PORT TOWNSEND — There’s a trick to decorating windows.
Sometimes Heidi Hoglund, the owner of Olympic Art and Office in downtown Port Townsend, draws inspiration from what others have posted on social media sites.
Other times, it’s simply the holiday spirit.
Hoglund and Mickey Griffith used a little bit of both to create the winning display in the Port Townsend Main Street Program’s annual Window Display Contest.
600 snowflakes
Hoglund and her staff used two-ply coffee filters to create about 600 snowflakes, which were hung in both windows at the store at 220 Taylor St.
“I’m entering my 29th year in business and I’ve done a lot of windows,” Hoglund said. “I try to look online and try to get inspired by looking at Christmas stuff.”
One window also included a small tree that featured little white birds and red pennants as decorations, plus board games as gift ideas under the tree.
The other window was designed by Margie McDonald, the artistic director of the Port Townsend Wearable Art Show.
McDonald featured “Aria et Aqua,” a wearable art piece designed by Claire Cole.
“We picked that outfit to be in the window because we knew it would work well,” Hoglund said.
Hoglund said her store rotates a new Wearable Art Show window display about every six weeks to feature some of the work that goes into the designs.
Olympic Art and Office won the Gold Award, a wreath, a photo opportunity and $50 toward a Port Townsend Main Street Program promotion next year.
Businesses in both the downtown and uptown commercial districts were eligible to participate, said Mari Mullen, the executive director of the Main Street program.
The second-place Silver Award was given to 1851, a boutique located at 840 Water St. Marci Splitter designed a balanced window with Victorian charm, according to a Main Street press release.
Honorable Mention was awarded to Conservatory Coastal Home for its “understated and sophisticated window display,” according to the press release. The business is at 639 Water St.
Mullen said businesses needed to have window displays complete by last Friday to be considered for judging. They are encouraged to keep their displays up through February.
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Jefferson County Managing Editor Brian McLean can be reached at 360-385-2335, ext. 6, or at bmclean@peninsuladailynews.com.
