Koziol Kreations will be at The Renaissance Hotel Schaumburg on August 3rd for The Complete Wedding Expo. You'll be able to visit our table and see samples of many special occasion favors for your wedding, bridal shower or any other occasion. Not to mention all the Greek Orthodox specialty items provided. Also, don't forget the ring bearer pillows, flower girl baskets, unity candles and sand, and attendant gifts.
One thing to look for when it comes to renting your groomsmen's tuxedos... Many places have started to charge a rental fee for the cufflinks. This fee, in addition to the total for the tuxedo rental, can range from $15.00-$30.00. Koziol Kreations can offer you engraved cufflinks for your groomsmen for $23.00. These are for purchase, not rental. They can be used as your groomsmen gift. Why pay to rent something when you can buy it and keep it forever for basically the same price?
Back to the bridal shows... the upcoming schedule looks like this...
08/03/08 - The Renaissance Hotel, Schaumburg --the biggest event of the year.
09/28/08 - Stonegate Banquets, Hoffman Estates
09/28/08 - The Westin Hotel, Lombard -- one of the newest locations out there.
10/26/08 - The Hyatt Regency, Deerfield
11/09/08 - The Meadows Club Banquets, Rolling Meadows
11/09/08 - Georgio's Banquets, Orland Park
While we cannot guarantee that we will be at every show listed above, we can guarantee we will be in The Complete Bridal Salon in West Dundee, Illinois. You can ALWAYS visit us on the web at www.koziolkreations.com. You can contact us by calling 815-861-3478 or by email at koziol@koziolkreations.com.
For all your special occasion needs, call Koziol Kreations... We're helping to "kreate" unique memories one special occasion at a time!
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
Come and Gone...
It's Monday and Greek Fest has come and gone. All the hard work preparing for the three day event and it's over. It almost feels like it was over too fast. Koziol Kreations had one of the more prominent locations inside the Marketplace at the St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church Greek Fest 2008. It didn't matter which door you came in through, you were able to see our table right away.
The "hot" items were the Greece Bracelets, Athens/Acropolis Mousepads and Greece Hats. All of which COMPLETELY sold out. The t-shirts we had for the kids did really well also. We only have 2 left (one of each style, both size 6-8). Based on interest, we have decided to begin carrying items such as these in the store. We will also have more sizes for the smaller ones in the family. Onesies and infant wear were in high demand at Greek Fest, so we will have them at the shop in just a few short weeks.
Everyone at the fest seemed to like the fact that we have a store that is local. There isn't a "greek store" close to the Elgin Greek community so everyone was happy to know we are local. Even the non-greeks were pleased to hear about the Complete Bridal Salon in West Dundee. For those of you who haven't heard, we have a space inside the salon.
We have a new goal for the business... The new goal is to open our own store before Greek Fest 2009. That gives us one year to make this dream a reality. We will still be affiliated with the salon, as that is where we got our start, not to mention the incredibly awesome connnection to the bridal industry. Please post comments or send emails of encouragement as we pursue this new dream. Your support is always appreciated.
We would also like to say thank you to all the people that attended the Greek Fest at St. Sophia's this year and visited our booth.
The "hot" items were the Greece Bracelets, Athens/Acropolis Mousepads and Greece Hats. All of which COMPLETELY sold out. The t-shirts we had for the kids did really well also. We only have 2 left (one of each style, both size 6-8). Based on interest, we have decided to begin carrying items such as these in the store. We will also have more sizes for the smaller ones in the family. Onesies and infant wear were in high demand at Greek Fest, so we will have them at the shop in just a few short weeks.
Everyone at the fest seemed to like the fact that we have a store that is local. There isn't a "greek store" close to the Elgin Greek community so everyone was happy to know we are local. Even the non-greeks were pleased to hear about the Complete Bridal Salon in West Dundee. For those of you who haven't heard, we have a space inside the salon.
We have a new goal for the business... The new goal is to open our own store before Greek Fest 2009. That gives us one year to make this dream a reality. We will still be affiliated with the salon, as that is where we got our start, not to mention the incredibly awesome connnection to the bridal industry. Please post comments or send emails of encouragement as we pursue this new dream. Your support is always appreciated.
We would also like to say thank you to all the people that attended the Greek Fest at St. Sophia's this year and visited our booth.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Greek Fest is coming...
