Dan Dye Designs

Summer 2008

  Since my last post for early June, you may think that I haven't been busy this summer.  On the contrary, I spent a week in the Tennessee mountains with my church youth group, fixing up homes up there with the Appalachian Service Project.  I have also been helping a refuge family from Nepal getting established in a new home in Raleigh, NC.  And I have been working on new jewelry inventory for the State Fair (which opens on October 16th).  I always tell people that I am good with a hammer, whether a silversmith hammer or a carpenter's hammer. I have found that hammers have the right number of moving parts for me!  I am building the best inventory for the Fair that I have had in years!!

Upcoming craft show

  My next show will be on June 7th & 8th at the "Larkspur Party" on Litchford Road in north Raleigh, NC.  The show will host 23 regional artists & craftsmen featuring a wide range of work.  The show will open at 10 AM on both Saturday and Sunday and closes at 6 PM and 4 PM, respectively.  For details, check out their website at www.larkspurparty.com.  I have been hard at work, constructing my 2008 collection, and have many interesting new pieces to show.  Hope to see you there!

Spring 2008

    It is now 2008 and I'm thinking about new designs for this year's collection.  As Spring nears, I look forward to fresh flowers to inspire this year's necklaces and pins.  Already there are daffodils blooming in the yard and the dogwood trees should be flowering soon.  I noticed the Carolina jasmine vines are just beginning to bud.  They have delicate yellow, sweet smelling trumpet flowers that cascade in a blanket of blooms.  I like to have real blossoms in a vase of water on my workbench so I can replicate Nature's details accurately.  I'm envisioning a flexible necklace of leaves and flowers, patterned after the jasmine vine.  And I will likely make another dogwood pin or two.
    I have two shows planned, one in April in Charlottesville, Virginia and the other in June in Raleigh, NC.  I'm busy constructing new inventory for those two events.

Welcome

Welcome to Dan Dye Designs.

If this is your first visit, please check out the Current Inventory on the right side of the page.  This represents items I have in stock. To see examples of items that can be made as special orders, please have a look at the Portfolio on the left side of the page.

At this point, I cannot accept online orders, so if you would like to place an order, please send me an email using the "Contact Me" link on the left side of the page.

Or, if you would like to contact me via phone, call me at 919-876-0609 between the hours of 9am and 8pm Eastern time.  The holidays are past, and I'm busily working on new designs for 2008!

Holiday Sales

We will participate in the Holiday Shoppe at the Youngsville, NC Armory on December 8th and 9th, 10am to 6pm.  This is open to the public with no admission charge and refreshments will be provided.  More than a dozen crafters, artists, and merchants will be featured.  Youngsville is between Raleigh and Henderson, just off of Hwy 1 on US1A.

I don't have a map directly to the Armory, but here is a map of Youngsville: map...

You may also order directly from me by sending an e-mail with your request or by phoning 919-876-0609 between the hours of 9am and 8pm Eastern time.  I am constantly updating my inventory as items sell fast at this time of year! 

Ordering Ornaments

I will accept orders for Christmas ornaments until November 15th.  Some of my ornaments can be personalized with a name or date, such as the Stocking with 2007 or Noel, the Rocking Horse ("Thad" shown here) or the the Angel (with a name running across the bottom). 

Contact me for a price estimate on these.

Next Show: Finch Pottery Open House, Sunday November 11th

My next craft show will be at the Finch Pottery Open House on Sunday, November 11th.  More than 60 potters and other crafters will be exhibiting 10:00AM to 5:00PM.

The location is Finch Pottery and Blueberry Nursery on Hwy 581 north of Bailey,NC.  That is east of Raleigh, west of Wilson, south of Spring Hope.  For more information visit www.danfinch.com.

A map and directions can be found here.

I am in the process of updating my photos following a very successful NC State Fair.  Most of my jewelry was sold there and I am constantly making new items.  Inquire about jewelry and Christmas ornaments by e-mail and I will respond quickly.

Thanks for checking in with me,
Dan Dye

Next Show: NC State Fair Village of Yesteryear, Oct. 12-21

This week I'm preparing for the NC State Fair.  I'm polishing the last few ornaments and packing up the display case.

This will be my 22nd year at the Village of Yesteryear (www.villageofyesteryear.org).  It is always a fun 10 days of demonstrating my craft and meeting new people.

If you have a chance, please come and visit me at the fair.  The Village is open from 10am until 9:45pm and is located in the James E. Holshouser building.

If you enter the fair through Gate 8, walk past the lake and the Grist Mill and up the next hill, the Village will be on your left.  Map of Fairgrounds

I hope to see you there.

New Christmas Ornament

Every year I design a new Christmas ornament.  This year it is a dogwood flower.  This is a simplified version of a dogwood pin that I have been making for years.

Galleries are posted

The galleries are posted.  They are on the right side of the page.  Please take a look and let me know what you think.