Volume XIV #2
February 2010
Crumbs from my jar . . .
And how is your winter going? Are you digging out in the Northeast or going through umbrellas out on the west coast?
I just know we've had more snow in Oklahoma in all the years I've lived here. So I stay home, since I don't like to drive
my sporty car out in the bad weather and plan to do a lot of organizing. Ahem.... that doesn't always work, I've become addicted
to Scrabble and Words with Friends games. I probably need to go cold turkey for a few days so that I can
actually accomplish anything (starting to shake and get nervous just typing that!).
~barb
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AMERICAN PICKERS ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL
Tonight is a new episode of American Pickers on the History channel. Have you watched it?
If so, have you voted in the poll?
American Pickers Poll
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~FEBRUARY CALENDAR PAGE~
The February Cookie Jar page has been up and I actually got a little ahead of myself and did the March pages too. Print that off now
and stick it behind the February page.
I've been asked if there is a program for doing the calendar. Not really. I grab the month template
from another About site and other than that I do the calendar in Photoshop, occasionally using some clip art.
Do you have a special jar you would like to see highlighted for an upcoming month? Let me know and perhaps
I can work it in. No promises.
February 2010 Calendar Page
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~TOBACCO JAR OR COOKIE JAR?~
Ever seen a jar listed on eBay as a cookie jar that had you scratching your head? And even after perusing your extensive library of cookie jar books you still couldn't identify the jar? More than likely, the jar you were looking at was a humidor or tobacco jar, as they are more commonly known.
Read more . . .Tobacco Jar or Cookie Jar?
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~EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER~
I didn't catch the show, but saw a Google alert that mentioned "cookie jar collection".
Apparently the lady of the house has a cookie jar collection, but nothing was said during the episode.
Or at least nothing I heard while watching it online. I did see a few jars as they scanned the
"after" kitchen, as well as the jar that according to an article, Reese Witherspoon gave the owner of the house. The jar is also
shown in the picture gallery along with the article.
Note: episode can be watched online via the Extreme Home Makeover web site.
Newspaper Article
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~DON WINTON/TWIN WINTON COLLECTION~
Do you have a collection of Twin Winton or Don Winton works? Do you have any special memories of Mr. Winton?
I am working on a special project and would love to talk with you via email. Please send me an email if you would like to
help out.
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~MCCOY LOVERS NMXPress~
It's the end of an era. During the golden age of cookie jar collecting, the McCoy Lovers' NMXpress was an essential publication for McCoy pottery and cookie jar collectors. Unfortunately the printed publication will no longer be available.
After 13 years of publication, the final issue of the McCoy Lovers' NMXpress newsletter was mailed last month.
The monthly newsletter, written and published by husband-and-wife team Carol Seman and Dan Eggert, has reached the
end of its run.
Read More
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~POLL~
Do you collect by Company or Type of cookie jar? Or perhaps you have no limits on your collecting? Please take the
2 second poll on The Cookie Jar.Net site.
Two Second Poll
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~ABOUT COOKIE JAR FORUMS~
The forums are getting to be a busy place for collectors with folks posting pictures, asking questions, doing polls and talking about fakes.
It only takes a few moments to register, so come on over the join the conversations.
Here are a few threads from the past week:
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FROM LAST MONTH'S NEWSLETTER
Alan Rhodes Jars
It's amazing what a Christmas present can do -- in the case of Brian and Gary, it opened new doors as they discovered a new artist. A friend of theirs gave them a jar and wanted to be sure it was one they didn't already have. Believe me they didn't! But they immediately fell in love and now have at least one more jar by Alan Rhodes. I say at least because by the time this newsletter goes out, that collection has probably increased several times.
The Triceratops is the one that started it all, but I can see jars in several of my friend's futures.
The Hippo for my hippo collecting readers, I love the Buffalo Wings and the Horse is more than cute.
The Dragon jar is absolutely amazing and Brian thinks that's where Alan will make his niche.
Cahokia Creatives
COLLECTOR LIST
No I haven't forgotten about this, I am still getting emails from the December newsletter, guess some folks don't read their
emails as soon as they arrive. ~vbg~
December Newsletter