St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church Greek Festival is coming Friday!!! We are anxiously counting down the days. Anita has been busy today calling banks and credit card processing companies to obtain pricing so the we will be able to accept Visa and Mastercard at Greek Fest. We will continue to accept this form of payment in the store as well. Then we'll "graduate" to online order processing. Things just keep getting better.
With the ability to accept credit cards as a form of payment, we are hoping that our sales will increase. So many people these days (myself included) don't carry cash anymore. We found a company that is reasonably priced and will be able to get us set up in time for Greek Fest on Friday. This is great news.
This is going to be a crazy week. I will be posting regularly this week to keep everyone updated. Anita doesn't know this yet, but I have this Saturday off, so I'll be with her at Greek Fest all day/night. She'll be so happy.
More Greek Fest updates to come.......
With the ability to accept credit cards as a form of payment, we are hoping that our sales will increase. So many people these days (myself included) don't carry cash anymore. We found a company that is reasonably priced and will be able to get us set up in time for Greek Fest on Friday. This is great news.
This is going to be a crazy week. I will be posting regularly this week to keep everyone updated. Anita doesn't know this yet, but I have this Saturday off, so I'll be with her at Greek Fest all day/night. She'll be so happy.
More Greek Fest updates to come.......
Friday, July 4, 2008
4th of July...
Today is the 4th of July and it is time for barbecues and fireworks. We are going to spend the day on the deck with neighbors and friends and then later tonight we are going to Cherry Valley's fireworks show. We'll be sitting at the laundromat again, just like last year. It is the best spot to sit to see all the fireworks.
Tomorrow we are going to the annual 4th of July party at Terry and Morgan's house. Terry is Anita's brother for those of you who didn't know that.
Koziol Kreations is gearing up for next week's Greek Fest at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church. Inside the Marketplace at Greek Fest is different vendors selling items. Koziol Kreations will be showing off all the wedding and baptismal items available through the business. We will also be selling items such as hats, t-shirts, bracelets, etc. We are pretty excited about this year's Greek Fest. We have been attending the fest for the past 4 years, but this is our first year as a Marketplace vendor.
Please come out and see us at Greek Fest. The cost to get in is $2.00. If you would like a free coupon for entry, please email us at koziol@koziolkreations.com and we will be happy to email you the coupon. See you there.
Tomorrow we are going to the annual 4th of July party at Terry and Morgan's house. Terry is Anita's brother for those of you who didn't know that.
Koziol Kreations is gearing up for next week's Greek Fest at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church. Inside the Marketplace at Greek Fest is different vendors selling items. Koziol Kreations will be showing off all the wedding and baptismal items available through the business. We will also be selling items such as hats, t-shirts, bracelets, etc. We are pretty excited about this year's Greek Fest. We have been attending the fest for the past 4 years, but this is our first year as a Marketplace vendor.
Please come out and see us at Greek Fest. The cost to get in is $2.00. If you would like a free coupon for entry, please email us at koziol@koziolkreations.com and we will be happy to email you the coupon. See you there.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Nobody is reading...
It has been three weeks since my last post. We went on vacation. I finally got back to Camp Nawakwa and my family came with me. Camp Nawakwa is a YMCA family camp in Lac Du Flambeau, Wisconsin. It is an indian reservation near Minocqua. This isn't really the reason for this post.
The reason for this post is because nobody is reading my blog. But then again, you are reading this aren't you? And if you are, why no comments? Why not tell me what you think? Is it really not that interesting? Should I stop the postings? Should I delete this blog all together?
I will admit that I have gotten off track from my initial reasoning for this blog. I originally created this blog as another way to tell the world about Koziol Kreations. Our family business. Since then, I have commented on much more than just the business. Things I thought would be interesting to everyone. I will continue to to post about the business and other things. In the meantime, if you truly think these things I write about are interesting, please comment. Let me know.
If you have any questions about the business, or anything in general, please comment and let me know. Feel free to answer the "Poll Question" on the right side. If you have a suggestion for a "Poll Question", please comment and let me know what it is.
Until next time...
The reason for this post is because nobody is reading my blog. But then again, you are reading this aren't you? And if you are, why no comments? Why not tell me what you think? Is it really not that interesting? Should I stop the postings? Should I delete this blog all together?
I will admit that I have gotten off track from my initial reasoning for this blog. I originally created this blog as another way to tell the world about Koziol Kreations. Our family business. Since then, I have commented on much more than just the business. Things I thought would be interesting to everyone. I will continue to to post about the business and other things. In the meantime, if you truly think these things I write about are interesting, please comment. Let me know.
