41B George Street
Overall Decor: Dumas & Sons
294 King Street
Wreath Entry: Bits of Lace
302 King Street
Wreath Entry: House of Sage
51B George Street
Overall Decor: House of Sage
51B George Street
Overall Decor: Sweet 185
476 King Street
Wreath Entry: Sweet 185
476 King Street
Wreath Entry: Margaritaville
282 King Street
Wreath Entry: Mary Martin Gallery
103 Broad Street
“Wishing You a Masterpieceful Holiday” by Elaine Hruska at Mary Martin Gallery.
Wreath Entry: Sam's Closet
72 Wentworth
Wreath Entry: Croghans Jewel Box
308 King Street
"Croghan's Jewel Box has hung a wreath on every window of 308 WONDERFUL King Street to celebrate the illustration of the building on their Brand NEW Website, www.Croghansjewelbox.com!
Platinum and Gold bows are tied tightly around each and every fresh green wreath. The windows are adorned in all the precious metals,......gold, silver, copper and platinum! The wreath hanging on the front door is covered in bejeweled ornaments! Bling in the Season at Croghan's Jewel Box!"
Wreath Entry: Filthy Rich
61 South Market
"We wanted our wreath to represent our main line of business which is jewelry. Our wreath is adorned with earrings, bracelets, necklaces and surrounded by festive holiday decorations and ribbons. Since we offer replicas of old Hollywood movie stars we just had to throw in some old film negatives!"
Wreath Entry: King Charles Inn
237 Meeting Street
"The King Charles Inn is one of the only hotels in the historic district to offer FREE PARKING for guests. So we decided to take our favorite feature and run with it. Everyone recognizes the Free Parking station on the Monopoly Game Board, so we made our own version of Monopoly... made game board pieces to look like Boardwalk, Park Place, etc; then they changed the names to places around Charleston where our guests like to visit. We took pictures of the majority of the employees faces and placed them on peppermint “game pieces”...we included some glittery red hotels and green houses (because our guests say staying with us feels more like a home than a hotel), a couple of glittery red “keys to the city,” hang from the bottom, and a few poinsettias and snowflakes are scattered to represent the spirit of the Holiday Season.
Overall Decor: Chais Lounge
462 King Street
Overall Decor: Cos Bar
201 King Street
Wreath Entry: Brooks Brothers
205 King Street
Overall Decor: Brooks Brothers
205 King Street
Overall Decor: Christian Michi
220 King Street
Wreath Entry: Sylvan Gallery
171 King Street
Warren On King
154 King Street
Overall Decor: Sugar Snap Pea
161 1/2 King Street
Overall Decor: J McLaughlin
212 King Street
Overall Decor: Savannah Bee
216 King Street
Overall Decor: John Pope Antiques
180 King Street
Overall Decor: Reubens
480 King Street
Overall Decor: Halls Chophouse
434 King Street
Overall Decor: Butterfly
482 King Street
Wreath Entry: Key West Hat Co.
106 North Market
The Project
Charleston WreathFest is a community project to make downtown Charleston attractive and festive for holiday shoppers and visitors. To participate, businesses will hang live wreaths on their doors or windows during the season in a unified expression of holiday abundance and joy. This project is coordinated by the Charleston Peninsula Preservation Trust together with Thackeray Farms, a locally owned small farm on Wadmalaw Island.
The Wreaths
Thackeray Farms offers special prices and free Wednesday delivery on Christmas Wreaths for any downtown business. The Fraser Fir wreaths are available in three sizes and match the wreaths the City of Charleston will install on streetlamp posts throughout the downtown area. The wreaths arrive unadorned so each business can apply their personal touch, whether it’s a big red bow, holiday decor, or something totally individual and creative. Click here to download the Wreath Order Form.
The Contest
The most imaginative, beautiful and spirited entries will receive media attention and can win valuable prizes including advertising, sidewalk and window cleaning, and gift certificates. To register, send a photo of your decorated wreath, window decor or both to wreathcontest@charlestonppt.org. Each entry will be posted online at www.charlestonwreathfest.com from November 25 to December 8. The winners will be announced December 11 at 2nd Sunday on King Street.
The first fifty entries will win one of Rick Reinert's beautiful WreathFest posters.
There are four categories:
• Best Wreath Decoration, Juried
• Best Overall Holiday Decor, Juried
• Best Wreath by Popular Vote (vote at www.charlestonwreathfest.com)
• Best Overall Holiday Decor by Popular Vote (vote at www.charlestonwreathfest.com)
Judges for the wreath contest include David Harrison, Interior Design Department Chair, The Art Institute of Charleston; Artist Carolyn Epperly, President of the South Carolina Watermedia Society and owner of Lowcountry Artists Gallery; Rosanna Giacalone Krekel, Regional Director of the Fashion Group International of Charleston; Melissa Bigner, Editor of Charleston Weddings Magazine and author of Southern Bouquets; Olivia Pool, Publisher of Art Mag Charleston, and other members of Charleston's art and media communities.
More Greenery From Thackeray Farms
In addition to the beautiful live wreaths Thackeray Farms is providing for Charleston WreathFest, they are offering special prices and free Wednesday delivery on beautiful magnolia wreaths, garlands, table runners and more.
Click here to download the Thackeray Wreathfest order form.
Or, email wreathorder@charlestonppt.org and request one.
Or, call 843.303.1113 and we'll fax you one.
The WreathFest Poster
The beautiful poster is reproduced from Charleston Impressionist Rick Reinert's painting "Towards Lower King," a 36x48" oil on canvas, with wreaths digitally added for Charleston Wreathfest. It is printed on 11x17 art paper in striking colors, ready to frame. $10 plus shipping.
A Gift from the City of Charleston: Free Parking for the 2011 Holiday Season!
From Black Friday through New Year's, park in City Garages downtown for two hours free! Click here to download 2011 Holiday Magic in Downtown Charleston Parking Voucher, print as many as you like and bring them with you each time you come downtown for shopping, dining and holiday fun. There's more! Many merchants offer parking stamps with your purchase or service:
Bits of Lace | Bob Ellis Shoes | Brooks Brothers | Caviar & Bananas | Christophe Chocolatier | Croghan's Jewel Box | Hampden Clothing | Lacoste | Phillips Shoes | Roberto Coin | Sugar Snap Pea | Sweet 185 and more.
Butterfly Women's Consignment Boutique and Cos Bar have onsite free parking for their customers.
Here's another parking tip: if you're visiting the Upper King Design District for evening shopping and dining, the Visitors Center Garage is just $2 for the whole evening after 5:00 PM. You'll also find valet parking at John and King, Radcliffe and King, Broad Street and East Bay and Cumberland Street just east of East Bay.
You can ride the Carta DASH Trolleys all around downtown for free. It's just too easy to enjoy beautiful downtown Charleston this holiday season. Join us for the best shopping, the best dining, the best salons and spas, and Charleston WreathFest!
