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Show Invitational Postcards (card on left): from top left, clockwise: Funny River Trading, One on 1 Design, North Woods Animal Treats, Nancy Miller Jewelry Designs and Woven Glass and (card on right) from top left, clockwise: Hill 'n' Hollow, Moose Magnets, Andrea Hill Pottery, Catskill Mercantile, Acorn Designs, Classic Calligraphy.
Lodging, Eatery and Giftshop Owners - You are invited to attend the 25th Annual Adirondack North Country Buyer Days Gift Trade Show, Wed., April 6 and Thurs., April 7, 2011 at the City Center in Saratoga Springs. View photos, show specials and new products from 2010 below:
- Where lodgings and eateries can buy foods and accessories directly from regional producers experienced in wholesale.
- Where shopowners have been buying handmade product and specialty foods from regional artisans and producers for 24 years.
- Where specialty foods (now 25% of all exhibitors) have shown the most growth in sales.
- Where product lines typically are of a style or theme most suited for the mountain, lake and river based setting of Northern New York and New England.
- Where you meet the makers and learn their story.
- Where you can save on shipping with order writing specials as well as cash and carry sales.
- Where there are no resellers, overseas manufacturers or reps.
- Where walk-ins with business identification are welcome.
- Free admission to those with business identification. For the trade only.
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2010 Buyer Day Exhibitors
65 exhibitors ready for wholesale. Keep checking in - don't forget to review exhibitor show specials. Register to receive email with attached map of free parking lots closest to Saratoga Springs City Center.
Adirondack Chandler
Candles - paraffin, beeswax, bayberry, soy, palmwax. Hand-dipped, smokeless, dripless tapers. Glens Falls, NY. Long time exhibitor. Does well.
Show Special: 2008 pricing ONLY for orders placed at the show.
Benesch Creative Enterprises
Wood - Award-winning collector quality wooden trucks. napkin holders, peg racks, and souvenir items. Country style. 10th year. Does well. Holland Patent, NY. Buyer Days continues to be their only trade show.
New Product: Outhouse signs.
Show Special: Free name-dropping for orders placed at show.
Funny River Trading
New to Show. Bath and Body - herbal skin care products: soaps, salves, balms, rubs and scrubs. All contain pure essential oils, salves include locally produced beeswax. Keene, NY.
Andrea Hill Pottery
New to Show. Pottery - functional stoneware pottery with earth tone glazes. Saranac Lake, NY.
Earth and Fire
Pottery - functional cone 6 stoneware, wheel-thrown and hand built. Schenectady, NY. Back for the first time since their 2007 debut.
Classic Calligraphy
Prints - matted and framed prints of original hand lettered and illlustrated calligraphy. 2nd year. Did very well last year.
Mountain Weavers' Guild
New to Show. Baskets - reed baskets - bread, market, pack, others. Special orders accepted.
Whiteface Mountain Gourmet Maple Products
Food - Glass-bottled maple syrup, maple BBQ sauce, vinaigrette, popcorn, fudge, mixed nuts, glazed walnuts. Long time exhibitor. Bloomingdale, NY.
New Product: Maple lollipops.
ONE on 1 Design
Clothing - Original Adirondack inspired hand silk screened shirts. Hudson Falls, NY. Long time exhibitor. Buyer Days is their only trade show. Does well.
North Woods Animal Treats
Food - pet products; all natural, human grade ingredient dog treats. 3rd year. Keene, NH.
Show Specials: Spend 125.00 and get a North Woods stuffed animal.
New Product: Cat treats.
The Blue Bird/ formerly known as Pure Mist Naturals
Personal Care - Handmade herbal soaps and lotions using original formulas made with milk from their dairy farm. Since 2009 carries handpoured soy candles. 10th year. Does well. Lowville, NY.
Show Special: Free shipping
AJL Designs
Wood - Rustic style lamps, lampshades, furniture accessories, clocks, mirrors, frames, custom items. 10th year. Fayette, ME.
New Product: Frame Art Series and Green Leaves.
Nancy Miller Jewelry Designs
Jewelry - handcrafted jewelery of silver, gold, bronze, copper w/ pearls and gemstones. Buyer Days is her only wholesale show. Saratoga Springs, NY. 
New Product: Expanded bronze and copper lines - mix & match earring styles.
Mooseman Nature Photos
Photos - Moose, loon and bear photos shot from kayak in wilderness settings. Notecards. Andover, NH. 3rd year.
New Product: New souvenir line of Moose Magnets. Learn more about moose magnets posted 3.05.2010.
Show Special: 10% off orders of $100.00, 25% off orders over $200.00
Woven Glass
Glass - Decorative blown glass home accessories; vases, ring holders and paperweights. 8th year. Does well. Sand Lake, NY.
New Product: Ring holder vase.
Adirondack Cedar Chairs
Wood - patio furniture - Adirondack style. Handmade using 5/4" western Red Cedar and stainless steel screws. Chairs, end tables and furniture just for kids. Queensbury, NY.
Rubar Ceramic Studio
New to Show. Pottery and soy candles. Food safe porcelain and stoneware pottery. Soy candles - various scents. Port Leyden, NY.
