Christmas Spirit Shop

Christmas Spirit Shop The Christmas Spirit Shop sells original paintings of Bar Harbor, Maine and Acadia National Park by
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Visit us online at Instagram.com/bev3445 and in our art gallery/shop at 1A Relics, Booth 19, 444 Bangor Rd., Ellsworth, Maine 04605.

07/21/2022
Just in time for holiday shopping, we’ve expanded our retail space in Booth  #19 at 1A Relics in Ellsworth, Maine.  Chec...
11/04/2021

Just in time for holiday shopping, we’ve expanded our retail space in Booth #19 at 1A Relics in Ellsworth, Maine. Check out our Christmas Corner and all my new paintings of Bar Harbor, Acadia, and MDI in our Art Gallery as shown below.

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07/01/2021
Notice of Website ClosureThe Christmas Spirit® Shop has closed its Website and Bar Harbor Storefront.  Our business phon...
06/18/2021

Notice of Website Closure

The Christmas Spirit® Shop has closed its Website and Bar Harbor Storefront. Our business phone numbers have also been discontinued, but if you need to contact us, you can email my husband, Pete Bono, at [email protected], or post a message on our page.

What few ornaments we have left, we’re now selling at 1A Relics Antiques, 444 Bangor Rd, Ellsworth, Maine. It’s on Route 1A just before Ellsworth when driving from Bangor to Bar Harbor, so if you’re in the area, please stop by. The building is pictured below.

Our Booth #19 in 1A Relics Antiques features my (Beverly Bono’s) oil paintings and watercolors of Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park, which I now paint full-time in my retirement. The booth is easy to find. From the main entrance, walk past the counter, up a small staircase. Then turn left, and on the left you’ll see a staircase to nowhere where my paintings and our Christmas Spirit® ornaments are displayed.

You can also see my paintings online at www.Instagram.com/bev3445.

Pete and I thank all our Christmas Spirit® customers who supported us during our 30 years in business.

The Christmas Spirit Shop now has a small retail booth featuring my oil paintings of Bar Harbor, Acadia, and MDI, at the...
05/07/2021

The Christmas Spirit Shop now has a small retail booth featuring my oil paintings of Bar Harbor, Acadia, and MDI, at the 1A Relics Vintage Store in Ellsworth on Route 1A. The GPS address is 444 Bangor Road, Ellsworth, ME 04605, and the phone number there is 207-412-0822. If you call, tell them you’re inquiring about Beverly Bono’s Booth #19. Here are some photos of my booth taken on opening day, May 4, 2021.

05/07/2021

Since closing our Christmas Spirit Shop last year, I’ve returned to my love of oil painting. During the month of May, my recent paintings will be on display and for sale at the Southwest Harbor Public Library. In compliance with COVID guidelines, you need an appointment to visit. Just give them a call at 207-244-7065. Enjoy the short video intro here, but there is more to see there. More paintings are online at Instagram.com/bev3445.

05/07/2021

Since closing the Christmas Spirit Shop last year, founder Beverly Bono has returned to her love of oil painting. During the month of May, her recent paintings of MDI will be on display and for sale at the Southwest Harbor Public Library. In compliance with COVID guidelines, you need an appointment to visit. Just give the library a call at 207-244-7065. Enjoy the short video intro here, but there is more to see there! More paintings are online at Instagram.com/bev3445.

Our 50% OFF Retirement Sale continues on our Website https://www.christmasspiritshop.com through 2021 until we’re sold o...
03/07/2021

Our 50% OFF Retirement Sale continues on our Website https://www.christmasspiritshop.com through 2021 until we’re sold out of ornaments. Our dog Scarlett says hello to all of you who used to visit her in our Bar Harbor Shop. Like us, she’s retired now.

