On this Tuesday before Thanksgiving I find myself in the calm before the storm. I think the shop is ready. All orders have been placed, most of them have been delivered. As of Friday the store will be open 7 days a week until the end of December. I am so grateful that the lovely Karen Grady Brown will once again help out a few days a week this season!
The economy might be suffering but people still like to shop. Being mindful of that I made sure to bring in a selection of well priced gifts this year. Darling little trinket dishes of ceramic with fused glass in gemstone colors are $16. Little shell boxes for a treasure are $4.50. Candle trios from Big Dipper Wax Works are in three scents; mint, pine, and spice, and retail for $24. Alchemy Goods has a brand new product- belts from recycled bicycle inner tubes! I have them in S, M, L, and XL. Once again I've got the seasonally ordered Charles Chocolate's super special orange chocolate french buttercream truffles, and their caramel-chocolate-almond sticks. Come and get 'em!!!
It's here, it's here!!! Seattle artist Cody Blomberg created this super fantastic artwork for the front of the store. I'm so in love with it!
Getting ready for the great big holiday retail season around here. Lot's of new stuff, almost daily now. Bistro aprons from that master mixer of fabrics, Annie Erickson. Calm clay prints from Sandy Eschleman. Photographs of Weston Jandaka's spring '08 visit to China. Bright mosaic fish from Darcy Thompson. Jeweler Sarah Gascoigne is going crazy with pearls these days- an entire sculpture fits right on your finger. Easy mohair throws and beautiful painted silk & pashmina scarveds from Mary Hubbard will keep a person cozy through the winter. Looks good in here!
