SPREAD THE JOY   ‘Tis the Season and what kind of holiday season would it be with out mention of Avaline’s beautiful brass etched ornaments.   Any local business will appreciate this idea for a self promotion.  Create a beautiful eye catching ornament with your holiday message and logo and start decorating the trees!  Visiting clients? Offer to put an ornament on their holiday tree, the tree inside the library.  There are always holiday trees in the town municipal building, the chiropractor, a friendly restaurant, neighbors, friends and family or any gathering place that has its festive greens up and glowing.   Make it stand out and draw the public’s attention to it, while they marvel at the tree, let them be reminded of your local business in a festive and unique way.      For those special clients that you want to do a little more, the ornament can function as a final elegant touch.  Simply wrap it around a bottle of spirits or use it as the gift card on a basket. The ornament has your message and when the bottle has been thrown away and the food basket has long been ripped through, the ornament remains as a lasting memento, year after year, of your generosity and thank you.    They are custom made and can be as unique as you want.  They are bright, polished, a wonderful tradition.
	ROCKIN’ HOLIDAY GIFTS       Today who couldn’t use some extra storage space for their growing collection of CD’s…music, image files, data information and now DVDs.  Handsome and durable the wallet features a full zippered edge to prevent CD from slipping out of case, as well as a protective cloth on each pocket so CD’s don’t scratch.  With some many discs everywhere these wallets will be a really rockin’ gift.  A great gift because it is a universal gift, no sizes for colors to worry about!  Add your own touch by adding a holiday music CD or a CD with a company message and make the gift extra special
	THE HIPPEST HOLIDAY     When holiday season is upon us, everyone is looking for cool stocking stuffers or a little something extra to give all the people on their lists. These colorful iPod protective cases make perfect gift with purchase or point of sale items.  Department stores, youthful clothing stores, electronic stores, athletic wear stores can add one of these cases to their customer’s package as a hip way to say thanks for shopping with you. Chances are if they don’t have an iPod someone they are shopping for does.  Or put fun and edgy slogans on the cases and set them up on the counter for that last minute item.   No mold charges - all you do is pick the color of the case.  The logo or message you want is screened onto the control wheel or the back.   This case makes the hippest item around, your advertising canvas.  Use Avaline’s Cover Song and make it the grooviest holiday yet.
	LAST MINUTE SHOPPING     Have a client that has put off the holiday shopping for too long?  Avaline has the answer!  Our Brute B-2 sport and leisure chair is in stock, available in multiple colors and ready to make your holiday shopping quick and easy.   A sturdy, single action easy folding leisure chair, the Brute B-2 features arm rests, one cup holder and nylon carrying case with shoulder strap.  But more importantly, it’s a gift an entire staff will love…from the soccer mom who endlessly attends her childrens games, to the financial controller whose weekends are spent at the beach, to the warehouse manager who loves the great outdoors.  Buy a gift they’ll appreciate!
	WINE CHARMS     You've probably seen them at parties before, a small ring with a charm that fits around the stem of your wine, champagne, or up glass.  Each charm is different, clearly marking which is your glass.   What a perfect idea for all those large corporate holiday parties as favors.  After all they are clearly meant for parties!  Each charm can either be a seasonal icon (snowflake, candy cane, dove, etc…) or a corporate charm/logo/icon.  Delivering or sending gifts to large clients.  Pair these charms with a nice bottle of spirits to create a fun festive gift that will be appreciated long after the bottle is gone!
	SCREWBALL HOLIDAY     Are you client’s looking for an upscale gift this holiday season to give their employees and best customers… Avaline has added an elegant twist to the industry’s best selling promotional item, by combining the usefulness of the traditional key tag with the elegance and brilliance of genuine sterling silver. This American classic horseshoe key tag creates a lasting impression with its quality and unique appearance.  Add their corporate message/logo on an emblematic charm that will be a constant reminder to the recipient of their gift of appreciation.  Not only will this gift be put to goo use, but be treasured for years to come.
	TAILORED MADE GIFTS As I tear open this year’s corporate gift with a flurry of anticipation, I can only imagine what’s inside!  Maybe a gift check?  Perhaps some chocolate. A holiday CD?  No - it’s - it’s a calculator.  A calculator? I'm not sure who picked out the corporate gift, but I guess it was someone in accounting who decided that everyone should suffer.  Isn’t a calculator already a daily desk hardware staple, anyway?  I don’t mean to sound ungrateful, and I know it is difficult to find a “universal” gift, but what I do KNOW is that there are other options that are more colorful, fun and although the same gift can be made to look “tailored” to the individual.   For instance, Avaline’s Spectrum Travel Mate Bag #A8806.  A roomy, sturdy and durable duffle bag.  Men or women will appreciate this gift, after all who doesn’t use a duffle bag whether traveling, toting baby items, weekend getaways or heading to the gym.  Now all you have to do is pick the color! From 26 available colors! Can’t?!  Then this is where the fun begins!  Those chic chic girls in marketing/art design would enjoy a cranberry, red, or wine bag.  The guys in sales more conservative blues, black, or slate.  The number crunchers in accounting some earth tones like khaki, earth, and olive. Add bright smiles to the faces of your young, fearless customer service reps with oranges, toxic green, and yellows.  And don’t forget the hardworking, loyal receptionist - a delicious chocolate color.  Yes!  Mix and match those colors to look like you shopped for them individually and make it just a little extra special.   And want to create good will?  These bags are made from 25% POST CONSUMER RECYCLED MATERIAL.  So now your gift is giving back too!  The Travel Mate Duffle #A8806 measures 23” x 12” x 10.5”.  Still not too late to get those gifts in order.
