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Nestled among the bottles of water, cans of food, and boxes of clothing heading to Katrina victims is this snuggly doll, made with love by Karen for an autistic child that might be looking for some extra bit of comfort in a strange new life.
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| About Us |
Karen Miller combined a lifelong love of spiritual exploration with the art of dollmaking to create Original Presents, LLC, a business enterprise that celebrates the essential beauty originally present in each of us ~ through dollmaking. Karen creates dolls and guides others in creating dolls in a process that promotes community building and healing for individuals and groups of people. | |
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Greetings!
These days, we are invited to send our love into our communities and beyond in so many ways. This newsletter includes some ideas about how you can make a gift of your love in ways that can be fun and meaningful for YOU...
All the best,
Karen
The Litchfield Hills Harvest Festival
Sometimes the best thing you can do for the world is to invite a little fun into your life!
THIS WEEKEND - In the spirit of an old Yankee celebration, artisans will display and sell handcrafted treasures such as jewelry, home décor, prints, paintings, photography, and quilts. Gourmet food products, spices, maple syrup, honey, mums, plants and garden supplies also will be available.
Be sure to visit the Country Store for one of a kind dolls and fairies by Original Presents AND exquisite hand-carved tiles by Serenity Creations!
For $1.00 off admission, go to coupon. |
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Sat and Sun, Sep 24 and 25, 2005 |
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11 AM to 5 PM daily |
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29 Chestnut Hill
Haight Vineyard
Litchfield, Connecticut |
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Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors. Children under age 12 are admitted free. |
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See festival website for details and directions | | |
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A Healing Spirit Doll Workshop
Would you like to create a healing gift for yourself or a friend?
You will begin with a 10" cloth doll body, mark the heart of the figure with symbols and words that tell a story, wrap with textured and colored yarns, finish with feathers and wings and buttons and things - techniques, tools, guided imagery - you will find everything you need to make a fun and meaningful gift - in Original Presents' colorful NEW studio in Glastonbury! And, you don't need to be an "artist" - this is a fun and heartwarming project for anybody!
Sample dolls:  See our online photo gallery for more! |
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Saturday, October 15, 2005 |
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1:30 - 4:30 PM |
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62 Mallard Drive
Glastonbury, CT 06033 |
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$40 per person, includes all materials! |
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Register now: karen@originalpresents.us |
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More info on all events | | |
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Making Dolls at a Children's Hospital
Expressing thoughts and feelings
Karen Miller has recently been contracted by a local children's hospital to work with teenage patients as part of a healing arts program. Karen helps the young people to discover how their thoughts and feelings can be identified and reflected in a doll figure, using words and a variety of materials and embellishments. In addition to being a fun diversion in a hospital environment, this activity also offers the teens a chance to experience the joy of "giving back" to people who have helped them.
Please c ontact us if you can think of other ways to offer dollmaking as a fun and healing activity to people of all ages. |
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Upcoming Events
More to come...
Check our we bsite calendar frequently over the next few weeks to learn about more fun places to shop for the holidays at New England fairs and shows. Also, new products will be added to the website all the time...fairies...dolls...bark spirits....more.... |
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