We were so excited about Black Friday that we almost forgot about Cyber Monday, November 29th. We don't want to distract you from your work schedule, BUT if you are planning to steal away during your lunch break to do a little Christmas shopping, we hope you will think of us.
You can use this couponcode: cybermonday35 to receive a 35% discount on any order today, Cyber Monday. (Discount ends tonight at midnight and does not apply to studio sale or wholesale items nor can it be combined with any other coupon. However, FREE SHIPPING on orders of $50 or more DOES apply!)
domingo, 28 de noviembre de 2010
Free & Fabulous Friday Giveaway - #8
As much as we love to make and sell pewter, we are just as passionate about our line of American Stoneware. We will be giving away one of our lovely Coffee Canisters on Friday, December 3rd. Click here to see our 4 Glaze Choices (Whipping Cream, Pistachio, Butter Pecan, and our newest - Blackberry) and our 6 Design Choices (Fleur de Lys, Vineyard, Dragonfly, Fish, Hearts, and our newest - Bird). We will custom-make the winning canister.
To enter to win one of our Coffee Canisters:
-visit us on Facebook
-answer the following question: Which of our glazes do you like the best and why?
*Deadline for postings is 9am PST on Friday, December 3rd.
*Winner will be announced later that day.
*NOTE: Be sure to post your comment on our Faceobook page (not on Blog)
To enter to win one of our Coffee Canisters:
-visit us on Facebook
-answer the following question: Which of our glazes do you like the best and why?
*Deadline for postings is 9am PST on Friday, December 3rd.
*Winner will be announced later that day.
*NOTE: Be sure to post your comment on our Faceobook page (not on Blog)
miércoles, 24 de noviembre de 2010
A message from Derrik, our master shipper
Derrik has just pointed out to me that he is ON TOP OF IT! He is turning around orders with lightning speed. We have been stocking up for the Holidays since early summer - and we are ready. Derrik is getting most studio sale orders out the same day they come in. Orders for our Stoneware take an extra day or two.
I hope that his mom is planning a big feast tomorrow because Derrik is going to need a lot of fuel when he gets back to work next week. Happy Thanksgiving to the extended Derrik family!
I hope that his mom is planning a big feast tomorrow because Derrik is going to need a lot of fuel when he gets back to work next week. Happy Thanksgiving to the extended Derrik family!
lunes, 22 de noviembre de 2010
A time to give Thanks
Here it is...the beginning of the biggest retail season in America! I hope that we can all slow down just a bit and take time to be thankful for the good things in our lives.
Although I am grateful each and every day for my amazing family, friends, and employees, I do have some extra things to be thankful for this week.
1) My brother and his family are making the trek up from Davis, CA to share our Thanksgiving table. (To show my gratitude, I will be making him a mincemeat pie - oh! my goodness! I can't believe I am going to put beef suet in a pie!)
2) My newest grandson is home from the Neonatal unit in Lausanne, Switzerland! YAY!
3) My amazing manager, Nancy, is healthy and looking great as we await the newest little member of our Crosby & Taylor family.
I wish each and every one of you a wonderful Thanksgiving week. Thank you for supporting American artisans.
Although I am grateful each and every day for my amazing family, friends, and employees, I do have some extra things to be thankful for this week.
1) My brother and his family are making the trek up from Davis, CA to share our Thanksgiving table. (To show my gratitude, I will be making him a mincemeat pie - oh! my goodness! I can't believe I am going to put beef suet in a pie!)
2) My newest grandson is home from the Neonatal unit in Lausanne, Switzerland! YAY!
3) My amazing manager, Nancy, is healthy and looking great as we await the newest little member of our Crosby & Taylor family.
I wish each and every one of you a wonderful Thanksgiving week. Thank you for supporting American artisans.
Big Discounts for Black Friday!
Five of our most popular products on sale for 24 hours only!
From midnight on Thanksgiving until midnight on Black Friday.
From midnight on Thanksgiving until midnight on Black Friday.
sábado, 20 de noviembre de 2010
Free & Fabulous Facebook Giveaway - #7 (Black Friday Edition)
Time to announce our big Free & Fabulous Facebook Giveaway #7 .....a $50 Gift Certificate to Crosby and Taylor! We want to award one of our loyal Facebook fans by treating them to a $50 shopping spree. All you have to do is answer the following question on our Facebook Wall between now and Friday, November 26 at 9AM PST/12pm EST.
