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This week on What's Up Wednesday, the countdown to Balloon Fiesta 2024 hits a milestone, as does What's Up Wednesday and it's a holiday of sorts in the ballooning world. On the product side we have a new pin/patch set and pins to match previously released patches. It's a busy...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, 2 more pins have made it through the design and manufacturing process and are now on the shelves for you to purchase. And another new item from our most recent customer survey. The pin parade continues with the release of two popular event-inspired pins. The...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, more pins, a new "crew" item, and we're down to the last days of our big birthday sale. The 2024 pins just keep on coming. Now available, the Chase Crew pin. The design matches the patch released last week with the balloons in the sky...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, more pins and patches hit the shelves and just 2 weeks remain in our Birthday/Clearance sale. As we've been reporting for a few weeks now, we're in full production mode on most of our 2024 products and today we have the really popular number...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, the first items in the 2024 pins and patch collection are now available and it's Teacher and Nurse Appreciation week. Just 3 days shy of 5 months until the 52nd Balloon Fiesta launches, we're pleased to present the first of our collectable pins and...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, it's another month and we have another new item for 2024, the clock is ticking away on our birthday sale and great news for pin collectors. Welcome to May, less than 157 days until the start of Balloon Fiesta 2024 and the 2024 merchandise...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, our collection of Silipint drinkware has exploded with new options and fabulous colors. About a year ago, we expanded our line of Silipint drinkware and now we're at it again. These incredible, unbreakable, BPA-free, colorful, dishwasher, freezer, microwave and oven safe items are now available in...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, more 2024 items are now available and a reminder about our big close-out of 2023 merchandise. Last week we kicked out our big closeout sale, with prices on most 2023 merchandise slashed to move it out the door. We need the space for the 2024...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, it's spring cleaning, birthday hangover and income tax time. Put it all together and you save BIG BUCKS! Read on for the details. It was 52 years ago this past Monday that the first gathering of balloons at Coronado Center started what has become the...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, Tickets, Eclipse Glasses and Magnets. It's a busy week, so let's get right to the (Balloon Fiesta) Stuff! This Friday, April 5 is the 6 months-to-go mark for the start of the 2024 Balloon Fiesta and that means tickets go on sale for nearly...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, the 2024 keychains and some nice smelling custom candles make their debut in our store. Let's start with those keychains. Back on What's Up Wednesday #102 and #103 we previewed the keychains, magnets and ornaments we've created for 2024. Today we're releasing the keychains. We...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, the final two honorable mention artists and some tips for helping out the Easter Bunny on his upcoming adventures. Amanda Brady is a local powerlifter and cake-maker, who enjoys design and art on the side. Amanda tells us the sunrises and sunsets she experiences while camping and hiking...
Read moreThis week on what’s up Wednesday; two more honorable mentions and a really cool color changing mug has just arrived. Up first this week, Lisa Avila. After a full and varied career, Lisa retired to Placitas in 2020 and was able to resume painting full time. Working mostly in acrylics and mixed...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, more honorable mention introductions, and a popular product is back in stock, just in time for the warmer weather ahead. This week meet Kayla Penner. This self-taught artist, based in the heart of New Mexico, was raised in the mountains, where there are dirt...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday the first of our honorable mention artists and the first result of our merchandise survey is already in stock. As we mentioned in What's Up Wednesday #105, our call for poster art resulted in not only the official poster artist for 2024, but also...
Read moreWith all the emphasis on birthdays this President's day week, we got to thinking about the need to have a stock of items for that last minute gift. This week on What's Up Wednesday we have a number of options for you to consider adding to your stock of stand-by gifts....
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, it's your last chance to grab a special gift for your sweetheart in our Valentine's Day Sale, a popular item is now in stock, and the results of our recent merchandise survey. With today being Valentine's Day, it's the last day for our Valentine's Day...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, Just seven days til Valentine's Day, (think SALE with a free gift!) and the honorable mentions from our poster selection process. It may be a little early for you procrastinators, but now is the time to get shopping for Valentine's Day. It's just a...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, a look at the poster creation process and the unveiling of the talented artist behind the 2024 Balloon Fiesta poster.But before we soar into the poster details, let's give a shoutout to all those who participated in our recent merchandise survey. Your valuable insights on...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, a couple of popular products are back in stock, an item we missed telling you about last year, and we'd like to know what you think. Let's start with the products back in stock. Last year we started offering the Chala line of a number...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, a follow up on those items we shared with you last week, an update on our year-round product line and something special for those of you who can stop by the physical store. Last week we shared some of the preliminary photos of our...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, it's a big day for RV reservations and the first sneak peek at new product for 2024. it seems attending Balloon Fiesta is high on everyone's bucket list, especially those that own an RV and like to travel the country. Today's the day, that...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, Happy New Year, a new logo, refreshed look and we're open for business for 2024! Happy New Year! We hope your celebration was safe and how you wanted it to be. We've completed all that counting stuff, and it's now in the hands of...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, it's post number 100! As we wrap up the year we know as 2023, it's hard to believe this is the 100th edition of What's Up Wednesday. It has definitely been an evolving journey. When COVID hit and forced the postponement of the 2020...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday. Counting and more counting The sales are done, the packages have been shipped and all that is left is the counting and accounting. We're smack dab in the middle of all those things accountants and auditors like... inventory and year-end reports. As a non-profit...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, we're at the end of the year as far as shopping and shipping go. Read on for all the details. Before we get to all the shopping, shipping, and pick up deadlines, here's an update on our December Sale. It was a GREAT weekend...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, it's December Sale time, we have a preview and some brand new items in stock just in time for the holidays. Let's start with the new items. Just added are two Christmas themed long sleeve t-shirts and a hand-embroidered stocking. The first shirt is...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, a look ahead to the big December Sale and our holiday hours. We are just 9 days away from our giant December Sale for 2023. This is the sale where everything from 2023 and previous years goes on clearance. Like last year the sale...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, the pins have shipped, remembering a day in ballooning history, a look ahead to Black Friday and a free gift for you! Thanks to a herculean effort by our Navigators Anita, Bobbie and Barbara, with support from our store folks Sharon and Sheri, all the Solar...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, an Eclipse pin update and shoppers beware, there are only 30 shopping days left in 2023 at Balloon Fiesta Stuff. Let's start with the good news. The solar eclipse pin and the Marvin the Martian pin have arrived and are being shipped as you read...
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