery, does custom embroidery on the items she had at her booth and the items she has on her website. At the specialty, you picked the item you wanted to purchase, then you picked the design you wanted on the item. Really cool!!! She has several stock designs of Berners or she can digitize your logo or graphic design. To digitize a logo or graphic is a one time fee of $100. Embroidery is priced by the finished size, including lettering. A 4"x4" is $15, 5"x7" is $30, 8"x11" is $40. Hats, t-shirts, sweatshirts, vests, jackets, etc. are all listed on her website with colors that are available and the prices. You will definitely want to check out her website.

Sonjya donated two embroidered red Berner t-shirts, one medium and one large, for our upcoming Berner-Garde Fundraiser.

Remember when you shop with the vendors to tell them that you saw their article on Joye Neff's Shopping at the 2009 Specialty series.

HAPPY SHOPPING~!

Joye Neff and Nicky "BG #38330"
(and Will)
Berner Fundraiser
Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA

P. S. If you know anyone who needs to buy or sell a home anywhere in the USA please be sure to give me their name and phone number. I can help them find a professional, experienced agent and make sure they get great service.

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It was difficult to get pictures of CKC Embroidery. First, they were right next to the windows. Second, they were so busy, you could barely get close! In the first two pictures, you can get an idea of the wide array of things you could choose to have embroidered: t-shirts, vests, denim shirts, jackets and so many more choices. I couldn't get a picture of the book with the design choices (too many people in the way), but I think they have at least 12 stock Berner designs, ranging from profile silhouettes to detailed Berner studies. To give you an idea of what Sonjya's finished work looks like, I took a close of up the embroidery on my husband's jacket. On her website, Sonjya lists her pattern sources, so you can go to websites and search for the Berner designs. They are:

www.grandslamdesigns.com (three standing silhouettes) www.balboathreadworks.com (Berner head study), and www.embroideryonline.com (one standing Berner).

Sonjya also had some pre-embroidered shirts for sale.

This sport chair is a really neat item. It is a light-weight chair that has a little fold out table on one side and then pockets on the other. Imagine how neat it would be to have it at your next dog event with an embroidered Berner and your name on the chair back!

Lynn Alvarez
Prospect Heights, Illinois
with Tobie, Monty, Lottie and McGee forever in our hearts