The Forbidden Castle "celebrities" were are a huge hit at American Harvest last Saturday. We had hinted that we would have "celebrities" at our Halloween party. So many people tried to guess who they would be. No one guessed Maleficent and Jack Skellington. Little and big kids loved having their pictures taken with our guests! Thanks to John and Lona for working so hard and staying well past their designated time!
As we lifted the shades of our windows, a crowd drew near to American Harvest to see the Forbidden Castle. Smiles were only outshined by the ooohs and aaahs of passerbys. We heard....let's come back when they open tomorrow morning...we don't have a store like this where I'm from....what the heck is this store? Here is what they could see as they looked through the windows of the Forbidden Castle.
You are invited to a Forbidden Castle Halloween party at American Harvest. This picture will unlock the drawbridge for entrance to eerie decor and ghoulish delights.
Secret chambers will be filled with magical and spellbinding offerings. Special guests will greet you with wicked warnings. Bring your camera if you want to capture your spirit with these frightful "celebrities".
Dungeons, gargoyles and skeletons...OH MY!
Bats, Cauldrons and Haunted Spinning Wheels await your arrival. There will be candelabras to light your way through the dark, cold corridors of the Forbidden Castle.
Castle gates will creak open at 10am on Saturday, August 22nd.
The above artwork was created by Ingrid Pomeroy. Find more of her enchanting creations within the castle walls at American Harvest. Please do not use or alter the Forbidden Castle artwork by Ingrid. It was created solely for the use of Ingrid and American Harvest.
American Harvest celebrated Springtime with an open house featuring Nicol Sayre dolls. Thank you to everyone who came to our open house yesterday. Our customers have become friends and it is always a pleasure to visit with them.
Here is a lovely Blue Bird by Nicol Sayre.
April made necklaces using vintage elements.
This sweet gathering of artists' pieces captures the essence of Spring. Melissa made the wonderful bunny on the top shelf.
Antique metal trays were hung on the vintage trellis.
This delightful mohair bunny was made by our friend Debi.
Shannan uses only vintage finds when creating her jewelry.
No Springtime celebration would be complete without paper mache bunnies and forget-me-nots.
Did you know that American Harvest carries a great line of baby clothes and accessories?
A pastel green feather tree is a great way to display your vintage and new Easter chicks.
Colleen's cute little doll is tucked inside this wonderful antique purse.
Nicol has created these four beautiful postcards of her dolls. They are available now at American Harvest. You get four assorted postcards for $12.00. Please call the store for details 925-485-1577.
Again, thank you to all that attended our Spring Open House. Special thank you to all of the fabulous artists that have become members of the American Harvest Family of Artists. With gratitude and friendship,
Sharon
We are excited to announce our annual Spring Open House will take place next Saturday, March 14th from 10am-5pm. Nicol Sayre will be the featured artist again this year. Her dolls will be available from 10am-1pm.
Nicol is one of America's top doll makers. Her dolls are completely handmade with extraordinary care and exquisite costuming. Nicol's workmanship is unsurpassed. You will not want to miss this opportunity to meet her and see her fabulous dolls. Thanks, Nicol, for being a great friend to us!
At American Harvest, we pride ourselves on our displays. I have been so consumed with family obligations since October, I had to give the task of store decorating to April K this past week.
April placed vintage sheet music and gold glittered treble clef and notes to the inside of our Russian window surround. The toy musical instruments are from Rodger's collection.
She cut out dogwood style flowers from more vintage music (no reproduction music was allowed). There are hundreds of these flowers throughout the store.
She placed them in tree branches that hang from the ceiling. Vintage architectural finds are intertwined with the branches and music flowers.
One of the four corbels that we found on a buying trip recently.
Even this vintage bird cage has a music motif! I've never seen a bird cage with a treble clef on its door.
Thank you April for the great music theme and being such a good friend when I needed you!
So sorry that I have not been allowed the time to post new pictures of the Christmas Open House at American Harvest until this morning! Please enjoy the pictures.
Just to "shake things up", we added sock Monkeys!
We have all been really working hard to get ready for the Christmas Open House this Saturday and Sunday, November 1 & 2! Concept and inception ideas have been flowing since January and now the implementation is in process. Please enjoy this Sneak Peek.