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About The Company
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Artistic Surfaces |
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...an
award winning Connecticut
Interior Design Company |
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Betsy - Owner

The Gallaria |
Born and raised in Colorado I
can not remember when I have not
been interested in drawing . I
recall winning a contest in fith
grade of a painting I did of the
road runner. My first mural I
painted was in my bedroom at the
age of 14 . The mural consisted
of a huge sun, cat tails and
pussy willows. I was so proud of
it and my parents encouraged the
creativity. My second mural was
in the same year , in my best
friends bedroom which was a
Chinese theme complete with
calligraphy.
I did not foresee mural painting
as a business and continued on
my education to studying sign
language interpreting. As life
goes I married had a son and
painted dancing bears throughout
his room. we moved quite a few
times so I always had a new home
to work on . Once I had my
second son I realized I wanted
to be home more an d to be able
to have a unique home I needed
to do the decorating myself and
creatively to save money. By the
time I painted my sixth home
with faux finishes and murals I
was now being commissioned by
other young families to
incorporate the same creative
decorating into their homes.
Since then I have literally
painted and artistically pulled
together hundreds of rooms over
the last fourteen years.
I have taken several classes at
the Paier College of Art, the
Lyme academy of Art and Creative
arts studio. As decorating
styles have changed I learned
the latest greatest in faux
finishing and always continued
to paint murals. I have been
commissioned by restaurants,
private clubs and residential to
embellish walls floors tiles and
ceilings .
Currently I am receiving
contracts from builders,
contractors , realtors and
designers.
Along with Decorative Interiors
I have been in several designer
show homes. I've worked in the
design on numerous nursing
homes, nursery schools and gyms
for women. I am fortunate to
have seen some truly beautiful
homes and met some very
interesting people . My
inspirations comes from the home
owner or child of, and it is my
job to bring this vision to
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Gifts by Moonlight
A unique Gift Shop Opens in
Hamden with Fairy Tale Aura
Gifts by moonlight is a unique
gift shop specializing in
jewelry, handmade crafts, art,
soaps and lotions, children's
items and so much more opened on
Feb. 1st. Upon entering
the doors, immediately one would
feel as if they were in the
midst of a fairy tale. A
serene aura fills the room as
one beholds the beautiful murals
of elegant fairies by Betsy
Crozier along the walls. It
is clear that this place is
designed to offer a sense of
tranquility only in wishes for
all to bring that feeling home.
Take a peak at our photos page
to review some of the fairy
murals.
Denise Petry, the owner of Gifts
by Moonlight, fulfills her dream
and passion to offer serenity to
customers as they explore life
from a fairy tale's perspective.
There was much excitement as the
local community welcomed the
arrival of Gifts by Moonlight in
Hamden. Still after a few weeks,
there remained an incredible
response, as many on a Saturday
afternoon lingered as they
shopped until the closing hours.
A lady from Cheshire stated,
"Its about time someone opened a
store like this. I've been
waiting a long time."
With a passion for her dream
along with support from family
and friends, Denise provides
calm, serene shopping experience
as well as the opportunity to
purchase exclusive gifts and
accessories at a reasonable
price. |
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