	Whomever invented the gift bag, which requires simply tossing a gift into a bag, eliminating the whole agonizing holiday chore of gift wrapping should win a Nobel Peace Prize; reduction of stress which creates a cheery holiday attitude and therefore allows for peace in any household.   Retailers take note - decorated in holiday motif and perhaps some tissue paper, make your customers life easier, by literally sending them away with a gift that is already wrapped.  It’s easier for you too no scissors, no tape, no big rolls of wrap and no time!  And a happy customer becomes a loyal customer. These cute gift bags (Gift Tote #A152) are sturdy, water/snow resistant and available in holiday green, holiday red, blue and black. Ski shops, jewelers, Christmas shoppes, ladies boutiques, spa/salons, book stores, great for gift certificates from any shop/service and even department stores.  And these puppies are a non-woven material (not paper), allowing them to be used again by the gift’s recipient. Your shop’s name in a discreet location will continue to spread the word. Joy to the World!      With a beautiful imprint, euro tote styling, a full 4" side and bottom gusset, measuring 8.5” x 10”, they immediately create a high perceived value.  A can opener might even look good in one of these.
	SPOOKY BRACELETS     Afraid your teen-age son wants to wear a French Maid’s costume? Concerned that your daughter has the new Heidi Fleiss outfit for that Halloween party? Questioning your husband asking questions about whether some of your outfits might fit him? Well Scrappy, put aside your fears and follow our advise; get Halloween Awareness bracelets from AVALINE.  They can be made to glow in the dark for safety and look good with any “outfit”.   These fun and colorful silicone bracelets are great for all the approaching Halloween festivities.  Glow in the Dark bracelets are superb for police/fire department and school safety programs... emboss them with an important trick or treat message.  A fun giveaway for city, community or school parades. Or remember trick or treating at the mall is becoming the standard, suggest these to the stores as their treats instead of candy! Kids will love them. For the older “kids” use these in bars/restaurants hosting costume contests either as unique bar/beverage promotional items or "over 21" bracelets.    It may still be the summer season but the witching hour is slowly approaching.  Everyone loves these bracelets.  Make no “bones” about it, it's a great way to nab some new business for the fall.
	Christmas is almost here, but I'm already thinking ahead to the next holiday, St. Patty's Day!   What's not to like about St. Patty's day: the singing, the green beer, corned beef and cabbage and truthfully, I’ll take men in kilts over fat men with white beards & red suits, any day!  Avaline's Silicone or PVC dog tags are a fun and trendy way for all who join in St. Patty's Day festivities to display their Irish pride! Suggest them to bars either as unique bar promotional items or "under 21 necklaces".  Vendors at parades, Irish clubs and associations, Town celebrations and parties- and the list goes on.  These dog tags are the new hip urban jewelry, there are none prouder than the Irish and it's a great way for them to display their Irish Pride.     It's a great way to nab some new business and maybe a Pot o' Gold .  And remember everyone's Irish on St. Patty's Day.
	FLAG DAY Did you hear the one about the visitor from Holland who was chatting with his American friend and was jokingly explaining about the red, white and blue in the Netherlands flag. "Our flag symbolizes our taxes," he said. "We get red when we talk about them, white when we get our tax bill, and blue after we pay them." "That's the same with us," the American said, "only we see stars, too."  After our tax bill this year, my husband and I didn’t just see stars, we saw a “black hole” - literally in our savings account.   However, if you asked our founding fathers to describe the flag back on June 14, 1777,  the day when Congress approved the design or our national flag, “White signifies purity and innocence; red, hardiness and valor; blue signifies vigilance, perseverance and justice.”  The words Congress used to describe the flag 230 years ago still ring true today; many Americans look to the flag as a symbol of freedom and those who died to preserve that freedom.  And today JUNE 14th is still celebrated as FLAG DAY. Just in time, our stock “Old Glory” silicone dog tag is ideal for any celebration, commemoration or Flag Day Event. Schools, Chamber of Commerce, local Veterans associations and American Legion Halls.  Durable and colorful, 250 tags cost $1.50 (P).  There have been twenty-seven versions of the flag over the years, but this fun, relevant, hip, urban dog tag will leave recipients cheering for the red, white and blue. (Screen a message on the other side for an extra 0.10 (P) plus $40.00 (V) set up. Add an extra 3 weeks for delivery.)  And don’t forget all those other patriotic holidays/events: July 4th, Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, Support Our Troops rallies, or any event, parade, fair or festival that is within US borders!