What is your Favorite Food at your Thanksgiving Table?
What is the Free & Fabulous Facebook Giveaway? Here is how it works:
We feature a different Crosby & Taylor product on our blog and Facebook Page each week.
You visit our page before Friday at 12pm EST/9am PST and answer our weekly question (posted above)
We will select a winner on Friday and announce him or her on our page.
Remember - to enter to win, comments must be made by 12pm EST/9am PST on Friday, November 26. Check our blog and Facebook page each week until Christmas to learn which prize we will be giving away that week! Good Luck!
What is your Favorite Food at your Thanksgiving Table?
What is the Free & Fabulous Facebook Giveaway? Here is how it works:
We feature a different Crosby & Taylor product on our blog and Facebook Page each week.
You visit our page before Friday at 12pm EST/9am PST and answer our weekly question (posted above)
We will select a winner on Friday and announce him or her on our page.
Remember - to enter to win, comments must be made by 12pm EST/9am PST on Friday, November 26. Check our blog and Facebook page each week until Christmas to learn which prize we will be giving away that week! Good Luck!
domingo, 14 de noviembre de 2010
Mr. November
For once, I'm not a month behind in giving a "shout-out" to our employee of the month! This week we had a lot to celebrate: three employees turned 30 and Tim had his TEN YEAR anniversary with us! That's a lot to be joyful for.
Unlike many of us around here, Tim does not like to be the center of attention. It's virtually impossible to catch him in a photo or to get him up in front of a group. So I had to be a little sneaky in getting him to join us all for lunch.
Congratulations, Tim! Happy Birthday Nancy, Dan, and Adam!
Tim moved out to Oregon from Kalamazoo, Michigan. The minute I met him - back in 1999 - I knew he was someone with that old-fashioned Midwest work ethic. Tim gets to it and he gets it done. He also has this crazy, quirky creative side to him. He worked with me on creating our Fleur de Lys Measuring Cups and Posts. If you own a set of these, you should turn your set over. You will notice that Tim put a little happy person on the underside of your set. If I wasn't telling you this, you might never have noticed. Things like this tend to pop up around the shop - and on products.
We all really appreciate Tim. He's one of our treasures and we hope he'll stick around with us for awhile! Tim is pictured above with Carl, our Master Potter. (Carl hates it when I call him that but it's what he is!)
Unlike many of us around here, Tim does not like to be the center of attention. It's virtually impossible to catch him in a photo or to get him up in front of a group. So I had to be a little sneaky in getting him to join us all for lunch.
Congratulations, Tim! Happy Birthday Nancy, Dan, and Adam!
Tim moved out to Oregon from Kalamazoo, Michigan. The minute I met him - back in 1999 - I knew he was someone with that old-fashioned Midwest work ethic. Tim gets to it and he gets it done. He also has this crazy, quirky creative side to him. He worked with me on creating our Fleur de Lys Measuring Cups and Posts. If you own a set of these, you should turn your set over. You will notice that Tim put a little happy person on the underside of your set. If I wasn't telling you this, you might never have noticed. Things like this tend to pop up around the shop - and on products.
We all really appreciate Tim. He's one of our treasures and we hope he'll stick around with us for awhile! Tim is pictured above with Carl, our Master Potter. (Carl hates it when I call him that but it's what he is!)
Free & Fabulous Facebook Giveaway - #6
SIX must be our lucky number! For the 6th time, we are one of Paula Deen's "Picks" in her magazine, Home Cooking with Paula Deen. The November/December issue - which is now available at bookstores and newsstands - shows our brand new Holiday Measuring Spoons on its own Christmas Tree Post.
To celebrate, we will be giving away a set of these wonderful new Spoons this Friday - November 19th.
To qualify to win:
-become our friend on Facebook
-comment on what you like about this product and why you should win
*Enter by 9am PST this Friday, November 19th
Home Cooling with Paula Deen
To celebrate, we will be giving away a set of these wonderful new Spoons this Friday - November 19th.
