Why Sutton?
One question that we often get is, “why Sutton?” With distribution all over the country, there are a lot of reasons why a big city would be more efficient, but there are many more reasons why Sutton is perfect for us. Sutton is a quintessential New England town in Central Massachusetts’ Blackstone valley. The town Read More »
The 7th Piece to the Patriotic Parade Series
Between Memorial Day and Independence Day, the summer means parades! Since 2007, we’ve been building our own Patriotic Parade with an annually growing collection of chalkware rabbits. From the popular Rabbit Grand Marshall through this year’s Rabbit on Dragon Float, the Patriotic Parade Series is a phenomenal way to enjoy the summer parades from the comfort Read More »
One question that we often get is, “why Sutton?” With distribution all over the country, there are a lot of reasons why a big city would be more efficient, but there are many more reasons why Sutton is perfect for us. Sutton is a quintessential New England town in Central Massachusetts’ Blackstone valley. The town Read More »
We are a small business. And even though we sell to department stores, museums, and catalogs around the country, one of the biggest challenges that we face as a family business is efficiently keeping up with demand without sacrificing quality. Because there is a limited number of pieces that we can hand paint each week, Read More »
On Sunday, June 9th a beautiful parade of antique cars pulled into our parking lot as the Bay State Antique Auto Club arrived for their studio tour. Members spent several hours as they were guided through the museum, studio and gallery as a stop on their Blackstone Valley Tour—before ending their tour at West End Creamery Read More »
When Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick proclaimed June 5th “Family Business Day” Northeastern University’s Center For Family Business seized the opportunity to further their mission by creating “Massachusetts Family Business of the Year Awards.” Focusing on three categories determined by the size of the company, we are honored to have been recognized for what we have Read More »
Thanks to the 50 parishioners of St. Anthony Shrine’s of Boston for visiting us during their bus tour of the region this afternoon. They spent nearly two hours with us, starting with a presentation about our company and then were split into groups where Bette and Valerie took them through the museum (focusing on the history of Read More »
Over the holiday weekend, Judi and Gary were thrilled to host a visit from Katie and Maggi from the retail store, Two Friends, based in Houston, Texas. Although Two Friends has been carrying the Vaillancourt Folk Art line for many years (and both have an extensive personal collection), this was their first visit to the studios. Read More »
It’s always nice to get something for free. To thank our existing customers for their support over the years, and to introduced a new tradition to future customers, we will be offering free shipping* through the remainder of May! They say, “April Showers bring May flowers,” but with such a dry April, we figure that Massachusetts Read More »
Following the original steps as his great-great grandfather, Charles Dickens, made Gerald Charles Dickens has forged ahead to create a tradition unique to the area. For the 5th year in a row, Dickens will make the journey from England to take the stage and perform his mesmerizing one-man performance of A Christmas Carol. Done in Read More »