D & A Crafts
Wood - Adirondack fabric theme switch plates and cedar lined boxes. Long time exhibitor. Does well. Camden, NY. 315.245.0335. dnacraft(at)yahoo.com
I'm Melting...Glass
Glass - melted and fused glass, recycled bottle cutting boards, many lodge type items, tree, cat, dog suncatchers. 2nd year. Manlius, NY.
Northeast Living Lights
Lighting - rustic handmade botanical lampshades, wall sconces and pendants. 3rd year. Chestertown, NY.
New Product: Beechleaf panel wall sconces.
Boulder Cove Originals
Clay - wind chimes, garden art, bird baths and feeders, jewelry. Does very well at show. 6th year. Weedsport, NY. 315.834.6110.
B. Creative
Food - dried ingredient mixes: cookies, cakes, soups and bear bread. Homemade jams. Flavored coffees. Fish Batter. Popular vendor. 12th year (after 2 year break). Little Falls, NY. 315.823.3922.
Show Special: Orders placed and paid for at show recieve a 5% discount.
Fawn Ridge Pottery
Pottery - Functional and one of a kind clay artworks. With landscapes and other regional images. Well established and popular vendor. 15th year. Chestertown, NY.
Show Special: No minimun order.
Acorn Designs
New to Show. Stationery - notecards, journals, and stationery on eco-friendly papers. Well-established company with many wholesale accounts. Trumansburg, NY.
New Product: Mini Journals. Learn more about mini journals posted 3.09.2010.
Mary's Contemporary Creations
New to Show. Glass - fused functional ware such as purse holders, key chains, book marks, plates (keyboard look best selling line); wall art and jewelry. Cape Vincent, NY. 585.259.4556.
Catskill Mercantile
New to Show. Lighting - stone lamp bases and other functional art that introduces natural elements into the home. Jewett, NY.
Bear-Man Specialty Foods
Foods - specialty sauces and seasonings. 4th year. Grand Island, NY.
Show Special: Pick up at show for free shipping.
Hill ’n’ Hollow, LLC
Foods - fruit vinegars and chutneys, gift baskets. 3rd year. Pavilion, NY.
New Product: Gift baskets.
Fish Bob
Wood - Fish decoys of all sizes and shapes. The fish styles all exude personality. 6th year. Howes Cave, NY.
Show Special: Small fish and fish plaques.
North Country Books
Books - New York State Regional Books and Gifts. A full line of Adirondack books and related gift products. Longtime exhibitor. Does well. Utica, NY.
Old Goat Foods
Foods - Salsa and jams made with tomatoes grown hydroponically by Szarek Farms. Adirondack herbs and spice rubs. 4th year. Clinton, NY.
Show Special: 10% discount for orders paid at show. Free delivery routes available.
Mary Ballou Design
Stationery - Hand stamped stationery and gift accessories. Adirondack and nature-inspired designs exceptional papers. 2nd year. Lake Placid, NY.
The Well Dressed Food Company
Foods - All natural specialty foods. 4th year. Buyer Days debut show. Great packaging. Tupper Lake, NY.
Sundae’s Best Hot Fudge Sauce
Foods - premium handmade hot fudge sauces. Greenfield Center, NY.
New Product: Snack size "Little Diggers".
Near North
Prints - Small original nature and animal life watercolors available as high quality prints. 10th year. Good seller. AuSable Forks, NY.
Underwood Herbs
Foods and souvenir gifts - Herb gifts and flavorful herb blends and teas. 24th year as exhibitor. Does well. Plattsburgh, NY.
Saratoga Sweets
Foods - confectionary products; chocolates, buttercrunch, hard candy, lollipops, Adirondack and Saratoga themed novelties. Well-established producer. 4th year. Halfmoon, NY. Won Best Booth in 2007.
New Hartford Advertising
Apparel and souvenir items - Adirondack motif illustrations on mugs, gifts, Tshirts, glasses and more. 10th year. Utica, NY.
Asplin Tree Farms
Balsam pillows and other accessories. Specialize in customizing balsam products. Long time vendor. Gabriels, NY.
New Product: New tapestry and cotton flannel fabrics.
RusticWood.com
Wood - Rustic lightning, clocks, gameroom tables, kitchen accessories. Long time vendor. Does very well at show. Palatine Bridge, NY.
New Product: Coffee and end tables.
Orchard Beat Records
Music - CDs and DVDs of Adirondack and acoustic music. Long time exhibitor. Does well.
Show Special: Free shipping for orders written at show.
Wardell Studios
New to Show. Jewelry - Enamel on copper - affordable hand-enameled earrings and pendants in bright and funky colors and styles. The Wardells, longtime potters, are transitioning into jewelry. Saugerties, NY. 845.246.9177.
Show Special: Free shipping for orders placed at show.
Glimmer Glass Gifts
New to Show. Jewelry - Laser etched dichroic glass jewelry. Flowers, animals, settings etched onto dichroic pendants, bracelets, earrings and others. Sherburne, NY.
Show Special: Buy any 11 of the same style pendant and get 1 free.
