Missed yesterday's Cyber Monday sales?

...you're in luck! We've extended our online Miche bag sales to midnight this Friday!

[Click here to shop our online Miche sales now!]

~Lara & Noreen
"I don't feel bad about shopping online at work...it's the only place where I can spend money while I make it!" ~Unknown

It's Cyber Monday!

[Click here to start shopping online now!] 

~Lara & Noreen
"For millions of kids, Christmas morning is their favorite time. But for grown-ups who want to make their budgets go as far as possible, Cyber Monday is truly the most magical day of the year!" ~Source: American Banking & Market News

Our table at Muncy's Fourth Friday event...

...will again be located outside Orlie's Market & Deli on Main Street in Muncy!

Please visit our table this coming Friday, June 29th. We hope to see you then...

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~Lara & Noreen
"Community stagnates without the impulse of the individual...impulse dies without the sympathy of the community." ~William James, American philosopher

You can now order our Miche brand bags ONLINE...

simply click here to go to portpennpeddler.miche.com!

June 2012 Miche Online Promotion

Between now and Friday, June 15th, at 12 midnight, the 1st, 3rd, and 5th individuals to purchase $50 or more of our Miche brand products online at portpennpeddler.miche.com will each receive a $10 Gift Certificate good towards any $50 or more in-store purchase at our shop and art gallery!

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Please note that the $50 minimum online purchase does not include shipping & handling fees.

And out-of-town online shoppers, we'd be more than happy to work with you on redeeming this in-store Gift Certificate...just be sure to give us your e-mail and/or telephone number when you make your online purchase so that we can contact you!

~Lara & Noreen
"Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping." ~Bo Derek

You can now order our Miche brand bags and accessories ONLINE...

simply click here to go to portpennpeddler.miche.com!

Hey, have you heard?

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~Lara & Noreen
"If you've heard this story before, don't stop me, because I'd like to hear it again." ~Groucho Marx

You can now order our Miche brand products ONLINE...

just click here to visit portpennpeddler.miche.com!

Online Only Miche Sale!

Don't miss out on this online only Memorial weekend sale of Miche bags...visit our Miche website today!

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~Lara & Noreen

"I was long brought up to think that it was nothing short of a crime to miss a sale." ~James Cash Penney

You can now order our Miche brand bags and accessories ONLINE...

simply click here to go to portpennpeddler.miche.com!

3-Saturday-Sale!

...on all original canvas, framed, and matted artwork by artist Janet K. Dyer!

Shop her canvas and framed pieces this Saturday, May 19th, the following Saturday, May 26th, and the first Saturday of next month, June 2nd, and get 20% off!

~Lara & Noreen
"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time." ~Thomas Merton

You can now order our Miche brand bags and accessories ONLINE...

simply click here to go to portpennpeddler.miche.com!

Our thanks!

Posted on Facebook by a fellow small business owner:

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~Lara & Noreen
"Every company's greatest assets are its customers. Because without customers, there is no company???" ~Michael LeBoeuf

You can now order our Miche brand products ONLINE...

just click here to visit portpennpeddler.miche.com!

We have a winner...

...Mrs. D. Smith of northcentral PA was the first to place a $75+ order on our new online Miche shop!

Thank you Mrs. D. Smith for your purchase...and to all those who purchased after her, our thanks and assurance that we will have more Miche brand specials soon! So visit this blog often for updates (or sign-up for e-mail alerts in the column to the right), "Like" us on Facebook, or stop by our shoppe and art gallery.

Hope to see you soon!

~Lara & Noreen
"There's nothing better than online shopping in your PJ's with a glass of wine and the kids asleep!" ~Helen Wilson

T'ai Chi in The Glade

Here's a unique Mother's Day gift that you can enjoy with your mom: a 2-hour T'ai Chi in The Glade class at Port Penn Peddler with instructor Jan Hambridge!

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And afterwards you can take a stroll through Muncy Heritage Park & Nature Trails, which is adacent to our property, then head into lovely downtown Muncy for lunch at one of our local restaurants, like Orlando's on Main Street...make Mother's Day memories your mom will cherish always...

~Lara & Noreen

"The sweetest sounds to mortals given, are heard in Mother, Home, and Heaven." ~ William Goldsmith Brown

Bags, accessories, artwork...

...and so much more!

