Veteran's Day Sale!!

To show our appreciation for all those who serve and their families we're having a Veteran's Day sale here at Woodchuck's Fine Furniture Decor of Jacksonville. What day is the sale??? 11/11/11...easy enough to remember. We will be open for 11 hours...from 10-9. We will be offering 11% off delivery, 11 months same as cash and the Guardian Protection plan will be only $11. Also, 11 prizes will be given away. So stop by and join the fun on 11/11/11!!

**Support Our Troops**

In addition to Packages From Home, many organizations provide help for you to support our troops by donating blood, offering up your unused frequent flyer miles, volunteering to foster a military personnel's pet while on duty and donating sports equipment.

Below are some links to helpful organizations:

- Send a letter:
Any Soldier
Letters to Soldiers
A Million Thanks

- Donate blood for troops in combat:
Armed Services Blood Program

- Offer up your unused frequent flyer miles:
Operation Hero Miles

- Volunteer to foster a military personnel's pet through:
Netpets Foster

- Donate sports equipment, games and more through:
Give2theTroops

2011 Fall Decor

Do you have left over pumpkins from Halloween? Go beyond the jack-o-lantern this year with these creative ways to use pumpkins in your fall decor. And, if your looking for some other great fall decor for your home...stop by and see us at Woodchuck's Fine Furniture and Decor Jacksonville. All our fall decor is marked down 20%. We located at 12575 San Jose Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32223-2644. Also, check us out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/woodchucks


Adorn Them

Festive party decorations, these flower/pumpkin combinations add a happy touch.

Materials: carving or soft-skinned pumpkins, awl (pointed tool), mum plants or cut mums

Instructions:
1.) Poke a hole in the pumpkin using the awl.
2.) Cut a stem from the mum plant, and place in the hole.
3.) Repeat until pumpkin is covered.

Tip: To help extend its life, keep it in the refrigerator until party time.

_____________________________________________________________________________________


Stack Them

Topped with silver serving pieces, pale gray and green pumpkins add interesting height to your buffet.

Materials: heirloom pumpkins with flat tops, small saw, serving pieces

Instructions:
1.) If necessary, remove the pumpkin stems with a small saw.
2.) Balance plates and trays on flat tops of pumpkins.
Tip: Choose from both tall and squatty pumpkins for a variety of heights.

_____________________________________________________________________________________


Etch Them

Announce your address in style by cleverly etching your house number (or your initials or name) into a pumpkin.

Materials: carvable pumpkin, number stencils or house numbers, pumpkin carving/etching set, petroleum jelly

Instructions:
1.) Trace the shape of the numbers onto the pumpkin.
2.) Using pumpkin-carving tools, etch out the numbers by removing layers of the pumpkin, being sure not to cut all the way through the shell.
3.) Rub the design with petroleum jelly to seal the cut skin and keep the design looking fresh.

Tip: Pile a combination of traditional and heirloom pumpkins on your front steps, and top with your etched design.