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“North Carolina Textures” calendar This 2011 monthly calendar features original art created from textiles—12 scenes that highlight the beauty and character of North Carolina. Instead of using paint, Chapel Hill artist Elaine O’Neil made each image using a myriad of fabric colors and textures, all painstakingly sewn together to create distinctive scenes. The scenes represent many of North Carolina’s iconic places, including the N.C. Zoo, Pinehurst and Durham Bulls baseball stadium. The 11-by-14-inch calendar sells for $30. Proceeds from the calendar sales will benefit the N.C. Cancer Center in Chapel Hill. (919) 966-5905 |
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Transferring slides to DVDs If you’ve ever wished you and other family members could more easily view your old, treasured 35mm slides, Slides to Disc People can convert your slides to DVDs. Owners Tim and Mary Collins report their customers enjoy reliving memories of vacations, weddings, reunions and more when their slides come to life on DVDs. The transfer charge from slides to disc is $19.95 for a standard film roll (24 slides). On larger orders, extra slides (after the first 24), are 49 cents each. Slides To Disk People, which is based in Charlotte, does not charge anything for cleaning, color enhancing, adding background music, title pages or an individualized label. Each DVD can hold up to 1,000 slides. The Collinses, who are members of Blue Ridge Electric at their mountain home, give individual quotations for very large orders. (704) 458-5659 |
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Baskets & Beyond Baskets & Beyond, based in Kernersville, creates personalized gifts for any occasion and delivers them anywhere in the U.S. Owner Robin Raker and her staff make baskets that convey appreciation or sympathy, or bring cheer and a few laughs to the recipients. With a little inside information about the recipient—his love for vintage Mustangs or her love for Irish tea, owner Robin Raker and her staff can create customized baskets. The Mother’s Day Delight basket has Moravian cookies, sugar cake, Moravian-blend coffee and a coffee mug, candles, cheese straws, and handmade baked bread from Elaine’s Slices of Heaven bakery, for $64.95. (336) 993-7875 |
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Seagrove Candle Company Based in Pinehurst, with a retail store in neighboring Southern Pines, the Seagrove Candle Company handcrafts aromatic, clean-burning candles in more than 50 fragrances, ranging from fruity, herbal and botanical scents to aromas that smell like high-calorie desserts. With a burn time of 55 hours, the 12-ounce Original Collection candles are simply styled and come in pleasing colors. The company’s Web site offers Original Collection candles for $10 each. With a burn time of 25 hours, the company’s 6-ounce Traveler Collection candles are designed for easy portability and to freshen a hotel room. The Traveler Collection candles are available for $6 each. New products include shea butter-based, luxury soaps in 2.75-ounce bars, priced at $2.50 each. |
Annual gifts for special occasions Here’s a service that will send a personal greeting and a gift of money to family and friends whose “special day” you may not be able to remember. For a birthday, anniversary of a wedding or graduation, or any annual occasion, Forever Remembered can send $200, $500 or $1,000 per year for 20 years (depending on your age) that can be split among as many recipients as you like. If your beneficiary dies before the end of the payment period you’ve chosen (up to 20 years), his or her estate will receive a lump-sum check. It’s a permanent whole life insurance policy, underwritten by Standard Life And Casualty Insurance Company. Anyone over age 50 can sign up, and costs are based on your age and how much you want to give each year. Contact the Cutler Group in South Carolina at the phone number or email below for more information. (800) 489-6249 |
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