Collectors Meet at Joy To The World Showroom at the LA Mart

Hosted by “Fancy That” in San Marino California in cooperation with The Society of Christmas Collectors of Southern California, Joy To The World Collectibles opened their showroom for a Spring preview of the 2009 JTTW ornament collections.

An enthusiastic group of 70 collectors joined in the festivities. The day began with registration followed by lunch which was arranged by our host store, “Fancy That”.  The Collectors Group conducted a short informational meeting after which the group journeyed up to the Joy To The World Showroom The collectors were given the opportunity to get their orders in for this exciting new glitter as they wandered the showroom and selected the pieces which were special to them. .  There were many exciting door prizes throughout the event which added to the excitement of the day.

A wonderful time was had by all, and Joy To The World is happy to participate in this type of experience which adds pleasant memories to the art of collecting.

Ino Schaller by Joy To The World Grows in 2009!

JTW's collaboration with the Schaller Family of Germany has produced a line of exquisite paper mache' items and glass ornaments that we feel truly capture the feel of what this century old tradition is all about. The most unique twist to the line is that each candy container comes with a surprise inside- a replica glass ornament. The ornaments were designed first in Poland, and then sent to Germany where the paper mache' version was created by the Schaller Family.

JTW holds the exclusive license with the Schaller Family to create the line of glass ornaments. In 2009, we have introduced 20 new glass ornaments, plus a line of mini ornaments. The Glass ornaments are the most traditional ornaments JTW has offered, and each piece has at least three very Schaller like qualities incorporated into the design. For instance, you will find that we are using millions and millions of tiny glass beads on both the candy containers and the ornaments- a traditional and very popular Schaller technique. Also, the Schaller family hand makes all of the tiny trees and brooms that are used on the glass ornaments in their Coburg, Germany studio.

JTW also worked again this year with the Schaller Family on one new paper mache' mold. Last year we created our exclusive penguin paper mache' candy container. This year, we created a santa mold with his best friend, a labrador retriever. This item comes in all three colorations of labs- yellow, black and chocolate. This item also comes with a very appropriate ornament inside- a Schaller inspired dog bone ornament.

Glitterazzi is Super Sized!

JTW has also introduced several new tabletop pieces in 2009. The most popular pieces thus far are the two ribbon candy themed items. We are offering a ribbon candy tree and a ribbon candy striding santa. These new pieces are very impressive in size and detail and stand an average of eight inches tall! The collection offers santas, snowmen and trees. Each piece comes with its own stand making it an instant centerpiece, or easy to use on a hearth or table. The table top pieces bring a whole new concept to our collectors. These pieces are limited in production because of their difficulty, and each is one piece of glass. New glass blowing techniques were developed to make these pieces a reality. The Table Top pieces are so labor intensive that they require several additional days of production to compete each piece. Contact your Glitterazzi dealer for more information on these tabletop pieces.

THE PET SET CONTINUES TO GROW IN 2009!

The most comprehensive dog breed specific ornament collection on the market has added more than 45 new styles in 2009. We have added such new breeds as a Briard, Whippet, Alaskan Malamute, American Foxhound, Akita, Keeshond and wire haired dachshund. Now more than 300 styles available with most colorations offered within each breed.

If you do not see your breed, please email us your request to JTTWCOLL@AOL.COM.

The Pet Set benefits Morris Animal Foundation. For more information about the work of MAF, please visit their web site at MorrisAnimalFoundation.Org.

The Pet Set Glass ornament collection is a Copyright of Joy To The World Collectibles, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Do You Want Fries With That?
In N Out Burger has added a new ornament to their collection - their french fries.

The very popular fast food restaurant chain, based in California will be offering the glass version of its famous french fries at www.innout.com. In N Out previously offered ornaments of their famous Double Double Burger and their signature drink cup.

Knoxville Magazine featured Joy To The World Collectibles and Founder and President Lisa Kelechava in it's 2008 Holiday Issue. Click here to view or download a pdf of the article.

Made in the EU

Beginning this year, JTW will begin using a "Made in the European Union" logo on its packaging. This logo indicates that all of our products are not only made in the European Union, but all of the materials are sourced in the EU as well.

All of our ornaments are made in Poland, which is one of 27 countries that make up the EU. Poland joined the European Union in 2004.

Betty White On Hand For LA Showroom Grand Opening

JTW held its grand opening of its Los Angeles permanent showroom on January 19th, 2008. Betty White was on hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony, and then we had a launch party for one of Betty's favorite ornaments, the new Wild Side Sea Otter.

Betty took photographs with many of our JTW dealers and signed many otters with part of the proceeds going to Morris Animal Foundation.

The new Wild Side sea otter is now in stock and available to order through your JTW dealer.

Thank You For Being A Friend!

Many, Many thanks to Betty White and Morris Animal Foundation for making the holiday cruises with Betty White a huge success. The first night was the champagne cruise which featured lots of fun, food, signing, and a presentation to Betty for her lifetime work dedicated to animals. The evening culminated with a fireworks show, graciously donated by Pyro Shows of La Follette, TN. Many thanks to those who traveled from all over the country to share the evening. The silent auction brought in more than $10,000 for Morris Animal Foundation, and proved to be a battle ground to the end! The second night was more casual , but gave everyone aboard the opportunity to sit down and talk with Betty, have ornaments signed, take pictures and just have a heck of a lot of fun!

We would like to thank the following sponsors who helped make this event so very special:

Blizzards Bones, Frontgate Catalog, Goody?s Family Clothing, Hill?s Pet Nutrition, idoggiebag.com, Jewelry Television, Love?s Touch Mobile Pet Grooming, Lucky Pet, Mars Direct (M & M?s), Morris Animal Foundation, Prestige Cleaners, Pyro Shows, River Dog Bakery, Scenic View Farms, Volunteer Princess Cruises, WNOX, WVLT-TV

Special thanks also goes to the crew and staff of The Volunteer Princess who did an amazing job with the event, and even let Betty drive the boat.