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		<title>Chilliwack Christmas Craft Crawl</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Winks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 9th Annual Chilliwack Christmas Craft Crawl takes place November 25-27, 2011. Winks is pleased to participate in this year&#8217;s event, along with Greendale Pottery &#38; Country Guest House, Rustic Soap Co., Chilliwack River Valley Natural Honey Ltd., Carla Swope &#8230; <a href="http://winkshome.ca/chilliwack-christmas-craft-crawl/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.chilliwackcraftcrawl.com"><img class="size-full wp-image-301 alignright" title="2011 Chilliwack Christimas Craft Crawl" src="http://winkshome.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-Shot-2011-10-28-at-10.07.16-AM.png" alt="" width="348" height="407" /></a>The <a href="http://www.chilliwackcraftcrawl.com" target="_blank">9th Annual Chilliwack Christmas Craft</a> Crawl takes place November 25-27, 2011.</p>
<p>Winks is pleased to participate in this year&#8217;s event, along with <a href="http://www.greendalepotteryandcountryguesthouse.com/" target="_blank">Greendale Pottery &amp; Country Guest House</a>, <a href="http://www.rusticsoap.com/" target="_blank">Rustic Soap Co.</a>, <a href="http://www.chilliwackhoney.com/" target="_blank">Chilliwack River Valley Natural Honey Ltd.</a>, <a href="http://www.carlaswope.com/" target="_blank">Carla Swope Jewelry</a>, <a href="http://www.hamelsfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Hamels Fabrics</a>, Little Beetle Bistro and Flowers by Renee.</p>
<p>During the Christmas Craft Crawl, have your invite stamped at each location (invites available at all locations) and you will be entered to win our fabulous Grand Prize which includes gifts from all participating locations. It&#8217;s a great one this year!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.chilliwackcraftcrawl.com/Map.html" target="_blank">Click here to view a map</a> of the 2011 participating businesses.</p>
<p>Hope to see you November 25-27!</p>
<p>Make it beautiful&#8230;<br />
Winks</p>
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		<title>Mennonite Girls Can Cook Cookbook</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winks is pleased to sell the Mennonite Girls Can Cook Cookbook.  100% of the proceeds from Winks sales of this book go towards projects in Romania. Our first project was completed September 17, 2011. Winks, along with her husband Dave, travelled &#8230; <a href="http://winkshome.ca/mennonite-girls-can-cook-cookbook/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Winks is pleased to sell the Mennonite Girls Can Cook Cookbook.  100% of the proceeds from Winks sales of this book go towards projects in Romania. Our first project was completed September 17, 2011. Winks, along with her husband Dave, travelled to Romania and organized a grocery hamper give away with all the proceeds. We were able to provide 169 families with grocery hampers. We fed the entire village of Momaia, Romania.</p>
<p><span id="more-285"></span><a href="http://winkshome.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/MennoniteGirlsCanCook.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-287" title="MennoniteGirlsCanCook" src="http://winkshome.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/MennoniteGirlsCanCook.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="536" /></a></p>
<p>We will be having a booth at the West Coast Women’s Show October 21, 22 &amp; 23, 2011 at Tradex in Abbotsford. Stop by our booth to meet the authors of this now Canadian best seller book!</p>
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		<title>New Website!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are excited to launch our new website this week and hope you enjoy it! Our signature Winks branding has of course stayed the same but we have updated to a new website format which will allow us to update &#8230; <a href="http://winkshome.ca/new-website/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are excited to launch our new website this week and hope you enjoy it!</p>
<p>Our signature Winks branding has of course stayed the same but we have updated to a new website format which will allow us to update it on a more regular basis. Watch this space for new product information, sale and special event announcements and lots more. <span id="more-229"></span></p>
<p>As always, we invite you to sign up for our newsletter. Our subscribers are the first to know about exciting store events and new product information. Sign up is easy &#8211; just fill in your info on the right sidebar form.</p>
<p>Make it beautiful&#8230;</p>
<p>Winks</p>
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		<title>Winks Home Garden &amp; Gifts Christmas Open House</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Winks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Today is a gift that&#8217;s why is called the present&#8221; Christmas at Winks has arrived&#8230; we&#8217;ve spent months preparing for this blessed holiday season and now with joy and delight we are ready to invite you to join us for &#8230; <a href="http://winkshome.ca/winks-home-garden-gifts-christmas-open-house/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>&#8220;Today is a gift that&#8217;s why is called the present&#8221;</p>
<p>Christmas at Winks has arrived&#8230; we&#8217;ve spent months preparing for this blessed holiday season and now with joy and delight we are ready to invite you to join us for a special open house on Friday November 12 &amp; Saturday the 13th.We&#8217;ll be open extended hours on the Friday 10am -7pm.</p>
<p>Let us help you get a head start on your holiday gift ideas, decorating and entertaining. If you&#8217;ve been considering Sophie Conran tableware we have an amazing offer. You can purchase a 12piece set in either White or Caledon for only $99.99 No kidding! I wish I could have found these prices when I started collecting Sophie long before I had Winks! This is such a great deal I&#8217;m adding more to my wish list!</p>
<p>Barefoot Venus is a wonderful body care line. The gals that started this company in Kelowna have done a tremendous job at making us feel special. Purchase any product over $15 and receive a free Whipped Bath. A $4.99 value with each item you purchase.</p>
<p>When you purchase any piece of Karley Smith&#8217;s jewelry collection from now until Christmas Eve you&#8217;ll be entered into a draw for a gorgeous necklace and earring set valued at $220. See the prize in store.</p>
