Tis The Season Boutique - Sneak Preview!!

With Finch's annual sale taking a pass this year, we are excited to help promote & encourage you to visit  Tis The Season Boutique in Chaska, MN.

You'll find TONS of great gifts for the holidays + several Finch's Boutique artists as well! including...

7two7 Glass
Birdie & B's Sweets

Metro Mitten Company

Yellow Finch.Gray Day

Come on by! Starts this evening!

Friday, December 6th   5pm - 8pm

Saturday, December 7th   9am - 6pm

Sunday, December 8th   11am - 5pm

Friday, December 13th   5pm-8pm

Saturday, December 14th   9am - 6pm

tistheseasonboutique.com

+ Last night we attended Tis The Season Boutique Preview Night - a fundraiser event with ticket proceeds benefiting American Cancer Society - It was a blast! So! That means we have sneak peek photos of some of the goodies you'll find at the boutique! Take a look…

Keep cozy with comfy scarves - plus! I spy sweater mittens from Metro Mitten Co!

Oh man. You'd better believe there are some yummy treat awaiting you…mixes for amazing dips, jams, candies and homemade caramels...

Tasty Cake Pops from Birdie & B's Sweets! Vanilla Snowmen and Penguins + Chocolate Trees and Stockings!

Lots of clothing and toys for Kids + Baby! Plenty of Nuggets from Yellow Finch.Gray Day!

+ we can' forget about gifts for pets! Coats, treats, and toys galore!

Hope you get a chance to stop by! Brave the cold and warm up at Tis The Season Boutique!

Mother's Day Market

   Last Sunday - Mother's Day - My mom, Bonnie, and I went to visit the Mother's Day Market after brunch. The market was at the same location (the historic Smith Douglas More house in Eden Prairie) and contributors as the Be Mine Market I posted about back in Feb.
   Here's a look a the Mother's Day Market :)

some the displays were a little over the top and overwhelming - like photo on the left, and other areas were more focused and easier to take in - like the photo on the right. How much would I LOVE to get my hands on that metal shelving - treated as a hutch - to maximize display space at Finch's Boutique?!

right - I liked these little tin boxes used to hang herbs - I could make that right?

Because of the great weather, they were able to expand out onto the front porch and yard of this historic home.  Hanging baskets, flowers and herbs were perfect for Mother's Day :)

And here's what I left with!

My mom and I found these great, old tin tiles - there was a stack of them - and picked out these two with different embossed tile designs - the old, cracked paint adds some warm texture - NOT sure where these will go yet - but I'll let you know. It's funny: this purchase isn't SO VERY difference from my purchase at the Be Mine Market in Feb!

Remember the vintage wooden door I bought last time that ended up hanging above our new bed?

   Apparently I have a thing for ornate, white, vintage stuff? I think maybe I like them for their architectural-ness? Who knows...
 
Later on that day....
   We celebrated Mother's Day with Kevin's Mom and family by picking up Taco Bell - as per usual :) -  drinking wine/beer and playing games around the kitchen table - so much fun!
   Kevin's mom, Deb, has a wildlife/bird sanctuary just beyond her yard - so she has no shortage of bird, deer, turkey, fox, and other wild visitors....

We were do pleased to see this Goldfinch couple - my favorite! - at the feeders. They must have been distracted when they both flew into the glass door and were pretty disoriented. Deb scooped them right up, kept them warm and made sure they would be okay. They flew off in no time. Whew! LUCKILY They weren't snatched up by the HUGE owl that was peeping at us from the woods! yikes!

It was a great day with both of our moms!
We love you!

I Mustache You a Question... Will you be my Valentine?

I dragged Kevin out to the Be Mine Market out in Eden Prairie yesterday - an event-style shop set up in the back rooms of the historic Smith Douglas More house along with Dunn Brothers. (Thanks to heads up from Chris of TJ Brecht Originals) It was a pretty sweet space, with lots of little sweet items, but not a ton of sweet room to move....but that's okay! The overwhelming attendance kind of reminded me of a certain holiday boutique from Dec. that was so, super packed with visitors... So Kevin "excuse me'd" himself right through the shop and into the coffee shop area where there was room to breath, and I got to shop around...very carefully. I tend to sway on the clumsier side, so some of the precariously balanced little vintage tea plates made me a little nervous.
  The shop featured Valentine's Day decor, little flower arrangements + items from several vintage dealers - a lot of it too "vintage" for our place, but came across some cute ideas and one large white washed, old cabinet door that made me smile. I think it might just fit right above our bed....so I snatched it right off the wall before anyone else could eyeball it too closely - and they were :)

I really enjoyed the merchandising - esp since I'm always looking for ideas for new ways to display for next year's boutique.

I've always liked little lantern-type items. This little hanging votive was really cute.
+ moss. I just decided that I really like moss.
Perhaps I'll find a way to include it in some lovely springtime decor (when we get there.)

you can see Kevin over there hiding in the safety of the coffee shop.

and here is the item we scored for our place. Yes, it's a bit ornate, but I LOVE the texture and think it might add some warmth in the master bedroom surrounded by the rest of the flat white furnishings.
We will let you know how it works out :)

Mother's Day Market is May 12 & 13 :)

Lastly - on an unrelated note: This really made me smile :)

from designdazzle.blogspot.com