Coming up on the holidays!!!

Are you ready for the glut of shopping in big box stores full of aisles of the same items?  

How about turning that effort into supporting your small shops around you instead???   

Black Friday is looming, and lots will be appearing at the doors of the big stores before the break of dawn....but go and find local stores and support your community!   

Check out Small Business Saturday for business's near you that are taking part.

You can also order online from us any day of the year!   

We are chock full of special single line kites and great deals on some used kites - you would be surprised what is in the Yard Sale!   

We are fully stocked up on the new favorite the iFlite kites.   Grab one of Robert Brasington's fantastic pieces, a fun and active flyer from Karl Longbottom, a one of a kind Ty Billings creation or a one of a kind painted piece by Scott Hampton or Jacques Letourneau; there are lots of options ready to ship.

We wish you a wonderful holiday season, no matter where you are!

Good winds
\WsK

Updates

So.....some updates have occurred:

The last banner from Scott Hampton went to a new home this weekend.

New prices in the Yard Sale on some items are in place.

Sold items have been cleared off the Yard Sale (there might be one or two items pending sale though).

A new kite maker page is almost ready to launch.

and......

it was a rainy but friend-ful day at Nahant for the the KONE regional event this past Saturday.  

We did have a fun time, just not exactly as expected!

Keep an eye peeled for the new page of kites!

Good winds

WsK

All the Aerial Art kites by Scott Hampton have now flown away!

Sadly we are all out of Scott's fabulous kites.
We will get more as soon as we can and as soon as Scott makes some more.

In the meantime we do have a selection of his banners in stock.
These are painted ripstop that come with the telescoping pole.
Great for the front yard, a party, a bazaar, a fundraiser, a wedding, the kite field, anytime you want to add some color!
Here is the page of banners

Scott Hampton items are going fast!

If you are wanting to get a piece made by Scott Hampton grab one while you can! There is not much left at this moment!!!
(1 kite, 2 blades, 1 banner set, 1 13' banner)
Scott spent a few months working on his Masterpiece Revolution kites so there might not be much available from him for a bit -
he needs to fill up his stocks again!

But, a rumor is that he might be bringing back some of his older styled display items like
CONEHEADS!
(thanks to aggressive requests ;) from a certain Brit!)

We can also get a few more banners from him - he has found a stash in his shed that might fill some of your needs!

Keep checking back to see what appears!!!!

Also do not forget about the other makers we carry as well:
Robert Van Weers, Karl Longbottom, Ty Billings, Mike Dallmer, Boreal Kites!

Good winds!
Spring is here in the States!!!!

Scott Hampton's Masterpiece Revs!!!

If you are a Revolution kite flyer AND a lover of Scott Hampton's designs you might want to head over to Revolution's website and check out their newest Masterpiece Revs!

They are not cheap, but they are definitely very cool and each one is one of a kind!

There are less than 2 digits of them left so get them while you can!
(Scott is a good friend and we do not even have one!)

Good winds
WsK

Good news and not as good news....

The website is being reloaded.

The Big Announcement pertaining to Aerial Art is that there are no more Cypods available. The next chance we get to acquire some will be 2009. Scott is taking time to work on some other more needed projects. So the last two Cypods that we have will be it until then. TriWings might fall into the same deal-although we are not certain yet.

The new Aerial Art page is up. There are problems with some of the small images but you can click through to big pictures easily enough.

Also coming is a Flock of Ducks-a Brace of ducks- what ever you call a big group of ducks. Mike Dallmer has signed up with us and shipped up a box of his rapidly becoming famous Ducky banners (and yes the box had air holes).

Just in time for fall: for those kitemakers out there there is going to be a plan for a new kite out of Belgium, designed by our new friend Christophe Tournay. Christophe made a Leaf kite for an outdoor education group in Belgium, and the kites were a hit. There are two bows on them and you can adjust them to be stable or be a fighter. Now this is not a kite made OUT of a leaf. This is a Chikara and Micro-carbon kite. This will test your hot cutting skills! Ready for a challenge?
Picture by Etienne from his Picasa page of Nieuwpoort 2008.
Here is a small Video that Etienne shot of the Leaf flying.
More info on the Leaf when the files hit our computer.
Bon vent everyone!!!!!

r

Restocking!!!!

A box of items from Scott Hampton is going to be on its way very soon!

While talking with Scott he did announce that there will be no more cypods until 2009. Work is taking precedence, as is another wind related art project (remaking his own display banners).
We will be getting amounts of banners, both matched sets and single banners, for all of you who wish to add to your wind garden or start a new one.

But, a limited amounts of kites goes quickly.........so-

Keep an eye peeled (or click here to subscribe to the WindsweptKites Atom news feed) here for posts about what has arrived.

If all goes well there will be another kite maker announcement soon, a new friend in Belgium!

Good Winds

r

The Boxes are arriving

A box from the UK and a box from New Zealand arrived at our door on Friday when we were both home sick with the flu-do not worry the kites and such are clean ;)
keep an eye peeled for the items on the website...

Decoys.....gotta love the little guys

well they are loved....so much so that there is only one left....those decoys were from Scott Hampton's tucked away group that he used every once in awhile for a art show/festival....
well....
i talked to Scott this evening....there are NO MORE......

If we are lucky we might get Scott to make some new ones (personally i am hoping for his fish decoys to come back-but we will see)....

There is one little birdy left in our tree
and he is saying "who will come buy me?"

but on the bright side we will be offering up another banner of a bird persuasion very very soon....(just as cool in my book -if only for the fact that these are like 2 or 3xlife size)....

r

the UPS man delivers!

The box has arrived......
Pictures will be taken....
there will be Ooooing and Aawwwing.......

r

Box o' Hampton Goodness

Yep.
the first box of stock is on its way to me....all the way from Utah....lots of special painted ripstop in that box that is going to be the first offerings from Windswept Kites.....
keep your eyes peeled here for a post about when the site is up and running!
r