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~Lara & Noreen
"Buying is a profound pleasure." ~Simone de Beauvoir, philosopher

Where exactly...

...is Port Penn Peddler located?

Print this handy little map...and then use it to find us this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.!

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~Lara & Noreen
"To stay on the map you've got to keep showing up" ~Peter Gallagher, Actor

Images by Elle

Photographer Danelle Wagner, of Images by Elle, took photos during our Spring 2012 Re-Opening event.

The following are just a few of her beautiful photos from that day:

Larry Ney, II, artist

Janice Hambridge, T'ai Chi instructor

John DeWald, scrimshander

Cindy Koons - crafts, salves, and potions

Amy Garbes - handmade jewelry

Alf Bashore, musician

If you're interested in Danelle taking candid, on-location or in-studio, portraits, or photographing a special day, like your wedding or anniversary party, please feel free to contact us for her information. Or you can follow the link to-the-right-and-below here on our blog to get to her website.

~Lara & Noreen
"Beauty can be seen in all things. Seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph." ~Matthew Hardy, Photographer

Donna Shaffer, Artist

Artist Donna Shaffer received a Bachelor of Arts degree in studio art from Bloomsburg University. She has shown her work at galleries and juried shows throughout Pennsylvania and New England.

Donna has “never felt that an artist could improve on nature” but has always tried to interpret, through her work, “how nature presents itself to me.” She considers herself an abstract natural artist and is inspired by nature’s endless variety of forms, textures, and rhythms.

It’s no surprise then that she works with mixed media, from wood and stone, to clay and inks, and says that she’s “always looking for new materials that will bring another dimension” to her work.

Most recently, one of Donna's pieces (pictured here) was accepted into the National September 11 Memorial & Museum Artists Registry. Acceptance on this registry means that her piece will most likely eventually be displayed on the grounds of the memorial, within the Freedom Tower, or in the museum currently being built at the former World Trade Center site.

Donna also studied painting under renowned artist, M. Masterfield, and has mentored successful artists herself over the years. Born in Bakersfield, CA, she now resides and works in Bloomsburg, PA.

Visit Port Penn Peddler to view more of Donna's work.

~Lara & Noreen

"Art takes nature as its model." ~Aristotle

What a wonderful way...

...to kick off our 2012 Season!

Thank you so much to everyone who made our Spring Re-Opening this past Saturday such a success...

Alf Bashore, II, Cindy Koons, and Abygale Hecker for sharing each of your individual musical styles and talents.

John DeWald and Larry Ney, II, for your amazing artistry.

Amy Garbes for your fun and beautiful jewelry (and the company of your husband and kids).

Janice Hambridge (and Heather, Meghan, and friends) for sharing not only the physical benefits of t'ai chi but the aesthetic beauty you added to our morning.

Janet Smith for the yummy Tastefully Simple samples.

Danelle Wagner for recording the day in photos with your talented eye for subject, perspective, and light.

Virginia Beck, Donna Knaur, Robin Landgrebe, and Donna Shaffer for stopping by with some of your latest handbags, photos, wreaths, and artwork, respectively, for our customers to enjoy.

To all our guests and friends (old and, hopefully, new) who added to the day with your presence and turned it into more of a big family gathering than just a shopping event.

And last, but far from least, our husbands, Kurt and Richard, Lola, Jasmine, Charlie, and Autumn, Joan, Vincent, and Carina, for your help, patience, and smiles, and God for the amazingly beautiful weather on Saturday!

~Lara & Noreen
"Plant kindness and gather love." ~Unknown

Today's Teaser...

...for our Spring 2012 Re-Opening Event on Saturday, April 14th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.!

Only a few days away now...

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~Lara & Noreen
"I love shopping. There is a little bit of magic found in buying something..." ~Rebecca Bloom (Girl Anatomy)

Today's Teaser...

...for our Spring 2012 Re-Opening Event on Saturday, April 14th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.!

Come and listen to the beautiful music of area musician, Alf Bashore, II. Alf performs on the Mountain Dulcimer, Mandolin, Tenor Guitar, Tenor Banjo, and dabbles on several other instruments as well.

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Alf teaches music at Schoolhouse Music in Danville, offers Dulcimer and Music Festival Workshops, and is the co-founder of two active local Dulcimer Clubs. He enjoys playing traditional American, Celtic, European, and World music, and composes his own pieces.

