Thirty Five (35) Days Until Christmas...

Ok, now, I've posted two days in a row but don't count on a blow by blow count down. Although, it could be fun, huh? Well, check back and see what I do. Today I moseyed around the store taking shots of some vignettes and a few of the new arrivals. See for yourself:

Dressing up Martha II.

White & gold & silver

Our wonderful soaps~all wrapped & ready to go

Sweetest book-just featured on Oprah, to boot!

Some Christmas whimsy

Ho, ho, ho

We will be closed, of course, on Thanksgiving but will be open at 10am on the "Busiest Shopping Day of the Year" with coffee, hot chocolate & donuts in the morning. Little sandwiches in the afternoon and some special goings on. If you aren't on our email list be sure to sign up next time you are in the store so you can find out about out special events.

Until then, take care,

Cheri

Thirty Six (36) Days Until Christmas.........

Before I get into the real meat of this blog I want to thank everyone that turned up for our Season Opener. What crowds we had over the three days--and fun, fun people!! It was an amazing start to the holidays. I also want to thank Samuel Ward, our piper, for playing his bagpipes on Friday night. If you missed him--darn. He. Was. Incredible.

Also a huge thanks to Lesli and Lori from Shabby House and Nancy (oh, alright and probably Victoria...!) from Once Upon A Time Antiques, for banding together for our joint Shop Hop. People really seemed to get a kick out of it and loved discovering new places to hunt treasure.

Now that the big "reveal" is over I'd love to be able to slow down a notch....or two. I'm amazed that Thanksgiving is in a week. The traffic in the store has increased. A lot. Yes, the holiday season is upon us. So here is a reminder to all of us (especially me!) to breathe in, breathe out. Relax. And since I haven't had a second to get some pictures of the shop--let's look at something calming from some of my favorite Scandinavian blogs. Very sedate. Under done.

The simplest of trees! And real candles!

A simple, sweet, natural take on plain white tapers.

Decorated. Simply.

Candlelight is beautiful, isn't it?

I love these stark little wreaths/rings.

This one looks like rosemary. And an antique candle clip.

And look!! We have very similar little lanterns in the store!!

As promised, we've had time now to bring out even more at the shop. Boxes have come in and we're working on getting everything out and in it's proper place. And more good news: we're not playing Christmas music yet!!!

Take good care,

Cheri

Heavenly Peace Season Opener!

HEAVENLY PEACE SEASON OPENER

Friday, November 13 ~ 4 to 8pm
Saturday, November 14 ~ 11 to 5pm
Sunday, November15 ~ Noon to 4pm

Please join us as we kick off this Holiday Season! Not only will you be treated to mimosas & something tasty, but you’ll also get to preview some of the most unique Christmas trimmings in the Valley. Promise!!
Need presents? Find something perfect for almost everyone.
In conjunction with our event, we will be joining our friends at The Shabby House and
Once Upon A Time Antiques with a Shop Hop!! This is a great time to grab some buddies for some fun shopping, festivities and the chance to win one of six $100 and $50 gift certificates!!
You will find information at any of our stores.
We will be closed all day on Thursday, November 12 and until 4pm on November 13 to give us time to dress good goods in its seasonal attire. We’d love to see you come see us !!

HOT CIDER~HOT FLASHES

~HOT CIDER--HOT FLASHES~
A Book Signing

Friday, October 23
6-8pm

Join us as we welcome Elaine Ambrose, author of Menopause Sucks, a lighthearted but insightful look at the “change”. Elaine is a hoot and this should prove to be a fun event!!

Each attendee will receive a “hot woman” headband and a book purchase earns you a free

"hot woman" t-shirt !!

The cider will be out and yes, some of it will be “hard” !

That night we'll also have all Halloween merchandise at 25% off!!!!

Part I--My Front Porch at Halloween

As I've told many of you, it's very important to deck out my front porch so as to frighten certain kids. Several years ago, the elementary aged twins across the street informed me that "my porch wasn't scary". I took that as a dare and have been trying to improve every year. Heck, they are getting older and aren't nearly as easy to frighten.....but I work on it and thought I'd show you the first stages!!

Need tons more leaves to gather themselves in front of the door.

(Click on any picture to enlarge)

Of course, I have to have some fun. I'd love for my husband to dress up like a ghoul, sit in a chair in the dark portion of the sidewalk and whisper very softly "psst, got chocolate?" as each innocent trick-or-treater walks up......come on--it could save on candy!!

This is how I use some of the merchandise you've seen at the store-yards of black cheesecloth and, of course, the haunted portraits. I want to add a few more of those...!



A ghoulish light is a must. I have a huge branch to add that will overhang the entrance some. I'll add some bats to that. I also have a CD with the best, spooky old horror flick music.

Check back for some additions...coming soon!! What do you like to do??

Best,

Cheri

Spooky.........................

Here are some random shots from around the store. I stayed very late (early) fluffing on Sunday night (morning) and making room for all the new inventory that's coming in. I'm near brain death so these shall be caption-less!!

We've been enjoying busy days. If you haven't been in lately-make plans!!!

Best,

Cheri

For the Birds

I've been wanting to create something just for fun's sake and today-- I decided that I had the time! Then I thought " I'll share this on the blog". So here you go!

APPLE BIRD FEEDER

What you will need:

An apple, two 20" lengths of wire ( I used about 19g) and something else the birdies might enjoy. I had some ?millet? just laying around (!) so I decided to use that.

Some pliers, twine, and something else edible to string onto the wire. I was thinking cranberries but didn't have any (what kind of house do I run here???) so I used craisins!

Thread both wires through the apple so that....

they come out of the center in the bottom of the apple.

Use your pliers to curl up the end of the wires. this is decorative but will also stop the apple from sliding off. Kerplunk.

Back to the top of the apple. Twist the two wired together for a length, separate them and...

... string your cranberries, craisins, raisins -whatever -on to the wires and bend the ends of the wire into a sturdy hook.

Tie on millet-again whatever you found- and voila!!

Hang the creation in a tree so the little critters can find it. I'm curious to see what happens!

Bye for now,

Cheri