Wednesday, December 1, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Holidays in Sisters 19
GIVE A GIFT OF WELLNESS
GIFT CARDS for therapeutic
treatments and
GIFT BASKETS overflowing
with body products and more!
ShibuiSpa.com | 541-549-6164
720 Buckaroo Trail, Sisters
PUBLIC DOMA
IN
The fir
first Christmas card, created
in 1843 by an Englishman who
struggled to keep up with his
correspondence. It was a little
too bon vivant for some folks.
PUB LIC DOMAIN
The first commercial American Christmas
card was printed in 1875 by a Prussian immi-
grant named Louis Prang, who settled in New
England. That first card was just the image of
a flower and the legend <Merry Christmas.=
Prang9s cards caught on and are now
highly collectible.
According to the New England Historical
Society, Prang was turning out 5 million
Louis Prang got the Christmas
card craze going in the United
States in 1875. By 1881, he was
printing 5 million of them.
Christmas cards a year by 1881, and <Young
ladies recorded in their diaries how many
8Prangs9 they received over the holidays.=
Nowadays, we can send Christmas cards
via text or email or on social media platforms,
and include sound files. But there9s still
something pleasing about receiving a card
in the mail with a handwritten message just
like Sir Henry Cole sent o out 178 years ago.
Give a Holiday Gift
of Friendship…
Memberships
available as a
“Friend of
the Sisters
Outdoor
Quilt Show”
Gift a membership
or memorial donation at
SOQS.org or call
541-549-0989.
Mitch & Michelle Deaderick
Enjoy the artistic creations of local artists in a safe,
physically-distanced — and still celebratory — atmo-
sphere on December 4-5, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. when
Mitch and Michelle Deaderick host their annual
Holiday Show at their studio at 17192 Jordan
Rd., east of Sisters. 
ew-
The show will also feature the exquisite jew-
elry of long-time Sisters artist Mary Jo Weiss.
ill keep
Western village, firepits, and music will
ardless of
the outdoor setting warm and festive regardless
the weather.
ave
For the past four decades, Mitch and Michelle have
been pillars of the vibrant Sisters arts community. They
create beautiful work that graces homes across the country, and
also nurture the arts and fellow artists in the community. Their work is unique and func
func-
d at Ho
tional, providing years of use and beauty in the home. Their work is featured
Hood
Avenue Art at the corner of Hood Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Sisters. 
An invitation to shop and
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enjoy
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beautiful pottery by long-time
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potters
Mitch & Michelle
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Mary Jo Weiss
and jewelry by
JOIN US FOR OUR
HOLIDAY SHOW
Sat. & Sun., Dec. 4 & 5
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Mountain View Ranch Vintage
Mountain View Ranch Vintage opened in 2018 8 at Beth
and David Pruett’s ranch in Southern Oregon.
ith
Beth and David have been collecting vintage, with
an eye toward Western vintage and collectables, for
decades. They decided to turn their passion for
picking into the business it is today, with a loca-
tion on the ranch and a new location in Sisters.
At Mountain View Ranch Vintage, you will
find a collection of Christmas Vintage, Western
ns. 
Vintage, Rustic and Upcycled, and Vintage Signs. 
Beth and David hope that you will stop by y the
mories.
Sisters shop and bring home some vintage memories.
ve that!”
They often hear, “My grandmother use to have
ween
The shop at 484 W. Washington Ave. between
Cottonwood and Pine streets offers vintage Christmas illuminated
blow molds, handmade ornaments, and Monterey Western Ware. Come on in and say
“Howdy y’all” and celebrate a Cowboy Christmas in Sisters!
541.548.1704
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17192 Jordan Rd., Sisters
Northwest corner of Cloverdale & Jordan Rds.
Hope to see
you th ere!