Knot Too Shabby Ribbon Cutting

by Michele | Sep 22, 2012 | Other

 It’s been nearly two months! We’re pretty well settled in the new place and seem to have found our groove. In the last couple of months, we’ve managed to crank out nearly two dozen pieces of new furniture, have filled the store to capacity and...

Getting Ready…

by Michele | Sep 21, 2012 | Other

…for milk paint that is!It’s scheduled to ship…tomorrow? Maybe Monday? Soon! In preparation for the new paint line and all of the goodies that come along with selling the paint (like new brushes, antiquing wax, hemp oil, etc.), I needed a new...

Faith, Trust and a Little Bit of Pixie Dust

by Michele | Sep 18, 2012 | Other

Last week was a big first in our family! The first tooth fell out!Like all of my best ideas, they come at the very last minute. So, the night she lost her tooth, we had the brilliant idea that we needed a teeny tiny tooth fairy door for the tooth fairy to enter the...

The 15-Star Flag

by Michele | Sep 14, 2012 | Other

I posted earlier this week about my trip  back East. Among our activities was a visit to Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland. A small historical site, Fort McHenry sits on the waterfront in the harbor. It’s been preserved as a National site because of its...

The Hippie Desk

by Michele | Sep 13, 2012 | Other

My friend Mike scored this desk at yard sale. OK…well, scored isn’t really the right word. Let’s just say this…I did one of my yard sale slow down moves one day. That’s where you come up to a yard sale, slow the car down and do a very...

Flying the Flag

by Michele | Sep 11, 2012 | Other

Just a short eleven years ago…you certainly remember where you were, what you were doing, how you found out. I thought today was as good a day as any to share a bit about my most recent trip to the East Coast. It was a hugely patriotic trip and quite...