The fire is already blazing in the wood stove in the store this morning, warming it up for the last day of the Holiday Fair. It should be much easier to make the building cozy today, as the temperature outside is about 30 degrees windchill factor warmer than the past few days.
Afraid I haven’t had enough time to keep the blog up -to-date lately. This week, my main focus was getting the store ready - packing up summer and fall items and displaying wintery, gifty, Christmasy items. (I know, some people would have tackled this much earlier, when it was still warm outside, but other things intruded.) I managed to pull it together by Friday noon, but at midnight Thursday it still looked like a cyclone had come through.
Santa and Mrs. Santa relax by the cookies and hot cider. I have found some delightful Christmas decor like these dolls that I will happily keep if they don’t find a good home.
Chicken egg/ornament basket.
Fun and fancy dishes, from antique to vintage to artisan-made.
My biggest seller has been my “Warm Heart, Warm Hands, Warm Mittens.” They are sewn from repurposed wool sweaters, washed in hot water to shrink, to be dense and warm. Many have fun embroidery, applique' or braid trim, contrasting cuffs or button embellishments. Each pair is one-of-a kind. A garden trellis is serving as a pretty effective mitten display.
A vintage dress form I got for Cadence last year is currently employed as a display for brooches and a fun mink neck-warmer.
People have been requesting these for a long time, and I now finally have notecards featuring my farm photos. Here are a few of the cards currently available, $1.50 each or 4 cards for $5.
Antique ceramic cardinal bookends and a gorgeous silk Chinese embroidery in an elaborately carved display frame.
When Rog came into the store yesterday he asked, “Did you see the pretty frost on your plants in the mosaic panel by the door?” I almost didn’t tell him that I had replaced the old dormant sedums with artificial frosted plants.
I would be so happy if you stopped by the store today! I have hot pear cider and cookies waiting for you. You will probably be greeted by three enthusiastic pooches and a couple of friendly cows over the fence. Yesterday, Zinnie proudly and generously offered her prize quarry, a frozen squirrel, to a young guest who was not as appreciative of it as she intended, but don't worry, I will make sure that squirrel is no where in sight today. We will be open noon to 5 p.m.
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