To qualify to win:
-become our friend on Facebook
-comment on what you like about this product and why you should win
*Enter by 9am PST this Friday, November 19th
Home Cooling with Paula Deen
domingo, 7 de noviembre de 2010
Miss October!
Our Employee of the Month for October was Leandra Cate, who joined us in February of this year. She has proven to be a lucky find! She is smart, funny, efficient, always interesting, and has the biggest laugh in Eugene. Everyone really enjoys Leandra around here. She makes each day just that much more fun.
At the same time she is taking care of business at her computer, on the phone, in the processing room, in the order room, and on and on. On top of all of this she is also the one responsible for the Studio Sale - great job, Leandra!
She is full of opinions which I, personally, appreciate. Meek and timid just don't cut it around here! Sometimes an opinion gets overridden, but at least we have a discussion going.
Each month I make a poster about our Employee of the Month on which we all post compliments. Here was one of my favorites:
"You're the female version of Mr. Bob Dylan.. that means "You Rock!". (Leandra is a HUGE Bob Dylan fan.)
The poster also includes a few fun questions and answers.
What are 3 foods you cannot live without?
-bananas, oats, tomatoes
What would your dream road trip be?
-a Winnebago drive across the length of South America
What do you like best about Oregon? (She moved here from New Orleans so it's all pretty new to Leandra out here.)
-the moutains, hiking, groovy landscape
Since she admits that she cannot live without bananas, I figured a Banana Cream Pie would be the obvious Birthday Treat for her. Fortunately, I have a really good recipe - thanks to Epicurious.com. Last year when we celebrated two family birthdays at home, I made a Banana Cream Pie and a really rich Chocolate Cheese Cake. I was sure that the Chocolate dessert would be the more popular. But there was NO competition. I think even I preferred the Pie and I would normally never choose anything over chocolate.
So, if you are looking to make a great dessert...look no further! (Unfortunately, I neglected to photograph Leandra's pie so I must thank the Food Network for this image. I will say that my pie actually had little black specks here and there - from the tiny Vanilla Bean seeds that you scrape into the pie.)
Banana Cream Pie
Crust
2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup mashed banana
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
Filling
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
1 1/2 cups whole milk
3 large egg yolks
1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 ripe bananas (about 1 1/2 pounds total), peeled, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
For crust:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Stir graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and mashed banana in large bowl to blend. Add unsalted butter and stir to moisten evenly. Press onto bottom and up sides of 10-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
Bake crust until set and pale golden, about 15 minutes. Cool completely.
For filling:
Whisk sugar, cornstarch, and salt in heavy medium saucepan to blend. Gradually whisk in whipping cream and whole milk, then egg yolks. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add vanilla bean. Whisk over medium-high heat until custard thickens and boils, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Whisk in unsalted butter and vanilla extract. Discard vanilla bean. Transfer custard to large bowl; cool completely, whisking occasionally, about 1 hour.
Stir custard to loosen, if necessary. Spread 1 cup custard over bottom of prepared crust. Top with half of sliced bananas, then 1 cup custard, covering bananas completely. Repeat layering with remaining bananas and remaining custard. Chill banana cream pie until filling is set and crust softens slightly, at least 8 hours and up to 1 day. Cut pie into wedges and serve.
Note: I embellished the top with lots of slightly sweetened whipped cream.
At the same time she is taking care of business at her computer, on the phone, in the processing room, in the order room, and on and on. On top of all of this she is also the one responsible for the Studio Sale - great job, Leandra!
She is full of opinions which I, personally, appreciate. Meek and timid just don't cut it around here! Sometimes an opinion gets overridden, but at least we have a discussion going.
Each month I make a poster about our Employee of the Month on which we all post compliments. Here was one of my favorites:
"You're the female version of Mr. Bob Dylan.. that means "You Rock!". (Leandra is a HUGE Bob Dylan fan.)
The poster also includes a few fun questions and answers.
What are 3 foods you cannot live without?
-bananas, oats, tomatoes
What would your dream road trip be?
-a Winnebago drive across the length of South America
What do you like best about Oregon? (She moved here from New Orleans so it's all pretty new to Leandra out here.)