We hope you'll join us in our admiration of Alf's hauntingly memorable music...

~Lara & Noreen
"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." ~Ludwig van Beethoven

Today's Teaser...

...for our Spring 2012 Re-Opening Event on Saturday, April 14th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.!

Framed and matted prints, as well as blank greeting cards, by local photographer, Donna "Mishap" Knaur, are once again available at Port Penn Peddler. Visit us during our re-opening event and pick up one of her latest pieces this season...

~Lara & Noreen
"Nothing happens when you sit at home. I always...carry a camera with me..." ~ Elliott Erwitt, iconic photographer

Today's Teaser...

...for our Spring 2012 Re-Opening Event on Saturday, April 14th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.!

An article on NorthCentralPA.com about Port Penn Peddler and our upcoming Spring 2012 Re-Opening Event (http://www.northcentralpa.com/article/port-penn-peddler%E2%80%99s-spring-2012-re-opening-event):

Port Penn Peddler's Spring 2012 Re-Opening Event (In Arts, March 27, 2012)

Housed within a rather unassuming barn on the picturesque Susquehanna River is a quaint shoppe and art gallery called Port Penn Peddler. Their tagline is “Everyday eclectic…” implying a selection of unique, yet practical, pieces. And that is just what they deliver, from hand-made creations by area artists and artisans (jewelry, paintings, greeting cards, soaps, salves, etc.), gently-used clothing and books, Miche™ bags in a retail setting, NYC boutique bags, and much more.

The shoppe is a bit off the beaten path, at 585 Pepper Street in Muncy Creek Township, and just 20 miles from Lewisburg and Williamsport, PA. In addition to their wares, they host periodic events such as arts and crafts classes, Miche™ bag Trunk Shows, and wine and cheese tastings featuring wines from local vineyards.

Their upcoming Spring 2012 Re-Opening Event, on Saturday, April 14th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., will feature demonstrations by locals John DeWald (scrimshander), Amy Garbes (jewelry-maker), Janice Hambridge (t’ai chi instructor), Larry Ney II (painter), and Danelle Wagner (photographer), music by Abygale Hecker, light refreshments provided by Tastefully Simple representative Janet Smith, and the chance to win a Door Prize. Please visit http://www.portpennpeddler.blogspot.com/, and “Like” Port Penn Peddler on Facebook, for further details on this event and for directions.

Also, by shopping at Port Penn Peddler you will be supporting not only your local economy, artists, and artisans, but several charities: many items are marked with a "DON" or "Donation" tag which means that 60% of the purchase price will be distributed evenly between the ALS Association, Humane Society, and Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy. Each of these charities has a special meaning for the shoppe owners, a daughter-and-mother-in-law team: Lara Schmitt’s father, and Noreen Craver’s step-son, both passed away from ALS (“Lou Gehrig’s Disease”), the two women believe in the importance of adopting versus purchasing pets, and Schmitt’s home and land is protected under the Conservancy.

And while visiting Port Penn Peddler, consider making an afternoon of it. After shopping, take some time to stroll through Muncy’s Heritage Park & Nature Trail which is adjacent to the property. The park currently features markers detailing some of the historical aspects of the area, the remains of the old canal’s lock house and well, a picturesque pond with a dock, a beautiful pavilion to relax under, and will soon also provide river access.

Port Penn Peddler’s April/May/June 2012 hours: Fridays 5 to 8 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Sundays to Thursdays (by appointment only). Phone/Fax: (570) 935-0195. E-mail: portpennpeddler@yahoo.com.

~Lara & Noreen
"It is good news, worthy of all acceptation; and yet not too good to be true." ~Matthew Henry

Today's Teaser...

...for our Spring 2012 Re-Opening Event on Saturday, April 14th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.!

In addition to demonstrations by local artists, artisans, and a t'ai chi instructor, we'll also have live music the morning of our re-opening event, Tastefully Simple samples, and the chance to win a Door Prize.

Door Prize: for every $10 you spend, your name will be entered into the drawing once. For example, if you spend $10, then return later that afternoon and spend another $20, your name will be entered 3 times. The winning name will be drawn that day at 5:00 p.m., and the winner will be contacted as per their preference.

~Lara & Noreen
"If music be the food of love, play on." ~William Shakespeare