Fairy Tale
Build your Crystal Figurine Collection With Fairy Tales
It may seem strange at first to think you could build a crystal figurine collection with fairy tales, but it is a simple and fun approach to collecting. You will need three things to get you started:
1. A good antholoty o f Fairy Tales
2. A reliable source where you can purchase the crystal figurines
3. A young child who loves having stories read to him/her.
One of the marvelous things about fairy tales is the numerous little creatures and animals that are mentioned in the stories. Children love the animals, especially if there are good illustrations along with the story. There are rabbits, bears, elephants, snails, fish, butterflies and so on throughout the list of fairy tales. The good thing is that there are crystal figurines available for almost any animal you can name.
Your first step is to find a good anthology of fairy tales with beautiful, whimsical illustrations. While a new book From Your favorite book store might be expensive, you can find more reasonably priced booksin book swap stores, used book stores, local libraries that offer clearance sales and even garage sales.
Your second step is to locate a reliable retail store that carries crystal animal figurines at a price that fits your budget. Try gift shops and specialty stores in your local mall or shopping center. You can also find retalers on the internet. There are literally hundreds of internet stores offering crystal animal figurines in different sizes, shapes, design, quality, color and price ranges.
Your last step is to tie the crystal figurine and the fairy tale together. You can do this in several ways. You can buy a crystal animal figurine mentioned in the story first and have it availble when you start the story. Or you can read the story to your child and find out which animal he or she likes the best and then purchas that crystal animal. Last, you can purchase your figurines spread out over time as your budget permits. One thing you can count on is reading the same fairy tales again and again and again. No matter which path you choose, your child will always have the opportunity to see and hold the figurine when you are reading the tale.
After several years of reading fairy tales and other stories, you'll find that you have acquired a nice collection of crystal figurines. At the same time, you have provided many hours of enjoyment to your youngster. The figurines and the stories will be very special to your child for awhile. They grow so fast and move on to other adventures. But you will always have the crystal animal figurines and the memories of the evenings you read the fairy tails and shared the crystal figurines with your child.
You really can build your crystal figurine collection with fairy tales as well as making bedtime for your child a fun and exciting activity. As the saying goes, "Two birds with one stone."
About the Author
Lowry Mell is a retired Merchandiser and former Marketing and Business Consultant. His articles about crystal and crystal figurines focus on new and creative ways to use and display crystal. For additional information, visit:
http://www.CrystalSplendor.com
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This Economy Is No Fairy Tale, But ...
we can sure draw some analogies.
Reflecting on the United States economy and the economic woes reported from the rest of the world's financial systems these past few weeks, we have noticed a possible correlation to the childhood fairy tale "Chicken Little."
You probably recall from this old English folk tale that a tiny little chicken called Chicken Little felt a rose leaf fall on her tail one day and immediately ran in great fright crying "the sky is falling!"
First one she told was Henny Penny who joined her in spreading the message. On their way to tell the king, they met Ducky Lucky who joined their chorus. Then Goosey Loosey and Turkey Lurkey also voted for the tale.
Did we say "voted"? Well, they joined the parade of characters till they all met Foxy Loxy who lured them into his den by promising to tell them where the king lives.
The story goes that Foxy Loxy led them into his den and they never came out again.
You can draw your own conclusions about what happened to Chicken Little, Henny Penny, Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosey, and Turkey Lurkey, but you can be sure that the foxy one came out of that deal okay.
Now there are those who predict that our economy will never emerge from the den it's in, but that's not our area of expertise, so we won't speculate here. Our business is running a business and we plan to keep doing just that.
We believe in persistence and hard work. Those whose wares we represent have their hopes tied into the products we represent. We don't' plan to let them down. We plan to be here; to keep on working and hopefully only paying our fair share to the common good in order to remain in business.
We hope to pass along many good deals to you in the coming months. We don't expect to ever be a Wall Street presence; we are what has come to be called a Main Street business.
We are drowning out those who are trying to spread the message that the rose that fell on Wall Street was actually a thorny stem or the whole bush. We know based on history that some people will come out of this slumping economy smelling like a rose.
We know that some people are simply going to see and seize opportunity out of this turmoil and disruption. Some people are not going to fare so well and are going to need assistance. We support many organizations trying to provide that help.
In some respects poverty and unemployment are big business. Like a friend of mine said after being unemployed for four months a few years ago, "if it weren't for unemployment, a lot of people would sure be out of work."
Think about it. The unemployment system here in the United States is huge. We hope our customers don't have to file to collect, but if you do, you will encounter counselors, clerks, and a cast of helpers that include those who actually keep the records and generate the checks to say nothing of the landlords collecting rent for the space these agencies use. If someone wasn't unemployed, those people surely would be. Even our culture of helping those with less actually employs lots of people to distribute money, food, shelter, clothing, and other things of need.
We can't predict where the large-scale economy is going, but we do believe that it will keep going and those who don't give up on it will be a big part of its recovery.
We plan to be just as "foxy" as we can be to lure you into our den and connect you with some of the finest products from around the world. We can assure you that you'll come out okay.
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, namely:
- Do You really think the economy is as bad as the news media has been portraying it?
or ...
- Do you think this is all just a fairy story they/the media have concocted, just like Chicken Little, to convince everyone that the "sky is falling"?
and if so ...
Why?
- Do You think the media telling everyone the economy is bad, just like Chicken Little, is creating a "self fulfilling prophecy" and making the economy worse than it is really otherwise?
- Is the economy in Your country "better" or "worse" than as reported by the news media in the United States?
- How has any of this affected your personal finances and/or family finances thus far?
- What are You doing Now to prevent the reported economic situation from (further) affecting Your personal finances and/or family finances?
- What do You think can and/or should be done to improve the Global Economy?
- And Who should be doing these things to improve the Global Economy?
- What may we All do to work Together to Improve our World Economy?
for Everyone's Mutual Benefits!
We look forward to hearing All of Your thoughts, Comments, etc. on any/all of these topics related to the current Economic situation and How we may All work Together to Improve our World Economy for Everyone's Mutual Benefits!
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