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Category Archives: TRAVEL + OTHER NEWS
NEWSLETTER #4
May 2, 2013
Newsletter #4 celebrates the launch of our newest Heath Ceramics collaboration: the hand etched Camellia pattern. You will also find a selection of perfect Mother’s Day gifts in our online sale, stories about mom on our Journal, and more exploration into the heart of Real Women.
Read about our week dedicated to Finnish design company Marimekko, a visit (and baseball game) from the Texas Playboys, and Zkano Organic Socks – another Alabama based company that is committed to local production using organic cotton.
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xoNatalie and all of us @ Alabama Chanin
MOTHER’S DAY (+ A FEW GIFTS)
April 26, 2013
Mothers come in all shapes and forms. Some we are born to, some welcome us into their lives, some come in the form of heroines worshiped from afar. The dedication in our newest book Alabama Studio Sewing + Design reads, “For Mother, and all the other mothers, grandmothers, sisters, friends, aunts, colleagues, and artisans who have always been there…”
Honestly, I have been “mothered” well by many women in my life. This Mother’s Day, whether you are making something for your mother or shopping for a personal gift, we think we have something for every nurturer.
GARAGE SALE 2013
April 19, 2013
The Alabama Chanin Garage Sale is back. Open at 9 am CST (now), we feature items from our recent sample sale, along with trims, notions, fabrics, DIY Kits, and treasures galore (yes, it’s an online sample sale).
Shop our Alabama Chanin Garage Sale for a select few one-of-a-kind garments and home goods.
Shop our DIY Garage Sale for special-dyed fabrics, notions, DIY Kits, and more.
If you participated in one of our previous garage sales, you know items go very quickly, and our inventory system is not always able to keep up. We have taken precautions and hope everything runs smoothly, but please be patient with us as we fill orders and keep up with the excitement.
THE RULES:
1) Most of our Garage Sale items are one-of-a-kind—meaning, there really is only one—except where indicated. If you buy it first, it’s yours. Just adding an item to your cart doesn’t mean it’s yours, you have to click purchase first.
2) Once you buy it, it’s yours. No returns, exchanges, or buyer’s remorse allowed. (You won’t want to anyway.)
3) Everything is sold as-is. We have done our best to give complete descriptions. If something is less than perfect, we have tried to let you know. But then, we love less than perfect from time-to-time and are sure that you will love your purchase, too.
4) Be happy. Make good things. Love your neighbor. Share.
5) We’ve been enjoying these Garage Sales and having fun re-discovering what’s hiding in all of our storage boxes. As long as you keep coming back, we’ll keep having them.
Call us if you need our help, just call: +1.256.760.1090
Or email: office (at) alabamachanin.com
TEXAS PLAYBOYS: VISITING ARTISTS + BASEBALL
April 2, 2013
The Texas Playboys Baseball Club is a collective of architects, artists, filmmakers, musicians, photographers and entrepreneurs based in Austin, Texas. Member and long time friend, Jack Sanders and his crew have challenged Alabama Chanin and Billy Reid to one of their infamous baseball games. We welcome them to Florence and our studio, with a series of events – open to the public.
Join us Thursday, April 4th for an artist talk with the Texas Playboys as part of the Alabama Chanin Visiting Artist Series.
And Saturday, April 6th, the Alabama Slammers (aka the Billy Reid crew + the Alabama Chanin squad) take on the Texas Playboys in a (friendly) game of backyard baseball.
Free Admission to both events
All are welcome
Thursday, April 4, 2013 Visiting Artist Series
Good conversation + cocktails
7pm – 9pm
Artist Talk @ 7:30
The Factory
462 Lane Drive, Florence, Alabama
Saturday, April 6, 2013 Texas Playboys vs. Alabama Slammers
2 pm – until
Mike D. Lane Field
UNA Campus, Florence, Alabama
Learn more about the Texas Playboys here.
For more information contact: office(at)alabamachanin.com or call +1.256.760.1090
ALABAMA CHANIN @ SOUTHERN MAKERS
March 29, 2013
Southern Makers is a one day event that celebrates creativity of all types in Alabama. Our state has a rich artisanal history in textiles, food, farming, literature, art and design. Southern Makers will explore Alabama-based food and design with panel discussions, artist talks, cooking demonstrations and tastings, workshops, and a Market Place Bazaar featuring wares and goods from talented southern artisans and chefs.
Panel discussion with Natalie Chanin and other participants on Transportation and Traditional Industries @ 6pm.
Alabama Chanin Two-Hour Workshop with Natalie + staff @ 2:30 pm.
$155 includes all materials to complete an Alabama Chanin DIY kit for the workshop only.
Register here for the Two-Hour Workshop.
*Event is open to the general public – $10 advance ticket/ $20 at the door. Additional fees for workshops, beer garden, and purchase of craft items.
**All proceeds from the event will benefit EAT South, a non-profit organization, committed to promoting sustainable growth through education, agriculture, and sustainable design.
UPCOMING EVENTS + WORKSHOPS
March 22, 2013
March 29-31, 2013
17th Annual Doonanny Festival
Art – Music – Experimental Architecture – Fire
Museum of Wonder
41 Poorhouse Road
Seale, Alabama
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/08/garden/08doonanny.html
For more information on Doonanny, visit here.
April 4, 2013
Visiting Artist Series: Texas Playboys Baseball Club @ The Factory
7pm-9pm
Artist Talk @ 7:30pm
462 Lane Drive, Florence, AL
The Texas Playboys are a group of artists, architects, photographers, writers, filmmakers and entrepreneurs based in Austin, Texas. Learn more about the players + artists here.
For more information contact office(at)alabamachanin.com or call +1.256.760.1090
April 6, 2013
Texas Playboys vs. Alabama Slammers
2pm
Mike D. Lane Field, UNA Campus
Florence, AL
Free Admission
Come watch the Texas Playboys baseball club take on the Alabama Slammers (Alabama Chanin + Billy Reid)
For more information contact office(at)alabamachanin.com or call +1.256.760.1090
MAIDEN’S BLUSH (AND COCKTAIL NAPKINS)
March 6, 2013
We’re not quite in the cocktail business (yet), though we seem to be sneaking behind the bar more and more lately. Our collaboration with Jack Rudy Cocktail Co. brought about the Jack Rudy Bar Towel, which we featured early last month along with the Jack Rudy Small Batch Tonic, both available for purchase on our website.
Last week, our friend Brooks Reitz of Jack Rudy Cocktail Co. sent us a beautiful, hand-written thank you note, along with a bottle of their newest creation – Small Batch Grenadine. Handcrafted in Napa Valley, the grenadine arrived just in time for our latest addition: the Alabama Chanin Cocktail Napkin.
NEWSLETTER #2
Newsletter #2 is a highlight of our last month, including our online Craftsy course, the upcoming trip to Los Angeles, and our new Basics collection.
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xoNatalie and all of us @ Alabama Chanin
NEWSLETTER #1
February 5, 2013
We are pleased to introduce our first-ever Alabama Chanin newsletter. Each month (or so), you can expect updates about our newest designs, events, workshops, design projects, products, and other ideas and people we care deeply about.
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Let us know what you want and when you want it.