November 1, 2001
HELLO FROM SANTON HEADQUARTERS IN THE U.S.
No Price Increase
The American dollar has remained strong. That will offset the increase the Carbonels posted. Santons de France prices remain the same. There is a slight increase in postage....the U.S. Postal Service needs more money.
Shipping & Handling:
Under $50 - $4.50; $51 to $100 - $6; $101 to $200 - $8; over $200 - price quoted with order
Payment Choices
Visa & Mastercard payments are now accepted along with personal checks and money orders. If you prefer to use a credit card your numbers will be recorded on your file, to make your next order easier for you. It is necessary for you to call 207-443-2345 your numbers the first time. We are not a secure site.
Our Technical Side
Our web site shows a complete brochure and price list along with changing newsletters. Visit us at: www.gwi.net/~santon. Place your orders or communicate with us via the internet: santon@gwi.net.
New Figures for 2001:
| Femme Tambourinaire (female drummer) Elite #2 Size Only $19 + s&h |
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| Marechal Ferrant (Horse Shoe Maker) Grande #3 Size only special 2001 price $45.00 + s&h |
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Elite #2=Page Avec Oriflamme (Flag Bearer)$19
Elite & Grande Poussin (Baby chicks) 3 for $22
Roulette de Gitans (Horse Drawn Covered Wagon) $120
Etable #2 (Remade just for us) $135
Portique $60
Personal Feature
Santons de France remains the largest importer of the santons of Marcel Carbonel in the U.S. We carry a complete and extended inventory of figures, buildings and accessories. A data base is set up for each customer listing the items purchased by and for each customer, eliminating duplication. A wish list is often added to it!
To help you start a friend or relative with a collection we offer a gift box of the Holy Family. Mary, Joseph and Jesus, a gift card, brochure and history are attractively boxed at the special price of:
Mary, Joseph & Jesus
Cricket (1 1/2 ³) $36.00
Elite (2 1/2²) $47.00
Grande (3 1/2²) $62.00
Plus $4.50 Shipping
Helpful Hints to Grow On
Suggestions to help in setting up your creche for this coming Christmas Season:
To create a French theme from which the santons originate , use large rocks in the back of the scene to create a mountain effects.
Build stone walls by stacking small (1 inch or so) stones in a line.
Make shrubs or trees from moss found at craft stores. The moss alone creates shrubs. When added to small branches (glued on) and fixed to a base it becomes a tree. (We also have a large stock of the santon trees 3 sizes. Cypres sur socle in the brochure.)
Gather gravel and pebbles from the edge of the road and sprinkle on the surface of your base to create a real country setting. This also eliminates the need to dust!
Ponds, rivers, and streams become realistic with mirrors, or tinfoil. Edge them with the gravel, place a duck in the pond, cross the river with a bridge (also in our brochure). Place a fisherman (pecheur assis (sitting fisherman) or pecheur a la linge (fisherman standing with pole). The laveuse (woman kneeling doing laundry) works well by the stream.
Groupings to Consider:
Gather musicians, gypsies and dancers together to set off on their journey to visit the holy family.
The well (2 types available) is a gathering place for the figures with buckets and jugs.
The list goes on and on.... We welcome any ideas you may have.
Until We Hear From You......
Betsy (thatÆs me), Richard the husband, Holly the daughter (my seasonal helpers) and son Joe (the technical person, web site creator) will do our best to keep you as satisfied customers. Order early to assure your first choices. In our house we set the santons out Thanksgiving Eve.
Keep the tradition going for yourself and your family.
Betsy...Santons de France
SANTONS de FRANCE
Santons de France - Newsletter 2001
June 1, 2001
SANTONS de FRANCE
Over 600 pounds of little saintly people and their accessories have arrived from France. It was a long trip from Marseille, France to Woolwich, Maine. All 600 pounds of hand molded native clay figures, colorfully painted by native craftsmen, arrived in perfect condition. They are here in the United States awaiting adoption into good homes.
Pleasant surprise.....Reinstated Santons include: Page Avec Oriflame, Roulette de Gitans, Baby Chicks and Etable #2
ORDER EARLY TO INSURE THE BEST SELECTION
*SANTONS MAKE WONDERFUL GIFTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS*
Some of my customers would rather have a santon than a diamond. Most likely because they already have a diamond!
JUNE IS FOR
Brides
Dad's
Graduates
First Communion
And people like me who have a Birthday!
4TH OF JULY PARADE
Create a Parade with the Santons. Drummers; Tamourinaire, Femme Tamourinaire, Guarde champetre, Joeur au Tymponans. Musicians: Homme & Femme a la vielle, Bohemienne, Gitan a l'ours.Add the Guardian avec Arlesienne a cheval, Gardian a cheval, Homme sur l'ane, Femme a sur l'ane, and the Page avec oriflamme and you have quite a parade. The other villagers make good spectators.
After a long, old-fashioned, stormy winter, Spring is here in Maine. It is hard to comprehend the transformation of the seasons here. One week the ground is completely covered with snow. The next week, with snow still hiding in the woods, the crocus and other spring flowers are 3 inches high. The sand that was used to keep us save on slippery roads is now burying the vegetation along the edge of the highway. Certainly nothing has survived this long hard winter! Look again.....there they are. Grass, wildflowers, shrubs and ferns pushing their way through to seek
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Sunshine, and All That Comes With This Year of 2001. Betsy |
Sunshine,
and
All That Comes With This Year of 2001.
Betsy, Santons de France
email: santon@gwi.net