Ivey's Advertising & Special Events

11/09/2025

Welcome Leslie! We miss your mother so much. So happy you joined us.

03/09/2025

The infamous spiked homemade eggnog company Christmas party.

08/29/2023

Some very sad news to report. I was just thinking of Betty and did a quick Google search. Looks like we lost her August 13. She looks great in this photo. Such a classy lady, ever so talented. A mother to us all.

Betty Jane Wible Brazelle Ruhl, 90, died on Sunday, August 13, 2023. A native of Asheville, NC, Betty was born November 12, 1932, the daughter of...

03/07/2023

More ad layouts, and a bunch of ad illustrations I did while working at Ivey's. The illustrations are from '81 or early '82 before Ivey's moved away from strictly incorporating line art in their ads. I was a hardliners illustrator, so the fashion ads were layouts I created.

08/19/2022

Judy just shared this jewel with me, and I couldn't resist!

L-R: Judy Scanlon Cruse, Tim Elliott, Rosanne Bono, and Betty Brazelle.

01/12/2022

Cleaning out the piles in my office closet and ran across these layouts designed by Tim Elliott. Enjoy, there are more piles to go!

04/20/2020

With time on hand, the motherload of advertising documentation is coming!

03/10/2020

Remembering the Ad Department Christmas Party when we made homemade eggnog spiked with bourbon.
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05/28/2014

While at Ivey's we photographed all the merchandise with the Polaroid camera, so we could manipulate it on the Xerox for layout. We also clowned around with the camera often and took fun pictures, as well a shots of Christmas and birthday parties. I kept every Polaroid I ever made, but lost them when I moved back to Newton.

Guess what I found in the attic today, in perfect condition. Each of you here on the page are featured prominently, especially Judy, Rosanne and Joy. Can't wait to scan and share!

04/17/2014

A collection of some of the items designed by Tim Elliott while working at Ivey's.

04/16/2014

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