http://valfa.com Nobody can tell when a tradition begins, but hundreds of families have started with Vaillancourt Chalkware. Wed, 16 May 2012 14:29:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://valfa.com/2012/twelve-months-of-christmas-may/ http://valfa.com/2012/twelve-months-of-christmas-may/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 05:56:00 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=3293   Short, Pudgy Santa While most European Father Christmas figures tend to be whimsical, tall, and slender, the Americanized holiday figure is often a jovial, rotund Santa. That is often the easiest way to be able to tell when, and where, the original chocolate mould used to create our chalkware Santas originates. In the case of [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2012/twelve-months-of-christmas-may/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2012/cw2012-wrap-up/ http://valfa.com/2012/cw2012-wrap-up/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:26:02 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=3264 The 17th annual Collector’s Weekend brought collectors from all over the country to participate in one of three Painting Workshops, enjoy the Saturday lecture series featuring Judi and Gary Vaillancourt, Dad’s Follies, and Bob Byers, Jr, from Byers Choice, or even enjoy the annual Dinner held at Old Sturbridge Village with keynote speaker William Wallace, [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2012/cw2012-wrap-up/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2012/dickens-returns/ http://valfa.com/2012/dickens-returns/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:10:54 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=3219 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A Weekend Celebrating Charles Dickens’ 200th Birthday in Worcester Worcester, MA — As the world celebrates Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday, Vaillancourt Folk Art–known for Christmas Traditions–is bringing Gerald Charles Dickens to Worcester. He has set off on a world tour, retracing the historic steps that Charles Dickens made during his famous American [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2012/dickens-returns/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2012/top-tourist-attractions/ http://valfa.com/2012/top-tourist-attractions/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:56:49 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=3238 Vaillancourt Folk Art has been listed in the top 20 according to Worcester Business Journal’s Top Tourist Attractions. The Sutton, MA studio is ranked number 15 with an annual attendance of 18,500 visitors in the 2010 year—most coming during the winter months for their annual Christmas and holiday shopping. Download PDF > Read Full Guide [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2012/top-tourist-attractions/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2012/twelve-months-of-christmas-april/ http://valfa.com/2012/twelve-months-of-christmas-april/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:10:22 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=3102   The Classic European Santa! It is easy to tell the difference between a modern American Santa and an old world European Santa. The slender figure and pointed hat of this Santa gives it away. First introduced as a prototype for Garnet Hill, this European Santa has been introduced into the Vaillancourt line because of the [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2012/twelve-months-of-christmas-april/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2012/byers-and-vaillancourt/ http://valfa.com/2012/byers-and-vaillancourt/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:05:00 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=3085 Custom Byers’ Choice Caroler with Vaillancourt Chalkware Santas At the 17th annual Collector’s Weekend, we are happy to have Bob Byers, Jr. join us for a special presentation on his family’s company, Byers’ Choice, Ltd., and the importance of “Made in America.” Mr. Byers will be speaking during the Saturday lecture series at 1:30pm. Immediately [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2012/byers-and-vaillancourt/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2012/the-great-safari/ http://valfa.com/2012/the-great-safari/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:01:56 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=3071 Each year at the Collector’s Weekend dinner one person is chosen at random to design their very own Chalkware piece. Working with Judi, they select a mould to use and begin the task of determining how they want this Santa to look! Although the piece can’t be carved, there have been many creative and unique [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2012/the-great-safari/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2012/byers/ http://valfa.com/2012/byers/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:03:56 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=3058 JOIN US APRIL 28th to meet Bob Byers, Jr. as he introduces a new custom Byers’ Choice Caroler which features three chalkware originals by Judi Vaillancourt to start a Christmas Tradition. We are pleased to announce that Bob Byers Jr. will be joining us at our 17th annual Collector’s Weekend to talk about the importance [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2012/byers/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2012/twelve-months-of-christmas-march/ http://valfa.com/2012/twelve-months-of-christmas-march/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:30:54 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=3047   Send in the clowns! This whimsical Santa has tired of giving out dolls to the good girls this season, instead, he has opted to deliver the gift of this clown. Both boys and girls grow a large smile on their face when they wake up to seeing this happy clown in white, with bright colored [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2012/twelve-months-of-christmas-march/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2012/twelve-months-of-christmas-february/ http://valfa.com/2012/twelve-months-of-christmas-february/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:35:05 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=2930 Kiss me, I’m Irish. Because a majority of the confectionary moulds available today were made in Europe during the late 1800s and early 1900s, it is nearly impossible to find moulds that were specifically created to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. That is why Judi has had to be creative in designing chalkware pieces that would make [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2012/twelve-months-of-christmas-february/feed/ 0