The Country Living Fair

Hi Sarah....(Country Living Editor-in-Chief)

Thank you for wearing one of our handmade blossoms.

She was sweet. Hope to see more of her in the future.

Our tent was full of fun and energy the entire weekend!
It was so exciting! So many people.
We loved the opportunity to introduce our store to so many.

We're still trying to recuperate from so much activity.

The truck has been unloaded and now we are left to sort, arrange and display.

Of course, we're going to need to get moving on more creating and shopping.

But first things first, time to get the shop in order.

We're hoping to see some of our new "friends" from the show.

A little peek inside

The show is fantastic!

The weather is great!

We love our space!

Two more days of bliss, and total exhaustion.

More to come....(too tired to think of anything to write)

See you at the show

Meet the Teachers

The first day of school is fast approaching....(Country Living Fair) and we are just about ready.

Our "Old School Classroom" is going to be filled with great displays and merchandise. We know most of our blog followers know the classroom teachers, but we thought it would be fun to introduce ourselves. We've been having fun with our classroom theme.

Up next.....Classroom rules (are we getting a little carried away?)

Mrs. Mercado (aka Judith)
The warm and fuzzy one. Will welcome you with her warm personality and Latina charms. Talkative, funny, creative.

Obsessions: re-arranging, fabrics, fabrics, fabrics, fine paper, glitter, a good sale

Mrs.Richman (aka Beth)
Sweet, warm, understanding, strong, determined, obsessive, compassionate. She's every woman. Will go out of her way to help like no other. Has a passion for the beauty of display and attention to detail.

Obsessions: great purses, her dog, Lucy (and her family), her hair, the latest trends, and blogging

Mrs. Furrer (aka Karla)
Resourceful. Can make something beautiful out of just about anything. Has a touch of ADD, will start one project and get a great idea for something else. Lots of energy.

Obsessions: jewelry pieces and parts, fabrics, fashion, flowers and snacks

Hoot Again!

Hello everyone! Yes we have been working our "little hands" nonstop. The fair is approaching and we are in production at every moment of the day and night. So this is a small post to tell that we are just crazy busy. Keep your eyes open for this week's newsletter, we will include a small surprise for our customers. We are also working on our fall class schedule, it would be the best ever yet. Hope to see you at the Fair!

With love, Judith

A Day at the Beach

We have sea glass.....and it is awesome!!

This authentic sea glass is a total treasure.

Found piece by piece on various shores.

Sounds like a lovely way to spend the day,
and based on how much sea glass these treasure hunters have acquired....
I think they spend a lot of time at the beach.

White, green, brown and this beautiful aqua are available in the shop.

Sorted by color or for you to scoop.

It's fun to look at each piece and find it's special features.

Some with numbers or letters,

some with a great texture, and some just feel good to the touch.

I see some jewelry with sea glass in my future.

Country Living Fair.....

September 18,19 and 20th

We are in a panic at the shop preparing for another Country Living Fair.

It's the highlight of our year and the most stressful.

We are busy working on so many projects.

Everyday is a new "to do" list to get done.

We can't wait and we worry that it's coming too soon.

But...It will be fine. We will be ready and we will look great!

We just have to keep repeating that over and over.

We're working on a newsletter to introduce our "plans" for the show.

That will be in e-mail boxes early this week.

Stitch It

This book is awesome....full of inspiration!

A fresh take on soft furnishings,

with inventive ideas for using vintage and new fabrics in the home.

It's full of color and design ideas, with a chapter dedicated to some of our favorite designers, including Cath Kidston, Tricia Guild and others.

And don't judge this book by it's cover....

It's so much more than sewing ideas. (but there are some great ideas)

Stop in for your own copy.

Behind the Scenes...

My "studio" may be in my basement

and not the kind you would see in one of those great books

about where women work,

but a lot of beautiful finds are stored there,

waiting for that project that will highlight their beauty.

Buttons, game pieces, beads and trinkets of all kinds

are treasures to be played with.

I've been having a lot of fun making these button bracelets.

They have just the right amount of dangles and make a fun sound

as they dance around on the wrist.

I just can't have enough buttons.

It's music to my ears.
better get back to "work"

~karla

Sealed with a kiss

We will stop at nothing to make the ordinary special.

These sweet little cactuses needed a little something to make them shine.

They are complete with a little sleeve and a touch of something special.

How much more interesting to have a little

treasure wrapped with something sweet.

It celebrates the beauty of our everyday!

Lemonade for Sale!

Sam and his friends from the "hood", Nolan and Max had

quite an afternoon selling lemonade at the shop.

Their stand was adorable....I suggested the linens and the platter, but they took care of all the supplies and the sign....(i loved the sign!)

They sold through all their cookies....which were completely yummy and only 25 cents.

(Eric, from the Music Cafe would be in big trouble if this went on much longer.)

When foot traffic slowed,they started walking back and forth in front of the store waving their sign and yelling out to passing traffic...

"lemonade for sale.. stop and get your lemonade here."

And I'm not sure how much they drank themselves, but they had use the bathroom quite a bit.

Of course they had to pack things up after about an hour and have lunch.

But they got right back into it.

They were on kool-aid mission.

What a nice afternoon!

~karla

We have been sooo busy, I love it!

New look for our porch! Beth is a genius it looks great, my camera does not pay justice to all the hard work. Then Natalia and her friend Megan painting something fun in the two mid century tables, they are looking great. And lastly fun finds from our friend's sale, we really love everything we found. Now a few days of messy rearranging disruption, and

everything will be alright again.I love this two chairs, this is where vintage meets modern!