Thank you to our long-time customers who have written us notes on their Web orders congratulating us on our retirement. ...
12/06/2020

Thank you to our long-time customers who have written us notes on their Web orders congratulating us on our retirement. All regret that we closed our Bar Harbor Christmas Shop, and will soon be closing our Website, after we’re sold out of merchandise. Here’s just one example from Amy:
“My family is devastated that you are retiring. It has been such a long standing tradition to order ornaments from you each Christmas. My children always love being able to choose themselves a new ornament each year. For myself, I love choosing my family ornament each year. From marriage, to pets, then pregnancies, then more babies, to divorce, repartnering, more babies, each one represents the changes in my life. To me they are more than just pretty ornaments. They are the story of my family. I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the memories that you help bring to life each December when we decorate our tree. Enjoy your retirement, and may you have long and happy days with your loved ones around you. Regards, Amy”

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.  We’re thankful for our customers’ patronage over the last 30 years which has allowed us to...
11/26/2020

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. We’re thankful for our customers’ patronage over the last 30 years which has allowed us to almost retire. In appreciation, our 50% OFF Retirement Sale continues while supplies last on our website at http://www.christmasspiritshop.com. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, call us at 800-242-2913. Soon we’ll be sold out and fully retired. Thank you all!

If you’ve ever made it to the top of the Beehive hike in Acadia, you can relate to the spectacular view over Sand Beach ...
11/18/2020

If you’ve ever made it to the top of the Beehive hike in Acadia, you can relate to the spectacular view over Sand Beach and Great Head as captured in our ornaments shown below. The lobster hikers are a reminder of our popular seafood. Although these are not pictured on our Website, you can order them using our special order form at https://www.christmasspiritshop.com/cgi/specialorder.tml. Fill in the appropriate ID, DESCRIPTION, QUANTITY , and PRICE. The plain Beehive scene’s ID is BH at $10.50. The Beehive couple’s ID is BH-2 at $15.75, and the Beehive with 4‘s ID is BH-4 at $16.70. Also available, but not pictured is the Beehive with 3’s ID of BH -3 at $16.20. These prices are 50% off our regular prices. Indicate your personalizing under COMMENTS and we’ll do the rest. Supplies are limited. Questions? Call us at 207-288-8168.

Over the years, we’ve helped Genie add to her family tree ornament.  This year was no exception.  We no longer have litt...
11/11/2020

Over the years, we’ve helped Genie add to her family tree ornament. This year was no exception. We no longer have little heads in stock, but we do have the larger tree and many other little pieces that we can use to build and personalize a family tree ornament. Contact us at [email protected] or message us if you’d like to build your own ornament.

Our 50% OFF Retirement Sale continues as long as supplies last on our Website at http://www.christmasspiritshop.com.  Pl...
11/08/2020

Our 50% OFF Retirement Sale continues as long as supplies last on our Website at http://www.christmasspiritshop.com. Please order now for Christmas, as we’re running out of ornament designs for families of 4 or 5. We’re getting creative though, as shown below, by using larger family ornaments, and labeling extra heads with OUR FAMILY, CHRISTMAS 2020, or adding pet names with paw prints. You can search for larger family ornaments under families of 6, 7, or 8, and be creative with your online labeling. Our customers love this flexibility in personalizing, which we’ve always offered when supplies run low.

Thank you to our creative customers who are making the most of our 50% OFF Retirement Sale on our Website at http://www....
10/20/2020

Thank you to our creative customers who are making the most of our 50% OFF Retirement Sale on our Website at http://www.ChristmasSpiritShop.com. You’re buying our Personalized Ornaments for this 2020 Christmas, next Christmas of 2021, and years beyond to insure you’ll have them before we sell all our merchandise and close our Website. At our current selling rate, that may be in a few months. Please call us if you don’t see what you need on our Website, as we may be able to custom make ornaments for you. Thank you for your support and words of praise. We’ll miss you.