Adirondack Firestone Company
New to Show. Pottery - Fire lighter kit: a durable stoneware pot, a reusable FireStone, a cold rolled steel handle and two bottles of our Candle & Lamp Oil. Syracuse, NY.
Stacked Graphics
New to Show. Apparel - Original screen print and embroidered designs. Hilarious bear one. Images for children. Tupper Lake, NY.
Wuzzles
New to Show. Wood - decorative wooden puzzles, many animal shapes. Using scroll saws, our puzzles are made from selected North American poplar and coloured with water-based stains developed from textile dyes. New York City, NY.
Joy of the Journey Farm LLC
New to Show. Personal Care - Goat Milk Soaps with organic ingredients, Talc-free Talc Powder, Slick-Tick Repellent, Gentle and Pure Eye Makeup Remover with organic essential oils. Greenfield Center, NY.
Vermont Stoneworks
New to Show. Stone - quarried slate gift products; best seller thermometer, hot plates, cutting boards, slate oil lamps, lazy susans, and more. Image etching available. Chester, VT.
Mike Made This
New to Show. Apparel - Original screen print and embroidered resort/ADK designs. Introducing Mike Made This designs. Albany, NY.
Show Special: Free name-drop for orders written at show.
Surprenant’s Berry Farm
Food - jam and jellies, beer wine jam and jellies, reduced sugar, no sugar added, cocktail jelly many made from fruits grown on his farm. 8th year.
Thousand Islands Winery
New to Show. Beverage - Wines; Medal winners Alexandria Bay Rose, Vignoles, Riesling, North Country Red, Niagara, Seaway Blues, Delaware, Wellesley Island White. Food - Will be introducing three wine-based jams. Alexandria Bay, NY.
Dragon's Den Pottery
New to Show. Pottery - ornamental and decorative pieces in Raku, horse hair and pit fired. We offer a wide variety of iron glazed functional ware. Clinton, NY. 315.725.8182.
Spencer Studios
Paintings - Original nature scenes painted on porcelain jewelry with semi-precious stones and sterling silver also reprinted as notecards. 3rd year. Plattsburgh, NY.
New Hampshire Bowl and Board
New to Show. Wood - Kitchen utensils, wooden bowls, salad servers, wooden cutting boards, cheese boards and holiday gifts from Cherry, Maple and Black Walnut from reclaimed wood urban forest. Contoocook, NH.
Colebrook Country Wines
New to Show. Beverages - Medal winning fruit wines; Gold for Special Reserve Chardonnay, Silver for Signature Rose and Special Reserve Pinot Noir, and Bronze for Apricot Peach Chardonnay and Special Reserve Cabarnet Sauvignon (2010 Florida State Fair Competition). Gansevoort, NY.
Essex Glass
New to Show. Jewelry - Colorful fused glass and hand-worked sterling silver. Essex, NY.
Uncle Charlie’s Product
Foods - mixes; coffee, cocao, bakery and mustards. Private labeling. Has come to show 4 out of last 5 years. Akron, NY.
The Peanut Principle
New to Show. Foods - Gourmet roasted and raw nut butters. Chocolate peanut butter favorite of jury. Other assorted blends including almond and cashew butters. Cohoes, NY.
Wild Blossom Designs
New to Show. Candles, glassware and soaps - all adorned with colorful, hand-pressed botanicals. Brattleboro, VT.
The Painted Bird
Wood - shorebird decoys patterned after authentic Early American hunting decoys. Exhibited 4 years ago at show. Warren, CT.
Mapleland Farms
Food - pure maple products including mustards, rubs, coffee, tea and others. Has been attending show every year or so for many years. Salem, NY.
Original Saratoga Chips
New to Show. Food - Moon Brand Original Saratoga Chips and, newly introduced, seven Moon Brand dip flavors such as Buffalo Chicken and Blue Cheese and Garlic and Spring Dill. Saratoga Springs, NY.
King Ferry Winery
New to Show. Beverages - the winery produces 14 award-winning Treleaven Wines including a variety of Chardonnays, exquisite Rieslings; a Gewürztraminer; Pinot Noir; Meritage; Vignoles; an earthy aromatic Cabernet Franc; and a soft, easy drinking Merlot. King Ferry, NY.
New England Bells
New to Show. Metal - solid brass bells, popular in the 19th century, carefully crafted to assure proper tone and pitch by bell size are attached to hand-rubbed leather. Animal shapes. Lempster, NH.
65 as of 3.26.2010.
Your customers will be glad you came to Buyer Days!
See the product. Meet the maker. Learn the story. Buy during show to save on shipping or order for delivery on your date of choice.
To register email nkorths@adirondack.org with name of attendees, name of business, address.
Don't forget to RSVP if planning to attend the Buyer Preshow Breakfast Reception at the Textile Studio and Mimosa Gallery in the Beekman Street Art District from 10am - 12noon, Wednesday, March 31.
See you at the Buyer Days Gift Trade Show Wednesday, March 31 (12-6) and Thursday, April 1 (9-4) at the City Center, in Saratoga Springs, NY. Walkins, with business ID, welcome.
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