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VIP Meeting, Website Update, & $50 Giveaway Winner!

Thank you so much to all of you who have shared your thoughts and ideas regarding my website, Nancy's Daily Dish and the updated logo.  Logo #2 was by far your favorite so I have added it to my blog today.   Nita, at Mod Vintage Life, suggested the logo not have a box around it at all and was nice enough to send me three samples without it so I'm considering that as well for my blog.  I liked all of the choices she offered.   

Some of you also suggested a wish list for the site so that you can save and compare your favorite pieces.  I love that idea as well so Shawn worked on it all day long yesterday.  Your wishlist is my command!  Done.  Check it out.  You can now easily save your favorites by clicking the 'add to wishlist' button, located on the upper right side of the menu bar. 

 Very exciting too is that we've also updated the entire site, thanks to my niece, Tiffany, and added the new design and template.  The site looks completely different now, has a new header which is a combination of my English Transferware Facebook page and the hands logo.  
Nancy's Daily Dish 
I hope you all will click over and take a look and let me know what you think.  I hope you like it!


Recently some VIP people flew in to meet with me regarding a potential project.  I'm still not at liberty to say what it is but you can probably guess from the picture of Shawn and me with them below what it has to do with!  One thing I learned from this meeting is that my table can hold over 550 transferware plates at one time!  



With so much going on, I almost forgot it's December!  CHRISTMAS time!  We got out tree up last night.  The tree is not decorated. The tree is not lit.  I don't have any presents bought yet either!

The $50 Gift Certificate Winner is Sherry at No Minimalist Here.  Congratulations Sherry!


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  1. Nancy, This is so exciting!! You know how much I love transferware and I couldn't be more thrilled to have won your giveaway. The hard part will be choosing something since I love so many things in your shop. Thank you and I can't wait to hear about your new project. Happy Holidays to you and your family.
    xx,
    Sherry

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  2. Excited to hear more about your new project! I think I spied some of my Copeland Spode Mayflower...such a beautiful pattern. Thanks for inviting us for a peak. Merry Christmas! Cherry Kay

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  3. Have a very merry Christmas, Nancy! Lights or no lights on your tree! ; )

    Pat
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  4. Have a very merry Christmas, Nancy! Whether with lights or no lights on your tree! ; )

    Pat
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  5. Have a very merry Christmas, Nancy, whether with lights or no lights on your tree! ; )
    Pat
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    1. Merry Christmas to you, Pat! Hope you are doing well, Nancy

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  6. Whoa! And I thought I was behind on all the Christmas stuff!!!! Don't worry...you'll get there. It sounds like you have bigger things at hand right now to deal with!

    I'm super happy for you! You have really been movin' on up! You deserve it. TOTALLY deserve it!!!

    That must be one whale of a sturdy table to be able to hold all that transferware at one time!!! I don't think I'm brave enough to test that at my house! :-)

    Merry Christmas, Nancy!

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  7. We had all of our records stacked on our Chippendale style pedestal table for a while, and one day, the three legs just went splat. Don't leave all that weight on your table for very long! Congratulations on your updated social media -- it's very exciting!

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    1. Oh, that's scary, Jennie. We have already moved all of those plates but it did make me nervous!

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  8. Oh...I love love love the new header for the store with all the different plate colors! That is a winner!!!!

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  9. Big congrats to Sherry...exciting things going on with you. I am thrilled for you...so well deserved!

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  10. Nancy, I'm so excited for you! Congratulations. I recently ordered my first piece of transferware from your new website. It arrived safely packaged and it's so lovely. It's a nice reminder of your success story! Happy Holidays!

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  11. Sorry I missed the give-away. I can hardly wait to read more about your project. I bet it is going to be amazing.

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  12. Nancy, I am so excited for you. I don't know if you remember me but I bought two pieces from you for me to make topiary in for my new home. Well, the house Is getting built as we speak and my pieces are packed and waiting for me to be creative with and I can't wait. I love the new site and page. I put it in my favorites and will be shopping once in our new home. Merry Christmas.

    Cynthia

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  13. I love the new logo, Nancy! And I'm eager to roam through your website as well.... the banner is just wonderful and captures so much of transferware's unique beauty. I think a wish-list is such a great idea... I do that a lot on sites I visit frequently. (And it's good for old-timers like me with poor memories!) Not sure what your project might be but that sure is a lot of plates, ma'am! In case I don't have a chance beforehand, I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year, full of good things.

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