<p>During our open house be sure to enter our draw for a $100 gift certificate to spend on yourself anytime you wish.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re happy to be a part of Chilliwack&#8217;s 8th annual <a href="http://www.chilliwackcraftcrawl.com/">Craft Crawl</a> November 26, 27 &amp; 28th.</p>
<h3>Make it beautiful&#8230;</h3>
<h4>Winks, Nikcole, Nancy, Annie, Kineesha, &amp; Dee</h4>
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		<title>Winks Home Garden and Gifts Celebrates its First Anniversary</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Winks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful&#8221;&#8230; This weekend we celebrate our first anniversary as Winks! The past year has been beyond a doubt absolutely amazing! Together all of us want to &#8230; <a href="http://winkshome.ca/winks-home-garden-and-gifts-celebrates-its-first-anniversary/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>&#8220;It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful&#8221;&#8230; This weekend we celebrate our first anniversary as Winks! The past year has been beyond a doubt absolutely amazing! Together all of us want to give a big group hug to each of you to thank you and celebrate with you the success of Winks. We have a party planned October 22&amp;23 and you&#8217;re our guests!</p>
<p>Start our celebration with 15% off our entire store both days *few exceptions apply</p>
<p>Friday October 22 We&#8217;re open late! Join us from 6-9pm to meet our special guest Karley Smith, jewelry designer. Karley will be showcasing her newest collection.</p>
<p>Saturday October 23 Enjoy from 11-3pm Luly Prol from Wildly Delicious, taste samples of sumptuous appetizers for the holidays. Considering Sophie Conran tableware?&#8230; from 1-4pm meet with Tom Sherwood from Portmerion Canada. Tom has 35 years experience in the tableware industry. Find out about Sophie Conran, Liquid, Spode&#8230; and more.</p>
<p>Over $1000 worth of prizes to be won from a variety of our lines we carry.</p>
<p>Winks will be closed Oct 25&amp;26 to prepare our store for Christmas!</p>
<p>Watch for announcements to come as we celebrate the greatest season of all.</p>
<p>Looking forward to seeing you this weekend!</p>
<h3>Make it beautiful&#8230; evermore thanks,</h3>
<h4>Winks, Nikcole, Nancy, Annie, Kim, Dee and Kineesha</h4>
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		<title>To Do lists</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, at Winks I have many &#8220;To Do lists&#8221;&#8230; at the top of my list is to write my friends who signed up for my newsletter to tell you about our Huge Summer Sale that starts this Saturday, July 24th! &#8230; <a href="http://winkshome.ca/this-is-a-sample-news-item/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-199" title="checklist" src="http://74.53.136.143/%7Ewinkshom/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/checklist.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="300" /></p>
<p>Yes, at Winks I have many &#8220;To Do lists&#8221;&#8230; at the top of my list is to write my friends who signed up for my newsletter to tell you about our Huge Summer Sale that starts this Saturday, July 24th! We&#8217;ve been working long hours preparing for our July Summer Sale. Prices are discounted 25-70% off. The Sale will continue until August 3rd. Be sure to put a visit to Winks on your summer to do list. We appreciate that you take time out of your day to read what is new and happening at Winks.</p>
<p>As a member of our newsletter you have the opportunity to win a gift certificate just for signing up. Congratulations to&#8230; Debbie Fortnum she has won a $25 gift certificate from Winks!</p>
<p>We have been shopping all summer for new product lines and are thrilled with all that is coming to Winks. Our website is currently being updated with all our new product lines. The new site will be launched in August&#8230; can&#8217;t wait to show it to you!</p>
<p>We have some exciting events planned for this Fall&#8230; you&#8217;ll be top of my list to invite.</p>
<p>See you at our sale&#8230; if possible stop by early as many of our friends have said they are looking forward to the Sale!</p>
<h3>Make it beautiful&#8230;</h3>
<h4>Winks, Nikcole, Nancy, Annie &amp; Kim</h4>
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		<title>My mom made my life beautiful.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 08:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though I lost her at an early age she gave me memories to last a lifetime. She taught me to live my dream and at Winks that dream continues with each and every person that comes through our door. &#8230; <a href="http://winkshome.ca/hello-world/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>Even though I lost her at an early age she gave me memories to last a lifetime. She taught me to live my dream and at Winks that dream continues with each and every person that comes through our door. We love the atmosphere that is created as our friends shop for inspiration for their home, gifts for great family and friends, or simply need a little something to brighten their world.</p>
<p>Having Winks allows me to find new product lines such as Lothantique, beautiful French milled soaps and lotions, fun lines such as Barefoot Venus body care, created by a group of talented ladies in Kelowna</p>
<p>The Mel V Destiny tile collections now grace our walls. Melissa is an amazingly creative gal from Waterloo Ontario. Her tiles are absolutely stunning!! We are proud they are a part of our Winks collection. When I call Melissa to place orders I feel like I am calling a friend. Her warmth, humor and talent are such an inspiration. We look forward to showing you her line of art work.</p>
<p>Sophie Conran by Portmerion continues to make more beautiful additions to her collections. We&#8217;ve added her gorgeous statement bowl, large roasting dish, sandwich plates, and a huge mixing bowl that has her signature pouring spout. Sophie&#8217;s collection keeps growing and so does mine! She is on my Mom&#8217;s day &#8220;wish list&#8221; with my family!</p>
<p>Tea Forte&#8230;the very best of fine teas. Always take time for tea.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll be celebrating Mom&#8217;s this week from Thursday-Saturday. Stop by&#8230; Lots of prizes to be won and the best is you don&#8217;t need to spend a penny to win. We call it our no obligation, just have fun prize draws. It&#8217;s our way of saying thank you to the growing number of friends that visit us at Winks.</p>
<p>If someone believes in you and you believe in your dreams, it can happen. Mom, because of you I am me.</p>
<h3>Make it beautiful&#8230;</h3>
<h4>Winks, Nikcole, Nancy, Annie &amp; Kim</h4>
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