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
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 wasn’t, but dang, the hands on the clock moved at a snail’s pace! Those days are gone! I could go on, but enough about my sad childhood, that ended a half century ago! Let’s move on! I’ve had a blast the last couple of days,…
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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 my sister, Susan, with Bill and her first grandson, Luke. What a doll! There’s her daughter, Kate, Amy, my kids and their spouses. And Bob, of course! I wore one of our silky Shana tunics, that sort of matched Bob’s tie, I found for him,…
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Hello again!, It’s a wonderful week! Not only is the Clearance Sale offering deeper discounts, between 35 and 50%, but we’re in Hawaii, for a family wedding. Both my kiddos and their true love’s are here with us. That’s an extra great treat, since they live across country, on the east coast! This weekend, we’ll be joining 3 of my 4 siblings and their kids for wedding festivities and it should be a really great time! We haven’t been to Maui in forever and it’s delightful! Family time is so special! If your kids live close to you, so are…
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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, as my amazing nephew, Michael, marries Talia. Both of our children and their wives will be there, staying with us, at an Airbnb condo and I’m really looking forward to the week ahead. All but one of my four siblings will be there and I…
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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 holiday festive and ready for workshops, by the second week of October. We’re planning a big whoop-de-do, on Friday, October 21st, from 4:30-6:30, to celebrate the new space! More on that, later. New discounts… Today and tomorrow, our Clearance discounts are increasing to 35% on…
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Hello, sunshine! What a delight it was, to go outdoors, without being blind-sided by the heat! Before I get to the really big news, I have some news about upcoming workshops. First up, there’s still space in our Queen Bee class, but I wanted to let you know that you can customize the words on your framed masterpiece! If you aren’t the Queen Bee type, maybe you’re more of a Bee Kind or Keep Smiling kind of person. Don’t like bee’s at all? We’ve got your back! As long as it fits the project, you’ll have plenty of choices! You can…
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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 the “right size the shop” idea, I have decided that was a crazy-stupid decision! The new plan is to just reduce the shop by closing off the back room. There’s no reason to be extreme, here! There’s still the huge sale going on, so you…
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Greetings! This is a long one, friend! Grab a cup of coffee or a shot of tequila and stay a while! Enjoy! I have so many wonderful memories of the workshops and events we’ve hosted over the years! There were scary times too, like hosting the first workshop, shortly after we opened. We were originally stocking Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint and I was so anxious about teaching my first workshop, that I offered the class for free! I figured that attendees wouldn’t feel cheated by poor instruction, if they didn’t pay for it! It relieved some of the stress…
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The one-armed paper hanger… One thing I learned this week, is that I don’t plan to make a career change at this time. Paper hanging would be the death of me! Thankfully, the end result made me dance! John Travolta and I could have a blast, while the disco ball twirled! Can’t you see it now?! My shop sisters said they were amazed by all we fit into the smaller footprint. There’s still more to do, but I’m feeling good about the transition. Hope you love it too! In the workshop… We added another Pumpkulents workshop, October 22nd.…
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Hello again!, Our End of Summer Sale is still in progress and there’s lots of warm weather clothing, for you, at 30% Off! Save 30% off of ALL clothing, except for Democracy jeans. Now, for the Really BIG news! We’ll be closed next week, Sunday, August 28th, until Tuesday, September 9th, while we “right-size” the shop. Here’s the plan… We’ll be celebrating our 10th year in the community, this fall. With a new grand baby on the way, it’s time to “Right-Size” life! Have no fear! We’re going to be around a lot longer, with your favorite gifts, fun fashions,…
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