Bobbe is a folk story-teller at heart who instead of writing, shares her keen sense of humor and creativity through drawing. Bobbe draws dozens of situations featuring unexpected characters before settling on the ones that will be brought to life by Jeff, who uses centuries old techniques and simple tools to carve his wife’s drawings in wood, adding shape and detail to make the final three-dimensional sculpture.  Williraye designs are influenced by classic folk art with an updated twist.

After the carving is complete, Bobbe adds depth and richness with paint.  The resulting  story will delight your family and friends for years to come, whether it’s told through the classic Williraye Christmas Nativity collection or the clever and original Williraye Halloween figurines.

To best capture the subtly of hand-carving without the resulting deterioration of real wood, the Williraye folk art collection is crafted in cold-cast resin and carefully hand-painted with strict adherence to the integrity of Bobbe and Jeff’s original work. Individually packaged, all Williraye Studio pieces arrive in four-color boxes to safely store off-season.

Destined to become a valued keepsake, we know you will be complete delighted with any choice you make from Williraye Studio. Watch a video on Williraye here:

At our Trunk Show, you will receive a FREE bracelet when you purchase an upgraded clasp.

Trollbeads, created by eighteen Danish and internationally renowned jewelery designers, are so much more than pretty bracelets or necklaces.  They are functional art, finding  inspiration from mythology, astrology, fairy tales, fauna, flora, cultural diversity, and even familiar, everyday things.  Looking at the Trollbeads collection is more like viewing an art gallery rather than shopping for jewelry.  Trollbeads have won international artistic recognition and have recently been exhibited at Sculpture Objects & Functional Art in Chicago and New York.

Because each person’s story is unique, the Trollbeads gallery includes a wide variety of unique and interesting beads, charms and pendants to create beautiful and meaningful bracelets, necklaces, and now earrings starting with the highest quality of raw materials, including sterling silver, 18 carat gold, Italian Murano glass, natural pearls and precious stones.  Add to that the variety in design, from symbols to flowers to animals to zodiac signs and you’ll understand that truly, each piece of Trollbeads jewelry is as individual as the person wearing it.

Come into the The Little Traveler “gallery” to see our collection of one-of-a-kind Trollbeads.  Be sure to look into our Bead Club, where it’s like creating your own sale—a great way to buy your Trollbeads at a discount.  Several Trollbeads are compatible with Pandora, Chamilia and Halia bracelets, and most Trollbeads bracelets can accommodate Pandora, Chamilia, and Halia beads; our bead experts can give you guidance.

November 21

Buy 3 beads, receive the Holiday bead free. One day only event.

Troll Bead Trunk Show

December 9 & 10

Buy 4 beads, receive the 5th bead free. Special showing of one-of-a-kind beads available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

]]> http://www.littletraveler.com/content/jewelry-trunk-shows/feed/ 0 http://www.littletraveler.com/content/patricia-locke/ http://www.littletraveler.com/content/patricia-locke/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:15:26 +0000 Bev http://www.littletraveler.com/content/?p=197 Continue reading →]]> Trunk Show Sept. 11 from noon-3 p.m. in our Jewelry Department. As one of America’s premier fashion jewelry designers, Chicago designer Patricia Locke designs timeless jewelry that has attracted us with their enigmatic blend of  tradition, fashion and fine art. All Patricia Locke jewelry pieces are crafted in sterling silver over pewter and each piece is adorned with Swarovski crystals that belong to a “color story.”