Dazzle Your Guests with Personalized Game Piece Wine Charms

Letter and number wine charms are an inexpensive must-have for the hostess with the mostest. I've found that wine charms that can actually identify your wine glass come in handy. And during Flu season, it's probably a good idea to drink from your own cup. I've been to several parties where I can't remember whether my glass is the one with the pink flamingo or purple flip flop charm. When I host get-togethers, it's usually the same gang that shows up, so I've found that it's nice to have wine glass charms with the first letter of my guests' names. There's always a joke about whoever winds up with the blank Scrabble piece charm.

I keep cocktail umbrellas, swizzle sticks and my wine charms together, so I can easily display them in glass plates or a party serving tray alongside cherries or olives - depending on what drinks are being served. It's just an easy way to add a personal touch to your party. During this holiday party season, it's been great having these charms on-hand. They make an easy, yet impressive arrangement.

Another idea, which I stole form my family Christmas parties, is having guests grab numbered wine charms from a hat. Your chosen charm number determines your order in the white elephant gift exchange (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_elephant_gift_exchange). You could also put everyone's letter charm in a hat, to determine the winner in a raffle or the winner of a different game.

These can turn an ordinary bottle of wine into a unique, special gift. I like to tie a bow around the bottle with twine or ribbon, with a few wine charms and a personalized gift tag hanging from the twine. If you're really feeling crafty, you could even adhere a personalized wine label from a site like: http://wine.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Free_Printable_Wine_Labels.

Check out our wine charms at www.CharmsCityCompany.com. We just added the numbered charms to our site. We also have a limited selection of vintage letter charms, pictured above on the left. Email us at CharmsCityCompany@gmail.com to inquire about those.

December Happenings

November came and went!  Since our first show in October, we've been to 6 craft shows/fall festivals in October and November!  That's what happened to all our weekends:)  We are always taking notes on what to do differently and how to better prepare ourselves for the next shows.  Our products and displays continue to grow.  As we look forward to December, we're excited to have 2 shows scheduled and a few free weekends to enjoy the holidays with friends and family.  

Up next for Charms City Company is a Holiday Craft Show on Friday, December 10th at Liberty High School in Eldersburg, MD from 6-9pm.  We'll be venturing to a new county and hope to spot some cool vendors and meet a bunch of new faces!  

Our other December Holiday Craft Show will be on Saturday, December 18th at the TC Williams High School in Alexandria, VA from 10am-5pm.  Maybe we'll see a few familiar faces from the Craftermath event?!?

If you're looking for something to do and some great gift ideas, come out and visit us!  You can always check out our online etsy shop, too.   We're happy to celebrate our 10th etsy sale that occurred on December 1!  We have new items to list, but it's always a thrill to see where our etsy customers are located and how they find us!  

Thanks for reading!