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Hello, Princess! Happy October to you and yours!  Is time flying, or what!? I remember 6th grade, in Mother de Chantel’s class, at St. Philomena’s School. My favorite thing about 6th grade was Hot Dog Day on Thursday’s. Otherwise, days would just drag on and on!  Not that she wasn’t a gifted teacher, because she…

Aloha! Greetings, from Maui!  Believe it or not, I haven’t been here in about thirty years!  What have we been waiting for? Well, it took a family wedding, of my nephew, Michael and his bride, Talia, to get us here, with three of my four siblings and our families.  It’s been a wonderful! Above, is…

Hello, sweet friend!, You may be wondering if our clearance sale will go on forever! No and here’s the plan: This week: – 40% off of clearance inventory, including furniture, gifts and home decor! – 35% off Brighton, while it lasts! –50% Off clearance clothes! _______ This week, I’ll be celebrating with family, in Hawaii,…

  Hello friend!, As you probably know by now, the shop isn’t going to shrink quite as much as we originally planned.  That means more room for clothes, gifts and good stuff! It also means we’ll have room for larger workshops!  Yes! I’m hoping you’ll see the new space, I’m calling the “East Room”, looking…

Hello, darling! I hope you’re managing with this ridiculous heat wave we’re living through, right now! Thank goodness someone invented A/C, because I could never live without it.  I’m ready to go out in the back yard and run through the sprinklers!  Oh, but then there’s the drought! On to better news… Three days into…

It’s time to make room for fall arrivals… Hello sweetness! As we prepare to transition from one season to another, lots of soft and cozy fall pieces are on their way to the shop! That means that it’s time to make room, so we’re having an End of Summer Sale! All clothing, except denim jeans,…

Hello, gorgeous! What are you doing tomorrow?  How about joining guest instructor, Debbie Smith’s “Seashells by the Seashore” workshop.  There’s lots to learn…stamping, creating moulds and that mottled finish, that I love in the background!  Better yet, you’ll make both framed pieces for just $45.00! If you go to our workshop calendar, found Here!, you can…

Cabinet Painting Workshop Saturday, August 20, 1:00-3:30, $75.00 Have you been wanting to paint your cabinets, but don’t know where to begin? We’d like to help you get beyond the “fear factor” and do what one of our delightful customers did. Her husband was gone for the weekend, so on Friday, she stopped by the…

Shopping at Market… Hello, sweetness! No matter what I do at Market, I’m always looking at displays! Good displays are like artwork and I always strive to learn and do better, at the shop! For instance, look how this cutting board display was made! Creative and impactful! Shopping with a friend… For an extra treat,…

9 New Fusion Mineral Paint Colors! Greetings, friend! Today, a charming UPS driver, will deliver nine new Fusion paint colors and I’m really excited!  Frankly, the last color release was pretty “ho-hum”, but these colors, at least on the computer monitor, look pretty darn gorgeous! I have just the piece to use one of these luscious…