Monday, May 28, 2012

Bathroom Redo!

Well the bathroom at #1 shop got its facelift recently.... We went nuts with the burlap and covered the mint green walls.... and what a transformation it is....

Monica with the every trusty staple gun.....what a fantastic invention...it makes transforming so easy....

 
 The start of getting the burlap on the walls... part burlap, part mint green.... and the poor little sink... oh! but wait till you see the sink...


 The bathroom is so small so we gave it a mirror theme.... it looks so great, and items just bounce off the mirror reflections....
 Along the top just below the ceiling we stapled seam binding to create a little more interest....


 The sink got a skirt of dark chocolate brown burlap... what a difference....
 And Monica grabbed one of our lamp shade skeletons from the living room and hung it above the soap display.....
And then we added chocolate brown curtains on each side of the soap display tied back with mustard yellow burlap ribbon.... what a difference it makes and customers seem to linger in the little bathroom just a little longer because it is just so sweet in there.... hope you can stop by and take a look..... we can give you lots more decorating ideas.....to help with your home.... its amazing what a little bit of fabric can do....

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Its Was Fun!

Well Girls Night Out was a great success.  The weather cooled down and the evening couldn't have been more perfect!  The Come Back Buddy band played in our front yard under the gazebo and it was just so wonderful....


We had a large array of all kinds of munchies and our wonderful neighbor Papa Ed's Ice Cream owner Linda Whittley brought down glasses filled with raspberry sorbet and all we had to do is add the wine... yummmmmmm!!!!!!

Amy is my Two's Company rep and she walked around and showed gals many ways to tie a scarf.....thanks for coming and doing this Amy.....

This customer put a scarf on her head and just had to pose by the flamingos.....
 There were so many great customers who came out and shopped and danced their little hearts out.....



 Our cottage garden gal Monica ready to dance.....
 They danced in the front yard.....
 And on the porch.... yes including moi!!!!!

 We lined the clothes racks in the driveway to make room on the porch for dancing... but it was great so gals had plenty of room to shop.....

A little blurry but we strung bistro lights all down the driveway and all around the front yard it was truly beautiful......

Thank you to all who came out for the last hooray before the summer comes on..... and don't forget we are open all summer so come and visit us......

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Don'tForget!!!!!

Just a couple of days till Girls Night Out!!!!!  Just got back from Costco the munchies, refreshments are bought.... we added a new dressing room and started transforming the front of #2 shop into a place for a fun girls night out.....  See you then!!!!!!

Monday, May 14, 2012

GIRLS NIGHT OUT!!!!!

Girls Night Out is finally almost here.... this Friday night from 5pm - 9pm we will be having music from the Come Back Buddy band, playing all those great oldies but goodies... you know you won't be able to stay still, you will all dance your little hearts out.... we will be having the every popular raspberry and lemon sorbet balls in a glass from Papa Ed's Ice Cream Parlor, and munchies and more munchies... we are going to make the front of #2 shop look absolutely amazing..... and the shops are stocked so you all can shop till you drop.....along with both Cottage Gardens being open, Country Maiden will also be open...
It's the last hooraybefore the long hot summer kicks in so come join us for a little fun....
This our most favorite night.... See you all then!!!! Carol

Thursday, May 10, 2012

A few more ideas!

Just wanted to share a few more ideas for Mother's Day gifts....
A truly special gift would be a picture frame from Laura Van.... she hand makes these frames from old wood, and then embellishes them with metal flowers painted different colors, filigree metal corners.... just tooooo special.

Just had to show you this new outfit from Tulip.... The top is a long tunic with the swirls in a black color..... and the pants are embellished with big mother of pearl buttons.... just so cute....

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

More Mom's Gift Ideas

Just wanted to give you a few more ideas for Mother's day gifts... always popular are the Willow Tree figures.... here are a few that can work for a mom or a grandma... and we have many more too....


 This little Kellie Rae Roberts angel entitled MAMA is so great... This artist is one of our most popular gals.... we keep making more room for her creative works.....
 And what mom wouldn't love our Pre de Provence french milled soap.... it is so fragrant and the colors are so lovely.....
AND DON'T FORGET TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OUR GIRLS NIGHT OUT - MAY 18TH FROM 5PM - 9PM.... THERE WILL BE YUMMIES TO DELIGHT THE TUMMY AND THE COME BACK BUDDY BAND WILL BE PLAYING UNDER THE GAZEBO OF #2 SHOP AGAIN.... ITS THE LAST BIG HOORAY BEFORE THE HEAT FINALLY HITS.....

Monday, May 7, 2012

Mother's Day Gift Ideas!!!!

Mother's Day is less than a week away and the shops are just brimming with great ideas for all your gift needs... we have sweet little angels to nestle in the garden....
 Collage picture frames altogether, just pop in the pictures

 We can help you create a beautiful bouquet of flowers!

 Or this sweet little bird leaf dish with little guest soaps nestled on the leaf....
 Our Pre de Provence soaps are so fragrance and the colors are just so beautiful....
 This little bird and topiary on a sweet block that says love....
 Or for the funky moms out there, our snail lamp with a frog on its back... it really is so cute....
This beautiful birdbath with a picture of a hummingbird fused into the glass.

All these items are available at #1 shop...


Thursday, May 3, 2012

Beckys New Creations!

Wow we just got more of Becky's broken china jewelry in..... she was just so creative with all the new pieces we got...... a great customer bought a necklace made with this burgandy colored mccoy pottery and had Becky create a pair of earrings and an incredible ring to match... all we can say is gorgeous!!!!!!
 This piece is so wonderful and it is inlaid with old mercury glass.... the color tones are so beautiful.
 To die for this adorable necklace made from a piece of china with birds on it.... toooo cute!
 These two pendants have hat pin handles dangling from the pendant.... they are from the 1800's.
 This one is just so fun and funky.... it is acutally my favorite just because it is so different....
 And just a sneek peek of our new Chalet clothing...  this is the Jolie vest with the cutest little tie in the back.....
 We have had this tunic in but we reordered it in this beautiful ocean blue burnout color.... the Chalet clothing is so great for our warm no actually hot summer months....
Mark your calendars for GIRLS NIGHT OUT! May 18th from 5pm to 9pm.... Yea the Come Back Buddy Holly band will be back again to play all their great oldies..... you know how much we danced last year.... and we have some great things in store for that night..... you will all be getting an email blast real soon... or keep checking us on Facebook and the blog....for details.....