Closing a Year, Filled with Thanks

Before I say another word, a customer named Valerie, was in the shop on Friday and accidentally left a couple of things behind.  If this was you, we’re open Saturday, Christmas Eve, from 10-2 p.m. So sorry for the inconvenience!! Quite a year, for me and my family, that included a trip to France, learning…

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Hand Picked Gifts for the Holidays

Can you believe it, Christmas is just 5 days away? Are you ready?  We can help! You won’t have to fight over a parking spot. We’ll gift bag your purchase. We’ll even smile and tell you how much we appreciate your business…because it’s true! We love to help you find the perfect gift.  Sunday, I…

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Celebrating my Gifts of Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving, Good People! I hope this holiday brings you closer to those you love most.  Family, or friends, you call family. We’ll miss Andrew, who couldn’t make the trip, all the way from Virginia. Thank goodness for Face Time! Happily, Betsy will be home! I’m also thankful for my shop family, who has made…

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New Class: Aging a New Oak Tray

Hello, good people! There are still a few spots left, for Saturday’s new class, aging an oak serving tray! I’m kind of a tray junkie.  True confessions! This galvanized tray has been really popular, at the shop! I love how trays offer another layer, to a space.  More texture, more bang for your design buck!…

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New Class: Create an aged oak finish, on this new oak tray!

Hello again!, One can never have enough trays!  They are in my world, a perfect accessory. Indoors or out, in the kitchen… on the counter, serving appetizers or just for display…on the coffee table, with a candle and a stack of colorful books…you name it! So, just in time for holiday gift giving or entertaining,…

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New Custom Sign-Making Class

I hope you love this new class as much as I do! In a recent survey, you told us you wanted a sign making class.  You also said, you’d like a Friday night class.  Guess what? It’s here! I think this sign would make a wonderful holiday, wedding, anniversary, or house-warming gift! Don’t you? Robin,…

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Image Transfers, with Amy Howard’s Copy Cat

This Saturday, we’ll host our first Image Transfer class, using Amy Howard’s Copy Cat.  What I like about this product, is that you can use it with both ink jet and laser jet prints. In the past, other products have required laser prints.  Since I don’t have a laser printer at the shop, this caused…

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Harvest Party, this Sunday, with Good Day Sacramento!

Market Day

Our friends atGood Day Sacramento, Ch. 31, are joining us this Sunday, as we show you how easy it is to paint out-dated brass chandeliers and to help us celebrate our Harvest Party!  They’ll be at the shop, as we open, to air live, during the 10 a.m. hour. If you can’t be there in person, watch,…

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