Author Archives: Jay Helser

HD Boutique – An Extremely Hot Ticket!

You know that you live somewhere hot when you find yourself looking forward to a trip to Miami Beach If you have time, we would love to see you at the HD Boutique Exposition.  In fact, just contact Heather heather@helserbrothers.com and she will mail you a free pass!  To learn more about the event click here.

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Victoria And Albert Museum

 Judith Carol Ellis was at the Victoria And Albert Museum in London recently and was kind enough to bring back some ideas and images in hopes of providing some creative inspiration. It is flattering that one of our clients would think of us while on vacation, but to actually go to the trouble to put together ideas [...]

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Hand Forged Swing-Rod

 This swing rod was designed for a customer who needed extra strength and a hand forged look.  Our blacksmith forged the rod from one piece of solid 5/8″ round bar, and gave the 2×6″ back-plate a simple but handsome look by hammering the corners into a flare. You will not find this design in any [...]

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Steelworkers United By Cheryl Draa

My 30th High School Reunion was this weekend, and I traveled to Ohio to see all my friends from long ago.   I was impressed with how accomplished they have all become, and how they have blossomed in their skills.   The drive up and back seemed longer than the actual reunion, as it was 12 hours [...]

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Jane Maxwell Shares “Adventure”

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Jane Maxwell of Maxwell House of Design just finished a project using customized hardware from our “French Pole” line and was kind enough to share her experience……
If you are a designer, you know, that every once in a while, a homeowner is going to give you a challenging window to dress.  Of course, a difficult window is [...]

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Historic Loft Apartment by Tammi LeNair (updated) (and updated again)

Everybody wants to be a hero. And today we are feeling pretty good. When HB Client Tammi Le Nair of L’Interieur Le Nair in Ephrata, PA had to figure a way to comply with restrictions in a historical brick building, she came to us. Tammi needed to install an arched treatment 2 feet above a [...]

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Creating Fabulous Outdoor Spaces WEBinar

 Don’t Miss This MEMBERS ONLY Free Webinar:
Creating Fabulous Outdoor Spaces from the Ground Up with Anita Boetsma, Director of Client Relations, Helser Brothers, Inc.
Thursday July 8, 2010 11:00 AM CDT / 12:00 PM EDT
Attractive outdoor living spaces are increasingly popular. Learn how to design a perfect outdoor space for any client’s style. This webinar will [...]

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Ace and Ludlow From Janet Elliot at Sew Dynamic Designs

These are my “innocent” sleeping grand dogs, Ace and Ludlow.
Ace, the wire fox terrier, races to my sewing machine when he hears me turn it on.  He sits beside me waiting patiently for what he hopes will be a new squeaky toy falling from the sky.
I’ll admit it…I spoil them rotten.

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A Big Square Drapery Rod

  The clever folks at Robb & Stucky in Scottsdale regularly supply our metal artists with special projects. This beefy 2″ square rod is one recent example. The Pyramid finial and square collar combined with the very cool square rings complete the look with style.

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Zoe From Tammy Tant Of BG Custom Windows

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Zoe is THE sweetest dog ever. We take her to doodle romps, she lays around in the doodle pose, which is on her back, all 4 legs flopped open. We are on the way to the lake now, she loves riding on the boat. I’m hoping she will learn to swim this summer !

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Ashes From Ann Johnson at Sew Easy Windows

 This is our very gentle 13 year old dog “Ashes.”  She is easily intimidated by bold cats and is very gentle with small animals.    She was one of 13 pups who’s mother took off one weekend and obviously had a good time because it was quite a mixed litter.  We think Ashes is a mix of beagle, [...]

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Lilly and Horatio from Melissa Hunter of MW Hunter Custom Interiors

Sincere thanks to Melissa Hunter of MW Hunter Custom Interiors in South Carolina for introducing us to your cute little dogs, Lilly is on the left and her husband, Horatio is on the right. The pretty girl holding them is Melissa’s daughter, Morgan.
We are real dog lovers here at HB. Send us a photo of yours, [...]

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Specialty Mailbox

 Tom from Specialties by Joanne had accumulated some extra Helser Brothers drapery hardware, and is pretty proud of the mailbox that he created with it.  You should be Tom, it is a beauty!
Have you ever created anything from excess drapery hardware?

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Ralph Sees Drapery People

 Ralph Quinn,  best friend of Heather Quinn and one of the original “hounds of Helser” spent the day with us on Friday.  As you can see this big fella, at over 100 lb.,  needed an extra large “I see drapery people” t-shirt.  He was so much fun that we have decided to implement “Hounds of Helser [...]

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Contemporganic Finialzilla Finally Finds a Home!

Some of you more devoted whyhelians may remember a previous post in which we hand-forged a finial prototype that  turned out to be a bust.  Apparently the designers eyes were bigger than her clients stomach!  We didn’t want t0 just banish this poor guy to the island of misfit finials, so we asked for ideas to [...]

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