More Atlanta Gift Market Displays

I have just a few more favorites to share today. It was a pretty quick jont through the market after all. In my prime buying days, we use to take 5 or 6 days to shop the market. It's huge and really does take allot of time to cover it. So here's a few more photos taken as we dashed through!

 Loved, loved this oversized burlap lampshade!

DCI is always a fun showroom to walk through. Love the large Canisters.

We had a blast reading all these wonderful signs in the Primitives By Kathy Showroom. What a joy it has been to watch her company grow over the years. She's a wonderful, talented lady! Just goes to show you what can be accomplished when we follow our bliss!

 Hugs, Eileen

The Atlanta Gift Market Favorite Displays

It's been a few years since I've attended the Atlanta Gift Market. It was so much fun to spend the day visiting favorite showrooms and photographing wonderful displays. It's such an inspiring an inspiring place, filled with creative and unique ideas, and wonderful talents of many. I just love being here. These were a few of my favorite displays today!

I always love visiting the Barreveld showroom....amazing!

Loved these burlap covered vases at Home Arts!

 

K & K is by far one of my favorite showroom! I love big, over the top displays and their showroom is full of them! Love it! I'll try to post a few more pics in a day or two!

Hugs,

Eileen

Starting The New Year With Our Big Half Price Sale!

Can you believe that it's January already! Holy Cow! We enjoyed taking some time to be with family and enjoyed a much needed break. We hope all of you had a wonderful Holiday Season too! But it is time to get to work again and it feels good to get back into the swing of things. So we are starting off the year with our BIG HALF PRICE SALE!!! We are clearing out our shelves to make way for the new products so grab these goodies fast! The listings are up and ready to go so click here to take a quick peek at these great priced bargains. Remember that the discount price is listed above the old price as well as on the listing itself. We still have a few more boxes to go through, so more items will be added throughout the week!

We are so excited about staring another year! We have some fun new designs we are working on! We feel so blessed to see our business grow and we know that is because of you! We are grateful for your friendship, you encouragement and the inspiration you bring to us! May this year be a year of joy and peace for all of us.

Hugs,

Eileen & Karen

Putting The Fun Back In Christmas

 I love Christmas! I'll just come right out and say it, "hands down Christmas is my favorite holiday". I LOVE the decorations and the warmth they bring into my home. I LOVE shopping for my loved ones. I LOVE the Christmas music and the all around magic that seems to be present this time of year. But I too feel the stress of all the "extra" things there are to do during this special month. I want everything to be perfect for my family and friends. So I kill myself trying to get just the right presents, the right decorations and of course all the right food. Add running two businesses on top of that and a few "Grinch" moments are bound to sneak in! I know many of us are in the same boat! It takes a little effort to focus on the fun and not the stress of Christmas. Here are a few things that seem to help me:

• I just have to make a list! There are too many things swirling in my head to remember them all. Being able to cross something off my list just makes me feel a sense of accomplishment.
• Do something fun everyday! We have so many "have to do's", so make sure and plan a few "get to do's" for each day. It doesn't have to be anything big, just a little something to look forward to. I love sipping a hot chocolate while I read the ads or catch up on email. I also love watching all the Christmas shows that are on! Some of those old movies are a hoot!
• Listen to Christmas music! We have radio stations that play it non stop....sing along!
• Make a gift for someone, or a new decoration for your home. Creating and working with my hands just does something special for me. I can't show you what I am working on because they are gifts...but you can see a few of our fun handmade Christmas goodies here on our website.
• Reward yourself for finishing a task. While I'm out shopping or working on things at home, I allow myself a little reward here and there. All work makes life dull! Sometimes it's a candy bar to eat as I drive from store to store, sometimes curling up with my book for a few minutes, or surfing the web! Have you checked out Pintrest....I'm just getting started, but it's addicting!
• Focus on someone who needs help. Offering service of any kind will lift your spirits.

I know there are tons of other ideas, so feel free to share what works for you. I just think this is such a special time of year, but we all need to put the FUN back in Christmas! Here's to more fun and less stress! Happy Holidays!

Hugs,

Eileen

A Special Show Worth The Trip

We are participating in a special show this month....Katie's Christmas Cottage! It's the perfect size and has plenty of Christmas spirit to put you in the mood! It's filled with a great selection of vintage, handmade and both Christmas and home decor.

I just love this vintage Tea Cart. The lines are quite contemporary and I wish I could think of a reason to buy it! Isn't she cute!

This is one of the Cottage displays. Love that tree!

The Tuscany section turned out wonderful and feels warm and welcoming. This is one of my favorite displays too.

I just love the Retro Christmas done in Red and Turquoise! These are too cute!

I love the idea of using ordinary things in my Christmas decor! These vintage Thermos containers are perfect! Come by and enjoy this special show! Open now through December 24th 10:30am to 5:30pm and located at 4812 SW Scholls Ferry Road, Raleigh Hills Oregon! This special show is worth the trip! For more information visit BrookhavenVintage.com

Hugs....

Eileen & Karen

Oh Where Oh Where Has My Little Blog Gone!

Oh where or where has my little blog gone! Oh dear! I am so sorry for such a laps! Seriously…my life has been crazy! When I was trying to think of a title for this post, I thought about how many different ones would be appropriate for this post…things like: "Missing In Action", "What I Did On My Summer And Or Fall Vacation", "Weddings, Events and Funerals Oh My!", and "Nothing Is Better Than Family Time!" Everyone of those titles would describe in part why the last couple of months have been so awesome…but crazy! Anyone who really knows me, would say I’m a perfectionist, workaholic type personality, so the fact that I let this blog go for so long just speaks to the dead run I have been on for the past couple of months. I can’t complain, my time has been filled with so many wonderful blessings.

Seeing my Son be accepted into a prestigious collage program and moving him from one end of the state to the other....

(BYU Campus!)

(His New Apartment Complex...spoiled!)

...completing many weddings, funerals and big time events with my floral & design business,
(A few of my weddings)


(Floral and Booth Design for As Good As It Gets Catering Company...super fun people to work with!)

...and spending precious time with our daughters and two sweet grandsons is just the best of times!.

...Add into that an extremely busy show schedule...

(Funky Junk Sisters Junk Salvation Show)

(Our display at Ruffles and Rust)

...church responsibilities, taking care of my elderly Mom and everyday life and there is not much time left over. So my apologies for being gone for so long, but as you can see even though my life is a bit crazy….I am truly blessed. There you go, now that’s the best title of all.

Satisfaction! Mission Accomplished!

There's nothing quite at satisfying as completing a big project....a really big project! We've been working on a custom order this week...actually for several weeks!

We made 175 handmade wedding favor burlap bags for one of our Etsy customers! It's been a hugs undertaking with many steps in the process, and we definitely enjoyed crafting together! Awe, but the best of all was the great sense of satisfaction as we carefully wrapped and packed them for shipping! Whew...mission accomplished!

We finished just in time to get a few Fun and Funky Finds listed this week. So stop by our website and have a look. Enjoy the summer weekend!

Hugs,

Eileen & Karen