http://valfa.com Nobody can tell when a tradition begins, but hundreds of families have started with Vaillancourt Chalkware. Mon, 21 May 2012 13:21:27 +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/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/2011/creative-groupings/ http://valfa.com/2011/creative-groupings/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:01:23 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=2757 Although many of the 2011 Vaillancourt Chalkware pieces are designed in groupings, like the Santa in Sleigh and Reindeer, often we have found that collectors have mixed-and-matched with extraordinary design results. Take, for instance, when you combine the eight tiny Reindeer, with Leroy, along with the Santa with Tree. Instead of the traditional Santa and [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2011/creative-groupings/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2011/custom-exclusives/ http://valfa.com/2011/custom-exclusives/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:15:32 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=2618 http://valfa.com/2011/custom-exclusives/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2011/big-bunny-the-final-chapter/ http://valfa.com/2011/big-bunny-the-final-chapter/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:18:13 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=2582 Since tracking the Big Bunny from its birth on February 9th, 2010, this three foot tall bunny is moving out of our studio into a new home. After taking a year of production—documented through several stages over the past year: here, here and here—the Big Bunny was finally completed in April 2011 and introduced at [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2011/big-bunny-the-final-chapter/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2011/halloween-opening/ http://valfa.com/2011/halloween-opening/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:16:37 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=2560 Known around the country for Christmas, Vaillancourt Folk Art has always been proactive when it came to the Fall season, especially for Halloween. After the Gallery’s Fall Opening with the Hallow Wine and Chocolate Pairing, Vaillancourt Folk Art is happy to be open for the Fall season having brought in some incredible non-Vaillancourt product for [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2011/halloween-opening/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2011/available-at-neiman-marcus/ http://valfa.com/2011/available-at-neiman-marcus/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:02:33 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=2532 Neiman Marcus is now offering their 2011 selection of Vaillancourt Folk Art Chalkware and mouth-blown Polish glass ornaments in select stores around the nation, through their By Mail catalog and through their web site. Visit their website to find the Neiman Marcus near you and ask for the Vaillancourt Folk Art seasonal designer collection!  ]]> http://valfa.com/2011/available-at-neiman-marcus/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2011/take-a-peek-into-texas/ http://valfa.com/2011/take-a-peek-into-texas/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 14:41:13 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=2367 Each year, since 2003, Peek in the Attic in Dallas, Texas has worked with Judi Vaillancourt in designing a piece that belongs to the heart of Texas, the Texas Santa. This year, as Peek in the Attic celebrates their 30th year in business their Texas Santa will reflect that. In homage to the first design, [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2011/take-a-peek-into-texas/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2011/favors-2011/ http://valfa.com/2011/favors-2011/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:47:07 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=2162 During the Collector’s Weekend annual dinner (which is open to everyone) Judi will create favors for each person in attendance. This year, on her desk, she is working on some highly collectible chalkware ornaments that are hand foiled, painted, and will have the image of her Collector’s Weekend Colonial Santa in Green in the center. [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2011/favors-2011/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2011/painting-samples/ http://valfa.com/2011/painting-samples/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:11:22 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=2171 When you purchase a chalkware Santa or chalkware rabbit, you expect that each piece be painted to the highest level of detail and be accurate to the others. Because every Vaillancourt chalkware piece is hand painted, it is important for the artists to mimic Judi’s design with careful attention to the details. This is why [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2011/painting-samples/feed/ 0