Merry Christmas Everyone!!

We'd like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Joyous New Year!!

Dan & Jamey

In Stores Now!

Here are a few photos from my Christmas collection with Evergreen Enterprises. I have received some wonderful emails from customers that purchased several pieces! Thank you to everyone for the positive response! I loved painting and designing each piece!

Happy Holidays! Dan

Just Believe Collections in stores now!

Here are a few pieces from my "Just Believe" kitchen textiles and stationary lines.

Our Feast!!

Just wanted to share a couple photos from our Thanksgiving Feast. We had such a fabulous day with our friends and family! I loved preparing the turkey and some wonderful side dishes that everyone loved!

Now on to Christmas which is only 25 days away!

Happy Holidays!

Christmas Ornaments

Check out all the wonderful products my good friend Paula Joerling is now

selling on her blog!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving Holiday!!

Dan

Christmas Openhouse

Join us from Nov 19th to 21st for our Christmas Open house.

It's our last event of the year featuring special baked treats, our handmade Christmas pieces made of tin and wood, mixed fresh greenery of wreaths & garland, our own blend of handmade Christmas potpourri and many of my Licensed products from the DiPaolo line.

We are also thrilled to have Seth David Roth, former corporate chef to Oprah Winfrey cooking up something delicious for this special event!

Hope to see you there!

Our Artist Gathering 2010!

This past weekend was a weekend I will never ever forget. The opportunity to be in the same place at the same time with all of my creative friends was overwhelming. I still can't believe it happened and I keep smiling as I recall conversations and silly moments and hugs.

Thank you to John Sloan and his wife Maryann, Ellen and Bill Stouffer, Shelly Reeves Smith, Sueellen Ross, Nita Showers, Eric Fausnacht, Rena Askey, Amy Faldet, Sherri Buck Baldwin, Yvonne Moroni, Ned and Melanie Young, Paula Joerling, Seth Roth, Darcey Roth, David Simmons , and Robin Davis! For taking time away from your work and your families to meet here.

Thank you to Cathleen and Carlos from Legacy Publishing and Philp, Raymond and Angela from Sunset Vista Designs for travelling here to meet with all of us!

A gathering of creative friends!
a yummy salad!

A sit down together we won't forget!!

The sunset over the farm that evening! Beautiful!

Our guests enjoyed meeting all of our animals on the farm.

Paula Joerling has some followers after feeding the goats some pumpkin and squash. They loved her!!

Our dog Ruthie on the porch of the log cabin.

One of our heirloom turkeys was nestled on a dozen eggs.

Robin Davis took this beautiful shot of the eggs.

Robin and Paula attempting to ride the 2 seater bike!! They were entertaining! LOL

Soon to be my new home for the studio! I can't wait!

I look forward to many more artist gatherings with my talented friends!

Thanks again Dan and Jamey

Artist Licensing Event

I'm looking forward to November 5th and 6th when 28 talented artists and friends arrive for our Licensing event!

John Sloan and his wife Maryann, Ellen and Bill Stouffer, Shelly Reeves Smith, Sueellen Ross, Nita Showers, Eric Fausnacht, Rena Askey, Amy Faldet, Sherri Buck Baldwin, Yvonne Moroni, Ned and Melanie Young, Robin Davis, Paula Joerling, Jamey Berger and myself will meet at a local cafe for dinner on Friday night. On Saturday, we welcome the Team from Legacy Publishing, Cathleen and Carlos Llanso as well as the team from Sunset Vista Designs, Philip Wong, Raymond Chan and Angela Reinhardt. We will present portfolios, learn about social media from Robin Davis and have a fabulous day!

This is the first time our entire group will meet in one place at one time! I don't know how we can possibly squeeze any more talent into one room!
Our group formed when I resigned as Creative Director of LANG several years ago. We support each other in licensing, networking and friendship. I can't imagine doing it alone... these are extraordinary, amazing, talented friends!

I can't wait!!! I promise to post lots of pictures from the event!

Trixie's Treats begins this Friday night!

Happy Halloween!

Our Annual Halloween Party, Trixie's Treats, begins this Friday night!

Join us this Friday 6:00 till 9:00 in the barn.
Neil Gebel "no Cigars" will start playing at 6:00. Cindy's award winning Pumpkin muffins and cookies will be available for purchase. All Halloween and Fall items in the Barn are 25% off including our signature hand-made Folk Art designs. More vendors will be around selling their goods as well!

We are open Saturday and Sunday also, 11:00 till 5:00 (for those of you traveling from Chicago)

There are Pumpkins, gourds and mums galore... Mums are 3 for $20.00 (2 gallon pots). Home grown Potpourri is 25% off.

Libation and yummy treats will be served.

Mark your calendar for our HUGE Christmas Open House; Friday - Sunday November 19 - 21.
(Friday night 5:00 till 9:00, Sat and Sun 11:00 - 5:00)

Don't forget to visit the Burlington Farmer's MArket on Thursdays from 3:00 - 7:00.

Hope to see you soon!

A Beautiful Weekend!

We are enjoying such a beautiful weekend on the farm. The shop has been really busy! Everyone is purchasing our wonderful Mums and Pumpkins! We're open today until 5pm, so take a little drive out to the country!

As you can see, our log home is making progress! I can't wait to set up my studio in there!!

We are also making preparations for a large artist gathering in Novemeber! I will fill you in soon!

Dan

Fried Green Tomatoes Farm

Hello Friends!

We have amazing Mums in bloom as well as pumpkins, unusual squash and gourds on sale this weekend!

Don't forget Friday October 15 from 6:00 till 9:00 is Trixies Halloween! Live music and Treats!

We're open every Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 till 5:00.

Hope to see you soon!

