View From the Forge  
December, 2000

   

Christmas Gift Ideas

The Holiday season brings about the inevitable mystery of what gift will suit which special person in your life. We thought we would take a moment to suggest a few gifts that are versatile enough to fit almost anyone's tastes and décor. PLUS! Our featured "For Him" suggestions ... 

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Use the Wild Vine Hook  to mount to the wall and hang everything from hand towels to dried flowers or hold a vertical picture frame, decorative book, or collector's plate.
The Fishtail Utility Rack  is also a unique gift that would suit almost any one. Perfect as a mug rack, towel rack, kitchen utensil holder, or use in the bedroom or hallway as clothing/coat hooks
Trailing Vine Holder is ideal for mounting and holding 3-wicked candles or a garden pot. The wild, organic-style vines wrap around the object it is holding and the bracket behind the object can be bolted to any wall!

These special items are all priced under $35.00 and are versatile and great looking pieces for 
both a practical and artistic gift. 

Key Racks are some of the most popular items at Badger Village Blacksmithing! 
Choose from these styles and more all under $20.00.


   


(CHECK OUT OUR KEY RACKS AND HOOK OPTIONS IN THE "HOOKS" SECTION!)

For the Gardener in your life, choose from these creative and unique garden ornaments and accessories all $40.00 or below!


      

(FIND MORE GREAT OPTIONS IN OUR "GARDEN" SECTION!)



FOR HIM


The "Perch" Freshwater Fish Series sculptural piece is ideal for home or office! Also comes in "Bass".The "Perch" Freshwater Fish Series sculptural piece is ideal for home or office! Also comes in "Bass".

Give him a gift to brighten up his study corner with the classically designed Cattail Bookends.

Unbelievably popular with the men, this "Bass" Natural Streams key rack will keep them organized and their keys in once place! Also available in "Perch".


Sturdy, artistic, and useful for maintaining 
that cozy winter fire, give him the 
Simple Shepard's Crook Fireplace Poker!

 With a broad price range to choose from, these selected gifts have been proven popular with men who shop at Badger Village Blacksmithing!

 

December's New Products

The Fish Shadow Key Racks, couple with our popular Natural Streams Key Rack Series! Carrying the exact same form and sizes, the Fish Shadow Key Racks are a silhouette of the Bass and Perch. Great for simplicity and rustic elegance!

BASS PERCH


"Bass" 


"Perch"





Featured Item ... Hearth-Warming!

Trying to figure out how to hang your Christmas stockings from the mantle without screwing holes into the wood finish or you simply don't have the option to screw hooks into your stone mantle? Try our mantle hooks! The mantle hook is designed to hang on a shelf or mantle without the need for mounting screws. The offset in the hook allows the weight of the item placed on it to hold the hook on the shelf. Perfect for those Christmas stockings stuffed full of goodies and ideal for temporary mounting. Once Christmas is over, hang beautiful wreaths from the mantle hook, brightening up your fireplace setting. (Remember: make sure the stockings or other decorations are not hanging too close to your fireplace opening and that they meet specific clearances!)

Find our Mantle Hook on our "Hooks" page or click here for more information on this affordable "must-have" for Christmas Hearth-Warming decorating! MANTLE HOOKS






Looking Ahead to 2001! 

Another year is almost over ... as we look ahead, we are excited about some future goals here at Badger Village Blacksmithing. Here are just a few you can be looking to see in the year 2001:

If you would like more information on any of these upcoming opportunities, please email us at:
opportunities@badgervillage.com  





Portfolio...

This month's new additions to the "Portfolio" section are also highlighted here in our newsletter to bring to mind the various possibilities in ornamental ironwork.

The "Sconce" designed by John Wright to hold a candle and be mounted on the wall was donated to UMBA, the Upper Midwest Blacksmithing Association, as a piece for auction. It was well received and its sleek design of forged metalwork was well appreciated by fellow blacksmiths! 

 

 

The "Acorn Curtain Crane" was designed as a custom piece for a customer who was looking to hang curtains from her arched window. The customer, appreciative of maple tree acorns, wanted that piece of personality as a part of her custom curtain cranes. The swivel design of the cranes makes for simple ease of swinging the curtains away from the window. The Acorn tiebacks also swivel so the customer can gently loop the curtains back to create a beautiful frame of material around her arched windows.


This medallion was an artistic piece that Steve Hackbarth forged that recently surfaced in our collection and we thought we would share it with you. The "Corkscrew Medallion" joins our portfolio and examples the fine points of tapering and detailing involved in the hand forging process.

 

 

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