It's Spring...and we wish you were here!

As I write this blog, it's an absolutely beautiful day in Door County -- the gardens at Pipka's and around the county are filled with blooming daffodils and tulips, visitors are up for the weekend (the third-annual Door County Half Marathon is this weekend, which will bring over 1,800 runners and their families and friends to the peninsula), and plenty 0f Door County businesses are in the midst of spring cleaning, getting ready for May and the busy season ahead.

We at Pipka's are doing a bit of spring cleaning ourselves -- actually, more of a "reinventing." We've been bringing in new merchandise by the boxful -- new necklaces, bracelets (as pictured at left), and other precious adornments created by Pipka and Cynthia Wolfe; Toyko Milk soaps, lotions, and perfumes; many new original collage pieces; a variety of new cards and stationary (the Papaya Art line is my favorite!), home decor, new books...and of course, Santas!

To help us celebrate the spring season and all that it has to offer, we're inviting you to enter our Wishing Well Santa contest! This is my favorite Santa of the 2010 Collection, and I am giving one away (signed, of course! to one very lucky winner. To enter, just send us $2.00 as well as your name and address to:

Pipka's of Door County
Attention: Wishing Well Santa
PO Box 348
Sister Bay, WI 54234

If you're wondering what the $2.00 is for, it's for a special Habitat for Humanity donation that I'd like to make to the organization at the end of May. Door County's Habitat for Humanity chapter is a wonderful organization that I have supported over the years, and I would love to be able to help provide a home for a Door County resident that is in need of one -- with your help!

We'll draw a winner for the Wishing Well Santa on Friday, May 21 -- which means all entries need to be postmarked by Friday, May 14. After the drawing, we'll reveal the lucky winner in another e-newsletter, and send the personalized and autographed Pipka Santa off to its new owner! It's just our way of saying that we miss you...and we wish you were here!

Pipka's is open Friday and Saturday from 10 am - 5pm for the next few weekends and will open full-time in mid-May. Stop by -- we have MANY new and exciting things to show you!

Love,
Pipka

PS -- After a bit of a hiatus, I am back at my blog and hope to be posting to it frequently, even during the busy summer months! Be sure to check my blog for special sales, events, drawings, and more...it's a great way to keep connected to Pipka's all year-round!