The Bonos’ Retirement Update:  Since selling our Christmas Spirit business building earlier this year, my husband Pete a...
07/25/2020

The Bonos’ Retirement Update: Since selling our Christmas Spirit business building earlier this year, my husband Pete and I (shown below) have been offering our remaining merchandise at 50% OFF on our Website at http://www.ChristmasSpiritShop.com. We’ve had some interest in the purchase of our Website business, but it’s still for sale. Until then, we’ll keep selling our personalized ornaments online until they’re gone. Meanwhile, during COVID-19, I’ve been outside painting scenes of Bar Harbor and Acadia with my PAPA friends (Plein Air Painters of Acadia). My oil paintings are available at Instagram.com/bev3445 , including the one shown below. You can message (DM) me from there regarding any that interest you. Thank you for your 30 years of support, and stay healthy.

I was honored to be one of six artists invited to participate in this local fundraising event for a non-profit therapeut...
06/01/2020

I was honored to be one of six artists invited to participate in this local fundraising event for a non-profit therapeutic riding center. Our artwork, including mine shown below, is auctioned off on this website: https://bidding4willowind.wordpress.com/ until June 21st (Father’s Day). 50% of the proceeds of the painting’s sale go to the Therapeutic Riding Center and the other 50% to our local artists.

It's beginning to look a lot like spring here in Bar Harbor.  It inspired me to paint this Acadia landscape in a valley ...
05/06/2020

It's beginning to look a lot like spring here in Bar Harbor. It inspired me to paint this Acadia landscape in a valley near one of the Park entrances. A group of artists I paint with now has its own page. To visit, search Plein-Air-Painters-of-Acadia-PAPA . I also have an Instagram Page showing both my paintings in progress and my finished paintings. Come paint with me on Instagram by searching bev3445.

Here's another one of my "plein air" (in the open air) oil paintings of King's Creek on Route 3 in Bar Harbor.  The firs...
04/18/2020

Here's another one of my "plein air" (in the open air) oil paintings of King's Creek on Route 3 in Bar Harbor. The first photo shows my view of the scene, with my painting of it in the lower right hand corner. The second photo shows my finished painting of this March 3rd winter scene, complete with creek water, melting ice, and snow.

In these times of social distancing, it's heartwarming to remotely reach out to our friends to see how they are doing, a...
04/10/2020

In these times of social distancing, it's heartwarming to remotely reach out to our friends to see how they are doing, and give them a virtual hug to boost their spirits. Speaking of which, Pete and I appreciate your many well wishes for our retirement, and thank you for your friendly patronage that has boosted our spirits over the last 30 years. To thank you, we're continuing our 50% OFF retirement sale on our Website until our merchandise is gone. Here's an appropriate friendship ornament for today, now on our Website at https://www.christmasspiritshop.com/i/true-friends-verse/JB-J9P. We have just 2 left, but you'll find more like it at https://www.christmasspiritshop.com/g/personalized-friendship-quotes-plaques/1449.

Dear Friends,I just signed the campaign: Forgive student loan debt for doctors, nurses, and health professionalsIt would...
04/07/2020

Dear Friends,

I just signed the campaign: Forgive student loan debt for doctors, nurses, and health professionals

It would mean the world to me if you could also add your name to this important issue. Every name that is added builds momentum around the campaign and makes it more likely for us to get the change we want to see.

Will you join me by taking action on this campaign?

https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/forgive-student-loan-debt-for-doctors-nurses-and-health-professionals?share=50037cf2-acc4-4f24-b572-137eb2b60ae9&source=s.fwd&utm_source=s.fwd

After you've signed the petition please also take a moment to share it with others. It's super easy – all you need to do is forward this email.

Thank you!

Health professionals carry crushing loads of student debt, from tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now they are like soldiers in war, saving lives while risking their own and protecting the rest of us, and many have already died while doing their duty. Without the debt burden more would work....