If you have any questions about the business, or anything in general, please comment and let me know. Feel free to answer the "Poll Question" on the right side. If you have a suggestion for a "Poll Question", please comment and let me know what it is.
Until next time...
Sunday, June 8, 2008
GiGi's 5K...
Most of you probably do not know that we have been “training” for the past 4 weeks. We have been doing this because Ed is going to run in a 5K race in Indianapolis next May. I was doing some research online a few weeks ago looking for races in the area that I could do to help build up endurance. I found a 5K in Hoffman Estates to benefit GiGi’s Playhouse. I didn’t know what GiGi’s Playhouse was, but the race was local and, at that point, that is all that mattered.
When I went to GiGi’s website (www.gigisplayhouse.com), I found out that the playhouse is a Down Syndrome Awareness Center. With Anita’s brother, Chris, having Down Syndrome, it just seemed like fate that I chose THIS race to sign up for. At first, I wasn’t really crazy about the idea of having Anita sign up for it also, but the day also offered a “WALK”, so we decided to walk the 5K instead of run it. We even got Chris registered to walk with us.
So…the event was today (June 8, 2008) in Hoffman Estates. We found out just the other night that the “WALK” was only 1-mile, not the 5K (3.1 miles) we thought it was going to be. That was OK though. We were doing this together. We got out there and walked the mile. If you ask Anita, the two of us crossed the finish line together. Not true, I crossed before her. It didn’t really matter though.
After the walk was done, they had Ronald McDonald doing magic tricks for the kids. They also had the popular “Dash for Downs”. This is a 50 yard dash (race) for the kids 10 years old and under. I couldn’t believe that Jacob wanted to do it, so we signed him up. We signed Emalia up too. It was race time. They did different age groups, which was nice being that Jacob is 3 and there were a lot of older kids running too. Emalia actually took off running too. It was quite fun to get them involved.
We have decided that this is going to be an annual event for us. Anita has plans to get the WHOLE family out there next year by forming “TEAM CHRISTOPHER” and raising more money than any other team out there. The top team this year raised $6,950.00. Please go to www.gigisplayhouse.com to read more about Down Syndrome and see what you can do to help raise awareness.
When I went to GiGi’s website (www.gigisplayhouse.com), I found out that the playhouse is a Down Syndrome Awareness Center. With Anita’s brother, Chris, having Down Syndrome, it just seemed like fate that I chose THIS race to sign up for. At first, I wasn’t really crazy about the idea of having Anita sign up for it also, but the day also offered a “WALK”, so we decided to walk the 5K instead of run it. We even got Chris registered to walk with us.
So…the event was today (June 8, 2008) in Hoffman Estates. We found out just the other night that the “WALK” was only 1-mile, not the 5K (3.1 miles) we thought it was going to be. That was OK though. We were doing this together. We got out there and walked the mile. If you ask Anita, the two of us crossed the finish line together. Not true, I crossed before her. It didn’t really matter though.
After the walk was done, they had Ronald McDonald doing magic tricks for the kids. They also had the popular “Dash for Downs”. This is a 50 yard dash (race) for the kids 10 years old and under. I couldn’t believe that Jacob wanted to do it, so we signed him up. We signed Emalia up too. It was race time. They did different age groups, which was nice being that Jacob is 3 and there were a lot of older kids running too. Emalia actually took off running too. It was quite fun to get them involved.
We have decided that this is going to be an annual event for us. Anita has plans to get the WHOLE family out there next year by forming “TEAM CHRISTOPHER” and raising more money than any other team out there. The top team this year raised $6,950.00. Please go to www.gigisplayhouse.com to read more about Down Syndrome and see what you can do to help raise awareness.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Give me your opinion...
The last opinion poll question was "What current movie is your favorite?"--- The choices were: Sex and the City, Chronicles of Narnia:Prince Caspian, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull & Made of Honor. And the winner is... a TIE between Sex and the City and Made of Honor.
I am unsure how many people actually look at this blog and read the postings. I am sure there is a way to track it, but I'm not going to try to figure out how. I'd love to have input from readers like you, yes, you. The person reading this post. YOU. Post a comment. Vote on the opinion poll. Let me know what you think.
I am unsure how many people actually look at this blog and read the postings. I am sure there is a way to track it, but I'm not going to try to figure out how. I'd love to have input from readers like you, yes, you. The person reading this post. YOU. Post a comment. Vote on the opinion poll. Let me know what you think.
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