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Holiday Greeting Card Contest---‘APPRECIATION’!

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Holiday Greeting Card Contest---‘APPRECIATION’!

With only one day to spare, I'm squeaking out this Holiday Greeting card, as a Thank You to all the REALTORS® who have sent me business over the years.  I so appreciate their faith in me and would truly not be in business without them!  Thanks so much to Sally Cheeseman for creating this contest.  You can find out the details here:  Holiday Greeting Card Contest-APPRECIATION.


"The crunching snowshoes and the stinging air, and silence, frost and beauty everywhere"...

                                   from the poem:  Winter Uplands by Canadian poet, Archibald Lampman


Sutton Hotel Tree Decorating

A special thank you to all our special clients who

believe in the magic of Staging.  We appreciate your trust

and loyalty, and wish you all the best for this Holiday Season.

Insert:

The cover photo is from this year's decorated tree, located at the Sutton Place Hotel Vancouver.  This is a fundraising event called Home for the Holidays.  This year, eleven trees have been decorated for the holidays.  The public votes for their favourite tree, and alll proceeds from the votes are donated to PALS, a school for children with Autism www.palsautismschool.ca.


Our theme for this year's Home for the Holidays tree event is An Eastern Canadiana Holiday, as a nod to all our Eastern Canadian friends.  When I think of Eastern Canada, I think of winter, ice, snow, mittens, and hot chocolate.  I also think of Jacques Cartier, Algonquins, trappers, and all things historic.  To capture these feelings, we added antique snow shoes, and antique sleigh, and of course, a Hudson's Bay blanket.  We hope you like this year's theme and come out to support PALS.  


Why I chose this particular theme and the inspiration behind it.

I chose to use the tree we decorated at the Sutton Place Hotel Vancouver as the theme for this year's Holiday card in order to give further exposure to a great holiday event and great charity to support.  The true spirit of the holidays is to give, and by giving to this worthy charity, I feel we are creating awareness, but also providing something beautiful and seasonal to look at.  We are thanking our clients for their loyalty and support of our company, Exit Stage Right, home staging Vancouver, B.C., but also creating a buzz about a wonderful, local event.  It's thanking and giving thanks, all at the same time.



John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

I believe in the magic of Staging.....

Nov 29, 2012 06:43 AM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Ha ha - Thanks, John!  I know you believe!!!

Nov 29, 2012 07:12 AM
John Pusa
Glendale, CA

Sally - Thank you for sharing detailed information about Holiday greeting card contest appreciation.

Nov 29, 2012 08:58 AM
Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging
Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR
"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Sally your card looks wonderfully fun and magical!  Good luck with the contest!

Nov 29, 2012 09:30 AM
Sharon Lord
Maracay Homes - Peoria, AZ
New Home Advisor

Sally - I love it!  Well-written insert, the photos tie in, and it all comes together perfectly!

Nov 29, 2012 09:30 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

It's a beauty, Sally!  I had every intention of entering this contest, but time constraints and a lack of creativity currently have kept me from the task.  Good luck to you with your entry.

Nov 29, 2012 11:06 AM
Shar Sitter
Rooms With Style - Minneapolis, MN
Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, M

Well you squeaked it out and I didn't even know about it! LOL. Missing being in the Rain. I love your card.....very pretty. 

Nov 29, 2012 11:17 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Well done!  I believe, I believe!!!!  I hope you do well in the contest!

Nov 29, 2012 10:52 PM
Malcolm Johnston
Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate LTD., Trenton, Ontario - Trenton, ON
Trenton Real Estate

Very Christmastsy Sally, and reminiscent of an Eastern Canadian Christmas where we do sometimes have to trudge through snow, unlike you left coasters who are already looking for signs of tulips on Christmas day. Well, that might be an exaggeration, but I'm still envious - although I'm not sure I'd like all that rain either.

Nov 29, 2012 11:31 PM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

John - Thanks for checking the Contest out.

Maureen - Many thanks!

Sharon - Darn - too bad you're not a judge!!!

Myrl - Thanks so much - I almost didn't make it myself.  Things are getting so busy this time of year!

 

Nov 30, 2012 01:48 AM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Shar - Well, you have until midnight tonight, Shar - off you go, quick like a bunny!

Sharon - I figured you believed!  The best part about this contest is I now have a card to send out!

Malcolm - Well, you'll have to excuse my skewed, somewhat romantic version of an Eastern Canadian Christmas.  Although I did do time back East in Halifax, Quebec and Ontario...  Ha ha - yes, constant rain here.  It's even getting to me, and I have webbed feet!

Nov 30, 2012 01:52 AM
Janice Ankrett
Burlington, ON
Staging Professional

Sally, good one! I love your theme. It works just as well in southern Ontario! Good luck in the contest.

Nov 30, 2012 03:48 AM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Janice - So glad it covers all areas of Ontario, even the southern part, where I have memories of clear, crisp, blue skies and slushy, dirty snow!

Nov 30, 2012 03:59 AM
Alicia Barrington
THE ORIGINAL HOUSTON HOME STAGING - Katy, TX
Houston Home Staging Presents Alicia Barrington

How very pretty! 

We were fortunate enough to stay at the Sutton Place in Toronto for several weeks many years ago!  Beautiful hotels!  In fact, Elton John was staying at the same hotel!

Your photos would make a great seasonal backdrop for your blogs!

Don't tell anyone I'm sneaking around in the rain <G>!  - Tom

Nov 30, 2012 04:14 PM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Tom - Thanks so much, and your secret is safe with me!  Let's just hope Alicia doesn't find out! 

I actually worked in this hotel many years ago, but it started out as Le Meridien Vancouver, a French hotel chain.  Several years later it changed hands to the Sutton Place Hotel, but it's kept it's French flair.  All the meeting rooms are names after famous French wines, like Latour, Lafite, Pommard... 

So did you get Elton John's autograph?...

Dec 03, 2012 11:55 AM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Valerie - We all know that Ottawa is far superior to Toronto!  For one thing, there's more French spoken there!  I know, I love the Hudson Bay blankets.  I'm thinking of investing in a real one for staging.  In the right home, it could make quite a statement.

Dec 04, 2012 02:12 AM