January 2014 ViolettesbyBecky (VbB) Newsletter Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed giving your Violettes gifts. Consider getting a paint yourself guitar bag as a crafty gift for someone special. They make cool crafts for only $34.95.Violettes is happy to announce that there is an article about our violin bags in the January 2014 Strings Magazine. In addition, Ken Hedgecock is kind enough to continue to promote Violettes products on his podcast programs for Classical Music Discoveries (http://khedgecock.podomatic.com/).We have just acquired a Music Fraternity product license to sell bags with the Sigma Alpha Iota insignia. If you have a group that would like to order bags with their names or logos, please contact us, and ask about our large order discount.Violettes raised $100 (and has managed to acquire another $500 donation from Kiwanis) for the nonprofit music school, Joy of Music of Knoxville, for children who can’t afford music lessons. Hopefully, when our overhead for setting up the fundraising is paid off, we will raise more. See our Joy of Music/ Big Orange guitar page: http://www.violettesbybecky.com/products-violin-bags-piano-bags-guitar-purses/guitar-purses/joy-of-music-big-orange.html. For the months of January and February, we will include Teddy Bears with purchases of these fundraising products while the bears last.Our newest product is our “Man Bag”. They are slightly larger guitar bags painted black. Initials or Logos may be requested to be stenciled on, and there is an option for a cell pocket to be sewn on the back.  One of our customers suggested a great idea – cut off the bag strap and attach a real guitar strap to the guitar Violette to personalize it.We have many ideas for Violettes products (and welcome more), but we have reached our one year existence and still are struggling with getting news of our company out. We are offering repeat customers a $10 rebate on products thru Feb. 14 in exchange for photos of Violettes owners with their bags. Please send us a note and photo thru contact us or our facebook page when you reorder.Look for news of our First Annual Composition Competition in our next newsletter.Thank you for your business,Becky Chaffee

Purchase a Joy of Music/Big Orange Bag and get a Teddy Bear thru Feb. 14.

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