10/22/05 - Wood Wine Bottle Stoppers are now on-line!  We've taken a limited number of Tom's hand turned wood wine bottle stoppers and placed them on two pages - each filled with hand crafted wooden bottle stoppers!  Made from scraps of exotic and domestic woods used in the creation of our other products, at $12.95 each they come poly-bagged with a header that identifies the woods.  At this price, they not only make a great gift, but they are so pretty you'll want to keep a few around for yourself!   And don't forget to look at our wine bottle stopper racks!  A great way to display these little works of wine art!

10/18/05 - First - we are starting to go through our link pages and remove some dead weight!  We've found sites that partnered with us - and then removed us from their sites.  There are two reasons for this - the first being a simple mistake - the second being an outright attempt to raise their site status by messing with another's site.  We don't play that game.  If we checked your site for our link and it wasn't there - you've been removed.  If you have moved the link - you will need to e-mail us about the situation.  This process will continue for a few days as we have a lot of link partners - and we appreciate those who are!

10/16/05 - We've changed our home page to highlight our biggest season seller - Tom's hand carved Santas.  Right now, Tom has a fairly good number of Santas on the site.  As we are limiting the number of shows this winter - the third week of November will see our remaining stock added on-line and Tom will be able to concentrate on our Internet customers.  Remember to plan early for custom orders - and please keep checking back for more hand carved originals!

10/10/05 - Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth at Colorfest in Thurmont, MD. this past weekend.  We had a great (although wet) time!  This update includes a new hand carved Santa scene known as Reindeer Training.  I've also included another wine barrel stave product that is the perfect holiday gift for anyone who enjoys wine.  More will be coming - but first Tom has to catch up on custom orders and show stock.  BTW - If you are planning on a custom carving for a gift - plan early!

10/02/05 - Wow! We've been pretty busy.   One of our biggest shows is coming up and Tom has been carving Santas, Santa wine bottle stoppers and carved Santa ornaments.  We had also promised a gallery we'd be getting some work to them and so wood chips are flying and new Santa carvings are emerging.  This in addition to custom orders for carved signs and wooden goblets.  Tom also plans on getting some of our turned wine bottle stoppers on line.  Each is a one of a kind, so we felt this would ease the confusion over our current ordering process on that item.   Keep checking back - and if you are planning to order a custom carving for a holiday gift - please make sure you plan early so we can devote the proper time to creating the perfect gift.   Thanks!

9/11/05 - We are leaving on business again, meaning we will be closed from 9/12 - 9/20.  Orders will be filled on a first come basis - and items shipped when we return.  E-mails will also be answered at that time.  We appreciate your patience.  (Questions on ordering? - See our order page!

8/30/05 - I believe we have corrected the PayPal problem.  (Although the View Cart buttons still seem to add an item - which can easily be corrected in the cart's window. ) If you encounter a problem with our shopping cart - please let us know which item the problem occurs with.  Thanks and our sincere apologies to everyone who experienced the difficulties.

8/29/05 - CORRECTIONS ARE BEING MADE! 

We've been getting numerous complaints that our PayPal Shopping Cart wasn't working.  I contacted PayPal and they checked the site, saying that our codes were correct and the problem must be cookies on the customer's computer.  Still, the problem kept happening - so, I did some checking.

It seems FrontPage took the liberty of adding some code to our shopping cart on select items - granted, a lot of select items - as in most of the site - but not all!  We are going through and correcting these problems and hand checking every button.  We aren't there yet - but we should be soon.  If you have a problem please let us know.  Also remember you may order via phone or by check through the mail.

One last thing - For some reason, clicking the view cart buttons seem to add an extra of whatever you are next to when you click it.  You can easily update the cart on the cart's page - just make certain all your totals are correct before checking out.  We hope to figure that one out but so far it eludes us.

8/24/05 - Wow - even though we were closed we got a substantial number of orders from people all too willing to wait for us.  Thank you folks so much!  We are trying to get back on top of things and it may take a short time - but for now, in stock items are taking a few days.  Thanks again for your business!

7/29/05 - We will be closed from August 1 - August 22 - No shipments, no custom jobs, no e-mail, no phone!  NO VACATION either! :-(     We are out due to business - and unfortunately will be unable to conduct any business - but when we get back we will answer all e-mails and orders in the order they come in as quickly as possible.   If you want to order something off the site - keep in mind orders will be filled in the order they arrive - see our order information page for details on that.  Again, our apologies at being unavailable, but I'm a real person creating works by hand.  There is only one of me and I'll do what I can!  Thanks for understanding.

7/5/05 - Our fourth page of Hand Carved Wood Santas is now on-line.  As mentioned before - this is the first time we've ever offered this many Santa carvings on the website.  Each one is hand carved, painted, antiqued, signed and numbered.  You order the actual Santa pictured - an original wood carving.

Please note that we will be closing shop from July 9 - 18 - and will not be shipping or even answering e-mail during that time.  On-line orders will take precedence on a first come basis.  We will resume operation as early on the 18th as possible.

7/2/05 - Our third page of Hand Carved Wooden Santa Folk Art is now on-line.  We will be adding another page soon - making this update the largest collection of Tom's Santas available through our website to date.   We've also added a Christmas Signs page featuring some hand carved wooden signs that will add an extra dimension to your holiday decor!

7/1/05 - We've finally been able to get some new wooden Santa carvings on-line.  The first Santa carving  page features two of Tom's Triple Stack Santa Totem Carvings.  These are usually hard to keep in stock since he often sells them before he even completes them!  More Santa carvings will follow in the next few days, so keep checking back.

Also - we will be closing the website from July 9 - 18.  If you are planning to order - you may want to get orders in before we leave so your items can be shipped, or if custom, can be on the shop schedule.  Since we will be unable to respond to e-mails or update sales on the site - if more than one person orders an item - the first order in will naturally take precedence and receive the item.  Customers who do not get an item have their choice of a refund or having a custom work created. 

7/1/05 - We've been able to update page 2 of our  wood Santa carvings.  We've still got a long way to go - we'll attempt to get more on Saturday, and be finished the Santa Carving update by early next week.  We'll probably have to add another page as well!

6/28/05 - Having finished our last wine show before our vacation, Tom has taken pictures and placed a new order page for his wine cellar signs, which by the way, double as wine cellar art!  This page is up and we will be adding to the content soon.  Also look for our show stock of hand carved Santas to be on line later this week.  Tom plans on carving while we are on the road this summer - so our complete show stock will be here and he will create all new Santa carvings for our fall shows!

6/23/05 - Tom has placed a couple of new carvings on-line.  Good Food, Good Friends, Good Wine is a rustic sign that appears to have been hanging in a winery for centuries!  We'll be at the Pocono's for the Split Rock Wine Festival.  When we get back on Monday, Tom will pull some Santas from our show stock and get the new updates on line.  As the site is becoming more popular, Tom's work load is increasing.  He is only one person and until we can clone him, we appreciate your patience and appreciation for original hand carved work!

6/2/05 - Tom just placed his latest barrel head carving on the website.  If you came in through our Home Page, you saw it right at the top.  Look for his latest sign to be on here soon.

4/17/05 - Another update - two in one day!  Tom's finally added his new Wine Barrel Stave Signs.  Hand carved from the sides of a used oak wine barrel, these uniquely shaped signs will add real ambiance to your home's wine country decor.  Perfect for home or business wine cellars, tasting rooms or bars.