Country Living Fair Picture request!

Well we had an amazing time at The Country Living Fair last weekend! Thank you to all the wonderful customers that dropped in the booth! We enjoyed meeting you all!
I would love to post the pictures that many of you took at the show. So please email me your photos of all the fun we were having in our booth!
Jamey and I were so busy that we just didn't have the time to snap more pictures!
Thanks again, and we'll see you next year!!
Dan

Country Living Fair this weekend!

We are having the time of our lives here at the Country Living Fair! We have met so many wonderful people! This fair is full of incredible antiques, unique handmade goods, yummy food and more! Come join in the fun! Hope to see you soon!

At the Country Living Fair!

It starts today! The Country Living Fair! Come visit my booth on the main street. Look for my Fried Green Tomatoes sign!
Hope to see you soon!

Fall Harvest Festival this weekend!

Hello friends!!

We have a great weekend planned at the farm for our Fall Harvest Festival!
We will be open this Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 till 5:00

Stop in and meet the HILLBILLY from Norwalk Ohio! Yep, he's tall and ornery and has a truck load of great antiques.

Our mums look amazing (large 2 gallon pots), $8.50 each or 3 for $22.00. We also have funky gourds, broom corn and pumpkins!

We made great new Halloween figures from wood and reclaimed tin. You can place your order this weekend. We also have our homemade Harvest Blend potpourri.

Pick up a few of Squires hand-made caramel apples, they're the best we ever tasted!

Make it a fun day and visit these other fine events:

Day in the Country in Rochester on Saturday and don't forget to stop in and see Tracy at Finders Keepers and visit our friends from Decatur Cheese for hand-crafted cheese
Kathie Sellhousen has her annual yard sale; 925 North Brownslake Drive (HWY W)
Sandy Swantz has her annual Barn sale; 4603 108th Street, Franksville WI 53126
Ela Orchards is open for apples and cider; 1/4 mile west of Rochester on Highway D 262 534 2545

We will be exhibiting at the Country Living Fair sponsored by Country Living Magazing in Ohio Village, Columbus Ohio September 24, 25, 26 8:30 till 5:00

We hope to see you soon

Dan and Jamey

Country Living Fair

We'll be at the Country Living Fair Sept 24-26 2010. Several NEW handmade

designs to show you!

Look for "Fried Green Tomatoes by Dan DiPaolo" on the main street of the show!

We hope to see you there!

The Barn Party Pictures!

Our annual Barn Party was a huge success! Thank you to all my wonderful friends for setting up fabulous booths full of yummy treats and treasures! We also want to thank all the people that took a lovely drive out to the country to join in the festivities! It was such a beautiful day full of fun! The barn shop was hopping with activity and we sold a lot of my NEW DiPaolo designs!

Join us for our next Fried Green Tomatoes event Sept 18 & 19 during the Fall Harvest Festival!

Thanks again, Dan and Jamey

Barn Party this Friday!!

Friday August 27th is our Annual Summer Barn Party

Music, refreshments, local produce and more!

Friday night from 5:00 till 9:00 (The shop is also open Saturday and Sunday 11:00 till 5:00)

This event will host several local vendors:

The Fabulous Chef Seth David Roth will prepare wonderful food
Wine tasting hosted by Avanti Brothers Wine Company
Darcy and David have a great finds and wonderful antiques
Local Cheese producer Decatur Cheese will offer delectable hand-made cheeses
Simon's Gardens very fresh, local produce
Our very favorite LIVE music by Neil Gebel! (with guest Black-eyed-Susan on tambourine!)
Ela Orchards will have locally grown fresh apples and cider

The shop in the barn is open with great perennials. Everything in the barn is 10% off. Halloween is 20% off! BRING A FRIEND.......

The new calendars and greeting cards have arrived... they go fast so be sure to pick up yours.

Don't forget to visit the Historic Downtown Burlington Farmer's Market every Thursday from 3:00 till 7:00!

Hope to see you there!

Barn Party!

We are busy preparing for our Annual Summer Barn Party! Friday August 27th, 5pm to 9pm! Hope to see you there!

Farmer's Market & Barn Shop

Stop by The Burlington Farmer's Market this Thursday from 3:00 - 7:00.
The Market is bursting with fresh produce from local farmers, delicious treats, the best bread, meat and cheese! We will have great perennials this week...
It's the BEST place to shop, meet friends and stay healthy!

The Barn will be open this weekend, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 till 5:00.
Perennials, great planters, yard art and handmade birdhouses.
We HAVE OUR NEW HALLOWEEN collection at 20% off this weekend only!

Hope to see you soon!

Sunset Vista Tin Product

Here are pictures from my NEW tin line with Sunset Vista Designs. I love the quality of their products. They add wonderful embellishments using glitter. Some items have moveable pieces, like the snowman waving. Chef designs are coming soon! I can't wait!

Atlanta Pictures!

Christmas product with Evergreen Enterprises!
Some of my very talented friends at the Artist Gathering held by
Paula Joerling and Tom Haney.

Back from Atlanta!

It's good to be home! We returned from the Atlanta Gift Mart with great ideas and inspiration!

I took several photos from my NEW collections for 2010. Pictured above is my Farmer's Market, Chef and Rooster collections with Certified International.

After my meetings, we spent some time walking the show and purchasing new fabulous products for the shop!

I'll post more pictures from the show over the next week, stay tuned!

Atlanta Gift Mart

The Market Bee......buzz buzz!

I have NEW designs ready for the show! Just finishing some last details. Can't wait to see my friends and enjoy an artist gathering at Paula Joering and Tom Haney's gorgeous loft downtown Atlanta. Looking forward to viewing Fall/Xmas DiPaolo designs!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Dan