These days, I feel fortunate to be able to participate in an activity that gives me fresh air while I practice social di...
04/03/2020

These days, I feel fortunate to be able to participate in an activity that gives me fresh air while I practice social distancing. It's called "plein air" (in the open air) oil painting. Some of you may have noticed my oil paintings of Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park in our Bar Harbor Shop, where I've been selling them for several years. Soon, I'll be selling my paintings on our Christmas Spirit® Website under the More Gifts category of Home Decor. Meanwhile, here I am recently painting a peaceful sunrise along the Shore Path at Grant Park in Bar Harbor. Enjoy the close up, painted with temperatures in the 40's with light wind. Good enough for me! Hoping everyone stays healthy!

Pete and I hope all of you and your loved ones are staying healthy during these challenging times.  Surprisingly, It has...
03/31/2020

Pete and I hope all of you and your loved ones are staying healthy during these challenging times. Surprisingly, It has been a wonderful time for us to reconnect remotely with our friends and family! I see it happening all around us. Thank you again for all your thoughtful wishes and fond memories of our Bar Harbor Shop, which we permanently closed early this year. Don't forget you can still order our ornaments online at 50% off until our merchandise is gone.

Here's an appropriate ornament for today’s crisis, now on our Website at https://www.christmasspiritshop.com/i/begin-each-morning/JB-E6/. We have just 2 left, but you'll find more like it at https://www.christmasspiritshop.com/g/sayings-plaques-christmas-ornaments/819/.

03/16/2020

As we live through these difficult times, some thoughts from Beverly Bono, co-owner of Christmas Spirit.

SOCIAL DISTANCING OR PERSONAL SPACING?

It’s like a hurricane or Nor’easter but you can’t see it or forecast it! The good news? No power outages or property damage. However, there will be consequences. We all need to follow CDC recommendations to get through this!

I don’t really like the term “social distancing”! Although I totally agree with the concept, I don’t believe we should “socially” wall ourselves off from the world! “What?”, you say! “Yes!”, I say! In these uncertain times we should stay “socially” connected. Stay informed about the current situation via TV or internet. Choose responsible sources, like CDC.gov. But, equally important, we should stay “socially” connected with those we can’t connect with physically. FaceTime, Facebook, Instagram, texting or just plain old-fashioned phone calls are so important right now, especially when the most vulnerable among us need it the most!

I’m trying to think of innovative ways to do that! My therapy dog, Miss Scarlett, and I will miss our weekly visits with Birch Bay residents! But there is no reason why we can’t see them and talk to them. We could see them through their window and talk to them on the phone. Weather has been conducive to that! Go outside, if you can, and socialize at a safe distance. My “art” friends and I go outside and paint, even in winter! You might have recently read about our “plein air painting” group in the MDI Islander. Great to be outside with friends! I attended my cousin’s church service yesterday, which was live-streamed from Ohio. The message: church is not about the building; it is all about the people. Timely!

So I’d like to propose a new term for the situation we’re in. Practice “personal spacing”. Because I think that’s what the “experts” are really recommending. Keep the “personal space” around you to 6 feet. That’s right! No more hugs, high fives or hand shakes! But we still can smile, nod, wave and blow kisses! We can still stay socially connected!

What ways can you think of to maintain maximum “personal space” while minimizing “social” distance with those you care about. Stay healthy!

On February 11, 2020, the Christmas Spirit® Shop permanently closed its storefront, and sold its business building at 80...
02/23/2020

On February 11, 2020, the Christmas Spirit® Shop permanently closed its storefront, and sold its business building at 80 Main Street in Bar Harbor, Maine. Retired owners Beverly and Pete Bono will continue to operate their Christmas Spirit® Website at http://www.ChristmasSpiritShop.com until all online merchandise at 50% OFF is sold out. The Bono's thank all their loyal customers for their enthusiastic patronage over 30 years.

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1A Relics, 444 Bangor Road , Booth 19
Ellsworth, ME
04605

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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+12072882196

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