I hope you’ll join me on my never-ending search for beautiful pieces, with history, for your home. Find my curated treasures, in Booth #154, at the Antique Trove, in Roseville, CA. ~ Barbara
Welcome to December! We know that the holidays can take their toll on a budget so we’ve created some great ways to make the most of your shopping dollar! Before I left the shop, this evening, I took some photographs of the shop, for a little “eye candy”! My friend, Jeannie, at Little Bird Mercantile, in Auburn, told me about these darling little felt pillows, last summer. I placed an order, for a ton of them and now we’re down to just a few! Who knew? I adore Mr. And Mrs. Moose! All of our holiday decor is now 20%…
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Thank you!! Words can’t express how much your amazing support, on Small Business Saturday meant to all of us! Preparing for the holidays is a team effort, here at the shop, that will begin again, as we go to market, to shop for Christmas 2024, in January. We put our heads together and plan workshops and ways to create special events that you’ll enjoy. It’s what we live for and so appreciate it when you participate. _______________ Great shop specials, starting Friday! _________ Upcoming workshops… Michelle’s Beginning Needlework workshop, on Tuesday, December 5th, at 1 p.m., still has space, for…
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Thank you!! Words can’t express how much your amazing support, on Small Business Saturday meant to all of us! Preparing for the holidays is a team effort, here at the shop, that will begin again, as we go to market, to shop for Christmas 2024, in January. We put our heads together and plan workshops and ways to create special events that you’ll enjoy. It’s what we live for and so appreciate it when you participate. _______________ Great shop specials, starting Friday! _________ Flying the friendly skies… It was great to have Betsy and her family visit this last week!…
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Hello gorgeous! You’re looking lovely! No matter how you celebrated, I hope you had a delightful Thanksgiving! Betsy, Landi and Olivia arrived Tuesday evening, just in time for Taco Tuesday…a Mr. Wonderful specialty! Neither Landi or Olivia had been to the Napa area or San Francisco, so yesterday, we went to Yountville, for lunch at the amazing Restoration Hardware restaurant. If you’ve never been, it’s a wonderful treat! The ambience, food and service are all four-stars! Today will be spent cooking, taking walks and playing games…oh and eating! We’re trying a dry brined turkey, which is just salting the turkey…
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Hello, gorgeous! How’s life treating you, this Thanksgiving week? Well, I hope! I wanted to make sure you know about a new workshop we just added to the calendar! You’ll give this darling 15” tall wooden tree, a make-over, with some paint and Iron Orchid Designs Transfers. Mark your calendar for Saturday, December 16th, at 1:00 p.m. ($49) Sign up at the shop or online, or Here. —————————- Small Business Saturday is this weekend! Small Business Saturday is one of our favorite days of the year! We love it so much, that we extended the celebration to Friday, Saturday and…
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Hello, friend… I hope you’re enjoying this beautiful day! It was truly cold, when I walked Micah, this morning! I hear rain is in the forecast, so I hope we can all get out and enjoy the sunshine. Workshop news… This Saturday, we’re trying something new…having a morning and afternoon workshop. I have room for you, so I hope you’ll think about joining me. The Gift Tag workshop is at 11:00 and the Ornament class is at 1:00 p.m. I hope you’ll check out all of our holiday inspired workshops, here! Just in!… This is an easy to wear vest, that…
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You showed up and we’re so grateful! Saturday turned out to be one of our best-ever days, thanks to you! I’m not going to lie…the first half of the year had us scratching our heads, wondering how long the slow days could last. But, we kept doing what we do and we’re seeing the tide change and we are so thankful! If you’ve been around the shop for long, you’ve probably heard me call it my non-profit…probably not what a business coach would suggest! But the truth is, the dollar has never been what has driven me. I just love…
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Hello, princess! I just got home, after putting the “final” (nothing’s final in my world!) touches on the shop, in preparation for our re-opening, Thursday! Our holiday season started last January, when Cheryl joined me at Market, to shop for Christmas, 2023! It’s a long term planning process and we just hope we get, what you want, right! Darlene was a great help, decorating the tree and so much more! If you’d like to avoid a crowd, today and Friday would be great days to visit. We’d love to see you anytime, but Saturday is our official Holiday Open House! …
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Hello, darling! When we offered this needlework workshops as a series of three workshops, you told us you were interested, but couldn’t commit to three consecutive Wednesday afternoons… so, Michelle, the needlework queen and I put our heads together. We have converted the workshop into one, 3-hour class, on November 15th, from 1-4:00, for $48. Michelle will still teach the different stitches you’ll need to understand and practice, before creating your adorable polar bear! You may not complete everything, but you’ll know how to finish the project. We’re always looking for new workshop ideas and sometimes there’s a bit…
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Guess who? It’s me again! You know, we’ve had so many promotions for our anniversary celebration, this month, that we almost needed a road map to keep them all straight! If it was complicated for us, I can only imagine what it was like for you! So…to wrap up a great month…we’ve made everything in the shop 10% off, now, through Sunday!
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