El Interior Newsletter
1009 West Lynn,
Austin (512) 474-8680
www.elinterior.com
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October
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In This Issue:
- What's
New In The Store This Month
- Day of
the Dead Article and Items for Day of the
Dead
- Collector's Corner:
Day of the Dead Altars Around Town
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October Special
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Travel to Oaxaca,
Mexico, with Marcia & Charlie
We still have spots available on our tour
through Oaxaca City, Mexico, this
January
23-31, 2009, so please let us know if you
are interested in
this opportunity! Deposit Deadline: Nov. 15th
CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OAXACAN TOUR
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Karen Wilkinson
Trunk Show November 13th - 15th
 Opening
Day Reception
Thursday,
November 13th
4:00 - 7:00pm
Karen Wilkinson
is a Santa Fe designer who creates a distinctive
line of jackets primarily from vintage, Saltillo
hand-woven sarapes & collectable Guatemalan
fabrics done exclusively for El Interior. Each
piece is unique and artfully hand-embellished
with vintage buttons, semi-precious stones, and
many other wonderful mixed media elements. Join
us on November 13th-15th to meet the designer &
see her wonderful new creations! |
New Holiday Bonus Bucks Program!
Beginning this week, you will receive $2 of
"bonus bucks" for every $20 that you spend,
redeemable between November 28th and December
31st!
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Marcia's Minute
We have had some lovely Fall Days recently and I
am keeping my
fingers crossed for some big rains. In just a
few weeks we will have Santa Fe designer Karen
Wilkinson here for our annual November trunk
show of her exquisite Saltillo Sarape Jackets.
Mark your calendars for Thursday through
Saturday: Nov. 13, 14 and 15th. This is a
fabulous show not to be missed! Karen's artistry
is known all around the country and we are quite
fortunate to welcome her once again to El
Interior.
For those of you that are interested in
traveling to Oaxaca, please check out the trip
that my husband Charlie and I have organized! It
will be a fabulous in-depth experience of
Oaxaca, her people, their folk art, culture, and
delicious food and drink! Oaxaca and the Zapotec
culture is my favorite! The dates are January
23–31, 2009. We welcome all inquiries: those
choosing to travel without a companion and
needing a roommate, couples and singles.
Please call me with your questions. This is one
opportunity you do not want to miss!
The most important holiday in
indigenous Mexico is coming up soon: The Days of
the Dead (Also known as All Saints Day and All
Souls Day). It is a religious occasion and a
national holiday in Mexico. November 1st and 2nd
honor the dead and many Mexicans believe that
the souls of departed family members return for
a visit. The spirits are received, welcomed and
honored as special guests. The family constructs
a special “offrenda”, or offering of a
beautifully decorated home altar or shrine with
favorite food, drink, fruit, flowers (usually
marigolds) and Zempasuchitl, the incense of
copal and candles. It is the ancient belief that
the dead partake of food in Spirit on this
night. Afterwards the family shares the food in
a festive mood similar to a family reunion.
Customs from region to region vary, but some
time is spent by the family in the cemetery
cleaning up the grave site, often with a picnic
and more offerings of food, flowers, candles and
incense. Many times the village band will come
and play some music for all to enjoy.
CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF MARCIA'S MINUTE
AND LEARN ABOUT DAY OF THE DEAD |
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Monthly Drawing!
Each month we will be holding a
drawing for our email subscribers for a $50
gift certificate, so watch for it - next
month you might see your name!
This month's winner is
Suzanne Hutchison
Do you know someone who loves
folk art? Email
amy@elinterior.com & we'll send them a copy of
this email and enter them into the drawing!
As a bonus, you'll also get your name entered twice
in next month's drawing! |
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What's New In The Store
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You will love our new selection of folk art that has
arrived from Mexico! Incredible feats in clay by the
Aguilar sisters, hand-punched tin creations, Day of
the Dead jewelry, and more! We also have received
our annual selection of reversible capes that have
just arrived in time for the cooler weather.
CLICK HERE TO SEE NEW ITEMS
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Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Nov 1st & 2nd |
The festival of
the "Dia de los Muertos", or Day of the Dead, is one
with very ancient roots in Mexico. It is celebrated
each year on November 1st & 2nd and on these days,
it is believed that the dead come from the beyond to
visit with the living.
Read about this wonderful traditional holiday and
see a selection of Day of the Dead items.
CLICK HERE TO
READ MORE ABOUT DAY OF THE DEAD & SEE ITEMS |
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Collector's Corner: Day of the Dead Altars |
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This is a very special
issue! In honor of Dia de los Muertos, we
photographed many of the incredible altars
around town to inspire you when creating your
own. We would highly encourage you to go see
them in person - they are phenomenal! Don't
worry, your altar can be much simpler, but these
will definitely give you some inspiration!
CLICK HERE TO
VIEW ALTARS |
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 October's
Special
RECEIVE 15% OFF
ALL PURSES
Handwoven, Guatemalan or Mexican purses - and these
make great gifts!
Mention this special to receive 15% off of purses
now through November 15th |
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El Interior Mailbag
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Hi Amy,
I spoke you with a few weeks ago about this
image of me. I dressed up for the Dia de los
Muertos parade downtown a few years back and won
2nd place in the costume contest and you
mentioned that you would like to see the image.
Here it is!
Sincerely,
Nicole Mlakar-Livingston
Thank You Nicole! This is an INCREDIBLE
costume! Thank you so much for sending me the
picture to share with everyone. I'm sure they'll
enjoy seeing it as much as I did!
Amy
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Show us your project or
collection! We'd love to feature YOU in an
upcoming issue, so email us a project that you've
done using our textiles, oilcloth, or your folk art
collection, at
amy@elinterior.com.
Also, we'd love to get your
comments or questions, so submit them to the
El Interior Mailbag to be featured in future
issues of our newsletters! |
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