-the moutains, hiking, groovy landscape
Since she admits that she cannot live without bananas, I figured a Banana Cream Pie would be the obvious Birthday Treat for her. Fortunately, I have a really good recipe - thanks to Epicurious.com. Last year when we celebrated two family birthdays at home, I made a Banana Cream Pie and a really rich Chocolate Cheese Cake. I was sure that the Chocolate dessert would be the more popular. But there was NO competition. I think even I preferred the Pie and I would normally never choose anything over chocolate.
So, if you are looking to make a great dessert...look no further! (Unfortunately, I neglected to photograph Leandra's pie so I must thank the Food Network for this image. I will say that my pie actually had little black specks here and there - from the tiny Vanilla Bean seeds that you scrape into the pie.)
Banana Cream Pie
Crust
2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup mashed banana
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
Filling
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
1 1/2 cups whole milk
3 large egg yolks
1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 ripe bananas (about 1 1/2 pounds total), peeled, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
For crust:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Stir graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and mashed banana in large bowl to blend. Add unsalted butter and stir to moisten evenly. Press onto bottom and up sides of 10-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
Bake crust until set and pale golden, about 15 minutes. Cool completely.
For filling:
Whisk sugar, cornstarch, and salt in heavy medium saucepan to blend. Gradually whisk in whipping cream and whole milk, then egg yolks. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add vanilla bean. Whisk over medium-high heat until custard thickens and boils, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Whisk in unsalted butter and vanilla extract. Discard vanilla bean. Transfer custard to large bowl; cool completely, whisking occasionally, about 1 hour.
Stir custard to loosen, if necessary. Spread 1 cup custard over bottom of prepared crust. Top with half of sliced bananas, then 1 cup custard, covering bananas completely. Repeat layering with remaining bananas and remaining custard. Chill banana cream pie until filling is set and crust softens slightly, at least 8 hours and up to 1 day. Cut pie into wedges and serve.
Note: I embellished the top with lots of slightly sweetened whipped cream.
5th Free & Fabulous Facebook Giveaway
When people don't know our company name, they seem to call us: "The Pewter Measuring Spoon and Cup" company. We don't mind. These two product categories have been our top sellers for 20 years now! Our 3rd top-selling category has always been our Pewter Coffee Scoops. Each one come with a little hook so that you can hang up your CS and you will always know where it is - especially when it's early and you aren't awake yet and need to make some coffee right away!
We will be giving away one of our Dragonfly Coffee Scoops this Friday, November 12th (retail value $25)
Here's how to enter to win:
-become a friend of ours on Facebook
-comment on what you like about our Coffee Scoops and why you should be the winner
Deadline to enter is 9am PST Friday, November 12th.
Winner will be announced later that same Friday.
Good luck to all and thank you for supporting American Artisans.
We will be giving away one of our Dragonfly Coffee Scoops this Friday, November 12th (retail value $25)
Here's how to enter to win:
-become a friend of ours on Facebook
-comment on what you like about our Coffee Scoops and why you should be the winner
Deadline to enter is 9am PST Friday, November 12th.
Winner will be announced later that same Friday.
Good luck to all and thank you for supporting American Artisans.
viernes, 5 de noviembre de 2010
Everyone is a winner!
We were really touched by all of the comments posted on our Facebook this week. We would like everyone to feel like a winner. So...if you posted a comment but did not win a set of our Bird Measuring Spoons, we would like to offer you this coupon code: fbsr15. This code can be used through Monday, Nov. 15th to purchase any of our Spoon Rests for $10 (regular price $20). Choose from 7 designs. Our newest design - the Bird - is shown here.
lunes, 1 de noviembre de 2010
Free & Fabulous Facebook Giveaway - #4
This Friday we will be giving away a set of our Bird Measuring Spoons on Pewter Post. This is our newest Spoon design, featuring a cute little bird in the bowl of each spoon and a nest perched in the "branches" of the post.
Here is how you can enter to win:
-visit our Facebook Page by 9am this Friday (November 5th)
-tell us what you think of the product and why you deserve to win
The winner will be selected and announced on Friday after 12pm PST.
Thank you for supporting American artisans!
Here is how you can enter to win:
-visit our Facebook Page by 9am this Friday (November 5th)
-tell us what you think of the product and why you deserve to win
The winner will be selected and announced on Friday after 12pm PST.
Thank you for supporting American artisans!
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